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Scoreboard Jesus
thenewinquiry: (image via) Can Tim Tebow, the latest American exemplar of “muscular Christianity,” get a witness? by Elissa Lerner Unless you’ve avoided all sports news since Thanksgiving, you’ve probably heard the name Tim Tebow, the Denver Broncos quarterback and evangelical Christian who likes to thank his lord and savior Jesus Christ for winning football games.…
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It’s Harder Than You Think: Finally, earlier this week I covered a new startup called Codeacademy that has been signing up thousands of people for its Code Year, a free class designed to teach those of us new to computer science how to code via programming lessons sent each week to our inboxes. Its numbers…
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The highest form of worship, he said, is the remix: ‘You use other people’s works to make something better.’ Spiritual leader of Sweden’s Missionary Church of Kopimism Isak Gerson, as reported by Rollo Romig (via newyorker)
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“LEGO says ‘Girls don’t like LEGOs’”
Dear Rafael, Iconic toy brand LEGO recently launched a new line of toys meant just for girls – but two young women, Bailey Shoemaker-Richards and Stephanie Cole, think the products are unfairly “dumbed down” for girls. The new line is called LadyFigs, and it’s made up of busty, pastel-colored figurines that come with interests like…
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ilovecharts: Game AIs
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ilovecharts: Game AIs
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futuramb: Tricorder X Prize competition: develop a handheld medical diagnostic device and win $10 million | KurzweilAI The X Prize Foundation and Qualcomm Foundation today announced the launch of the $10M Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize, a global competition to revolutionize healthcare. In this competition, teams will leverage technology innovation in areas such as artificial intelligence…
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Provocation#2: Sharon Poggenpohl (by ncstategraphicdesign) This video from the New Contexts / New Practices AIGA Design Educators Conference of 2010 features Sharon Poggenpohl. Sharon was one of my MFA Thesis Advisors, and remains a strong influence on my thinking. (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)
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Cyberpunk Bowie, New Wave Bowie: A Look at Scary Monsters
Cyberpunk Bowie, New Wave Bowie: A Look at Scary Monsters hangingfire: My latest for Tor.com, for their Bowie Week series. And I echoed it at Emergent Digital Practices