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“An effective learning environment, and for that matter an effective creative environment, is one in which failure is OK – it’s even welcomed,” Koster says via phone from his hometown of San Diego. “In game theory, this is often spoken of as the ‘magic circle’: you enter into a realm where the rules of the…
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(via Science fiction: Images from other worlds – in pictures | Books | guardian.co.uk)
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laughingsquid: Hypotamoose by Simon Marmorek
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Call for Workshops Theory and practice of research-based processes where art, design and science overlap As part of the “Conference on Practice-Based Research in Art and Design”, which will take place at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar from 1 to 3 December 2011, we would like to encourage the productive exchange between theory and practice of research-based…
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Practice Based Research in Art & Design Conference, 1-3 December, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Since the 1990s, numerous art colleges and universities in Europe have established degree programmes in Artistic Research and Design Research. These programmes encourage artists and designers to develop their own epistemological and methodical approaches to concrete problems which differ from purely scientific and…
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Skype Adds Peer-to-Peer Prowess to Microsoft’s Code Base While Lync has peer-to-peer elements already, Microsoft’s strength—and occasionally Achilles heel—has been server-based software. While the Skype network has its occasional glitches, it’s about as close as it gets these days to an industrial-scale peer-to-peer platform. Its peer-to-peer nature means lower latency, and is the main reason…
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First, if this injunction were adopted as proposed, it would enjoin everyone at Georgia State, including students, who would seem to largely lose their fair use rights by virtue of enrolling at GSU. It would apply to e-reserves, faculty web pages and any learning management systems in use or adopted in the future. It would…
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(via Giant Tower Of Babel Sculpture Made of 30,000 Books: Pics, Videos, Links, News)
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A while back I stumbled on this limited edition $350 hand-crafted wooden car from Auditorium Toy Company. Could it possibly survive and be an heirloom my baby boy might pass down? Sure it could. But I’d much rather drop $349 into his college fund and spend $1 on a Hot Wheels car. (And I also…
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Why Google Choosing Arduino Matters – Slashdot
Why Google Choosing Arduino Matters – Slashdot