In my digital democracy class, students are contacting elected representations (local, state, federal – their choice) in various ways to see how long it takes to get a reply and the type of reply. I told them that I’d do it as well.
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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Traditions: Cooking For The Holidays
Cranberry Sauce - In Progress
The house smells like cinnamon.
It’s the night before Thanksgiving, and I’m making cranberry sauce. Alone. This isn’t a tradition of my childhood. It’s a tradition with roots in both the Internet and the material world.
Let me explain.
I have an adopted family. It’s called WetLeather, and it’s a community of people who love motorcycles (of all flavors) and food. In the spring of 1998, I decided — out of the blue (“midlife crisis” whispered my east coast friends and family) — that I wanted a motorcycle. In the process of teasing out that desire, I discovered an Internet mailing list: geeks who ride and like to cook. WetLeather. We’re scattered across the country, although the core is in the NorthWet (hence the name).
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TEDWomen : Seattle Stream
How are women shaping the future? TED is answering that question, in cooperation with The Paley Center for Media, with an inaugural event, TEDWomen. The event, being held in Washington, D.C. on Dec 7-8, is being streamed.
We are holding an informal “drop-in and watch party” at ThinkSpace in Redmond, with facilities for up to 50 attendees.
Managing Your Digital Identity
PPT for UWiB, Paccar Hall 295. Slideshare embed to come.
Moral Ambiguity? Claim Of Sexual Assault Versus Copyright Infringement
On Thursday, the Facebook section of the Internet demonstrated pitchfork mentality towards one Judith Griggs, who had allegedly asserted that content on the Web is public domain. On Friday, Google tech writer Noirin Shirley accused Google engineer Florian Leibert of sexual assult at an after-hours party during ApacheCon in Atlanta. Guess where the pitchforks were aimed this time? Blog post commenters and tweets attacked both Shirley and Leiber.
Full story at @Storify. This post is here for comments.
