Recap of 2008, Looking to 2009...
snake_monkey
Typo fixed... for archival purposes (Quaker-P and Synergeo both
feature an obstacle course in terms of logins -- this needle is easier
to find in this haystack).
--- In syne...@yahoogroups.com, "coyote_starship" <kirby.urner@...>
wrote:
Greetings Synergeo --
Here's something I just uploaded to Quakers, though I fixed one
typo and fixed formatting some. Gives good overview about what
I'm up to, including the buckaneer stuff. Looking forward to
future collaborations...
Kirby
PS: I've been boning up on Obama campaign media, to better sync
myself with the newer rhetoric. FYI, I've got the usual movie review:
http://controlroom.blogspot.com/2008/12/barak-obama-power-of-change-movie.html
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From: kirby urner <kirby.urner@...>
Date: Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 10:33 AM
Subject: thinking ahead to 2009
To: QUAKER-P@...
[ note: lots of abbreviations, decoded at the end ]
Greetings Friends --
I'm looking back over 2008, including important events in my little
drama (scenario), such as that visit to Immersive Media c/o University
of Rochester, a Portland based company that records in 360 x 350 using
11 lenses, meaning when you play it back later, you can swivel around,
take it in from all angles (except directly down or up, where a
pedestal attached).
I'm thinking to bring these cams to Dignity Village (DV) our official
base camp for the homeless, twixt a prison and the airport (used to be
under I-405, Fremont Bridge). Today would be good, as the snow is
fresh and thick, but I don't have my act that together, plus am
fighting an illness. This is a joint project between MMM's Friendly
Care Committee and BCFM's Adult Ed, and builds on our long
relationship with DV through Desiree in particular, one of our leading
light activists. The angle for 'Street Roots', in addition to covering
our HDTV recordings, will be U of Rochester's portable media tent
concept, i.e. with free Wifi (sponsored) and some equipment, we'll
have new ways to explore some options...
Another initiative, also futuristic (I'm the Quaker futurist in
residence), involves one Coffee Shops Network designed to give patrons
of coffee shops some easy ways to participate in philanthropic
activities, in ways that record to Facebook and/or other Identity 2.0
social networking software. Order a bagel and cream cheese, two
lattes, a scone, and you and your partner will have earned some
tokens. With shared access to a colorful LCD at your booth, you'll be
able to switch those tokens to worthy causes, anonymously or as a
reflection of what you most value and support, at least under the
auspices of this Shop (the proprietor has some discretion as to which
games she orders, which vendors she looks toward -- not every shop is
a carbon copy of the next).
http://www.4dsolutions.net/presentations/csn_blueprint.pdf (more
source documentation; Nirel: csn.cto; Jody F.: csn.cfo; voluntary
organization per Oregon State. aiming for release candidate public
software by 2012, a Fine Grind Production).
Lastly, I've got my 2009 'Python for Teachers' scheduled for Chicago,
where "teacher" might mean some private sector company trainer, a
public school teacher, or a university professor (or even martial arts
master e.g. AVP black belt) depending on context. As erstwhile
Minister of Education for Python Nation (e.g. as BDFL's sidekick at
Shuttleworth Summit in 2007, London), I've been working with Math
Forum, Tizard @ Stanford, and Saturday Academy, on that world class
curriculum the Obamas want our nation to offer, not just to ourselves,
but to the globe as a whole. This means bringing more engineering
savvy to our politicians and lawyers, so that they regain
effectiveness in their thinking, get more of a grip on what's possible
vs. what's idle fantasy. This is a large undertaking involving lots
of the Bucky Fuller friends, where awareness is keen regarding
deficiencies in the current geometry curriculum (no, not just talking
about domes).
All of these projects have a lot of momentum behind them and won't be
mine to micro-manage, although I'm hoping to have a couple local shops
to work in, look forward to teaching Pythonic Math in the spring.
Thanks to the Internet, the implementation experiments might happen
remotely e.g. the Python stuff is going out through OLPC, cranking up
its G1G1 plan again this year (billboards newly around PDX according
to Ron Braithwaite, at our Solstice Party on Saturday).
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=G1G1
I'm looking forward to working with other Friends, especially in the
Quaker schools, around getting more experiments going. Locally, that
may mean starting a new one, with Silicon Forest sponsorship, we shall
see. XRL is the name of our game (eXtremely Remote Livingry), and we
expect some of the best XP (eXtreme Programming) to happen in those
base camps, call centers etc. I'm giving the urls to my blogs for
those wanting to look over my shoulder more.
Keep in touch, more from me soon on Quaker-P,
Kirby Urner
Bridge City Friends Meeting
Currently active: MMM Oversight; BCFM Adult Ed, BCFM/AFSC Liaison;
WQM Planning
Journals (searchable):
http://worldgame.blogspot.com
http://controlroom.blogspot.com
http://mybizmo.blogspot.com
Abbreviations:
G1G1: Give One Get One
OLPC: One Laptop per Child
BCFM: Bridge City Friends Meeting
MMM: Multnomah Monthly Meeting
PDX: Portland (Port of), Oregon
AFSC: American Friends Service Committee
WQM: Willamette Quarterly Meeting
BDFL: Benevolent Dictator for Life (GvR)
DV: Dignity Village
XP: Extreme Programming
XRL: Extremely Remote Living
URL: Universal Resource Locater (also URI, I = index)
AVP: Alternatives to Violence Program (Project)
CSN: Coffee Shops Network
CTO: Chief Technology Officer
CFO: Chief Finance Officer
HDTV: High Definition Television
LCD: Liquid Crystal Display
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