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mrghosty: The boxart is fantastic, can’t wait to pick this up! 🙂 superpolypixel: Notch Inspects The Wild Minecraft LEGO Set Just a quick set of shots showing off how incredibly tiny the 480 piece Minecraft LEGO set really is. Either that or Notch is very big. But my favorite part? The packaging. I’m going to…
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In the rush to gamify enterprise websites, a number of SaaS companies have sprung up almost overnight, including BadgeFarm, Bunchball, and the self-proclaimed leader in gamification, Badgeville. Their business model is to enhance enterprise websites with “social loyalty” platforms that turn content, commerce, and community branding into a self-directed experience that exploits the psychology of…
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In the rush to gamify enterprise websites, a number of SaaS companies have sprung up almost overnight, including BadgeFarm, Bunchball, and the self-proclaimed leader in gamification, Badgeville. Their business model is to enhance enterprise websites with “social loyalty” platforms that turn content, commerce, and community branding into a self-directed experience that exploits the psychology of…
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Mountain Lion by John Gruber via Daring Fireball
Mountain Lion by John Gruber via Daring Fireball stoweboyd: Nothing could have prepared me for Gruber’s description of his one-on-one demo of Mountain Lion, Apple’s next version of OS X. It wasn’t the software, but the way that Apple is approaching folks like Gruber: This is an awful lot of effort and attention in order…
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The new Lego ‘women’
nbclatino: Should girls’ toys – even educational ones – always be “girly?” (Photo/Getty) By ESTHER J. CEPEDA CHICAGO — My sons are aghast at what we call the new “Lady Legos.” So am I. They think our favorite toy manufacturer’s new “Friends” line of building kits aimed at girls…
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Contemporary art does not account for that which is taking place | e-flux
Contemporary art does not account for that which is taking place | e-flux Contemporary art does not account for that which is taking place The term “contemporary art” is marked by an excessive usefulness. The contemporary has exceeded the specificity of the present to become inextricably linked to the growth of doubt consolidation. At the…
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nevver: Poorly Drawn Lines
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Rafael Fajardo: My collaborator has suggested that the cultural semiotics of nerd is…
Rafael Fajardo: My collaborator has suggested that the cultural semiotics of nerd is… rafaelfajardo: My collaborator has suggested that the cultural semiotics of nerd is not an effective lure, not an attractor, for young latino males (in the US) who might otherwise explore STEM fields. Bill Gates’ financial success is an insufficient model. The age…
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Rafael Fajardo: My collaborator has suggested that the cultural semiotics of nerd is…
Rafael Fajardo: My collaborator has suggested that the cultural semiotics of nerd is… rafaelfajardo: My collaborator has suggested that the cultural semiotics of nerd is not an effective lure, not an attractor, for young latino males (in the US) who might otherwise explore STEM fields. Bill Gates’ financial success is an insufficient model. The age…
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My collaborator has suggested that the cultural semiotics of nerd is not an effective lure, not an attractor, for young latino males (in the US) who might otherwise explore STEM fields. Bill Gates’ financial success is an insufficient model. The age group we are looking at is ten years old. These young latinos are acutely…