Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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XM Developing A Crank-Powered Satellite Radio
I love the hi/lo of a device you crank in order to receive a message from another device floating in space. More Gibson than Gibson. As part of XM Satellite Radio’s expanded EAS initiative, XM is working to develop a crank-powered satellite radio receiver that would allow listeners to receive signal during power outages. So…
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Getting to Bangalore
I’ve come to India for three weeks of business and one week of travel. I’m going to try to document my various adventures in this space in close to real time, and probably far too much detail. So, without further ado, here is the story of how four taxis, three planes, several beers, and one…
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Hong Kong & Maccau
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Today’s Theme: Cantilevering
Building a new house from Frank Lloyd Wright designs, 50 years on. [via Life Without Buildings] Mysterious cantilevered building. [via BLDG BLOG]
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Aymara people’s “reversed” concept of time
This is a really interesting example of how the study of linguistics can give us great insight into human cognition in general. The notion that the past is ‘in front’ of you seems totally foreign at first, until you realize that what’s in front of you is what you can perceive and understand, whereas what’s…
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The Viele Map of Manhattan was made in 1865 and shows the original boundaries and waterways of the city
Hooray for old maps. The Viele Map of Manhattan was made in 1865 and shows the original boundaries and waterways of the city. Here’s a thumbnail view (with prints for sale) and the David Rumsey Map Collection has a zoomable version that you can explore. (thx, meg) Old maps are almost as exciting as typography…
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Responses to Jaron Lanier’s crit of online collectivism
I would like to see a steel cage death match amongst these net thinkers. David Pescovitz: Two weeks ago, Edge.org published Jaron Lanier’s essay “Digital Maoism: The Hazards of the New Online Collectivism,” critiquing the importance people are now placing on Wikipedia and other examples of the “hive mind,” as people called it in the…
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Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright
This is really amazingly good stuff. You should take a few minutes out of whatever you’re doing to watch it. Tyger is an amazing short animation from Brazil featuring a giant, Godzilla sized Tiger stalking the streets of Sao Paulo, bringing a bit of the forests of the night to the urban jungle. More on…
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spike jonez rad video
Don’t try to tell me you’ve never wanted to see a Gap store torn apart by its customers. ‘Cause that would be a huge lie. Watch also Spike Jonze’s TV commercial for GAP. It’s even better.–“et” Originally posted by emmettjez from del.icio.us/tag/awesome, ReBlogged by eteam on Jun 9, 2006 at 07:39 PM Originally from Eyebeam…
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