Technology (12): Rise and Fall, Part 2
This post contains a few snapshots from a post by Jerry Neumann (The Deployment Age) and a great overview on the Death and Birth of… Read More »Technology (12): Rise and Fall, Part 2
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Technology (11): The World Turned Upside Down; or, the rise and fall of techno-economic regimes
Why is the transition from one techno-economic system to another so disruptive for companies and individuals? On rookies and old pros We know that it… Read More »Technology (11): The World Turned Upside Down; or, the rise and fall of techno-economic regimes
Technology (10): a historyofinformation
If you haven’t come across it yet, Jeremy Norman‘s HistoryOfInformation.com is absolutely tremendous. It contains “more than 5,000 illustrated entries covering a diverse range of… Read More »Technology (10): a historyofinformation
Reading: Oliver Burkeman on information overload, big rocks and the British Library
DriverlessCrocodile on Oliver Burkeman Warning: “Recovering perfectionist” Oliver Burkeman is about to be everyone’s new favourite (anti) guru. With apologies (to you and him) for… Read More »Reading: Oliver Burkeman on information overload, big rocks and the British Library
Smithsonian parrots; Smithsonian mice
I don’t have much to add to these photos apart from to note that these collections of dead animals – some of them more than… Read More »Smithsonian parrots; Smithsonian mice
Slava Akhmechet on reading in clusters
This is a great take on the benefits of reading clusters of books on a common theme. I like the way it takes the idea… Read More »Slava Akhmechet on reading in clusters
“What do you want me to do?”
I was struck by Charles Severance saying that computers are really just little machines that are waiting for us to tell them what we want… Read More »“What do you want me to do?”
Design matters: refrigerator control dial
I know that the higher number usually means colder, but every time I adjust a fridge’s temperature I feel a degree of uncertainty. Do MAX… Read More »Design matters: refrigerator control dial
David Krakauer on Claude Shannon’s definition of information
[Claude] Shannon said “Look, here’s what information is. Let’s say I want to navigate from one part of the city to another, from A to… Read More »David Krakauer on Claude Shannon’s definition of information
Postbox: good info
Crikey, it’s a very long photo of a postbox – read on for some thoughts about information architecture and the Royal Mail. From a distance… Read More »Postbox: good info
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