January 2011
43 posts
Google won't autocomplete "bittorrent" but will... →
(Via BoingBoing)
Google won’t autocomplete searches for “bittorrent,” but if you are interesting in learning how to kidnap someone, make meth, build a bomb, cheat on your taxes, or shoplift, they will happily autocomplete your search for you.
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“I don’t want to write this down, I wanna tell you how I feel right now…” - Mos Def
Response from the critics at my end of semester reviews revealed a concentration in my work on vulnerability within the new media landscape. Strong examples included the high tension environment created by W.H.I.G., or the small, innocent, and defenseless robot. Although once they pointed that out I began...
Joinery: Sample Moments →
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I believe in sample moments. In hip hop and in life. I heard this DJ Asparagus remix today while I was at my office.
It’s beautiful. Instantly, for some (not-so) strange reason, I was staring at my Walkman. It was 1994, and the movie Above the Rim, starring Tupac, had…
On Becoming a Virtual Ghost →
A message from the founder…
I’m starting a new side project, and I honestly can’t decide if it’s funny, morbid, thought-provoking or just plain weird. It’s a performance art project that will take me decades to complete, and I’ll never get to see the results. It’s going to affect every single person who follows me online in unpredictable and surprising...
Inter-Bus Stop Multiplayer Gaming →
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via eyebeam via gizmodo
SWAGIFY. Awesome. →
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via FAT
Amazing Series on the future of material sciences from my peeps at NOVA. Hosted by NYTimes David Pogue.