http://cc1.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ the side blog for my side blog en Vox Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:11:17 +0530 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/new-blog.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chris Coldewey) http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/new-blog.html?_c=feed-rss http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/new-blog.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:11:17 +0530 Hi folks (as it were), I've moved my blog to a new site and platform. Check it out at www.ccjrnl.com or www.chriscoldewey.com. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/new-blog.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e398c71c430005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/ning-is-the-thing.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chris Coldewey) http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/ning-is-the-thing.html?_c=feed-rss http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/ning-is-the-thing.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:04:18 +0530 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://cc1.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e398abe4140004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e398abe4140004-50si" alt="Capoeira Mumbai site built with Ning" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I hadn't looked at Ning, a site for building your own social network, since they relaunched to much fanfare a few and a half months ago. Then I got the idea to build a site for my capoeira group in Mumbai, so I gave it another look. Wow! Built the... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/ning-is-the-thing.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e398abceb40002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mumbai capoeira ning http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/unintended-consequences-donated-mosquito-net-edition.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chris Coldewey) http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/unintended-consequences-donated-mosquito-net-edition.html?_c=feed-rss http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/unintended-consequences-donated-mosquito-net-edition.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:46:08 +0530 Ethan Zuckerman points to a Zambian blogger claiming donated mosquito nets are used by fishermen for destructive drag-netting in rivers and streams. A bit of googling turns up similar stories in Namibia and Rwanda. I wonder if these are marginal c... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/unintended-consequences-donated-mosquito-net-edition.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e398abde590004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/earning-interest-with-pre-paid-mobile-accounts.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chris Coldewey) http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/earning-interest-with-pre-paid-mobile-accounts.html?_c=feed-rss http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/earning-interest-with-pre-paid-mobile-accounts.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:47:22 +0530 O world wide web, a question: There is a lot of talk in social enterprise circles about the need to encourage savings behavior and formalize the practice of saving among the BOP in India. At the same time, an astounding number of the urban and r... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/earning-interest-with-pre-paid-mobile-accounts.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e398a62db20005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mobile bop savings banking social enterprise http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/busy-signal----the-days.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chris Coldewey) http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/busy-signal----the-days.html?_c=feed-rss http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/busy-signal----the-days.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:10:00 +0530 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://cc1.vox.com/library/video/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e398a76ff80001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e398a76ff80001-50si" alt="BUSY SIGNAL &quot;THE DAYS&quot; [Raw Version]" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Excellent dancehall track on repeat here... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/busy-signal----the-days.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e398a770170001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music video dancehall http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/wonders-of-the-world.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chris Coldewey) http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/wonders-of-the-world.html?_c=feed-rss http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/wonders-of-the-world.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:37:59 +0530 Fascinating interview on BLDGBLOG with the editor of The Wonders of the World series -- who knew archaeology and architecture could be so engaging? The Tomb of Agamemnon is going on my to-read list immediately. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/wonders-of-the-world.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e398a70b6e0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/time-pass.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chris Coldewey) http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/time-pass.html?_c=feed-rss http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/time-pass.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 08 Sep 2007 13:11:22 +0530 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://cc1.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e398a6291f0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e398a6291f0003-50si" alt="Arrow of time" /></a> <a href="http://cc1.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e398a617360002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e398a617360002-50si" alt="SUBTRACTION (STARTLING)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I love the way this family has documented the passage of time through yearly photos -- I had seen their Arrow of Time project before, but was recently reminded of it... ...when I saw the pattern of repeated elements over time echoed in reverse i... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/time-pass.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e398a625a00004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> photography art time http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/financing-non-profit-organizational-infrastructure.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chris Coldewey) http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/financing-non-profit-organizational-infrastructure.html?_c=feed-rss http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/financing-non-profit-organizational-infrastructure.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:57:37 +0530 Good to see the concept of supporting overall organizational development -- not just program development -- given some press in the NYT. Killer quote: “Imagine an investor saying, ‘I want to buy 1,000 shares of FedEx but I want my money only to g... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/financing-non-profit-organizational-infrastructure.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e3989ae8090001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> business charity nonprofit organizational development http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/is-it-me-youre-looking-for.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chris Coldewey) http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/is-it-me-youre-looking-for.html?_c=feed-rss http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/is-it-me-youre-looking-for.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:08:25 +0530 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://cc1.vox.com/library/video/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e39899dfc80003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e39899dfc80003-50si" alt="Lionel Richie - Hello" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I was just checking out top 40 charts in the UK from the mid 80s (don't ask), and was reminded of the awesome force that was Lionel Richie at that time... Classic LR video: Recommended viewing to follow: The Hello Experiment, which explores a va... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/is-it-me-youre-looking-for.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e39899ee410005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> video sculpture lionel richie http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/disco-dancer.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chris Coldewey) http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/disco-dancer.html?_c=feed-rss http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/disco-dancer.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:58:39 +0530 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://cc1.vox.com/library/video/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e39897783d0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e39897783d0004-50si" alt="Disco Dancer - Jimmy Adja" /></a> <a href="http://cc1.vox.com/library/video/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e39897783c0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e39897783c0003-50si" alt="I am a Disco Dancer" /></a> <a href="http://cc1.vox.com/library/video/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e3989786fe0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e3989786fe0005-50si" alt="Disco Dancer-The Bollywood Film-Adaptation of The Buggles" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> My new mission in life is to get a hold of this 1982 Bollywood film on DVD. These clips are unbelievable. I think I'm in some kind of shock right now. M.I.A covers the first track here pretty faithfully on her new album Kala. Jimmy Adja I Am... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cc1.vox.com/library/post/disco-dancer.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96feed5f4cd500e3989787030005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> disco bollywood mia