creativity/machine » i’ve always said that old people rock
creativity/machine » i’ve always said that old people rock: i’ve always said that old people rock — Doc Jean makes a good point about amateur participation in this post… which also has a rockin video.
Read MorePublic access group challenges Smithsonian over copyrights
Public access group challenges Smithsonian over copyrights: Grabbing pictures of iconic Smithsonian Institution artifacts just got a whole lot easier. Before, if you wanted to get a picture of the Wright Brothers’ plane, you could go to the Smithsonian Images Web site and pay for a print or high-resolution image after clicking through several warnings […]
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Read MoreFT.com / Companies / Media & internet – Google’s goal: to organise your daily life
FT.com / Companies / Media & internet – Google’s goal: to organise your daily life: “The goal is to enable Google users to be able to ask the question such as ‘What shall I do tomorrow?’ and ‘What job shall I take?’ †— scary.. i don’t want google to make such advice.
Read MoreEverything Is Fake – Google Video
Everything Is Fake – Google Video: R!ot Manhattan shows you how everything you see is fake.
Read MoreInternational Prize of Digital Literature
International Prize of Digital Literature: Submissions are now open for the annual Ciutat de Vinaros International Prize of Digital Literature, with a deadline of 14th September 2007. Works may be submitted in French, Spanish or Catalan, Italian or Portuguese, as well as in English. The two main prizes are in “Digital Narrative†and “Digital Poetryâ€Â, […]
Read MoreSpy Chips
Spy Chips: This book will make you look at every store-bought item you own or debate owning with a curious skepticism that — after reading the book — won’t seem too unwarranted. It was published two years ago (a cheap paperback came out in the fall), but if you’ve yet to explore the fascinating, potentially […]
Read More"New" Internet to Be Built by Original Designer
“New” Internet to Be Built by Original Designer: Arguably, BBN has more Internet experience than any other company. In 1969 it led the effort to connect computers at four universities, a linkage that became ARPAnet, the original backbone of today’s Internet. —– yes.. and then bill joy fixed it so it actually worked fairly quickly.
Read MoreHobo Signs & Symbols
Hobo Signs & Symbols: Hobo Signs & Symbols Some hobos now communicate via cellular phones and e-mail. But the classic American hobo of early this century communicated through a much more basic system of marks–a code through which they gave information and warnings to their fellow Knights of the Road. Usually, these signs would be […]
Read Morepowerpoint presentation humor
powerpoint presentation humor: 2 “PowerPoint presentations” by comedian Don McMillan, who attempts to give some good advice on using the PowerPoint tool properly. there is another funny Powerpoint-based video after the break. [link: myspace.com & myspace.com|via presentationzen.com] see also powerpoint bad for brains. —- hilarious.
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