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Jul 04

Ubicomp research, Palo Alto, 1991.Ubicomp research, Palo Alto, 1991.

Jun 30

Bruce Sterling: “I wish they’d used a better model of the rotary dial — the kind with big lettering [above], or the aiming-dots. A lot of design effort went into rotary dials.” — Dead Media Beat: Rotary-dial skin for an iPhone | Beyond the Beyond from Wired.comBruce Sterling: “I wish they’d used a better model of the rotary dial — the kind with big lettering [above], or the aiming-dots. A lot of design effort went into rotary dials.” — Dead Media Beat: Rotary-dial skin for an iPhone | Beyond the Beyond from Wired.com

Jun 29

The Petabyte Age: Because More Isn’t Just More — More Is DifferentThe Petabyte Age: Because More Isn’t Just More — More Is Different

Jun 26

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Jun 22

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Jun 20

via blog.wired.com. See, Photo of great grandfather of modern computers found.via blog.wired.com. See, Photo of great grandfather of modern computers found.

Mars Phoenix. See Bright Chunks At Phoenix Lander’s Mars Site Must Have Been Ice (19 June).Mars Phoenix. See Bright Chunks At Phoenix Lander’s Mars Site Must Have Been Ice (19 June).

Jun 18

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Jun 14

via John Naughton, who comments,“This chart (which appears in today’s Irish Times) is … based on the Eurobarometer survey conducted in the Spring of 2007. … Ireland is nearly at the extreme left of the chart. Only the UK has a stronger sense of non-European identity. The founding countries of the EU are all clustered on the extreme right.”via John Naughton, who comments,
“This chart (which appears in today’s Irish Times) is … based on the Eurobarometer survey conducted in the Spring of 2007. … Ireland is nearly at the extreme left of the chart. Only the UK has a stronger sense of non-European identity. The founding countries of the EU are all clustered on the extreme right.”

Photo by Kevin Marks (Flickr), who comments:“David Isenberg described The Stupid Network over ten years ago. You may have noticed that he was right and it won.”Photo by Kevin Marks (Flickr), who comments:
“David Isenberg described The Stupid Network over ten years ago. You may have noticed that he was right and it won.”

Kevin Kelly’s library — Cool Tool: Books That Changed My LifeKevin Kelly’s library — Cool Tool: Books That Changed My Life

Jun 13

reblogged from The Long Now Blog » Earth, as seen from Mars, which comments,“New images from the Mars HiRISE orbital camera. Yup that’s us, earth, and our little moon too …”reblogged from The Long Now Blog » Earth, as seen from Mars, which comments,
“New images from the Mars HiRISE orbital camera. Yup that’s us, earth, and our little moon too …”

Jun 11

[The entire web is] Best viewed with [anything but any] Internet Explorer based browser[The entire web is] Best viewed with [anything but any] Internet Explorer based browser

Jun 08

— Ted Lemon— Ted Lemon

Jun 06

Ballardian: the World of J.G. Ballard » Empire of the Sun: First DraftBallardian: the World of J.G. Ballard » Empire of the Sun: First Draft