Newsgeist: 11/24/10

The spirit of the news

"...more for the latest on the Korean conflict, Texas Open Meetings Law, and holiday spending...."

Nov. 24, 2010 News Post by Eric Pickhartz

Democracy Incorporated

Writer Ed Burns on education, totalitarianism, and the possibility of community

"...said basically that the intelligence process is 80 percent outsourced to private industry. So if you take away whatever's..."

July 30, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

If You Attend One Unconference This Summer ...

PodCamp San Antonio, May 19

"...to be interactive in nature and more of an open dialogue than a traditional conference setting," says organizer Jennifer..."

May 11, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Connective Issue

Web 2.0, online gaming, but everything's in-between

"...Commons and on the board of directors at the Open Source Initiative. Describing what these organizations do is dicey..."

March 2, 2007 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Joining Forces

The women of the online Austin Craft Mafia got it made

"...hope to have a formal launch party, and to open up the group to other independent, online Austin businesses..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Screens Feature by Margaret Chapman

Graffiti on the Superhighway

The digital age has ushered a new era in visual art, with the Internet offering artists a new medium for the creation of art, an infinite space to display their work, and a marketing tool. But with this expansion of creative opportunities come sticky questions of ownership and the communal experience of art.

"...For all its open vistas, the Web can be claustrophobic. Artbyte: The Magazine..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran

TradeMark of the Beast

"...story -- largely driven by Austin freelance writer and open-source (that is, free operating software like Linux) advocate Joe..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

No Purchase Necessary

Does Napster, the MP3-sharing software program that has spawned several lawsuits and been banned at universities across the nation, mean the end of music as we know it?

"...The studios poured massive resources into their case, but after a protracted battle, Sony..."

May 5, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Opinion: The Moral Argument to Opt Out of X, Instagram, and Facebook

Given their owners’ immoral behavior and growing influence on the White House, it’s time to delete their apps

"...Because the potential benefits are extremely important, the lower..."

March 14, 2025 Column by Erich Riesen

Austin Film Festival Review: The Stones Are Speaking

A Central Texas dig site offers new insight into human history

"...Collins’ role in making sure it will remain an open source for continued study. The site, a rich deposit..."

Oct. 27, 2024 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...South by Southwest 2024's Film & TV Festival schedule..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

City Plans New Emergency Homeless Shelter, But Without Much Community Input

A Southeast Austin warehouse will soon become a shelter

"...shelter for 300 unhoused and unsheltered individuals that could open this fall...."

May 12, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Fantastic Fest Review: Vesper

Eco-horror melds with fairytales in this remarkable SF parable

"...control of that which is edible is the ultimate source of power, and the ability to let the nature..."

Sept. 26, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Things to Experience at Fusebox Festival

The return of the avant garde and experimental drama and artextravaganza

"...project, this incredible musical phenomenon is built upon an open-source audio sample library gathered over months and months by..."

April 8, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

ARIC Informants Have Watched Local Leftists for Years

Secret police intelligence “Antifa affinity groups”

"...officially disbanded in 2018.) "Comments members have posted on open source websites indicate that they are frustrated with the..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Zero Waste, Black-Owned Startup Nurtures Community One Plant at a Time

Black Lives Veggies plants seeds of change

"...raised at churches and schools. They also want this open-source business model to be replicated in every community in..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

How to Help Keep Texas Farmers at the Market

Deputy director Nora Chovanec on why they need your support to stay open

"...community and asking for donations to help them stay open...."

July 1, 2020 Food Post by Selome Hailu

Public Notice: Happy Earth Day!

"...smartphone app aiming to "create a global expansion of open source citizen science data and opportunities for civic engagement"..."

April 17, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Luv Doc: Love Is Blind

When you make a presentation you should have some visual aids

"...Look, I don't know a lot about business, but..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Game of Thrones Is Coming to SXSW. Let the Bloodletting Begin.

Hit HBO show launches massive blood drive, SXSW activation

"...much do you love Game of Thrones? Enough to open a vein?..."

Feb. 19, 2019 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

On the Trustee Trail

AISD, ACC candidates talk money, equity

"...top priorities are improving student access to mental health resources and making it easier for them to report sexual..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

How Do You Pet a CryptoKitty?

ConsenSys Capital co-founder Andrew Keys on how Ethereum could be a game changer

"...most popular currency: Ether, the cryptocurrency supported by the open source Ethereum platform. Andrew Keys, co-founder of ConsenSys Capital..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Dan Gentile

Don Hertzfeldt and His “World of Tomorrow”

Austin animator screens his acclaimed shorts

"...Prime’s cerebrum in a vain attempt to discover the source of his genius. Surely, with so many Oscars and..."

Nov. 27, 2017 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

County Ditches STAR-Vote's Innovative Voting System

County clerk Dana DeBeauvoir abandons initiative after failing to find a suitable vendor

"...That system is called STAR-Vote: an open-source electronic voting machine with the kind of verifiable and..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

“Teresa Hubbard/Alexander Birchler: Giant” at the Blanton Museum of Art

The film is good at showing the fate of the film set of Giant, but it leaves open the question of what’s happened to Marfa

"...cinematic, three-channel and widescreen, a high-quality paean to its source material...."

Aug. 25, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Student Researchers Test New "Air" Transportation

Possible hyperloop railway may offer easier commute

"...The hyperloop design is open-source, and the competition was meant to accelerate testing and..."

Aug. 3, 2017 Screens Post by Victoria Mycue

Luv Doc: FMB

Mouths are undoubtedly festering cesspools of bacterial flora

"...probably not a good idea to make your toothbrush open source, it definitely isn't going to put you more..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Local Tech You Didn’t Know You Needed

Globotix and Party Time! Hexcellent! make stuff no one else is making

"...running on your Nintendo. However, the project is all open source with instructions and code available online. On the..."

May 11, 2016 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Reuse Resource Chart

"...swap March 5 at Sooch Foundation Youth and Family Resource Center, and a citywide children's and baby clothes swap..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature

SXSW Interactive Announces Several Featured Speakers

You have seven months to let this sink in

"...Wikimedia will naturally be offering tips to help preserve open source culture. It’s the Wiki way...."

July 28, 2015 Screens Post by James Renovitch

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