There is a lot more data, all the time, growing at 50 percent a year, or more than doubling every two years, estimates IDC, a technology research firm. It’s not just more streams of data, but entirely new ones. For example, there are now countless digital sensors worldwide in industrial equipment, automobiles, electrical meters and shipping... - http://brooksjordan.tumblr.com/post...
britticisms:
“Forget” by Liana La Havas (Shlohmo remix)
A perfect remix, incorporating Shlomo’s signature heavy moods and sensuous beats with Liane’s clear vocals. I’ve been obsessed for weeks. - http://brooksjordan.tumblr.com/post...
The way I see it, there’s a lack of need for any legislation at all. As a publisher, I have a very deep experience here, and the fact is that piracy is not a significant problem. Yes, there are people who are pirating my books, there are people who are sharing links to places where they can be downloaded. But the vast majority of customers are... - http://brooksjordan.tumblr.com/post...
One of the things I try to do when I build software is to find a balance between making products that will naturally appeal to people, but without being exploitative of human nature. It is a challenge but I think it’s doable. I’m interested in user-generated content, community, collaboration and people’s creativity and self-expression. When you... - http://brooksjordan.tumblr.com/post...
The unexpected, the obstacles, many times (always?) yields the coolest solutions. We just experienced that on our redesign project. - http://brooksjordan.tumblr.com/post...
lostateminor:
What do you do with 260,000 car keys? What about 29,000 credit cards? Chris Jordan creates breathtaking images with thousands of tiny products. His creations are shocking and sometimes disturbing, always to attract attention to a social cause.
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Love his work. - http://brooksjordan.tumblr.com/post...
Remix culture is the new Prohibition, with massive media companies as the lone voices calling for temperance. You can criminalize commonplace activities from law-abiding people, but eventually, something has to give. - http://brooksjordan.tumblr.com/post...
RT @timoreilly: “Figuring out what will replace the job is the great challenge of the next 30 years” @psaffo over dinner at Singularity U - http://brooksjordan.tumblr.com/post...
RT @ThePunchdown: “Here come the holidays” @ThePunchdown sparkling flight! Lahaye Rose & De Sousa solera started in 1986! Free splash of … - http://brooksjordan.tumblr.com/post...