My briefly-run design-challenge show will one last appearance on the History Channel, Friday morning May 2 at 5 am (Eastern and 6am (Pacific). (Sorry to have missed that. It's 3am Mountain and am Central.)
Set your Tivo to a wide window, just in case! (See my previous entry for description. Anybody know a likely sponsor? ;-)
Or copies can be ordered from the HC web site.
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Heck, while I'm at it....here are some shocking items.
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Want the current economic crisis explained? See my friend (and extremely smart world pundit) Mark Anderson offer some unusual insights.
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Those of you who thrilled to the “big dog” robot video really ought to see the satire.
===AND NOW, FROM THE TRANSPARENCY FRONT===
Turning our gaze upon our paid protectors -- From Boing Boing: NYPD cops videoed illegally warring on photographers: This video compilation of numerous near-simultaneous arrests in NY is a nice example of how consumer technologies can help to balance abuse of authority. A fascinating study in the trend I forecast, of smart mobs holding authority accountable. This is how we'll get truly professional police. And yet...
And yet, I have to tell you that I have decidedly mixed feelings. Yes, the lapses in professionalism -- and outright lies -- of the cops deserve nailing. They must learn (apparently with some difficulty) to live in a world of cameras... and rights.
Still, the scenes depicted were drenched in the drug high of self-righteous indignation on both sides. There were scores of people in Time Square just itching for a confrontation, heckling, taunting and veering in front of guys who are... at a deep level... just human males high on adrenaline. Yes, the woman who would not show her ID was within her rights. But she could have given them their little ritual of control, and they had already proved that would likely be enough.
I want to emphasize, I am on the side of the smart mob. But I would betray this movement if I weren't able to criticize it. These things need to be smarter, calmer, and far more mature.
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I contributed to Game Development Essentials: An Introduction (and followup volumes.) If you want to develop games... and that's it for now.
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Mark Anderson's comments were very insightful. I think scary is a better word.
Thanks for posting. The question is, "what can citizens do to protect themselves from these people with their fingers on the economic controls." - and with a selfish motive.
Gavin Craig
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