links for 2009-02-14

Posted by Mark Belinsky on February 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

• Buffalo LinkStation™ Quad
  I want one. And not just because it's an amazing gizmo. I can easily run a film fest for social change off of one of these puppies. It would be like Footprints, the peace building documentary festival I held in the Caucasus last year, but cutting out some of the complications. Efficiency, scalability, mobility, sustainability, and sleek design. I'm beside myself.
  (tags: technology film equipment idea)
• Hands-On With Apple’s New iPhoto App
  User-friendly face recognition software coupled with location awareness. I'm already seeing a mash-up with flickr for a crawler that finds friends in other places. Or lovers in precarious situations. Or…
  (tags: surveillance photography)
• City Unveils Facebook Page to Encourage Condom Use
  Toys in Babeland – New York already launched its own condoms. Now it's promoting health and safety via social networking. Good that as the economy moves towards Keynes, the government isn't afraid to innovate.
  (tags: health sex newyorkcity Facebook)
• President Obama Inauguration: Words for How We Feel Now
  This a great project from inauguration where Emily Troutman asked to take pictures of people holding any one of 26 signs reading: Alive, Angry, Anxious, Awed, Believe, Curious, Dancer, Excited, Grateful, Happy, Hopeful, Human, Humble, Jealous, Joyful, Love, Obama, Patient, Proud, Ready, Scared, Skeptical, Tired, Together, Wonder, Worried. Added suggestions included Abomination, Indifferent, Justice, Peace, Peaceful, Change, Inspired. Ginsberg did better in choosing Dylan than she did in choosing the Killers, but otherwise this was a great way to see a historic event that words can barely describe.
  (tags: politics Obama visualization photography)

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