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Fabian Hemmert: The shape-shifting future of the mobile phone
“Technology should get a bit more… human.”
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A New Canvas
Fever pitch would best describe the current rumor and excitement level going on right now about the new Apple Tablet/Slate/flat-thing-a-ma-bob that’s set to be announced on January 27th. I’m excited about it sure, a touch skeptical that it’ll be a huge game changer, but a big part of me really hopes it is.
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Exclusive: The Future of Facebook Usernames
Reading this while working at Facebook is definitely a surreal experience.
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Last Rites
Finally got around to reading Mike Davidson’s excellent article about the end of the P.I. I appreciate that he tries to keep it positive and offer ideas and solutions instead of focusing on the past and the demise. It’s sad to see the P.I. go, but it’s important to focus on what’s next.
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YouTube - The Stinger
“Almost as much a condo as a car. Truly one of the worlds most versatile future cars.”
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David Merrill demos Siftables, the smart blocks
Damn, those are some badass blocks. Really love the lack of explanation that’s needed. For a lot of stuff demoed you can really just start playing with them.
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Rethinking the Internet
“Some computer scientists think it’s time for an overhaul.” Big science comes to computer science. It’s long, but a very interesting read.
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10 reasons why newspapers won't reinvent news
Sobering and well argued, the future for newspapers doesn’t look so bright.
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Aurora (Part 1)
Interesting new browser concept Adaptive Path did for Mozilla Labs. Lots of good, well thought out concepts but like a concept car this isn’t something we’ll be seeing anytime soon.
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Early retirement is a false idol
“The chance of finding something you love doing? So much more achievable.” I love my job. I hope you do too.
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American Robotic
Taken by Sean Tubridy
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The Six Billion Dollar Experiment
“The Large Hadron Collider promises to recreate the conditions right after the Big Bang.” Big science has always fascinated me. “Yeah, it might cause a black whole and devour the planet, but we should go for it.”
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Similar Diversity - by Andreas Koller and Philipp Steinweber
Similar Diversity is an information graphic which opens up a new perspective at the topics religion and faith by visualizing the Holy Books of five world religions. Communalities and differences of Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism are s
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The Long Now Foundation
Slow down and think centuries!