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  • Conceptual Suburbia: A Design Project Descends on Levittown – NYTimes.com

    Suburbia: What a concept by Allison Arieff.

    What what most tangible in Open House was the work that remained most invisible. The design team of EFGH (Hayley Eber and Frank Gesualdi) with Irina Chemyakova explored the potential benefits that changes to code, zoning and other regulatory modifications might have on the existing suburb. The things they proposed, much in keeping with the work of others spearheading the movement to rethink suburbia like Ellen Dunham-Jones, June Williamson and Galina Tachieva, included increasing density, retrofitting existing buildings for new uses, and experimenting with public/private space.

    These changes, along with residents’ inclination to improve their own communities, could lead to better models for future development. I’ve observed little glimmers of the possibilities in truly collaborative projects like Farmer D’s suburban agriculture communities in the southeastern United States, the Ainsworth Collective’s efforts to develop a sustainable neighborhood in Portland, Ore., or the livable community projects of the Dallas suburb Oak Cliff.

    Research for Project Kendall.

  • Autodesk 123D – from 3D Modeling to prototype

    Autodesk 123D.

    Autodesk is teaming up with two companies, Ponoko and Techshop to help everyday ‘makers’ produce products. Ponoko offers a service where people send their designs to the company, and the company will make the parts and send them back to the consumer for assembly.

    Wired enlightens us. via O’Reilly Radar.

  • USB stick PC – to introduce computer science to kids

    Competition for OLPC. Game developer David Braben creates a USB stick PC for $25 – Video Games Reviews, Cheats | Geek.com.

  • A.D. Barnes Park

    A.D. Barnes Park is a 65-acre park nestled in the heart of one of Miami’s busiest areas. The park is dedicated to and named after the first Director of the Parks and Recreation Department, who strongly believed recreation was important to the lives of every citizen in Miami-Dade County. Since its opening in 1977, the park has integrated activities that serve people with disabilities into its programming.

    The park is home to The Sense of Wonder Nature Center and Trail set within one of the few remaining Pine Rocklands in Miami-Dade County. As a result, it has become an “oasis” for migrating birds and, according to the National Audubon Society, is one of the best places to see birds in Miami. The Nature Center is also home to the Miami-Dade Fire Department’s Anti-Venom unit’s reptile collection. Whether it is snakes, birds, swimming, or just a day enjoying a sun drenched picnic, A.D. Barnes Park offers something for everyone!

    3401 SW 72 Ave.
    Miami, FL 33155
    305-665-1626

  • GNOME 3 released

     

    gnome3 desktop

     

    GNOME 3 | GNOME: The Free Software Desktop.  Try it via live images.

  • Calls to Artists: Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places – Zoo Miami

    Zoo Miami- Florida Exhibit Children’s Play Area and Zoo Entrance Plaza

    Application Deadline: March 31, 2011

    Budget: $1.2 million

     

  • Artists Mapping Miami – A Roundtable Discussion

    Artists Mapping Miami – A Roundtable Discussion

    Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 7 pm

    Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
    3251 South Miami Avenue

    Miami, FL  33129

     

    Visitors are invited to explore the Main House with Ernesto Oroza’s map from 6 – 7 pm.

     

    Miami is a city in constant flux, whose landscape is redefined every few years. In the context of Archetype Vizcaya, this roundtable invites several
    artists to present and discuss with the public their current projects on Miami and its shifting geographies.

     

    Participants include Kevin Arrow, Adler Guerrier, Nicolas Lobo, Gean Moreno, Ernesto Oroza, Dinorah de Jesús Rodriguez, Lara Stein Pardo and Cesar Trasobares.  Moderator: Flamina Gennari-Santori, Vizcaya’s Deputy Director for Collections and Curatorial Affairs

    Tickets $5; free for Members, Seniors and Students with ID.

    Archetype Vizcaya explores what happens when things are taken from their original context and given new purpose and meaning. Ernesto Oroza has created a “map” that invites visitors to discover things generally unseen. Through a provisional gallery on plexiglass, he challenges us to question what is original or authentic. And, in a compilation of amateur videos from the Web, Oroza shows how Vizcaya is “used” or appropriated by its visitors.

    Archetype Vizcaya is on view through May 29, 2011.

     

    For more information, please call 305-860-8423 or 305-250-9133.

  • Groklaw – SCEA vs.Hotz

    Groklaw – Hotz Ably Fights for His Motion to Dismiss – Tells Court SCEA’s Case Doesn’t Belong in CA.

    I am starting to follow this case.  very dramatic; a bit more interesting than Cariou vs. Prince.

    Hotz’s Reply to a SCEA motion

    The message that Sony Computer Entertainment America (“SCEA”) is conveying to George Hotz (“Mr. Hotz”) and the public is of great consequence. SCEA advocates and encourages the Court to accept that simply by connecting to the Internet, you are consenting to jurisdiction anywhere in the world. SCEA has taken advantage of these unfamiliar concepts in order to present the Court with misleading sets of facts and affidavits.

    Mr. Hotz is a 21-year-old individual who resides in New Jersey. He is not a multinational company, or even a company at all–he is just one person. He did not profit from his actions in question and he did not sell any circumvention devices. He is however, known for being a prodigy in the computer programming field. Mr. Hotz’s actions which gave rise to the controversy are simple: (1) Mr. Hotz published code he independent created (“Code”)(2) Mr. Hotz used the Code on his Playstation Computer, and (3) Mr. Hotz posted his findings on his personal blog.

    SCEA filed this action, claiming jurisdiction over Mr. Hotz is proper in California. SCEA then flooded the docket with affidavits from its lawyers and employees, offering ambiguous and misleading information. SCEA then indicated that it would undoubtedly confirm that jurisdiction in California is proper for Mr. Hotz through jurisdictional discovery. Now, after Mr. Hotz’s computer hard drives, and a graphing calculator have been impounded, and Mr. Hotz’ discovery responses have been timely submitted, SCEA still is unable to present evidence to refute the jurisdictional challenges asserted by Mr. Hotz. Instead, SCEA has only continued to flood the docket with dubious information, such as irrelevant hearsay blog postings filed under seal, and misleading affidavits from enigmatic employees with no explanations of the source of their personal knowledge.