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Thursday, September 20
Wednesday, September 19
The End of America
by
dsoul
on September 19, 2007 06:56PM (PDT)
from the cover: ".... Naomi Wolf compels us to face the way our free America is under assault. She warns us -- with the straight-to-fellow-citizens urgency of one of Thomas Paine's revolutionary pamphlets -- that we have little time to lose if our children are to live in real freedom.Wolf shows that there are ten classic steps dictators or would-be dictators always take when they wish to close down an open society. Each of those ten steps is now underway in the United States Today."
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Whose Freedom?
by
dsoul
on September 19, 2007 03:47PM (PDT)
From the cover: "Since September 11, 2001, the Bush administration has relentlessly invoked the word "freedom." Al-Qaeda attacted us because "they hate our freedoms." The United States can strike preemptively because "freedom is on the march." Social Security should be privatized in order to protect individual freedoms.In Whose Freedom?, Lakoff surveys the political landscape and offers an essential map of the Republican battle that seeks to capture the hearts and minds of Americans -- and shows how progressives can fight to reinvigorate this most beloved of American political ideas."
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Monday, September 17
All my Books on Goodreads
by
dsoul
on September 17, 2007 03:52PM (PDT)
Saturday, September 15
Cybernetics Bookshelf
by
dsoul
on September 15, 2007 11:14PM (PDT)
As I noted elsewhere, I'm looking at using Goodreads as a catalog system for my fairly extensive library.... here's a widget courtesy of the Goodreads people that gives a taste of some (I've only entered about 800 so far) of the books in my collection, in this case those I've tagged with the term 'cybernetics'
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Goodreads
by
dsoul
on September 15, 2007 11:03PM (PDT)
I think I've finally found a web system to catalog the books in my library!
When I was part of the early beta testing for Ning, I had high hopes for that platform. Unfortunately, at least in my mind they gutted the search capability and moved from the idea of a multi app based platform to a social network more based on blog and forum technology... not doing either particularly well at first (but I admit that I haven't really given them a look since it became obvious that they were no longer actively moving in the direction I had so eagerly participated in during the beta days). When it finally became impossible to ignore facebook anymore (ok even then I didn't jump on board until the "web shaking news" they they had become an 'application platform) I signed up and tried some of the book/bookshelf/kibrary appications but found them pretty well to be toys not real applications. But just a few days ago another Tangler user pointed me towards "Goodreads" ... as you can see in the conversation below, I have adopted it and have rapidly been adding my books to it.... and it turns they do have a facebook widget (not the full application, but access can be given to it through facebook). Here's the conversation going on in Tangler about it (feel free to sign up to Tangler if you want to take active part in the conversation).
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Film That Changed You
by
dsoul
on September 15, 2007 09:17PM (PDT)
(feel free to join Tangler if you would like to take part in this conversation!)
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PangeaDay,
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Everday Heroes Every Day
by
dsoul
on September 15, 2007 09:10PM (PDT)
(feel free to join Tangler if you would like to join this conversation!)
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How the concept of Pangea Day came about
by
dsoul
on September 15, 2007 09:07PM (PDT)
(feel free to join Tangler if you would like to take part in this conversation!)
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PangeaDay,
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Jehane Noujaim: Ted Prize Winner (2006 Presentation)
by
dsoul
on September 15, 2007 09:04PM (PDT)
(please feel free to join Tangler if you would like to join in this conversation!)
more »
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What can we do as users of Tangler?
by
dsoul
on September 15, 2007 08:58PM (PDT)
(please feel free to join Tangler if you would like to join in this conversation!)
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Pangea Day: an introduction
by
dsoul
on September 15, 2007 08:32PM (PDT)
What is Pangea Day? according to their web site: Pangea day taps the power of film to strengthen tolerance and compassion while uniting millions of people to build a better future. In a world where people are often divided by borders, difference, and conflict, it's easy to lose sight of what we all have in commond. Pangea Day seeks to overcome that - to help people see themselves in others- through the power of film. On May 10, 2008 - Pangea Day - sites in New York City, Rio, London, Dharamsala, Cairo, Jerusalem, and Kigali will be videoconferenced live to produce a 4-hour program of powerful films, visionary speakers and uplifting music. The program will be broadcast live to the world through the internet, television, digital cinemas, and mobile phones. Of course, movies can't change the world. But the people who watch them can. So following May 10,2008, Pangea Day organizers will facilitate community-building activities around the world by connecting inspired viewers with numberous organizations which are already doing groundbreaking work. Be sure to watch the embedded video near the start of the Tangler Discussion for a powerful introduction to the concept! (of course you are welcome to join Tangler to join in this conversation!)
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PangeaDay,
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Thursday, September 6
Third Places of Learning - discussion on Tangler
by
dsoul
on September 6, 2007 11:30PM (PDT)
Where's Bric: What I'm Reading Now
by
dsoul
on September 6, 2007 11:18PM (PDT)
Data Visualization - some modern approaches
by
dsoul
on September 6, 2007 11:16PM (PDT)
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