In March, I was invited to Poland, where I was part of an exciting two-day New Media/New Democracy Forum. The forum, organized by the US Embassy, explored the ways in which new media can and have empowered citizens to organize and participate in t... read more

With this Swiss Cross Flight Bag I am saying au revoir for a few days. This little family is boarding a plane today to the swiss alps. I shall be occasionally broadcasting from the land of fresh air! Sit tight! Happy July 09 everyone! read more

each month, RCCS Reviews pumps out free, full-length reviews of books about contemporary media and culture. books of the month for july 2009 are:Cheating: Gaining Advantage in VideogamesAuthor: Mia ConsalvoPublisher: MIT Press, 2007Review 1: Bryan... read more

Outdated technologies have a certain appeal. My fiancé collects 8-track tapes. He has over 1000 of them. He sees them as a snapshot of another time and collecting them is a mission to recapture a piece of bygone days. With computers, I’ve f... read more

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I've been on a long break from Pike/Pine. Two years of hunting for fashion photos had taken its toll, and the months away gave me time to consider what I wanted to do next. After a lot of thought, I've decided it's time to end Pike/Pine to in orde... read more

with ame's help, i reached a new level in knitting:i can now read patterns. AND i made my first hat! i made some mistakes, but the lil' ws won't notice, and my next try at it will be more successful. i'm now searching for the next project... (than... read more

Ugh. Now it's foggy AND cold. A view from the house. All I wanted to do today was sit on the beach and get some sun. Is that too much to ask?   Permalink | Leave a comment  » read more

Continuing my research to build a real-time powermeter, from the idea, to the hardware part, let’s move and look what could be done on the interface site. Some people have already begun to build these interface, some others have dreamt about it, h... read more

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Today was my first REAL day off in a long time. No one could call in sick or bored or just for fun or anything. It was blissful. I hung out all day. I sat in the back yard with the dogs and took some great pictures. It was the first day that I hav... read more

We had such a nice trip. Despite the heat and crowds, both of which we anticipated, we managed to have a pretty relaxing time in Venice. We visited some of the requisite tourist spots, like San Marcos Cathedral: We sat on the ground in a tiny sliv... read more