With Surface, we can actually grab data with our hands,and move information between objects with natural gestures and touch. Surface features a 30" tabletop display whose unique abilities to allo
very long term cultural institution. The Long Now Foundation hopes to provide counterpoint to today's "faster/cheaper" mind set and promote "slower/better" thinking. We hope to cre
There is little doubt that RSS is a disruptive, game-changing technology. The so called Really Simple Syndication (previously also called Rich Site Summary and RDF Site Summary), has powered a fundame
According to this article by David Gelernter on the future of computing "The power of desktop machines is a magnet that will reverse today's "everything onto the Web!" trend. Desktop po
The grandaddy of the object-oriented world, Smalltalk has fascinated developers since it appeared on the programming scene. Is Smalltalk now in resurgence?
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"We feel no more historical vertigo considering the Machine than we do the Dawn of Agriculture, and few if any of us wake up in the morning with a sense of deep angst about the move from hunting
"Find your way to an airstrip (or a long straight piece of road), and a tail pops out, rotors unfold, and off you go, climbing up to 4,000 feet [...] at speeds of up to 200 kph." It'll never
"I can see Doctorow’s overall point, but the problem with his argument is that he’s referring to the Novel like it’s a static, regulated thing; as if each novel were the same in content, tone and
"The process of adding kick-ass gadgets, tools, and extrapolations to a sci-fi story to make it feel more futuristic so that it can fit more comfortably in the sci-fi genre. Closely related to Se
"Last month, I went into a record store in Japan. It felt like a museum. I'll always love vinyl, but how much longer can they last?" Alan McGee can see the future coming round the corner.
"I see that commentators on my latest SXSW speech, in which I boldly predict that "blogs" won't last long, are not quite taking my point." Captain Sterling clarifies.
"Jameson’s been interested in science fiction for most of his career, but never before has he published so large a work devoted wholly to the genre—or, more specifically, devoted to utopia, here