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newyorker: Postscript: Vaclav Havel, 1936-2011 In a parallel universe, in a luckier realm, Havel would have lived out his life as a Czech epigone of Ionesco and Beckett, a carefree son of privilege, free to write, to pursue his pleasures, to listen to the rock ‘n roll he loved. Instead, like a living figure from…
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The US government has regularly claimed that it supports a free and open Internet, both domestically and abroad. We cannot have a free and open Internet unless its naming and routing systems sit above the political concerns and objectives of any one government or industry. To date, the leading role the US has played in…
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by9: Empty Memory USB(via Logical Art | Poetic Objects)
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Raph Koster: Good Design, Bad Design, Great Design
humanegames: Good design is familiar. Bad design is boring. Great design is exciting. Good design embraces human nature. Bad design exploits human nature. Great design is humane and humanistic. Good design guides. Bad design controls. Great design invites. Good design drives habit. Bad design drives frustration. Great design drives passion. Good design teaches. Bad design…
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Good design is familiar. Bad design is boring. Great design is exciting. Good design embraces human nature. Bad design exploits human nature. Great design is humane and humanistic. Good design guides. Bad design controls. Great design invites. Good design drives habit. Bad design drives frustration. Great design drives passion. Good design teaches. Bad design lectures.…
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new-aesthetic: The Sex Profile (by ESTER) ” A Swedish ad agency came up with an innovative way to promote safe sex among young adults. Ester handed out 50,000 condoms that were embedded with a unique QR code. When the barcode is scanned, it installs an app on your smartphone that can measure factors of your…
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insanelygaming: Portal 2 PotatOS Science Kit Make your own PotatOS It works! She lights up and talks when the circuit is complete Cardbord science backdrop includes new material from Valve’s writing team! USD$29.99 Oh. Hi. So. How are you holding up? BECAUSE I’M A POTATO! (via: gamefreaksnz)
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Gaming Club 2011: I have seen the future, and it is full of noobs like me. – Slate Magazine
Gaming Club 2011: I have seen the future, and it is full of noobs like me. – Slate Magazine to read, entire exchange with Tom Bissell
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Olivia “The Smart Girl” of the new LEGO Friends.
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It’s been a big week for the debate over gender and children’s toys. On Wednesday, the British toy purveyor Hamleys announced its decision to desegregate its offerings (which had previously been arranged in sections for boys and girls), instead opting to categorize them by type. Activists working for the spread of gender neutrality were thrilled;…