See the assignment that informed the creation of these remixes: Remix, Mashup, and Society.

August 26, 2007

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The latest edition of Light Leaks magazine arrived in my mailbox last week. Light Leaks, which is dedicated to “Low Fidelity Photography” is a new publication (only 7 issues so far), and each one is better than the next. In an age when anyone can take a spectacular picture using a high-tech digital camera [...]

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August 25, 2007

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This is the first post in my Recent Arrivals feature, which will highlight new books that I have purchased and/or have been published by colleagues. The World Without Us, by Alan Weisman From the publisher: “Alan Weisman writes about which objects from today would vanish without us; how our pipes, wires, and cables would be pulverized into [...]

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August 24, 2007

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The August 17, 2007, issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education has a story by Scott Carlson called “An Anthropologist in the Library” which details a study conducted by Nancy Fried Foster at the University of Rochester. Foster specializes in work-practice theory and the anthropology of work. The study was designed to learn more about [...]

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August 24, 2007

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A 17 year old from Glen Rock, NJ has hacked the iPhone so it can be used with carriers other than ATT. All you need: First, an iPhone. Of the sshed and jailbroken variety. Also, kill commcenter by moving the LaunchDaemon plist out of the directory. Some trusty case opener tools(read: guitar picks) Read one of the [...]

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