Month: May 2006

  • What is an argument?

    Possibly the hardest educational skill to learn is argument. It takes years to effectivly learn how to construct an argument. There are some good software products around that assist in the 'mapping' and construction of arguments. Have a look at this research project from the University of Dundee in the UK. It's called Araucaria v3. Araucaria…

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  • Tim O’Reilly handles it well

    If anything, this ‘global’ blog-conversation concerning the term ‘web2.0’ is an excellent (and ironic) case-study of the power of the ‘real-time-web’ (or Web2.0). Read on… Tim O’Reilly handles it well — almost » mathewingram.com/work I hope Tim O’Reilly’s houseboating trip on Lake Powell was relaxing, because he came back to a boatload of stress as…

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  • O’Reilly — What Is Web 2.0

    Here (again) is the now famous article from O'Reilly that attempts to define Web2.0 (well, it is famous for some of us…and infamous for others). I was wondering, can anyone think of a better term? O'Reilly — What Is Web 2.0 The bursting of the dot-com bubble in the fall of 2001 marked a turning point…

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  • Who is McKenzie Wark? The Future of the Book

    McKenzie Wark is a well-know Australian newmedia theorist. He is the author of three books, Virtual Geography, The Virtual Republic and Celebrities Culture and Cyberspace. He was a co-editor of the Nettime anthology Readme! and with Brad Miller co-produced the multimedia work Planet of Noise. He lives and works in New York (see more here…)…

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  • What is Podcasting? Ask a Ninja

    Ever wondered what Podcasting was? Well here is an explanation from a Ninja. And the funny thing is, if your search via ‘Ninja’ on youtube, you fill find lots of copycat Ninjas. In fact there is a whole cult of Ninjas (but this one appears to be the chief Ninja). Thanks to Andrew G for…

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  • Guns: by Negativeland and Peter Neville

    After wading through the ‘funniest home video genre of youtube, it is a pleasure to be directed toward some real gems; like this doco called ‘Guns’ by Negativeland (thanks to Andrew G for this link). Technorati : guns, negativeland, video, youtube Del.icio.us : guns, negativeland, video, youtube Ice Rocket : guns, negativeland, video, youtube 43…

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