November 2009
11 posts
The Brain Chip Cometh, & It Cometh from Intel →
Our own Marshall Kirkpatrick’s dreaded brain chip for controlling computers and mobile devices may be closer than even he suspected. Intel researchers in Pittsburgh told journalists today…
Tomorrow’s world: the demise of Fed-Ex →
Those of you in the States may not be aware (or even care) that the staff of Royal Mail were recently engaged in wildcat strikes as a protest against the machinations of their management….
Crystal Meth? What's That? Asks Executive... →
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It’s stories like these that explain everything.
Last Thursday, the New York Times published a piece about the trials and travails of a bunch of old ladies living in a San…
Giant robots attack Montevideo and the DIY... →
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300 bucks… if you don’t count the camera and a copy of Maya or whatever he’s using for composition.
When Federico Alvarez, a filmmaker in Montevideo, Uruguay, decided on a lark…
Douglas Rushkoff's new alternate reality game →
At mega-blog Boing Boing today, author, professor, comic book writer and documentarian, Douglas Rushkoff writes about adding a new professional feather to his cap, that of video game…
BART vs Freeway Retro-Futurism →
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This almost makes me as sad as the old LA red car maps.
Once again Eric Fischer makes blogging easy. While this 1957 BART plan is impressive… …or this detail of the proposed…
Grilled Cheese Coming to South Park →
We’ll try to write this through he tears of joy streaming down our face and pooling on our laptop. Eater has word that a store devoted solely to the fine art of grilled cheese sandwiches…
Ev’rything Is Satisfactch’ll →
In order to remember that plenty of sunshine is headed your way, have a man with a needle etch this proposition into your flesh. I think I had a couple of other double entendres lined up for this…
Large Hadron Collider: Now This Is Just Getting... →
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Well, if the arch-demon Nazarumpuncious comes through the Black Gate once the stars are properly aligned, at least we’ll have science to thank for proving the existance of the…
The Adventures of Lil’ Cthulhu →
“The Adventures of Lil’ Cthulhu” by Zachary Murray, a wonderful way to explain H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu to children, maybe even a few adults too.
Want a child-friendly way to…
Michael Zulli: The Fracture of the Universal Boy →
Dangerous Minds friends Century Guild announce the release of “The Fracture of the Universal Boy,” a new graphic novel by Michael Zulli, years in the making. Zulli was a regular artist on Neil…
