The next five Big Things.
John Patrick (formerly of IBM) posts his predictions for the next five Big Things in computing: Autonomic computing, Blogging, Grid Computing, Web Services, and WiFi.
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Two by Sterling.
Two early 90’s talks by Bruce Sterling: Free as Air, Free As Water, Free As Knowledge: ‘What’s information really about?
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What happened to the New Journalism?
Where are the really good stories in magazines today? The ones that make you say to your friends: “Did you
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Reality vs. Moore’s Law.
Game, set, and match. [1] The Inquirer: Moore’s Law meets market saturation. “Today, accountants to video heads have enough horsepower
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Matter vs antimatter.
What would happen if the Fightin’ Whities met up with Blackpeopleloveus.com? Chaos! Mayhem! Rampant irony! The Fightin’ Whites is the
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Retro Dickens.
Dickens’ novel Great Expectations was published serially starting in December 1860 — a new episode appearing each week, just like
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The sadness of wired life.
David Weinberger writes: “I realized why I’m not as happy as I should be given the externalities of my life:
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Librarians in demand.
WSJ CareerJournal: Demand Explodes for Librarians With High-Tech Research Skills. There’s a newfound respect for librarians — due mainly to
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Berkeley Lab Notes.
UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering publishes an outstanding magazine highlighting new research. Called Lab Notes, it’s written and edited by
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Review: Evil in Modern Thought.
I’ve been thinking for a couple weeks about a Derrida quote that somebody put into this AKMA’s blog awhile back: