The great painterThe great paintermichelangelo saidmichelangelo said'everything hurts' 'everything hurts' bostonian bostonian 1:49:29, Thu Aug 9, 20121:49:29, Thu Aug 9, 2012

If it keeps up, man willIf it keeps up, man willatrophy all his limbsatrophy all his limbsbut the push-buttonbut the push-buttonfinger.finger.

——Frank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd Wright

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If a centipede loses a leg, it does not prevent himIf a centipede loses a leg, it does not prevent himfrom walking.from walking.

On December 7th , within a few hours of launch, theOn December 7th , within a few hours of launch, thecrew of Apollo crew of Apollo were ,0km away from earth.were ,0km away from earth.Real programmers can write assembly code in anyReal programmers can write assembly code in anylanguage.language.Digital media lets the nature of people's demand flowDigital media lets the nature of people's demand flowfree.free.But equally, when considering a new ontology betweenBut equally, when considering a new ontology betweenhuman and non-human agents it is important to notehuman and non-human agents it is important to notewhere common context exists.where common context exists.

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The lion leaps from strength to strengthThe lion leaps from strength to strength

Architect plug-and-play networksArchitect plug-and-play networks

Allow the quiet voice to decideAllow the quiet voice to decide

They are not necessarily new new, but I want to putThey are not necessarily new new, but I want to putthem together.them together.People download music for free, and the same is true forPeople download music for free, and the same is true forfilms and TV shows.films and TV shows.Investigate the concept of crowd-sourcing new talent.Investigate the concept of crowd-sourcing new talent.If the argument suggests that wherever we see life weIf the argument suggests that wherever we see life wesee networks, could it be possible that wherever we seesee networks, could it be possible that wherever we seenetworks we could also see 'life'?networks we could also see 'life'?

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We're still in the firstWe're still in the firstminutes of the first dayminutes of the first dayof the Internetof the Internetrevolution.revolution.

——Scott CookScott Cook

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Don't throw away the old bucket until you knowDon't throw away the old bucket until you knowwhether the new one holds water.whether the new one holds water.

The new aesthetic inevitably raised questions around itsThe new aesthetic inevitably raised questions around itsnovelty, historicity, ontological basis,gender bias,novelty, historicity, ontological basis,gender bias,politics.politics.Why is music apparently less popular than softwareWhy is music apparently less popular than softwaregadgets?gadgets?Mobile broadband is set to explode so what happens toMobile broadband is set to explode so what happens toContent Creators?Content Creators?The photo they took whilst in orbit was labelled AS-8-6The photo they took whilst in orbit was labelled AS-8-6and was added to hundreds of thousands of others inand was added to hundreds of thousands of others inthe NASA archives.the NASA archives.

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In conclusionIn conclusionReinvent sticky eyeballsReinvent sticky eyeballsExploit distributed eyeballsExploit distributed eyeballsEvolve global networksEvolve global networksand remember: Those who wish to sing always find aand remember: Those who wish to sing always find asong.song.

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