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Tributes versus Acts

Like many I was in disbelief that we are in a Steve Job-less world. It’s deeply sad to lose anyone of such influence, of course, but I am not quite to the point of religious fervor elsewhere. And I was going to avoid trying to write anything, but… I got an email from someone really […]

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106 Photos

cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by cogdogblog Ever since ds106 started, I’ve had this rabid obsession for photos with a 106 represented, starting December 18, 2010 (a month before the first open class launched), when I saw a pole along a canal in Mesa Arizona. This is the Illustrate 106 assignment It […]

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Take a Friendly Trip Down the River

Take a fine trip down south, maybe just a wee bit of adventure. Meet our local friendly folks who just want to say “hi”. You will squeal with excitement. This is a minimalist travel poster assignment for ds106, though not quite minimal in graphic design, maybe concept?. In photoshop I use the Cutout filter to […]

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Paved Over Discontent

cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by cogdogblog Crossing into the 10,000+ mile range of this trip, I am having a blurry epiphany, whatever the heck that means. I set out on the trip with a goal of “seeing what this country is really about”. While I have traveled far, I in actuality […]

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Book Report: Things the Grandchildren Should Know

Based in the recommendation of David Kernohan I bought a copy and devoured “Things the Grandchildren Should Know”, the life obstacle overcoming journey of Mark Oliver Everett, the man behind The Eels. Before David played a long set of Eels, my limited by very satisfying exposure was the haunting Novocaine for the Soul, a frequent […]

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Bad Baby Macguffin

In checking out some of the student visual design work for ds106 (which the CUNY students are really going far and powerful with), I could not resist one more Macguffin. A better real estate decision could have avoided dealing with that whole building full of freaks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogfqfnt2Aaw Thinking again on the idea of a regular […]

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Dog Down Under

cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by cogdogblog That photo was from my 2007 trip around Australia; I always thought that pattern in the desert looked like the shape of a dog. LUcky for me I made the effort a few days ago yo visit Sheryl Nusbaum-Beach, as this was a first time […]

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The Road Ahead for Feed2JS

cc licensed ( BY NC SD ) flickr photo shared by Wavy1 This has been beyond my expectations as a response to my call for help to keep Feed2JS going. I actually had never looked much to see where it was being used (D’Arcy would claim its mostly spam), since the site does not track […]