“This was a very typical time. I was single. All you needed was a cup of tea, a light, and your stereo, you know, and that’s what I had.” —Steve Jobs (click for picture) Goddamnit, I knew he was a monk.
Read more →“MY NAME is Mohammed Sokor, writing to you from Dagahaley refugee camp in Dadaab. Dear Sir, there is an alarming issue here. People are given too few kilograms of food. You must help.” A crumpled note, delivered to a passing rock star-turned-philanthropist? No, Mr Sokor is a much sharper communicator than that. He texted this [...]
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Read more →The destiny of man is not measured by material computation. When great forces are on the move in the world, we learn we are spirits — not animals. [This . . .] whether we like it or not, spells duty – Winston Churchill
Read more →The Event itself Note that all the presentations are online at that URL. My notes from the event – click on the blue links for the notes I made A gallery of the shelters I saw at the event. My presentation slides. Horribly low (audio) quality video of my talk. The talk was actually pretty [...]
Read more →* You upload a piece of content to a Server * the Server hashes the content (you could be a Server.) * it creates a 2D bar code of that hash, with a URL redirection pointer * you print the hash and stick it to things * anybody who wants to know what it is [...]
Read more →http://demos.immersivemedia.com/fvdemo_1/data/CylindricalFlashPlayerDemoSite/NYC42ndStreet/video.php You play the video, and you can scroll around the clip to look around as it plays. Really impressive.
Read more →Rachmaninov had big Hands Thanks to Lugon!
Read more →Farm subsidies and NPK fertilizer are freeing Malawi from hunger. What can I say? Congratulations, Malawi.
Read more →Organic agriculture can double or triple the world’s sustainable food supply. I think it’s legit. Analysis?
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