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Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Friday, January 21, 2005
Books: Small Press & Lit Mags
Recently read about Council of Literary Magazines and Presses [CLMP] in the NY Times and it brought back the memory of buying my first Pushcart Prize anthology in '90. I was reading and writing a lot and dreamed of having my own small press/lit mag.
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
PM Stuff: Blogging and Project Community Compass newsletter
10 Ways To Use Blogs for Managing Projects. Found article linked on Xplane's business blog - bBlog. Lots of other good design related stuff on xplane.
Also found reading some of these Compass newletters refreshing. A more "artful" approach to project management.
Also found reading some of these Compass newletters refreshing. A more "artful" approach to project management.
Sunday, January 02, 2005
Monday, December 06, 2004
Zeitgeist: Why Liberal Education
On the Uses of a Liberal Education As Lite Entertainment For Bored College Students by Mark Edmundson at the University of Virginia. From Harper's September 1997.
Great article that I found when I was reading the reviews of his new book "Why Read"on amazon. Put it on the list of books to read.
"Edmundson dramatizes what the recent identity crisis of the humanities has effectively obscured: that reading can change your life for the better."
Great article that I found when I was reading the reviews of his new book "Why Read"on amazon. Put it on the list of books to read.
"Edmundson dramatizes what the recent identity crisis of the humanities has effectively obscured: that reading can change your life for the better."
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Art: Magnificent Mag
Found this amazing magazine - Esopus - eccentric, singular, beautiful. I read about it in the NY Times a couple weeks ago and got my issue in the mail earlier this week.
Building a One-Man Magazine, One Impossible Feat at a Time By DAVID CARR (NYT) 1230 words Late Edition - Final , Section B , Page 11 , Column 2
Esopus magazine is a thing of lavish, eccentric beauty, less flipped through than stared at, forcing readers to reconcile their expectations of what a magazine is with the strange artifact in their hands....
Building a One-Man Magazine, One Impossible Feat at a Time By DAVID CARR (NYT) 1230 words Late Edition - Final , Section B , Page 11 , Column 2
Esopus magazine is a thing of lavish, eccentric beauty, less flipped through than stared at, forcing readers to reconcile their expectations of what a magazine is with the strange artifact in their hands....
Saturday, October 16, 2004
Friday, October 15, 2004
Zeitgeist: What Derrida Really Meant
Excerpt from an Op-Ed piece in yesterday's NY Times by Mark C. Taylor about the father of deconstructionism:
"During the last decade of his life, Mr. Derrida became preoccupied with religion and it is in this area that his contribution might well be most significant for our time. He understood that religion is impossible without uncertainty. Whether conceived of as Yahweh, as the father of Jesus Christ, or as Allah, God can never be fully known or adequately represented by imperfect human beings.
And yet, we live in an age when major conflicts are shaped by people who claim to know, for certain, that God is on their side. Mr. Derrida reminded us that religion does not always give clear meaning, purpose and certainty by providing secure foundations. To the contrary, the great religious traditions are profoundly disturbing because they all call certainty and security into question. Belief not tempered by doubt poses a mortal danger.
As the process of globalization draws us ever closer in networks of communication and exchange, there is an understandable longing for simplicity, clarity and certainty. This desire is responsible, in large measure, for the rise of cultural conservatism and religious fundamentalism - in this country and around the world. True believers of every stripe - Muslim, Jewish and Christian - cling to beliefs that, Mr. Derrida warns, threaten to tear apart our world.
Fortunately, he also taught us that the alternative to blind belief is not simply unbelief but a different kind of belief - one that embraces uncertainty and enables us to respect others whom we do not understand. In a complex world, wisdom is knowing what we don't know so that we can keep the future open."
"During the last decade of his life, Mr. Derrida became preoccupied with religion and it is in this area that his contribution might well be most significant for our time. He understood that religion is impossible without uncertainty. Whether conceived of as Yahweh, as the father of Jesus Christ, or as Allah, God can never be fully known or adequately represented by imperfect human beings.
And yet, we live in an age when major conflicts are shaped by people who claim to know, for certain, that God is on their side. Mr. Derrida reminded us that religion does not always give clear meaning, purpose and certainty by providing secure foundations. To the contrary, the great religious traditions are profoundly disturbing because they all call certainty and security into question. Belief not tempered by doubt poses a mortal danger.
As the process of globalization draws us ever closer in networks of communication and exchange, there is an understandable longing for simplicity, clarity and certainty. This desire is responsible, in large measure, for the rise of cultural conservatism and religious fundamentalism - in this country and around the world. True believers of every stripe - Muslim, Jewish and Christian - cling to beliefs that, Mr. Derrida warns, threaten to tear apart our world.
Fortunately, he also taught us that the alternative to blind belief is not simply unbelief but a different kind of belief - one that embraces uncertainty and enables us to respect others whom we do not understand. In a complex world, wisdom is knowing what we don't know so that we can keep the future open."
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Technology: Web Engineering Resources
Viewed webinar on Web Engineering. Here are some resources for RSP&A Web Engineering
Monday, October 04, 2004
Art: Kala Fine Art
Contemporary Indian art curated/collected by a friend of Peter's
http://www.kalafineart.com
http://www.kalafineart.com
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Monday, September 20, 2004
Tuesday, August 24, 2004
Friday, August 20, 2004
Technology / Design: More Usability/HCI - Flight comic anthology
HCI Resources on the OK/Cancel website (comics about HCI - cool!).
Also found link to Flight comic anthology when I skipped around from here.
Also found link to Flight comic anthology when I skipped around from here.
Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Technology / Design: Some design/usability links
Expero (usability firm in Austin)
Projekt202 (design firm in Austin)
Useit - Jakob Neilsen
UIE - good articles on usability and design
Projekt202 (design firm in Austin)
Useit - Jakob Neilsen
UIE - good articles on usability and design
Friday, July 09, 2004
Sports: Le Tour Month and Lance on Teamwork
The event I wait all year for is underway. I first started watching the Tour de France when I was in Seattle in 94. Darrell introduced me to it. I became a full fledged fan in 99, the year that Lance won his first one. I was so pumped that an Austinite whom I had seen face to face won. We had a huge victory parade for him in 99. I was so proud for him and for our city.
A big reason I admire Lance is becuase he knows he can only win with the support of his team. Two days ago he won the Team Time Trial much to his delight. Here is a quote from cyclingnews:
"Ever since I was a Junior, the TTT was the event I did. It's always been my favourite event because it's a team event. My first (major) experience in cycling was the (1989) Jr. World Championships TTT in Moscow. At the time, it was an amazing event for me...very hard, but also an event that was very special. If you put together the four strongest guys in the world, they don't always win. And that, to me, is something special. You could put together four guys who are less strong, but if they work well together, they took the proper pulls, they did much better. And that always struck me as something unique in cycling."
A big reason I admire Lance is becuase he knows he can only win with the support of his team. Two days ago he won the Team Time Trial much to his delight. Here is a quote from cyclingnews:
"Ever since I was a Junior, the TTT was the event I did. It's always been my favourite event because it's a team event. My first (major) experience in cycling was the (1989) Jr. World Championships TTT in Moscow. At the time, it was an amazing event for me...very hard, but also an event that was very special. If you put together the four strongest guys in the world, they don't always win. And that, to me, is something special. You could put together four guys who are less strong, but if they work well together, they took the proper pulls, they did much better. And that always struck me as something unique in cycling."
Wednesday, June 09, 2004
Books: McSweeney's Comics Issue
I love comics - or graphic novels as they are now referred to. I grew up reading Tin Tin and Asterix. One of my best birthday presents was the complete collection of Tin Tin from my brother.
Well, McSweeney's new
McSweeney's Issue 13 is a comics spectacular. This quaterly "magazine/journal" is Dave Eggers' baby, him of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius fame. I had not been inclined to buy previous issues, even though the books were so well bound and the paper was so nice. The writing was a bit to avant and banal for me.
Ah, this is a wonderful issue - all these great comics in such a nice book.
Also really nice are the Drawn & Quarterly anthologies. I have two of them. Big books, lucious color on very nice paper. Reminds me of the Tin Tin's I read and re-read as a kid.
Well, McSweeney's new
McSweeney's Issue 13 is a comics spectacular. This quaterly "magazine/journal" is Dave Eggers' baby, him of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius fame. I had not been inclined to buy previous issues, even though the books were so well bound and the paper was so nice. The writing was a bit to avant and banal for me.
Ah, this is a wonderful issue - all these great comics in such a nice book.
Also really nice are the Drawn & Quarterly anthologies. I have two of them. Big books, lucious color on very nice paper. Reminds me of the Tin Tin's I read and re-read as a kid.
Thursday, June 03, 2004
Music / Technology: Music Plasma
Darrell sent me a link to the Music Plasma site. Enter the name of a band/artist and it gives you other similar bands/artists that you would enjoy. It worked pretty well. But the site needs improvement - there is no easy way to scroll around. I had found two other tools similar to this back in Feb.
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