things to look at (July 28th)
a few, tasty links (July 28th):
- Teenager, students jailed for having extremist material - Uhh, what? Being in possession of extremist material is a crime?
- Teachers increasingly taking out malpractice insurance : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri) - That sure is scary.
- Jobs, News and Views for All of Higher Education - Inside Higher Ed :: The Wrong Traditions in Admissions - Confluence! Have to write more about this. And capitalize on it!
- Martin Luther King - Letter from Birmingham Jail - He sure could write.
- Switchmode power supply hacking (power your laser) - Hack a Day - One small part of that one-day cheap laser cutter.
- Javablog » Tips for writing FaceBook applications in Java - Maybe one day? I’m still dubious of FaceBook applications…
- Instructables Make a Ball Mill in 5 Minutes - Finally!
- MAKE: Blog: Make a Tabletop Biosphere - Make: PDFcast - This would be pretty neat to have.
- Mimetic House, Dromehair, Ireland (TreeHugger) - I’ve consistently fascinated by the theme I first encountered in Illich’s “Tools for Conviviality”: that of the evils of distancing people from themselves. Whether it’s doctors distancing us from taking care of our bodies or architecture from our homes.
- Participate! A Contest by TH and Current TV to Get You - And Your Best Eco-Ideas - to the Burning Man Event (TreeHugger) - Any ideas?
- Google Code for Educators - Google sure has broad goals.
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Wow, I think that’s the first reference to ivan illich i’ve ever encountered on a blog. I suppose I could find more if I did a technorati search, but I’m still impressed. Re: that post on treehugger, doctors and architects and the way they alienate you from yourself. ‘Professionals’ need to convince you that they’re indispensable to justify their fees and their status. When people take those ‘professional’ subjects on for themselves, sometimes they can liberate themselves (like when they build their own houses), sometimes they can really screw themselves up (like when they do plumbing wrong). That’s when you have to call in someone with more experience… i.e. a professional!
It can be really empowering to do your own work, but there are also times when it just isn’t worth it. Living in a house constantly under construction (like the guy in the treehugger post talks about) could be fun for some people, but could be really disturbing for others, who see home as a refuge rather than a process.
Not sure why i’m prattling on like this. Keep up the good linking!