May 2010
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May 30th
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“For email, the old postcard rule applies. Nobody else is supposed to read your...”
– Miss Manners, Wired 5.11, Nov 1997
May 30th
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WIRED on iPad: Just like a Paper Tiger… →
Good critique of the WIRED iPad app (which I bought) by iA.
May 30th
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“Modern technology is a major evolutionary transition. It would be astonishing if...”
– Gregory Stock, Wired 5.09, Sep 1997, p. 128
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May 29th
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“The human spirit is infinitely more complex than anything that we’re going...”
– Douglas Hofstadter, Wired 3.11, Nov 1995, p. 114
May 29th
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“Sufficiently radical optimism — optimism that more and more seems to be...”
– Vernor Vinge, Wired 3.06, Jun 1995, p. 161
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“The very distinction between original and copy becomes meaningless in a digital...”
– Daniel Pierehbech, Wired 2.12, Dec 1994, p. 158
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“Life is not going to be easy in the 21st century for people who insist on...”
– Joel Garreau, Wired 2.11, Nov 1994, p. 158
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“If we’re ever going to make a thinking machine, we’re going to have...”
– Danny Hillis, Wired 2.01, Jan 1994, p. 104
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Lapidarium notes: A brief history of writing... →
A brief history of writing (Photo: Babylonian legal tablet from Alalakh in its clay envelope, British Museum) “True writing, or phonetic writing, records were developed independently in four different civilizations in the world. Writing systems developed from …
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Will America’s Aging Inhabitants End Their Lives... →
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May 12th
Are You an Asker or a Guesser? →
May 12th
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WatchWatch
From Grain Edit: As a kid, watching Sesame Street and 3-2-1 Contact was a daily ritual. Of course, there were particular animations from those shows that I could watch endlessly, such as three rocks squabbling about how cross a lake. With the advent of YouTube, these animations have resurfaced and offer a trip back to simpler times of wonder and discovery. But who made them? Introducing Al...
May 12th
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“WHEN the Sloan Digital Sky Survey started work in 2000, its telescope in New...”
– The Economist report on managing information
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From the NYTimes Ideas Blog: "New devices like the... →
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