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![]() ![]() William Gibson got some of it right"Neuromancer's" technology still isn't here, but the dystopia is.by James Turner | @blackbearnh | +James Turner | 25 June 2012
"Neuromancer," written 28 years ago, predicted a technological wonderland we're still waiting for. But its corporate dystopia is already here.
![]() The emerging political force of the network of networks12 talks from the 2012 Personal Democracy Forum worth watching and sharing.by Alex Howard | @digiphile | +Alex Howard | 22 June 2012
The ninth Personal Democracy Forum explored the nexus of technology, politics and campaigns. What's happening online matters offline. Indeed, the barrier between the virtual and physical worlds has fallen.
![]() ![]() Copyright and "intellectual disobedience"Artist Nina Paley on pushing the boundaries of copyright.by Mac Slocum | @macslocum | +Mac Slocum | 18 June 2012
"Sita Sings the Blues" creator Nina Paley explains her "intellectual disobedience" stance on copyright and notes that current copyright laws are "completely out of touch with human behavior."
![]() ![]() Stories over spreadsheetsKris Hammond on replacing rows and columns with sentences and paragraphs.by Mac Slocum | @macslocum | +Mac Slocum | 14 June 2012
Imagine a future where clear language supplants spreadsheets. In a recent interview, Narrative Science CTO Kris Hammond explained how we might get there.
![]() mHealth apps are just the beginning of the disruption in healthcare from open health dataRockstars from music, government and industry convened around healthcare at the 2012 Health Datapaloozaby Alex Howard | @digiphile | +Alex Howard | 8 June 2012
Two years ago, the potential of government making health information as useful as weather data may well have felt like an abstraction to many observers. In June 2012, real health apps and services are here, holding the potential to massive disrupt healthcare for the better.
![]() In defense of frivolities and open-ended experimentsOur children will improve upon the things we're building in ways we can't conceive.by Bradley Voytek | @bradleyvoytek | +Bradley Voytek | 8 June 2012
Before you scoff at the pointlessness of yet another social network, web app, or project, remember that we don't always do the research or build the company that is immediately useful or profitable.
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