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		<title>Twenty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Um, yeah. I turned twenty a few days ago. Watch the video. More to come: exciting new ideas for new sites and old. Stay tuned here. This semester looks to be good, so more writing to come.
Links:
Nerd News Radio
kabren dot me &#8211; my tumblr blog

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		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2010/01/25/twenty/</link>
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		<title>Avatar, Race, and the Pastoral</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I wrote this piece for a course called &#8220;Race and the Pastoral: Aesthetics, Landscape, Embodiment.&#8221; The course is, in short, about the pastoral. I am fascinated by &#8220;difference&#8221; and the pastoral, particularly Jewishness and the pastoral. This is a review of the film Avatar. In it, I refer to Francis Bacon&#8217;s New Atlantis and Hegel&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2010/01/19/avatar-race-and-the-pastoral/</link>
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		<title>Twenty-Ten</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two Thousand and Ten. Wow.

From This Studio.

I&#8217;ll start off by saying that 2009 was one of the best years of my life. Even though college began in 2008, it really became fun in 2009 &#8212; socially and academically. A lot has happened; I was co-head of the Jewish Students Organization, I Moderated, which is something [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2010/01/01/twenty-ten/</link>
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		<title>Writing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Second Semester has been busy &#8212; busier than I had expected. In short, I have been taking five courses (Intro to Psych, Hebrew 101, Philosophy and the Arts, Computing: Simulating Reality, and Race and the Pastoral), and, in addition, have been going through Moderation here at Bard (I will write about this in two weeks). [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2009/12/07/writing/</link>
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		<title>An Update: Life, Facebook, Writing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve finally started posting old posts and writing new posts. It&#8217;s been a while, but there is a lot to come in the near future. I feel ashamed, in a way. I let all of you slip out of my mind. This past year, I was focused entirely on my writing for college. I mostly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2009/08/22/an-update-life-facebook-writing/</link>
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		<title>LitC: What&#8217;s Missing?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Even though it&#8217;s coming late, this is the final installment of my, &#8220;Life in the Cloud&#8221; series. In this last, but certainly not least, post, I will provide a criticism of Web 2.0 and cloud computing and raise some questions and implications about the future of the Internet. Before I begin, I just want to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2009/08/19/litc-whats-missing/</link>
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		<title>Socrates, Dude: Philosophy at SXSW 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a long while since I&#8217;ve written, let alone published a blog post. But I&#8217;m here today to ask something of all you loyal readers &#8211; will you vote for my SXSW 2010 presentation proposal? But I want you to first go to the SXSW PanelPicker, and check out some of the other panels. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2009/08/17/socrates-dude/</link>
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		<title>SXSWi 2009: Wow!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My SXSW Badge
On Tuesday, I got back from Austin, Texas. I was speaking at SXSW Interactive 2009. It was my first time at South-By, and I can say right now that I am going next year &#8211; no matter what. My presentation was great (thank you, Alex, for offering me this great opportunity!) &#8211; read [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2009/03/21/sxswi-2009-wow/</link>
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		<title>SXSW Interactive 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I will be speaking on a panel at SXSW Interactive 2009, in just a few weeks. I&#8217;m excited. A year ago, I barely dreamed of attending SXSW, but being able to speak is such an honor. For those of you who don&#8217;t know about the organization, SXSW is a company that is devloted to histing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2009/03/02/sxsw-interactive-2009/</link>
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		<title>Academic Technology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been a while since I finished my EduTech capstone project, and my ideas on Academic Technology have changed. I recently began thinking again about tech in the classroom, especially since I spoke about Academic Technology in Hawai’i in early January, and in March, I will be speaking at SXSW on a panel of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2009/03/01/academic-technology/</link>
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		<title>LiTc: Tools of Web 2.0</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sorry for the long delay. I’ve had this written for a while, just never got to typing it up.
New Web 2.0 startups are created every day. It can be tough to discover which ones are really worth looking at and using. In this post, I will discuss the Web 2.0 tools I use and how [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2009/02/25/litc-tools-of-web-20/</link>
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		<title>Two New Essays</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just thought I&#8217;d mention I posted two new essays on my website I wrote as final projects for two different classes. The first is called &#8220;Free Will,&#8221; which I wrote for my Intro to Philosophy class, and the second is called &#8220;The Apprehensive,&#8221; which I wrote for my First Year Seminar. &#8220;Free Will&#8221; is about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2009/01/01/two-new-essays/</link>
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		<title>2009 New Year&#8217;s Resolutions</title>
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Get up early in the morning to see the sun rise and have a cup of tea

Practice Judaism more seriously

Blog more

Learn how to podcast in college

Publish an essay (or two) in a journal

Become a &#8220;Jewish Buddhist&#8221;, or Jubu

Design a website from scratch

Write more for my own enjoyment

Learn how to make certain things (writing, photography, etc) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2008/12/31/2009-new-years-resolutions/</link>
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		<title>Happy Hanukkah!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy Hanukkah! You know, I haven&#8217;t yet seem Menorah&#8217;s around campus (and I doubt I will), but Christmas carols are being played on the radio and Kline, our dining hall, is slowly becoming red and green. 
Digital Hanukkah. Photo Credit: oskay.
In America, or anywhere in the world, really, excluding Israel and other non-Christian parts of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2008/12/08/happy-hanukkah/</link>
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		<title>LitC Part 2: Why Web 2.0?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I announced and introduced a series I&#8217;m starting on the blog called &#8220;Life in the Cloud.&#8221; This series talks about how one uses Web 2.0 and cloud computing in his or her daily life, whether at home, work, or school. This weeks installment will (hopefully) answer the question &#8220;Why Web 2.0?&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2008/11/19/litc-part-2-why-web-20/</link>
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		<title>Government 2.0</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past Tuesday, November 4th, 2008, at about 11:30 PM, the United States of America elected its 44th President, Barack Obama, in a near-landslide. For the past almost two years, Barack Obama has led an extraordinary campaign based on the idea of hope and change in America. &#8220;Yes We Can!&#8221; was chanted by hundreds of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2008/11/09/government-20/</link>
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		<title>Life in the Cloud: Introduction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that I am in college, I have a decently-fast Internet connection around the clock. I have noticed myself moving more of my activities online &#8211; I&#8217;m not using the desktop (or laptop, in this case) as much. I&#8217;m hoping to start a four or five part series about cloud life and what it&#8217;s like [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2008/11/02/life-in-the-cloud-introduction/</link>
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		<title>Vote</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please, vote. I sent in my absentee ballot about two weeks ago, and I urge you to do the same, go to the polls on Tuesday. There is real opportunity for change in this election, in almost all directions. 
I voted for Obama. I always liked him. When I met him with my family in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2008/11/01/vote/</link>
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		<title>First Impressions: MacBook Pro 15&#8243;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The MacBook Pro on a Griffin Elevator.
On Wednesday, I received my new Apple MacBook Pro 15&#8243;. I upgraded from a 2006 Black MacBook &#8211; a huge step up. If you did not already know, my MacBook had lots of problems &#8211; first, during the summer of 2006, I had to send my laptop into Apple [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2008/10/24/first-impressions-macbook-pro-15/</link>
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		<title>Review: LoveSac GamerSac</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The LoveSac in my dorm room.
LoveSac is a company that makes &#8220;Alternative Furniture,&#8221; things like bean bag chairs, couches, and blankets, stufed with DuraFoam, a long-lasting stuffing material unlike beans or feathers. I bought a GamerSac, a 3-foot diameter bean bag chair. They are expensive, but my first impressions are that this product is amazing!
Why?
I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2008/10/12/review-lovesac-gamersac/</link>
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		<title>Blogging: How I do it</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My Blog Moleskine.
My blogging practices have evolved a lot lately, especially now that my entire life is structured differently (being in college and all). i&#8217;ve been thinking a lot about the purpose of my blog, especially since I made several design improvements over the past few weeks. I thought I&#8217;d give a brief outline of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2008/09/17/blogging-how-i-do-it/</link>
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		<title>College: One Month Later</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been at Bard College for a month now; the Workshop in Language and Thinking is over, and I began my &#8220;real&#8221; courses last Monday. I went home last weekend to see family, pick up my bike, tennis rackets, and relax. It feels very different having upperclassmen on campus now(they arrived last weekend), Language and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2008/09/07/college-one-month-later/</link>
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		<title>Language and Thinking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m in college. A little early, but that&#8217;s the way Bard College does it. All freshman take a three-week workshop called &#8220;Language and Thinking.&#8221; So far, being at Bard has been an amazing experience. I love being in such an intellectually stimulating environment. I have an excellent teacher, Thomas Bartscherer, and a great class &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2008/08/17/language-and-thinking/</link>
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		<title>College</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I go to college this Saturday, August 9th, 2008. I will be a freshman at Bard College, in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. I have a little more packing to do (misc items and clothes). Bard College starts rather early, as they have a three week workshop for freshman, called &#8220;Language and Thinking.&#8221; I&#8217;m not so excited [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2008/08/07/college/</link>
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		<title>Podcamp Boston 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PodCamp Boston 3 was amazing. The venue this year was unbelievable, thank you, Harvard! It was easier to run into people this year, which was fun. PodCamp Boston 2 was nice and big, but this year the event was very close knit. I was more social at PCB3, and this year overall &#8211; last year [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2008/08/06/podcamp-boston-3/</link>
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		<title>Israel, Vienna, Berlin, and More</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t blogged in a while, so I&#8217;m going to talk about my big trip to Israel, Vienna, and Berlin. This trip changed my life, in so many ways. I believe it is imperative that more American&#8217;s see the world. There&#8217;s so much great &#8220;stuff&#8221; out there to be seen. We really do live in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2008/07/31/israel-vienna-berlin-and-more/</link>
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		<title>Vacation Notice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow afternoon, Monday, June 9th, I&#8217;ll be taking a big trip overseas: I will be in Israel for 2.5 weeks, Vienna for a week, and Berlin for a few days. I&#8217;m going to be busy; my cousin is getting married in Israel, and I&#8217;ll be meeting with a lot of people in Vienna. I will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2008/06/08/vacation-notice/</link>
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		<title>Capstone Presentation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is the video from my capstone presentation. It&#8217;s about 35 minutes, and the audio isn&#8217;t great (I was only using the built-in microphone of the video camera). Anyways, hope you enjoy!
Here are the materials associated with my capstone:

Presentation in PDF Format
Reflection in PDF Format
Recommended Technologies Wiki

The Video
Capstone Presentation from Kabren Levinson on Vimeo.
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		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2008/06/07/capstone-presentation-2/</link>
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		<title>Search for Meaning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a video about a final project for a class I&#8217;m taking, &#8220;Search for Meaning.&#8221; It&#8217;s about my soul and how I think the soul creates lenses &#8211; it alters my perspective of the world. My vision of my soul, is a falling stream of shards of glass, mirror, and other material. As these [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2008/06/07/search-for-meaning/</link>
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		<title>Digital Natives Forum</title>
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On Friday May 2nd, I had the privilege to attend a Digital Natives Forum at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School. The event was labeled as an &#8220;interdisciplinary roundtable discussion:  Investigating young people’s use of digital and networked technologies.&#8221; When I arrived, I was surprised to discover that I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kabrenlevinson.com/blog/2008/05/20/digital-natives-forum/</link>
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