December 2011
38 posts
The Single Lane Superhighway →
Kickstarted: How one company is revolutionizing... →
Deep Intellect: Inside the mind of the octopus →
Prometheus, directed by Ridley Scott (coming... →
Thank You Mr. Miyamoto
playontap:
Twenty five years later, we’re still thinking up new ways to jump. But I doubt we’ll ever find a better one.
(Via.)
It’s the “extended nervous system” of broadcast media and the Internet. You read...
– Catching Up To the Future: An Appreciation of William Gibson | Tor.com
Really great essay by Karin that makes re-reading “Neuromancer” a major priority. (via lizlet)
China Announces "Extraterrestrial Post Office" →
China’s national post office is hoping to boost business by allowing customers to send letters postmarked from space. Emails will be sent to a computer aboard Tiangong-1 spacecraft currently orbiting the earth, and rerouted to a special China Space Post Office branch on the ground in Beijing, the country’s space program announced on its website.
The emails will be printed, placed in...
possible origins of the phrase “bought the farm” (military pilots,...
– from http://www.phrases.org.uk