Brought home the April 2010 issue of Wired from the library to learn more about, "What Kind of Cyborg do you Want to Be?" And in the process poured through the pages, well designed, richly aesthetic and effectively romantic to hear the story play out between print and digital content. Will the tablet save the … Continue reading Wired and reading Wired
Shop Class as Soulcraft
Reviewed by Jonas Lamb for the Juneau Empire Do you feel insulted by automatic faucets, throw-away electronics and high-end automobiles that have USB ports but no dipsticks? In Crawford's unique work, careful attention is given to the anatomy of frustration many of us share as we encounter technological advancements that claim to save our time … Continue reading Shop Class as Soulcraft
Google vs. Hathitrust
No holds barred cage match. Well not exactly. If you're on the "Google is Evil" side then you should check out the Hathitrust Digital Repository. In the spirit of digital=accessible, a group of 25 university libraries have contributed their digital collections (though not all in full-text) to this open access project. Ironically many of the … Continue reading Google vs. Hathitrust
The Music Industry, Adapting to a Digital Future
In case you missed it, Terry Gross interviewed Wired.com's, Eliot Van Buskirk on Fresh Air today. Van Buskirk eidts Listening Post, Wired magazine's music blog. I've been writing a paper about the ethics of digital rights management (DRM) technologies used to prevent unauthorized distribution of copyrighted digital music so this conversation was enlightening, it's very … Continue reading The Music Industry, Adapting to a Digital Future
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