19 March 2007

Multilingual Information maps : http://www.psy.tcu.edu/acr/infom.htm (knowledge maps; k-maps) are displays of information that contain graphic elements and text in at least two languages.

Mosaic Creator : http://www.aolej.com/mosaic/what3/image_1.html set colorization, borders and transparency, and cell filling ; use hexagonal cells, puzzle cells, montage effects, enhaced text mosaic, multiple render. Any single image can br render as a sequence of the component images (video frames).

HexMapper : http://home.paonline.com/zaikoski/ak/ easy-to-use point-and-click interface for painting map hexes. Imports hand-drawn or scanned bitmap images to overlay with hexes. Download HexMapper 1.0b Program*

InterestMap : Slide1 Powerpoint - View as HTML mines user profiles on Social Networking sites to make recommendations.

Concept Maps & E-Learning (PDF) - Προβολή ως HTML

Although it started out well, the company was unable to keep the map current.

James Burke's "The Day the Universe Changed" podcast : http://clickcaster.com/channel/view/daytheuniversechanged

Representational mobiles : http://alumni.media.mit.edu/~brand/artist.html#hints sampling of sculptures by the artificial artist. Viewing hints .

Atomisation : http://www.okfn.org/okcon/ (on a large scale such as in the Debian 'apt' packaging system) has allowed large software projects to employ an amazing degree of decentralised, collaborative and incremental development). But what other kinds of knowledge can be atomised? What are the opportunities and problems of this approach for forms of knowledge other than Software? : unrestricted access to an ever-changing, atomised landscape of knowledge creates commercial opportunities that are not available with proprietary approaches.

Time for a bi-national state : http://mondediplo.com/2007/03/07binational they want a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, but it may be more promising to return to a much older idea.

"To get to heaven, turn right and keep straight." - Wesleyan Methodist
"It may be well to remind ourselves that we cannot go the second mile until we've gone the first." - ?
"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has." - Epictetus
"I couldn't wait for success... so I went ahead without it." - Jonathan Winters
"My friend, I will build a bridge to meet you, but I will not cross over it to come and get you." - ?

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