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Sci-fi Sunday with Visions of Science

by liam | May 4, 2008 | education, literacy

Today is going to be a good day. The sun is shining and I have several great science fiction stories to read. They’re all part of the Visions of Science Imagine 2008 young writers competition and I have the honour of being one of the competition judges. What is...

links for 2008-05-03

by liam | May 3, 2008 | weekly feedings

Canadians to be shut out from online movie downloads? “Legitimate online video services have already been slow in coming to Canada, but because of download limits being imposed by the country’s major internet service providers, they may never really get...

links for 2008-05-01

by liam | May 1, 2008 | weekly feedings

Net Neutrality explained in 10 minutes If you’re reading this, then you like the internet. Let’s stop it from becoming TV. (tags: netneutrality freedom neutrality video Internet net politics media) You might also enjoy: links for 2008-05-03 links for...

Connecting with educators in RezEd

by liam | Apr 27, 2008 | education, gaming, literacy, media, virtual worlds

With the arrival of ning.com, creating social networks is as easy as creating an email account. I find places like Facebook too broad in their focus for an online network. Same with LinkedIn (although as more people are joining linkedin and find me, a cohesive network...

Putting on my Second Skin

by liam | Apr 23, 2008 | gaming, life, media, virtual worlds

Writing this as I run out the door: Heading out to finally see the totally cool looking new documentary, Second Skin as part of Toronto’s equally cool Hot Docs festival. After that, I’m meeting with the star of the film (okay, he’s got a 15 second...