Category Archives: shiny things

Makerlab <3 ’s Social Media Webapps: Volume 1

By paige | Published: January 16, 2009
A short list of websites that are radically reshaping how my life is lived. Examples of positive change in the world around us. Companies that have the potential to grow whole new kinds of economies. I included excepts of the ‘About Us’ for each site and Snarkiness/Personal Commentary for that little extra ’something’. Raise Funds for the [...]
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Boombox App the new Muxtape? At least, reminds me of it…

By paige | Published: January 13, 2009
This is pretty freaking radical. A new Boombox app for the iphone that reminds me so much of Muxtape that it hurts. The app just launched and is very simple at this point but really nicely done and the developers are already talking about modifications and improvements to come (ala playlists like Muxtape). Also the [...]
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Nicholas Negroponte – Founder and Director of the MIT Media Lab

By caseorganic | Published: December 27, 2008
Lets face it – it is pretty important to watch historical material dealing with a subject or ecosystem one is currently immersed in. This is why I’ve chosen to post this video. Hopefully it will serve as an amusing and relevant history lesson/historical perspective by the founders of one of the most interesting places currently [...]
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Mushrooms – peril or menace?

By anselm | Published: December 12, 2008
@reidab on mushrooms
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Not to kill a thought: The impact of language on curiosity, creativity and scientific inquiry

By caseorganic | Published: December 7, 2008
Steve Davee is one of my favorite members of the Portland Dorkbot scene. Part of his awesomeness stems from the fact that he is a math and science teacher at Opal Charter School and a Media Specialist for the Center for Children’s Learning at the Portland Children’s Museum. In short — he teaches kids about [...]
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Haptic Strings and Radio Trowel at DorkBot PDX

By caseorganic | Published: December 7, 2008
Dorkbot tonight was pretty epic. There was a concert. Collin Oldham The RT (radio trowel) and The Cellomobo from Amber Case on Vimeo. It was pretty cool. The mastermind was Collin, as you can see here: Colin began his demonstration by saying that, “the things that make an instrument useful in a live performance — are things that [...]
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Shelly Farnham of Dorkbot Seattle on the Intersection of Technology and Art

By caseorganic | Published: December 7, 2008
Tonight, Shelly Farnham presented a more national perspective Viewing a scene in the air (a camera attached to a hot air balloon) with VR goggles. Then she talked about Oracles. The Barnum Effect The idea that people will project self desired information into anything (which is why horoscopes work so well). This worked also for the [...]
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