The new magnetic or world city will be static and iconic or inclusive.

Reversal of the Overheated Medium. Understanding Media.

I spent the last few days sitting in various meeting rooms, talking to a great community of people whom I normally only interact with over Twitter or otherwise, and having a good bit of fun. I love the HighEdWeb conference. I missed it so much in 2009 when I was unable to attend. This year was just as much fun, if not more, as I’m no longer the new kid.

But. My entire outlook on the web in Higher Education has changed. And I realized that it hasn’t changed to be in line with the rest of the community.
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Or maybe it should be on internationalism.

Consuming culture. Right? The ways we consume cultural media changes how we look at the world. Personal example. I support England in the World Cup. But I’m an American. This results in a lot of idiocy about how unpatriotic I am and how terrible England’s team is (look at your own team USA). Know what else? I watch British television, buy imported British snacks, have my office decorated in London-themed artwork and spell using the Queen’s English. ¶ Read More…

If developers grow dependent on third party development libraries and tools, they can only take advantage of platform enhancements if and when the third party chooses to adopt the new features. We cannot be at the mercy of a third party deciding if and when they will make our enhancements available to our developers.

via Thoughts on Flash.