Category: blogs & websites
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Gargoyles at the University of Chicago
If you’re feeling a bit gothic, check out this website with images of gargoyles and other medieval-inspired architectural sculpture at the University of Chicago. [Note: Other great images found on Flickr]
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Cultural analytics at the UCSD CalIT2 “Wall”
Last week we got a demonstration of The Wall at the CalIT2 center at UC San Diego by Professor Lev Manovich and post-doctoral student Jeremy Douglass. As stated on their website, they believe that “a systematic use of large-scale computational analysis and interactive visualization of cultural data sets and data streams will become a major…
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National Portrait Gallery vs. Wikipedia
The National Portrait Gallery in London is accusing a Wikipedia volunteer of downloading over 3000 high-resolution images onto the free online encyclopedia’s Wikimedia Commons. The NPG asserts that this denies revenue for the museum and is threatening legal action. Wikipedia counters that the museum is “betraying its public service mission.” via BBC News and Wikinews