Tuesday, August 30, 2005

NerdTV

NerdTV premieres September 6: an hour-long weekly show distributed by PBS exclusively over the Internet under a CC license.

Technorati: Home

Technorati, home of the infamous Top 100 [blogs], is one way to keep tabs on some of what is happening on a part of the web right now.

Saturday, August 27, 2005

Jester: The On-Line Joke Recommender

Jester, the joke recommender is a filter that identifies your sense of humor and presents jokes to suit.

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Neuromancer

Neuromancer: not sure what this is :o) -- It just popped up some hours after I was scratch-padding NeuroMancer sites.

ID/entity

ID/entity: an exhibition and symposium sponsored by MIT Media Lab. October 2001.

Neuromancer 2.0: A Game

Neuromancer 2.0: this actually looks kind of interesting -- a game that somehow spins off Neuromancer. I haven't had time to explore it yet, but perhaps a student would be interested.

Technolgy in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and William Gibson's Neuromancer

Technolgy in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and William Gibson's Neuromancer is a paper written for a college english lit class by Orlin Damyanov (1996) , then a student at American University in Paris.

Neuromancer entry in Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Neuromancer entry in WikiPedia is actually a pretty good stimulator. Includes links to the study guide (below) and the paper on Frankenstein and Neuromancer (above).

Study Guide for William Gibson: Neuromancer (1984)

Study Guide for William Gibson: Neuromancer (1984): a shallow gloss, but not without its value. I wouldn't base a paper on it, but it may kickstart some thinking for some folks.

MoveOn.org: Democracy in Action

MoveOn.org: Democracy in Action: using the net to make a better tomorrow...

Slate Magazine

Slate Magazine: for politics, pop culture and more -- with new media seasoning.

Democracy For America

Democracy for America is the sequel to DeanForAmerica, seeking to channel and redirect the energy of the Dean Internet Contingent.

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Kubrick 2001: The space odyssey explained

Kubrick2001, the space odyssey explained? We'll see... Examplke: Flash site.

Monday, August 22, 2005

Exmple Site: Radius

Radius, the restaurant, has a really nice site. See esp. for navigation design, use of type and iconography.

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Monday, August 08, 2005

Ask Dave Taylor!

Tech Support and Business Questions? Ask Dave Taylor! Great articles offering practical how-to tips and advice.

Sunday, August 07, 2005

Virtual Reality Treatment

Program for Anxiety & Traumatic Stress Studies: "The Program for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Studies is pioneering the use of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy in the treatment of a number of anxiety and stress-related disorders, including fear of flying, fear of storms, fear of heights, fear of bridges, fear of public speaking, and World Trade Center-induced Posttraumatic Stress Disorder."