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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/

Author Jon LebkowskyPosted on July 30, 2013July 31, 2013Format GalleryCategories Space, UncategorizedTags jupiter, layer cake

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. No more worthwhile cause. Put your money where your mouse is! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1141078539/borg-like-me-the-writings-of-gareth-branwyn

Author Jon LebkowskyPosted on July 26, 2013July 31, 2013Format GalleryCategories CultureTags borg, kickstarter, raising money, worthwhile cause

What Made Milwaukee Famous

Blast from the past! (My father was a Schlitz distributor when it was el numero uno…)

Author Jon LebkowskyPosted on July 25, 2013July 31, 2013Format GalleryCategories MediaTags el numero uno, milwaukee

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

Author Jon LebkowskyPosted on July 25, 2013July 31, 2013Format GalleryCategories Aesthetic Bliss, UncategorizedTags artistic expression, glitches, money

Fireworks

Fireworks

Author Jon LebkowskyPosted on July 20, 2013July 31, 2013Format GalleryCategories Aesthetic BlissTags fireworks

Guy Debord Action Figure

brucesterling:

new-aesthetic:

“Verso Books have offered Rhizome readers in the UK a chance to win a 3D printed Guy Debord action figure.”

(via Front Page)”>Rhizome | Guy Debord Limited Edition Action Figure Giveaway)

*I’m holding out for the Makie.

Author Jon LebkowskyPosted on May 20, 2013July 31, 2013Format GalleryCategories CultureTags front page, guy debord, limited edition, makie

CERN finds God (Particle)

Reported in Telegraph UK:

“’The preliminary results with the full 2012 data set are magnificent…

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Author Jon LebkowskyPosted on March 14, 2013July 31, 2013Format GalleryCategories Uncategorized
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Yours truly at SXSW Interactive.

Author Jon LebkowskyPosted on March 13, 2013July 31, 2013Format GalleryCategories Uncategorized

Artist/activist Patrick Lichty and I have a session at SXSW Interactive called “Art,… http://wp.me/s1AK1I-1930

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Author Jon LebkowskyPosted on March 5, 2013July 31, 2013Format GalleryCategories Uncategorized

Shiny urban NYC. The light does it all.

Author Jon LebkowskyPosted on February 19, 2013July 31, 2013Format GalleryCategories Uncategorized

Jamais Cascio at Inkwell

Jamais Cascio

Futurist Jamais Cascio is holding forth about scenarios, foresight, and climate change

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Author Jon LebkowskyPosted on January 22, 2013July 31, 2013Format GalleryCategories Uncategorized

Jamais Cascio at Inkwell

Jamais Cascio

Futurist Jamais Cascio is holding forth about scenarios, foresight, and climate change

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Author Jon LebkowskyPosted on January 22, 2013July 31, 2013Format GalleryCategories Uncategorized

NY in New Orleans

Author Jon LebkowskyPosted on January 20, 2013July 31, 2013Format GalleryCategories Uncategorized

NY in New Orleans

Author Jon LebkowskyPosted on January 20, 2013July 31, 2013Format GalleryCategories Uncategorized

Latest Interview

I was interviewed on Mastodon by @Doomscroll ... here's the full interview assembled on a web page: https://plutopia.io/jon-lebkowsky-interviewed-by-doomscroll/

Jon co-hosts the Plutopia News Network podcast…

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Recent Posts

  • 2001 Blues
  • Pondering
  • Virtual Trees
  • Way Down Yonder
  • Being Green in 2001
  • ACTLab 2019: Making Community Real
  • InfoReal
  • Technopolitics
  • On the Radar, 2018
  • IndieWebCamp Austin – December 9-10, 2017 – Austin, Texas

Author Conversations

  • Adam Greenfield, Everyware
  • Bruce Schneier: Liars and Outliers – Enabling the Trust That Society Needs To Thrive
  • Bruce Sterling, A Viridian Future
  • Bruce Sterling, The Zenith Angle
  • Bruce Sterling, Tomorrow Now
  • Buddhism On (and Off) the WELL
  • Christian Crumlish, The Power of Many
  • Christian Crumlish: Designing Social Interfaces
  • Clay Shirky, 2008 WorldChanging Interview
  • Clay Shirky: Here Comes Everybody
  • Conversation with Mike Godwin about SOPA and PIPA
  • Cory Doctorow and Charlie Stross – Rapture of the Nerds
  • Cory Doctorow and Charlie Stross – The Rapture of the Nerds
  • Cyrus Farivar: The Internet of Elsewhere
  • David Weinberger – Too Big to Know
  • David Weinberger, Everything is Miscellaneous
  • David Weinberger, Small Pieces Loosely Joined
  • Denise Caruso, Intervention
  • Director Rick Linklater
  • Doc Searls: The Intention Economy
  • Donald Dulchinos: Forbidden Sacraments
  • Doug Rushkoff: Life, Inc.
  • e-Patient Dave deBronkart: Laugh, Sing, and Eat Like a Pig
  • Ed Ward and Jon L. discuss SXSW
  • Ellen Ullman, Life in Code
  • Ethan Zuckerman, Rewire
  • Howard Rheingold: Net Smart – How to Thrive Online
  • J.D. Lasica, Darknet
  • Jamais Cascio – Open the Future
  • Jammin' About Zines
  • John Robb on War, Peace, and Reslient Communities
  • Jon L. Discusses SXSW
  • Jon L., Extreme Democracy
  • Joseph M. Reagle, Jr.: Reading the Comments
  • Liz Fisher and Robert Matney, Deus Ex Machina
  • Lowell Feld and Nate Wilcox, Net Roots Rising
  • Mark Dery: I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts
  • Mary Matthiesen, Conversations for Life
  • Nancy White, John D. Smith, and Etienne Wenger: Digital Habitats
  • Panel: The Future of Journalism
  • R.U. Sirius and Jay Cornell, Transcendence
  • R.U. Sirius, Counterculture Through the Ages
  • Rebecca MacKinnon: Consent of the Networked
  • Steven Levy In the (Google) Plex
  • SXSW 2012 Discussion
  • The Tedium is the Message, Assholes: R.U. Sirius and Jude Milhon
  • Warren Ellis, Gun Machine
  • WorldChanging: Another World is Here

Cyberculture

  • 4 Layers of Internet Culture
  • Can We Download Our Brains?
  • Cyberculture (Wikipedia)
  • Digital Culture (Student Essays)
  • Digital Culture and Education
  • Digital Life
  • Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies
  • Ted Newcomb's Digital Culture Map
  • The Beauty and Effectiveness of Clearing Distractions
  • The Digital Age in an Analog World
  • The Hierarchy of Digital Distractions
  • The No. 1 Habit of Highly Creative People (Solitude)
  • Three Technologies That Changed Our Brains
  • What Does It Mean to Be Human?
  • What Happened to Downtime? The Extinction of Deep Thinking & Sacred Space
  • Why You Can’t Escape the Internet

Internet Future and Alternatives

  • Bauwens: P2P Foundation
  • Miemis: Data, Identity, Federation 88+ Projects & Standards for Data Ownership, Identity, & A Federated Social Web
  • Miemis: Next Net Infrastructure/Muni Networks Next Net Infrastructure & Roadmap for Municipal Broadband Networks

Jon L. Interviewed

  • CyberCulture Evolution: Jon interviewed by R.U. Sirius
  • FirstHand History by David SoucieGarza: Jon on EFF-Austin
  • Folding the Fringes (Team Human with Doug Rushkoff)
  • Folding the Fringes at Team Human
  • Future Fossils Podcast: Jon L. on Pluralist Utopias & The Web's Wild West
  • Interviewed at "Dispatches from Blogistan"
  • Interviewed by Brian Combs
  • Interviewed by Joseph Matheny at Alterati
  • Interviewed by R.U. Sirius
  • Interviewed by Todd Hoskins at Thrivable
  • Jon L. interview published by WeChat (China, 2024)
  • Jon Lebkowsky: A Personal History of the Early Internet Jon Lebkowsky presents a personal history of digital tech, life online in the 1990s, the internet, and much more.
  • JonL interviewed by Brian Combs
  • What Happened to Cyber Utopia? Jon L. interviewed by Doc Searls
  • When Michael Wolff Was at SXSW: Hugh Forrest interviews Jon

Presentations

  • Adventures on the Electronic Frontier (Nerd Night)
  • Future Social
  • Jon L. on Truth in the Time of the Internet
  • The Future of the Internet (Slides)

State of the World with Bruce Sterling

  • Bruce Sterling 2001: The State of the Future
  • Bruce Sterling: A Viridian Future The origin of the “State of the World” conversations.
  • State of the World 2002
  • State of the World 2003 (Tomorrow Now: Envisioning the Next 50 Years)
  • State of the World 2004
  • State of the World 2005
  • State of the World 2006
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  • State of the World 2010
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  • State of the World 2012
  • State of the World 2013
  • State of the World 2014
  • State of the World 2015, featuring Bruce Sterling and Cory Doctorow
  • State of the World 2016
  • State of the World 2017
  • State of the World 2018
  • State of the World 2019
  • State of the World 2020
  • State of the World 2021
  • State of the World 2022
  • State of the World 2023: Bruce Sterling and Jon Lebkowsky
  • State of the World 2024

Internet Future and Alternatives

  • Bauwens: P2P Foundation
  • Miemis: Data, Identity, Federation 88+ Projects & Standards for Data Ownership, Identity, & A Federated Social Web
  • Miemis: Next Net Infrastructure/Muni Networks Next Net Infrastructure & Roadmap for Municipal Broadband Networks

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Author Conversations

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  • Bruce Schneier: Liars and Outliers – Enabling the Trust That Society Needs To Thrive 0
  • Bruce Sterling, A Viridian Future 0
  • Bruce Sterling, The Zenith Angle 0
  • Bruce Sterling, Tomorrow Now 0
  • Buddhism On (and Off) the WELL 0
  • Christian Crumlish, The Power of Many 0
  • Christian Crumlish: Designing Social Interfaces 0
  • Clay Shirky, 2008 WorldChanging Interview 0
  • Clay Shirky: Here Comes Everybody 0
  • Conversation with Mike Godwin about SOPA and PIPA 0
  • Cory Doctorow and Charlie Stross – Rapture of the Nerds 0
  • Cory Doctorow and Charlie Stross – The Rapture of the Nerds 0
  • Cyrus Farivar: The Internet of Elsewhere 0
  • David Weinberger – Too Big to Know 0
  • David Weinberger, Everything is Miscellaneous 0
  • David Weinberger, Small Pieces Loosely Joined 0
  • Denise Caruso, Intervention 0
  • Director Rick Linklater 0
  • Doc Searls: The Intention Economy 0
  • Donald Dulchinos: Forbidden Sacraments 0
  • Doug Rushkoff: Life, Inc. 0
  • e-Patient Dave deBronkart: Laugh, Sing, and Eat Like a Pig 0
  • Ed Ward and Jon L. discuss SXSW 0
  • Ellen Ullman, Life in Code 0
  • Ethan Zuckerman, Rewire 0
  • Howard Rheingold: Net Smart – How to Thrive Online 0
  • J.D. Lasica, Darknet 0
  • Jamais Cascio – Open the Future 0
  • Jammin' About Zines 0
  • John Robb on War, Peace, and Reslient Communities 0
  • Jon L. Discusses SXSW 0
  • Jon L., Extreme Democracy 0
  • Joseph M. Reagle, Jr.: Reading the Comments 0
  • Liz Fisher and Robert Matney, Deus Ex Machina 0
  • Lowell Feld and Nate Wilcox, Net Roots Rising 0
  • Mark Dery: I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts 0
  • Mary Matthiesen, Conversations for Life 0
  • Nancy White, John D. Smith, and Etienne Wenger: Digital Habitats 0
  • Panel: The Future of Journalism 0
  • R.U. Sirius and Jay Cornell, Transcendence 0
  • R.U. Sirius, Counterculture Through the Ages 0
  • Rebecca MacKinnon: Consent of the Networked 0
  • Steven Levy In the (Google) Plex 0
  • SXSW 2012 Discussion 0
  • The Tedium is the Message, Assholes: R.U. Sirius and Jude Milhon 0
  • Warren Ellis, Gun Machine 0
  • WorldChanging: Another World is Here 0

Blogroll

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Cyberculture

  • 4 Layers of Internet Culture 0
  • Can We Download Our Brains? 0
  • Cyberculture (Wikipedia) 0
  • Digital Culture (Student Essays) 0
  • Digital Culture and Education 0
  • Digital Life 0
  • Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies 0
  • Ted Newcomb's Digital Culture Map 0
  • The Beauty and Effectiveness of Clearing Distractions 0
  • The Digital Age in an Analog World 0
  • The Hierarchy of Digital Distractions 0
  • The No. 1 Habit of Highly Creative People (Solitude) 0
  • Three Technologies That Changed Our Brains 0
  • What Does It Mean to Be Human? 0
  • What Happened to Downtime? The Extinction of Deep Thinking & Sacred Space 0
  • Why You Can’t Escape the Internet 0

Internet Future and Alternatives

  • Bauwens: P2P Foundation 0
  • Miemis: Data, Identity, Federation 88+ Projects & Standards for Data Ownership, Identity, & A Federated Social Web 0
  • Miemis: Next Net Infrastructure/Muni Networks Next Net Infrastructure & Roadmap for Municipal Broadband Networks 0

Interviewed

  • CyberCulture Evolution: Jon interviewed by R.U. Sirius 0
  • FirstHand History by David SoucieGarza: Jon on EFF-Austin 0
  • Folding the Fringes (Team Human with Doug Rushkoff) 0
  • Folding the Fringes at Team Human 0
  • Future Fossils Podcast: Jon L. on Pluralist Utopias & The Web's Wild West 0
  • Interviewed at "Dispatches from Blogistan" 0
  • Interviewed by Brian Combs 0
  • Interviewed by Joseph Matheny at Alterati 0
  • Interviewed by R.U. Sirius 0
  • Interviewed by Todd Hoskins at Thrivable 0
  • Jon L. interview published by WeChat (China, 2024) 0
  • Jon Lebkowsky interviewed by Doomscroll 0
  • Jon Lebkowsky: A Personal History of the Early Internet Jon Lebkowsky presents a personal history of digital tech, life online in the 1990s, the internet, and much more. 0
  • JonL interviewed by Brian Combs 0
  • What Happened to Cyber Utopia? Jon L. interviewed by Doc Searls 0
  • When Michael Wolff Was at SXSW: Hugh Forrest interviews Jon 0

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Presentations

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  • Jon L. on Truth in the Time of the Internet 0
  • The Future of the Internet (Slides) 0

State of the World with Bruce Sterling

  • Bruce Sterling 2001: The State of the Future 0
  • Bruce Sterling: A Viridian Future The origin of the “State of the World” conversations. 0
  • State of the World 2002 0
  • State of the World 2003 (Tomorrow Now: Envisioning the Next 50 Years) 0
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Internet Future and Alternatives

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  • Miemis: Next Net Infrastructure/Muni Networks Next Net Infrastructure & Roadmap for Municipal Broadband Networks 0
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