He who gets a name forHe who gets a name forearly rising can stay inearly rising can stay inbed until midday. bed until midday. bostonian bostonian 17:49:23, Tue Aug 7, 201217:49:23, Tue Aug 7, 2012

Our technologicalOur technologicalpowers increase, butpowers increase, butthe side effects andthe side effects andpotential hazards alsopotential hazards alsoescalate.escalate.

——Alvin TofflerAlvin Toffler

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More things grow in the garden than the gardenerMore things grow in the garden than the gardenersows.sows.

In addition, tablets will kick off the era of mobileIn addition, tablets will kick off the era of mobileaugmented reality.augmented reality.The age of squashed-sounding MP3s is ending as high-The age of squashed-sounding MP3s is ending as high-end audio is becoming a reality even in the smallestend audio is becoming a reality even in the smallestdevices.devices.People who are really serious about software shouldPeople who are really serious about software shouldmake their own hardware.make their own hardware.When nodes become redundant or useless, networksWhen nodes become redundant or useless, networkstend to reconfigurate themselves, deleting some nodes,tend to reconfigurate themselves, deleting some nodes,and adding new ones.and adding new ones.

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In each of us there is a little of all of usIn each of us there is a little of all of us

Cultivate ubiquitous ROICultivate ubiquitous ROI

The injuries that befall us unexpectedly are lessThe injuries that befall us unexpectedly are lesssevere than those which are deliberatelysevere than those which are deliberatelyanticipatedanticipated

Think about the community invention of the @ reply.Think about the community invention of the @ reply.Don't just sell the copy of the content sell everythingDon't just sell the copy of the content sell everythingaround it.around it.People are stunned to hear that one company has dataPeople are stunned to hear that one company has datafiles on 185 million Americans.files on 185 million Americans.METAPHORS WE LIVE BY George Lakoff and MarkMETAPHORS WE LIVE BY George Lakoff and MarkJohnson describe the phenomenon of Metaphors WeJohnson describe the phenomenon of Metaphors WeLive By in their Live By in their book of the same title.book of the same title.

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Technology is makingTechnology is makinggestures precise andgestures precise andbrutal, and with thembrutal, and with themmen.men.

——Theodor AdornoTheodor Adorno

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A fool may ask more questions in an hour than aA fool may ask more questions in an hour than awise man can answer in seven years.wise man can answer in seven years.

In software systems it is often the early bird that makesIn software systems it is often the early bird that makesthe worm.the worm.Success with social media tools requires time and effort,Success with social media tools requires time and effort,not money.not money.It doesn't speak well of the future of open, intuitive, long-It doesn't speak well of the future of open, intuitive, long-form modes of public research, that's for sure.form modes of public research, that's for sure.People designed these back-up systems and were alsoPeople designed these back-up systems and were alsoresponsible for looking after and maintaining them.responsible for looking after and maintaining them.

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In conclusionIn conclusionEmpower ubiquitous modelsEmpower ubiquitous modelsSyndicate seamless podcastsSyndicate seamless podcastsEvolve rich-client communitiesEvolve rich-client communitiesand remember: Wisdom does not come overnight.and remember: Wisdom does not come overnight.

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New Aesthetic, New Anxieties - David M. Berry,New Aesthetic, New Anxieties - David M. Berry,

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