Thoughts from NJOE.com on the Future of Printed Books |
My interview with the readers of NJOE.com is up, and it contains further thoughts on the future of printed books in an age of Wikipedia, Wookieepedia, and The Pirate Bay. This is a continuation of my ...
Posted by on Tue, 19 May 2009 08:31:00 GMT |
Augmented Reality: Living Sasquatch |
I helped work on this project, so if you get a chance please check out www.livingsasquatch.com. This works via what's being called "augmented reality," and it's best explained by just going to the sit...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:30:00 GMT |
How Gadgets Lose Their Magic |
This Steven Levy article from Wired breaks down how easily we humans get acclimated to the "new norm."Particularly insightful is his comment about how he found himself complaining because his Flip vid...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:35:00 GMT |
Books as Data vs. Books as Artifacts |
The New York Times has a piece on Randall Munroe, who is releasing a collection of his XKCD webcomics in book form. We're at an interesting point right now for digital reading. Ebook novels are starti...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:50:00 GMT |
London Anti-Terror Posters, Courtesy of Palpatine |
Anti-terror posters are popping up in London, and their tone is scarily authoritarian. I can't decide whether they feel more 1984 or Galactic Empire. Cory Doctorow of BoingBoing.net talked about these...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:01:00 GMT |
Collaborative Online Nonsense at its Best (Broken Picture Telephone) |
Kutiman's Thru-You is one great example of the collaborative nature of the internet. Here's another: Broken Picture Telephone.The concept couldn't be simpler: one person writes something. The second p...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:02:00 GMT |
Musician Remixes YouTube With Amazing Results (Kutiman Thru-You Project) |
Can't stop watching this since I first tuned in. Funk musician Kutiman has created an online album assembled entirely from YouTube music performances. The project is called Thru-You. The first track, ...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:51:00 GMT |
The Star Wars Atlas: Random Quotes Round 3 |
Currently polishing up the last of the maps for the Star Wars Atlas. In the spirit of previous entries, here's a few miscellaneous quotes: "Omnipotent, trans-dimensional beings are said to exist in th...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:03:00 GMT |
Cool Rockets: Fantastic Retro-Futuristic Desktop Sculptures |
This is the Space Tub, one of the rocketship sculptures available fromCool Rockets. I'm glad to finally have this one on my desk, as I've been a fan of their designs for several years.What's so appeal...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:11:00 GMT |
Snuggie Wars Holiday Special |
In the U.S. this holiday season, an infomercial-style TV spot has been airing for an awful, awful product called the Snuggie.
Yes, it's a blanket with sleeves (or to put it anoth...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:50:00 GMT |
