Theo Jansen is a kinetic sculptor. Animaris Rhinoceros Transport is a sculpture powered entirely by wind: See another vid. And from TED.
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Theo Jansen is a kinetic sculptor. Animaris Rhinoceros Transport is a sculpture powered entirely by wind: See another vid. And from TED.
From Jon Udell”s Interviews with Innovators: Community Wireless: Michael Lenczner is one of the founders of ÃŽle Sans Fil, Montreal’s community wireless network which comprises…
Well worth checking out. One Nation Under Google: Citizenship in the Technological Republic A public talk by Professor Darin Barney Canada Research Chair in Technology…
Open – All the code that’s fit to printf() is: A blog about open source technology at The New York Times, written by and primarily…
Norman Doidge (channeling McLuhan): Electronic media are so effective at altering the nervous system because they both work in similar ways and are basically compatible…
Instant info everywhere kills the secret, out-of-the-way gem: As GPS transceivers become common accessories in cars, the benefits have been manifold. Millions of us have…
From Infovore: I’ve written before about how wonderful Twitter can be as a messaging bus for physical objects. The idea of overhearing machines talking about…
By designing for the poorest people in the world, the One Laptop Per Child has developed a green machine with no peers. Radically lower power…
A Rails conference, in Toronto, says: RubyFringe is an avant-garde conference for developers that are excited about emerging technologies outside of the Ruby on Rails…
From New Scientist: A bunch of sources are reporting on a University College London study into how people born after the arrival of the internet…