Ken Robinson’s 2010 TED talk is up titled, “Bring on the learning revolution!“ (via @hjarche) Of course it is full of moving sentiments and wonderful ideas, presented with great wit, and I’ll recommend it to everyone (not that I have to, as it recommends itself)… but I think it falls short on substance: Criticizing schools is [...]
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It’s becoming apparent that my video persona is incurably idiotic – perhaps to compensate for the over-seriousness of my writing… Or maybe it’s simply the idiocy of my non-writing persona (i.e. the real me). MPG
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So there you have it: my first video. At the very least, I can say it’s out of the damn way. I’ve been meaning to start doing this for a week or two. I’m starting to move more of my writing energy into long-term professional projects rather than blogging — book-writing, I mean (more on [...]
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I’ve been watching Macleans.ca gradually evolve for the past few months from a circa-2001 disgrace to something that (at least) signals their commitment to (at least) the idea of good design and social functionality. And it hasn’t escaped my notice that Macleans.ca is “Powered by WordPress” – just like the site you’re reading now. Their present iteration bears [...]
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I don’t know if people see music videos anymore — I sure don’t but I intend to make an effort to find good new ones more often – so here’s a cool video for Radiohead’s “Reckoner.” Thom explains on Radiohead’s blog it’s “the result of somebody entering a competition to make an animation to one of the tunes on IN RAINbows.”
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