[From the about page] In The World Is Not a Desktop, Marc Weisner, the principal scientist and manager of the computer science laboratory at Xerox PARC, stated that, “a good tool is an invisible tool.” Weisner cited eyeglasses as an ideal technology because with spectacles, he argued, “you look at the world, not the eyeglasses.” Through repetition, and by design, technologies blend into our lives. While technologies, and communications technologies in particular, have a powerful mediating impact, many of the most pervasive effects are taken for granted by most users. When technology works smoothly, its nature and effects are invisible. But technologies do not always work smoothly. A tiny fracture or a smudge on a lens renders glasses quite visible to the wearer.
One man's attempt to throw nothing "away" for a year.
So if they just gave you the database you’d be out of a job?
t seems like the mp3 free music revolution is being a little hypocritical in forcing artists to rethink how they go about making money from their music but then requiring them to live by the old standards where you can't get your art dirty by allowing a c
Hosted by the guys over at Out of Focus Studio, Take Zer0 is a weekly videocast on the subject of filmmaking that gives you everything you need to know before take one.
it starts playing "I Don't Wanna Work" which is not really the ideal thing to listen to before heading into work.
"Do you recall a meeting with Mr. Anderson in July of 2001 where options grants were discussed?" I wait, silent, hands folded, thinking. Several minutes pass. Finally I ask him to repeat the question. He says, "Do you remember talking to Fred Anderson abo
Austinist writer Matt Odam has a weblog for Austin360 now!
Herein a collection of personal modifications, folk innovations, street customization, ad hoc alterations, wear-patterns, home-made versions and indigenous ingenuity.
I've installed a ceiling fan, fixed the disposal, and the dish washer!
You've been writing about Web sites, products, services and companies you love for years and you have yet to benefit from all the sales and traffic you have helped generate.