vagabondscrawl
shiny bits from my mental wanderings
Living on the Edge: Danny O'Brien's talk about moving our personal info off Web 2.0 and onto our computers →
Here’s some (way shakycam) video of Danny O’Brien’s OpenTech presentation, “Living on the Edge,” an extremely provocative and interesting talk about how we might restructure the Internet so…
Fri 25 Jul
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Fate of the Book →
Shared by JJUKELLY: It’s inevitable that the net will continue to grow, to get bigger, to get more complex, to become the…
From a discussion in 1995. This fragment is what my novel is about.
Fri 25 Jul
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The Guts Of Dr Horrible →
Shared by JJU
I make it a point to consider everything Warren Ellis has to say about creating seriously. And I loved Dr. Horrible to bits. This post is full of win.
So, Dr Horrible, then. Unless…
Thu 24 Jul
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The craft - an interview with Alan Moore →
Shared by JJUI mean, as human beings we tend to have feelings that come from inside ourselves, and then there are reactive…
Really long but filled with information on the whole of the universe.
Thu 24 Jul
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Robotic Writing Monk →
The Bible Scribe “consists of an industrial robot, which writes down the bible on…
Thu 24 Jul
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We don't like how they make their great kids great →
The Vice Guide to North Korea is a 14-episode account — made at some risk to the journalists — of a heavily-guarded journey through North Korea. I found it fascinating, but I did notice some…
Tue 22 Jul
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Ichiro's speech to All-Stars revealed →
Shared by JJUMariners’ outfielder fires up the AL All-Star team every year with a profane pep talk blasting the NL.
I am so in love with that single-hitting machine.
Mon 21 Jul
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Uses the manufacturers never imagined →
Mon 21 Jul
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30 Most Incredible Abstract Satellite Images of Earth →
Shared by JJUBy Tom Davie and Chris Ingham Brooke The Optimist, Kalahari Desert Namibia “It is impossible to give a clear account of the world, …
Check all three pages.
Mon 21 Jul
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The Apocalypse Makes Us Dumb →
or, Millennial Mistakes: Why the Apocalypse is a Bad Model for Understanding The Future
In thinking seriously about the negative trends in our future, we’re severely hampered by the Hollywood…
Tue 15 Jul
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man and the moon: Inside the walkway/shelter protecting us street travellers from the ongoing Manitoba Hydro building construction. It reminded me of 2001, but with a wood monolith (monoplank?).
Tue 15 Jul
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