Dan W, Software Developer

Library of the Printed Web: Inventory

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:34:27 +0100

Library of the Printed Web

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:31:02 +0100

"as the artist Richard Wentworth pointed out in a talk held at a Burberry store, which by now doesn’t..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:26:44 +0100

“as the artist Richard Wentworth pointed out in a talk held at a Burberry store, which by now doesn’t even seem weird”

- Who Are the People That Get to Make This Thing We Call Art?

"It’s not only the raw experience or the raw emotion of the political event that matters,” says Mary..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:23:06 +0100

““It’s not only the raw experience or the raw emotion of the political event that matters,” says Mary Sabatino of Galerie Lelong. “It has to be mediated into something that transcends the topic, because the topic will end. Art that transcends versus art that is topical is also the difference between great artists and good artists.””

- Who Are the People That Get to Make This Thing We Call Art?

"Does the mediation justify the means? And then, to what end?"

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:22:42 +0100

“Does the mediation justify the means? And then, to what end?”

- Who Are the People That Get to Make This Thing We Call Art?

"Still, it is easier to store an object than an experience. No matter how many power naps Tilda..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:20:11 +0100

“Still, it is easier to store an object than an experience. No matter how many power naps Tilda Swinton takes in the MoMa, it is still the museum’s permanent collection—a collection mostly of objects—that tells you what the culture wants to preserve.”

- Who Are the People That Get to Make This Thing We Call Art?

Photo

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:51:46 +0100

List of neutrino experiments - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:45:43 +0100

List of neutrino experiments - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

French ship Pourquoi Pas? (2005) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:44:15 +0100

French ship Pourquoi Pas? (2005) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"It’s a completely natural product,” says Loyd. “Every pixel is a real pixel captured by an camera in..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:17:38 +0100

““It’s a completely natural product,” says Loyd. “Every pixel is a real pixel captured by an camera in the sky. But it’s also completely synthetic.” The goal for the map is to capture roughly what the naked eye can see from space, but for an idealized cloudless planet trapped in eternal summer.”

- notes.husk.org

"The Wall Street Journal is reporting on Twitter that Yahoo’s board has given the green light..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:28:36 +0100

“The Wall Street Journal is reporting on Twitter that Yahoo’s board has given the green light for the company’s $1.1 billion purchase of the blogging site”

- Yahoo board approves $1.1B acquisition of Tumblr — WSJ | Internet & Media - CNET News - Puffing up a tweet to a whole article

"Studios on the 28th and 29th floors are available only as maids’ quarters to residents already..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:33:47 +0100

“Studios on the 28th and 29th floors are available only as maids’ quarters to residents already owning a larger apartment. They range from $1.5 million to $3.9 million.”

- Amenities in the Sky - Graphic - NYTimes.com

"It’s worth noting that at least one expert in the cryptographic aspects of bitcoin doesn’t believe..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:18:50 +0100

“It’s worth noting that at least one expert in the cryptographic aspects of bitcoin doesn’t believe Nelson’s theory. Here’s Ryan Lackey, creator of Sealand, the world’s first data haven, refuting Nelson’s video”

- Bitcoin’s creator is Japanese mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki, says hypertext inventor - Quartz

"Nelson offers no direct evidence for his conclusion that Shinichi Mochizuki is behind the..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:16:32 +0100

“Nelson offers no direct evidence for his conclusion that Shinichi Mochizuki is behind the pseudonymous creator of bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto.”

- Bitcoin’s creator is Japanese mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki, says hypertext inventor - Quartz

"Chatting with a few other Googlers, it sounds like there’s a fair contingent of Glass..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:44:48 +0100

“Chatting with a few other Googlers, it sounds like there’s a fair contingent of Glass developers who use emacs (and possibly emacspeak) on Glass.”

- Google I/O 2013 & Google Glass - Massively Parallel Procrastination

"All people decisions at Google are based on data and analytics,” according to Kathryn Dekas, a..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:53:16 +0100

““All people decisions at Google are based on data and analytics,” according to Kathryn Dekas, a manager in Google’s “people analytics” team.”

- iDoneThis blog: The Most Innovative Employees at Google Aren’t Stanford/MIT grads with Perfect SATs

"Google’s 850 new hand-drawn emoji"

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:44:59 +0100

“Google’s 850 new hand-drawn emoji”

- Exclusive: Inside Hangouts, Google’s big fix for its messaging mess | The Verge

"it was based on an old standard that predated the advent of cloud computing"

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:42:56 +0100

“it was based on an old standard that predated the advent of cloud computing”

- Exclusive: Inside Hangouts, Google’s big fix for its messaging mess | The Verge

"Diverse content becomes a homogenous mixture."

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:35:53 +0100

“Diverse content becomes a homogenous mixture.”

- How Google Unified Its Products With A Humble Index Card | Co.Design: business innovation design

"these piles of pixels are revolutionizing the way"

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:33:24 +0100

“these piles of pixels are revolutionizing the way”

- How Google Unified Its Products With A Humble Index Card | Co.Design: business innovation design