That says 5-7 days.
Monday, March 09, 2009
the future is...near
the applications of this are bonkers.
not sure if programmable matter differs from nanotechnology (or is a subset of the field) but as the post says, this is the stuff of nerdgasms. more than just nerds, this is the stuff that will allow us to articulate more precisely and speedily the mutations of our imaginations. this technology is like the guitar hero of design, it takes away all of the practical skills and leaves you with raw creativity.
gasp.
not sure if programmable matter differs from nanotechnology (or is a subset of the field) but as the post says, this is the stuff of nerdgasms. more than just nerds, this is the stuff that will allow us to articulate more precisely and speedily the mutations of our imaginations. this technology is like the guitar hero of design, it takes away all of the practical skills and leaves you with raw creativity.
gasp.
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
transience
You no longer purchase physical music. You download it.
You can now download movies in hi-def.
TV is on HULU.
You can download and play games on computers, X Box, PS3, and Wii.
Solid state computers cost 1/3 of the price by asking; who needs a hard drive?
google word, email, flickr, last.fm, pandora, etc.
Live in a city- Carshare, Zip Car, etc.
Want the latest luxury purse? Rent it.
We should be a post ownership society. We are in many regards.
According to Richard Florida in the latest Atlantic, the cities of the now and near future are no longer those that have the resource infrastructure, but those that appeal to lifestyle.
So, SF, Miami, LA, and NYC make the cut, but so do Portland, Austin, Minneapolis and Vancouver.
But while the 'creative class' is shifting and jumbling together in these regions, trading in the last vestiges of the 50's american dream- the dream of ownership- for the creative hive and sheer aesthetic value of the landscape around them- most of america is less transitory than it has been in decades.
this is over reported and under stood.
what it really comes down to is a nation of complacency. A nation that can be at war with two countries and feel no pangs, a nation that has every conceivable food option mere minutes away. really, a great nation, but one that has not needed to strive for more for too long. its lonely at the top, but its also unmotivating. and it has been this way for nearly two generations now.
all of it just makes me itch to see more of the world. to trade in physical roots for digital ones. its knee jerk certainly, but its also a throw back- nomadic- hunter gatherer and all that jazz- and its about time. about time we went back to taking care to imbibe experiences and share them with others, to see things from different angles and preconceived notions. to bump into other peoples ideas. to make a mess.
You can now download movies in hi-def.
TV is on HULU.
You can download and play games on computers, X Box, PS3, and Wii.
Solid state computers cost 1/3 of the price by asking; who needs a hard drive?
google word, email, flickr, last.fm, pandora, etc.
Live in a city- Carshare, Zip Car, etc.
Want the latest luxury purse? Rent it.
We should be a post ownership society. We are in many regards.
According to Richard Florida in the latest Atlantic, the cities of the now and near future are no longer those that have the resource infrastructure, but those that appeal to lifestyle.
So, SF, Miami, LA, and NYC make the cut, but so do Portland, Austin, Minneapolis and Vancouver.
But while the 'creative class' is shifting and jumbling together in these regions, trading in the last vestiges of the 50's american dream- the dream of ownership- for the creative hive and sheer aesthetic value of the landscape around them- most of america is less transitory than it has been in decades.
this is over reported and under stood.
what it really comes down to is a nation of complacency. A nation that can be at war with two countries and feel no pangs, a nation that has every conceivable food option mere minutes away. really, a great nation, but one that has not needed to strive for more for too long. its lonely at the top, but its also unmotivating. and it has been this way for nearly two generations now.
all of it just makes me itch to see more of the world. to trade in physical roots for digital ones. its knee jerk certainly, but its also a throw back- nomadic- hunter gatherer and all that jazz- and its about time. about time we went back to taking care to imbibe experiences and share them with others, to see things from different angles and preconceived notions. to bump into other peoples ideas. to make a mess.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Guerilla Gardening goes further: Botanicalls
Botanicalls lets your plants twitter you when they need water.
Guerilla Gardening lets people hack the urban landscape.
The fundamental rewiring of environmental interaction with the advent of code/digital lives/digital landscapes is beginning to truly sprout in the physical world.
Architecture becomes information architecture; urban planning becomes psychogrpahic physical planning.
Enjoy the video:
Guerilla Gardening lets people hack the urban landscape.
The fundamental rewiring of environmental interaction with the advent of code/digital lives/digital landscapes is beginning to truly sprout in the physical world.
Architecture becomes information architecture; urban planning becomes psychogrpahic physical planning.
Enjoy the video:
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Blind Pilot.
Might be the last to discover these guys, but when it snows for months and months and you look pale as a ghost thrown into a vat of milk, well then anything that makes you cheer slightly is a boon.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Fmylife.com
Much in the same vein as overheardin comes another site to make you feel, well, that your life isn't so bad.
sort of like people watching at the mall.
sort of like people watching at the mall.
 clipped from www.fmylife.com
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Friday, February 13, 2009
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Formula to be highest rated SuperBowl Spot Ever (TM)
1 part monkey (X)
1 part hand-held product (Y) (beer, chip, etc.)
1 mid-twenties to late thirties man (Z) (prefer dumpy looking, clueless stare)
Place all three elements in mundane place (office, food court, gas station parking lot)
Situation: Have X try to get Y from Z.
Key Variables:
crotch brutalization of Z (X or Y)
flatulence (X)
Make it rain, USA TODAY, make it rain.
1 part hand-held product (Y) (beer, chip, etc.)
1 mid-twenties to late thirties man (Z) (prefer dumpy looking, clueless stare)
Place all three elements in mundane place (office, food court, gas station parking lot)
Situation: Have X try to get Y from Z.
Key Variables:
crotch brutalization of Z (X or Y)
flatulence (X)
Make it rain, USA TODAY, make it rain.
Nerds be gettin feisty
Masked man sticks up convenience store with a Klingon sword
A masked man armed with a Klingon Batleth robbed a 7-11, then tried it again at another convenience store, where the clerks laughed him out of the room.
The first robbery was reported at 1:50 a.m., at 145 N Spruce St. The clerk told police a white man in his 20s, wearing a black mask, black jacket, and blue jeans, entered the store with a weapon the clerk recognized from the Star Trek TV series.Masked Man Robs Convenience Stores With Klingon Sword: Clerks Recognize Sword As BatlethThe robber demanded money and left with an undisclosed amount.
A half hour later, police received a call from a 7-Eleven at 2407 N. Union Blvd., where a man matching the previous description entered the store with a similar weapon. He also demanded money from the store clerk. The clerk refused and the robber "transported" himself out of the store on foot.
Both clerks described the weapon as a Star Trek Klingon-type sword, called a "Batleth."
Monday, February 02, 2009
I want to read this
After The City, This (is how we live), gives an important insider view into the real world of real estate development in Southern California. Using the structure of a screenplay to tell the story, architect Tom Marble takes the reader inside the minds of the people on both sides of the development conflict – those seeing land as a commodity for profit, and those who see it as a valued resource for all to enjoy. Having spent time negotiating on both sides of the conference table, Marble goes beyond the usual debates over New Urbanism vs. Sprawl vs. Whatever-The-Next-Thing-Is to share his unique perspective, shedding light on the goals and motivations of all parties embroiled in defining how we live in a post-urban, consumer-driven economy.
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Monday, December 01, 2008
Broken Window
They finally did an experiment to prove out the broken window theory. For those of you who might not know what that is (although one of you explained it to me at some point), the propensity for vandalism increases the more disordered an area is. The example given is a broken window of a building. If one is broken people tend to feel ok about breaking others.
Anyway. It seems true (although I'm not sure how large their sample was, etc.).
It also seems a small leap to think the following:
What we are really thinking about here is perception. Whether this is subjective perception- this place looks untidy- or a subconscious disagreement with objective societal rules- if this space is being misused it's cool if I do it as well.
This seems to make sense. But it also seems to be absolutely bonkers. Think of the small (from a social experiment perspective) amount of people you know well. Now think of the how far on one side or the other some of them fall in the tidiness scale. Some are neat freaks. Some are absolute slobs.
Much of how you judge them on that scale relates not only to their perception of clean and dirty, but your perception as well. Mostly your perception. But that isn't really the point.
The point is, when people perceive something to be in disarray, they have a tendency to value that space in a different manner, one in which they break social conventions/laws.
So, the neater you are- the more likely you are to be a damn deviant, because you perceive spaces to be in disarray more than someone who tends to be a bit of a slob.
This seems crazy. Slobs are the psychos, right?
On a slightly related note this video I've included reminded me of this (for some reason).
Links:
The OG: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/198203/broken-windows
The New Hotness: http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12630201
I know I know, too much from Kottke.
Anyway. It seems true (although I'm not sure how large their sample was, etc.).
It also seems a small leap to think the following:
What we are really thinking about here is perception. Whether this is subjective perception- this place looks untidy- or a subconscious disagreement with objective societal rules- if this space is being misused it's cool if I do it as well.
This seems to make sense. But it also seems to be absolutely bonkers. Think of the small (from a social experiment perspective) amount of people you know well. Now think of the how far on one side or the other some of them fall in the tidiness scale. Some are neat freaks. Some are absolute slobs.
Much of how you judge them on that scale relates not only to their perception of clean and dirty, but your perception as well. Mostly your perception. But that isn't really the point.
The point is, when people perceive something to be in disarray, they have a tendency to value that space in a different manner, one in which they break social conventions/laws.
So, the neater you are- the more likely you are to be a damn deviant, because you perceive spaces to be in disarray more than someone who tends to be a bit of a slob.
This seems crazy. Slobs are the psychos, right?
On a slightly related note this video I've included reminded me of this (for some reason).
Links:
The OG: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/198203/broken-windows
The New Hotness: http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12630201
I know I know, too much from Kottke.
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