Fiona's Brain Dump: Archive

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Dec 2nd

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Nov 24th

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Nov 24th

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Analysing data is the future for journalists, says... →

“Data-driven journalism is the future,” insists Tim Berners-Lee. Journalists will need to develop familiarity with digital dataset interrogation tools such as MySQL, PHP and Python, in order to discover the real patterns, trends and stories which lurk beneath the proliferation of raw data now being digitally harvested.

Nov 22nd

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Nov 12th

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Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science - Magazine... →

Much of what medical researchers conclude in their studies is misleading, exaggerated, or flat-out wrong. So why are doctors —to a striking extent— still drawing upon misinformation in their everyday practice? Dr. John Ioannidis has spent his career challenging his peers by exposing their bad science. By David H. Freedman

Oct 17th

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“Tell me, I forget. Show me, I remember. Involve me, I understand.”

– Chinese Proverb

Oct 15th

“You are the embodiment of the information you choose to accept and act upon. To...”

– Adlin Sinclair

Oct 14th

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Zoom Out: Jenny Odell's Google Satellite View Art... →

“While most artists focus on getting as close as possible to what they’re capturing, Jenny Odell is content to study her subjects from thousands of miles away. Odell uses the technology of Google Maps to make her art, whether its the colorful, patterned terrain of Google Satellite View or the block-by-block faux-urbanism of Google Street View.” Read more…

Oct 14th

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Oct 11th

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Oct 9th

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Slashdot Your Rights Online Story | New Tool Suite... →

“Forbes reports that The Internet Society announced this week the availability of the Identity Management Policy Audit System, a suite of tools designed to give Internet users a clearer understanding of the online usage policies of the websites they visit. Born out of a collaboration between The Internet Society, the University of Colorado, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Center...

Oct 9th

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Garden Sharing: Farming Meets Social Networks -... →

What happens when 90 million users stop growing fake vegetables on Farmville—and started getting real food from social networks.

Oct 9th

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60 Highly Clever Minimal Logo Designs →

Oct 9th

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“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary...”

– Hans Hofmann Inspire - Focused on design, art, philosophy and architecture (boranikolic.com)

Oct 9th

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“One of the fastest-growing businesses on the Internet, a Wall Street Journal...”

– The New Gold Mine: Your Personal Information & Tracking Data Online - WSJ.com

Oct 8th

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Oct 8th

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Oct 8th

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The Beauty and Joy of Computing Podcast Lecture...

Oct 6th

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Moodle.org: open-source community-based tools for... →

“Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a Free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites.”

Oct 6th

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Twitter, Facebook, and social activism : The New... →

Small Change Why the revolution will not be tweeted. by Malcolm Gladwell “Facebook activism succeeds not by motivating people to make a real sacrifice but by motivating them to do the things that people do when they are not motivated enough to make a real sacrifice.” Read more…

Oct 6th

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Ten Laws to Design By →

Oct 6th

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Search for the Obvious →

“Truly creative people see things differently. Instead of seeing problems, they see obvious solutions. Look around you. What everyday objects or services have changed the world and make life better?”

Oct 6th

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Creative Disruption: Promising Disruptive... →

“Often, disruption comes from new technologies. These technologies are not necessarily brand new, and they certainly are not able to rapidly destroy the businesses of existing market leaders. It can take a while for their technologies to become mainstream, and of course, many never do. But if a company with a great technology is able to use it to really improve a manufacturing process while...

Oct 6th

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Institute for the Future - Technology Horizons →

Think-tank specialising in speculative tech forecasting (amongst other things), and how digital technologies may impact our lives in the future.

Oct 6th

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Sep 26th

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The Pomodoro Technique™ →

Antedote for internet induced attention span deficit? “Put simply, it’s a method for retraining your attention span. You set a kitchen timer, and try to work without interruption for 25 minutes. Then you take a five-minute break. Then you work for another 25 minutes. And so on. ” Charlie Brooker Guardian Technology Article

Sep 26th

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FORM+CODE In Design, Art, and Architecture by... →

“Once the exclusive domain of programmers, code is now being used by a new generation of designers, artists, and architects eager to explore how software can enable innovative ways of generating form and translating ideas. Form+Code in Design, Art, and Architecture offers an in-depth look at the use of software in a wide range of creative disciplines. This visually stimulating survey...

Sep 24th

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The Beauty and Joy of Computing Podcast ...

Sep 19th

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