Turns out “hiss and preach” is a line from a rap song. Blatantly copying this post for a #ds106 assignment. Google Autocomplete is an oracle with strange powers to bring oddities into your life. This...

The following is how I adapted the Markov chain generator from Hay Kranen. Thanks to the comments1 I found below Hay’s post2 this Markov + Shakespeare version inspired me to figure out the “post-to-Twitter” option.3 Anyway, the much cleaner version is up and running. It now allows you to push the results to Twitter although […]

In discussing trajectories, elements of engineered serendipity, “thought vectors in concept space” with Gardner and Jon yesterday the following occurred. Gardner shared this video (which is well worth watching and I rarely have the patience...

I’m trying to do a better job documenting how the Internet1 does things that make me happy. It’s fun to watch different flows and people come together to take things to another level. These interactions...

These were all focused on historical “selfies” right before disasters but you could do the opposite. I was inspired by the horrible and fascinating Selfies at Funerals Tumblr. You might also be appalled/inspired by Rich...

“I touch the future.” — Christa McAuliffe Web philosopher Clay Shirky’s advice for membership associations? People want to be engaged — they want to be part of a group that does something. Newsletters and conferences don’t cut it any more … Continue reading →

“Yawn … weird creativity and very banal” — Peer Reviewer of my Week 4 assignment, Old Globe MOOC I’m a veteran of many MOOCs — from the clearly philosophically open PLENK2010 (one of the Siemens, Downes, and Cormier original “cMOOCs”) … Continue reading →

Getting there is half the fun; being there is all of it! – Chance (Peter Sellers), “Being There,” 1997 film When will I know that I’m “there”? Ageing may be a biological, psychological, and social process, but “being old” is … Continue reading →

This project was inspired by a Sklar brothers bit that I heard on the VA Beach AM comedy channel the other day. An edited and condensed version of track 16 is here. Now on to...

This is the first #ds106 assignment I’ve done in a long while. The challenge is to write a poem using only the titles of Twilight Zone episodes. It’s an easy one for any English teacher...

To introduce my class to our semester-long creative activism project, I shared Candy Chang’s poignant TED speech, “Before I Die . . . ” It’s a great example of how simple creative concepts can make a big difference in the … Continue reading →

First steps? Perhaps none are more famous than those that Neil Armstrong made as he bounced along the lunar surface. A nine-year old Canadian watched those steps and dreamed of becoming an astronaut, a seemingly impossible challenge for someone native … Continue reading →

The Daily Create for today is “Capture love in a photograph. Give it a title.” For two weeks now I’ve been trying to capture creativity or at least freeze it in time for a moment so I could hold it … Continue reading →

Sharon @dwrgi gave some great advice on the EdMOOC Twitter stream: I’m sure there are many of us who feel she was tweeting directly to us. I’ve got another bit of advice — multitask or create as many “twofers” as … Continue reading →

I’m semi-happy with how this turned out. I lost a track twice thanks to not paying attention and some help from my kids. You might think hitting save a lot is a good idea but...