54 Posts from February 2012

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Debut of 105 The Hive

cc licensed ( BY NC SD ) flickr photo shared by hdurnin Would it be cliché to say how cool it was yesterday to tune into another radio station besides ds106 radio? It has been more than a year since the web internet radio station was activated by Grant Potter. There’s been a ton of […]

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Artsifiying YouTube Videos

After coming across this brilliant redo of Star Wars in the Silent era form, I created the ds106 assignment “Return to the Silent Era” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOjzLggAKis The dawn of cinema had no audio; silent movies created an atmosphere with music and the use of cue cards. Take a 3-5 minute trailer of a modern movie and […]

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Code Riffing

cc licensed ( BY NC ) flickr photo shared by Thomas Hawk Jim, Zack, Tim, and I have had some loose brainstorms on the idea of free form rapid creation we have seen happen in ds106 that is akin to jamming between musicians. This is the kind of thing the Noiseprofessor in particular excels, to […]

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On Wisconisin

They say it is the state motto — (this is a play with the fabulous flickrsounds mashup crafted by John Johnston). Can you guess what is suggested by the images and sounds? by garryknight Attribution-ShareAlike LicenseYour browser does not support the audio tag.sound1 by bortescristian Attribution LicenseYour browser does not support the audio tag.sound2 by […]

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Coming Up For Air

cc licensed (BY) flickr photo shared by cogdogblog I’ve been pretty knocked flat by a cold I picked up on my flight home last Monday, most noticeably not having much energy to do much photography. Having suffered twice in the fall (October in DC, and December after Australia), I am convinced my immune system is […]

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The Chronicle Twelve

And then there were twelve… I have no quibbles with the people The Chronicle of Higher Education highlight as people who are innovators, but the old school notion of top x lists continues to baffle me in the internet age. I can barely resist a chance to poke fun at The Chronicle. IMHO, their sole […]