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Re: Capital Shot: On Screen Delhi

Arindita Gogoi — Fri, 04 May 2012 01:45:26 -0000

When I started reading the article, I kept on hoping that Ananya's analysis touches 'this...and that...and those'; and the paper has indeed analysed almost every aspect that influences both these cities' current cinematic presence - from the traumas, new found wealth, political control, space and its people. The change of human behaviour alongside with shift of land(cit)scape and an insight into Delhi and Mumbai's biographical journey is captivating and in a way, nostalgic. I am, personally associated with a job where I try to re-associate people in Delhi (especially children) to their city in ways that are different from their daily existence. In the process I personally get a chance to interact with facets of this city which have perhaps made it to the history books, but not yet our hearts; sometimes newspapers but not our psyche. The behavioral differences of people belonging to different areas and social classes of this city though, interestingly, are paving their way through some of these films as you mentioned, Ananya. It was a great read. Thanks.

Re: Scattered, Covered, Smothered.

John Edward Martin — Tue, 01 May 2012 08:25:43 -0000

Waffle House update: no more smoking, but the coffee's still weak! And you are still too smart. There will be an extra charge for that.

Re: The Next Battle for the Net

emily buckler — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:22:42 -0000

You mentioned key proposals to the treaty; [Robert] McDowell's list, as he put it, is definitely "chilling":

• "Subject cyber security and data privacy to international control;

• Allow foreign phone companies to charge fees for 'international' Internet traffic, perhaps even on a 'per-click' basis for certain Web destinations, with the goal of generating revenue for state-owned phone companies and government treasuries;

• Impose unprecedented economic regulations such as mandates for rates, terms and conditions for currently unregulated traffic-swapping agreements known as 'peering.'

• Establish for the first time ITU dominion over important functions of multi-stakeholder Internet governance entities such as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the nonprofit entity that coordinates the .com and .org Web addresses of the world;

• Subsume under intergovernmental control many functions of the Internet Engineering Task Force, the Internet Society and other multi-stakeholder groups that establish the engineering and technical standards that allow the Internet to work;

• Regulate international mobile roaming rates and practices."

(http://online.wsj.com/article/...

Re: It’s a Small World After All

Lucy Liu — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:17:44 -0000

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Re: Exploring Intercultural Identity: Four Voices: Let Down Your Hair!

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Re: A Birth Control Education

Brendan Kirwin — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:17:46 -0000

You are right on about the double standards of our approach toward health assistance in our own country versus that of our foreign aid. We don't think twice to intervene in other countries but in our own country we see such health assistance as a "free ride". Thanks for your insight.

Re: Reciprocity between Graffiti Vandalism and its Virtual Documentation

Julius Zsako — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:22:46 -0000

I agree with the author: "The defense of graffiti-tagging-as-art is hence mistaken." Unauthorized, uninvited tags are not an art form.
Julius Zsako
Author, DEFACING AMERICA - The Rise of Graffiti Vandalism
www.DefacingAmerica.com

Re: Why I Might be Vegetarian (for 40 days)

veryveg — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:36:50 -0000

Going vegetarian is one of the best actions we can take to improve our health. According to the American Dietetic Association, vegetarians are reported to have lower body mass indices than non-vegetarians, as well as lower rates of death from ischemic heart disease; vegetarians also show lower blood cholesterol levels, lower blood pressure, and lower rates of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and prostate and colon cancer. Please visit MeatVideo.com to learn more. Or ChooseVeg.com for information on how you can help end cruel and unnecessary suffering and adapt a more compassionate lifestyle.

Re: Why I Might be Vegetarian (for 40 days)

Hanna Woodburn — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:24:23 -0000

I'm so excited to see how it goes and what your thoughts are at the end!

Re: Lana Del Rey N’est Pas Une Pipe

Andy — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:43:54 -0000

Excellent post.

Re: Why I might no longer be a vegetarian

Hanna Woodburn — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:47:46 -0000

Thanks for reading! I appreciate your feedback.

I do, however, disagree with your comment that a decision to eat some meat is not a conscious decision given the status quo of living in an industrialized country. It might be for many people but it certainly, as this article attests to, was not for me. And, believe me, as a vegetarian for over a decade I can tell you all of the reasons for not eating meat. Environmental concerns were perhaps the least motivating for me.

Also, I agree that while there are flaws in GOOD's argument, I wouldn't consider it a fallacy. There are shortcomings in all related arguments about food miles, carbon footprints, etc. I consume less dairy products now that I (very) occasionally consume chicken.

I am sorry that you think that doing something "normal" should be not explained, but I don't think that we learned to eat in the manner that I advocate for and I believe therein lies the value of having conversations about our agricultural system.

Re: Our Exceptional Age of Technology?

Chagai Mendelson — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:11:33 -0000

It's amazing how an old photo can trigger such an "avalanche" of thoughts. Very interesting article!

Re: Why I might no longer be a vegetarian

Pouyan — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:23:38 -0000

Deciding to be a vegetarian is a conscious decision, not the choice of not being one! Living in industrial countries imposes meat-eating. There are many reasons not to eat meat: breaking out of violence cycle (as it is in Hindu beliefs), not supporting factory farming, just to name a few. Being a vegetarian is not solely based on environmental concerns.

Arguments like "A serving of chicken has a lower carbon impact than a serving of hard cheese." [good.is] are taken out of context, thus posing a fallacy. A meat-eater consumes meat "in addition" to dairy products, so he causes a bigger carbon footprint, than those who only eat "hard cheese".

If one does something, which is considered as being "normal" there is no need to explain it anyway. We have learned it this way and we do it this way. Explaining it neither changes it, nor reinforces its already established position in the society.

Re: Brian Eno Wrote Every Song I Listen To

Ariel — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:15:51 -0000

What's Brian Eno up to these days? Oh, not much, just composing musical algorithms for the world's longest running clock. This clock, built to run for ten thousand years, is inventor Danny Hillis's way of reminding the world that, in order to succeed into the future, we need to have a "long view" of the future. Eno is charged with the task of composing the melodies so that the chime will never repeat itself, for as long as the clock shall chime...

http://longnow.org/clock/

Re: “You’re late.” Thanks Google…

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Re: “You’re late.” Thanks Google…

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Re: The Euro Crisis

John Rand — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:59:29 -0000

This is a very timely blog and the author is to be congratulated for bringing this issue up. However, I was not entirely clear what is the link between cities, currencies and economic development. We are also told at the end that the Euro is in crisis and if a monetary union is to be pursued further it will crush countries into the ground. Well, these are very complex issues that cannot be fully understood without a proper reference to history. The argument is not so much about currency and economics but about political economy and history of Europe. It would be good if in future authors who venture into this territory do their research first to avoid rehashing ill-substantiated newspaper stories as blogs on communication platforms. Communication students have an obligation to interrogate taken for granted views and to dispel half truths.

Re: Disaccord within HitRECord

Rainey — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:26:34 -0000

Interesting podcast. I do want to point out that it's RegularJoe, not OrdinaryJoe. Perhaps it's small-minded of me, but I kept thinking to myself, "How well did this woman really research hitRECord if she doesn't even know that RegularJoe is RegularJoe?"

Re: ‘The End of Mass Media’? A Doubtful Proposition

Josh Hubanks — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:46:29 -0000

Anonymous--

You are absolutely right. Thanks so much for pointing that out!

-Josh

Re: “Class! Let’s Game!”

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A good idea really. Seems like fun too so it's truely a win-win situation. Nice post!

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Re: Gold for the Cultural Olympiad?

Maryz — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:33:34 -0000

This is a fresh and timely look at a subject that brings together a number of relevant topics.
Culture,can indeed be celebrated for what it is,and for its potential to stimulate creativity.The quest for gold is both personal and collective,but in either case it si important to celebrate the effort as much as the outcome.

Re: Organic Creation

Brendan Kirwin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:59:36 -0000

Very interesting post, Hannah. It got me thinking a lot about re-appropriation and remix culture in general.

I agree that this may be the "Age of Curation" but haven't we always defined ourselves by what we consume? Since marketers realized that their customers could be the billboards, all they had to do was convince them that the product was necessary for their lifestyle, advertising has been about the lifestyle that the product supports not the product itself. In terms of Tumblr, the consumption is mainly cultural. How is this different from wearing the t-shirt of a band we really like?

I'm confused about Cole Sletten's call for people to "actually create things." Isn't that what everybody is already doing? 48 hours of Youtube content is uploaded every minute by people who less than a decade ago may have never picked up a video camera because the equipment wasn't available. What about Etsy? Flickr? Blogs? I just don't see the "crisis"

Re: ‘The End of Mass Media’? A Doubtful Proposition

iMeerkat Computer Solutions — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:28:42 -0000

Twitter and Facebook... The new "mass media" :)

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