Letters
“It’s not theism that we should object to, it’s gnosticism.” My letter to Wired regarding their recent “New Atheism” feature: […]
Field Notes
Field Notes
Advice on making art from Danny Gregory.
Advice for someone who wants to be an artist: “Fear is not very useful. … Just take the leap and
Field Notes
Gimme that high-tech religion.
Elliott Malkin makes high-tech religious art — like a crucifix made of circuit boards that broadcasts the Lord’s Prayer, using
Rough Drafts
Is the Microsoft way the only way?
What I think of as the Microsoft approach to product development is to cram as many features as possible into
Rough Drafts
What androids dream of.
What does your computer do when it’s asleep? Well, if you’re the giving type, it might be searching for intelligent
Field Notes
russell davies: how to be interesting
Making’s the new thinking: russell davies: how to be interesting
Rough Drafts
Creative computing.
One of the first magazines I can remember subscribing to (apart from Cricket and Ranger Rick) was Creative Computing. I
Field Notes
Work-life imbalance
Rarely has the Economist made such a wrongheaded call: Farewell to the flexibility fad
Rough Drafts
1,000 years in Bali.
bali_water_temple_statue, uploaded by crderivative. Listened this week to an amazing talk by anthropologist Stephen Lansing‘s talk on Bali at the
Rough Drafts
HDTV for dummies.
Not exactly for dummies, actually, but for beginners: Next week I’ll be hosting a webcast on how to select and