LifestyleTechnologyA contact lens with simple built-in electronicsIEEE Spectrum has a very interesting article about a University of Washington project to create “a contact lens with simple built-in electronics” that’s an early prototype of more sophisticated augmented reality vision technology. These lenses don’t give us the vision of an eagle Written by Alex 20.09.201015.05.2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
TechnologyVERB YELLOWBALL is a big, bouncy, world-changing ideaOn the heels of reading David Weinberger’s piece on unique IDs, a friend sent me a link about VERB Yellowball. VERB YELLOWBALL is a big, bouncy, world-changing idea that was created to spread play to every kid in America. Here’s the deal. We’re scattering thousands of yellow balls all acro Written by Alex 30.08.201015.05.2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
NotesThe Atlas of Cyberspace, is now available as a free PDFMartin Dodge and Rob Kitchen’s 2001 book, The Atlas of Cyberspace, is now available as a free PDF. Of course it’s a huge file, and I still think the book itself is well worth owning, even though I think the concept of an “atlas” of cyberspace enshrines a concept that’s Written by Alex 15.08.201015.05.2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
HealthMost of the foods that are good for your heart are also good for your brain“Most of the foods that are good for your heart are also good for your brain because both need healthy blood vessels and a constant supply of oxygen to function normally. Plus certain foods help protect brain cells and blood vessels and keep those neurotransmitters or brain chemicals firing an Written by Alex 15.08.201015.05.2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
LifestyleExperimenting with augmented reality and the environmentSean White, a postdoctoral research scientist at Columbia University and visiting scientist at the Smithsonian Institution, gave an inspiring talk at ARE 2010 about how he and others are experimenting with augmented reality and the environment. Climate change and other environmental challenges are & Written by Alex 07.07.201015.05.2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
LifestyleModern management is one of humankind’s most important inventions“hile “modern” management is one of humankind’s most important inventions, it is now a mature technology that must be reinvented for a new age…. Current management practices emphasize control, discipline and efficiency above all else — and that’s a problem. To t Written by Alex 07.07.201015.05.2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
NotesSo found researchers studying the interaction between physical touch and social cognitionSitting in a hard chair can literally turn someone into a hardass. Holding a heavy clipboard leads to weighty decisions. Rubbing rough surfaces makes us prickly. So found researchers studying the interaction between physical touch and social cognition. The experiments included would-be car buyers wh Written by Alex 07.07.201015.05.2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
TechnologyEdison2 was founded by a 48-year-old German real estate developer named Oliver Kuttner.Fascinating article on auto racing and innovation. “Edison2 was founded by a 48-year-old German real estate developer named Oliver Kuttner. Ever since he was a kid, Kuttner dreamed of running his own car company, and when the major automakers slashed their racing budgets to save costs during t Written by Alex 07.07.201015.05.2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
LifestyleOnline dating is frustrating!He points out that Grindr is a response to online dating, which causes as many problems as it solves. “With missed connections and back and forth, and: ‘Oh actually, this week I’m in New York, and you’re in LA…’ Online dating is frustrating! It is a lot of work!” Written by Alex 07.07.201015.05.2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
GalleryThe Seattle Public Library reviewI’m just back from three days in Seattle, where I was at a workshop organized by the World Business Council on Sustainable Development. During these workshops, I like to get out and take a walk during lunch: I find it helps my mental state to be able to walk around, get some air, and focus Written by Alex 11.06.201015.05.2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Mobile Mash-Up 2007(Notes from Mobile Mash-Up 2007. As usual, these are my notes, for what they’re worth.) Moderator: Serena Glover, Tango Matthew Rothenberg, Flickr. Jessica Alter, Bebo. Kevin Yen, YouTube. SG: Where do you see communities going? Broader with less depth, lots of focused communities, what? MR: P Written by Alex 28.01.201415.05.2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The use of 3-D printers is making engineering cool, and helping kids develop spatial skills.I’ve been reading up on rapid prototyping technologies, and came across an interesting argument: that the use of 3-D printers, which allow students to make quick physical copies of things they’ve designed on computers, is making engineering cool, and helping kids develop spatial skills. Written by Alex 14.02.201115.05.2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
What can replace Cyberspace?So why should we care what term (if any) replaces cyberspace? Why should we care that the term cyberspace was used in the first place? Words have power — two kinds that especially interest me. First, words can reflect reality. As Raymond Williams showed in his great Keywords: A Vocabulary of C Written by Alex 30.01.201415.05.2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Best Idea For The FutureMy latest article, on tinkering and the future, has been published in the latest issue of Vodafone’s Receiver Magazine. The piece is an effort to draw together a couple of my research and personal interests (though the boundaries between those two categories is pretty blurry), and to see the t Written by Alex 30.01.201415.05.2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Things We Do for LoveMusic writer and candy fanatic Steve Almond (one of my wife’s college classmates, interestingly) has a nice piece in the Boston Globe about music, materiality, and memory: I start browsing the discs, and inevitably find one I haven’t heard in years and slip it onto the crappy boom-box I keep Written by Alex 30.01.201415.05.2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Russian flag or the flag of traitors?Found an interesting article: Examples of the use of tricolor by the rulers during the war There is an opinion that the Vlassovians used the white-blue-red tricolour only once at the parade in Pskov. With this opinion, they try to justify the abundant use of the tricolor by the modern Russian author Written by Alex 15.05.202015.05.2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
11 Simple Tips for Stress ReliefOur mental health is very important. Millions of Americans are suffering from mental health conditions every year. Based on the data from the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in 5 American adults are affected by mental illnesses. One of the major root causes of mental health conditions is st Written by Alex 23.05.201915.05.2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Acne Skin SolutionsTrying to solve your acne problem can be like finding a needle in a haystack. With all the possible treatments available, finding the right acne skin solutions can be more like solving a Rubik’s Cube. However, you don’t have to feel like you are entering the Twilight Zone when you walk into the Written by Alex 16.09.201515.05.2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Allopathic Appetite SuppressantTo know about the dangers of allopathic appetite suppressants, you should first know what they are. Allopathic medicines are those that are made by the general pharmaceutical companies and it is basically a name that differs from the homeopathic medicine makers that do not work the allopathic way, w Written by Alex 16.09.201515.05.2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
