Learning with the Fang

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Entries from July 2008

Australian Broadband - Dumb and Dumber

July 29th, 2008 · No Comments

I think that broadband access to the web is the modern day equivalent of deep shipping lanes at city ports - kinda important for commerce trade and all that.
Two articles in today’s paper ‘The Australian, Tuesday July 29, 2008′ really got me down. ISPs’ co-operation crucial to federal blocks on child pornography and Big [...]

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Fun day of Learning - shooting with Rob Morrison

July 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Yesterday was one of those days that gives a glimpse of how much fun learning can be. My task was to get some video footage from the Centre of Expertise in Photonics at the University of Adelaide.

Rob Morrison (longtime fans of the curiosity show know who I mean) was engaged to take some footage and [...]

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OpenScience on latest Extraordinary podcast

July 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Dave has already posted yesterday’s chat about OpenScience for our Extraordinary Everyday Lives podcast. It was a beaut chat with Graham and Richard, unfortunately the cross-continental audio signals got a bit dodgey.
I’m hoping this conversation can continue - in a very scalable way.
Fang - Mike Seyfang

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VRM: to start a movement, eat a prune

July 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Since Dave (LifeKludger) Wallace and I recorded our last ExtraOrdinary podcast episode I have been thinking a lot about starting movements. Having seen a few come and go, I’m looking for patterns. It seems to me that a ‘common enemy’ or something to fight against can help. This reminds me of an old childhood expression [...]

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Today’s Graffiti with ‘Lasers’

July 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Bit o fun in the lab today.

Fang - Mike Seyfang

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