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The Social Network 2

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:59:36 +0100

The Social Network 2

Building a Birthday Wishlist with Pinterest

Tue, 22 May 2012 17:09:41 +0100

Building a Birthday Wishlist with Pinterest

William Gibson and the Future of the Future - Entertainment - The Atlantic

Tue, 22 May 2012 14:41:32 +0100

William Gibson and the Future of the Future - Entertainment - The Atlantic:

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Is the Internet Nightmare for Social Life? Possibilities for Real Connections Are Emerging | Media | AlterNet

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:01:31 +0100

Is the Internet Nightmare for Social Life? Possibilities for Real Connections Are Emerging | Media | AlterNet:

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huffposttech: Wait, this is awesome. Leap gesture control lets...

Mon, 21 May 2012 20:02:48 +0100

huffposttech:

Wait, this is awesome. Leap gesture control lets you direct your computer without even touching it. And it’s affordable.

Read more here: http://huff.to/LdRVAd

If this works as well as the promo video seems to portray then… I’m impressed.

The Evolution Store Wandering the streets of SoHo New York this...

Sun, 20 May 2012 15:30:00 +0100

Would Sir care for a penis bone?

The Evolution Store

Wandering the streets of SoHo New York this week we stumbled across this little fella.

The shop is the Evolution Store and it is, without a doubt, my favourite shop of all time… yes, even better than the AppleStore at Grand Central. I bought some really strong magnetic hematite stones and P bought a stunning Papilio Ulysses butterfly

And you know what? I simply cannot wait to be a teacher, have my own classroom, and fill it full of beautiful things from this store. I will return.

The Evolution Store - Framed Insects, Animal and Human Skulls, Skeletons, Anatomical Models, Decorative and Educational Posters and more!

Why the iPad Is My New Laptop — by Shawn Blanc

Tue, 01 May 2012 10:39:00 +0100

Why the iPad Is My New Laptop — by Shawn Blanc:

Amen.

This is why I foresee a 32GB 4G iPad3 in my near future.

Warren Ellis on Personal Learning Networks

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:01:31 +0100

Warren Ellis on Personal Learning Networks:

“most importantly, these days, I have a well-tuned Twitter feed full of people who like to post links to genuinely interesting stuff. Let me reiterate that bit: for FREE, you can arrange for a bunch of well-connected strangers to push interesting news to your screen, LIVE, updating every second.

So, that kind-of acquaintance whom you feel you should follow but whom talks mostly about sandwiches and the shape of his turds? Dump him and add @qikipedia or @brainpicker instead. To start with.

I would also point out that you can do the same thing on Tumblr. There is no natural law or official quota that means you have to do nothing but scroll through a bunch of shit cat macros every day. Tune your digital environment until it brings you all the good stuff.”

"It was only later that I realized the value of being bored was actually pretty high. Being bored is..."

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:20:51 +0100

“It was only later that I realized the value of being bored was actually pretty high. Being bored is a kind of diagnostic for the gap between what you might be interested in and your current environment.”

- Clay Shirky (via merlin)

Damien Hirst Spotifier : Built with Processing

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:47:00 +0100

I’m going to be teaching Processing to my Year 5 and 6 ICT classes this month. And, for some topical input and after checking out the Damien Hirst retrospective at the Tate yesterday, I thought I’d try to recreate his simple spot paintings in Processing.

It’s really simple, have a look at the code, but I think the results are spot on.

Check out the Damien Hirst Spotifier - and hit refresh for a new painting every time.

Made with Paper

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:06:55 +0100

Made with Paper

If you like Escher, have ever taken mind-bending drugs or just enjoy quirky computer games then Antichamber http://b0x.ee/w8KIZC looks ace!

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:56:08 +0000

If you like Escher, have ever taken mind-bending drugs or just enjoy quirky computer games then Antichamber http://b0x.ee/w8KIZC looks ace!

House in the cloud (Taken with instagram)

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:14:01 +0000

House in the cloud (Taken with instagram)

ZX Spectrum

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:27:18 +0000

ZX Spectrum

Clear is addictively simple, beautiful and makes me feel all iPhone apps should work like this

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:23:00 +0000

Clear is addictively simple, beautiful and makes me feel all iPhone apps should work like this:

The idea is simple. A “To Do list” app; the most basic unit of productivity.

I love productivity porn, list managers, clever services, GTD metholodies, capture devices, but my heart sang when I downloaded and started adding items to Clear.

I paid £0.69 for this, the risk was low, why not install just one more todo list app to my iPhone? I was feeding my addiction and burning desire to find ‘the perfect tool’ but… I think I’m in love.

If you already have a useful productive system you won’t need this. But install it anyway!

Use it for shopping lists, just play with it, and you’ll understand my enthusiasm. There are no tick boxes, no buttons, no nested lists within lists, no contexts, tags or folders… Just simple lists, simply created, with multi-touch gestures.

Clear for iPhone (Coming Soon!) from Realmac Software on Vimeo.

Not all iOS apps can afford such simplicity of course but I do wish more apps looked and felt like Clear.

"In a profession which specialises in hypocrisy, Mr Gingrich’s performance stands out."

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:52:08 +0000

“In a profession which specialises in hypocrisy, Mr Gingrich’s performance stands out.”

- Newt Gingrich harried Bill Clinton for having sex with an intern 27 years his junior when he was having sex with a staffer 23 years younger than himself. His arrogance, meanwhile, verges on monomania. He once wrote of himself as the “definer of the forces of civilisation”. (via theeconomist)

Orbital : Never - http://b0x.ee/xYFUTz - can't wait to see them at the Royal Albert Hall later this year.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:51:34 +0000

Orbital : Never - http://b0x.ee/xYFUTz - can't wait to see them at the Royal Albert Hall later this year.

The Bark Side: 2012 Volkswagen Game Day Commercial Teaser - http://b0x.ee/zjoQZR

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:43:28 +0000

The Bark Side: 2012 Volkswagen Game Day Commercial Teaser - http://b0x.ee/zjoQZR

Best movie scene ever - The Troll Hunter

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:23:47 +0000

Best movie scene ever - The Troll Hunter:

If you’ve not seen Troll Hunter yet, this is all you need to know.

Social Media Marketing - Building followers, fans, connections

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:39:12 +0000

Social media training slides 6 - building followers, fans, connections

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