Interrelativity: musings about interrelatedness
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Brining and Grilling a Turkey
We brined and grilled a turkey for Thanksgiving again this year. We did it once a few years ago, and I forgot nearly everything we did, so this year, I decided to bookmark a few online resources and snap a few photos to help me remember how to do this more easily in the future.…
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Under the Radar Mobility Conference
I attended the IBDNetwork‘s Under the Radar Mobility Conference at the Microsoft Conference Center in Mountain View yesterday. Being rather new to the mobile technology space, it was an informative and enlightening experience for me, helping me better appreciate the challenges in creating successful mobile products and services. And although the presentations were informative, relatively…
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Microsoft: The Republican Party of the Technology World?
My children sometimes ask me to explain the difference between Republicans and Democrats (especially during election season). While I admit that sometimes I can’t tell the difference myself, I generally simplify by saying that Republicans trust business to do the right thing, but don’t trust individuals to do the right thing, while Democrats don’t trust…
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Social Artificial Intelligence: Objective vs. Subjective Reality (and Representation)
Timo Honkela, Chief Scientist of the Adaptive Informatics Research Centre at the Helsinki University of Technology, and head of the Computational Cognitive Systems group there, visited Nokia Research Center, Palo Alto, today, and presented a talk on Social Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Devices. Timo stressed the importance of viewing intelligence in a social context (vs.…
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Computer Supported Cooperative Whatever: Reflections on Work, Play and Passion at CSCW 2006
As I reflected upon the reflections that were offered during the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW 2006) last week — and some of my notes on CSCW 2006 — a promiment theme that emerged [for me] was the tension between professionalism and playfulness. The conference, which celebrated its 20th year anniversary this…
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CSCW 2006: Notes on the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work
The ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW 2006) was held in Banff, Alberta, Canada, last week. The conference, which celebrated its 20th year anniversary this year, included 62 papers and notes, dozens of demonstrations and interactive posters, three panels and a pair of keynotes, and was attended by approximately 400 people. Unfortunately, due…
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Everyone’s a Nerd About Something: The Network Effects of Social Mobile Media
Marc Davis, Social Media Guru at Yahoo!, gave a far ranging presentation on "Mobile Media: Connecting Context, Content and Community" at the Stanford Mobile Computing Seminar this week. Marc started out highlighting the imbalance between the proportion of people who currently consume and produce text and consume other types of digital media (music, photos, videos),…
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Johathan Keats on Art, Science and Religion
Jonathan Keats gave a curiously engaging presentation on "Extraterrestrial Aesthetics, Divine Genetics, and Other Thought Experiments" at the Art, Technology and Culture Colloquium of UC Berkeley’s Center for New Media Monday night. Jonathan noted that both art and science are too inwardly focused, so he uses art to tease out nuances in science, and science…
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I Spy Eye Spy Advertising: Urinal Based Display Marketing and Captive Micro-audiences
I had lunch at Illusions Fayrouz Dining and Entertainment Club yesterday, and when I used the men’s room after the meal, I discovered a set of small, currently inactive, display units above each urinal. The web site listed on the display unit, www.eyespyadvertising.com, is "currently under construction" and I can’t find any other information out…
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The Newest Member of the Family: A Bearded Dragon
We welcomed a new, as-yet-unnamed, member of the family this weekend: a bearded dragon. Evan really wanted a lizard for his birthday, and although I had my reservations about another pet, Amy’s kind heart prevailed. As she will be the one who will have to pick up any slack if Evan does not follow through…