Nicholas Carr pointed to a 2009 speech by futurist Bruce Sterling on the possibility of two different futures for technology. One potential futures digital consumers was “Gothic High-Tech” embodied in the life of Steve Jobs: In Gothic High-Tech, you’re Steve Jobs. You’ve built an iPhone which is a b
When asked this week about his Facebook status during his second IAMA on Reddit, comedian Louis C.K. responded: “I killed my facebook page years ago because time clicking around is just dead time. Your brain isn’t resting and it isn’t doing. I think people have to get their heads around this thing.
Video MIT grad student Charles Guan is man after my own heart. He has converted the go-kart designs from Mario Kart into a real-life mini-vehicle that can hit 26 MPH. It’s called “Chibikart,” it’s 34 inches long and 18 inches wide, and it is adorable. [via The Daily What Geek]
Video We love physical objects (so much so, that we have a print magazine of our own), but with the competing forces of the Internet and tablet devices, it’s no surprise that that book as chief means of information has all but disappeared. There are those (like Jonathan Franzen) who wish to look bac
If you’re not familiar with Able Gamers, you should be. A non-profit and affiliated gaming site for those of us who love games but are facing different challeneges via disability, AG has been a loud advocate for ensuring that all games are accessible for all of us. One of the big challenges, of cour
