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NEW MEDIA: Space is…

Posted on September 12, 2004 by Susan

In a comment to a post below “What makes up space?” Professor John Timmons kindly offers a poem that relates to a sense of being and the space of universe the poet uses within it. It’s a wonderful piece that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: Limits of Space, in Time and Area

Posted on September 12, 2004 by Susan

If we were just suited to this world, wouldn’t we better understand it? It’s a small world after all? No; as we reach, discovery doesn’t make the world smaller. The conquest of the moon still cannot bring it here; our … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: What Makes up Space?

Posted on September 12, 2004 by Susan

Here’s a thought, and you may need to take something fairly potent to visualize it: If we measure movement within a space by distance (here to there) and time (6 seconds to get there) or a combination of both (0 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: The Visit

Posted on September 11, 2004 by Susan

Tearing at my veil with fingers that will never age. Rending holes in falls of gossamer, thinner than the finest tulle; but steadfast, as a wall with oaken door that swung one way, cutting off goodbye. Or so I thought. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: Exercise #2

Posted on September 11, 2004 by Susan

Just about finished, except for editing, checking that I’ve covered all bases, and drawing a new map. May I present for your interest: “Mapping Designed Space – Fun with Architectural Narrative Warning: There are a few photos so it may … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: Weblogging and the Media

Posted on September 11, 2004 by Susan

You know what I’ve just discovered? America is just one big Point/Counterpoint TV Show. Today’s New York Times article on political affiliations based on numbers/paragraph types of people that I mentioned earlier has also been picked up by Crooked Timber, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: Homework

Posted on September 11, 2004 by Susan

Because some of you may be interested in New Media, I have been posting on it here (you already know I’m obsessive, hence the focus) and I’m still working on writing up a piece that describes a spatial awareness journey … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: New Political Parties

Posted on September 11, 2004 by Susan

This article in the New York Times is very interesting in that it offers a new division of American politics. We’ve already seen the old Republican/Democrat platforms weather and fall apart, and the liberal/conservative division comes with a scale from … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Space

Posted on September 11, 2004 by Susan

How odd; in fourteen year I’ve never seen but once before a hang glider cross the upper space of my backyard. And now, this morning, September 11th, and just a day or two after posting about the local airport referendum, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: A Sad Anniversary

Posted on September 11, 2004 by Susan

Close your eyes today and see what I see; two towers rising high into a New York autumn sky. Are those clouds? No, I see it now; it’s smoke that billows out so oddly out of place within the image. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA & EDUCATION: Games

Posted on September 11, 2004 by Susan

On the upswing here; don’t have to read that essay I moaned about, e-academy got right back to me on the MINI TAB software download for Statistics, and it’s already in place. This alone–being able to do the Statistics homework … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: Another Element?

Posted on September 10, 2004 by Susan

Uh-oh. Just dawned on me that my sphere of space has sound. Where does this fit into our theories of time and place? Ssshh…listen…. Yep. It definitely includes sound. Cars go by, recognizable via memory imprint somewhere (I forgot) in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Frustration Revisited

Posted on September 10, 2004 by Susan

Found a place where for $25.99/5 mo. you can download a rented version of Mini-Tab, a program I need to use for my Statistics course. This sounded perfect. I went to register, first as a non-academic because it looked faster … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING & REALITY: Shadows

Posted on September 10, 2004 by Susan

All the years they told you not to be afraid. Teased your own timidity with fear of your own shadow. Lies, because you need to be afraid. Morning looks too peaceful, but you understand what’s going on. Shadows long and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: Architectural Space

Posted on September 9, 2004 by Susan

Well I’ll say one thing, if I’da known that this was going to get me so involved, I’da had the foresight to arrange something like bonus points towards my grade with the professors for all these New Media posts this … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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