"As another example, I worked with a woman who, if you entered her name online, the only thing that was known about her was that her father was selling his company for $45 million. That was a big threat. We took her name and took similar slices of information about her and built all these characters, fake individuals around her. Thats becoming something more in demand with clients."

Just when you thought maybe the world wasn't a wonderful place, a printer for drawing on eggs and other spheres and ovoids.

"Future Archaeology is a collaborative of Brooklyn-based artists exploring the cybernetic nature of ecosystems. We work on public installations combining light and sound, electronics and nature, into experiential environments'

there is no client.

woooo technology is going to make everything better and interconnected, and you will be able to walk by a bridge. Lots of good tidbits, but a depressingly shallow analysis of what goes into making cities tick. I'm not surprised that a Nokia employee thinks that outfitting cities with a(nother) new electronic infrastructure is a good idea. And getting novel information from unusual sources is undoubtably a Good Thing. But does it make cities more just/sustainable/beautiful?

on the open planning project and technology in transpo and community planning

"Requiring nothing but abundant, non-toxic natural materials, this discovery could unlock the most potent, carbon-free energy source of all: the sun... Developed a process that uses the sun's energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen gases. Later, the oxygen and hydrogen may be recombined inside a fuel cell, creating carbon-free electricity to power your house or your electric car, day or night."

People stick to their routines. Also, you have no privacy.

commidify your social network

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"concerns itself with research and development in the field of art and media technology." A little vague, but chock full of framesets & Dutch. MONDO2000 would be proud.

'powder' RFID chips: welcome to the new panopticon.

long term betting on 'things that matter' from Long Now, great. Bets that were decided two years ago are shown alongside bets to be decided - does the long now go into the past?

"(sometimes abbreviated >H or H+)" ha ha ha

"An article in The Economist [1] spoofs predictions like Kurzweil’s by using static analysis to argue that disposable razors will have infinitely many blades by 2015."

As in Cheap Fast and. Full text of a techno-utopian potboiler by fmr exec ed of Wired. Notable bc I read a chapter in the library 10 years ago, forgot the title, then found it again by googling 5 common words.

"occasional reflections on historical, philosophical, and contemporary questions that involve the perplexing intersection of human ends and means. " (via plsj)

"Chicago-based co. dedicated to collaborative social justice projects. Our tools include human rights documentation, photography, graphic design, and innovative use of IT." (great name)

blog de supaevilai

The increasing deployment of sensors and hand-held electronics in recent years is allowing a new approach to the study of the built environment. The way we describe and understand cities is being radically transformed - alongside the tools we use to desig

I think this was written by a moronic chimpanzee.

Valuable structures' components are selected from such diverse springs as digital logic, conservation, rock and roll, telecommunications, obsolete consumer products, industrial design, grassroots democracy, number theory, composition theory, differential

now that it's fashionable to hate on google

mostly about green tech & urbanism

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