archive/ 2009 June
Bookmarks for June 15th through June 19th
- Bennington College:MA in Teaching – Interesting masters program that seems to be pretty geared toward changing education. via a TED talk by Bennington's president
- Civic-Minded Chinese Find a Voice Online – An article that should serve as a reminder that it's not just Iran where the internet is serving to bring power to human rights issues.
- China halts 18bn hydropower dam project over environmental concerns – Interesting that China is halting work on a dam that would provide a huge amount of energy for its population. Perhaps there are changes coming in their outlook on the environment.
Attractiveness vs. Volume – an explanation of news design
This post stems from a conversation between Max Cutler, Joey Baker, and myself that went on over Twitter this afternoon. It all stemmed from Max asking, “What’s more important: # of stories above the fold or catchy/pretty multimedia accompanying fewer articles?” Joey and I were in agreement that it was the visual appearance of a [...]
Rejoice in the potential of the Iranian people
Bill Keller at The New York Times wrote an article yesterday titled, “Memo from Tehran – Reverberations as Door Slams on Hope of Change.” In this he writes that:
But for those who dreamed of a gentler Iran, Saturday was a day of smoldering anger, crushed hopes and punctured illusions, from the streets of Tehran to the [...]
Sullivan: “The Revolution Will Be Twittered”
One of the smartest things I’ve read today about the growing disturbance in Iran comes from Andrew Sullivan who writes:
That a new information technology could be improvised for this purpose so swiftly is a sign of the times. It reveals in Iran what the Obama campaign revealed in the United States. You cannot stop people [...]
Bookmarks for June 8th through June 12th
- Atlas Obscura – Wondrous, curious, and bizarre locations around the world – Pretty cool website dedicated to covering those odd, weird, and interesting far flung travel places. Provides Google Maps to all sites mentioned as well.
- Open source Reddit – A great resource for creating an open-source instance of Reddit. Would be a great way to power a community-driven portion of the Pioneer site. Via @danielbachhuber
- 100 New and Beautiful Seamless Patterns | Web Design Ledger – Some good patterns in here that would be useful for designing more personalized sites or for just adding a bit of style to a site.