CUNY Academic Commons | Aleksandr Segal | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/asegal/activity/ Activity feed for Aleksandr Segal. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 c1155e85dcc229fcac295cc22fd0d3d7 Aleksandr Segal and Lisa Marie Rhody (she/her) are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/487424/ Wed, 31 Jan 2018 16:29:02 -0500 5d55fe8cc2dc8acb92ced7a2336994d6 Aleksandr Segal and Filipa Calado are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/485506/ Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:12:50 -0500 4e32eb88b4fcbcc97daf4f5a5f344474 Aleksandr Segal replied to the topic Visualizing Ambiguity in the forum Digital Humanities Reading Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=59713 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 19:05:30 -0500 Matt,

Thank you very much for the suggestions. I had already looked at the Marx article but found it lacking due to it not pertaining to maps. The Posner piece from your book and its bibliography, however, are very helpful. I will continue working and will report back with any other resources that I find on the topic.

I am also considering the…[Read more]

]]> 27cabebd61f6a49ee7fa0e9b2e1e25d5 Aleksandr Segal started the topic Visualizing Ambiguity in the forum Digital Humanities Reading Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-reading-group/forum/topic/visualizing-ambiguity/ Wed, 15 Nov 2017 02:26:39 -0500 I am currently doing some preliminary research into implementing local ecological knowledge (LEK) of indigenous communities into graphic information systems (GIS). I am interested if anyone is familiar with or has knowledge of ways to represent ambiguity through data visualization.

Thanks.

]]> e258f20386acac101b6724b4417c576d Aleksandr Segal joined the group Digital Humanities Reading Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/477762/ Wed, 15 Nov 2017 02:15:11 -0500 5c96e55b27996d78214bd30fe2e06805 Aleksandr Segal joined the group Digital Studies Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/477761/ Wed, 15 Nov 2017 02:13:59 -0500 7032dd1324bbceca9639999a4915428d Aleksandr Segal joined the group Digital Studies Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/477760/ Wed, 15 Nov 2017 02:13:55 -0500 caaf658f134fd5cce982152a2e52397d Aleksandr Segal replied to the topic GCDI Sound Series: Music Performance Analysis: UPDATE in the forum Digital Humanities Initiative https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=58804 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 20:46:25 -0400 Eventbrite says I do not have access to this event. 🙁

]]> 08b8a3162234b7effa6d9f6ecccba536 Aleksandr Segal changed their profile picture https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/465447/ Thu, 15 Jun 2017 15:39:28 -0400 8cb5f7004859ae3c5139e0ca06471645 Aleksandr Segal wrote a new post on the site Digital Praxis Seminar 2016-2017 https://dhpraxisfall16.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=2948 Mon, 15 May 2017 00:48:49 -0400 This week Marti and I made some final adjustments to the Zine Union Catalog in terms of user interface. Once we felt comfortable that the site’s look and flow was consistent with our goals, we set a deadline for […]

]]> ff62992702467f2418f4a3888cd57fbc Aleksandr Segal wrote a new post on the site Digital Praxis Seminar 2016-2017 https://dhpraxisfall16.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=2936 Sat, 13 May 2017 00:14:04 -0400 In making the presentation, I’m now having to look back and review some of the accomplishments – as well as goals – that the ZUC project had. The practice presentation showed me how important it is to really […]

]]> 4c9459913350461095dbcbd6d1f35dae Aleksandr Segal wrote a new post on the site Digital Praxis Seminar 2016-2017 https://dhpraxisfall16.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=2768 Thu, 27 Apr 2017 18:25:49 -0400 The Zine Union Catalog has been coming along relatively well. However, the Spring break caused some sluggish progress in development because co-working in person became difficult. The reason this caused issues is […]

]]> b6d9c117054552f12ef59631730e30a7 Aleksandr Segal wrote a new post on the site Digital Praxis Seminar 2016-2017 http://dhpraxisfall16.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=2143 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 05:09:23 -0500  

I attended two events offered through the Grad Center. One was an introduction to physical computing with Arduino Solo and the second was an introduction to GitHub. GitHub work struck me as the more […]

]]> 3ad2821448097dd2681ed0c422c3f222 Aleksandr Segal joined the group GC Digital Initiatives at the CUNY Graduate Center https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/454395/ Mon, 06 Feb 2017 20:01:57 -0500 6b77f2dbfc85f5ac56811113e7447577 Aleksandr Segal joined the group GC Events and Workshops https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/454394/ Mon, 06 Feb 2017 20:01:43 -0500 f59029a3fcf6df401034ed1da3967106 Aleksandr Segal wrote a new post on the site Fall 2016 ITP Core 1 Course http://2016itpcore1.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=507 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 23:28:48 -0500 As it currently stands, the publishing infrastructure is deeply beholden to academic journals who hold so much power that they are able to charge universities exorbitant fees for access to their content. These […]

]]> e8781142df5b7faec320825b723874e7 Aleksandr Segal wrote a new post on the site Clouds http://clouds.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=162 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 14:37:37 -0500 Researchers have successfully used wifi enabled electrodes to allow a monkey with nerve damage to walk again. From an article in the BBC:
Dr Gregoire Courtine, one of the researchers, said: “This is the first […]

]]> b75b794952f1c922537c255454d3ba43 Aleksandr Segal's profile was updated https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/447850/ Thu, 10 Nov 2016 19:32:15 -0500 c2c488cf2d28a83ced816cc67f71d11c Aleksandr Segal changed their profile picture https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/447849/ Thu, 10 Nov 2016 19:28:12 -0500 e3fffafdbe47c690120a25601ba3515f Aleksandr Segal changed their profile picture https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/447848/ Thu, 10 Nov 2016 19:27:31 -0500 3ef61181f1a0953948c87d1112730043 Aleksandr Segal commented on the post, Gamification, Exploitation, and Games - Ian Bogost, on the site Fall 2016 ITP Core 1 Course http://2016itpcore1.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2016/10/20/gamification-exploitation-and-games-ian-bogost/#comment-60 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 16:07:15 -0400 That’s really interesting– I have seen the use of graphic novel and comic book style illustration being used in educational environments but never considered the practice alongside “gamification.” Visual media – […]

]]> e37f0edb82e42caca60e3d899d10a3ce Aleksandr Segal commented on the post, Gamification, Exploitation, and Games - Ian Bogost, on the site Fall 2016 ITP Core 1 Course http://2016itpcore1.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2016/10/20/gamification-exploitation-and-games-ian-bogost/#comment-45 Thu, 20 Oct 2016 19:15:20 -0400 To consider the reverse of what Bogost describes here, i.e. the taking of “game” elements and implementing them (however poorly) in marketing and branding fields, watch the teaser for Nintendo’s latest […]

]]> b0a8e0a36cc733e60619f0fdb832e3d0 Aleksandr Segal commented on the post, Provocation: On Freirien Pedagogies for Liberation in the academy and our movements, on the site Fall 2016 ITP Core 1 Course http://2016itpcore1.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2016/10/16/provocation-on-freirien-pedagogies-for-liberation-in-the-academy-and-our-movements/#comment-44 Thu, 20 Oct 2016 00:03:23 -0400 Hello,

Below is not a response to the provocation but to Freire’s work in general. I had this particular problem enter my head repeatedly during the reading. Please, feel free to share your thoughts either in r […]

]]> fe5e1803d81d79911aa991a21637a877 Aleksandr Segal commented on the post, Totally unofficial and informal class meet up?, on the site Fall 2016 ITP Core 1 Course http://2016itpcore1.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2016/10/04/totally-unofficial-and-informal-class-meet-up/#comment-40 Sat, 15 Oct 2016 18:41:41 -0400 Inés and I might be meeting Tuesday between 2 and 4. All are welcome to join us!

I will be attending the lab on the 24 but I like the idea of meeting during that time-slot. I will likely not attend one of the […]

]]> a83f364dce65ad9f669af02fdf2f6206 Aleksandr Segal and Julie Fuller (she/her) are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/444089/ Mon, 03 Oct 2016 21:20:20 -0400 4ea9b1e53f9330873b77f8fd602093cd Aleksandr Segal commented on the post, Marx, Harvey, and Engels - Is Money a Fatal Error?, on the site Fall 2016 ITP Core 1 Course http://2016itpcore1.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2016/09/17/marx-harvey-and-engels-is-money-a-fatal-error/#comment-15 Sun, 18 Sep 2016 21:00:13 -0400 From my limited knowledge of Marx, I view commodities — not money — as “congealed labor value.” This is because the commodity is a direct result of labor thus infusing it with the value of that labor. Commodity […]

]]> 9b63c1ef8a577573eb744a9c90439082 Aleksandr Segal commented on the post, Haraway: My Cyborg, Myself?, on the site Fall 2016 ITP Core 1 Course http://2016itpcore1.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2016/09/09/haraway-my-cyborg-myself/#comment-5 Sat, 10 Sep 2016 20:45:27 -0400 Hello,

Due to a technical issue, I’m currently unable to post a separate entry for my provocation. Instead, I will present it here as a reply to Wendy’s.

The question of “what is to be done?” is aptly use […]

]]> b3b861d99c2e1c72cb8f5cd10a3a7528 Aleksandr Segal commented on the post, Follow-up to our introductory class, on the site Clouds http://clouds.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2016/08/30/follow-up-to-our-introductory-class/#comment-3 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 03:57:41 -0400 Yes! This is SO good! I also recommend Infinite Vacation.

]]> 5e7bd3c18c7679a666de3edef6b16ddf Aleksandr Segal joined the group New Media Lab https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/439495/ Fri, 26 Aug 2016 19:42:08 -0400 75e01ad5e4cbe54ae24d66633f90c4bb Aleksandr Segal joined the group Digital Humanities Initiative https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/439494/ Fri, 26 Aug 2016 19:40:35 -0400 4d19d383b3a94e60646bb594ef216f32 Aleksandr Segal became a registered member https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/439492/ Fri, 26 Aug 2016 19:40:03 -0400