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links for 2009-06-30

• YouTube Stats
  "In mid-2007, six hours of video were uploaded to YouTube every minute. Then it grew to eight hours per minute, then 10, then 13. In January of this year, it became 15 hours of video uploaded every minute, the equivalent of Hollywood releasing over 86,000 new full-length movies into theaters each week."
  (tags: videos statistics youtube)

links for 2009-06-29

• There, I Fixed It. | Aqui está, consertei.
  LET: Pequenos consertos do dia-a-dia fantásticos! || Amazing everyday fix! via MAKE Magazine blog
  (tags: creativity criatividade)

links for 2009-06-28

• Heavy Metal addiction?
  "A Swedish heavy metal fan has had his musical preferences officially classified as a disability. The results of a psychological analysis enable the metal lover to supplement his income with state benefits."
  (tags: sweden metal worthless+nanny+state+organizations)
• Rob's Transformers 2 F.A.Q.s!
  PG: A must-read after watching the movie.
  (tags: transformers movies review)
• Crêpes Cake with Chocolate Meringue Frosting | Bolo de crepe!
  LET: Olha que delícia! || This looks delicious!
  (tags: receitas recipes cake bolo)

Catching Up On Flickr

Yes, I know I'm way behind on my Flickr updates. I still, for example, haven't uploaded my pics from our Hong Kong trip or Rogerio and Alana's wedding. I'll get to those soon, I hope.

But I did get a lot done today. Flickr's servers are probably melting from the strain.

• Flourish 2009: This is a conference dedicated to open-source software such as Linux, which is the computer operating system I use at home. Leticia and I volunteer our graphic design and marketing assistance, respectively.
• Mesh 2009: This is Canada's premier conference discussing new and emerging media. I gave a talk about corporate online citizenship, called "Managing Personas Online."
• Opening of the Art Institute's new Modern Wing: This is pretty amazing. I can't wait to go back.
• Disney Parks, Orlando: You can watch all 300 of these photos, or take them in park-by-park.
• • Animal Kingdom
  • Epcot Center
  • Disney Hollywood Studios
  • Magic Kingdom

• Edelman 3rd Annual New Media Academic Summit: Every year since 2007, Edelman has hosted a two-day conference with communications, journalism, and business professors from around the U.S.... and the world! This year, my colleagues and I led an intensive five-hour seminar, ending with a live talk show that went out over the Internet. These pictures were taken by Dr. Dennis Wilcox, PR prof at San Jose State University.

links for 2009-06-24

• The Man Who Saved the World...By Doing Nothing
  "Accounts vary, as the facts of historical events often become jumbled over the years. What we believe we know for fact, if there is such a thing in history, is that there was a man in a bunker whose inaction saved the world from a full scale nuclear war. His name is Stanislav Petrov, he was a lieutenant colonel in the Soviet Air Defence Forces."
  (tags: history war russia cold+war)

links for 2009-06-23

• Teachers Kill Time on Your Dime in Rubber Rooms
  "Ever wonder why we spend more and more and more on education, and yet kids keep learning less?"
  (tags: politics opinion education worthless+nanny+state+organizations)
• Priorities | Prioridades
  LET: Quais são as suas prioridades? || What are your priorities?
• Ateliê do Lixo | Garbage studio
  LET: Otimo trabalho vindo de Brasilia, Brasil. || Cool work from Brasilia, Brazil.
  (tags: art artesanato arte sucata recycled)

links for 2009-06-22

• Scientists capture the first image of memories being made
  PG: And, yet, you'll still lose your keys.
  (tags: memory brain science medicine)
• He's Barack Obama
  PG: Wow... This was good. Note the visual gag jokes about his ears.
  (tags: politics humor barack+obama videos)

links for 2009-06-19

• Taxpayer's Guide to the Stimulus
  "Reason Foundation’s Taxpayer’s Guide to the Stimulus breaks down each section of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to explain just how all that money is being spent, who is spending it, and what the whole stimulus means in layman's terms."
  (tags: stimulus)

links for 2009-06-18

• Harvard Study Finds Weaker Copyright Protection Has Benefited Society
  "Economists Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Koleman Strumpf have just released a new Harvard Business School working paper called File Sharing and Copyright that raises some important points about file sharing, copyright, and the net benefits to society."
  (tags: copyright law)
• #iranelection - a set on Flickr
  PG: What you likely won't see in the mainstream media... (Hat-tip: Richard Funcheon)
  (tags: politics media flickr photography iran)

links for 2009-06-17

• Ahmadinijad sucks at Photoshop
  "The crowd in this pro-Ahmadinijad rally appears to have been clone-tool enhanced."
  (tags: politics photoshop iran)
• Teenager to sue over 56-star facial tattoo || Adolecente entra com um processo por causa de tatuagem no rosto com 56 estrelas.
  Hat tip: Adam Schokora
  (tags: tatoo Tatuagem)