September 2011
4 posts
RT @AndersGronstedt: We’re back! Join our first Train for Success meeting Oct 6, panel: @hackshaven, @epredator & @r_mileham http://t.co …
The term “enterprise solution” was coined by an elderly lion king who forced cubs in his pride to move at a speed better suited to his age.
In today’s com-blast: “A large amount of construction continues to take place inside the Precision Measurement Laboratory.” Sucks to be you.
NOAA is taking an awesome tool in Google Apps and making it unusable under the guise of policy compliance. #G(f/m)ail http://t.co/tkwq1o2
August 2011
3 posts
Every group needs a logo. Fragile Earth Studios is starting to seem real. http://t.co/xZsn1FY
July 2011
4 posts
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Fixes for Reality
Jane McGonigal’s list of fixes for reality:
1) Compared with games, reality is too easy. Games challenge us with voluntary obstacles and help us put our personal strengths to better use.
2) Compared with games, reality is depressing. Games focus our energy, with relentless optimism, on something we’re good at and enjoy.
3) Compared with games, reality is unproductive. Games give us...
A search in the iPhone app store reveals NASA’s five official apps to NOAA’s zero. Which agency will get funding for social media next year?
In response to @hackathorn here is my “office for the day.” http://t.co/FhcJhQQ
June 2011
3 posts
RT @dreams2go: NOAA finally awards Unified Messaging (UMS) contract to Google for Google Mail and Google Apps. NICE! @GoogleAtWork @usno …
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A talk about ReGenesis given in the style of the quiz show “Who wants to be a Millionaire?” It used a mobile app to collect data from the audience that has been included in the online copy.
Who Wants to be a (NOAA) Millionaire?
May 2011
9 posts
RT @robertknop: The phallusy fallacy : belief that being a dick is a good way to promote science. (See: “new” atheists.)
This weekend’s weather report is looking… warm. #rapture #NOAA http://t.co/Lr9Ulip
Lessons Learned from World of Warcraft: http://www.slideshare.net/hackshaven/lessons-learned-from-world-of-warcraft #fcvw11
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Lessons Learned from World of Warcraft
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Good Advice on Writing
William Safire loved words. Safire, who died in 2009, wrote presidential speeches, political columns, and books on writing. The advice below comes from his book “Good Advice on Writing: Writers Past and Present on How to Write Well” (Simon...
RT @soudoplatoff: US government has a guild in #WOW http://tinyurl.com/44xqrho #ied2011
RT @hackathorn: http://fragileearthstudios.com/ “NOAA project leveraging virtual worlds, gaming, and simulations to better understand re …
My first Jibe virtual world based off the Unity Bootcamp demo: http://www.temporalauthority.com/rockcreek.html #virtualworlds #fcvw
February 2011
3 posts
Great example of the potential of data visualization in a virtual world. Crime stats for San Francisco. http://bit.ly/fsa8oR #imtel #fcvw
RT @digiphile: RT @jsb: “Prosecution of WikiLeaks would hurt if it not destroy US credibility as open Internet advocate”- @superwuster h …
Jane McGonigal is on the Colbert Report tonight talking about her new book Reality is Broken. It’s an epic win for virtual worlds. #sl #fcvw
January 2011
8 posts
RT @bfeld: to all of you pessimists out there about the US govt - try being optimistic for a few weeks and see how it feels (hint: much …
iTween for Unity by Bob Berkebile (pixelplacement) →
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The Future of Games and Simulations
The future of games and simulations may lie more in the attitude in which we approach them rather than improvements in the technology.
The Future of Games and Simulations
View more presentations from Eric Hackathorn.
RT @Pathfinder: A very thoughtful blog post about “Changes” by @GreenandWild http://bit.ly/fcjBvK #secondlife #opensim #virtualworlds
Main Page - OpenKinect →
OpenKinect is an open community of people interested in making use of the amazing Xbox Kinect hardware with our PCs and other devices. We are working on free, open source libraries that will enable…
RT @slhamlet: Announcing New World Notes’ Top 10 Second Life machinima for 2010, watch them all here: http://bit.ly/eQF7hT #SL
December 2010
11 posts
“It is vitally important that we supplement our specialized studies with serious...”
– Murray Gell-Mann
The future is here! And it’s even not that unevenly distributed! http://bit.ly/eTgU9h
Memorandum for Agency Scientific Integrity →
I’m starting a wikileaks drinking game. Take a shot every time the word “guidance” or “classified” appears in an agency directive. #gov20
Wondering when the USDA will be using Farmville to help drive real world policy. #BDNT
Ads that take up the full screen…. God help us. #BDNT
Wondering when/if Microsoft will embrace the underground development community doing amazing thinks with Kinetic. #BDNT
Calculators are a dying breed. Sign those kids up for a $5 mobile app. Down with uni-tasters! #BDNT
http://science.dodlive.mil/2010/12/06/air-force-builds-supercomputer-using-1716-sony-playstations/ Supercomputers from playstations. I want.
RT @McGarrysGhost: I believe today’s NASA announcement will allow us to expand the search for new life forms to the furthest reaches of …
Given agency reaction to the WikiLeaks incident, it is apparent we haven’t learned anything from the 1st amendment hoopla surrounding DeCSS.
November 2010
14 posts
“Do I really look like a guy with a plan? You know what I am? I’m a dog...”
– The Dark Knight
Experiment of the day: buy WoW currency from a Chinese gold farm. Three weeks and a PayPal dispute later I have my $3.50 back but no gold.
A mouthful of a quote in Federal Computer Week:
http://hackshaven.com/post/1620856528/i-am-thankful-we-have-an-active-social-network #gov20
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“I am thankful we have an active social network leveraging collective...”
– http://fcw.com/Articles/2010/11/19/Happy-Thanksgiving-to-the-federal-IT-community.aspx?Page=3
United “Easy” Checkin at 5:30 AM in New Orleans. So much for the Internet Super Highway. http://yfrog.com/g044394094j