When I think on virtual or even augmented reality, inevitably one of the first things I picture is exactly that: A picture. For whatever reason (and there are several), our world is centered around our capacity for vision, with the rest of the senses filling in the gaps.
While my imaginings of what an augmented reality […]
Category Archives: Communication
The Many Worlds of Sound
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Best Quote of the Day
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Courtesy of George Saunders, on news corporations:
In surrendering our mass storytelling function to entities whose first priority is profit, we make a dangerous concession: “Tell us,” we say in effect, “as much truth as you can, while still making money.”
This is not the same as asking: “Tell us the truth.”
Energy Self-Awareness, or my Lack Thereof
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Over at Kevin Kelly’s website, he has recently posted another self-awareness quiz (his first was The Big Here), this time dealing with your level of local energy (as in electricity) knowledge. As someone who has worked on environmental issues before and did well on his previous one, I expected to also do well on […]
AT&T’s Premium on Intelligence?
Sunday, July 6, 2008
It seems that AT&T will be selling 3G iPhones for $599 and $699 for the 8GB and 16GB models, respectively. These models come without contracts, but the only major provider you could use would still be AT&T, to my knowledge (and with simultaneous worldwide release, international trading loses its punch). Now, if you […]
