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“Dan was apparent fifty plus, a little paunchy and stubbled. He had raccoon-mask bags under his eyes and he slumped listlessly. As I approached, I pinged his Whuffie and was startled to see that it had dropped to nearly...
By Maarten Hoogvliet on 01/23/10 12

Future Reflections: An interview with Bruce Sterling

Today I have the pleasure of presenting you with a short interview with Bruce Sterling. Bruce was kind enough to say "we'll give it a shot" to an e-mail interview when I cornered him at the bar after the...
By John Haltiwanger on 01/12/10 4

Useful Materials to Consult When Critically Investigating the Concept of Smart House in Media and Cultural Studies

In doing research for my master thesis on smart houses as technologies of government ‘at a distance’ last year (which you can read here), I found it very difficult to find materials which treated this topic from a media...
By Liliana Bounegru on 01/06/10 1
Small is Beautiful: a discussion with AAAARG architect Sean Dockray

Small is Beautiful: a discussion with AAAARG architect Sean Dockray

One of my favorite websites is the semi-obscure digital library known as AAAARG (don’t even try googling. You just get pirate-themed sites). The site is a sundry collection of critical documents – many of them highly treasured theoretical classics,...
By Morgan Currie on 01/05/10 16

The elitist in Andrew Keen, the elitist in me

Who doesn’t like to listen to Andrew Keen talk? Perhaps his most famous appearance was made on the Colbert Report, where he had an interesting exchange of opinions with Colbert about whether or not the Internet is worse than...
By Hania Piotrowska on 01/04/10 3