1. paul bond

    Creepy anime eye

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    by Cris Shapan

    This morning a saw a new creation from one of my favorite contemporary artists, Cris Shapan. This is in response to advertising for an upcoming film, Alita: Battle Angel, which dares to venture into an uncanny valley. What I really like about Shapan’s work is the attention …

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    Top Secret!

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    Restricted information: Security clearance level 3

    The data below was intercepted from ds106 communications:

    Further details on these individuals has been located. Familiarize yourselves with the information. This message will self-destruct in five seconds.…

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    Bagged and tagged

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    Commencing inspection of Training Officer (TO) BOND's backpack Backpack belonging to TO BOND Item 1 Metal water bottle
    The bottle implies a connection with Penn State. This appears to be a red herring, or a subtle misdirection. Items 2 and 3 eating implements
    Item 2 is ostensibly an orange peeler,…
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    Good guys and bad guys

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    I recently watched Philip Noyce’s 2010 Angelina Jolie vehicle Salt on Netflix. As I recall, it wasn’t well-received when it came out. Some people had issues with its implausibility, as if implausibility isn’t inherent in action-adventure films. In the movie, we find out that the lead character, Evelyn Salt, is …

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    On the Daily Create

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    A few people have asked about the Daily Create, so I thought I’d write a post.

    The Daily Create is an ongoing part of ds106. It comes out every day of the year. The idea is that regular exercise of creativity can make us more creative. If you wait for …

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    Though it themes

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    We’ve been using various themes in ds106 for a few years now. It’s served as a good way to focus the class and provide a basis for collaboration. What I look for in a theme is the potential for fun and flexibility – something loose enough so that people can …

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    You can’t judge a book…

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    I’m fascinated by Todd Alcott’s mashup/remix work and wanted to try something similar. I didn’t have an idea of what I wanted to do particularly, so I googled pulp paperback covers looking for inspiration. The Sailor’s Weekend cover caught my attention because I had been listening to Tom Waits the …

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    Seeing through new eyes

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    The video essay projects are another one of my favorite parts of ds106. While we do various analyses throughout the semester – story shapes, design blitz, etc. – people seem to put more into video. That’s probably because it’s a language we’re more familiar with. Most people say they’ve never …

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    The legendary radio shows

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    Some people inevitably won’t be able to make it to the ds106 radio tweet-along broadcasts of the class radio projects. So I’m providing links here to the shows and background on the characters. Ideally, people should listen in and interact. But if you can’t, give a listen to the other …

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    The art of listening to art

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    We’ve had some great turnouts for our #ds106radio tweet-alongs this week, and some great insights as well.

    I feel like I’m missing the video… such realistic audio but I keep zoning out or losing track of who’s speaking! I’ve never listened to straight audio so this is hard for me …

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    The emerald letter

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    I want to muse on how A Study in Emerald fits in with our theme. I think of superheroes as a kind of modern mythology, with the tales of adventure and triumph and good vs. evil all mapping to ancient hero myths. While not quite explicitly stated, Gaiman’s story is …

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    Old Blue Eyes

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    I was inspired to do this because Emily did one. I had forgotten all about this assignment. The cat lives up the street. I don’t know his name, so I call him Frank, after Sinatra, who was nicknamed “Old Blue Eyes.” He only acts friendly when my wife …

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    Sledgehammers at ten paces

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    Since we’re looking at the idea of myth and legend this time around in ds106, I watched Walter Hill’s 1984 commercial flop Streets of Fire. The subtitle, “A Rock n Roll Fable,” is what caught my attention. It’s your typical psycho biker kidnaps rock star and her drifter ex …

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    The legend of ds106

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    I had the idea to base this semester of ds106 around legend, myth and folklore. That’s probably too broad to be called a theme, but whatever. It connects to many previous themes from ds106 – westerns, superheroes,  horror, apocalypse. It gives a lot of options as to where we can …

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    Week One: Bootcamp

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    8/27/18-8/31/18

    All work is due by midnight on Friday, 8/31/18

    Welcome to ds106! This first week is dedicated to getting set up: set up your domain and Web hosting; install your WordPress site; and create other social media accounts such as Twitter, SoundCloud, YouTube, etc. Complete introductions via posts, twitter, …

  16. paul bond

    Rock Pockets

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    “It’s Hot Pockets Day on the Daily Create!”
    “Didn’t we already talk about this?”
    “I’m making Rock Pockets.”
    “What – you’re going to put Aerosmith inside a Hot Pocket?”
    That wouldn’t be a bad idea, and could be a whole ‘nother meme. But I thought the Hot Pocket …

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