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Flash Mobs as Social Engineering
Flash mobs I’d like to see: Cloverfield’s monster-esque sound (an array of subwoofer-enhanced trendy cars should be able to provide this) reverberates through a closed off downtown area (just prior to nightlife taking off). This is immediately followed by a … Continue reading
Brewster McCracken for Austin
My pick for the upcoming (May) election for Austin’s Mayor is Brewster McCracken. Back when I was interning at then-Mayor Will Wynn’s office (in 2004) I met Brewster a couple times. Very nice, and very smart guy. Here’s why he’s … Continue reading
Ossification + Economic Shaping
Interesting article by Richard Florida, who wrote “The World is Spiky,” on reshaping America during/after this crash. There’s a lot to unpack here, but some initial notes: Increased ownership of expensive homes led to the country ossifying to a level … Continue reading
Nuclear Threat = Noise
The threat of nuclear weapons in the modern era isn’t coming from countries that can reduce or eliminate their nuclear weapons stockpiles. It’s the ones that can’t that should concern you. (And the Moore’s law accelerated proliferation of previoiusly ‘controlled’ … Continue reading