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fishead ...*∞º˙

The Future of Marketing: Idiocracy Meets Times Square on Steroids - Adrants - 3 views

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idiocracy augmented reality

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  • The Future of Marketing: Idiocracy Meets Times Square on Steroids


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    Want to know what the not too distant future will look like? Watch this video. It's sort of like Idiocracy meets Times Square on steroids.

    by Steve Hal
  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 07 Feb 10
     
    this is frightening.
  • François Dongier on 08 Feb 10
     
    yes, maybe this is a bit too much... the cool bossanova music in the background seems out of place.
fishead ...*∞º˙

The LOST Blog: Images of the Future that Never Was - 0 views

blog.lostmag.com/...-of-future-that-never-was.html

cool interesting different

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  • Images of the Future that Never Was The website Paleofuture.com offers a fascinating look at what past eras predicted for our future --and how wrong it was. There are plenty of charming images of flying machines, lunar colonies, and refrigerators of the future:
fishead ...*∞º˙

1958-era Disney Predicts Transportation's Future « Ablestmage.com - 1 views

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neato

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  • This short Disney segment, Magic Highway USA from the Disneyland TV show, throws around some ideas about how people will get around in the future. Some of them look a little more like something that might happen in 2200 AD perhaps, but it doesn’t really set a date necessarily ^_^

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Kurt Laitner

Innovation: The smartphone's shape-shifting future - tech - 11 October 2010 - New Scien... - 1 views

www.newscientist.com/...ones-shapeshifting-future.html

haptics phone research

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  • Kurt Laitner on 19 Oct 10
     
    When your phone gets an erection, it's time to read your mail - but really, how the heck does a phone change its weight.. by eating pocket lint?
fishead ...*∞º˙

The Legacy of the 1939 New York World's Fair - Popular Mechanics - 1 views

www.popularmechanics.com/...4345790.html

interesting

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  • 2010 marks 70 years since the closing of the 1939 New York World's Fair, a far more significant event than its opening. That was the year when a living vision of the future instantly became—to those of us born decades later—a myth. The day the Fair closed marks the end of the world of yesterday and the beginning of the postwar world we still live in today.
  • The Fair's story isn't quite over. Not to be out-futured, Westinghouse buried a time capsule to be opened in 6939. It's still down there, holding seeds, fabrics, microfilm, a Gillette safety razor, a dollar in change and a pack of Camel cigarettes. But they couldn't preserve the one thing we'd really want from the era: its inhabitants' sense of wonder and hope. That alien faith in man and his ability to build a world. That's buried somewhere deeper, forever irretrievable. I often wish I could travel back to 1939 and watch my grandmother and those other millions marvel at the World of Tomorrow, while I, in turn, marvel at the world of yesterday.
fishead ...*∞º˙

Beyond Realtime Search: The Dawning Of Ambient Streams - 0 views

www.techcrunch.com/...ambient-streams-realtime

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  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 31 Dec 09
     
    "It was 1993 and I had just decided to drop out of college. I was a graphic design major in a great art school but decided I want to start my second company. Knowing this would mark the conclusion of my studies there I set out to create my final project. I would write a short story, design and produce it in print. I put out an edition of 300 and gave it to my friends and people who inspired me like author William Gibson. Cut to November, 2009, when I returned from sitting on a panel at the second Realtime CrunchUp. I had urged the audience and participants that when thinking about the realtime web we should not consider the challenge through the lens of how consumers behave today. I argued that the future potential of the realtime web is not in the misnomer "realtime search," as the consumption of this signal will predominantly be in what I call ambient streams. These are streams of information bubbling up in realtime, which seek us out, surround us, and inform us. They are like a fireplace bathing us in ambient infoheat. I believe that users will not go to a page and type in a search in a search box. Rather the information will appear to them in an ambient way on a range of devices and through different experiences. A few days after I got back from the CrunchUp, I was organizing some old documents when I stumbled on I Was Just Dead< , a cyberpunk short story I wrote 16 years ago. A story about a world of augmented reality. A world where at birth a chip is embedded in people's brains creating a reality where they no longer discern what is "real" and what is augmented in their surroundings (Hear the audio-book or download the free eBook below). It was strange to hear my former self calling out about the importance of augmented reality from across the span of almost two decades of experiences in the digital world, half of which were spent solving the problem of how to filter the massive realtime stream."
fishead ...*∞º˙

How Tech Will Change Our Future - Forbes.com - 0 views

www.forbes.com/...lligent-technology-future.html

makes you think interesting predictions

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  • Globalization and the rise of China owe much to undersea fiber optics and computers capable of managing complex supply chains.
  • The most exciting part of this phenomenon is that it is just starting. Broadband is beginning to become pervasive in the developed world. Moore's Law will keep crushing the price of computation, communication, transmission and storage. And cheap sensors are about to be thrown on to everything. If it seemed like this already changed much of the world as we know it, get ready for what is coming.
  • Privacy: By 2020, you will have to go to a museum to understand what it meant. Privacy eroded, due to cameras everywhere and increasing sophistication of data analysis. Most people, considering themselves good at heart, traded it away for the sake of better search results.
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  • Puppies jumping in your lap, sunrise, old friends, whitewater, fresh baked bread: Still very good, worth having more of.
fishead ...*∞º˙

See the Future: Real 3D Digital Building Holograms (Wow!) | Designs & Ideas on Dornob - 2 views

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neato

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  • Imagine someone rolling out what looks like a blueprint … only the buildings begin to literally pop off the page, showing you like never before what the structure will look like before it is even built. There is no way to describe how amazing this architectural innovation is – you have to see it to believe it (video below)! Forget the physical: you can now generate high-speed, life-like, visually three-dimensional and fully-automated holographic models of buildings cheaper, faster and more accurately than its ‘real life’ equivalents.

fishead ...*∞º˙

SpaceCollective - 1 views

spacecollective.org

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  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 28 Jun 10
     
    thinking for the future
Skeptical Debunker

Gemfields discovers 6,225-carat 'elephant' emerald in Zambia - Telegraph - 0 views

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huge emerald Zambia

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  • Gemfields said its experts "will continue to evaluate the gem before any final decision is taken in terms of its future". Ian Harebottle, chief executive of Gemfields, said: "This is a unique find. The Insofu displays wonderful colour and good translucency. Its sheer size, rich colour and fine protective biotite shell make it difficult to see deep into the gem. However, all indications suggest that the core of the emerald is competent and that it should yield a number of cut gems of significant size." The largest uncut emerald believed to have been found was in Carnaiba, Brazil in 1974. It was an incredible 86,136-carat natural beryl crystal. The stone was eventually valued at $1,120,080. The largest emerald crystal ever discovered was 7,025 carats and was found in a mine in Colombia.
  • Skeptical Debunker on 22 Feb 10
     
    The emerald was recovered during normal mining operations on February 5, the company said in a statement, and is being examined by Gemfields' experts to establish a clearer understanding of its value and significance. The emerald has been named "Insofu" (which means "elephant" in the language of the Bemba people indigenous to the region) due to its size and in honour of the World Land Trust's "Wild Lands Elephant Corridor Project", of which Gemfields is a participant.
Skeptical Debunker

Research: How you think about your age may affect how you age - 0 views

www.physorg.com/news186088769.html

study age attitude benefits

shared by Skeptical Debunker on 23 Feb 10 - Cached
  • "How old you are matters, but beyond that it's your interpretation that has far-reaching implications for the process of aging," said Markus H. Schafer, a doctoral student in sociology and gerontology who led the study. "So, if you feel old beyond your own chronological years you are probably going to experience a lot of the downsides that we associate with aging. "But if you are older and maintain a sense of being younger, then that gives you an edge in maintaining a lot of the abilities you prize." Schafer and co-author Tetyana P. Shippee, a Purdue graduate who is a research associate at Purdue's Center on Aging and the Life Course, compared people's chronological age and their subjective age to determine which one has a greater influence on cognitive abilities during older adulthood. Nearly 500 people ages 55-74 were surveyed about aging in 1995 and 2005 as part of the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States. In 1995, when people were asked what age do you feel most of the time, the majority identified with being 12 years younger than they actually were. "We found that these people who felt young for their age were more likely to have greater confidence about their cognitive abilities a decade later," Schafer said. "Yes, chronological age was important, but the subjective age had a stronger effect. "What we are not sure about is what comes first. Does a person's wellness and happiness affect their cognitive abilities or does a person's cognitive ability contribute to their sense of wellness. We are planning to address this in a future study."
  • Skeptical Debunker on 23 Feb 10
     
    The saying "You're only as old as you feel" really seems to resonate with older adults, according to research from Purdue University.
fishead ...*∞º˙

Are Social Networks Messing with Your Head?: Scientific American - 2 views

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interesting makes you think

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  • As social networks proliferate, they are changing the way people think about the Internet, from a tool used in solitary anonymity to a medium that touches on questions about human nature and identity. If Facebook were a country, it would be the fourth most populous in the world, just behind the U.S. Almost half of its users visit every day. Nielsen Online reports that social networking (and associated blogging) is now the fourth most popular online activity. Time spent on social-networking sites is growing at three times the rate of overall Internet usage, accounting for almost 10 percent of total time spent online. Social networks can lessen loneliness and boost self-esteem. But they can also have the opposite effect, depending on who you are and how you use these forums.
  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 02 Jan 10
     
    # As social networks proliferate, they are changing the way people think about the Internet, from a tool used in solitary anonymity to a medium that touches on questions about human nature and identity. # If Facebook were a country, it would be the fourth most populous in the world, just behind the U.S. Almost half of its users visit every day. # Nielsen Online reports that social networking (and associated blogging) is now the fourth most popular online activity. Time spent on social-networking sites is growing at three times the rate of overall Internet usage, accounting for almost 10 percent of total time spent online. # Social networks can lessen loneliness and boost self-esteem. But they can also have the opposite effect, depending on who you are and how you use these forums.
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  • Jack Logan on 02 Jan 10
     
    This is not surprising to me. It's been interesting how 'the twine group' has been able to move from app to app to app to try and find a suitable place to communicate, share, and collaborate. Looks like Diigo is the place, at least for the moment! I find that fascinating!
  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 02 Jan 10
     
    cumon jack...this place Blows twine away. If Kanye were here, he'd say "I'mma letchew finish, but Diigo is the best social bookmarking service EVER."
  • Jack Logan on 02 Jan 10
     
    Absolutely, FishMan! It SO DOES blow Twine away. But, I'm thinking out-into-th-future! There's something on the horizon that will blow Diigo away, ... but, for the moment, it's only a fantasy. I have lots of fantasies, so, ... don't spend any time letting it worry you! LOL, FishMan!
fishead ...*∞º˙

Amazing Sand Painting - 3 views

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video painting sand art

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  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 15 Jan 10
     
    Dont dare to miss this amazing Video Clip . . first read it properly.. This video shows the winner of "Ukraine's Got Talent", Kseniya Simonova, 24, drawing a series of pictures on an illuminated sand table showing how ordinary people were affected by the German invasion during World War II. Her talent, which admittedly is a strange one, is mesmeric to watch. The images, projected onto a large screen, moved many in the audience to tears and she won the top prize of about £75,000. She begins by creating a scene showing a couple sitting holding hands on a bench under a starry sky, but then warplanes appear and the happy scene is obliterated. It is replaced by a woman's face crying, but then a baby arrives and the woman smiles again. Once again war returns and Miss Simonova throws the sand into chaos from which a young woman's face appears. She quickly becomes an old widow, her face wrinkled and sad, before the image turns into a monument to an Unknown Soldier. This outdoor scene becomes framed by a window as if the viewer is looking out on the monument from within a house. In the final scene, a mother and child appear inside and a man standing outside, with his hands pressed against the glass, saying goodbye. The Great Patriotic War, as it is called in Ukraine, resulted in one in four of the population being killed with eight to 11 million deaths out of a population of 42 million. Kseniya Simonova says: "I find it difficult enough to create art using paper and pencils or paintbrushes, but using sand and fingers is beyond me. The art, especially when the war is used as the subject matter, even brings some audience members to tears. And there's surely no bigger compliment."
  • Jack Logan on 15 Jan 10
     
    This is so amazing - a rare and wonderful talent! Reminds me of Stravinsky's L'histoire du soldat, which is a chamber ballet from the same period; but, this version is so similar - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jhOIDmtCcs - you'll love this!
  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 16 Jan 10
     
    that's really cool! wondering how they did the illustrations--stop action animation? I don't know why, but it sorta reminds me of this... http://ablestmage.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/1958-era-disney-predicts-transportations-future
Kurt Laitner

Discount Gift Cards, Sell Gift Cards, Trade Gift Card - 2 views

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gift card exchange

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  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 25 Mar 10
     
    Are you spamming me Sir Laitner, or just planning my future gift? I'll take an iTunes card with 10 zero's after the 2.
  • Kurt Laitner on 28 Mar 10
     
    You had commented back when that we should send Bent iTunes gift cards as payment, this treats gift cards as currency, complete with currency exchange, interesting convergence, not spam, at least not intended as spam, and I own no shares in gift card companies
  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 29 Mar 10
     
    (i was pulling your mouse-cord)
fishead ...*∞º˙

Steven Wright gems « Bits & Pieces - 1 views

bitsandpieces.us/...steven-wright-gems

funny

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  • Steven Wright gems 1. Half the people you know are below average. 2. 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name. 3. 42.7% of statistics cited by people in arguments are made up on the spot. 4. A conscience is what feels bad when everything else feels so good. 5. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. 6. The early bird may get the worm, but it’s the second mouse who gets the cheese. 7. What’s the speed of dark? 8. How do you tell when you’re out of invisible ink? 9. Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm. 10. Hard work pays off in the future; laziness pays off now. 11. Eagles may soar, but weasels don’t get sucked into jet engines. 12. My mechanic told me, “I couldn’t repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.” 13. If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried. 14. A conclusion is the place where you get tired of thinking. 15. The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard. 16. The sooner you fall behind, the more time you’ll have to catch up. 17. Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don’t have any film.
  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 17 Mar 10
     
    Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.
François Dongier

Clickers in the Classroom: An Active Learning Approach (EDUCAUSE Quarterly) | EDUCAUSE - 1 views

www.educause.edu/...157458

Active learning clickers

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  • Clickers, or student response systems, are a technology used to promote active learning
  • Clickers provide a mechanism for students to participate anonymously. Clickers integrate a "game approach" that may engage students more than traditional class discussion.
  • modern students are primarily active learners, and lecture courses may be increasingly out of touch with how students engage their world.
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  • clickers offer one approach to employing active learning in the classroom. They are more formally denoted as student response systems (SRS), audience response systems (ARS), or personal response systems (PRS).
  • Clickers help instructors actively engage students during the entire class period, gauge their level of understanding of the material being presented, and provide prompt feedback to student questions.
  • With clickers, students have an input device that lets them express their views in complete anonymity, and the cumulative view of the class appears on a public screen
  • In a normal class discussion situation, only one or two students have the opportunity to answer a question
  • Despite the lack of statistically significant results in this study, the perception survey data show that students perceive value in the use of clickers and would recommend their use in future classes. Contrary to expectations, learning outcomes of students using clickers did not improve more than the traditional active learning approach of using class discussion. Perhaps the value of the active learning pedagogy outshadowed the benefit of using clickers.
  • Sharing questions between instructors, or even providing a library or model curriculum of predesigned question sets, can make a big difference to a new instructor trying to climb a steep learning curve
  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 11 Apr 10
     
    gives a new meaning to getting the 'high score'
fishead ...*∞º˙

Thrilling Tales of the Downright Unusual: Illustrated Interactive Fiction from Retropol... - 4 views

thrilling-tales.webomator.com

cool neato retro future

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  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 12 May 10
     
    got some extra time? great visuals...
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