martial arts recap

Apr 3, 2006 //


The Saratoga Martial Arts Festival was excellent. Not only did I get the chance to take some wonderful seminars, but I also made some progress on some Anthro research that I’ve been interested in for quite a while. Much of Sunday was spent picking the mind Sifu Sharif Bey, a very high ranking Hung Ga practioner. Hung Ga is a traditional southern Chinese system of fighting with close ties. Historically it was a revolutionary system, concieved and developed to fight against the Qing Dynasty. What is particularly interesting to me is that embodied in it are both fighting and cultural concepts. Hopefully down the road, I’ll be able to tap Sifu Bey for more research assistance. That said, Martial Art research is currently far, far, far down my list of priorities.

Also, for those who missed the Lessig lecture here at RIT, you can find a stream of it here:

If you have two hours, take the time to watch it. It’s excellent and thought provoking.

Categories martial arts, personal

off for the weekend

Mar 31, 2006 //


I’m going off to Saratoga Springs to a martial arts conference. Right now I have a lot of ideas perculating. Some are an extension/refinement of the “craft v. automation” thread from a few days ago. Others are in regards to Google Print and the monitization of knowledge. I also have some thoughts about two teired marketing in the print industry. Finally, the Blogjects thing will happen. Its great to have all of this rattlin’ around inside my noggin’. Now I just have to carve out time to write.

On the plus side, classes are going really well. I’ve finally hitting something of a groove.

Categories personal

about yesterday’s posting

Mar 29, 2006 //


Part of my goal for this blog is to begin to get more and more of my research work up here as an early review system. So while I still will be writing about my daily goings on (and including the occaisional photo or two), there will be a bit of a shift towards longer, more scholarly posts. My hope is to take advantage of the categories feature and present different views of the blog based on the content that you are interested in.

In the meantime, let me tell you that trying to import word documents into WordPress sucks. It took me more than an hour yesterday to get the post rendering correctly. That’s mainly due to Microsoft’s wonky specialized HTML tags. Bleh. Any suggestions on streamlining that process are greatly appreciated.

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draft: on automation and craft in relation to the printing industry

Mar 28, 2006 //


I believe in the power of print media. I also believe in its longevity. Despite some futurist’s assertions, I do not think we are nearing a print or paperless future.[1] That said, I do not know if I believe in the viability of the Printing Industry as it currently exists. American Printer and industry experts tell us that we are in a time of transition. The question is:

What does the future of printing look like? What will be the next instantiation of the Print industry be? Are we rapidly approaching a time of new industries that use print, but are not necessarily printers?

What will follow in the days, weeks, and months to come is a meditation on these questions. I do not want to present what I write as a definite or final view of the future. These writing are simply a dialog with myself, with the industry as I observe it, and with anyone else who chooses to contribute to these posts. (Click on the More below for the full article)

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pictures from yesterday

Mar 25, 2006 //


As promised, here are a few pictures I took yesterday:

Lessig Lecturing at RIT

Professor Lessig presenting in Ingle Auditorium.
This was taken during an animated Q&A session.

 

Ralph Nader lecturing at RIT

Ralph Nader in Web Auditorium.
Note how he towers over the interpreter:

Documenting Ralph Nader's Physical Stature

Like I said, a very tall man.
Yes, I realize he’s slightly upstage.
Still, there’s a pretty big height difference —
especially considering that he’s sorta slouching.

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