dig   no comments

Posted at 11:07 pm in design


A little update.

Written by dig on January 20th, 2012

parents reward effective arguments   no comments

Posted at 4:43 pm in news

I like this story.

Allen says almost all parents and teenagers argue. But it’s the quality of the arguments that makes all the difference.

“We tell parents to think of those arguments not as nuisance but as a critical training ground,” he says. Such arguments, he says, are actually mini life lessons in how to disagree — a necessary skill later on in life with partners, friends and colleagues on the job.

Teens should be rewarded when arguing calmly and persuasively and not when they indulge in yelling, whining, threats or insults, he says.

In Allen’s study, 157 13-year-olds were videotaped describing their biggest disagreement with their parents. The most common arguments were over grades, chores, money and friends. The tape was then played for both parent and teen.

And so.

Effective arguing acted as something of an inoculation against negative peer pressure. Kids who felt confident to express themselves to their parents also felt confident being honest with their friends.

Written by dig on January 4th, 2012

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[music] j dilla, black star aretha   no comments

Posted at 4:11 pm in music

Quest speaks on J Dilla’s production skills.

Black Star will release a mixtape, Black Star Aretha. They were recently on Fallon’s show.

Written by dig on January 4th, 2012

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Scribus 1.4.0   no comments

Posted at 7:05 am in design,open source,tools

…released;  I’ll be designing a few book/zine/print projects, this year. (wiki.scribus.net)

Written by dig on January 2nd, 2012

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swtor – early access   no comments

Posted at 1:32 pm in games,Uncategorized

swtor

Right.

Written by dig on December 15th, 2011

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videos – shabazz palaces, mostly   no comments

Posted at 10:14 am in video

Shabazz Palaces – Black Up (OFFICIAL ALBUM SHORT FILM/VIDEO); via oka.


Shabazz Palaces – Belhaven Meridian
Director: Kahlil Joseph
Photography: Matthew J. Lloyd
Produced by What Matters Most
Filmed in Watts, California


Kahlil Joseph
Matthew J. Lloyd
Shot on location in Seattle, WA

Written by dig on December 7th, 2011

the sky   no comments

Posted at 7:13 pm in art,open source,video,youtube

a year-long time-lapse study of the sky. A camera installed on the roof of the Exploratorium museum in San Francisco captured an image of the sky every 10 seconds.

The rig used.

Funded via kickstarter.

murphlab

Written by dig on November 16th, 2011

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