links for 2010-03-23

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Joe

(from @JamesJanega) @JoeGermuska I agree on the video. Using a Flip video. Plus: SUPER CONVENIENT. Minus: No mike jack. I just want a mike jack! (in reply to this tweet)
(from @skyfullofbacon) 11-yo picks up bio of Louis Armstrong. Dad thinks it will inspire trumpet lessons. 10 pages in: “Dad, what’s a pimp?”
@me3dia the perfect food for the next @gapersblock event (in reply to this tweet)
@JamesJanega Utterly unconvinced that Tiger Woods belongs on the front page. #TribNation Also, you need better miking for yr video. (in reply to this tweet)
(from @anselm) one day in the post apocalyptic future – in a time of need – the cockroach king will offer me safe passage
(from @ignotus_mago) @JoeGermuska I walk by Vosges ev Fri, but urge 4 bacon + choco has not hit me. Chipotle choco, if u want smoke. (in reply to this tweet)
(from @jennkloc) @JoeGermuska WHAT is bacon caramel? That sounds…really icky…
I’d take these if you need to get me an easter gift. http://j.mp/cwSZr0
Personal history is awesome! RT @ignotus_mago My father’s letter from Buchenwald, May 15, 1945, 3rd army med. corps: http://bit.ly/9PjhyI
Yes, @GOPBoehner is a fake account. I should refrain from stoking the rage. @onyxfish @harrisj @andymboyle
(from @onyxfish) @harrisj @andymboyle @joegermuska Its def. a fake account. He has a verified account. So yes, though I stand by my “Wow”. :-) (in reply to this tweet)
(from @andymboyle) @harrisj @onyxfish @JoeGermuska NO. IT’S A PERSON FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM. #allcapsdenotestruth (in reply to this tweet)
(from @harrisj) @onyxfish @JoeGermuska you guys know that is probably a fake account? (in reply to this tweet)
(from @onyxfish) @JoeGermuska Wow. Just wow, Joe. (in reply to this tweet)
RT @GOPBoehner So this is how Soviet America begins. The Dems are the REDS–the real Americans are the WHITES. Tomorrow, we reenact 1918!

links for 2010-03-22

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Joe

“how much should the audience indulge the performer?” @koranteng on Erykah Badu http://j.mp/9vUOi1 “someone should hip her to Poly-Rhythmo”
@onyxfish Depends upon the nature of the crime. In general, I think immediacy is overrated. (in reply to this tweet)

links for 2010-03-21

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Joe

Emory University Saves Rushdie’s Digital Data – NYTimes.com

“Archivists are finding themselves trying to fend off digital extinction at the same time that they are puzzling through questions about what to save, how to save it and how to make that material accessible.”

(tags: libraries archiving salman_rushdie via:twitter=gravesle)

(sources: Twitter user @gravesle (Leigh Graves Wolf))
Elgan: Why iGroups is coming to an iPhone near you

“The whole ad hoc group formation approach indicates that Apple understands the core value of social networking: exclusion. Let me explain.”

(tags: iphone socialnetworking)
(from @jsb) @JoeGermuska its all about real fake in 2010. (in reply to this tweet)
Nestle’s brave Facebook flop – How the World Works – Salon.com

“Faced with an angry mob, a functionary commits, then apologizes for, the ultimate P.R. sin — acting human.”`

(tags: socialmedia flub)
readng about Politico’s postng unverified memo http://j.mp/bs0Uvi hearng http://j.mp/d76Bxq on false photography via @jsb Brave new world!

links for 2010-03-20

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Joe

Cardboard Record Sleeve Doubles as Record Player – Cardboard record player – Gizmodo

“This is pure genius: Audio engineering company GGRP Sound sent a 45rpm record in a corrugated cardboard sleeve that doubles as a record player. You can put it together one single step.”

(tags: diy music gadget packaging via:twitter=georgeaye)

(sources: Twitter user @georgeaye (George Aye))
(from @restructures) @JoeGermuska Yet Krugman lies when he claims the current hcr bill will fix it: http://bit.ly/8XqrYk (in reply to this tweet)
“It’s not demonizing insurers to describe what they actually do.” http://j.mp/96pHGE
@msprolix Down Home Music in El Cerrito. Tops in not only folk, blues, bluegrass but great soul, early rock and world music. (in reply to this tweet)
Exhibition of 49th Ward Participatory Budgeting proposals opens at Mess Hall 6932 N. Glenwood this Sun 6-10 pm thru 4/10 http://j.mp/5nkbwA
@MattH I don’t know of a full list, but this recent email to the Sunlight Labs google group has six cities http://j.mp/94fC5T missing A2! (in reply to this tweet)

links for 2010-03-19

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Joe

(from @karitas) what an amazing day, lots of support from the likes of @dkrumlauf @joegermuska @dmaguigad @ntenhross and @peterscampbell! #UBERgratitude !
(from @MattH) @vielmetti @joegermuska do you know of a list of cities with online data catalogs a la A2, SF, etc.?
(from @bwwhite) @JoeGermuska That article was awesome! Bookmarked for all the bands I have to look into now :) (in reply to this tweet)
@manminusone to be honest, I saw quite a few. (in reply to this tweet)
For @bwwhite: “The Man Behind the Metal” http://bit.ly/d1VkQi
(from @karitas) Major gratitude to @JoeGermuska for his support in getting me to #10ntc, you rock!!
(from @anselm) Hurrah! All systems nomnomnominal!
Hey, @zachlieberman is featured on today’s @veryshortlist http://j.mp/bpONaB
@LCucinotta Sorry we didn’t get more chance to chat, but glad you could join us! (in reply to this tweet)
(from @LCucinotta) @JoeGermuska it was so nice meeting you at #sxsw – Whip In was such a yummy last night dinner :)

links for 2010-03-18

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Joe

(from @aliciaeler) Dorothy, we’re not in Austin anymore. No one is checking in on Gowalla or Foursquare…or frantically looking for an outlet. #sxswi
(from @aliciaeler) Ending SXSWI with @joegermuska at the @amoamuseumofart (@ Austin Museum of Art w/ @joegermuska) http://4sq.com/4TmLhR
Going out in style at @gourdough ‘s http://yfrog.com/jwakoij http://yfrog.com/3ota0vj
(from @dschleifer) In Mumbai watching an IPL cricket match at a pub.
(from @fontmatt) Bagger at Jewel says, “Happy St. Patrick’s Day.” Then, “Are you Irish?” Was he going to take it back?

links for 2010-03-17

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Joe

(from @justinmassa) RT @JoeGermuska Jim DeRogatis lays out the Monday night Millennium Park concert series. Looks awesome. http://bit.ly/arNNhJ h/t @srobbin
(from @caffrin) @JoeGermuska @srobbin The sound you hear is my brain breaking due to excitement. The Books! Besnard Lakes! She&Him! Caribou! Kid fn’ Sister!
Jim DeRogatis lays out the Monday night Millennium Park concert series. Looks awesome. http://bit.ly/arNNhJ h/t @srobbin
I’m at Vampire At Hampton Inn in Austin, TX http://gowal.la/s/4HGP
(from @aliciaeler) I’m playing Werewolf! RT @JoeGermuska people at #sxsw Werewolf at Hampton Inn 2nd flr 9:30ish w/@santheo @srobbin @chchronicbabe @samfelder
BTW that accidental public DM goes out to all good people at #sxsw Werewolf at Hampton Inn 2nd flr 9:30ish w/@santheo @srobbin and the like
With delicious indian food and a mind blowing array of beers, how can I not love Whip In in Austin? I had a great pulled pork/mango panaani.
Sweet. Feel free to bring good people.
RT @patricking @JoeGermuska would like to help. I’m at a phase in my relationship w/the city where loving it = building it. #cityisaplatform
RT @patricking @JoeGermuska would like to help. I’m at a phase in my relationship w/the city where loving it = building it. #cityisaplatform
RT @Weegee “The millennials are the best behaved generation in history.” — @bruces #sxswi #brucesterling
@MetaGrrrl I don’t think sound engineers can rescue these cavernous rooms. I semi-boycott panels in Hilton #sxsw (in reply to this tweet)
“cheapness and scuzziness as a way to attain responsiveness” -@michalmigurski #mbsp
“Physical formats are also perceptual formats” -@stml #mbsp
(from @paigesaez) We have broken your business now we want your machines #mbsp
#mbsp Walking Papers http://j.mp/aWlvzN by @migurski is thrilllingly clever and inspirational
James Bridle (@stml): one thing digital hasn’t managed to do very well is souvenirs #mbsp
RT @kendall If *every* Fedex pkg can go thru a central facility in Memphis, why can’t we build robust scalable centralized software systems?
RT @santheo @hudonnoodles ‘s incredible cupcake sandwich technique at @heycupcakeatx http://yfrog.com/12wghdj
(from @hastac) As it should be :) @JoeGermuska like to help. I’m @ a phase in my relationship w/ the city where loving it=building it. #cityisaplatform -md
(from @patricking) @JoeGermuska would like to help. I’m at a phase in my relationship with the city where loving it = building it. #cityisaplatform (in reply to this tweet)
(from @alexfield) Craig Newmark blog post listing implemented ideas from Manor Labs http://j.mp/aibmN0 #cityisaplatform (via @JoeGermuska)
@patricking we’re working on that at Open Gov Chicago #cityisaplatform (in reply to this tweet)
Craig Newmark blog post listing implemented ideas from Manor Labs http://j.mp/aibmN0 #cityisaplatform
#cityasaplatform Manor Labs Innovation Market for civic improvement ideas is awfully cool. Which city will implemnt next? http://j.mp/cc8vXk
(from @hastac) RT @JoeGermuska: #cityisaplatform blog post by @urbanophile http://j.mp/a5m4sW -md
(from @anselm) @JoeGermuska my former employer @meedan was funded by IBM for a couple of years and @immerito was my counterpart on the IBM side :-) (in reply to this tweet)
(from @esinclai) Stealing the projector placement from @joegermuska in #cityisaplatform http://sitby.us/2688/
(from @jackexmachina) Both sound cool! @JoeGermuska …panels today: “The City is a Platform” http://j.mp/cNMjMq & “Maps, Books, Spimes, Paper” http://j.mp/cNo7Ee

links for 2010-03-16

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Joe

(from @bwwhite) #20×2 is the most exciting event I attended at #SXSWi. You should really check out 20×2.org Thanks to @joegermuska for bringing me along
(from @aliciaeler) Go @chronicbabe! (@ 20X2 v10.0 Who Loves Ya Baby? (@theghostroom) w/ @joegermuska) http://4sq.com/cqwCGl
Wow. Really great charcuterie from Salt and Time and beer from Head First. You should be at Space on Sixth. #sxsw
(from @esinclai) @JoeGermuska like Hot Links? Be still my heart! (in reply to this tweet)
(from @srobbin) @JoeGermuska How on earth can you think of sausages, post-Frank’s? (in reply to this tweet)
Heading to Space on Sixth for beer and sausages.
(from @A_L) glad i skipped the keynote http://j.mp/bgGG7D in favor of lunch with @joegermuska, @chronicbabe, @srobbin etc.#sxsw
RT @gapersblock (via @goto2040) As of today, people can watch Chicago City Council meetings online http://dlvr.it/DJcl
Non-tech mom & 11-yr old daughter’s documentation one of most useful contributions to #crisiscamp : everyone can contribute.
(from @jesshopp) If my civil war musical history joke/pun in Gossip Wolf conflating James Brown’s body and “John Browns Body” gets cut, i’m biting someone.
(from @santheo) OH: “Take my wi-fi, please.” #scottsaidit
(from @anselm) @wherecamp day. Sitting in @joegermuska ‘s hotel room at SXSW workin. If you’re interested in posting to blog.wherecamp.org please ping me!
(from @santheo) Lunch: @kevinmhoffman, @srobbin, @jskin, @blastcap, @cowpiesurprise, @dourone, @samfelder, @smwat, @hudonnoodles, @chronicbabe, @joegermuska
(from @jessykate) ooooo check out http://mathoverflow.net, “A place for mathematicians to ask and answer questions.” (via @peretzp)
RT @chronicbabe getting excited to perform at @20×2 in a few hours. promise it will be fun! #20×2 #sxsw
(from @dansinker) @JoeGermuska you win ’cause I had to look up “neologism” (in reply to this tweet)
@dansinker I’m generally in favor of neologism, but I don’t think I can get behind “podule” (in reply to this tweet)
Panel on documentary film in digital world very good but more on changes in distribution than in storytelling. Would like more on latter.
(from @cinnachick) Creating final list of edits for my Everything Cast-Iron Cookbook, due out June 18th. almost finished
I can tell this is really a film panel because the moderator didn’t know how to read @nanook out loud; also, no hashtag announced.
I agree with the 57% of Iowans who said (in 1985) that “front porch swings should be brought back” http://harpers.org/x/1985/9/36
sitting front and center for “What Does Documentary History Look Like in an Interactive World?” http://sitby.us/7814/
(from @paulsmith) @JoeGermuska http://info.cern.ch/ went live in May 1990, so if you’re a decade pendant I *guess* you could argue that was the late ‘80s … (in reply to this tweet)
was torn between Future of Context and Open Science but horrible acoustics in Hilton H turned me off, I’ll just read http://j.mp/afOPrl
Mashable: “considering how websites looked back in the late ’80s” WTF? http://j.mp/9fG6RD
(from @LiveAustin) Through the Wire » links for 2010-03-15: (from @justinmassa) @JoeGermuska who’s playing? (in reply to this tweet)…. http://bit.ly/brKNM4

links for 2010-03-15

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Joe

(from @justinmassa) @JoeGermuska who’s playing? (in reply to this tweet)
(from @becw) sweet potato, tempeh pot pie, lemon meringue, raspberry-blueberry, strawberry rhubarb, 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716… #piday
(from @srobbin) @samfelder just haggled for a tin on Altoids, in real-time, socially. They’re now in his pants.
(from @jennkloc) @JoeGermuska super jealous! are you going to be in Austin all week? (in reply to this tweet)
Austin City Limits http://yfrog.com/j9ahqj
(from @chronicbabe) 100% fun dinner w/ @jskin @sh @srobbin @kathrynyu @joegermuska @samfelder @blastcap @azaaza and more faboo people #sxsw
I’m at PBS Party in Austin, TX http://gowal.la/s/4rEd
(from @samfelder) Consensus: The future is pre-cog realtime social pants… in the cloud
I enthusiastically endorse the onion rings (and the burger and most everything) at Peche in Austin TX
(from @samfelder) OH: those scallops are so good they have jazz hands (@ Peche w/ @joegermuska) http://4sq.com/clUgrP
I’m at Peche in Austin, TX http://gowal.la/s/3whX
(from @meganmally) RT @JoeGermuska: Pretty funny. How many “design thinkers” does it take to change a compact flourescent lightbulb? #savetheworld #sxsw
(from @TPapi) RT @JoeGermuska: How many "design thinkers" does it take to change a compact flourescent lightbulb? #savetheworld #sxsw
How many “design thinkers” does it take to change a compact flourescent lightbulb? #savetheworld #sxsw
(from @jsb) “A giant heart of gold inside an irascible Chicago guy.” @joegermuska explains @juggernautco. #sxsw
Librarian question about citations and permanence is where news standards would be most valuable #newsfuture
@A_L I get the appeal of that HTML-like news “standards” but think business concerns make the analogy a bit strained #newsfuture (in reply to this tweet)
(from @jsb) @JoeGermuska had I known you were available I woulda brought @olivekaterina (in reply to this tweet)
Babysitting @ezrastanley while @santheo and @sarahweisz prep their #sxsw panel
Apologies for all that Gowalla noise. Didn’t notice it was still tweeting updates.

links for 2010-03-13

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Joe

(from @unruthless) @JoeGermuska Nice to meet you earlier this evening at #breakbreadforbrad! Thx for introducing me around. Would love to stay in touch.
(from @harper) Come hang out with @joi and friends. (specifically @jsb) (@ Club De Ville w/ @joegermuska @kellan) http://4sq.com/62W3Wo
(from @onyxfish) @brianboyer @ryanmark @joegermuska Woot! Good job guys!
(from @brianboyer) Sorry the folks who did the real work aren’t here. Congrats: Jackson, Marx & @joegermuska. http://yfrog.com/1aej5j http://yfrog.com/896tpj
RT @cjoh The Transparency Jobs Package continues to expand. Up to 10 great jobs with a great purpose: http://transparencyjobs.com/jobs/
Sitting by projector for #incodewetrust featuring @noneck and @kachok http://sitby.us/0553/
@foglio I think you might be interested in “The City is a Platform” http://sitby.us/event/2688/
Nice spontaneous meetup at Annie’s w/@dkrumlauf @nurturegirl @foglio Thanks to @Rachelannyes for tweet-tipoff.
(from @jsb) Inordinate number of guitars, moustaches and philip k. Dick novels on @southwestair 1146 mdw-> Aus.
(from @levistahl) On the L this morning, a nurse talking to a friend shouted PINK FROTHY SPUTUM! four times. It was 6 AM. Not that 6 PM would be OK, mind you.

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