Why the Silk Road matters…
“There’s no stopping what can’t be stopped, no killing what can’t be killed.” – King Willie, Predator 2. The Silk Road was shuttered this week, presumably for good, after the arrest of its (alleged)...
View ArticleWildCat on the loose!
Boston Dynamics introduced its new WildCat robot last week, and released some video of the machine doing laps in a parking lot. The WildCat represents an impressive step for the company, as previous...
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HP Chromebook 11 on its way…
Google and Hewlett-Packard have announced their latest update to the Chromebook line, the Chromebook 11. The new laptop will start shipping this month, and can be purchased online from Amazon, the...
View ArticleThe future and the death of the State…
Bureaucratic administration means fundamentally domination through knowledge — Max Weber. One of the features of a modern, functioning nation-state is the presence of a permanent bureaucracy, that...
View ArticleSci-fi short: BEYOND
Check out BEYOND, an enticing short film by Raphael Rogers, about a woman with the gift of teleportation. This is one that will leave you wanting more.
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Acorns: the ultimate permaculture food
Permaculture will change the way you see the world. In fact, it demands that you observe and interact with your local environment and seek to understand it. For those of us raised in the...
View ArticleReflection as technological practice
For many of us, technology, and the adoption of new technologies, is something that simply happens to us; a new phone, or drug, or television, or app arrives in the marketplace and we find ourselves,...
View ArticleThe Dark Web’s “Assassination Market”
Andy Greenberg at Forbes brings us an interesting article about the Dark Web’s “Assassination Market” which offers users a chance to place bounties on well-known figures such as Fed Chairman Ben...
View ArticleAmazon plans drone delivery
Amazon is currently researching a plan that would use small drones to deliver packages in 30 minutes or less, provided, of course, that you live within range of an Amazon distribution center. The...
View ArticleNSA spying on World of Warcraft
Just in case you thought for a second that the NSA spying programs weren’t really a total waste of money, there is this: according to new leaks by Edward Snowden, the NSA has been spying on gamers in...
View ArticleA “downshifting” posthumanity?
Walking along a path in a drowsy, primeval forest over the weekend, I was overwhelmed by natural beauty. I began thinking about what it might be like to live in such an environment, close to the...
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