The World Wide Web, AR, VR, And MR
The World Wide Web, AR, VR, and MR
“Technologies like Magic Leap’s will enable us to generate, transmit, quantify, refine, personalize, magnify, discover, share, reshare, and overshare experiences. This shift from the creation, transmission, and consumption of information to the creation, transmission, and consumption of experience defines this new platform. As Magic Leap founder Rony Abovitz puts it, “Ours is a journey of inner space. We are building the internet of presence and experience.”
We haven’t yet fully absorbed the enormous benefit that the internet of information has brought to the world. And yet we are about to recapitulate this accomplishment with the advent of synthetic realities."
The Untold Story of Magic leap, the World’s Most Secretive Startup by Kevin Kelly via Wired. This is a looooong article, but a must read.
On a side note, Kevin Kelly (founding editor of Wired) is one of my favorite futurists.... check out some of his other stuff:
We Are the Web (Wired timeline/feature)
The Next 5,000 Days of the Internet (TED talk)
One more must read from today’s surfing (much, much shorter!) is a piece from the NYT: The Web’s Creator Looks to Reinvent It.
See also The Internet Part II from my wiki for related info and articles as well as my page on Privacy.
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3/14 Pi Day, School Walkout, Stephen Hawking, and more
A lot happening today! I just wanted to post a couple of updates and thoughts...
Before I had breakfast this morning I heard the word that Stephen Hawking had passed away. What an amazing human being, such an incredible loss for the world. And what an amazing coincidence for him to die on Einstein’s birthday...
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking Taught Us a Lot About How to Live (NYT)
Stephen Hawking Dies at 76; His Mind Roamed the Cosmos (NYT Obituary)
Stephen Hawking: Visionary physicist dies aged 76 (BBC)
This is the most dangerous time for our planet (Stephen Hawking 12/16)
Stephen Hawking Was Right To Worry About Our Impending Doom (io9)
Stephen Hawking’s most mind-blowing discovery: black holes can shrink: Hawking radiation, explained by a physicist. (Vox)
Stephen Hawking’s 5 best and nerdiest pop culture cameos: When Hawking wasn’t changing the world, he played himself on TV. He was hilarious. (Vox)
Pi Day
I always look forward to Pi Day... friends usually send me Pi Day pictures and animated gifs... I wore my new Pi shirt to PT today and I’ve finally updated my Pi Page :) You can also check out my new Flickr post on Pi Day...
School Walkout
These two photos from the 17 photos from today's National School Walkout for gun control that should terrify the NRA are my favorite:
#NationalWalkoutDay on Twitter
Previous post on tumblr about gun violence
Democracy
Trump’s Seven Techniques to Control the Media
The 15 Warning Signs of Impending Tyranny
via Robert Reich
5 Principles of True Patriotism:
Must order this book... Varieties of Scientific Experience: Carl Sagan on Science and God via Brain Pickings
Great website... I like how clicking on “Act” makes it very easy to choose a clearly defined and immediate way to act.
Here’s another link you can check out: My previous post on gun violence
And read on for some more info and links after the break... of course, after you check out the #ThrowThemOut campaign!
Some of the recent posts and articles I’ve come across on the subject....
A pro-gun troll just came for Seth MacFarlane, and Seth fired back
What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer
How to Prevent Gun Deaths? Where Experts and the Public Agree
Our Loved Ones Died. We Want Action on Guns (video)
How to Reduce Shootings
Came across the articles below when reading the A/V post: An emotional Jimmy Kimmel responds to another mass shooting, telling the GOP, “You’ve done worse than nothing”... not familiar with these websites/blogs but they seemed worth taking a look:
Guns In America And The US Military Industrial Complex America Wasn’t a “Gun-Loving Country” Until a $13.5 Billion Industry Made It So
Don’t forget to #ThrowThemOut!
Sick of leaders doing nothing to fight gun violence? So are we. Let’s work together and #ThrowThemOut: http://every.tw/2sAcIwT
It’s almost the future...
The Best Ways To Celebrate Marty McFly's Arrival Next Month
It’s pretty crazy next month will be OCT 21 20 15 04, it always seemed like that date was so far in the future....
Fermi
I’ve been meaning to post these links together for a while now, fascinating stuff!
Where are all the aliens via Quartz
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” II: Questioning the Hart-Tipler Conjecture via Universe Today (Paul Patton)
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” I: A Lunchtime Conversation- Enrico Fermi and Extraterrestrial Intelligence via Universe Today (Paul Patton)
11 of the Weirdest Solutions to the Fermi Paradox via io9 (George Dvorsky) The 7 Least Plausible Solutions To The Fermi Paradox via io9 (George Dvorsky)
This Animated Explanation Of The Fermi Paradox Is Fantastic via io9 (George Dvorsky)
Where Are All The Aliens? This Short Video Offers Some Solutions via io9 (George Dvorsky) this is part two to the previous link
Side note... George’s posts on io9 are awesome, if you like science, I definitely recommend you check them out!
update: The Surprisingly Obvious Way We Could Hunt for Alien Life
another update:
The Fermi Paradox
Download Humorous Vector Badges - for Designers.
Ive noticed lately that all designers have the same thoughts, loves and pet hates about desig...
Reclaim Your Privacy
Edward Snowden Explains How to Reclaim Your Privacy via The Intercept It’s a long read, but worth reading.. for those that want the cliff notes version, I pulled these from this article: Step One: Tor Software to use to browse the web anonymously Step Two: HTTPS Everywhere Forces your browser to use https (think *secure session*, like the kind of connection you want when you are shopping or banking online) Step Three: Duck Duck Go Search engine that doesn't track you (set as the default of your browser) Step Four: KeePassX Password manager, use in conjunction with 2-Factor Authentication [// I think this is great for websites in general but banking, credit card, email and other "mission critical" sites-- I'm still a little skeptical about relying on using a key system for these sites] Step Five: Signal Encrypted instant messenger & calling without having to change your number
Some of what I come across on the web... Also check out my Content & Curation site: kristentreglia.com
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