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A Surreal Trip to a Domain-Names Conference - The Atlantic

theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/02/domain-names-dot-horse/516438/

… where misspelled URLs are auctioned off for tens of thousands of dollars. Ingrid Burrington

• domains, tag
• business, tag
• internet, tag
• ethics, tag
• technology, tag
• ·7 years ago

The Stunning Elbphilharmonie Is What Happens When Algorithms Design a Concert Hall | WIRED

wired.com/2017/01/happens-algorithms-design-concert-hall-stunning-elbphilharmonie

Herzog and De Meuron's new philharmonic in Hamburg, Germany is an impressive feat of technology.

• architecture, tag
• sound_design, tag
• acoustics, tag
• technology, tag
• ·7 years ago

What can a technologist do about climate change? A personal view.

worrydream.com/ClimateChange/

• climate, tag
• technology, tag
• science, tag
• ecology, tag
• responsibility, tag
• ·7 years ago

FFA continues to grow, even as farms disappear

marketplace.org/2016/10/10/education/ffa-continues-grow-even-farms-disappear

• agriculture, tag
• farming, tag
• technology, tag
• training, tag
• ·7 years ago

On Getting Old(er) in Tech

corgibytes.com/blog/2016/12/06/getting-old-er-in-tech/

• career, tag
• age, tag
• culture, tag
• programming, tag
• tech, tag
• technology, tag
• ageism, tag
• ·7 years ago

The anthropologist in my pocket: Robbie Blinkoff at TEDxChesterRiver - YouTube

youtube.com/watch

Robbie Blinkoff is an anthropologist and professor who's been asking himself whether technology is the advancement that will propel us from "stone tools to axes" — in the evolution of anthropology, perhaps even transforming the humanities. His quest has led him to develop a new app, the Pocket Anthropologist. Find out what Margaret Mead would have done with an iPhone in this engaging presentation.

• ted_talk, tag
• talk, tag
• anthropology, tag
• analogy, tag
• technology, tag
• people, tag
• ·7 years ago

Who Will Command The Robot Armies?

idlewords.com/talks/robot_armies.htm

• politics, tag
• technology, tag
• surveillance, tag
• society, tag
• future, tag
• ·7 years ago

Rethinking ownership in the digital age | Siân Lindley | TEDxEastEnd - YouTube

m.youtube.com/watch

• talk, tag
• ted_talk, tag
• technology, tag
• ·7 years ago

Software Heritage

softwareheritage.org/

• archive, tag
• software, tag
• computing, tag
• opensource, tag
• programming, tag
• history, tag
• code, tag
• data, tag
• technology, tag
• ·7 years ago

Design for Time Well Spent

timewellspent.io/

• design, tag
• philosophy, tag
• life, tag
• focus, tag
• technology, tag
• UX, tag
• time, tag
• distraction, tag
• ·7 years ago

Speaking Piano

youtube.com/watch

• piano, tag
• elecronics, tag
• music, tag
• language, tag
• technology, tag
• audio, tag
• ·8 years ago

We put a chip in it!

weputachipinit.tumblr.com/

• technology, tag
• smart, tag
• IoT, tag
• tumblr, tag
• ·8 years ago

Political Bots | Bots | Digital Politics | Cyber Culture

politicalbots.org/

• bot, tag
• polbots, tag
• politics, tag
• technology, tag
• ·8 years ago

UN Paper: Pushing Bitcoin for Third World Issues Can Be 'Techno Colonialism' - CoinDesk

coindesk.com/un-paper-pushing-bitcoin-third-world-issues-techno-colonialism/

• bitcoin, tag
• social_economy, tag
• cooperation, tag
• technology, tag
• ·8 years ago

'Introduction to Simondon' by Andrea Bardin and Giovanni Menegalle

radicalphilosophy.com/article/introduction-to-simondon

• philosophy, tag
• creativity, tag
• politics, tag
• ethics, tag
• technology, tag
• ·8 years ago

Kill the Email - The Atlantic

theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/11/kill-email-die-email/415419/

Overflowing inboxes are wrecking productivity and making people feel guilty. Is the technology to blame, or are we?

• email, tag
• technology, tag
• behaviour, tag
• communication, tag
• ·8 years ago

Not Art&Tech

contemporary-home-computing.org/art-and-tech/not/

• essay, tag
• art, tag
• technology, tag
• criticism, tag
• art_research, tag
• media_art, tag
• theory, tag
• analysis, tag
• ·8 years ago

sabbath : simon remiszewski

work.simonremiszewski.com/index.php/project/sabbath/

Sabbath is a box that invites the user to lock away their mobile device. The box, upon closure, stays locked for an indeterminate length of time - ranging from a minimum of two hours to a maximum of roughly 44 days.

• art, tag
• gadget, tag
• technology, tag
• control, tag
• ·8 years ago

The Future of the Web Is 100 Years Old - Issue 21: Information - Nautilus

nautil.us/issue/21/information/the-future-of-the-web-is-100-years-old

The Earth may not be flat, but the web certainly is. “There is no ‘top’ to the World-Wide Web,” declared a 1992 foundational…

• internet, tag
• history, tag
• technology, tag
• web, tag
• ·8 years ago

Magical Thinking & Thought Terminating Clichés

thinkpiece.club/posts/magical-thinking-and-thought-terminating-cliches.html

‘the narrative of tech change = human betterment is an excuse to avoid moral reflection’

• silicon_valley, tag
• tech_culture, tag
• progress, tag
• technology, tag
• reflection, tag
• morality, tag
• ·8 years ago