@sundaysociology and @chadkoh deep in discussion. Photo by @scdaustin How does technology influence the social and political lives of humans? That was the central topic of discussion during the second half of last night’s OKDG event. I sat down with UBCO Professor of Sociology Christopher Schneider to talk about technology and social control. My purposeContinue reading “Tech and social control — an OKDG After Action”
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Embracing the Z-axis — OKDG after action report
“Technology changes society” is a truism but it is always worth asking “how?” At last night’s talk to the Okanagan Developer Group I used my trip to MakerHaus last February as a jumping off point to explore this question in light of recent advancements in the Maker Movement. Photos c/o @jvdwdesigns and @gunsinger. Yes, thatContinue reading “Embracing the Z-axis — OKDG after action report”
Negative 3D — A technical review of The Hobbit
I finally saw The Hobbit in 3D HFR. The experience overall was a good one. Watching the regular 24fps previews and then the actual film was like night and day. You could tell right when the Newline Cinema logo floated onto the screen that this would be different. I would recommend reading Kevin Kelly’s explanationContinue reading “Negative 3D — A technical review of The Hobbit”
Instantbight.com: Interview with Chad Kohalyk…
Check out the smoking desktop he designed! See my interview of instantbight.com Instantbight.com: Interview with Chad Kohalyk…
Profile of a hustler: Instantbight.com
David Silverman is the blogger behind instantbight.com, popularized recently for his simple 5 Question Interviews of technorati. Looking at the list you might recognize some people that I mention from time to time: Horace Dediu, Craig Mod, Ethan Marcotte and Dan Adams for example. David has been publishing these short interviews about one a dayContinue reading “Profile of a hustler: Instantbight.com”
Big Idea: Financing Space Exploration
I was up late last night and began to consider the problem of funding for scientific research. After learning about disruption theory last year I often look around and think about possibilities of disruption. Big science is ripe for it. Because of my lifelong love of the mysteries of the cosmos I am particularly interestedContinue reading “Big Idea: Financing Space Exploration”
Social Network Audit
After posting my Google+ rant on Google+ I thought more about what kinds of social networking services I use, and how many I have abandoned in the past. I put them all together in the graphic above, separated into three groups (from top to bottom): Currently using (frequency from Left to Right); Infrastructure and Deadpool.Continue reading “Social Network Audit”
My Google+ rant on Google+
My Google+ rant on Google+
LTU in Japan
For the past four months I have been doing periodic interviews with people involved in the tech industry in Vancouver and BC on my podcast Lining Things Up. So far it has been great, and I have learned a lot about local entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in general. The show (usually) is released every second Thursday.Continue reading “LTU in Japan”
Warner Bros: You are doing it wrong
The wife got me the Harry Potter: The Complete 8-Film Collection boxed (17 discs) set for our anniversary. Yes, well, she got me Lord of the Rings for another anniversary, so it is already well established that she married a total geek. Besides, it is a great present and I hope to enjoy all ofContinue reading “Warner Bros: You are doing it wrong”