An interesting story today about propaganda and the intertubes. Military personnel have been caught editing and posting entries on Wikipedia and Digg, designed to change the public's view on the not-so-secret military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. The actions were documented and publicized by Wikileaks, a group who caused a stir last month when they leaked the operating manual for the prison on Wikipedia.
Regardless of your views of GITMO, this illustrates the role the Internet can play in dealing with governments—not to mention the role nerds play in totally ticking people off.
Full report here.
12.13.2007
The Internet's role in democracy
12.12.2007
How Matt will try to expense his new Nintendo Wii
I'm on to you, Laufer!
Favorite quote: "I have mounted my Wii-mote to a tripod...which is a generally good thing to do anyway."
12.07.2007
12.05.2007
12.03.2007
11.28.2007
Leopard's Best Feature
When you browse the network using Apple's new Leopard OS, the icon for a pc is a monitor with the blue screen of death.
11.27.2007
The future of user experiences
I'll be the first to admit that I'm a little upset that we are nearly seven years into the 21st century, and I don't yet have a flying car. "The Man" has been saying for centuries that the year 2000 would be the magic year that we all started living like The Jetsons, but I'm still driving to work on the ground like a sucker.
Finally the powers that be are making some progress. Still no flying cars, but we're moving in the right direction. Smashing Magazine has a great article about user experiences of the future, and my heart nearly stopped when I saw the first entry - it looks just like something out of Star Wars. Check out the link below for the neat stuff.
Monday Inspiration: User Experience Of The Future
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