A Google Tech Talk on the Acceleration of Everyday Life
Vannevar Bush’s 1945 article, “As We May Think,” has been much celebrated as a central inspiration for the development of hypertext and the World Wide …
03 Dec
The Aleph No-Op
The Aleph No-Op
In ‘Castle to Castle’ by Louis-Ferdinand Celine the author comments “Take the impressionists. They took their paintings out into the daylight, they painted out of doors; they saw people really eating lunch on the grass. The musicians worked in the same direction. It’s a long way from Bach to Debussy. They revolutionized sounds and colors.”
30 Nov
Dorkbot – Focused Workshop, 30Nov08, Making Noise with the Arduino
Dorkbot – Focused Workshop, 30Nov08, Making Noise with the Arduino
This month, the Arduino Cult Induction workshop series focused on sound. This morning I woke up, ate some food, and headed to PNCA, where the …
30 Nov
Measuring the Speed of Social Networks
Measuring the Speed of Social Networks
We can estimate the relative speed of social networks based on profile to response ratio. Twitter has a high profile to response ratio. Each environment and …
29 Nov
Dorkbot presents Maxwell the Robot – Nov. 24 Meeting
Dorkbot presents Maxwell the Robot – Nov. 24 Meeting
The bi monthly DorkbotPDX meeting was last Monday, and the usual group showed up to check out what kinds of things people were working on. Anselm …
29 Nov
Transformation and Manifestation of Analog Terminology in Online Spaces
Transformation and Manifestation of Analog Terminology in Online Spaces
Computers widen the arc of actions accessible to humans. A quick overview of all of the actions that we can do with computers is summed …
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