Boubacar Diabaté Tribute at Kola Note
Just found out that I’ll be playing tonight with Dakan. Several members of Montreal’s African music scene are playing tonight in honour of the late Boubacar Diabaté, who has been an influential figure...
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Whaddaday!
Started out the usual way, with emails and blogs. But then moved into very diverse and unique activities. Went to a workshop on the game Guitar Hero, organised by GameCode and Ludiciné. Stimulating...
View ArticlePerformance, Expertise, Ingenuity
Wow! Haven’t read Dr. Atul Gawande’s Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance yet, but from an interview with Gawande on the Science Talk Podcast, it seems that his “systems” approach to his field is...
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Playfully Noted
Got a number of things about which I want to blog. Many of them in notes/outline form. Might have to wait a bit. But one thing which keeps coming up is the notion of playfulness. Been blogging about it...
View ArticleThe Need for Social Science in Social Web/Marketing/Media (Draft)
[Been sitting on this one for a little while. Better RERO it, I guess.] Sticking My Neck Out (Executive Summary) I think that participants in many technology-enthusiastic movements which carry the term...
View ArticleCrazy App Idea: Happy Meter
I keep getting ideas for apps I’d like to see on Apple’s App Store for iPod touch and iPhone. This one may sound a bit weird but I think it could be fun. An app where you can record your mood and...
View ArticleLanding On His Feet: Nicolas Chourot
Listening to Nicolas Chourot‘s début album: First Landing (available on iTunes). Now, here’s someone who found his voice. A few years ago, Nicolas Chourot played with us as part of Madou Diarra &...
View ArticleScriptocentrism and the Freedom to Think
As a comment on my previous blogpost on books, a friend sent me (through Facebook) a link to a blogpost about a petition to Amazon with the following statement: The freedom to read is tantamount to the...
View ArticleReply to Alex Gagnon’s Google Paradox
[Tried adding a comment directly on Alex Gagnon's Posterous blog, but it kept stalling. So I'll post this here, which may make for a different kind of interaction. Besides, I'd like to blog a bit...
View ArticleEnergized by Bret Victor
Just watched Bret Victor’s powerful video: Inventing on Principle | CUSEC Simply put, watching it was a lifechanging moment, for me. In some ways, Victor’s talk was deeply philosophical, though it’s...
View ArticlePerformance and Identity in Podcasting
Duke Podcasting Symposium :: September 27 – 28, 2005 Didn't watch the fine webcast yet but it sounds interesting. Technorati tags: podcasting, academic, anthropology
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Glocal Craftiness: Coffee, Beer, Music
Was listening to the portafilter.net podcast (Episode 23) and thinking about coffee shops, cafés, brewpubs, bars, bands, venues… There’s something happening here. Coffee’s a global commodity. One of...
View ArticlePlay Behaviour and Performance
Wired News: DIY Tunes Turn It Up This is weaving together a few threads. Although the article comes from a rather specific perspective, it does offer some insight as to important issues of creativity,...
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Play Behaviour and Performance Redux
Short version of the previous entry for all of you busy bees out there: If people take the time to play, they accomplish more.
View ArticleThey Dropped The Other Shoe
[Disclaimer: I’m not necessarily an Apple fanboy but I have been an enthusiastic Mac user since 1987 and have owned several Apple products, from an iPod to a QuickTake camera. I also think that...
View ArticleAcademic Presentations
Via David Delgado Shorter, a guide to academic presentations prepared by Mary Hunt of the Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (WATER). Be Brief, Be Witty, Be Seated[Updated link, Sunday,...
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