This morning’s ABC news is reporting that the World Health Organisation has issued a pandemic alert about swine flu. They’re also saying Mexico city is in a sort of semi-lockdown state, with public gatherings off and food & bev businesses like cafes only selling takeaways. I’m curious about how the perceptions around communicable diseases will [...]
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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Apr 26
Ego is Not a Dirty Word
It’s a nifty little iPhone application. Ego has a nice, clean interface that shows you all the numbers that’ll either boost your morale and encourage you to redouble your blogging & tweeting efforts, or send you into a digital existential crisis (YMMV). It’s enough to get Sesame Street’s Count von Count singing along to guys [...]
Apr 25
Do You Trust Your Eyes or Your Ears?
Film scores and sound design contribute so much to a film’s impact, though for many it’s almost subliminal. Fortunately there are some beautiful demonstrations on YouTube: Diff’rent Strokes – Original opening sequence Disturbing Strokes [via Stilgherrian] Swapping the original score (and careful selection of clips) can also make the horrific nostalgic: The Shining Shining So [...]
Apr 02
BarCamp Canberra 2 Presentation on No Clean Feed Campaign
Here’s the slideshow for the presentation I did at BarCamp Canberra 2 last weekend. It’s mostly about the March in March rally and the concept map I did earlier in the year. The No Clean Feed Campaign: Looking for Opportunities to Influence View more presentations from deanlk. http://www.flickr.com/photos/laruth/3392269376/in/pool-barcampcanberra2/
