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laughingsquid:

An Interview with William Gibson 

If, someday, I am informed that I am half the writer that this man is, I will be able to die happy.
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laughingsquid:

An Interview with William Gibson

If, someday, I am informed that I am half the writer that this man is, I will be able to die happy.

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futuramb:

Study: Kids Think Technology is Fundamentally Human

Taking a deeper look at the stories the children created, the survey found that unlike many adults who see technology as separate from humanness, it seems that “kids tend to think of technology as fundamentally human: as a social companion that can entertain, motivate, and empower them in various contexts.”
While this dreamy perspective is partially the result of childhood imagination (something kids from any generation can have), it is clear that kids are eagerly anticipating new ways that tech can enhance their lives.
Sure, it’s easy to dismiss how children look forward to the future and dream without inhibitions, but that’s exactly what some of the greatest innovators of our time have done. Children don’t just react, they imagine, and that’s why this study can’t be overlooked.

It is easy to both draw these implications too far as well as dismiss them for the reason that there are many examples of the opposite. I think there really are deep implications of this for the future and that the rate of accelerating technology development these young generations are grown up in will have profound implications for how these young people are shaped.
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futuramb:

Study: Kids Think Technology is Fundamentally Human

Taking a deeper look at the stories the children created, the survey found that unlike many adults who see technology as separate from humanness, it seems that “kids tend to think of technology as fundamentally human: as a social companion that can entertain, motivate, and empower them in various contexts.”

While this dreamy perspective is partially the result of childhood imagination (something kids from any generation can have), it is clear that kids are eagerly anticipating new ways that tech can enhance their lives.

Sure, it’s easy to dismiss how children look forward to the future and dream without inhibitions, but that’s exactly what some of the greatest innovators of our time have done. Children don’t just react, they imagine, and that’s why this study can’t be overlooked.

It is easy to both draw these implications too far as well as dismiss them for the reason that there are many examples of the opposite. I think there really are deep implications of this for the future and that the rate of accelerating technology development these young generations are grown up in will have profound implications for how these young people are shaped.

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Source: thenextweb.com

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snowce:

Clint Eastwood

There is an epic amount of awesome in this picture.  Holy shit.
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snowce:

Clint Eastwood

There is an epic amount of awesome in this picture.  Holy shit.

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thedailywhat:

Anti-Censorship Win of the Day: In a major victory for the Internet, and major blow to its would-be censors, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), co-sponsor of SOPA’s sister bill PIPA, has officially withdrawn his support for the legislation.
“I have been a co-sponsor of the PROTECT IP Act because I believe it’s important to protect American ingenuity, ideas and jobs from being stolen through Internet piracy, much of it occurring overseas through rogue websites in China,” the Senator wrote in a post on his Facebook page. “However, we must do this while simultaneously promoting an open, dynamic Internet environment that is ripe for innovation and promotes new technologies.”
In addition to withdrawing his support of “concerns about the impact the bill could have on access to the Internet,” Sen. Rubio also urges Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid “to abandon his plan to rush the bill to the floor.”
PIPA is currently slated to be voted on next Tuesday, January 24th.
[facebook / @marcorubio.]

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thedailywhat:

Anti-Censorship Win of the Day: In a major victory for the Internet, and major blow to its would-be censors, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), co-sponsor of SOPA’s sister bill PIPA, has officially withdrawn his support for the legislation.

“I have been a co-sponsor of the PROTECT IP Act because I believe it’s important to protect American ingenuity, ideas and jobs from being stolen through Internet piracy, much of it occurring overseas through rogue websites in China,” the Senator wrote in a post on his Facebook page. “However, we must do this while simultaneously promoting an open, dynamic Internet environment that is ripe for innovation and promotes new technologies.”

In addition to withdrawing his support of “concerns about the impact the bill could have on access to the Internet,” Sen. Rubio also urges Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid “to abandon his plan to rush the bill to the floor.”

PIPA is currently slated to be voted on next Tuesday, January 24th.

[facebook / @marcorubio.]

Fuck yeah.

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rispostesenzadomanda:

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rispostesenzadomanda:

♪ ♫

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Are we not men?  NO!  We are DEVO!

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life-and-entropy:

gallifreyan-buccaneer:

how-ood:

mycroftss:

theresamutebutton:

An Abundance of Katherines In Your Pants

The Picture of Dorian Gray in your pants.

A Game of Thrones in your pants

The Pearl Wars in your pants

Complex Variables in Your Pants

The Secret Agent a Simple Tale in Your Pants
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life-and-entropy:

gallifreyan-buccaneer:

how-ood:

mycroftss:

theresamutebutton:

An Abundance of Katherines In Your Pants

The Picture of Dorian Gray in your pants.

A Game of Thrones in your pants

The Pearl Wars in your pants

Complex Variables in Your Pants

The Secret Agent a Simple Tale in Your Pants

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thecosmonaut:

John Berkey
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thecosmonaut:

John Berkey

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dianasquared:

this this this this this. this sums up like a third of people who go to college for engineering. -.- 

By the time I was two years into my program, approximately two thirds of my entering class had switched majors either to other engineering and science disciplines or to business.  Microelectronics was an unholy bitch.
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this this this this this. 
this sums up like a third of people who go to college for engineering. -.- 

By the time I was two years into my program, approximately two thirds of my entering class had switched majors either to other engineering and science disciplines or to business.  Microelectronics was an unholy bitch.

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caitlindavis:

lifestoshorttolisten:

Every year, thousands of books just like this are ruined by hipsters all over Tumblr. Reblog if you’re part of the 5% who care and want to help stop book abuse.

Thousands of books just like this are ruined by hipsters…
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lifestoshorttolisten:

Every year, thousands of books just like this are ruined by hipsters all over Tumblr. Reblog if you’re part of the 5% who care and want to help stop book abuse.

Thousands of books just like this are ruined by hipsters…


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eddyentropy:

Each sphere in this software-modeled nanomachine represents a single atom. The source page includes animations of other such machines. From the source:
Drexler-Merkle Differential Gear
 
Description:This  is the Drexler-Merkle Differential Gear. It was modeled and simulated  entirely using NanoEngineer-1.  This molecular differential gear was  designed by K. Eric Drexler and Ralph Merkle sometime around 1995 while  together at Xerox PARC.
Authors:K. Eric Drexler Nanorex, Inc.Ralph C. Merkle Georgia Tech University

I’ve dreamed of working at Xerox PARC since I was in my mid-teens.
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eddyentropy:

Each sphere in this software-modeled nanomachine represents a single atom. The source page includes animations of other such machines. From the source:

Drexler-Merkle Differential Gear

Description:
This is the Drexler-Merkle Differential Gear. It was modeled and simulated entirely using NanoEngineer-1.  This molecular differential gear was designed by K. Eric Drexler and Ralph Merkle sometime around 1995 while together at Xerox PARC.

Authors:
K. Eric Drexler
Nanorex, Inc.
Ralph C. Merkle
Georgia Tech University

I’ve dreamed of working at Xerox PARC since I was in my mid-teens.

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interstellar-barbarella:

Forever grateful to our spinning iron core.
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interstellar-barbarella:

Forever grateful to our spinning iron core.

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bigelephantsneverforget:

WHOA WE GOT A BAD ASS OVER HERE!
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bigelephantsneverforget:

WHOA WE GOT A BAD ASS OVER HERE!

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unknownskywalker:

Exoplanet Travel Posters by Chungkong

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Patrick Guzek Whiting.

BS: RIT '09 (uE)
MS: RIT '09 (MSE)
PhD: UF '13 (MSE)

I'm a Ph.D Student in the Materials Science Department at the University of Florida. I study semiconductor materials, specifically Gallium Nitride High Electron Mobility Transistors (GaN HEMTs). I write Science Fiction in my spare time and butcher a wide variety of music on my guitar when I feel like it.
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