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The group won’t be bearing the cost of its sudden popularity;...

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:14:01 +0000

The group won’t be bearing the cost of its sudden popularity; that is being taken care of by companies like Google. Its music videos are streamed by Google-owned YouTube, and most of the discussion about it happens on Facebook and Twitter or third-party blogs and news websites. Its own server is hosted in the USA, the land of milk and honey and bandwidth so cheap it’s nearly free. Its demo CDs are created on a home computer at a price that can be measured in cents per unit, and even its very slick and highly stylised videos were made for next to nothing.

According to Anand, the idea was first conceived by an Indian...

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:09:00 +0000

According to Anand, the idea was first conceived by an Indian physics professor at the University of Maryland, who, in his travels around India, realized how widespread bribery was and wanted to do something about it. He came up with the idea of printing zero-denomination notes and handing them out to officials whenever he was asked for kickbacks as a way to show his resistance. Anand took this idea further: to print them en masse, widely publicize them, and give them out to the Indian people. He thought these notes would be a way to get people to show their disapproval of public service delivery dependent on bribes. The notes did just that. The first batch of 25,000 notes were met with such demand that 5th Pillar has ended up distributing one million zero-rupee notes to date since it began this initiative. Along the way, the organization has collected many stories from people using them to successfully resist engaging in bribery.

Photo

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:42:03 +0000

Die Antwoord

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:40:14 +0000

Die Antwoord

Astoria Scum River Bridge The unauthorized bridge is a gift to...

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:17:00 +0000

Astoria Scum River Bridge

The unauthorized bridge is a gift to the pedestrians of Astoria in the absence of successful municipal efforts to ameliorate the problem.

The bridge was made at zero cost entirely from recycled materials: an old work bench found on the curb, rescued screws from a disassembled desk, and a metal plate from an expired electrical component.

Cooking Grill No. 1

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:57:01 +0000

Cooking Grill No. 1

Naoko Ito Ubiquitous2009Jar, tree35 x 70 x 50”

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:46:18 +0000

Naoko Ito

Ubiquitous
2009
Jar, tree
35 x 70 x 50”

So, for now, here’s the bottom line: EMI won’t let...

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:33:06 +0000

So, for now, here’s the bottom line: EMI won’t let us let you embed our YouTube videos. It’s a decision that bums us out. We’ve argued with them a lot about it, but we also understand why they’re doing it. They’re aware that their rules make it harder for people to watch and share our videos, but, while our duty is to our music and our fans, theirs is to their shareholders, and they believe they’re doing the right thing. http://okgo.forumsunlimited.com/index.php?showtopic=4169

Missed connections

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:54:34 +0000

Missed connections

Video

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:49:33 +0000

A how-to site for community journalism.

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:02:40 +0000

A how-to site for community journalism.

Video

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:29:16 +0000

http://www.viddler.com/explore/marsdd/videos/68/

Why Culture Isn’t Free - Andrew Keen

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:59:39 +0000

Why Culture Isn’t Free - Andrew Keen

"There are some societies today completely untroubled by moguls, like, say, Sweden. You look at all..."

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:06:00 +0000

“

There are some societies today completely untroubled by moguls, like,
say, Sweden. You look at all the statistics that technocrats use to
determine where people are doing just great, where society is thriving,
and Sweden’s been in the top five percentile for decades. Sweden does
everything perfectly from a technocratic policy perspective, Sweden’s
like Oz, apparently.

And then you ask Swedes about their future and so forth, and they’re
like: “Bring the razor and the bathtub! When can I die?” There are
penniless, vitamin-deprived guys in the Dharavi slums of Mumbai who are
upbeat and perky compared to Swedes.

”

- http://www.well.com/conf/inkwell.vue/topics/373/Bruce-Sterling-State-of-the-Worl-page01.html

Can we have the Gulf stream back now please?

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:16:00 +0000

Can we have the Gulf stream back now please?

Photo

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:22:34 +0000

infographic of the last decade

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:21:58 +0000

infographic of the last decade

Sprixi - free image search

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:24:38 +0000

Sprixi - free image search

Themes and Plugins For Extreme WordPress Functionality

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:00:29 +0000

Themes and Plugins For Extreme WordPress Functionality

A Pictorial Guide to avoiding Camera Loss

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:37:50 +0000

A Pictorial Guide to avoiding Camera Loss