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« Tuesday « March 18, 2008
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  1. {03182008}
  2. {07:23:47 AM}
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  1. State passes droopy pants law
    
    (Oddly Enough/Reuters)
  2. "All we're trying to do now is trying to inform folks that we have a fad now that does not have a very good origination," Siplin said. "We're trying to make an example in school," he added, saying it would help students get jobs and a degree.
    
    My take: I don't know which bothers me more: the kids who wear their pants half-way down their butts, who might as well just stick an 'I am a dumbf*ck' sign on their backs to go along with it, or the politicians who spent valuable time which they'll never recover and someone's tax dollars debating what to do about this drooping-pants style. With all the problems in the world, aren't there better things for elected officials to worry about? People who walk around in public with their clothes falling off, on purpose, already have a penalty to deal with: they have to live with their asinine selves, every damn day. Let the punishment fit the crime. Oh, yeah, and what about some parental involvement here?
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  2. 07:23:47 AM
  3. "All we're trying to do now is trying to inform folks that we have a fad now that does not have a very good origination," Siplin said. "We're trying to make an example in school," he added, saying it would help students get jobs and a degree...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. fashion
  3. culture
  type
« Saturday « March 15, 2008
1. datetime
  1. {03152008}
  2. {07:53:43 AM}
  content
  1. Surveillance & Society Fully peer-reviewed transdisciplinary online surveillance studies journal.
    07:53:43 AM
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2. datetime
  1. {03152008}
  2. {07:49:31 AM}
  content
  1. The Ever Watchful Eye of Google
    
    (Awaken Your Superhero blog)
  2. [B]e mindful of Google's watchful eye online. It is literally everywhere, and it does not forget. Everything you do under Google's watchful eye impacts your personal brand and reputation.
    
    My take: This is quite a list, and I think the blogger makes a good point. But as I argued with my recent observations about Facebook, and how much it knows about you and your network, I think it's essential, if you're going to play in this cyberworld we're building, to also flood the system with lots of useless data and red herrings. Online, you can be anyone you want to be. Assume pseudonyms and nicknames whenever you want, change your age, change your gender, change your location, and use all of these services to your benefit. After all, the information you find, some of the activities in which you participate, and the connections and cyberfriends you make using these tools -- search engines, social networking sites, web applications -- also help you and bring you enjoyment. I don't believe that you are defined soley by your media-consumption habits, and let's face it, the primary reason people really want to track this stuff is to sell you something. Yes, I acknowledge some Big Brotherish surveillance issues as well, but a) you're not doing anything illegal on The Interweb, are you, and b) when people say it's not about the money, it's about the money. So that's what it's all comes down to in the end: the Internet is just one big shopping mall in the sky. Sell, sell, sell. Commerce. Can't we do better things with this technology?
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  2. 07:49:31 AM
  3. [B]e mindful of Google's watchful eye online. It is literally everywhere, and it does not forget. Everything you do under Google's watchful eye impacts your personal brand and reputation...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. cyberculture
  3. internet
  4. tags:
  5. google
  6. surveillance
  type
« Thursday « March 13, 2008
1. datetime
  1. {03132008}
  2. {08:49:35 PM}
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  1. Tech that's just wrong
    
    (Crave/CNET.co.uk)
  2. After all, imagine what the world would be like if Chuck Berry, Keith Richard, Jimi Hendrix or the pie-faced one from McFly had spent all their time messing about with a fake plastic guitar instead of a real one.
    
    My take: Amen to that. Want to be a rock-and-roll star? Then like Tom Petty once said: Get a guitar. And learn how to play. You do have the ability to learn, don't you? It's a characteristic that makes you human.
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  2. 08:49:35 PM
  3. After all, imagine what the world would be like if Chuck Berry, Keith Richard, Jimi Hendrix or the pie-faced one from McFly had spent all their time messing about with a fake plastic guitar instead of a real one...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. music
  3. technology
  4. tags:
  5. videogames
  6. guitar+hero
  type
« Saturday « March 8, 2008
1. datetime
  1. {03082008}
  2. {06:30:52 AM}
  content
  1. Become An ESPN Intern: Presenting The ESPN Intern Application
    
    (DeadSpin blog)
  2. The mind boggles when one considers the responsibilities of an ESPN intern.
    
    I looked at that thing, and even with a Stanford education, I'm not sure I could finish it in an hour. Come on, who can spell Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski's name correctly, without a reference? I'm not even sure I've spelled it right this time. Are you kidding me? If it's that hard just to become an intern at ESPN you'd think it would be even more difficult to get an on-air job there, and yet you have clowns like Sean Salisbury -- who appears to be a tool of the highest caliber -- and Emmitt Smith, who can barely construct a proper sentence, coming through the screen in high-def.
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  2. 06:30:52 AM
  3. The mind boggles when one considers the responsibilities of an ESPN intern...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. media
  4. tags:
  5. espn
  type
« Wednesday « March 5, 2008
1. datetime
  1. {03052008}
  2. {12:17:06 AM}
  content
  1. Blogging's Good For Your Health (Discovery News) Blogging can help you feel less isolated, more connected to a community and more satisfied with your friendships, both online and face-to-face, new research has found. No way!
    12:17:06 AM
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« Tuesday « March 18, 2008

State passes droopy pants law

(Oddly Enough/Reuters)

« Saturday « March 15, 2008

The Ever Watchful Eye of Google

(Awaken Your Superhero blog)

« Thursday « March 13, 2008

Tech that's just wrong

(Crave/CNET.co.uk)

« Saturday « March 8, 2008

Become An ESPN Intern: Presenting The ESPN Intern Application

(DeadSpin blog)

« Wednesday « March 5, 2008

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