(from @brianboyer) @kleinmatic @onemoreryan @jduckles @wmhartnett Thanks for the kind words. @JoeGermuska and @ryanmark deserve most of the credit.
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September 29th, 2009
WNUR Conference of the Birds 2009-09-29
“Conference of the Birds” is my weekly radio program on WNUR-FM. It airs on Tuesdays from 5-7:30 am Chicago time (UTC-6). And, of course, when technology cooperates, you can just come here for the archives.
This week’s show starts off with a bunch of stuff from the Downtown New York jazz scene, including two albums from [...]
September 29th, 2009
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Who’ll feed meters that go away? | Crain’s Chicago Business
“At least a few developers have been told by city officials that they would have to pay the private operator, a venture led by New York investment bank Morgan Stanley, for lost revenue from removed meters. The payments would amount to 75 years’ worth of meter [...]
September 27th, 2009
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academhack » Blog Archive » The University and the Future of Knowledge
“Faced with the transformation of the digital, the newspaper industry chose to protect a business model rather than preserve its social function… My fear is that the universities are making the same mistake.”
(tags: education internet future)
The School Issue – Junior High [...]
September 26th, 2009
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(from @jrep) @JoeGermuska you have some pretty clever followers! (in reply to this tweet)
Opposites of gorilla: FOSS•allirog•noodle•allegory•ladybug•marmoset•snail•magilla•Cheneyrilla•stoprilla Thank you for playing!
(from @jackomatik) @JoeGermuska Marmoset! (in reply to this tweet)
(from @SConner) @JoeGermuska “ladybug”? (in reply to this tweet)
(from @wardepartment) @JoeGermuska Noodle?
(from @jrep) @JoeGermuska FOSS (in reply to this tweet)
quick. What is the opposite of “gorilla”?
(from @sarahconner) [...]
September 25th, 2009
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(from @writermgb) So, so glad to get great news from Fort Wayne and @joegermuska. Thanks Joe for keeping us updated, we’re thinking of you guys!
Whoops, I did it again. My track for Out of Five #184 http://bit.ly/Y1kcc is from @bombacharger (and it’s awesome)
Group mix Out of 5 #184 is out http://bit.ly/Y1kcc This one features our [...]
September 24th, 2009
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(from @johnperrybarlow) You think you’re thinking, but, in fact, you only think you’re thinking.
@weightshift A missed connection! That’s awesome. Can I read it somewhere? Congrats on 5 yrs and I hope to meet @treesquirrel one day… (in reply to this tweet)
(from @barrywellman) RT @aaron_w_smith “Rebunk”: to bring back a myth, lie, or urban legend as [...]
September 23rd, 2009
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(from @peeweeherman) Pee-wee Herman is a trending topic? I know I am but what are you? Follow me @peeweeherman
Rep. Alan Grayson turns to crowdsourcing to document fraudulent gov’t contractors http://bit.ly/LOP31 #usbill #hr3571
Moserware: A Stick Figure Guide to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
“I’ve got a better-than-Cinderella storoy as I made my way to become king of the [...]
September 22nd, 2009
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.@bycoffe My bad. Those files aren’t in the EveryBlock drop I downloaded when it was announced, and I haven’t looked again. (in reply to this tweet)
(from @bycoffe) @JoeGermuska What about http://bit.ly/3dCmn and http://bit.ly/XuSLz ? (in reply to this tweet)
@brianboyer What’s not in the EveryBlock code is specific scraper applications like Chicago crimes or restaurant inspections. [...]
September 21st, 2009
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just voted “Yes” on “”Obama calls Kanye West a jackass” – Acceptable?” vote too ➔ http://bit.ly/3U6EU0
Ben Joravsky, Tool of the Man | Politics | Chicago Reader
“It was bizarre—after years of writing about the underdog reformer types who’d get throttled by Longo and his lot, I sat there listening to them vent for more than two [...]