Month: August 2014

  • chescaleigh: First You See What The Town Looks Like. Then, See What The Cops Look Like. Then It Makes Sense.

  • nyctaeus: On the streets of Ferguson, Missouri. Photos by Alex Welch

  • cactesse: thesoftghetto: Protesters upset about the smearing of Mike Brown converged at CNN headquarters. people complain sooo much about social media and “twitter activism” completely ignoring that without social media the only way anyone would know whats going on is through media controlled by straight, white, capitalist men

  • When we write stories, and when we publish them, we are legitimizing the experiences of the people within the texts. We are telling the stories of cultures, and of humanity – but when there is no difference, the text becomes problematic instead of an illustration of human difference. Over and over and over again, “human”…

  • Just released by Miguel Sicart, Play Matters looks awesome! (via Play Matters | The MIT Press)

  • Come Out & Play SF seeks submissions for the 2014 Festival, to be held October 24-25 at UN Plaza in downtown San Francisco. We welcome real-world games of all kinds, but this year’s festival offers additional opportunities for extra-special games: • Games that respond to UN Plaza and the Mid-Market area of downtown San Francisco…

  • Amazon textbook rentals: fine-print bans taking books over state lines

    mostlysignssomeportents:  If you thought Google deleting your ebooks when you cross a border is unreasonable, check this out: Amazon’s textbook rental service comes with fine-print that allows the company to bill your credit card for the full amount if they think you’ve crossed a state line with it. It’s not clear exactly what’s going on…

  • While being extremely effective for subduing suspects, these factors can make tear gas remediation especially challenging. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as an easy tear gas remediation job. If tear gas powder or residue is not completely eliminated from a structure, the irritating effects of the gas can linger long after the event takes…

  • hateplow: MM..FOOD

  • cinoh: phoebewahl:  From my sketchbook. August 18th 2014.