CrowdSourced Culture for YOU! The FEED, March 11, 2014
Doings
Catching up after a host of conferences.
It’s always such a drag meeting new, interesting people from different countries.
(JOKE!)
I do have a backlog of emails and social media ablutions to catch up on.
I used to have one in-box, years ago. Now I have dozens.
More to explore, if you view the glass as half full.
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General Notes
In terms of labeling, I’ve decided to call this ‘The Feed’ which is infinitely sexier than ‘The Filing Cabinet’. It also reflects more closely the topic: media & ideas I’m consuming and sharing. Stay tuned for a quiet rebranding.
Speaking of FEEDS, I’m curious to see what PodCasts / Video series you can’t live without. Do share.
http://www.jweeks.net/the-filing-cabinet-feb-25-2014.html
Cheers to everyone who responded to my prior ‘CrowdSourced Query’ about downloading tips and tricks. http://www.jweeks.net/crowdsourced-query-downloading-video.html
Back to the blog: it’s great to see Tharum and Banyan Blog writing up our blogging pals.
http://tharum.com/blog/cambodian-bloggers-on-blogging
Back when there were a few dozen in the Kingdom, it felt like a little club.
And it’s great to see where they’ve ended up. This last week, human rights (and Global Voices) blogger Chak Sopheap was named head of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights. Rock on!
I’m getting enjoyable, sporadic email updates from the desk of Pete Ashton. http://peteashton.com/ They’re very much in blog format, just sent out as a newsletter. Maybe I should be sending out these ruminations in that form? Hmm….
General Silliness:
Image courtesy @sicherdichter
Guys. Guys? This is SERIOUS. Cats everywhere are getting ideas.
“Portland attack cat 911 tape: Listen to the hissing Himalayan”
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/03/portland_attack_cat_911_tape_l.html (MP3)
Some have commented that Michelangelo’s ‘David’ statue was rather modestly endowed. Like so many other insecure men, now he can overcompensate: who needs a slingshot when you’ve got an Armalite AR-50A1™ assault rifle? http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/09/michelangelo-david-statue-holding-rifle-american-advert
Meanwhile, in Australia: Tony, NO.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/conservative-former-us-republican-presidential-candidate-rick-santorum-endorses-lessons-from-hardliner-tony-abbott-20140310-34gn3.html
https://www.google.com/search?q=Rick+Santorum
http://storify.com/john_weeks/australian-asylum-seekers-notes (Image courtesy Department of Australia)
Meanwhile, in England: David, NO
People ask me why I like Twitter. Here’s one reason: pic.twitter.com/deNUOAtIaz
— John Weeks (@john_weeks) March 6, 2014
David NO
@SirPatStew Talking to another US President, this time face to face, not on the phone. pic.twitter.com/XoCGACu2nD — David Cameron (@David_Cameron) March 7, 2014
Serves you right.
.@SirPatStew Talking to another US President, this time face to face, not on the phone. pic.twitter.com/X5SyQi61R2
— WaterstonesOxfordSt (@WstonesOxfordSt) March 7, 2014
Comics:
“Less than two weeks to go for the launch of DAILIES #4 at Silent Army Storeroom at the rear of Blender Studios in Melbourne, Australia. Image shown here is the cover by Ghostpatrol and Jagi. Get your copy for $5 on the night – Friday March 21st” http://SilentArmy.org
15,000 free downloadable golden age comics for YOU! http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/ 
The backstory: http://www.openculture.com/2014/03/download-15000-free-golden-age-comics-from-the-digital-comic-museum.html
Online: Angelo Madirid’s ‘Freedom To Offend’, “Rude cartoons for the whole family.” http://madridtoons.tumblr.com/
And of course, ‘Calvin and Dune’ http://calvinanddune.tumblr.com/
Astronomy:
The Dawn probe is getting closer to Ceres, which may have more water than Earth. http://dawnblog.jpl.nasa.gov/2014/02/28/dawn-journal-february-28-2014/
Geekery: I’m particularly enjoying archiving articles via Instapaper.com. I run across a lot of items on the fly (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) and this gives me a chance to read them in due time.
Don’t take my word for it (I’m late to the game), listen to Merlin: http://www.43folders.com/2011/10/17/instapaper-4
Other news: is it just me, or are pop-up ads increasing exponentially these days? Trust me, if I want your app, or a subscription? I’ll let you know.
Open Open Open: You have data to share? Or is it just ‘data washed’ chaff, designed to omit or obfuscate? (Cough cough *World Bank* cough cough) http://blog.okfn.org/2014/03/10/open-washing-the-difference-between-opening-your-data-and-simply-making-them-available/
Music: Doctor Who Dubstep. Trust him, he’s a doctor.
Also:
And you did get the mixtape from Adam Warrock, yes?
http://adamwarrock.com/doctorwho/
Adam’s also released a ‘Game Of Thrones‘ mixtape. ‘Cause he’s a geek, and a fan. http://adamwarrock.tumblr.com/post/49256187494/free-download-of-my-entire-game-of-thrones-mixtape
HBO has decided on an ‘All-Star’ cast for their ‘Game Of Thrones’ hip-hop compilation: ‘Catch The Throne‘, intended to capture a more ‘ethnic’ audience… instead of curating all the existing hip-hop by nerdcore artists. Their loss. In my view? Dominik Omega’s initial track shows the difference between sincere fan works and, ahem, paid marketers. http://www.geekosystem.com/catch-the-throne-review/
“People who waited five years for ‘Dance’? This one’s for you.’ (At least HBO included him with a new tune, two years later.)
Southeast Asia (Okay okay pretty much Cambodia this week):
Licadho livestream of International Women’s Day Protests as they happened: http://stream.licadho-cambodia.org/workers_forum_freedom_park/
This is exactly what should not be doing in a police barricade, today in #Cambodia Photo: @Omar Havana pic.twitter.com/eQykKf9V3r
— Omar Havana (@OmarHavana) March 8, 2014
Gallery from Omar Havana of International Women’s Day protests in Phnom Penh:
http://omarhavana.photoshelter.com/gallery/Blocking-the-International-Women-s-Day-in-Cambodia/G0000T.5lIpbE9qI
“Drawing a Line in the Sand” – Saing Soenthrith.
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/drawing-a-line-in-the-sand-on-land-dispute-53843/
Has the Director of ‘The Killing Fields’ lost the plot?
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/opinion/a-little-knowledge-is-a-dangerous-thing-lord-puttnam-53766/
Made in Cambodia: Garment Workers Fight Gap, H&M and Others for a Minimum Wage http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2014/02/20/made-cambodia-multi-fiber-thread-tears/
Cinema / Video:
Fan art is taking off for an alternate version of ‘Frozen’: http://www.dailydot.com/fandom/frozen-alternate-universe-fire-queen-elsa/
Illustration by nickston/Tumblr
Black Weekend Update is at its best yet.
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Really enjoyed True Detective. Check it out.
http://truedetectiveconversations.tumblr.com/
http://tvline.com/2014/03/08/true-detective-season-1-quotes-cat-posters/
‘Our Drone Future’
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Articles You Should Totally Read:
The Viridian Movement, Five Years On:
https://medium.com/5-viridian-years/
Economix: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and ‘Free Trade’ http://economixcomix.com/home/tpp/
The Other TPP: EU Trade Deal http://www.utne.com/economy/eu-trade-deal-zm0z14mazros.aspx
In the wake of ‘12 Years A Slave‘:
“American finance grew on the back of slaves” http://www.suntimes.com/news/otherviews/26026890-452/american-finance-grew-on-the-back-of-slaves.html
What, another ‘Startup Weekend’? “Incubators are bullshit.” http://www.craftsmanfounder.com/incubators-are-bullshit/
“Aid Workers: These Are Your Life Options” (And probably mine…) http://sm4good.com/2010/04/06/aid-worker-life-options/
Andrew Newey, ‘Gurung Honey Hunters’ in Nepal. Gorgeous. http://www.andrewnewey.com/portfolio/gurung-honey-hunters/
Dates To Remember:
BarCamp Angkor: March 22-23. http://www.barcampcambodia.org/
Open Knowledge Festival: July 15th – 17th 2014 http://2014.okfestival.org
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