Author Archives: Kevin

YouTube – Single Ladies Devestation

In case anyone doesn’t think gender roles are created through enforcement by parents and others, watch this kid cry. I love the look his sister gives them, shut up and let us dance! YouTube – Single Ladies Devestation.

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Do psychopaths have a choice?

Scientists Disrupt Moral Reasoning With Magnets To The Skull – Brains – io9 Want to make somebody lose her belief that harming somebody else is wrong? All you have to do is hold a special magnet up to her head in the right place. Using a technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation – in which magnets [...]

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On the role of Information in the Universe and in Discourse

All of this research might be because I am not well informed enough about the nature of information in Quantum theory. But it may be that information works the same in discourse as it does in physics. Some forces increase it, others decrease it. Either way, this theory seems to support my thesis. Technology Review: [...]

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Eve Ensler: Embrace your inner girl | Video from TED.com

Wherein the creator of the Vagina Monologues clearly explains the whole gender thing I have to remind myself to let my inner girl out from time to time. I forget to feel.

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Unique Potential of New Media

Talk about allowing for greater collaboration! This video represents the efforts of hundreds of vocalists creating individual videos to make a virtual choir. via [kk.org]

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Lifestream Catch-up Post

Shared http://bluemandala.com/thematic/thematic-structure.html. Shared A Guide To Customizing The Thematic Theme Framework. Shared Custom Laptop & Macbook Messenger Bags by Brenthaven. Shared Purves Lab / See For Yourself. Posted kevinpratt checked in @ Clayton State University. Shared kevinpratt posted a photo @ Clayton State University. Here I am getting graduated! Only a few minutes now. – [...]

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Universities and Branding

Having spent time creating official and unofficial university publications for Clayton State University and Mercer University, I’ve found that it’s just no fun to talk to those in charge of the university’s logo. Even with the backing of a department, it can add weeks to the project just to get institutional approval. For this iPhone [...]

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No Man is an Island – On Open Source

So I want to make an iPhone app. With my limited coding skills, I always knew that the likelyhood of this happening wasn’t very high. I could, of course, get hip deep in code and piece my way though. I’ve done it before with wordpress themes, wikimedia preferences, and integrating different sets of software together. [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-18

SautĂ©ed eggplant with onions, peppers and honey. – Photo: http://bkite.com/21lrb # This dating stuff is hard. Find myself struggling to have patience. # I'm so excited! # Well if I can't sleep I might as well read for class. #

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Feature List – iPhone Library App

Core Features (done before the end of semester) Search and find books using the GSU catalog At least allow for title, author, keyword and isbn searches. Display catalog results in an iPhone friendly style Ensure that the call number is highly visible Be able to save books to a queue to be found later Display [...]

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    • Inception was good but the ending was predictable. 5 days ago
    • What's it called when you're bored not because there's nothing to do, but because ur not doing what you really want to be doing? 1 week ago
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