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I just have something in my eye while watching the Google India-Pakistan reunion ad…

This Google India video is a piece of storytelling genius. As the Indian Express explains, the ad talks about separation, friendship and the celebration of a reunion. It

By |2013-11-14T12:20:49-08:00November 14th, 2013|Architecture and Environment, Contemplative computing, Memory, Technology|Comments Off on I just have something in my eye while watching the Google India-Pakistan reunion ad…

“Calmnness is a fundamental challenge for all technological design of the next fifty years”

From Weiser and Brown's 1996 article, "The Coming Age of Calm Technology [pdf]" this still rings true today: When computers are used behind closed doors by experts, calmness

By |2013-09-19T18:52:00-07:00September 19th, 2013|Architecture and Environment, Contemplative computing, Technology|Comments Off on “Calmnness is a fundamental challenge for all technological design of the next fifty years”

“The point is not to shun technology… [but] to reflect on how it’s used”

Australian philosopher Damon Young has a piece about photography, self-distraction, and the use of cameras to avoid deeper interactions and difficult questions: We are not simply eyes and

By |2013-09-16T20:58:01-07:00September 16th, 2013|Architecture and Environment, Attention / Distraction, Contemplative computing|Comments Off on “The point is not to shun technology… [but] to reflect on how it’s used”
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