Archive for December, 2008

  • I’ve only recently become aware of the concept of Hyperconnectivity: where everything that can be networked together, is. We are already seeing changes in the way we communicate: a lot of “Web 2.0″ apps are essentially hyperconnecting us (as human nodes) to each other. I am intrigued by the question:...

    Hyperconnectivity and society

    Posted on December 18, 2008 | View Comments
    I’ve only recently become aware of the concept of Hyperconnectivity: where everything that can be networked together, is. We are already seeing changes in the way we communicate: a lot of “Web 2.0″ apps are essentially hyperconnecting us (as human nodes) to each other. I am intrigued by the question:...

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  • Something that’s causing a storm-in-a-teacup at the moment in my hometown is Nightkey – a new ID system that uses your fingerprint to create a biometric link between you and the ID you supply. It’s being sold as an “anti-antisocial behaviour” solution. I was outraged when I found out about...

    A Hyperconnected Night Out

    Posted on December 18, 2008 | View Comments
    Something that’s causing a storm-in-a-teacup at the moment in my hometown is Nightkey – a new ID system that uses your fingerprint to create a biometric link between you and the ID you supply. It’s being sold as an “anti-antisocial behaviour” solution. I was outraged when I found out about...

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  • Today I was delighted to find out that one of my favorite photos from my 2005 Japan trip has been used to promote green building practices on Green By Design. I released it free for use on sxc.hu along with a few other photos I thought might be useful for...

    Sagano Groves

    Posted on December 12, 2008 | View Comments
    Today I was delighted to find out that one of my favorite photos from my 2005 Japan trip has been used to promote green building practices on Green By Design. I released it free for use on sxc.hu along with a few other photos I thought might be useful for...

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  • For a while now I’ve been in love with Picasa, and the release of Picasa 3 comes with a nifty Lightbox-esque photo viewer. I’m not a huge fan of Google’s photo services; I prefer Flickr (by their underdog rivals Yahoo), myself. Also – I’ve been using Snapfish (by HP) for...

    Picasa 3 + Flickr = Awse

    Posted on December 12, 2008 | View Comments
    For a while now I’ve been in love with Picasa, and the release of Picasa 3 comes with a nifty Lightbox-esque photo viewer. I’m not a huge fan of Google’s photo services; I prefer Flickr (by their underdog rivals Yahoo), myself. Also – I’ve been using Snapfish (by HP) for...

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  • I’m sitting in “the coffee bean and tea leaf” café, which overlooks the transit lounge of Brunei airport. I feel like I’ve been transported back 20 years, into a middle eastern RSL club-cum-airport. A coffee and chicken pie costs almost exactly $10 AU, so I’m waiting for what will no...

    Brunei

    Posted on December 1, 2008 | View Comments
    I’m sitting in “the coffee bean and tea leaf” café, which overlooks the transit lounge of Brunei airport. I feel like I’ve been transported back 20 years, into a middle eastern RSL club-cum-airport. A coffee and chicken pie costs almost exactly $10 AU, so I’m waiting for what will no...

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