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Technology: From the Greek: τέχνη where it meant craft, skill, trade, art, cunning, wile, means, describing something that is built or created. Etymologically related to Text and Architecture. Occasionally described as an “extension of our body” (McLuhan), technology is mainly an amplifier of our actions, sometimes vilified and sometimes dignified. Since humans are more inclined and talented at making a mess than cleaning up, technology has a strong inclination for amplifying Entropy over clarifying Information. Not everybody shares this point of view. A true Tech Optimist will defend the overall positive impact of technology at all costs. Often, tech optimists will claim that technology is morally neutral, ignoring that technology is designed and produced by humans with a certain morally relevant purpose.
Tutorials, Tips, and Tricks
AI and the Future of Design
(The Dropbox Remix)
Available in iA Presenter beta for Mac
We don’t resist because we don’t care
A death match
Every time we read a computer-generated text, part of our life gets sucked into a little black electric hole
Propaganda has become too cheap and easy to resist
What happens to people’s time when Bitcoin falls?
The key ingredient is missing
A brief history of lost time
When AI things go wrong and no one is responsible
Excerpts from Alan Kays emails
What designers can learn from games
The Great Internet Garbage Patch
How do you deal with erroneous tweets?
We are onto something
Digital vs analog reading
Technology and Hubris
A lecture
“Card Sharks” vs “Holy Scrollers”
Rhetoric and reality
Reuters, NYT & iA Inc.
We decided to try something new
Das ultimative Tool für Internetfreaks, die Web Trend Map 2008, ist nun als A0-Poster erhältlich.
No, this is Radiohead
Apple, Google, and Co.
Big business with bogus data
You Say You're on a Revolution?
Never underestimate the artist
An interview with the usability guru
So what?