Glad for my first presentation and honorable mention at #CHI2018 with #traces: studying a public reactive floor #projection of walking trajectories to support social awareness. Thank you for the amazing feedback #HCI community https://t.co/1h184iLet8
1968: if only computers existed
1978: if only more people had computers
1988: if only the computers were all connected
1998: if only the computers could fit in a pocket
2008: if only everyone talked to each other using their pocket computer all the time
2018: oh
Again Facebook is washing their hands of any responsibility.
It is their targeted ads platform that incentivises exactly these kinds of ‘data analytics’ companies like Cambridge Analytica. https://t.co/MxvcDi4VtH
When fixing items is actively discouraged by manufacturers, recycling becomes a political act. The repair cafes waging war on throwaway culture | Guardian https://t.co/vworo07htp
Call for Applications! MA, MFA, PhD Programs in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication at UT Dallas via @purplekimchi - application deadline is January 15, 2018 https://t.co/4wc0J6qbPt
Looking for a post-doc with a background in human-computer interaction research for a project on end-user programming and conversational interfaces. Please pass on to anyone you know who might be interested. https://t.co/QA6LSqAvcV
In 1975, a cat was listed as the co-author of a prestigious physics paper because the author had accidentally written 'we' instead of 'I' throughout and couldn't be bothered changing it.
Bitcoin really hasn't turned out even remotely as it was intended to.
- Rather than a currency, it's become a speculative asset.
- Rather than efficient, the energy and CPU costs are extravagant
- Rather than decentralised, ownership and mining power are hugely concentrated