April 2009
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The Cloud Mirror
“I installed this device at an event I help run every month. When people registered for the event in advance, I asked them for their Facebook and Twitter IDs, and then collected as much information as I could about them before the event. Then at the event, everyone got a custom badge with a sort of 2D barcode. I used face tracking and superimposed their personal data in a...
Swiss Robot DJ Demonstrates Future Of AI-Human... →
The headline makes it sound a little more sinister than it is, but that’s really the gist of it. QB1, a robot created by Swiss group OZWE, is essentially a next-generation music playing machine….
Seen On The Steets Of Laos →
(Thanks, Chris)
Exhibition: Le Corbusier — The Art of Architecture →
Le Corbusier — The Art of Architecture is the first major survey in London of the internationally renowned architect in more than 20 years. This timely reassessment…
1966 Cadillac DeVille Convertible [Down On The... →
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. How about a ‘67 ‘66 Cadillac convertible as a…
Future of Making map from Institute for the Future →
For the last six months The Institute for the Future has been researching the “future of making,” exploring how the stuff of our world may be researched, invented, designed, manufactured,…
Spreadtweet →
Are you not allowed to use Twitter at work? Wouldn’t it be awesome if there were a Twitter tool that looked just like Excel? Welcome to Spreadtweet by Elliot Kember.
(thank you sabino…
“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of...”
– Winston Churchill via: Metacool
Faded Paper Figures - North by North
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“A full 69 percent of Baby Boomers surveyed agree that “PDAs and mobile phones...”
– A survey of white collar workers (most of them in the legal profession) commissioned by NexisLexis
“Was there anything in your childhood that led you to want to destroy...”
– Maureen Dowd in an interview with Twitter founders
“Did you know you were designing a toy for bored celebrities and high-school...”
– Maureen Dowd in an interview with Twitter founders
Books We Love: Urban Recreation by Akay and Peter →
We’re pleased to let you know that the third book in our “Books We Love” series is Urban Recreation from Akay and Peter. When we started working on the “Books We Love” series a few months…
Bucky’s Nightmare by Mathieu Lehanneur →
1947: Buckminster Fuller stands for science fiction made into real architecture. The structural perfection of his geodesic dome is suitable for all kinds of…
The Walkmen @ Webster Hall, NYC - pics →
photos by Tim Griffin
“Several songs into the Walkmen’s sold-out show at Webster Hall Thursday, Hamilton Leithauser wryly prefaced the band’s first “hit” song “We’ve Been Had” by…
Watch@jseelybrown check out the impossible: dusty payne (20 yrs old) amazing aerial surf. google for pix and videos.
15 Evil Corporations in Science Fiction... →
If you’re looking for a job, here’s a list of successful, influential corporations you might want to work for. That is, as long as you don’t ask too many questions. LexCorp (DC Comics)
Availability and Obligation: Using Technology the... →
“Busted! The sneaky moves of anti-social smartphone user,” seemed sensational even for the usually grandiose titles of TEDTalks, but I found myself nodding to Renny Gleeson’s every word. If you…
“Nothing will happen to TPB [The Pirate Bay], us personally or file-sharing...”
– - Sunde Kolmsioppi
Voxtrot - Heaven (Talking Heads Cover)
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Jose Reyes scores from FIRST on a wild pitch.
From last night’s (4/15) game.
via: soupsoup: brooklynmutt
Grieves @ Daytrotter
Get Down / Bottom of the...
The Technium: Inevitable Minds →
Mindblowing…
Scoop: Fox set to terminate 'Sarah Connor... →
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…now this is the worst news i’ve had all week. Damn.
“It’s done,” maintains a source close to the show. “Everyone has pretty much known for a couple of weeks.” Adds a network…
Go Ahead, Steal Me →
Jonathan Lethem declares war on copyright laws-in a bid to sell more books.
Author Jonathan Lethem sold movie rights to two of his books which never got made. Disappointed, he started the Promiscuous Materials Project where he publishes short stories online and invites filmmakers and playwrights to adapt them. He asks for only a $1 fee and that he get credit as author of the source material. It’s...
JUDGES: Franken winner of Senate race →
The Stranger Side of CHI 2009 | Technology Review →
Some of the odder inventions demoed at the Computer-Human Interaction conference.
2nd Wilco movie screening added (filmmakers... →
The April 13th Wilco documentary (“Ashes of American Flags”) screening at IFC is now sold out, so they added a late show on the same night which will be introduced by the filmmakers…
IKEA hardware hacking →
IKEA furniture hacking has always been an intriguing topic to me. Thinking that people would use IKEA artifacts and repurpose them to create original and personalized objects is strikingly…
2nd Wilco movie screening added (filmmakers... →
The April 13th Wilco documentary (“Ashes of American Flags”) screening at IFC is now sold out, so they added a late show on the same night which will be introduced by the filmmakers…
“The last of the deadly sins [of Management] is feeding problems and starving...”
– Peter Drucker - The Independent
We reveal the icon 20/20 – now cast your vote! →
For the June issue of icon, we invited an international panel of experts to help us pick the people who are making the future. The result is the icon 20/20, our list of the 20 architects and 20 designers who are already changing the way we work and think. But we want to know who you’re backing to make a difference over the next few years.
The Thermals - You Dissolve
Great track for a...
Icon: Disney’s Monsanto House of the Future →
One of two free attractions at Disneyland sponsored by Monsanto was this walk-through tour of a plastic house with plastic furnishings and fascinating modern…
The Expandable Mobile Mini House →
If the idea of spending days on the road in a tent or trailer doesn’t sound appealing, consider Stéphanie Bellanger’s Mobile Mini House. The spacious yet compact concept home is inspired…
The Flaming Lips and fellow OKC artists Stardeath...
