Quick links -augmented reality articles
A quick write-up before I go off to work/last minute shopping I’ve been really into tumblr lately. Tumblr+twitter had been my medium of choice for past month or two. I want you to check out two links I put up at my tumblr on the subject of augmented reality. http://bookhling.tumblr.com/post/66220823/books-infused-with-augmented-reality-illustrations http://bookhling.tumblr.com/post/66220638/augmented-reality-graffiti-heres-a-cool-idea (((this one’s really amazing))) … Read more
all-nighty
Part of being an adult is pulling an all-nighter, and then getting paid for it. You see, kids pull all-nighters all the time on ridiculously stringent schedule, but they (usually) don’t get paid. Ah the sweet innocence of the lost days. I just took a relaxing stretch in the living room, with all the lights … Read more
Musing
People love fantasies. They fantasize about things all the time. Act of shaping the most compelling traits of that fantasy in real world is called art. And the process that allows the conversion of idea to shape is called technology. Look at this. Beauty may be in the eyes of the beholder, but I think … Read more
Your name to the moon!
A little note on something I just came across. The wonderful folks at NASA (despite what the people say, I still believe in the dream!) have decided to send bunch of names to the moon on their new Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter project. All you have to do is visit the site and click on the … Read more
The singularity and the legacy of the world- Sketch
I’ve been reading up on quite a bit of transhumanist literature recently, both arguments for and against it. I must say, I’m beginning to think that the biggest hurdle to any kind of transhumanist and historical/technological singularity ideas is the shallow naivety of the transhumanism/singularity proponents themselves. Technology will not magically fix the ailing of … Read more
Synthetic biology
I’ve been looking around the synthetic biology scene for a while now. Although my academic specialty doesn’t revolve around the field of biology, I try to keep at least an amateur’s perspective upon the advances and techniques of the field. Considering that my passion lies in the study and realization of artificial life I find … Read more
Transhumanism, and the human network.
A little something I scribbled down a moment ago. Maybe it would be an interesting read for some of you, especially when viewed in light of the digital art -social networking age we live in right now. The term transhumanism is thrown around a lot these days. It’s almost as if it is fast becoming … Read more
