Monthly Archives: November 2006

Chapel Hill Council meeting on YouTube

Posted on November 29, 2006 by BrianR

Yet another Chapel Hill video first created by Will Raymond, aka WillR. On his blog post Chapel Hill Downtown Development Initiative: The Debate, there are links to TWENTY ONE separate videos of twenty one different people speaking at a November … Continue reading →

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What is Net Neutrality?

Posted on November 27, 2006 by BrianR

What is Net Neutrality? Here is the answer in video form. Hat tip to The Real Paul Jones.

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Camera use at Flickr

Posted on November 22, 2006 by BrianR

Justin hips me to this neat page on Flickr called Camera Finder. All kinds of data about what cameras the Flickr community uses. I suspect a lot of this info is gathered by EXIF (Exchangeable Image File) data. Its attached … Continue reading →

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Learn about others traditions

Posted on November 22, 2006 by BrianR

Chuck from Minnesota Stories has a wonderful video and blog post up called What Muslim Prayer Looks Like. Please go over to his site and watch it. Its a simple introduction to the religious culture of Muslims. We must learn … Continue reading →

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College Leaders should blog

Posted on November 22, 2006 by BrianR

The New York Times has a interesting article in today’s paper and online called Erasing Divide, College Leaders Take to Blogging. It illustrates the pros and cons of College Presidents starting their own blogs. There are a few successful examples … Continue reading →

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Wii the Media

Posted on November 19, 2006 by BrianR

Right after I wrote the last post I came up with the title of this post. In case you didn’t notice its a pun on the phrase “We the Media“. Can a video game console help Citizen Journalists? The Wii … Continue reading →

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Wii and Newspapers

Posted on November 19, 2006 by BrianR

Newspapers have been trying for years to increase the number of young people reading there content with varying degrees of success. Here’s an idea: Partner with video game manufactures and push your content through their consoles. The Nintendo Wii, pronounced … Continue reading →

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John Zorn Naked City Batman

Posted on November 17, 2006 by BrianR

Artist: John Zorn Band: Naked City Song: Batman Dear God there is a lot of John Zorn stuff on YouTube!

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John Zorn’s Masada

Posted on November 17, 2006 by BrianR

Tonight I’m going to see John Zorn’s jazz quartet called Masada. (Thanks Martin!) They’re playing at Duke University’s Page Auditorium. It’s been a long time since I listened to some Zorn. My favorite was his Naked City stuff. But the … Continue reading →

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Johnny Cash God’s Gonna Cut You Down

Posted on November 16, 2006 by BrianR

I’m not a religious person but, the voice and words of Johnny Cash are so powerful.

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