"When tech is fully adopted, it disappears" — superb deck by @BenedictEvans — a16z.com/2014/10/28/mob…

TIL about Ousterhout's dichotomy, the foundation of most successful systems for exploratory computing. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ousterhou…

The 2013 SXSW sermon by Center 795, Colombia Unit. wired.com/2013/04/text-o…

The 60s and 70s viewed through some of their best scifi: 2001 & Alien. theparisreview.org/blog/2015/01/0…

Must see 5 min video telling that in spite of ongoing tragic violance, the world is steadaly getting more peacful youtube.com/watch?v=NbuUW9…

Brilliant Invention Brings LED Sunshine to Windowless Rooms bit.ly/1zO9tIU

Oliver Sacks: My Own Life nytimes.com/2015/02/19/opi…

Russia pays people to troll forums w pro Russian posts. rferl.mobi/a/how-to-guide…

How sustainable is PV solar power? lowtechmagazine.com/2015/04/how-su…

Four more Tintin-meets-Lovecrat covers: (via pollopiulador)

Engineered yeast paves way for home-brew heroin ow.ly/N5NOE

#Banksy : “The #European Union”

Oliver Sacks Dies at 82; Neurologist and Author Explored the Brain’s Quirks nyti.ms/1MVqueW

"The Lottery is a tax on hope." metrocosm.com/state-lotterie…

Damon Vander Lind Makani @google on developing a 600 kW Airborne Wind Turbine #awec2015 bit.ly/1RcXBv8

Don’t let the Nobel prize fool you. Economics is not a science | Joris Luyendijk d.gu.com/CQ9VhW

heh. Someone's spliced BBC commentary from the latest North Korean parade over footage from Queen's birthday: youtube.com/watch?v=9pnt_u…

The Center 795, Colombia Unit State of the World 2016 tinyurl.com/SOTW2016

‘MAN vs MACHINE’ (for New Scientist) -