Tag: Misc
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How to Geekify Your Halloween
How to Geekify Your Halloween Fanboys and girls geek up their Halloween experience with these ultra-cool projects — one constructed his own Green Lantern ring, another built a robotic Dalek out of a pumpkin (truly awesome). Love the Han Solo in Carbonite serving dish. Part of the creative technology collection. See also: 20 Ways to…
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Drupal 5.0 beta 1 Announced
Drupal 5.0 beta 1 Announced Drupal 5.0 beta1 has been announced. “It comes with many new features, including a web-based install system, improved administration tools, and a shiny new theme! There are also tons of under-the-hood improvements, such as the inclusion of the jQuery Java Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See…
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Online participation: for every regular contributor, nine occasionals and ninety-nine lurkers
Online participation: for every regular contributor, nine occasionals and ninety-nine lurkers Working with everything from political groups to online discussion boards, I’ve heard the same lament: “We have so many members. Why do we have so few people participating?” Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Building AI Companions w/ John…
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Vancouver League of Drupalers October 2006
Vancouver League of Drupalers October 2006 For those of you who couldn’t make it Roland blogged the meeting notes. Part of the Vancouver AI Ecosystem collection. See also: Vancouver Tech Journal Isn’t Journalism.
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The Paradox of Registering Bloggers’ Real Names in China
The Paradox of Registering Bloggers’ Real Names in China The powers that be over the blogosphere in China, China’s Net regulator Ministry of Information Industries (MII), has just put forth an initiative that may be issued in the near future, where upon all bloggers in China will be required to register their r Part of…
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Movember – And I Got A Head Start!
Mmmm… Movember. So you’ve decided to be awesome. You’re about to embark on a mission that will not only change your face, but also the face of men’s health. It’s natural to have questions, to wonder if you have the sheer strength of will to make the world a better place. Fear not, Mo Soldier.…
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China bans “partying” and other innapropriate behaviour on the Great Wall
China bans “partying” and other innapropriate behaviour on the Great Wall Oh well, you already got my great shot on it! Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Building AI Companions w/ John Anthony Hartman of IHAVEROBOTS.
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One in three read blogs: Environics
One in three read blogs: Environics One-third of Canadians who are active Internet users have read a blog within the last three months, new research reveals. And it's not just young people who are reading these Web diaries, a study by Environics Research of Toronto found. Aging baby boo Part of the Web and Early…
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Elika Designs
Elika Designs Infusing elements of Japanese design, contemporary architechture, and nature itself, Elika Designs offers intricate hand-detailed garments, rich with texture and beauty. (My friend Hrissa’s company.) Part of the AI for Creatives collection. See also: Artist Profile: Brandt Designs Envisioning the Future of Pool Tables as Art Installations.
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kk+ on ModelMayhem.com
kk+ on ModelMayhem.com I joined this community site called Model Mayhem to hopefully to know some more photographers, stylists and models in the fashion photography industry. Please check me out over there and give me your feedback. I’ve met a couple cool peeps already. Part of the Photography and Visual Storytelling collection. See also: Embarking…
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More on Flickr and Creative Commons
More on Flickr and Creative Commons There are now 22 million CC licensed Flickr photos that people can use under the specified licensed terms. Flickr has also added the CC license icons under the “Additional Information” heading as well as to the “All Sizes” page, making it very clear the t Part of the AI…
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A new default theme for Drupal?
A new default theme for Drupal? We’ve long wanted a new default theme for Drupal. Our trusty workhorse theme Bluemarine has long outlived its usefulness: the markup still contains tables and the look is quite dated. Pretty much everyone in the Drupal community agrees with that. Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection.…
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THEY Representation Inc.
THEY Representation Inc. I met with Gina Hole of They Represenation last night about rep’ing me as a photographer. Hopefully will find the time to blog about here this weekend. Part of the Photography and Visual Storytelling collection. See also: Embarking on a Media Revolution: My Participation in the Google News Initiative Pre-launch Lab.
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Get your Moose on: This IS your mother’s conference | B.Mann Consulting
Get your Moose on: This IS your mother’s conference | B.Mann Consulting Yes! We did it…or will do it. We’re going to have another Northern Voice! Part of the Events and Reports collection. See also: DENT the Future: An Insider’s Experiences at the Dent Conference.
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Head Down To The Morrissey Tonight For Some Roundtable China Chat and Pints
Head Down To The Morrissey Tonight For Some Roundtable China Chat and Pints Scales and kk+ will be conducting a casual roundtable chat this evening at the Morrissey Pub on Granville St. at about 5pm. They’ll be sharing their experiences on their latest trip to China which wrapped up about a month ago, speaking about…
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Giving away the photo store
Giving away the photo store love that Kris Krug gives away most of his photos, as discussed in this article on MediaShift. One of my favorite sessions at the Northern Voice conference this year was with Kris and other photographers talking about digital photography. When I get up to Part of the Events and Reports…
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Creative Commons + Flickr = 22 Million Sharable Photos
Creative Commons + Flickr = 22 Million Sharable Photos “I think Creative Commons is a huge thing and I attribute a lot of my success to it,†Krug said. “Since the beginning I’ve given all my photos away on the Internet and they’ve been used by other bloggers and people all along the way and…
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Drupal Training by Raincity Studios and Bryght
Drupal Training by Raincity Studios and Bryght Join Raincity Studios and Bryght, organizers of DrupalCamp Seattle, as we present four days of design, development, and ideas to get you started creating beautiful content-driven websites. Part of the AI for Creatives collection. See also: AI Keynote Slides Need Taste Before Prompts.
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SXSW panel idea: The Ultimate Music Recommendation Smackdown
SXSW panel idea: The Ultimate Music Recommendation Smackdown SXSW is still months away, but I can’t help but get excited already. The list on upcoming.org is growing, and panels are being selected using a cool new tool that lets people vote for which panels should be added to the conference. Part of the Events and…