Emotiv Mind controlled computer interface

Emotiv looks insanely amazing. Nick sent me the link. I really think he’d like one of these. It would allow you to drive a wheelchair with your mind, AND interface with a computer. Here’s a short video on the topic. I’ve signed up as a developer and hope I can get a couple of them.

If you can’t see the embedded video, check it out on youtube.

The SSD Project | EFF Surveillance Self-Defense Project

I’ve got a nice EFF member’s sticker on my laptop, and paid my dues… so yesterday I got an email pointing me to the The SSD Project | EFF Surveillance Self-Defense Project:

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has created this Surveillance Self-Defense site to educate the American public about the law and technology of government surveillance in the United States, providing the information and tools necessary to evaluate the threat of surveillance and take appropriate steps to defend against it.
Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD) exists to answer two main questions: What can the government legally do to spy on your computer data and communications? And what can you legally do to protect yourself against such spying?

For students in CLD419, where we’ve been discussing how to search out information on people, how to protect children’s information, and issues around children as creators of content, EFF is one of the key sources for information on how governments and corporations collect and use information about you. Perhaps this will be a good site to add to the course next year.

The Virtual Worlds Story Project

The Virtual Worlds Story Project has a great page up for Nick’s birthday party in SL last week. I was there as CT Niven: “The Second Life community celebreated Namav Abramovic’s (aka Nick Dupree) birthday in style last week, and the results can be seen on The Virtual Worlds Story Project”

Learning from games: Are Violent Video Games Adequately Preparing Children For The Apocalypse?

Alex blogged this, and it is amazing on a whole buncha levels regarding meaningful learning and social constructivism.

Are Violent Video Games Adequately Preparing Children For The Apocalypse?

If you don’t see the embedded link, click on alex’s name to see it.

1337 Speak! OMG! | SPIRITlive.net

1337 Speak! OMG! | SPIRITlive.net is by a Ryerson student, and includes me babbling. I wish I could speak coherently.