Curious – Design as a Profession
I’ve been pondering this question for awhile and I’d just like to put it out there … Is design a profession? I’d be anxious to read responses …
Climbing excursion experience
Here’s an experience for you: sit back, close your eyes (but not really because then you won’t be able to read the post. Unless you ask that person sitting next to you to read the rest aloud for you), think of Italy-the delectable food, the canals of Venice, the Alps. Now you’re stretching your arms…
Sustainable Guitar Hero
While everyone loves Guitar Hero, it is reasonable to consider the environmental implications of all those cheesy plastic guitars. A company showed off an elegant solution at CES 2008: Guitar Hero Air Guitar Rocker. Let’s face it: it’s not the guitar that makes you a rock god(dess); it’s the slick moves and stylin’ hair. See…
An Odd Experiment in Culture
World-renowned violinist (and IU alumnus and professor) Joshua Bell agreed to a Washington Post stunt to offer a 40 minute solo concert in a DC-area subway station, to see if any of the DC commuters noticed the greatness around them. The Post did a long and thoughtful write-up, after filming the whole thing, and they…
confirmation
… that Sadie cannot be trusted to be free during the day when I am working on campus thanks for eating my pillow, dog
Facebook turned evil, or were they all along?
Facebook gets your data whether you opt out or not, yikes! http://tinyurl.com/23urxn Block them with http://tinyurl.com/2g5gth Wish I had time to post more about it, but the bottom line is that FB is receiving data about what you do online all the time even when it’s not published on your feed if you have a…
WOW Mr. T commercial
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/downloads/movies.html i pity the fool who doesn’t play WOW. =t
the 21st century breakup phenomenon
This article posted today to CNN speaks to the impact of technology on culture in a big way. When I was a teenager, many moons ago, you were considered rude or “chicken” to break up with a girlfriend over the telephone. You had to “face the music” as they say. But now things are much,…
DNA Differences
Some research is finding that people of different continental origins have different DNA. The article does give examples of products/designs that are already operating under that assumption (the heart disease drug for African Americans). Concern about “support” for racism is mentioned (if people really are genetically different, then…) and talk of this research leading to…
Global Incident Map
A map of “Terrorism Events and Other Suspicious Activity”. One can click on the event icons and get details and links related to the incident. Note also at the bottom of the page that other maps coming soon are: Gang Activity Outbreaks/Bird Flu USA School Incidents I’d love to make a comment about this, but…
Interaction Culture 