The Inattention Age, part 2, or Why I love the Internet So you may have read my idea on the ‘Inattention Age‘. This is of course in response to the concept of the Attention Age, which intellectually I find to be the wrong term entirely. The Attention Age Wikipedia page is the first hit in [...]

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Really nice post over on Wired today, covering art and encryption all in one. I may be strange but that is a nice thing to run across first thing in the morning. Read through it, it’s worth it. The most celebrated inscription at the Central Intelligence Agency’s headquarters in Langley, Virginia, used to be the [...]

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Monster treasure chest complete with teeth and tongue! This is so cool. Link

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Remember that post back in February 2008 about Garfield without Garfield? Well it caught on in a huge way and came to the attention of Garfield’s creator, Jim Davis. Much to his credit he didn’t demand that they are taken down, sue, or any other insanity. He called the strip without Garfield ‘fascinating’: He says [...]

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This is just great. I’m a LOL cats fan as I’ve had cats all my life. I’m not sure what my 3.5yr old is going to think of this though ;) meow, you can has lolcats. presenting tubbypaws new happy papercraft of the deity of lolcats, ceiling cat. He is watching you right now so [...]

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I love these huge free ebooks that come out where one geek imparts the depth of knowledge that only geekery allows. This time it is for Star Wars: How exactly did George Lucas develop the script for the first Star Wars? Why were the prequels so uneven when the originals were so good? Did he [...]

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Woo. I wouldn’t want one of these but they are really cool. Just when you think plushy creations can’t get more weird, here comes a macabre soft toy creator in the UK who recreates roadkill. Currently you can choose from Twitch the Racoon or Grind the Rabbit complete with toe tags, tyre marks and cute [...]

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Tell them what you are going to say. Say what you intend to say. Tell them what you just said. MIT prof Patrick Winston gives an infamous annual talk called “How to Talk,” a lecture on how to give good lectures. It’s open to students and, apparently the public. This 1999 version of the talk [...]

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