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Review: Makers
I got a chance to read Cory Doctorow’s Makers recently (entirely on my Nexus with the Aidiko app). The ideapack was great. The characters/narratives bored me. One thing that irked me is that Cory’s understanding of the future is extremely … Continue reading
What’s Going To Hinder Chindia?
Hilarious. The Economist asked a bunch of CEO’s what would hinder India’s growth vs. China’s. You can see black swans (for them anyway) forming where there is white space on the right side of this graph. Via Kedrosky (who is … Continue reading
Cyber Shockwave + Oil Shockwave
Marc Ambinder is aflutter over this exercise. It focuses on the reaction of cabinet-level officers to the extremely unlikely case of the equivalent of a cyber-nuke attack from the unknown. I’m much less optimistic. Like Oil Shockwave before it, its … Continue reading
Idea: iPad As A Surface
In a lot of ways, the iPad is just a multitouch wrapper for everything you do. Potential use case: An interface for a more powerful machine. I would love the ability to edit text the way I described in TangibleText … Continue reading
Idea: Salt Drones
Build UAVs able to carry payloads of salt. (Could probably repurpose a set of cropdusters.) Utilize Google Maps to establish waypoints. Lay salt down on roads, sidewalks if you can swing it via satellite imagery. Also. If there’s any difference … Continue reading