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Hacking (ethically) a digital newspaper

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Antonio Vantaggiato

I am feeling so bad today, with a cold coming out of me, that after sleeping a lot, I decided I wanted to take a break and enjoy hacking a website. Of course, as an example of academic work for … Continue reading →

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Last job on planet

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Antonio Vantaggiato

When we say we must prepare students for jobs that do not even exist today, are we prepared to see a likely work-force reduction of 50% in the next 30 years? Meaning, the jobs we study today for will not … Continue reading →

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Unbearable insignificance?

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Just finished the latest Milan Kundera novel, The Festival of Insignificance. So I found, appropriately enough, a Flickr photo titled This insignificance is unbearable. flickr photo shared by kainet under a Creative Commons ( BY-NC ) license Here, I am … Continue reading →

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Cyberspace

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Antonio Vantaggiato

danah boyd‘s piece It’s not Cyberspace anymore resonates strongly. I feel what she wrote, and the short article will be material for my class of New Media inf115, which has a subtitle of Reclaiming the Web. This week EFF members celebrate … Continue reading →

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GIFs, revenge for a media assignment

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Yes, I had to do two animated GIFs from Once Upon a Time in the West, for inf115. Mr. Alan Levine himself showed how to do that. Bu wait, I have the right to dissent (not that I don’t love … Continue reading →

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