Is that you, or am I experiencing Artificial Reality? - The New Yorker
Read MoreIs that you, or am I experiencing Artificial Reality? - The New...
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In a conversation this afternoon with Ben Fullerton, the...
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In a conversation this afternoon with Ben Fullerton, the “trip computer” from the Talbot Alpine showed up. An awesome device from the past, one of those artifacts that was supposed to be “futuristic” at the time
Read MoreThe “Olympic Wifi Police”: @SadaoTurner: „Something...
The “Olympic Wifi Police”: @SadaoTurner: „Something you won’t see on TV, this is the Olympics Wi-Fi Police. They seek unauthorized wifi signals & shut them down.“ (via Fefe)
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WTF
Read MoreA project by Clement Valla: At first, I thought they were...
A project by Clement Valla: At first, I thought they were glitches, or errors in the algorithm, but looking closer, I realized the situation was actually more interesting — these images are not glitches. They are the absolute logical result of t...
Read More"One thing you seem to have got scarily accurate is the way advertising is weaved into the world..."
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“One thing you seem to have got scarily accurate is the way advertising is weaved into the world around. Is that something that you foresaw coming, or just a good, estimated guess? Well, you know it was actually a direct result of our process. The t...
Read MoreNikola Tesla.
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Nikola Tesla.
Read MoreObject performativity, or to delegate self-defense to a...
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Object performativity, or to delegate self-defense to a non-human
Read MoreTwo fascinating projects by Joe Malia and aimed at exploring...
Two fascinating projects by Joe Malia and aimed at exploring design for the “computer obsessive”: a “computer hood” and a “scarf/Playstation tunnel”, to “facilitate an amplified engagement between user and the computer, secluding them ...
Read MoreDr. Julius Neubronner’s Miniature Pigeon Camera
Dr. Julius Neubronner’s Miniature Pigeon Camera
Read More“Polygon acne” from igetyourfail
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“Polygon acne” from igetyourfail
Read MoreGhostcar
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Ghostcar by Tom Armitage: is a foursquare user. He checks in where I was a year ago. He says what I said a year ago. As long as the game systems haven’t changed, he gets the badges I got a year ago. (And, if the game rules do change, he’ll start t...
Read More"friend atm"
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“friend atm” - = Paying for a group meal using your credit card in order to withdraw cash from your friends.
Read MoreHow the most popular shortcut in computer history was created by...
How the most popular shortcut in computer history was created by Dave Bradley of IBM, and who helped to popularize it.
Read More"Design is less centred on making objects, images, or spaces as on how people interact with them and..."
“Design is less centred on making objects, images, or spaces as on how people interact with them and how these things function within social, economic, political and environmental contexts. […] Instead of focusing on design for social change, it m...
Read More“They live”, by John Carpenter (1988). More...
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“They live”, by John Carpenter (1988).More specifically, I’m interested in these glasses.
Read More"My favourite page on the music tracking site Last.fm is the one listing user’s deleted tracks:..."
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“My favourite page on the music tracking site Last.fm is the one listing user’s deleted tracks: songs they’ve definitely listened to, but chosen to erase. Predictably, Adele and Lady Gaga figure prominently. If the internet is a medium of memory,...
Read More"Space may be the final frontier But it’s made in a Hollywood basement Cobain can you hear the..."
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“Space may be the final frontierBut it’s made in a Hollywood basement Cobain can you hear the spheres Singing songs off station to station And Alderon’s not far away It’s Californication” - Red Hot Chili Pepper, Californication, 2009.
Read MoreA part of France you don’t know anything about, near...
A part of France you don’t know anything about, near Brazil.
Read MoreCat + robot
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Cat + robot
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