June 2009
How It Will Likely Happen
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While the worlds attention is diverted for the next 72 hours by the death of a faded pop star whose relevance outside of dark jokes faded 20 years ago, the Iranian authorities will go in like rabid dogs smelling fresh blood and feast on the flesh of tens of thousands seeking freedom. Then an Islamic Republic shorn of its democratic facade and mandate...
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White Glove Tracking Compilation (on Vimeo)
jamiew: One of the the most fun projects I’ve had the pleasure of participating in. whiteglovetracking.com — evan-roth.com, benengebreth.org, fffff.at
Chat log, THE BIG NEWS Thursday 6/25 6:29pm
kenyatta: did you hear?
Ronen: ...
kenyatta: I got an iPhone 3G S!
Ronen: omg really
Ronen: ??
Ronen: ?????
kenyatta: i think so!
kenyatta: don't quote me on that
kenyatta: as I only have one source
kenyatta: and everyone's retweeting my one source.
kenyatta: but i'm PRETTY SURE that I have an iPhone 3G S!
Hollywood hits the stop button on high-profile Web... →
The calculus was elementary: If amateur Web stars like “Fred,” the high-pitched persona of Nebraska teenager Lucas Cruikshank, can create the most popular channel on YouTube, imagine what Hollywood could do with its stars, budgets and marketing muscle.
Conceived with great fanfare, big media’s attempt over the last two years to capitalize on the Internet video phenomenon embodied by YouTube and...
TED Blog: Q&A with Clay Shirky on Twitter and Iran →
Q. What do you make of what’s going on in Iran right now.
A. I’m always a little reticent to draw lessons from things still unfolding, but it seems pretty clear that … this is it. The big one. This is the first revolution that has been catapulted onto a global stage and transformed by social media. I’ve been thinking a lot about the Chicago demonstrations of 1968 where...
GameSpot Forums - The Sims 3 - Why can't my sim... →
WatchChinese Police Seize Elaborate Streaming Video Camera Hidden in Ruler Used To Cheat on High School Exams.
(above vid is in Chinese)
Police in Jilin Province recently seized equipment used for cheating on high school exams including a mini camera hidden inside of a ruler that sends streaming video to ‘experts’ who then send the correct answers back to the student via a nearly...
