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Five (naïve) assumptions we make about creative individuals:

1. Creative individuals would not produce their works without the possibility of making money from them.
2. Creative individuals are endowed with the inalienable right to control who may copy or modify those works, since without that “copyright” they would not be able to make money from their creative output.
3. Copyright is a straightforward extension of physical property rights and therefore a creative work is a form of intellectual property.
4. To protect the rights of creative individuals, governments may legitimately prevent others from copying or modifying creative works.
5. It is only government-enforced copyright that keeps a creative work safe from the ravages of violation and abuse; when it is no longer so protected, it lapses into a fearsome state of desuetude and disregard called the public domain.

Some of my favourites from Ebert’s list:

• Adaptation
• Almost Famous
• Me and You and Everyone We Know
• Minority Report
• Pan’s Labyrinth
• Synecdoche, New York
• Waking Life

I would have added:

• (500) Days of Summer
• Amelie
• American Splendor
• A Scanner Darkly
• Before Sunset
• Big Fish
• Donnie Darko (original cut)
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Ghost World
• L’auberge Espagnole (The Spanish Apartment)
• Lost in Translation
• LOTR Trilogy
• Memento
• Primer
• Spirited Away
• Wonder Boys

Surely I’m forgetting some…

An aerospace engineer muses on the future of war in space.

A reason to finally learn more Python? Combines Nodebox 1 style coding (similar to what’s available in Processing or Shoes) with wire/patching à la PureData, Max/MSP & vvvv.

Oh, and this version isn’t only for Macs. Windows is supported by way of Jython.

The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect Societies (Non-programming books for Programmers.)

Paul Curzon’s Gentle Introduction to Computer Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms.

Hip-hop now has a home on the dial in Winnipeg. And check it, the DJs are all local Ojibway/Cree/Métis men and women ranging in age from 18 to 28.

“Aboriginal youth are the fastest growing demographic in Winnipeg. Winnipeg’s Aboriginal population is estimated to be near 90,000 and growing quickly. Streetz 104-7 will feature a vibrant mix of sizzling Aboriginal and mainstream Hip Hop.”

Natural action. Creative quietude. The art of letting-be.

Wu wei involves knowing when to act and when not to act.

The Sage is occupied with the unspoken and acts without effort.

Teaching without verbosity, producing without possessing, creating without regard to result, claiming nothing, the Sage has nothing to lose. -Tao Te Ching

When you wish to share without attribution. I don’t think we need a license for this. Just share. Heart’s in the right place though.

“I have come across many situations where I wanted to share an idea but never wanted the idea to be attributed to me, mainly because the original idea never came from me and also because I did not know who the original idea came from.”

Choose your own adventure tale with path/choice visualization.