The WhereProject

2006

  • Peter B. Lewis Building, Cleveland

    Peter B. Lewis Building, Cleveland

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    I’ve spent most of my day today in the Peter B. Lewis Building, a Frank Gehry building which houses part of the Wheatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH). I’m here for the New Media Consortium Conference, and I’ve taking advantage of the wireless connection to finish my presentation. But over…

  • Hit by the Book

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    As a daily bike communer in Boston, I’ve grow used to being vigilant when biking, always alert for the person opening there door in front of me, the SUV approaching tool closely from behind, or the pedestrian about to step in front of me without looking. And I’ve been trying to moderate my adversarial, extreme…

  • Internet as Oil Spill

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    In his Tuesday Boston Globe editorial, “Paradise Lost,” Nick King reports the arrival of wireless Internet access to the isolated Palmyra Atoll, a US Natural Wildlife Area 1000 miles south of Hawaii. He poses the following question to frame his argument: "Therein lies a philosophical debate. Is the Internet compatible with a sanctuary whose very…

  • Fargo Chosen as "Perfect Terrain" for World Record Unicycle Attempt

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    In case I didn’t have enough reasons to be proud of my home town, I discovered that Zach Warren will be conducting his second attempt to break the World Record for "The Most Miles on a Unicycle in One Hour" in Fargo this August. "Why Fargo, North Dakota?" you may ask. Zach’s response: It’s Flat!…

  • Sustainable Rotterdam

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  • Review: Two Wheel Gear's Garment Bag Pannier

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    During the eight straight days of rain last week, I had plenty of chances to test out some new gear and the new commuting routine the goes along with it. Now that I’m working full-time at BC, I need to look at least moderately professional after biking to work, which is difficult to do in…

  • Power to the "brave wheat farmers of North Dakota"

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    From Orion Magazine: FOOD FIGHT: A Revolt in the Breadbasket of Democracy by Ted Nace"Monsanto already controls 91% of the GM seed market worldwide — corn, rice, soy beans — and have now set their sights on taking over America’s wheat.But the brave wheat farmers of North Dakota have other plans. So far, and against…

  • A Day at RISD

    A Day at RISD

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    Yesterday I spent the day in Providence at the Rhode Island School of Design, where I gave a talk in Anne Tate’s course "American Communities in the 20th Century: Civics and Sustainability." She was interested in having me present some of my dissertation research and make connections between community planning and online technologies. It was…

  • Travel Goat

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    Bob stopped into Cafenation this morning while I was there and while were chatting he mentioned a new site he’s been asked to do some consulting work for–Travel Goat: "TravelGoat.com is a free customizable insider’s audio guide to New York City . Unlike other audio walking tours or online travel guides, TravelGoat provides a unique…

  • From Blog to Book: Slow Road Home by Fred First

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    This morning I ordered a copy of Fred’s new book A Slow Road Home, a project that grew out of his blog entries over the last few years. I’ve been following Fred’s blog for the last two years as part of them dissertation research and have chatted with him several times about his writing, so…