Archive for May, 2011

So you heard about that whole kerfuffle last week, when Urban Outfitters was accused of ripping off an indie crafter's jewelry design? If this is news to you, read the crafter's post, the tweeter's post about it all going viral, Regretsy's follow-up, and Urban Outfitter's eventual response. In sum, what happened was that a maker...
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You know Project Spectrum, yes? Organized by Lolly for several rounds over the last few years, it's a colour-based creativity project. Though I've known about it for a long time, I haven't participated in the project until the round that started this month (it runs through November). The focus is on the colour wheel...
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Oh how I wish I could attend the Maker Faire in California next weekend. (Or the one in Detroit in July, or New York in September...) Next year, I hope! But I'm not terribly disappointed, because next month Vancouver will host its first community-organized Mini Maker Faire. Sanctioned by O'Reilly – the folks behind MAKE magazine,...
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(From the homepage, click through to the post to see the video.)   In my imagination, this videoblog would involve animated illustrations of how Flattr works. Or at least line drawings that move. Or at least line drawings. Alas, the universe was having none of it on my recording day, so you get me and words....
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Yesterday I finally took the bus with the kid. I avoided confronting my stroller-on-the-bus anxiety by just wearing him in the carrier — which, really, is easier anyway. When we got on the bus the driver smiled at Owen and I mentioned it was his first bus ride. This seemed to please her greatly. She...
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(From the homepage, click through to the post to see the video.) However tempted I may be to toss this video in the bin and redo it – on account of my flighty rambling, my too-many ums, and my terrible editing – I'm keeping the promise I made to myself when I started videoblogging months...
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Me: Owen in the Jolly Jumper reminds me of a television episode where people are cursed to dance and they can't stop and then they combust. Teenaged babysitter: You mean on Buffy? Me, blinking: Yes. Teenaged babysitter: I've seen the whole series, like, twice. My mom and I just finished watching the second season of Angel. We've...
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