15 Haunted House Photos of Terrified People
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domingo, 28 de octubre de 2012
Artículo: 15 Haunted House Photos of Terrified People
15 Haunted House Photos of Terrified People
http://twistedsifter.com/2012/10/haunted-house-photos-of-terrified-people/
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viernes, 26 de octubre de 2012
SOMETHING REALLY COOL IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN
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via Neil Gaiman's Journal by Neil on 10/25/12
"What kind of story would you like me to tell you?"
I was on the phone on Friday afternoon, in the car on the way to the airport, with the folk from Audible.com. They had the idea of doing something really, really fun for Hallowe'en, as an All Hallows Read celebration, something from Audible and from me to the world.
Perhaps, they suggested, I could read a story, and they would put it up for free. Would I like to do a classic horror story?
No, I said. I'd like to read a story I'd written recently, that I'd read at the George Mason Award evening, a story that had scared people.
Even better, they said.
I asked if they could make a "Pay what you want" button that would go to charity. They looked into it, said no, they weren't set up to do that...
...but for every time a new person downloaded the story they would make a donation to charity. So if we reached a hundred thousand downloads by Hallowe'en, Audible would donate a hundred thousand dollars to the charity of my choice...
And Audible.co.uk got in on the act as well. They'll make their own donations to a UK charity.
I got on the plane. I flew to London. As soon as the recording studios were open on Monday, I went into a studio in Wardour Street and recorded my story (and another extra bonus story that we'll put out as a mad gift if enough people download the first one). The Audible people have worked through the nights to get everything together for the roll-out.
Usually there's a little bit longer time between having the idea and getting it out for sale than a week...
We chose our charities with pride and with care: we picked Donors Choose -- http://www.donorschoose.org/ * --for the US; we picked Booktrust - http://www.booktrust.org.uk/ ** -- as our charity for the UK.
So. That's preamble.
Go and download the story NOW. Please.
This is only going to run until Hallowe'en. The story's only going to be downloadable until Hallowe'en. The donations per download are only going to happen until Hallowe'en.
And please -- for now -- don't spread the story too much, or at least, encourage people to go and download it themselves. Each free download is money for Donors Choose or for BookTrust.
So spread the word. Use the hashtag #ScareUs on Twitter or as a label on Tumblr to tell us that you liked it, to tell people about it -- or to talk about what scares YOU.
The story is unpublished (it will be published in a forthcoming anthology called Impossible Monsters, edited by Kasey Lansdale and coming out from Subterranean Press). It's funny, a little bit, and it's scary, just enough for Hallowe'en, I hope, and it has a silly title. It's called Click-Clack the Rattle Bag.
Please. Go to www.Audible.com/ScareUs to download it if you're in the US or the rest of the world except the UK and www.Audible.co.uk/ScareUs to download it if you're in the UK/Commonwealth. And then download the story. As I may have told you already, it's free -- absolutely, utterly, perfectly free.
It's a short story, only about ten minutes long.
I'm the voice telling the story.
And in case you're concerned, I've been assured that you don't have to become an Audible.com member if you don't want to. You will have to give them an email address so they know you aren't some kind of downloading 'bot.
And all I ask of you is that you wait to listen to it until after dark...
Again, go to www.Audible.com/ScareUs
Or if you're in the UK, www.Audible.co.uk/ScareUs
I was on the phone on Friday afternoon, in the car on the way to the airport, with the folk from Audible.com. They had the idea of doing something really, really fun for Hallowe'en, as an All Hallows Read celebration, something from Audible and from me to the world.
Perhaps, they suggested, I could read a story, and they would put it up for free. Would I like to do a classic horror story?
No, I said. I'd like to read a story I'd written recently, that I'd read at the George Mason Award evening, a story that had scared people.
Even better, they said.
I asked if they could make a "Pay what you want" button that would go to charity. They looked into it, said no, they weren't set up to do that...
...but for every time a new person downloaded the story they would make a donation to charity. So if we reached a hundred thousand downloads by Hallowe'en, Audible would donate a hundred thousand dollars to the charity of my choice...
And Audible.co.uk got in on the act as well. They'll make their own donations to a UK charity.
I got on the plane. I flew to London. As soon as the recording studios were open on Monday, I went into a studio in Wardour Street and recorded my story (and another extra bonus story that we'll put out as a mad gift if enough people download the first one). The Audible people have worked through the nights to get everything together for the roll-out.
Usually there's a little bit longer time between having the idea and getting it out for sale than a week...
We chose our charities with pride and with care: we picked Donors Choose -- http://www.donorschoose.org/ * --for the US; we picked Booktrust - http://www.booktrust.org.uk/ ** -- as our charity for the UK.
So. That's preamble.
Go and download the story NOW. Please.
This is only going to run until Hallowe'en. The story's only going to be downloadable until Hallowe'en. The donations per download are only going to happen until Hallowe'en.
And please -- for now -- don't spread the story too much, or at least, encourage people to go and download it themselves. Each free download is money for Donors Choose or for BookTrust.
So spread the word. Use the hashtag #ScareUs on Twitter or as a label on Tumblr to tell us that you liked it, to tell people about it -- or to talk about what scares YOU.
The story is unpublished (it will be published in a forthcoming anthology called Impossible Monsters, edited by Kasey Lansdale and coming out from Subterranean Press). It's funny, a little bit, and it's scary, just enough for Hallowe'en, I hope, and it has a silly title. It's called Click-Clack the Rattle Bag.
Please. Go to www.Audible.com/ScareUs to download it if you're in the US or the rest of the world except the UK and www.Audible.co.uk/ScareUs to download it if you're in the UK/Commonwealth. And then download the story. As I may have told you already, it's free -- absolutely, utterly, perfectly free.
It's a short story, only about ten minutes long.
I'm the voice telling the story.
And in case you're concerned, I've been assured that you don't have to become an Audible.com member if you don't want to. You will have to give them an email address so they know you aren't some kind of downloading 'bot.
And all I ask of you is that you wait to listen to it until after dark...
Again, go to www.Audible.com/ScareUs
Or if you're in the UK, www.Audible.co.uk/ScareUs
*DonorsChoose.org engages the public in public schools by giving people a simple, accountable and personal way to address educational inequity. We envision a nation where children in every community have the tools and experiences needed for an excellent education.
**Booktrust is an independent reading and writing charity that makes a nationwide impact on individuals, families and communities, and culture in the UK. We make a significant positive contribution to the educational outcomes of children from the earliest age. We work to empower people of all ages and abilities by giving them confidence and choices about reading. And we want individuals of all backgrounds to benefit from the wellbeing that a rich and positive engagement in reading and writing can bring. Our work supports children and young people, parents and carers and indeed anyone who would benefit from the positive impact that books, reading and writing can have on their lives.
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martes, 23 de octubre de 2012
Imagen: Cartoons from the Issue
Cartoons from the Issue
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/issuecartoons/2012/10/29/cartoons_20121022#slide=5
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Un calendario de arrancar hojas con tus fotos de Instagram, lo nuevo de Prin...
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via Monkeyzen by Belinda Lorenzana on 10/23/12
Ah… los calendarios de arrancar hojas, esos objetos que se convirtieron en cliché de novela, un cliché que algunos quisieran protagonizar en secreto. Y yo, que soy una militante defensora del cliché, vengo a mostrarles lo nuevo de Printstagram: un calendario compuesto por 365 fotos filtradas con Instagram, para que las arranquemos una a una conforme va pasando el año. Y emitamos un suspiro cada día, en señal de nuestra conciencia melancólica del inevitable transcurrir del tiempo. Ya me vi.
Printstagram es una compañía con base en San Francisco, California, creada por usuarios de Instagram. Según se menciona en su sitio web, todavía se encuentra en etapa de formación, pero frecuentemente lanza productos y actualizaciones. Es como si su equipo se hubiera propuesto materializar fantasías instagrameras. Los hemos visto crear pósters, álbumes enanos, calcomanías e impresiones en formatos diferentes. Y se llegó el momento del calendario.
Cada uno incluye 365 fotos de 8.5 por 7 centímetros y cuesta 40 dólares. El papel sobre el que se imprimen las imágenes es más grueso y más brillante que el que usamos en nuestra impresora casera, y de eso precisamente se trata. Es posible pedir al sistema que elija al azar, o bien seleccionar las imágenes que quieres incluir. Si no tienes suficientes, se imprimen duplicados y listo.
Como objeto, el resultado es mono. Y sería un regalo muy vistoso, si no fuera porque no se puede ordenar impresiones de otros usuarios de Instagram (es decir, para imprimir las fotos de una cuenta es necesario ser su titular). Porque estoy segura de que a casi todos les gustaría tener un calendario con sus propias fotos de Instagram, pero quién sabe qué tan bien recibidas serían las mías, por ejemplo.
De todos modos, ahí está la opción: una foto diferente cada día para que tiremos de ella, la usemos para decorar las paredes, escribamos una nota sobre ella o se le regalemos al primero que vaya pasando. Y, con suerte, nos enamoremos de él y todo. Ya me volví a ver.
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lunes, 15 de octubre de 2012
Artículo: Historic Speeches Transformed into Visual Sound Waves
Historic Speeches Transformed into Visual Sound Waves
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/epic-frequency-prints
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---Mau
Álbum: 25 Billboards with Fascinating Science Facts (28 imágenes)
25 Billboards with Fascinating Science Facts (28 imágenes)
http://twistedsifter.com/2012/10/billboards-with-quirky-science-facts-science-world/
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---Mau
viernes, 12 de octubre de 2012
5 plataformas online para aprender casi lo que sea
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via ALT1040 by Alan Lazalde on 10/11/12
La educación formal no lo es todo. Por supuesto, la universidad tampoco. Mucho menos ahora en tiempos de internet y sobreinformación. En nuestros días, si no eres autodidacta y no aprendes de manera colaborativa, fracasaste como estudiante. Y, por otro lado, si no te bajas del Olimpo de los profesores-que-todo-lo-saben para convertirte en guía y colaborador de tus estudiantes, fracasaste como profesor. Así de simple.
En el salón de clases todos deben ser alumnos y todos profesores por igual. Todos compartiendo conocimiento. Nuevas metodologías de aprendizaje tendrán que surgir en este sentido. Supongo que los pedagogos tendrán mucho que decir al respecto. Mientras tanto, en Internet las cosas avanzan sin freno y sólo queda seguir algunos principios básicos, como este que nos enseñó Google: no memorices el conocimiento, encuéntralo cuando lo necesites.
¿Quieres aprender algo? Bueno, espero que alguna de estas plataformas te inspire a hacerlo ya. Agrega un poco de orden y disciplina personal a la ecuación y te hará las cosas más fáciles.
Que estos sitios estén en inglés no debe ser un impedimento, existe Google Translate. Y decenas de sitios para aprender idiomas también. ¿Hay otros sitios? ¿Mejores? Sin duda. El punto es tener la iniciativa de buscarlos; encontrarlos será lo de menos.
1. Coursera
Vídeos, exámenes, interacción con otros estudiantes, para aprender ciencia, nutrición, matemáticas, incluso medicina y hasta finanzas. Coursera cuenta con más de un millón de estudiantes de prácticamente todo el planeta, y los integra en una plataforma coherente y seria para el autoaprendizaje colaborativo.
2. Khan Academy
Aquí tenemos a un pionero en el rubro de la plataformas de aprendizaje en línea. Khan Academy se distingue por la variedad de sus temas y por la extensión de plataformas sobre las que funciona (recomiendo el app para iPad). Además puedes convertirte en voluntario para subtitular cursos y contribuir al conocimiento de los demás: así se forma una comunidad.
3. Udacity
Autonombrada la universidad del Siglo XXI, Udacity es una plataforma para aprender resolviendo retos, con proyectos guiados por algunso de los mejores instructores del planeta (en serio). "Ponemos al estudiante en el centro del universo", y ya son más de 100 mil los estudiantes enrolados en sus cursos: básicamente de ciencias de la computación. Udacity es inspirador.
4. edX
MIT, Harvard y Berkeley unidos en una misma plataforma de cursos en línea heredera de las glorias del MIT Open Course Ware. Por el momentos los cursos son pocos, pero sugiero seguir de cerca esta plataforma que promete sorprendernos con su estupenda interfaz de usuario. Los cursos funcionan por suscripción.
5. ck12
Con un excelente diseño, ck12 presenta decenas de cursos de casi cualquier área del conocimiento para alumnos de educación básica. Lo hace a través de recursos interactivos, libros en línea, enfocados en conceptos y ejercicios, que además funcionan en cualquier plataforma o dispositivo móvil. Necesitamos más sitios como estos.
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