Here’s an interesting little nugget from Syd Mead, conceptual designer for Blade Runner, Tron, Aliens, and more: The fashionable ideology that “artificial” lacks the inherent goodness of “natural” is an appealing, but hopelessly simplistic notion of the intellectually chic. Artifice is the result of a deliberate intent to make. Nature also “makes” things, using a [...]
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After years of struggling with iTunes artist labeling, I’ve had an epiphany. This system would make it easier to find what you want without having to remember as many details about your music. For example, suppose I’m in the mood for a little John Coltrane. When I navigate to “John Coltrane” under artists in my [...]
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As I write this, over 90% of some 1.2 million survey respondents want the old Facebook back.
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