A few thoughts on d.compress and calming technologies
Last night I went to a presentation on calming technologies at Stanford's d.school. Neema Moraveji, who I interviewed last year for my contemplative computing book, is teaching at
The enabling / distracting / alienating use of smart phones in public spaces
The Atlantic reports on new research exploring how smart phones affect the way people perceive and act in public space. Smart phones, the piece argues, "combine numerous spheres:
Quote of the day
From Rob Horning's essay in New Inquiry:The attack on unrecorded sociality, on its existance as an ephemeral, oral phenomenon, is an effort to subsume social behavior as a
On the interactive nature of reading
A few days ago I was out having a beer with some HCI friends who had just sent their proposals off to CSCW. They were in a mood
What the heck is going on with comment spam?
I've had a rash of comment spam in the last couple days. Normally I get one or two pieces a day, which Typepad itself often catches, but in
The new digital divide: How kids USE devices, not whether they have them
Recently the New York Times ran an article about the new digital divide, and how among policymakers the concern is starting to move from access to the Internet,
Worthwhile simple thought of the day
From Seth Godin: A big part of doing your work is defending your time and your attention so you can do your work.
Great Michael Lewis piece on luck
Michael Lewis' Princeton commencement address is terrific. After the obligatory opening joke ("Members of the Princeton Class of 2012. Give yourself a round of applause. The next time you
Is “culture of distraction” an oxymoron? Joe Kraus on Slow Tech
Joe Kraus, a partner at Google Ventures, posted a talk last week about Slow Tech which I highly recommend. Here's the abstract: We are creating and encouraging a
What is Contemplative Computing?
The term "contemplative computing" may sound contradictory or complicated, but it's really pretty simple. Information technologies promise to make us smarter and more efficient, but all too often