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Category Archives: Techno-science

Transportation informatics

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

If Dan Hill’s incredible post on urban informatics wasn’t enough to convince you that he’s one of the most observant and insightful writers on the topic, then perhaps his most recent exploration of transport informatics will. But don’t be deceived by his claim that this is merely a “quick survey of new informational approaches [...]

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Spaceships, Electric Drills, and Photography

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

A recent Metafilter post points us to the spacegeek-inspired ingenuity of astronauts trying to bring their cameras (and long exposures) into focus…
Cities at Night, an Orbital Tour Around the World was made when astronauts added stabilizers to the cameras on the orbital space station, allowing them to get sharp, crisp nighttime images.
And here is the [...]

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Presents past

Monday, March 17, 2008

Worth1000 – Vintage Ads Photoshop Contest (via textually)

Nintendo Wii by gugacurado

Segway by DocMinor

Nokia Mobile by RebelD0g
- Anne

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The complex (data) behaviours of the street

Monday, February 11, 2008

I never cease to be impressed by the quality of Dan Hill’s thinking and writing on urban spaces and technology. In his most recent post on the street as platform, Dan claims that “the way the street feels may soon be defined by what cannot be seen with the naked eye.” He draws out detailed [...]

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Ubiquitous space and culture

Thursday, January 17, 2008

For those not familiar with Korea’s New Songdo City, it’s “the first new city in the world designed and planned as an international business district. Overall, it will include 45 million square feet of office space, 30 million square feet of residential space, 10 million square feet of retail, 5 million square feet of hotel [...]

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