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5 Great Interactive Fiction Games You Can Play Online Right Now - 0 views

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  • Jessica Murphy on 24 Apr 12
     
    Along with Zork, here are a few other interactive fiction games. I played Lost Pig for a while.
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Can A Computer Grade Essays As Well As A Human? Maybe Even Better, Study Says : All Tec... - 0 views

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  • Computers have been grading multiple-choice tests in schools for years. To the relief of English teachers everywhere, essays have been tougher to gauge. But look out, teachers: A new study finds that software designed to automatically read and grade essays can do as good a job as humans — maybe even better.
  • Mikenna Pierotti on 28 Apr 12
     
    My last day teaching was Friday and already they're trying to make it so I can't come back :( Though, I've seen computer poetry and I'm not sold on the idea that computers can gauge quality...
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Memories of Friends Departed Endure on Facebook - 0 views

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  • The question soon came up: What do we do about his Facebook profile? We had never really thought about this before in such a personal way. Obviously, we wanted to be able to model people's relationships on Facebook, but how do you deal with an interaction with someone who is no longer able to log on? When someone leaves us, they don't leave our memories or our social network. To reflect that reality, we created the idea of "memorialized" profiles as a place where people can save and share their memories of those who've passed.We understand how difficult it can be for people to be reminded of those who are no longer with them, which is why it's important when someone passes away that their friends or family contact Facebook to request that a profile be memorialized. For instance, just last week, we introduced new types of Suggestions that appear on the right-hand side of the home page and remind people to take actions with friends who need help on Facebook. By memorializing the account of someone who has passed away, people will no longer see that person appear in their Suggestions.
  • Mikenna Pierotti on 28 Apr 12
     
    From facebook itself on the idea of memorializing.
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Dori Hartley: When You Die on Facebook - 0 views

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  • Mikenna Pierotti on 28 Apr 12
     
    Interesting yet slightly morbid. Does immortalizing the dead on a social media platform that by definition requires interaction among the living to fulfill its purpose reveal yet another narcissistic impulse? For whom are we writing? Obviously not the dead (unless you can make some sort of argument that they check their feeds from the afterlife). For ourselves? If that were the case, we could just as easily sit at home and mourn a photograph. It seems more like this type of mourning is much more performative and public than that...
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Google 'Zerg Rush' To Unlock A Delightfully Geeky Game (VIDEO) - 0 views

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  • Bonnie Thibodeau on 28 Apr 12
     
    I know the semester has come to a close, but I still thought this was an interesting article that ties in with our last section on video games.
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Skyrim Badass - YouTube - 0 views

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  • Mikenna Pierotti on 27 Apr 12
     
    I'd like to say that this has implications for Bogost's book, but really it's just awesome.
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House Passes Controversial Cybersecurity Measure CISPA | Threat Level | Wired.com - 1 views

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  • Mikenna Pierotti on 27 Apr 12
     
    Interesting in terms of issues of ownership. Once our identities are "published" online, who owns them? Who "owns" our search histories? Google owns most of mine, I'd say, but it also allows me to supposedly delete items. Are our search histories too public now to be hidden? And who ever said we had a right to privacy on the world wide web? It does seem contradictory to the nature of a "web."
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DIY Cellphone has the footprint of an ice cream sandwich, definitely doesn't run ICS (h... - 0 views

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  • Ben Bishop on 25 Apr 12
     
    Another step forward in the "open source ecology" type world. Parts are still relatively expensive, but it's heading in the right direction
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WristQue wearable sensor connects you digital world | Cutting Edge - CNET News - 0 views

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  • Bonnie Thibodeau on 25 Apr 12
     
    ...and on that note, technology and people are getting even cozier these days. I used to think it was impressive how quickly cell phones got smaller and smarter and how quickly internet went wireless and made sharing easier. Now, inventions like this wrist control system and the idea of "smart buildings" seems to shadow earlier technology, and make us wonder if there is anything we won't try to give a technology interface-lift to.
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iPavement adds apps to the ground beneath your feet | Crave - CNET - 0 views

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  • Bonnie Thibodeau on 25 Apr 12
     
    Another mind-blowing example of technology seeping into every aspect of our lives. I'm not sure whether to say it's cool or creepy, but expect "iPavement" would be wonderful material for a SNL skit. The article suggests some practical and helpful uses intended with this innovation, such as emergency alerts and updates. But it may also quickly slip down the slope to push advertisements and break privacy barriers ever farther.
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Hackers turn MIT building into giant Tetris game | Crave - CNET - 0 views

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  • Bonnie Thibodeau on 25 Apr 12
     
    A really awesome example of gaming on a giant scale. Also marks an interesting intersection of where hacking meets productivity, or breaking with positive outcomes.
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Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit': High-def look gets dim reaction | Inside Movies | EW.com - 0 views

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  • Bonnie Thibodeau on 25 Apr 12
     
    So this isn't directly related to computer technology, but the review is reminiscent of McLuhan and how the medium is the message. The quality and style of the actual film seems to be on par with the ground breaking trilogy that precede it, but the look of the movie on screen is having some negative effects on viewers' reactions. With the move towards HD and now 3-D, it seems higher resolution doesn't always guarantee a better viewing experience.
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Jimmy Wales to Hollywood: You're Doomed (And Not Because of Piracy) | Epicenter | Wired... - 2 views

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  • Aaron Dawson on 24 Apr 12
     
    Pretty pointed prophesying from Wales here.
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Chinese iPhones Smell Of Pineapple, Mango, And Apple - 0 views

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  • Jessica Murphy on 24 Apr 12
     
    Apparently people in China claim that their phones smell like fruit when charging. According to the article, the smell might come from the organic solvents used in the manufacturing process that heat up when charged. One Apple China rep advised iPhone owners not to inhale too hard.
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Google on Track to Outspend Banks, Big Tobacco in Lobbying - 0 views

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  • Jessica Murphy on 24 Apr 12
     
    Google spent $5.03 million on lobbying in the first quarter of the year, almost matching its entire 2010 lobbying budget of $5.2 million. In comparison, Apple spent $500,000 and Microsoft spent $1.79 million during the same quarter. If Google maintains this pace, it will outspend the entire tobacco industry ($17 million) and the combined spending of JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup ($18 million).
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Microsoft Takes on Dropbox with Major SkyDrive Update - 1 views

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  • Jessica Murphy on 24 Apr 12
     
    Microsoft combined the functions of two of their cloud storage services--SkyDrive (storage) and Mesh (file synchronization and remote access)--to create what they consider a superior alternative to Dropbox, Apple's iCloud, and Google's apps storage.
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Semi-Interactive Webcomic - 0 views

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  • Jessica Murphy on 24 Apr 12
     
    My coworker sent this to me a while ago to see my reaction. This comic responds to the user's movements on the page. If you're jumpy, you've been warned!
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Can Pinterest and Svpply Help You *Reduce* Your Consumption? - 1 views

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  • Aaron Dawson on 23 Apr 12
     
    While Diigo isn't mentioned here explicitly, this blogger's thoughts (he manages a neat blog called TreeHugger) regarding consumerism can still apply to our source for digital bookmarking.
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Senate black box bill could see 2015 car models ship with data recorders -- Engadget - 0 views

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  • Event Data Recorders in all automobiles produced from 2015 and on.
  • legislation still needs to pass the House of Representatives
  • Ben Bishop on 21 Apr 12
     
    Black boxes: not just for airplanes anymore... And these should actually be black.
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Vatican and Oxford libraries scan ancient works, let scholars stay in their armchairs -... - 0 views

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  • Ben Bishop on 21 Apr 12
     
    Grant given to Oxford and Vatican libraries to start digitizing ancient texts including: scan of original Gutenberg bible, ancient Hebrew texts, and Greek philosophy texts.
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