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Saturday, December 13, 2008 - 11:20 AM

An interesting post-typographical innovation...

Free EcoFont uses up to 20% less ink.
Results vary font size 9 or 10 is best depending on
your software and the quality of your screen...
Best for OpenOffice on Mac, PC, or Linux.
Distributed under GPL and based upon Bitstream Vera...

VeraSansSpecimen.svg by Sun Ladder
CC-BY-SA 3.0 & GDFL

Also check out some new forges on the top right column... : )
BioForge, Digital Commons, Media Commons, Moving Images, Open GoogleCode, RubyForge,
ScienceCommons, ScientificCommons, Software Archive, SourceForge, WikiSpecies

Projects: interoperable across metasociocultural gambits...

Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 10:20 AM

[download browser]

manage • track • update
social networks • friends • photos • sharing
blog editor • webmail • favorites • search
detect • drag-n-drop • subscribe • media • feeds • reader • more

Firefox 3 architecture
easier • faster • safer • free • open source

Flock Eco-Edition

[browser also includes]

Projects: Online..... Ecology... Games... Innovation... Learning... Media...

Monday, March 31, 2008 - 06:20 PM

MIT Press Journals has recently published (under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works Unported 3.0 license) a series on Digital Media & Learning, definitely worth examining "...the effect of digital media tools on how people learn, network, communicate, and play, and how growing up with these tools may affect peoples sense of self, how they express themselves, and their ability to learn, exercise judgment, and think systematically..."

Read the complete creative commons'd, free & open access editions . . .

Digital Youth, Innovation, and the Unexpected

Digital Youth, Innovation, & the Unexpected
(cc) Edited by Tara McPherson, Associate Professor, School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California.
How emergent practices and developments in young people's digital media can result in technological innovation or lead to unintended learning experiences and unanticipated social encounters.

Youth, Identity, & Digital Media
(cc) Edited by David Buckingham, Professor, Institute of Education, London University.
Contributors discuss how growing up in a world saturated with digital media affects the development of young people's individual and social identities.

Projects: Re-Re-Archiving Sundog & Re-Remixing Crossroads of Hope

Monday, December 31, 2007 - 12:00 AM

" R E - R E M I X "
Imaginify 'synchron'icity
This happened by coincidence !

(0º) CLICK ABOVE IMAGINAL IMAGE

" R E - R E - A R C H I V E "
Imaginify 'synchron'ization
This simply happened !

"Cowley-Vädersolstavlan-HaloSim-stockholm38"
A HaloSim ray tracing calculation of the sky over Stockholm on April 21, 1535
Produced by Les Cowley, 25 February 2008, GNU Free Documentation license

"Vädersolstavlan" ("The Sun Dog Painting") by Urban målare, 1535
Copy by Jacob Heinrich Elbfas at Storkyrkan in Stockholm, Sweden, 1636
1998-1999 restoration, Public Domain

Projects: PLEASE GIFT, SHARE . . . AND HAVE A GREAT SUMMER ! ! !

Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 10:46 PM

"Net Art" also known as "Software Art"

Image: "Jackson_Pollock_by_Miltos_Manetas" by Amalyah Keshet, 2006
Software Remix: "JacksonPollock.org" by Miltos Manetas, 2003
Software: "Splatter" by Michal Migurski & re-elaborated by Iashido, 2003
CC Atttribution Non-Commerical Share-Alike 2.5 License

"Jackson Pollock painting "One: Number 31, 1950" at the Museum of Modern Art", 2007
Image: "Pollock31.jpg" by Americasroof (wikipedia)
CC Attribution Share-Alike License version 2.5

Projects: Santa Barbara: Art, Science and Community: Analog & Digital Unite

Sunday, January 21, 2007 - 01:52 PM

Come support this event and Help... Heal The Ocean!
The ocean can no longer be used as a dump!

Course of Action: instead of lobbying the government for action on ocean-pollution issues, we study the problem ourselves and recommend practical solutions. We undertake scientific studies to identify sources of pollution - from leaking sewer pipes, offshore sewage disposal, leaking coastal landfills or septic systems.

They test for viruses in the ocean, creeks and groundwater to determine if human sources of pollution are present, and what are the likely sources. In cooperation with Santa Barbara County, Heal the Ocean pioneered both the use of environmental DNA testing and virus testing in the local area.

Projects: "...a source of comfort to all of us who love good farming and good food"

Sunday, August 13, 2006 - 12:55 AM

Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA, is aimed at both increasing the quality of food and the quality of care given the land, plants and animals ¬ñ while substantially reducing potential food losses and financial risks for the producers. Fairview Gardens was the second farm on the West Coast to offer a CSA.

The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is a California non-profit organization that was established in 1997 to preserve and operate Fairview Gardens. Founded in 1895, the historic Fairview Gardens is considered by some to be the oldest organic farm in southern California, and is now preserved in perpetuity through an agricultural conservation easement.

The Center's mission is to preserve the agricultural heritage of this 100-year-old farm; provide the local community with fresh, chemical-free fruits and vegetables; demonstrate the economic viability of sustainable agricultural methods for small farm operations; research and interpret the connections between food, land, and community well being; and nurture the human spirit through educational programs and public outreach both on and off the farm.

Fairview Gardens offers a "hands on" apprenticeship program, in which apprentices work side-by-side with our field and marketing staff to learn the art and craft of farming through direct experience and observation.

Apprentices are encouraged to keep a journal of their observations and questions and meet regularly with the farm management staff for more formal instruction and guidance. The classes, workshops and other educational programs offered at the farm are available to apprentices at no charge. While the demands of the farm are our first priority, we direct apprentices towards materials, projects, and visits that can round out their experience here.

Certified Organic by Guaranteed Organic Certification Agency, 760-731-0496

"It maybe when we no longer know what to do, We have come to our real work, And that when we no longer know which way to go, We have begun our real journey."
--Wendell Berry, philosopher, poet, essayist, farmer, novelist, and social activist.

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