I really want to see The War Tapes. Blogs written by soldiers in Iraq are one way those of us at home can get a candid view about what the war is to those who are fighting it. This movie, filmed entirely by National Guard soldiers on deployment, is another.
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Lyrics By Committee
LyricWiki is about what you’d expect, a wiki for documenting song lyrics by just about everyone. No Lyrics Born though.
Open Source Everything
Lego is smart. And smart legos are going open source. It will be really interesting to see what the Mindstorms platform will evolve too once the community gets at it.
Gillmor On Transforming Journalism
Dan Gillmor has posted a transcript of his New Media Lecture at Columbia University and it’s well worth your time to read, if you’re interested in what’s happening in the world of journalism. Gillmor’s portrayed as a radical, and I can see why given rabble-rousing statements like this: “The principles that collectively go beyond objectivity are thoroughness, accuracy, fairness, independence and transparency.” You go Che.
EYELID MOVIES by Will McIntosh
The latest Futurismic short story is “Eyelid Movies” from Will McIntosh. What would you do if your dreams were hacked?
Eyelid Movies
by Will McIntosh
Laughter, conversation, and a mildewy smell drifted from the back of the bus. Casey stared out the window, his eyes semi-focused. The power lines rose and fell, rose and fell as they passed.
“Casey, my friend, I got some bad news for you.” Rob Blanke said, clutching at the seat backs on either side of the aisle. Rob was smirking. He sat down next to Casey. “Got a text message from Champ Rottenbucher last night.” Rob stuck his finger into a hole in the seat fabric, worked it around a little. “One of the dream-channels—” Rob busted out laughing. “One of those—” he tried to continue but couldn’t.
He flicked his finger out of the hole, making the fabric pucker. “Sorry, sorry,” he said, shaking his head and forcing the ends of his mouth to straighten. “It’s really not funny.” He cleared his throat. “Your dreams were on the net last night. One of the pirated dream-channels must have got hold of your private code.” Continue reading EYELID MOVIES by Will McIntosh