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Living on the Edge: Danny O'Brien's talk about moving our personal info off Web 2.0 and onto our computers

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:20:45 -0500

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…

Fate of the Book

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:20:45 -0500

Fate of the Book:

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From a discussion in 1995. This fragment is what my novel is about.

KELLY: It’s inevitable that the net will continue to grow, to get bigger, to get more complex, to become the…

The Guts Of Dr Horrible

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:20:23 -0500

The Guts Of Dr Horrible:

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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…

The craft - an interview with Alan Moore

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:13:49 -0500

The craft - an interview with Alan Moore:

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Really long but filled with information on the whole of the universe.

I mean, as human beings we tend to have feelings that come from inside ourselves, and then there are reactive…

Robotic Writing Monk

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:08:12 -0500

Robotic Writing Monk:

The relentless march of progress continues. Now monks have been automated. I give you The Bible Scribe.

The Bible Scribe “consists of an industrial robot, which writes down the bible on…

We don't like how they make their great kids great

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:33:09 -0500

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…

Ichiro's speech to All-Stars revealed

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:16:21 -0500

Ichiro's speech to All-Stars revealed:

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I am so in love with that single-hitting machine.

Mariners’ outfielder fires up the AL All-Star team every year with a profane pep talk blasting the NL.

Uses the manufacturers never imagined

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:07:50 -0500

Uses the manufacturers never imagined

30 Most Incredible Abstract Satellite Images of Earth

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:46:57 -0500

30 Most Incredible Abstract Satellite Images of Earth:

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Check all three pages.

By Tom Davie and Chris Ingham Brooke The Optimist, Kalahari Desert Namibia “It is impossible to give a clear account of the world, …

The Apocalypse Makes Us Dumb

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:50:17 -0500

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…

man and the moon: Inside the walkway/shelter protecting us...

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:01:49 -0500

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?).

storm through a screen

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:01:42 -0500

storm through a screen

reaching down

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:01:36 -0500

reaching down

they call him danger

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:01:29 -0500

they call him danger

The Eagle Has Landed » By J.M. Kearns

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:32:44 -0500

The Eagle Has Landed » By J.M. Kearns

Imagine What Comes After Green

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:59:42 -0500

Imagine What Comes After Green: The greatest opportunity of our generation: that’s what could be waiting for us, after we leave “green” behind. Saving the biosphere and spreading sustainable prosperity is going to take a lot…

Weng'an riots, push-up protests, fifty-cent party, astroturf...head spinning yet?

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:31:05 -0500

Weng'an riots, push-up protests, fifty-cent party, astroturf...head spinning yet?: The most common method used by academics to map or track what bloggers are talking about in various countries is by counting the use of various keywords and putting them into categories, then…

AmazingSuperPowers: Road Trip

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:16:17 -0500

AmazingSuperPowers: Road Trip:

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Road trips are fun. No matter the occasion.

Are Stormtroopers Making America Safe For Fascists? [Why Stormtroopers Are Bad For You]

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:10:42 -0500

Are Stormtroopers Making America Safe For Fascists? [Why Stormtroopers Are Bad For You]:

They were the result of cloning a bounty hunter to create a mindless, obedient army beloved by millions… But is there a hidden dark side to the soldiers of the dark side? One blogger feels…

The Mystery of the Time Traveling Executions: Uyghur Terrorists Get

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:10:42 -0500

The Mystery of the Time Traveling Executions: Uyghur Terrorists Get:

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The CCP is so tricky in its timing.

The internet has been positively buzzing the past few days over the sentencing of 15 Uyghurs for terrorist activities in Kashgar a few days…