• Leading Forces in The Making Things Effort

    From Seattle: Bre Pettis: http://www.brepettis.com/ Somehow I want to add Tinselman again. It’s like he is a father in all of this effort, (1/2 of the duo that created Myst). His last post on the Mother of all Demos is great, (with a link to Douglas Engelbart’s _early_  presentation on hypertext.

  • Emily Brontë / Patti Smith

    I spent several years reading the work of and studying the life of the Brontës. I was inspired to do so by my former mother-in-law, who grew up in a Jewish anarchists co-op, in NYC, (“the Coops” she called it).  She directed me to many women writers, whose lives were lived with great strength. Emma… Continue Reading

  • Wolfgang Laib

    Watching the Gregory Lent video, I remembered Wolfgang Laib. Perhaps because both follow spiritual paths, which become intertwined in their work,  Also, the use of pigment, or in Laibs work, pigment not yet extracted. I remember taking a class of undergraduates to his exhibition at the Henry in Seattle. These students hated the work of… Continue Reading

  • Elephants Trunks were Snorkels

    This is the most stunning thing to see or imagine. “Scientists believe they have discovered why elephants have trunks – they used them as underwater snorkels… New research suggests that the animals evolved from mammals like the sea cow which is still found in some of the world’s oceans. “

  • Little Thoughts on the Future of “Buy”

    I thought about this as I replied to an interesting comment  on Microsoft perhaps making an alliance with Visa. It was said that MSFT is looking for a way to surpass Google in terms of advertising revenue. Here: First, you are the first I have come across to use the term "empire of data" & Google… Continue Reading

  • Planet Cabinet

    A piece of furniture with a planet translated onto it’s surface, which glows in the dark. In this case the moon. It seemed fitting with the recent Mars landing. When I first read about this cabinet, I thought it would be trite, but it isn’t; actually it’s very beautiful. Source: inhabitat

  • Burj Dubai Constuction of Tower

    This photo is enigmatic. Lately architecture is becoming more of a draw to me, as the tools architects use allow them to design more fluidly. Also, the wealth and creativity in Dubai, is changing the world landscape. Burj Dubai is 110 stories above ground and about 400 meters tall. As of March 25 it is 116… Continue Reading

  • Beyond the Wisdom of the Crowds

    An interesting post printed on the net today. (I like using this terminology, "printed on the net".) It discussed the downside of the Wisdom of the Crowds. It is a discussion that is much needed. Herd mentality can always move a product, or spread a rumor. It can tell if something tastes good, or feels good… Continue Reading

  • The Future of Search and Web 3.0: The Semantic Web

    In terms of market share, it is also brand recognition which allows Google to dominate. Microsoft lost it’s vernacular brand; people don’t flock to Microsoft, they try to avoid it. It is unlikely they will get their position back. They never were innovators; they were primarily hunters and gatherers.  Google was smart in naming and… Continue Reading

  • Regarding Weakness

    I understand being attracted to strength, and those that seem capable of overcoming life's obstacles. I know the difficulty of withstanding the sights of illness, and age. But I find it interesting how I can have strong feelings of affection for someone in the weakest state of body, when pieces of their mind emerge reflecting… Continue Reading

  • The Mending of Nature

    Yesterday, I watched the sunset with someone 91 years old. Their memory has been fading this past year, making conversation increasingly difficult, as places, people, times, all merge together. But yesterday, as we watched the sun play out a dramatic show over the Olympic mountains, these failings meant much less, and once again, the person… Continue Reading