Neal Stephenson in New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/17/opinion/17stephenson.html?pagewanted=1] (Use this [http://www.bugmenot.com/view.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2005%2F06%2F17%2Fopinion%2F17stephenson.html%3Fpagewanted%3D1] for login ) -The reclusive badass speaks. Very interestesting article,
In the first part of this here [http://www.daydalus.net/blog/?postid=22] (excuse the psuedo thesis-paper language), I wrote about some qualities of “life” and how digital life can model after this. Specifically, I talked about how life is rooted in a datatype – DNA for biological life, and
Shamelessly ripped from Boing Boing [http://boingboing.net/], who in turn got it from here [http://ullamaaria.typepad.com/hobbyprincess/2005/03/draft_craft_man.html]. Thought this was a pretty cool list of reasons/benefits from making stuff. Also highlights the difference between creating and consuming. 1. People get
I might start doing this weekly, just a collection of cool links that I found over the past week: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peak Oil – a doom and gloom prediction that once we reach the height of the oil bell curve, it’s all downhill. National Geographic [http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0406/
You might feel it behind the eyes but you’re not that suave lovable guy every girl wants to wrap her arms around. You’re just part of the herd, another clonetrooper with matching uniform. Look in the mirror. Those same eyes are lethargic, delayed reaction. You can almost see