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(via MAKE | Arduino 1.0 is Out: Here’s What You Need To Know)
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Riley Palmer, a second grader at City and Country, said that creating a series of Brooklyn Bridges, each about three feet tall, helped her class understand what it had been like for the original builders. “There is so much you can do with blocks,” Riley said. “You can stagger them. You can stack them. It’s…
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The Future of Brick and Mortar Space – Mark Alvarez
The Future of Brick and Mortar Space – Mark Alvarez Mark Alvarez via Rebellionlab Here’s where I see technology changing the store in the next 15-20 years. 1. The cash register will cease to be an organizing principle. You’ll be able to pay from anywhere in the store. Right now, the current is working in…
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laughingsquid: The History of 3D in Games, The Opening Exhibit of the Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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brianlucid: The National Endowment for the Arts released a Research Note on Artists in the Workforce today that contains industry-specific, regional, and demographic data on the 2.1 million artists working in the U.S. There is plenty of interesting data inside, starting with the fact that designers by far hold the highest percentage (39%) of all…
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These two epic museum shows arrive at a moment of intense skepticism about the thesis of relational aesthetics and the potential of interactive, socially based work in general. The Fall of Relational Aesthetics | The New York Observer
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BUSTED! Secret app on millions of phones logs key taps
BUSTED! Secret app on millions of phones logs key taps wilwheaton: wilwheaton: An Android app developer has published what he says is conclusive proof that millions of smartphones are secretly monitoring the key presses, geographic locations, and received messages of its users. In a YouTube video posted on Monday, Trevor Eckhart showed how software from…
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Robert Reich: The Rebirth of Social Darwinism
Robert Reich: The Rebirth of Social Darwinism Darwin is okay in the board room, but not the class room? robertreich: What kind of society, exactly, do modern Republicans want? I’ve been listening to Republican candidates in an effort to discern an overall philosophy, a broadly-shared vision, an ideal picture of America. They say they want…
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Fahrenheit 451: Ray Bradbury finally gives in, agrees to release Fahrenheit 451 as an ebook(via @io9)
Fahrenheit 451: Ray Bradbury finally gives in, agrees to release Fahrenheit 451 as an ebook(via @io9) Fahrenheit 451 might be the most famous book about book-burning ever written, and its author, Ray Bradbury, has long insisted that it only be available as a print book, on paper. So what changed? Bradbury’s agent, Michael Congdon, told…