An essay examining Twitter in light of Cory Doctorow’s concept of Whuffie and Charles Stross’s ideas of a post-money society in Accelerando using Amanda Palmer as a prime example of someone creating an reputation based economy for themselves.
Lately I’ve been thinking about all the support and encouragement given to me by friends and family over the course of my life. My family never held me to their own preconceived notions of success and supported me when I wanted to be an actor, when I quit URI 1 year short of a degree, …
Joachim de Posada’s short presentation at TED really caught my attention the other day. It’s only a few minutes so, if you can, you should watch it before reading the rest of this post. If you don’t have time to watch the video, basically, he talks about a number of psychological experiments where they put …
People like this, thinking thoughts of science, and sharing stories of deep joy and wonder:
This is my current desktop background: I tend to change my desktop backgrounds on my computer along with my moods and this image perfectly captures the feeling of being a small boy in a big world. A feeling I’ve been having a lot lately, despite nearing the last year of my 30s. Looking at this …
Some thoughts about Tweenbots and how helping cardboard robots relates to helping people.
From Devilstower: Hoarding weapons because the outcome of an election didn’t go your way doesn’t make you tough. It only proves that your belief in America is no bigger than a gnat’s ass. That your faith in democracy is as transient as a mud puddle on a hot day. That your love for country goes …
The iPod was introduced approximately one month after 9/11. On March 20, 2003, the United States invaded Iraq. The iTunes Music Store opened on April 28, 2003.
Warning: spoilers and extremely critical thoughts ahead. Do you remember the feeling you got in the pit of your stomach when you saw your best friend kissing the girl you’d never gotten the nerve to ask out but pined for night after night and who you just knew would fall in love with you if …
If given the choice between seeing good theatre and a failed attempt at great theatre, always pick the latter. Theatre does not “hold a mirror” up to life. Bad theatre lies about what it means to be human, good theatre reveals something true about being human, something we don’t pay attention to in everyday life, …