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Lego History and the Rosetta Stone of the future?
Posted on August 25, 2008 | No CommentsLEGOS The lego minifig (the little human figure) is celebrating its 30 year birthday today. Yeah Lego! Gizmodo is running a contest for best picture or short film using the... -
Graphical representations of genealogy
Posted on March 5, 2008 | No CommentsI have this thought, and it was brought to mind again by an article on Wired which linked to this artists (Jason Salavon) work with the US census data. Basically,... -
Omeka goes live
Posted on February 22, 2008 | No CommentsOmeka, another fine product produced by CHNM, has released the public beta. This is a great tool for museums and other places (or individuals) who want to create online exhibits.... -
Interstella 5555
Posted on February 22, 2008 | No CommentsPart 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 I Part 13 II -
History of Google's logo and goodbye to Polaroid
Posted on February 12, 2008 | No CommentsWired has a neat little article/slideshow depicting the process of designing the Google logo. It’s interesting to see the first design compared to the last (current) design, and how similar... -
New face, new forum
Posted on February 11, 2008 | No CommentsFor the one or two besides me who actually visit the site, you’ll notice a change in looks. I stumbled upon this theme a few days ago, and thought to... -
The greatest minds went river boarding.
Posted on November 7, 2007 | No CommentsWhen I was in high school, my friends and I would go down to the Salt River, tie one end of a ski rope to a tree, and the other... -
History of Slashdot, parts 2 and 3
Posted on October 17, 2007 | No CommentsSlashdot posted part three of the their history today. I missed part 2, so here is the link to both. History of Slashdot.org Part 2 History of Slashdot.org Part 3 -
Evolution and history of the computer interface, Macintosh style.
Posted on October 16, 2007 | No CommentsAppleinsider is my go to source for Mac news. What I really like about their articles are the in depth, historical explanations of Mac’s new OS features. Some places just... -
The passing of Roy Rosenzweig
Posted on October 16, 2007 | No CommentsThe Center for History and New Media has been profoundly solemn the past week. Our founder and director, Roy Rosenzweig, passed away last week. More about Roy can be read...