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I mentioned I went to Maker Faire in Queens.

http://makerfaire.com/

I got to see this cool Gypsy wagon. http://www.whittleddown.com/

Lena talked about being a hypochondriac online

http://lifehacker.com/5946540/how-to-get-reliable-medical-information-on-the-internet-without-turning-into-a-hypochondriac

Martin joins the conversation and talks about:

Harlem Arts Advocacy Week- http://www.harlemaa.org/?page=HAAW

Focus100 – http://www.digitalundivided.com/

Martin talks about

Martin asks Lena about ebooks and the ALA

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/ala-president-challenges-discriminatory-ebook-policies_b57978

http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2012/librarian-patience-has-run-out-on-e-book-lending-issues-library-association-says/?et_mid=582063&rid=188482891

Khan Academy http://www.khanacademy.org/

Facebook is performing a purge of spam and old accounts. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2410281,00.asp

Twitter security issue http://gizmodo.com/5947877/a-serious-security-flaw-lets-hackers-steal-your-twitter-account?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_twitter&utm_source=gizmodo_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

Inside Housing, the show before ours, has an event going on:

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/295070/OCT7FLYER.pdf

At the top of the hour Lena talked about

• Pegatron reportedly nabs 50 to 60 percent of iPad mini orders, breaks up Foxconn’s monopoly from – Engadget
  • http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/17/pegatron-ipad-mini-iphone-5/
• Twitter hands over Occupy Wall Street protestor’s updates under pressure
  • http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/14/twitter-hands-over-occupy-wall-street-protestors-updates/
• BitGym Motion SDK brings Kinect-style games to Android and iOS, no huge living room required (video)
  • http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/13/bitgym-motion-sdk-brings-kinect-style-gaming-to-android-and-ios/

Around 7:20 Cal Newport of the blog Study Hacks at http://calnewport.com/blog/ called in to talk about how he uses technology, and how technology relates to publishing.  His new book is

• So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
  • http://calnewport.com/books/sogood.html

Much of interview was devoted to notions of signal vs noise and how people get things done with the help and despite of the hindrance of various technology.

After the interview Lena talked a bit about

• Fitbit announces two new fitness trackers: the Fitbit One with a vibrating alarm, and the $60 Fitbit Zip
  • http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/17/fitbit-one-fitbit-zip/
• Google adds ‘Bacon Number’ easter egg to its search engine
  • http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/14/google-adds-bacon-number-easter-egg/

Greetings Internet!

On Monday night a number of topics were discussed.

• Nintendo had plans for a knitting machine controlled by game console
  • http://kotaku.com/5939210/this-long+lost-nintendo-knitting-machine-would-have-let-you-make-sweaters-with-your-nes
• web app that makes color knitting patterns:
  • http://www.microrevolt.org/knitPro.htm
• web app to design custom icelandic sweaters:
  • http://knittingpatterns.is/
• imdb – The Internet Movie Database
  • www.imdb.com
• Creative Commons and Feature Films
• The Gamers: Hands of Fate
  • http://boingboing.net/2012/09/07/cc-licensed-nerdy-feature-film.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29
• Sita Sings the Blues
  • http://www.sitasingstheblues.com/
• Movie Recuts:
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmkVWuP_sO0

At the end of the show Martin joined the conversation.

• Martin talks about how GoDaddy was down, because of Anonymous
  • http://www.techspot.com/news/50102-anonymous-member-claims-responsibility-for-godaddy-hack.html
• Microsoft opening a pop-up store for the holidays
  • http://www.techspot.com/news/50100-microsoft-to-open-32-new-pop-up-stores-before-the-holidays.html

Our old blog was lost, long live the new blog!

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