State of the World 2014
Bruce Sterling and I are into our annual “state of the world” mischief. [Link] Google was going wild in early […]
Culture, Technology
Culture, News, Politics, Technology
2013 Top Ten (Social/Political/Technical) Culture Blasts
These are things I thought were important in 2013. NSA Leaks and surveillance society I always figured the NSA was
Freedom to Connect, Future of the Internet, Technology
What the Internet Is
This works as a manifesto. I didn’t write it — it’s by the brilliant technologist David P. Reed. Occasionally, people
Democracy, Politics
Yochai Benkler runs it down: the NSA, our rights, America in decline
Yochai Benkler shines a summary light on NSA revelations. I personally don’t think the problem is the NSA but the
Science, Sustainability
New method for harvesting energy from light
“Harvesting energy from light” has an exotic sci-fi vibe – it’s about better methods for extracting solar energy to generate
Consciousness, Culture
Elevated Transmissions 2
Elevated Transmissions, Volume 2 via San Francisco producer Al Lover & The Reverberation Appreciation Society. A psychedelic mixtape that’ll clean
Uncategorized
Lessig Blog, v2: On the emptiness in the concept of “neutrality”
Lessig Blog, v2: On the emptiness in the concept of “neutrality” Lessig comments on the MIT report re. its treatment
Uncategorized
Consider the Lobster: 2000s Archive : gourmet.com
Consider the Lobster: 2000s Archive : gourmet.com DFW on edible aquatic cockroaches (er, lobsters). Lobsters do not, on the other
Space, Uncategorized
Jupiter Layer Cake (Yum)
Jupiter layer cake via Cory at boing boing: http://boingboing.net/2013/07/29/jupiter-layer-cake.html#more-246280. More cake at http://cakecrumbs.me/2013/07/24/jupiter-structural-layer-cake/
Culture
Rabih Abou Khalil via Benoit Felten
From Benoit Felten (a pretty great harp player, himself): benoitfelten: I bought an old Rabih abou-Khalil album recently so I’m
Media
Bozo and his Rocket Ship
Inspiration for the five-year-old @https://weblogsky.com. (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Culture
Gareth Branwyn: Borg Like Me
My cyborg pal Gareth Branwyn is raising money via Kickstarter to publish “Borg Like Me,” a collection of his writings.
Media
What Made Milwaukee Famous
Blast from the past! (My father was a Schlitz distributor when it was el numero uno…)
Aesthetic Bliss, Uncategorized
Glitches
Glitch Moment/ums – From tech accident to artistic expression: http://we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/2013/07/glitch-momentums.php#.UfF-0mSsbzQ