I am now on faculty at Johns Hopkins University to teach Introduction To The Digital Age for the Master of Arts in Communication of the Advanced Academic Programs at Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences in Washington, D.C. Looking forward to teaching this course in person and when online.

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN) who recently lost her bid as Republican presidential nominee stirred up controversy lately regarding her loyalties to the United States after she applied for Swiss citizenship. Bachmann was eligible for dual citizenship because her husband is Swiss. After what ap…

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Liquor companies have been using female models to push their wares since anyone alive today can recall. Yesterday, I saw this model on the side of a truck. As robot models start to replace living models in society, we see their roles take on rather predicable tasks. Last week there was…

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Potato chip companies abound and what we look for in a potato chip is often clouded by what the market suggests we want. Let me start by saying regional potato chips by companies like Utz can be light and yummy, if you don’t mind your chips cooked in cottonseed oil. Of…

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As I continue my search for a new place to live, I pass hundreds of houses from block to block that look as beautiful as the house above. Of course, this house is not really crooked, but it is the focal apex of the camera that has rendered the house askew…

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Citation: Thompson, S. J. (2010). “Iconics: Icon Evolution in Digitality.†TripleC – Cognition, Communication, Co-operation: Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society, Vol. 8, No. 2, 2010. Abstract: Image manipulation, archiving, and sharing are all critical technolog…

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I have had the Samsung SPH-D700 Galaxy S II Epic Touch phone for almost three weeks now after my EVO G4 bit the dust. I could have rescued the EVO since I replaced the screen digitizer for around $10 from amazon.com DIY but the LCD got damaged in repair. Would have…

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Not sure how unique this idea is but I do like it a lot. I have a recently homeless friend I see at the coffee shop. He always seems to be able to pay his own but reality is he has no home. I have considered taking him in but my…

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Let’s not get into a heavy discourse on the essence of love, but rather, our need for it during a growing elusiveness. Concepts of being in love, loving, being loved, and the like, tend to be relative rather than universal, though we should all know the electricity and wonder that spread…

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There are several reasons why I chose to reactive Facebook this past weekend. I deactivated my account for seven weeks, from Valentines Day till Easter Sunday. During that time, I experienced freedoms I had forgotten and was pleased to be released from the tyranny of social media. I still am reworkin…

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At times like these, a combination of providence and attentiveness contributes to daily experience. None of us knows what will be encountered through the course of the day. Outside there is light. Inside, light needs to be welcomed. Blinds…. why are they called that? An expected inquiry will be…

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i watch you die thoughts now trail in wisps of what was once your poor excuse for arms enshrouding my neck fiercely locking together clinging for life as if suspended from a massive girder steadily whirling in time and space spinning and whirring encircling some lovesick orb somewhere beyond the swel…

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Off to a slow start this AM, really feeling grogged down, just thinking about having to move again by May 1 wipes me out. Anyway, enjoyed these videos this morn and wanted to share for anyone out there who finds herself or himself in here. It’s a beautiful Spring day…

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Was just going about my business as usual today at Sbux, enjoying the new ‘pop’ tarts as the barista referred to them, two flavors, had one of each: brown sugar and walnut, and chocolate hazelnut. Pretty tasty. The elder gentleman behind me had trouble logging on so I helped him. After…

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Working backwards from today, Saturday, how sweet to have a day not planned but living it moment by moment, taking that right turn here, stopping there… new places, undiscovered, so close to home yet unexpected. Already had my coffee at Sbux on the highway but the line of traffic turning…

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Caught some clouds while driving today. Yes, I pulled over. :/ This has been a beautiful week, Thursday being a full classic California day at 68° took me back to the wonder of Ventura and my time there. Having lived in San Diego as well, I often hear people talk…

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You always were a heartbreaker, my friend, and to exit so soon. You were only ever kind to me in this life. I will miss you. Yes, peace, Tim. Rest in peace.

Having left my share of portable USB drives in foreign machines — that includes other countries, but mostly libraries — and knowing the distress of having a stranger access or steal my data, most recently I have adopted a system for helping resolve the matter. In London last year, in orde…

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(S.urveillance) (T.imeline) (O.bligation) (P.rivacy) S.urveillance – From cookies and the curious to friends abusing the space by checking up on whether things are ‘okay’ when they don’t really care but it makes them feel better if they see a post and assume something good. T…

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I’m going to keep this short as I have a deadline ahead with my review of Understanding Digital Culture by Vince Miller for Media, War & Conflict. Despite one’s view on the Occupy movement around the world, more specifically in the U.S., the movement has realistically been portrayed a… Read full post »

 

 

We have a short history as the United States, founded just over 235 years ago by people whose motive was to secure a nation principled on life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all its citizens. Today we are governed and ruled by people who believe otherwise, that… Read full post »

In what is bound to tick off macho men and evangelical Christians everywhere, the rhythmic moniker ‘Homo Tebow’ has raised its ugly little head and stuck like white on rice to football superstar Tim Tebow, despite heavily televised displays of his religious fervor and reported relationshi… Read full post »

 

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