January 2012
10 posts
“The first toilet I encountered in Japan was so advanced it automatically lifted...”
– Charlie Brooker: Green Kit Kats, toilets that lift the seat themselves, helpful strangers – Japan feels like another planet ››
“How will we ever make sense of scientific topics that are too big to know? The...”
– To Know, but Not Understand: David Weinberger on Science and Big Data - David Weinberger - Technology - The Atlantic (via new-aesthetic)
“The act of sitting down and writing something finished makes you try and say...”
– Dazed Digital | Paul Mason: Why It’s All Kicking Off (via new-aesthetic)
“‘When I was making the series How TV Ruined Your Life, we went out and...”
– Charlie Brooker: the dark side of our gadget addiction ››
“Like a muscle, the brain strengthens the part of itself that it uses the most....”
– ESPN - OTL: Test of Time - E-ticket
(The Internet is really just a sophisticated hammer.)
December 2011
14 posts
““Chutney fantasy” is a generic term for escape-route dreams, many of which...”
– “Chutney Fantasy” extract from The Midlife Manual, via 10engines. (via mountanalogue)
November 2011
2 posts
October 2011
2 posts
September 2011
3 posts
“Developed in 2008 by the University of Washington, it is a fun-for-purpose video...”
– Online gamers crack AIDS enzyme puzzle ››
“‘16 of the world’s largest ships can produce as much lung-clogging sulphur...”
– Fred Pearce ››
August 2011
6 posts
““Can you deliver novelty without delivering more stuff?
Can you deliver...”
– Russell Davies - “Bright green” ››
“ Historically, design has associated itself with utility and problem-solving,...”
– Jack Schulze ‘Design Firm Seeks to Humanize Technology’ - NYTimes.com
July 2011
3 posts
“Grennan also built a bomb disposal robot, that “releases the smell of...”
– Robot Armpit Looks Hideous, Smells Hideous ››
June 2011
9 posts
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May 2011
11 posts
