Autonomous Smartbird
Festo has created this amazing robotic SmartBird. Unlike many of Festo’s flying robots, SmartBird doesn’t appear to rely on lifting […]
Technology
Technology
Freedom to Connect, Futures, Networks, Technology
The Future of the Internet
Slides for the version of this talk that I presented last night (2/23/2011) to the Central Texas IEEE Consultants’ Network.
Freedom to Connect, News, Technology
Routing around suppression
The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it. – John Gilmore, 1993 I thought about John’s quote yesterday
News, Politics, Technology
2010 Top Stories and Trends: The Eight-Ball List
I’m not much for categorical top ten lists, but my inner pundit won’t let the year end without some kind
Journalism, Knowledge, Technology
Iraq 2006: a bag of words
How to make sense of Wikileaks data? One way is visual analysis, as we see here, via Jonathan Stray of
Futures, Global, Innovation, Technology
Berners-Lee: Long Live the Web
I’ve found myself giving cautionary talks on the future of the Internet, or possible futures, plural – the real danger
Networks, Technology
Are there “master keys” to the Internet?
Interesting article in the New York Times – “How China meddled with the Internet,” based on a report to Congress
Freedom to Connect, Networks, Technology
Tim Wu and the future of the Internet
Tim Wu explains the rise and fall of information monopolies in a conversation with New York Times blogger Nick Bilton.
Freedom to Connect, Innovation, Networks, Technology
Advocating for the Open Internet
“Net neutrality” and “freedom to connect” might be loaded or vague terminologies; the label “Open Internet” is clearer, more effective,
Democracy, Technology
Data, Markets, and Power
There’s an election Tuesday, and you’re probably going to vote – whether your vote is meaningful or not. Some call
Futures, Networks, Social Media, Technology
Central Texas World Future Society: Future of the Internet
Here’s a presentation I delivered to the Central Texas World Future Society, used as a framework for a discussion of
Business, Cinema, Social Media, Technology
The Social Network
The David Fincher/Aaron Sorkin film collaboration called “The Social Network” is not about technology, though there are scenes that suggest
Journalism, News, Technology
Knight News Challenge
The Knight News Challenge will launch October 25, just days after our Austin News Hackathon. According the the press release,
Events, Government, Social Media, Teaching and Learning, Technology
All government is local 2.0: manor.govfresh
Manor, a small town in Texas a few miles from Austin, has become an unlikely star player in the new