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These days you can’t trust anything on the net, so the story of a new sex Robot that also spews 9/11 conspiracy theory sounds too much like a viral prank. So let this be my disclaimer. Meanwhile, watch the video and judge for yourself. The conspiracy sex talk comes in after the second minute. No [...]

From Grist.

As evidenced by the mounds of lost blog subscribers of late, I know I’ve been a downer. My Cassandra-phase is the result of all my research into the dark side of the Industrial-Scientific Revolution which has caused me to see more readily destructive thought patterns in our popular culture. With that said, I’d like to [...]

Google Opt Out Feature Lets Users Protect Privacy By Moving To Remote Village

OK, so you know I quibble with Stephen Hawking’s mechanical view of the universe (who is featured in the above video), but I still love Carl Sagan (more prominently featured), and have very fond memories of his old TV program, Cosmos. I’m well aware that I have been a bit of a downer lately, but [...]

The only truly alien planet is Earth. — J. G. Ballard

Peopleofwalmart.com is a funny and snarky site. It may even be a putdown. But for me, despite all the horrible things we know about Walmart the business, I truly find beauty in the images of the people of Walmart. It demonstrates that despite the homogenizing [...]

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With a deep appreciation for nature like that, makes one wonder if Sara Palin is showing her next hand: that she retired to pursue her true passion, deep ecology. Of beat poetry? Enjoy!

What if Moses was on Facebook?

Imagine playing in a band in which you don’t know the other musicians, the producer or the final product. ThruYOU is a fascinating project where producer Kutiman mined YouTube for bedroom jam sessions and then edited them into coherent songs. This is a perfect metaphor for emergent social practices that involve disparate people doing what [...]

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This short piece by Umberto Ecco is a bit of an inside joke (you have to be old enough to remember using MS-DOS). Also, it makes more sense when you are surrounded by Renaissance art.

Eco – “Writings: IBM vs. Mac”:

The fact is that the world is divided between users of the Macintosh computer and users [...]

Breaking News: Series Of Concentric Circles Emanating From Glowing Red Dot
As usual, the Onion captures the inanity of TV news.

I bought Sesame Street Old School for my daughter (OK, it was for me too!), which has brought back some curious memories. Disc one has an interesting video that was made to pitch the show, explaining how the makers studied advertising to build their little one-minute segments. I was particularly enthralled with the video posted [...]

40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes @ Yahoo! Video
To get you going for the new year!

A great visual metaphor for the economy and how to ride it out.

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