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Jeffrey Whitlock

The pioneers: or, The sources of the ... - Google Books - 0 views

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    • Jeffrey Whitlock
      Jeffrey Whitlock on 13 Oct 10
       
      Written by one of the most popular early romanticist writers. A book very relevant to our class because it contains themes from both Romanticism and the Frontier.
Andrew DeWitt

Learning in the Light of Faith - 0 views

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byu devotional learning light faith ross spencer future shock physics research science

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  • When I was just out of graduate school, I attended my first meeting of the American Physical Society in New York City. A highlight was a special event arranged by the conference organizers: the great science fiction writer Isaac Asimov had been invited to speak to us.
  • Hour after hour he wrote down the stories he found in books in the university library about people protesting the invention of things like machines to spin thread and to weave cloth, steam-powered trains, automobiles, airplanes, etc. All of these advances were perceived by the general public either to be physically dangerous or to be a threat to the livelihoods of workers in trades that were about to be destroyed by these advances.
  • when he started to write science fiction, he remembered all of this work he had done. So while his fellow writers were all rhapsodizing about the thrill of rockets and space travel (long before such things were possible), he wrote a story about how the local populace showed up at the launch site with torches and pitchforks in opposition to space travel. Years later, when rockets and travel outside of the earth’s atmosphere became possible, there were protests, and many of Mr. Asimov’s colleagues were astounded that he had predicted so far in advance that this would occur.
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  • “Why,” Mr. Asimov then asked us, “among all of these talented and visionary writers, was I the only one who was able to predict that this resistance to change would occur?” He let us think about the question for an uncomfortably silent minute, then leaned into the microphone and said in an intense voice that I still vividly remember: “It’s because people are stupid!”
  • The lesson I take from my memory of this experience is that the proper attitude to have when confronted with the vast complexity both of the universe and of the ideas and activities of the people who live on this small planet orbiting an ordinary star far away from the center of things in our galaxy is profound humility.
    • Andrew DeWitt
      Andrew DeWitt on 19 Oct 10
       
      This is how we ought to deal with future shock: "humility"
  • Andrew DeWitt on 19 Oct 10
     
    Great Devotional Talk by Ross Spencer.  Includes a great reference to "Future Shock".
Kristen Nicole Cardon

Classic Movie "Avatar" Updated for Today's Audiences - 1 views

www.theonion.com/...ted-for-todays-audiences,18052

Satire Technology Digiciv Onion

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  • "Avatar was a true classic of its time,
  • "Our hipper, bolder, and updated movie is sure to resonate with younger generations and older fans alike."
  • Kristen Nicole Cardon on 28 Sep 10
     
    Quite funny! Think of how fast we can update in the digital renaissance.
Megan Stern

American Thinker: The Disappearing Middle Class - 0 views

www.americanthinker.com/...disappearing_middle_class.html

Communism Socialism digiciv Marx middle class Tea Party conservative

shared by Megan Stern on 05 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • The government is helping out, "redistributing" money to the bottom. "The Rich" can use their money and influence to get in. The middle class gets no special consideration or privilege. Because they do work hard, they get to work harder -- and the Ruling Class calls this "justice."
    • Megan Stern
      Megan Stern on 05 Oct 10
       
      So. True.
  • And this is what the Tea Party is really mad about.
  • And the balance between the lower class and their upper-class leaders is upset by the injection of the middle class and its struggles to carve out its niche.
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  • His Communist Manifesto is nothing more than a rant about the evils of this group and how they have inflicted harm and damage to everyone around them through colonialism and ingenuity.
  • Marx and Engels envisioned a return to the simpler time, where a vast lower class was ruled by its betters. Not surprisingly, they saw themselves as leading the underlings to the new paradise.
  • their opinions are tainted by "greed" (the single biggest sin of the bourgeoisie).
  • The byproduct of this Socialization is the shrinking of the middle class. When you punish people for working hard, those people will stop working so hard.
  • se bailouts are transfers of wealth -- not from the rich to the poor, but from the working middle class to both the upper and lower classes.
  • True: all the
  • Megan Stern on 05 Oct 10
     
    Concisely presents the consensual argument most conservatives adopt against Marx's principles in our day.
Madeline Rupard

I Tweet, Therefore I Am - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...01wwln-lede-t.html

digiciv twitter society internet web

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  • Madeline Rupard on 12 Oct 10
     
    Interesting idea about how the internet may be forming our character. Maybe not the best thing.
Brian Earley

Boolefest a celebration of the life of George Boole - 0 views

auth.lincoln.ac.uk/...boolefest.htm

digiciv boolefest web2.0

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    • Brian Earley
      Brian Earley on 14 Oct 10
       
      Activities arranged around Boole's impact.  Lectures for 4 nights straight.
    • Brian Earley
      Brian Earley on 14 Oct 10
       
      link to a cool video also.
    • Brian Earley
      Brian Earley on 14 Oct 10
       
      Final Project: I think our class could create a short biography about some character from class discussion that would be as good or better than this video.
  • Brian Earley on 14 Oct 10
     
    Boolefest! I tried twitter and found this week long event at the University of Lincoln.  We had Boole day on Sunday 10/10/10.  Way to go binary.
Andrew DeWitt

O, That I Were an Angel! - 4 views

www.othatiwereanangel.net

mormon lds angel mission missionary work blogging gospel

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  • Andrew DeWitt on 21 Oct 10
     
    Prof Burton's blog about online missionary work.
  • Erin Hamson on 22 Oct 10
     
    The ides of a Mormon Mingle sounds interesting, what does everyone else think?
  • Megan Stern on 24 Oct 10
     
    Our class should organize a Mormon Mingle outside of regular class time. Maybe we can create a Doodle on which class members post their available times to meet.
Shaun Frenza

Ray Kurzweil - technology will develope human evolution - 1 views

www.ted.com/...hnology_will_transform_us.html

digiciv science evolution technology web2.0 development

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  • Shaun Frenza on 26 Oct 10
     
    Very interesting talk on the growth of computers and computing power - its evolution - and how it will help us to evolve. All in all a great site to learn about our digital culture!!!!
alexandergunnarson

Survey: Americans don't know much about religion - 0 views

news.yahoo.com/...us_rel_religious_literacy_poll

digiciv religion poll

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  • alexandergunnarson on 30 Sep 10
     
    It's unfortunate. But on the upside, we know the most about our religion and religions in general than any other religious group does (besides atheists and agnostics, which aren't really a "religious" group).
Katherine Chipman

The Story of the Triangle Fire: Part 2 - 0 views

www.ilr.cornell.edu/...narrative2.html

industrial revolution

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  • Even today, sweatshops have not disappeared in the United States. They keep attracting workers in desperate need of employment and illegal immigrants, who may be anxious to avoid involvement with governmental agencies. Recent studies conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor found that 67% of Los Angeles garment factories and 63% of New York garment factories violate minimum wage and overtime laws. Ninety-eight percent of Los Angeles garment factories have workplace health and safety problems serious enough to lead to severe injuries or death.
  • Katherine Chipman on 05 Oct 10
     
    Yikes! Horrible working conditions are not completely gone from even our society today.
Katherine Chipman

Smithsonian: History - 0 views

www.si.edu/history.htm

smithsonian

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  • Katherine Chipman on 05 Oct 10
     
    Reading about the Crystal Palace made me think about our museums today. Here is a brief history of the Smithsonian.
LeeAnne Lowry

Computing History - 0 views

www.ideafinder.com/...computing.htm

digiciv computers

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  • LeeAnne Lowry on 14 Oct 10
     
    I thought this was pretty cool. It gives a lay out of which people pioneered different ideas that eventually turned into our modern day computers!
James Wilcox

Our People | Mormon.org - 0 views

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digiciv mormon web2.0

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  • James Wilcox on 21 Oct 10
     
    I am sure many of you are all familiar with this website. It brings web2.0 to life within the Mormon community.  The funny thing is right after it was announced in conference the site was overloaded and unable to fully recover on the picture upload for about two weeks!
Margaret Weddle

Bowditch Online - 1 views

www.irbs.com/bowditch

Bowditch navigation piloting tides time sailing oceans ice weather

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  • Margaret Weddle on 08 Oct 10
     
    The American Practical Navigator Great stuff, if you've ever had an inkling of an interest in sailing, oceans, weather, etc! Read the Juvinile Fiction book, "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" to understand what this is all about - an old neighbor (a Navy Submariner) told me that this book is part of the standard library on every Navy vessel! VERY interesting browsing, this!
  • Margaret Weddle on 08 Oct 10
     
    Cool stuff that goes with our selected book!
Jeffrey Whitlock

Networked Blogs - NetworkedBlogs.com - 0 views

www.networkedblogs.com

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      Jeffrey Whitlock on 16 Oct 10
       
      This is a really good blog following tool so that you can follow blogs that our hosted by a site other from the one you use.
Katherine Chipman

Newsroom - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - 0 views

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lds civility

shared by Katherine Chipman on 21 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • Speaking of civility on a personal level, Elder Robert D. Hales of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught Latter-day Saints how to respond to criticism: “Some people mistakenly think responses such as silence, meekness, forgiveness, and bearing humble testimony are passive or weak. But, to ‘love [our] enemies, bless them that curse [us], do good to them that hate [us], and pray for them which despitefully use [us], and persecute [us]’ (Matthew 5:44) takes faith, strength, and, most of all, Christian courage.”
Madeline Rupard

Algorithmic Art- Animation for Sufjan Stevens - 2 views

vimeo.com/755371

algorithm video digiciv technology music media

shared by Madeline Rupard on 01 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • Madeline Rupard on 01 Nov 10
     
    I just found this live visual for one of my favorite musicians--Sufjan Stevens. According to the animator's website, she uses tons and tons of algorithms to make this happen. Its kind of mesmerizing and strangely enough reminds me of kidpix. Anyways.
Braquel Burnett

LDS.org - Friend Article - Bringing the Book of Mormon to Life - 0 views

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lds

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    • Braquel Burnett
      Braquel Burnett on 27 Oct 10
       
      What a cool idea. It can be a great way to learn the gospel and to bear your testimony.
  • You Can Do It Too!
  • It’s a gray, drizzly Saturday morning, but the children of the Danbury Connecticut Ward aren’t in their pajamas watching cartoons or playing video games. They’re busy making videos of their own. And their videos will help thousands of people learn about the Book of Mormon! It all started when their bishop had a great idea. Bishop Summerhays is a media expert who teaches children from many countries how to use technology to create positive messages. Why not teach the children in his ward the same thing? Now the children, joined by children from the Newtown Ward, are sitting at five long tables in the Primary room. Stacks of construction paper and poster board, pens, and scissors are on the tables. Each group will be making an animated video of a different Book of Mormon story:
Megan Stern

MoMA | The Museum of Modern Art - 0 views

www.moma.org

digiciv Modernism

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  • Megan Stern on 27 Oct 10
     
    Explore some of the Modernist art of our time, from sketches to photography to kitchens.
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