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Idea: Fear Vector: The Game
If the creators of Modern Warfare 2 really wanted to reveal the evils of terrorism, they would have had you play as a civilian in that airport (rather than a terrorist on a rampage). The marketing spin fluff aside (it’s … Continue reading
Crashing AQ Is a Bad Idea
Gustavo De Las Casa makes the case for open source warfare taking off after crashing a hierarchical network. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.
P2P Venture Capitalism
I really like Chris Dixon’s model of a VC as a consultancy with dollars. That’s pretty cool and his new firm looks like fun. But Chris does the future of venture capitalism a disservice by calling his model peer to … Continue reading
$10 DIY Cellphone Microscope
The DIY design is the brainchild of Aydogan Ozcan, an assistant professor of electrical engineering and member of the California NanoSystems Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles. He did it all with some software he wrote and about … Continue reading
Idea: Twitter Group Buys
Here’s an app, designed to strengthen the relationship between customer and producer/retailer, that can be built pretty quickly on the Twitter platform. Simple: add a process that enables consumers talking about – ideally complaining about – the pricing of a … Continue reading