20100320 at 14:06 Note: if the video player doesn’t appear floating over the window, you probably need to disable your ad blocker on this page, this domain, or hulu.com.
20091202 at 19:25 
Youtube user “mwesch” is an Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University and represents to me the very best potential of YouTube and “citizen media.”
This is a playlist of some of his hugely successful YouTube videos.
From his page at Kansas State:
Dubbed “the explainer” by Wired magazine, Michael Wesch is a cultural anthropologist exploring the effects of new media on society and culture. After two years studying the implications of writing on a remote indigenous culture in the rain forest of Papua New Guinea, he has turned his attention to the effects of social media and digital technology on global society. His videos on culture, technology, education, and information have been viewed by millions, translated in over 15 languages, and are frequently featured at international film festivals and major academic conferences worldwide. Wesch has won several major awards for his work, including a Wired Magazine Rave Award, the John Culkin Award for Outstanding Praxis in Media Ecology, and he was recently named an Emerging Explorer by National Geographic.
video | tagged activism, collaboration, diy, social media, video 20090918 at 16:31
Since these were taken down from YouTube, I’ll congratulate Bill Gates and the Feynman estate heirs in their attempt to erase these lectures from the public memory. China seems less forgetful, so I’ve re-posted all 7 parts here.
20090330 at 23:30 I guess it’s good to have an “American English” version (in addition to the British one)
A film for a wide audience
Nine chapters, two hours of maths, that take you gradually up to the fourth dimension. Mathematical vertigo guaranteed! Background information on every chapter: see “Details”.
Free download and you can watch the films online here or right down there.
The film can also be ordered as a DVD, a pity it’s PAL format only
This film is being distributed under a Creative Commons license.
More details on the download page
tutorial | tagged axiom, complex number, dimensions, geometry, hypothesis, mathematics, proof, surface, topology, tutorial, video, visualization 20090330 at 08:59 
Image via WikipediaThe race for home screen customization is on. In the last few weeks, we’ve seen a handful of titles popping up, including Sweeter Home, dxTop, and aHome. As developers get more involved in what Android’s main screen can look like, tweaks and desktop hacks are sure to grow. But what about seeing Android’s looks changed at an OEM level?
Note: turn on captions, as there is no audio and the video quality is not great.
Apparently, there is no way for me to turn on captions for the embedded video, but you can do it by clicking through to YouTube.
note | tagged android, eclipse, mobile, mobile dev, ui bridge, ui builder, video 