June 2011
10 posts
“Chance favors the connected mind.”
– Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation, Steven Johnson
iPhone, therefore I am: are gadgets stealing our... →
“In some sense the iPhone is literally becoming part of your mind … the iPhone’s memory is basically my memory,” said Professor Chalmers.
True that. We outsource our memory and knowledge to computers. Letting us tap into everybody else’s knowledge at any moment. Its not longer about what you know. Its about how fast you easily gather the information needed. You’re only as...
“during REM sleep acetylcholine-releasing cells in the brain stem fire...”
– Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation, Steven Johnson
“A story is a character who wants something and overcomes conflict to get it”
– A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life, Donald Miller
“A good idea is a network. A specific constellation of neurons—thousands of...”
– Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation, Steven Johnson
“People love to have lived a great story, but few people like the work it takes...”
– A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life, Donald Miller
5 Technologies That Will Shape the Web →
“We want to make technology disappear,” - Alex Kipman, Kinect’s project leader at Microsoft.
This quote got me thinking. While Kinect is almost more visible than other technology due to the strangeness of freely moving your body and seeing the movements impacting your avatar, its just an amazing piece of technology. It certainly is a glimpse of the future of technology. We...
“Good ideas are not conjured out of thin air; they are built out of a collection...”
– Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation, Steven Johnson
Windows 8 first demo →
So this new Windows looks nice. It hides all the stuff that regular people doesn’t use or know how to use. The operating systems of computers are getting easier and easier to use. Like the iOS, Windows 8 is all about consumption of information and media. Whether its your friends latest updates, the weather or breaking news. Everything is just a tap away. Insanely consumeable. The short...
“Good ideas may not want to be free, but they do want to connect, fuse,...”
– Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation, Steven Johnson 