nick gaydos > thynk http://weblog.thynk.net/ stuff out of my head en-US Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:56:04 -0500 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 42.662293-83.127813http://weblog.thynk.nethttp://static.technorati.com/progimages/photo.jpg?uid=863604nick gaydos > thynkThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve wins Educator of Year Award http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thynk/~3/-Yhoz_Bjnmg/dinosaur-hill-nature-preserve-wins-award.html http://weblog.thynk.net/2009/11/dinosaur-hill-nature-preserve-wins-award.html Congrats to Dinosaur Hill! The organization won the Educator of the Year award at the Rochester Chamber of Commerce Pinnacle Awards. "Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve was honored with the Educator of the Year Award, citing 34 years in which the... Congrats to Dinosaur Hill!Dhnp

The organization won the Educator of the Year award at the Rochester Chamber of Commerce Pinnacle Awards.

"Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve was honored with the Educator of the Year Award, citing 34 years in which the center has offered programs to the citizens of the greater Rochester area. Programs such as maple sugaring and Halloween events attract 30,000 visitors each year." (Full article at Oakland Press)

I serve on the board of directors at the nature center in Rochester, Michigan. It is a great organization and I encourage you to check them out if you live in Oakland County.

Their website is at http://www.dinosaurhill.org

]]> Current Affairs Organizations Rochester Michigan Nick Gaydos Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:56:04 -0500 http://weblog.thynk.net/2009/11/dinosaur-hill-nature-preserve-wins-award.html media's echo chamber http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thynk/~3/CDbMVpAPIUo/medias-echo-chamber.html http://weblog.thynk.net/2009/11/medias-echo-chamber.html Don't get me wrong. The internet is a fantastic place to communicate. The issue is that it is too easy to hear the things we want to hear. Today, I was pointed at The Things People Say by Elizabeth Kolbert... Don't get me wrong. The internet is a fantastic place to communicate. The issue is that it is too easy to hear the things we want to hear.

Today, I was pointed at The Things People Say by Elizabeth Kolbert in the New Yorker by my friend Josh. 

The following struck a chord with me:

"...it is often argued that the Internet is a boon to democracy—if information is good, then more information must be better. But, in Sunstein’s view, the Web has a feature that is even more salient: at the same time that it makes more news available, it also makes more news avoidable."

"The most striking power provided by emerging technologies," he has written, is the "growing power of consumers to 'filter' what they see."
In essence, an Echo Chamber and everyone falls into it's trap.

Note: There is lots more to like in this article including: Rumors and How they spread, (Dis)Information Age and Cyberpolarization.

]]> Current Affairs Technology Nick Gaydos Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:09:00 -0500 http://weblog.thynk.net/2009/11/medias-echo-chamber.html Social Engineering for Public Good http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thynk/~3/49tfriZC6lA/social-engineering-for-public-good.html http://weblog.thynk.net/2009/10/social-engineering-for-public-good.html By hacking the public mind with fun, people can be gently encouraged to make better decisions. Over the past few weeks, I've seen a few videos that have been picked up by the blogosphere from a Volkswagen sponsored project called TheFunTheory.com.

The takeaway is that by hacking the public mind with fun, people can be gently encouraged to make better decisions.

Fun = behavior change

Here are a few of the videos they've released.

Bottle Bank Arcade:



Piano Stairs:


The worlds deepest bin:


]]> Film Organizations Weblogs Nick Gaydos Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:46:31 -0400 http://weblog.thynk.net/2009/10/social-engineering-for-public-good.html Out in the snow http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thynk/~3/selPE-t97Ho/out-in-the-snow.html http://weblog.thynk.net/2008/12/out-in-the-snow.html Out in the snow Originally uploaded by thynkyr I don't remember the last time we got this much snow in such a short amount of time. Needless to say, it didn't keep our little one in the house.
Out in the snow
Originally uploaded by thynkyr I don't remember the last time we got this much snow in such a short amount of time. Needless to say, it didn't keep our little one in the house.
]]> Nick Gaydos Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:01:53 -0500 http://weblog.thynk.net/2008/12/out-in-the-snow.html Thanksgiving in Midland http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thynk/~3/jtwcgg6I3TU/thanksgiving-in-midland.html http://weblog.thynk.net/2008/12/thanksgiving-in-midland.html
]]> Family Nick Gaydos Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:11:12 -0500 http://weblog.thynk.net/2008/12/thanksgiving-in-midland.html a table and archistructure http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thynk/~3/qWT-13oqmWo/a-table-and-arc.html http://weblog.thynk.net/2008/09/a-table-and-arc.html ontwerpduo | Work: marbelous Bubbletecture H, Shuhei Endo, Japan Shuhei Endo's steel, wood and glass structure, Bubbletecture H, inflates ominously out of the Japanese landscape. The visitor center, built in a valley between Osaka and Hiroshima, was planned in three...
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  • Bubbletecture H, Shuhei Endo, Japan
    Shuhei Endo's steel, wood and glass structure, Bubbletecture H, inflates ominously out of the Japanese landscape. The visitor center, built in a valley between Osaka and Hiroshima, was planned in three sections housing a theater/lecture hall, a bookshop/galley and a workshop.
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    ]]>     Links Nick Gaydos Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:13:17 -0400 http://weblog.thynk.net/2008/09/a-table-and-arc.html     of interest http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thynk/~3/gJmIxq8_APQ/of-interest.html http://weblog.thynk.net/2008/09/of-interest.html Bandcamp Slick service to post your music. synergy - mouse and keyboard sharing between multiple computers / os Synergy lets you easily share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers with different operating systems without special hardware. It's intended...
  • Bandcamp
    Slick service to post your music.
  • synergy - mouse and keyboard sharing between multiple computers / os
    Synergy lets you easily share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers with different operating systems without special hardware. It's intended for users with multiple computers on their desk since each system uses its own display
  • Cringely on Leadership
    Management vs. Leadership at technology companies...
    • ]]>     Links Nick Gaydos Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:39:27 -0400 http://weblog.thynk.net/2008/09/of-interest.html     more linky action http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thynk/~3/jjANa93MDDk/more-linky-acti.html http://weblog.thynk.net/2008/09/more-linky-acti.html Le Grand Content Clemens Kogler's pithy video in reference to Jessica Hagy's blog, highlighting societal intersections through diagrams and animation. Very slick. Things - task management on the Mac Oh the choices... [via del.icio.us/thynkyr]
  • Le Grand Content
    Clemens Kogler's pithy video in reference to Jessica Hagy's blog, highlighting societal intersections through diagrams and animation. Very slick.
  • Things - task management on the Mac
    Oh the choices...

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    ]]>     Links Nick Gaydos Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:29:31 -0400 http://weblog.thynk.net/2008/09/more-linky-acti.html     my attention recently http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thynk/~3/eonHg2ANcl8/my-attention-re.html http://weblog.thynk.net/2008/09/my-attention-re.html skforlee - anti-theft lunch bag Anti-Theft Lunch Bags are regular sandwich bags that have green splotches printed on both sides. After your sandwich is placed inside, no one will want to touch it. Everything, Too Cheaply Metered "Flows of goods...
  • skforlee - anti-theft lunch bag
    Anti-Theft Lunch Bags are regular sandwich bags that have green splotches printed on both sides. After your sandwich is placed inside, no one will want to touch it.
  • Everything, Too Cheaply Metered
    "Flows of goods and services formed the basis of the first global economy. Flows of data, the second. We are headed toward an economy built on the attention to data's data, or meta data. And there after, we'll build on the attention to attention." Lovely.

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    ]]>     Links Nick Gaydos Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:13:13 -0400 http://weblog.thynk.net/2008/09/my-attention-re.html     Montréal http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thynk/~3/1-J-BWsbSF8/montral.html http://weblog.thynk.net/2008/07/montral.html After a long, twelve hour, road trip, we arrived in Montréal on Saturday night. We found our lodging, Hotel Le Crystal, without any problems and were very happy at our choice. Sunday, July 20th, we spent relaxing. Wanderlust set in... Img_2304 After a long, twelve hour, road trip, we arrived in Montréal on Saturday night. We found our lodging, Hotel Le Crystal, without any problems and were very happy at our choice.

    Sunday, July 20th, we spent relaxing. Wanderlust set in and we left the hotel, grabbing a sandwich and Oignon Soupe to eat at Reuben's Deli. We ventured down Sainte Catherine and north to McGill University and visited the Redpath Museum. We grabbed pizza from Chez Dani's hole in the wall just down the street from the hotel and ate back in the hotel room.

    Monday, July 21st, we ventured southeast to Pointe-à-Callière, an excellent Musèe, with an archaeological dig of Old Montréal. Pushing our luck, we nixed Ahnika's nap and had a late lunch at the museum's cafe, L' Arrivage. Delicious. Tammy had the salmon tartar and I had the chef's pasta with duck confit. Let's just say that Ahnika did her best at making friends at other tables. We came back to the hotel, napped and went swimming before dinner of leftover pizza. Whew.

    More Montréal photos on Flickr.

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