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Week 11 – 11/20/13: “Controlling the Controllers” & Sheridan Scott

Week 11 – 11/20/13: “Controlling the Controllers” & Sheridan Scott

My slides and video of both presentations below. As always apologies that the capture system has to cut off ten minutes before the class ends so it can be ready to go in advance of the next class. On the positive front looks like the ghost in the machine causing the 20 second audio blackout […]

Isn’t there a right to be ourselves?

Isn’t there a right to be ourselves?

“The most desirable thing in the world is freedom to be true to oneself, i.e., Honesty” – Susan Sontag (at 14 years old) Following our two most recent classes,  this post  on the subject of the overt discrimination against women in games might be helpful in crystallizing some of our discussions. At the very least, […]

Regulatory unbundling coverage @CBC

Regulatory unbundling coverage @CBC

During our discussion with Sheridan Scott this week, it occurred to me that it might be useful in some way to po st the following clip. Perhaps most appropriate to post in in News of the Week (since it actually made the news last week). The clips broach the issue of consumer choice  in two […]