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code drawing 03
code drawing 03, created on 2013-11-24 between 09:09 – 09:27. this is the first drawing that was labeled “code drawing ##” on the surface of the drawing. I began thinking of this from the vantage point of printmaking heritage, where the edition number is both outside the composition, and yet integral to the framing of…
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When an autopilot system fails, too many pilots, thrust abruptly into what has become a rare role, make mistakes. Rory Kay, a veteran United captain who has served as the top safety official of the Air Line Pilots Association, put the problem bluntly in a 2011 interview with the Associated Press: “We’re forgetting how to…
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Just as optimisation algorithms come in handy when people are swamped by vast numbers of permutations, so statistical algorithms help firms to grapple with complex datasets. Dunnhumby, a data-analysis firm, uses algorithms to crunch data on customer behaviour for a number of clients. Its best-known customer (and majority-owner) is Tesco, a British supermarket with a…
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NetGames 2013 – Call for Participation (Dec. 9th-10th – Denver, CO, USA)
NetGames 2013 – Call for Participation (Dec. 9th-10th – Denver, CO, USA) CALL FOR PARTICIPATION *********************************************************************** * NetGames 2013 * The 12th Annual Workshop on Network and Systems Support for Games * December 9th-10th, 2013 * C-cubed Studios, Shwayder Art Building, University of Denver * Denver, Colorado, USA * * In co-operation with ACM SIGCOMM…
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Hey, Beastie Boys . . . you need to let this go. FOR SCIENCE.
jtotheizzoe: Science Avengers … ASSEMBLE! Next up on the docket is Beastie Boys v. GoldieBlox, Inc. in the 4th Circuit Court for “Ridiculous Applications of Copyright Law” You know that amazing ad for GoldieBlox engineering toys? The one that features three young girls busting up our pretty pink princess toy culture using one of the greatest…
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People want technology to do more and more things for them. They increasingly want to spend time in mediated realities, yet they also yearn for unmediated experiences that are more real, more direct, more true, more honest. UCLA’s Eddo Stern discussing the tensions of video game aesthetics. (via ucresearch)
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So, skeuomorphs are about the shape we choose for the containers we build. This requires plasticity. Softness. Screens are a special material without much precedent, save plastic. And I think it’s best to view screens as a material for interaction and interface design. Frank Chimero, What Screens Want (via quartey)
