Bruce Sterling's Blog, page 127

The new creative workshop of Simone Giertz

*Hey, not only is her new hackerspace workshop colossal, but her workshop tour has a sponsor ad right in the middle of it, if you...

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What Eurocrats are reading this summer

*Neil Gaiman? Benjamin Bratton? Who knew? via playbook@politico.eu SUMMER READING DISCONNECT OR DIVE IN? There are two schools of thought on what to put on...

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Hands-on with the Looking Glass Holographic Display

*Thirteen solid minutes of deep geeking-out about this peculiar display device. I watch stuff like this just for the pleasure of hearing the industry buzzwords.

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The fake news inquiry is a tale of British political powerlessness

*This is the editor of WIRED UK weighing in. The Parliament’s helpless. Good thing they’re on vacation then, I reckon Two PDF files will come...

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What is the point of culture in Brexit Britain?

*It’s rare to read an essay about “culture” which is really about the state of some nation’s culture. This essay is rather moving and much...

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Find the right electronics board for your hobby project

That is really an alarming number of boards

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Harbor Freight selling cut-price industrial goods

*No wonder this is one of Mark Pauline’s favorite companies. It’s chock full of “obtainium.” Not to mention “survival” for just ten bucks. https://www.harborfreight.com/clearance/

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A light-painting robot

*It’s a 3DPrinter in a darkroom. But he’s right — that IS a light-painting robot. The thing’s doing kinetic art. Josh Sheldon Published on Jul...

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When Russian AI voicebots talk just like Russian women

*And, uhm, why would they not, since they’re Russian? But wait! It’s just a machine! Why is it so sentimental? Polina Aronson is a sociologist...

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Rocket arsenals of India’s 18th century

*That’s quite a story, even by the standards of the legendary Tipu Sultan. The guy must have really known how to conceal that military hardware....

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