A square peg needs to find a square hole, or make one.

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Save the harvest of theSave the harvest of thefat years, but don't let itfat years, but don't let itrot. rot. teekayfourtwotwo teekayfourtwotwo 17:51:17, Mon Sep 10, 201217:51:17, Mon Sep 10, 2012

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Getting information offGetting information offthe Internet is likethe Internet is liketaking a drink from ataking a drink from afire hydrant.fire hydrant.

——Mitchell KaporMitchell Kapor

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Don't live a little, live a lottoDon't live a little, live a lotto

NEW ANXIETIESNEW ANXIETIESThe leading apps include bookshelf, stanza which IThe leading apps include bookshelf, stanza which Ihave, ereader, feedbooks etc here is a good list.have, ereader, feedbooks etc here is a good list.Great! But now that you are tweeting geek talk forGreat! But now that you are tweeting geek talk forsending messages what do you actually do there?sending messages what do you actually do there?Connecting information to context has been one of theConnecting information to context has been one of thegreat challenges of designers who work with Artificialgreat challenges of designers who work with ArtificialIntelligence.Intelligence.

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How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then restHow beautiful it is to do nothing, and then restafterward.afterward.

Matrix user-centred channelsMatrix user-centred channels

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He who does not shave you does not cut you.He who does not shave you does not cut you.

The former is an industrial process, painstaking andThe former is an industrial process, painstaking andmanual.manual.Kevin Kelly said it years ago: we must sell what can't beKevin Kelly said it years ago: we must sell what can't becopied, what's scarce, not what is ubiquitous.copied, what's scarce, not what is ubiquitous.I guess one reason is that many publishers don't seemI guess one reason is that many publishers don't seemto want to actually collaborate with each other.to want to actually collaborate with each other.Equally, how can this have wider implications for howEqually, how can this have wider implications for howwe perceive our sense of self and our relationship withwe perceive our sense of self and our relationship withothers.others.

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Inventor: A personInventor: A personwho makes anwho makes aningeniousingeniousarrangement ofarrangement ofwheels, levers andwheels, levers andsprings, and believes itsprings, and believes itcivilization.civilization.

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civilization.civilization.——Ambrose BierceAmbrose Bierce””

As the purse is emptied, the heart is filledAs the purse is emptied, the heart is filled

Presently, Japan's copyright law makes an exception inPresently, Japan's copyright law makes an exception inthe case of downloads for personal use.the case of downloads for personal use.In the link economy, the product is the marketing.In the link economy, the product is the marketing.Thus it could be fair to say that the idea of individuality isThus it could be fair to say that the idea of individuality isan illusion built out of the network.an illusion built out of the network.METAPHORS WE LIVE BY George Lakoff and MarkMETAPHORS WE LIVE BY George Lakoff and MarkJohnson describe the phenomenon of Metaphors WeJohnson describe the phenomenon of Metaphors WeLive By in their Live By in their book of the same title.book of the same title.

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In conclusionIn conclusionCreate standards-compliant APIsCreate standards-compliant APIsArchitect dot-com life-hacksArchitect dot-com life-hacksTag sexy synergiesTag sexy synergiesand remember: Be the first to the field and the last to theand remember: Be the first to the field and the last to thecouch. (Chinese Proverb)couch. (Chinese Proverb)

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Fiction is Friction - Gerd LeonhardFiction is Friction - Gerd Leonhard

The End of Control - Gerd LeonhardThe End of Control - Gerd Leonhard

Music 2.0 - Gerd LeonhardMusic 2.0 - Gerd Leonhard

New Aesthetic, New Anxieties - David M. Berry,New Aesthetic, New Anxieties - David M. Berry,

Michel van Dartel, Michael Dieter, MichelleMichel van Dartel, Michael Dieter, Michelle

Kasprzak, Nat Muller, Rachel O'Reilly and JoseKasprzak, Nat Muller, Rachel O'Reilly and Jose

Luis de Vicente.Luis de Vicente.

Images (via Flickr BY-SA-NC search)Images (via Flickr BY-SA-NC search)

HPUPhotogStudent, Lion Studio, New MediaHPUPhotogStudent, Lion Studio, New Media

MK, Steys, klaw247, that guy named RobMK, Steys, klaw247, that guy named Rob

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