December 2009
“The typewriter has some comparative advantages. It is relatively sturdy and is...”
– Tom Morris: 2009-12-31
BBC Four Programmes - A Child's Christmases in... →
Designing for the street →
Gender and Computer Science →
“People are flocking to museums because museums are the best public space we...”
– Why museums have become our home from home
“Hipstering makes banal things look better.”
– Oops! on Flickr
“Once a nerd gets a bit of knowledge in their head it’s damn near impossible to...”
– The Barometer of Hacker News Knowledge Half-life
“We must do everything in our power to uphold the value of our content against...”
– Reidy: Industry at a “Defining Moment” - Pesky marketplace
BBC iPlayer - Games Britannia Monopolies and... →
Crowdsourced document analysis and MP expenses →
Street Computing Workshop 2009 →
benkraal:
Papers from the Street Computing Workshop at OZCHI this year.
WatchMatt Webb at UX Week 2009
WatchMag+
“The non-interactive – those designated “Code” in particular – feel older, and...”
– Chris Heathcote: Decode
“City Councilman Cecil Bothwell of Ashville believes in ending the death penalty,...”
– In North Carolina, Lawsuit Is Threatened Over Councilman’s Lack of Belief in God
“It’s cheating to start a blog post with a quote from Winston Churchill. He...”
– Action Oriented
“If you’re at Liverpool Street you’re offered a choice of...”
– London’s Circle line of influence
“I still maintain that a camera tripod takes up less space than a pram – but...”
– The last Thameslink train from Moorgate
“Maps are things that distort the spaces they seek to represent. They change the...”
– Slide 20 of 21 (Iterative Architecture, Futuresonic)
“The hope is that a more top-down structure can overcome some of the perceived...”
– UK to have dedicated space agency
WatchFrank Gehry asks “Then what?”:
Okay, you solved all the problems, you did all the stuff, you made nice, you loved your clients, you loved the materials, you loved the city, you’re a good guy, you’re a good person… and then what? What do you bring to it?
“[The kindle] also centers dashes between words — like this — instead of weirdly...”
– Barnes and Noble’s Nook Reader Fails to Live Up to Promises
Mobile Social Networks and Social Practice: A Case... →
Now that I’ve tried foursquare, rereading this old paper is interesting. Without the push SMS notifications of dodgeball there doesn’t seem to be much benefit in using 4sq. Perhaps I have the wrong lifestyle for this tool.
Is this Le Web or Le Clique? →
“Grant Smith, who has 25 years experience documenting buildings by Richard Rogers...”
– Police stop church photographer under terrorism powers
The Solitary Life of Cranes →
If you liked City of Cranes, you may also enjoy this longer documentary on broadcast TV or 4OD
WatchWhy Things Matter: A Manifesto for Networked Objects