Bruce Sterling's Blog, page 114

A Volvo design fiction about 2047

*The Danes are still using “crowns” as a currency, I see. Also “Maja” is an A-OK name for a futuristic protagonist. Forecasting autonomous cars (….)...

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The Immersive Web Working Group Charter

*Hey look it’s a charter. https://www.w3.org/2018/09/immersive-... Immersive Web Working Group Charter The mission of the Immersive Web Working Group is to help bring high-performance Virtual...

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Niio, a professional suite of tools for art world entities

*That seems interesting. They just showed up at Ars Electronica. https://www.niio.com/ What is Niio? Niio Manage™ is a professional suite of tools that caters to...

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Trevor Paglen discussing the political implications of his Orbital Reflector project

*I’ve got the mission patch. Trevor speaks

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A Lidar press release from China

*I’m not claiming I believe this press release, but it sure has some prime Lidar jargon. If you like the idea of self-driving cars staring...

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Call for Makers – Maker Faire Shenzhen 2018

China calling Call for Makers -Maker Faire Shenzhen 2018 Maker Faire Shenzhen 2018 is awaiting your participation this October 12~ 14, 2018. We are welcoming...

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The 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Call for Participation

*Twenty-one years of this, wow, no wonder the world’s so different now. HCI International 2019 – Call for Participation HCI International 2019 26-31 July 2019,...

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Dead Media Beat: blurred, antique Chinese memes

*Do I believe even a word of this? Can’t tell you, sorry. Buying, even jealously hoarding, those precious old school memes (…) Well, with the...

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Mark Foster Gage lecturing on “parafictional” artworks and architecture

*Hmmm.

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Galileo downplays the bad news about the Earth moving

You’ve gotta admit it’s a pretty rugged thing for Biblical literalists to put up with *Can’t blame him for spinning, and switching around a few...

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