As Scott, Brian, D’Arcy and I headed out of Logan on Friday afternoon we were bantering in the soccer mom minivan when D’Arcy, in his usual wry way, said, “Does anyone else have a rat problem?” We all busted out laughing simultaneously, and it was at that moment that the genius of Brian Lamb’s [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Señor DJ Lamb: Vancouver Virtuoso of Vermin
Published by September 30th, 2007 in Uncategorized. 6 CommentsBrief History: Well, I’m going to do a little history here because this picture is particularly special to me. When I first started blogging almost two years ago there was one blog in particular I used to model my own. This was a really, really good blog and the blogger was a really, [...]
Open Education: How do we build relevance?
Published by September 29th, 2007 Uncategorizedin . 14 CommentsWell, I am finally decompressing from the Open Education 2007 conference, and its been an interesting three days. Among the numerous highlights was re-connecting (in person) with D’Arcy, Scott, and Brian, as well as meeting folks I have followed through the tubes like David Wiley. Not to mention all the new folks I have [...]
Selections from FILM CULTURE Magazine (1955-1996)
Published by September 28th, 2007 in film and films. 1 CommentBelow is a quote from Luis Buñuel, taken from his 1960 article (manifesto?) “The Statement.” This short gem (as well as several other articles from the Film Culture magazine) was recently added to UbuWeb.
2. Mystery is a basic element of all works of art. It is generally lacking on the screen. Writers, directors and producers [...]
“…you get the horns.”
Thanks to D’Arcy for feeding this insatiable beast!
I can’t begin to tell you how deeply I respect the intellectual generosity of D’Arcy Norman. Presenting with him at the Open Ed 2007 conference at Utah State University was an absolute honor and pleasure. He’s already done a nice job re-capping his portion of the session which was much more coherent than he suggests [...]
Is it art? Or is it video art?
Published by September 24th, 2007 in UMW Blogs, YouTube, film, films and video. 2 CommentsWhile I have been focusing recently on the sheer volume of activity on UMW Blogs, that really is a fleeting fascination with the possibility of creating a dynamic network for teaching and learning. Nonetheless, the magic of such a collaboration is ultimately realized on a more atomic level, through individual professors and students putting [...]
Who said nothing good never came from Jersey?
Published by September 23rd, 2007 in YouTube, film, fun and movies. 17 CommentsThe above flier represents yet another beautiful day (back in the day) at the BAMCinématek. Tell me you don’t have the utmost respect for this outfit now that you know that The Toxic Avenger series got their well-deserved due. But more importantly, it looks like there’s a wikipedia article stub I can nurture to its [...]
WPMu Plugins: Comment Tracking and Stats
Published by September 22nd, 2007 in WordPress and plugins. 5 CommentsI have been experimenting with yet a few more possibilities on our WordPress Multi-User installation at UMW Blogs. One of which I am particularly excited about, so I’ll start there.
WPMu Comment Tracking and Display
This plugin (available on WPMUDEV.org) is pretty awesome from what I can make of it thus far. What it does [...]
UMW Blogs: A Sound Investment
Published by September 21st, 2007 in UMW Blogs and WordPress. 3 CommentsWell, Martha and I were discussing this yesterday, and given that UMW Blogs is now worth well over $120,000–which given the current deflation of the US dollar just ain’t what it used to be–we were hoping some unsuspecting Canadian business (high on the newfound power of their currency) would buy UMW Blogs so that [...]
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