Release of Temple Students at #OccupyPhilly #ows

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Relaxed vibe here in Philly. Whatever your thoughts on Occupy, they're worth visiting and taking in what happens.

I love the sound if water

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Rush's 2112 Live 1976

Watching this played for the first time in 1976 (for the crowd who may not have heard the album yet) musta been pretty mind-blowing. Like nothing heard before. (I'm not even sure if the album was out, or if they played it on tour first.)

I can imagine people going "Holy crap! WTF was that I just saw??"

I know the first time I listened to this, I was pretty mind-blown. The wide range from the rock-solid metal harmonies to the delicate melodies, and how they'd weave through each other.

Nothing like it really. Before or since.

Here's Part II

Lewis Mumford on the city

Interesting points if you overlay this on social networks like Facebook (these are the new cities and we're moving into them).

Bonus: the music and the hairdos are phenomenal. ;)

McLuhan: The past is safe, the future is dangerous

The emergence of software-as-media (Facebook, Twitter, CMSs, etc.) is making the idea's of McLuhan more relevant than ever. McLuhan may have been dismissed, but it's worth re-visiting his works - there's more to them than what a first glance may show. http://bit.ly/cjJd9v

Diaspora - Trying to Kill Facebook

Not sure if this will work, but it's good to see the "younger" generation take a stab at keeping Privacy alive. I suspect Privacy will return and that many of the claims that "Privacy is dead" will be tested and confronted. http://bit.ly/aLrSAn

And Yet Again with Facebook: Leaks IP Addresses

It never ends with Facebook, huh? I haven't deleted my account yet, but I'm wondering about it. The thing is: I'm still not entirely convinced that Facebook is destined to become a money-making machine. They could screw it up if they keep pushing the limit too far. Then again, most users have no idea what's going on. Than again, at least their obviously more ambitious than team Twitter. I mean: Twitter's four years old - and yet no innovation, no clue how to make money. http://bit.ly/diVij6