Uncle Sisyphus

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Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:42:01 -0400

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Fri, 31 May 2013 11:14:12 -0400

Laid off Sun-Times photographers’ reactions from Billy...

Fri, 31 May 2013 09:22:23 -0400

Laid off Sun-Times photographers’ reactions from Billy Goat (by ChicagoTribune)

This #glitcheapp is about the most fun possible with...

Wed, 29 May 2013 09:21:40 -0400

This #glitcheapp is about the most fun possible with photography.

(via Linguistic Descriptions of 7 Annoying Sounds That Teens...

Mon, 27 May 2013 21:16:17 -0400

(via Linguistic Descriptions of 7 Annoying Sounds That Teens Make)

(via The Coke Ad That Could Destroy All Other Products,...

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:13:49 -0400

(via The Coke Ad That Could Destroy All Other Products, Especially Coke)

"PBS has become more and more dependent on viewers nothing like you."

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:09:01 -0400

“PBS has become more and more dependent on viewers nothing like you.”

- The Colbert Report’s STEPHEN COLBERT, on reports that PBS killed a documentary critical of one of the gazillionaire Koch brothers — a major public broadcasting supporter.

Ugh.

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Public funding is important for public broadcasting.

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"Alberta’s had an average of two crude oil spills a day, every day for the past 37 years."

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:34 -0400

"Alberta’s had an average of two crude oil spills a day, every day for the past 37 years."

Look, modernism, you won. theatlanticcities: “At some point, I...

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:48:05 -0400

Look, modernism, you won.

theatlanticcities:

“At some point, I just began folding the prints, folding way the sky, folding away the sides, until I basically had an image that looked like a supermarket bar code. I somehow had the feeling this was the right way of doing it, this was the gut decision.” -Michael Wolf

Emily Badger speaks with Michael Wolf, who has been photographing Hong Kong’s apartment towers, cropping them in a way that emphasizes their geometry and density.

Read: The Strange Beauty of Density Taken to the Extreme

[Images: Michael Wolf]

Some of the smartest writing on gender defensiveness syndrome I've seen, concluding the discussion of a video that simply kicks ass.

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:15:51 -0400

But I’m A Nice Guy from Scott Benson on Vimeo.

bombsfall:

Anonymous asks:

Boys are doing significantly worse in school than girls, did you know that? Comparably, in terms of writing and reading, boys are doing as worse than girls than girls where doing worse than boys in science and math in 1950. That’s right, 1950. When was the last time you heard someone talk about this? You probably never have, so I’ll keep talking. Current college enrollment numbers are 60-40. Even if huge campaigns start tomorrow this gap won’t close minimum 30 years. This is just one issue.

Hey! This is going to be a very long answer, anonymous, so I hope you come back to read it. This is also a general statement to commenters and those who might take issue with the video. Anonymous, your answer is in the second paragraph after the break if you are impatient. Not all of this is addressed to you necessarily.

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lest we forget, this is what the future still looks like

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:41:53 -0400

lest we forget, this is what the future still looks like

fotojournalismus: Villagers stand amidst corn they have planted...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:33:19 -0400

fotojournalismus:

Villagers stand amidst corn they have planted on what the government says is national park but which they claim has belonged to them for generations. To plant the corn, the villagers chopped down trees planted by the FACE Foundation as part of a carbon trading project. Uganda, 2007.

[Credit : Francesco Zizola]

Thanks for your comment about the Clay Shirky quote. I disagree with your view that an online course is always lecture only and lacks participation. That's true of a poorly designed online course (or a poorly designed seated course), but it's not at all true of a well-designed course. I teach teachers to teach online, and the main focus of what I teach is how to create an engaging, participatory course through discussions and collaborative activities. Online does not have to be passive.

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:45:24 -0500

Just noticed your message; I don’t believe I said that teaching online is a passive experience. I too have been teaching online for quite awhile and while it’s not a passive experience in my classes, it is significantly different from teaching in person.

Up With Chris: This Isn't the Petition Response You're Looking For

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:40:41 -0500

Up With Chris: This Isn't the Petition Response You're Looking For :

kateoplis:

barackobama:

The official White House response to a petition to secure resources and funding, and begin construction of a Death Star by 2016:

By Paul Shawcross

The Administration shares your desire for job creation and a strong national defense, but a Death Star isn’t…

billynardozzi: last one? Your fans won’t forget you...

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:38:00 -0500

billynardozzi:

last one?

Your fans won’t forget you either, Billy. Thanks for the inspiration.

And now a word from the Next Generation, whose evaluations determine to a large extent my future employability.

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:46:14 -0500

shitmystudentswrite:

You shouldn’t expect us to study for this dumb class. I have a lot more important things to do with my time then study for a stupid class.

Errol Morris short film: The Umbrella Man

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:41:51 -0500

Errol Morris short film: The Umbrella Man

"Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher had been offered a new job with the local First Unitarian..."

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:33:54 -0500

“Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher had been offered a new job with the local First Unitarian Church’s social justice efforts when the Federal Bureau of Prisons stepped in. … “The Bureau of Prisons official who interviewed Tim indicated he would not be allowed to work at the Unitarian church because it involved social justice and that was what part of what his crime was,” Shea said.”

- Bureau of Prisons denies social justice job offer for activist Timothy DeChristopher | Deseret News

(via Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - In Focus - The...

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:41:29 -0500

(via Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - In Focus - The Atlantic)

Last year, hence entirely unrelated to recent events:

A Palestinian man dressed-up in a Santa Claus costume waves as he walks on Jerusalem’s Old City walls on December 21, 2011, a few days ahead of Christmas. (Gali Tibbon/AFP/Getty Images) # A Palestinian man dressed-up in a Santa Claus costume waves as he walks on Jerusalem’s Old City walls on December 21, 2011, a few days ahead of Christmas. (Gali Tibbon/AFP/Getty Images)

Update: According to Hyperallergic, charges against the artist...

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:21:00 -0500

Update: According to Hyperallergic, charges against the artist include “56 counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument, grand larceny, possession of stolen property, and weapons possession.”(Is a copy of a key a forged instrument? Is a digital copy of an unauthorized logo stolen property?)

(via Video: Wanted NYPD PSA Subverter Essam Discusses Drone Campaign and Tactics - News - 12ozProphet.com)

From 120z Prophet: “Essam got over on the NYPD by placing 100 NYPD PSA subversions across New York City in two days. Hear him explain his motivations as well as the calculated tactics and a disguise in attempt to create discussion around this issue. It worked, since the placement of the posters stories about his affiliations and motivations have been circulating in many New York newspapers as the NYPD has been dusting the subversions for finger prints. Animal New York went with Essam and his team for one of the day’s missions, then sat down with the artist to get the story straight:

“On Sunday, September 16th at around 1am, a white van—labelled with “Van Wagner’s” blue logo and topped by a yellow strobe light—circled through permanently lit Times Square. Inside the vehicle, the driver and passenger, both dressed as construction workers, were nervous. They had just vandalized one kiosk a few yards away from an NYPD tower, now they were about to hit another one right underneath the nose of a large white NYPD security camera. Hearing his partner worry, “we’re really pushing some buttons here!” “Essam” shot back, “keep your head down, if they don’t see our faces we’re in the clear.”

“They hopped out of the van with their tool belts and in less than a minute another authorized Van Wagner spot was replaced with one of the drone spoofing pieces that have so angered the NYPD lately. Five hours later Essam and the team he calls his “bros” (they also utilizes two “security vehicles” to scope out the scene, and in one instance “dodge a tail”) had knocked out 50 such spots. The next night, again concentrating mostly in midtown, they knocked out fifty more.”

More at AnimalNY:

Correcting recent tabloid reports (and this blog’s own speculation) he stressed that he is not affiliated with Occupy, which he calls “a broken down movement.” Instead, the latest spate of kiosk vandalism, which just happened to fall on the anniversary of #OWS, was timed to coincide with the “signing of the constitution” and the convening of the UN General Assembly. He says, “I’m not a big fan of the UN,” adding, “I didn’t even know about [Occupy Anniversary] until my boy told me on the radio, ‘dude there’s a protest.’”