October 2011
Sigh. Flight home from PHL delayed by at least 90 minutes. At least there’s free wifi.
Finally. On board. See you on the left coast.
Gimme http://t.co/z2QfkaqC
Ah, yes. MiniTruth on the Telescreen. Big Brother loves me.
I am so far outside my cultural comfort zone right now it’s silly.
Bloody hell. Flight delayed by 90 minutes (so far).
September 2011
Hmm: Kindle Touch 3G, with free 3G in 100+ countries. Crappy web browser, but does twitter/email ok. Cost=6 roaming data charges on iPhone.
RT @theremina: “PUNK ISN’T DEAD. It just goes to bed at a more reasonable hour.” http://t.co/jpF3tugP
Great example! RT @arfisk: @cascio When #ForesightParadox bites http://t.co/FucHhbBk
The Foresight Paradox →
In every foresight or forecasting exercise, there are two overarching tensions: The more certain and detailed the forecast, the more people will accept it and believe it to be useful.
The more…
New post at Open the Future: The Foresight Paradox http://t.co/WRECZlOy
Hey @billt did you see this? http://t.co/8Zr8tdvb ITV uses video game combat footage in documentary, pretends that it’s real footage
RT @RBaldry: This #FTL neutrino thing isn’t a big surprise - Italians have a reputation for their lax attitude to speed limits and such.
Are *you* in the line of fire for UARS re-entry? Check for yourself: http://t.co/VmNG9P4W Sub-Saharan Central Africa has all the luck.
Stop what you’re doing and go look at this now (before it’s deleted): http://t.co/mfbztFN1 Read back the last 15 or so entries.
Look, the faster than light neutrino news is worth a “huh” AT BEST. Unvetted data, no independent confirmation. Wake me when it’s replicated
This is *very* cool: a “first person shooter” game where you carry a camera, not a gun. http://t.co/NEgkRnyM
RT @rmack: RT @ioerror: Absolutely worth reading - A GUIDE TO LIBYA’S SURVEILLANCE NETWORK: http://t.co/ekGKlioA #netfreedom
Meat on a stick (off the stick): http://t.co/2unqVHXs
Just got invited to something incredibly cool that I legally cannot talk about.
Remember: it’s only “class warfare” if you fight back.
RT @skilluminati: Because people are stupid as fuck? Funny how well that works as a response to most rhetorical questions in any field.
RT @spacefuture: Terraformed Venus - more realistic version #space http://t.co/ngHdseY
He said, “Captain—” I said, “Wot?!?”
One can be a short-term pessimist and a long-term optimist. Things will get better, just not quickly.
Teratocracy Rises →
One of the fundamental jobs of a futurist is to keep an eye out for the tentative signs of emerging changes — sometimes referred to as “early indicators” or as “weak signals” (or, in my…
My Workspace, August 2011 http://t.co/h3GqXui (some people find these interesting, apparently. Shrug.)
Yet *another* request to speak in Europe. I may have to move to London just to get some sleep.
August 2011
RT @nikiblack: RT @bschorr: “Juror tries to friend defendant on Facebook” http://t.co/uTj1nA6 < From the “Unclear on the Concept” Dept.
Happy Birthday, @LibbyBulloff!
Just added to bio: “Often uses obscure language to assert his cognitive dominance.”
Geomimicry. http://t.co/T2HvsAX Trying to use language to shape perspective.
Geomimicry →
In many sustainability circles, “bioengineering” = “bad and scary,” while “biomimcry” = “cool and useful.” Biomimicry usually doesn’t involve bioengineering, and in fact often relies upon…
RT @gbntweets: Beloved GBNer Lee Schipper, world’s smartest /most passionate & loquacious man on sustainable transport, died last week. …
Remember the English class that’s using one of my articles in its syllabus? I’ve agreed to do an in-person talk next week.
I don’t want to live on this planet any more. http://t.co/HaADSNw
Tokyo teen photographs herself jumping with such clarity that it looks like she’s floating. Amazing, beautiful pix. http://t.co/ab9a5vP
Hey, naani naani http://t.co/qmXwzJP
I’ve managed to give talks on every continent except Africa and Antarctica. Would *really* like to get to both places in the next few years.
RT @warrenellis: New drug could cure nearly any viral infection http://bit.ly/pUetDP (via the all-seeing Paul Di Filippo)
Read this: http://t.co/zYNdHI2
1) There are more than “two sides”; 2) Probs in DC come from choices, not just competition; 3) Key DC probs can be traced to specific groups