This post Is The Bedouin Worker Killing The Third Place? got me thinking again about the subject of mobile technology and public space. Years ago, there was thread on Margin Walker about “third places” and the concept of “fourth places.”
To sum up, the “first place” is home, the “second place” is work and the “third […]
Part 1 of a new series I’m doing at WorldChanging’s Portland blog is up.
On lighter note:
The Ampelmann web site
Ampelmann Wikipedia article.
It seems that people in the UK are on a rampage against surveillance cameras… but not to worry, the authorities have a solution:
Speed cameras in the Scottish Borders may soon be monitored by security cameras to protect them from vandals.
Brilliant.
Hit and Run has coverage.
I’m pleased to announce that I’ve joined the team at WorldChaning as part of their local blog initiative. I’ll be a regular contributor to the Portland blog and will likely be involved in whatever local events take place. I’ll be at the WorldChanging tour stops in Portland as well. E-mail me or […]
Little People - a tiny street art project.
(via Chapel Perilous)
According to Nathan Newman, it’s more dangerous to raise kids in the suburbs than it is to raise them in Harlem.
Damn, I didn’t know the answer to hardly any of these questions. Granted, I’m still new to Portland, but I don’t know the answers to many more for Sheridan or Olympia. Another thing to add to the project list: learn the answers to all these questions!
For those unfamiliar with him, this interview serves as a good introduction.
Markets, Antimarkets and Network Economics.
Markets and Antimarkets pt. 1.
Markets and Antimarkets pt. 2.
Markets and Antimarkets pt. 3.
Markets and Antimarkets pt. 4.
Markets and Anti-markets in the World Economy.
Markets, Antimarkets and the Fate of the Nutrient Cycles.
Via the Manuel DeLanda Annotated Bibliography.
Josh Ellis’s latest rant about the Grim Meathook Future (this time he talks a bit about the alternatives):
It’s a simple fact that the American lifestyle is unsustainable for more than maybe another decade. That means that all of the companies that are in the business of outfitting that lifestyle are screwed. It’s hard to sell […]
Another pic and some more info at Wooster Collective.
15 Best Skylines in the World.
Above: Singapore.
(I hate to say it, but New York seems outclassed compared to some of these).
The Sudden Stardom of the Third-World City (via Abstract Dynamics).
This brings us to the most perverse suspicion of all. Perhaps the Third-World city is more than simply the source of the things that will define the future, but actually is the future of the western city. Perhaps some of those tourists who look to the […]
Update: Adam tells me the book’s been delayed. Should be out soon though.
I think I’ve mentioned it before, but my friend Adam Greenfield has a book on ubicomp coming out: Everyware : The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing. Actually, it was supposed to be out on the 18th, but Adam hasn’t mentioned […]
1. PROVISION OF PURE WATER AND EFFECTIVE SEWAGE TREATMENT
2. THE ISOLATION OF DANGEROUS AND DISHARMONIOUS LAND USES
3. THE ABOLITION OF CORRUPT “BOSS” GOVERNMENTS
4. DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED ROADWAY SYSTEMS
5. THE ELECTRIFICATION OF CITIES AND REGIONS
6. THE ADVENT OF UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS
7. THE WIDESPREAD EXTENSION OF HOME OWNERSHIP
8. THE REALIZATION OF METROPOLITAN AND REGIONAL PARK SYSTEMS
9. THE CONTROL […]
Business 2.0 speculates that Google may be readying a free wifi program. Sounds cool, but: “Google’s interest in Feeva likely stems from the startup’s proprietary technology, which can determine the location of every Wi-Fi user and would allow Google to serve up advertising and maps based on real-time data.”
A number of people, notably Abe, […]
Hmmm…
The scheme was initiated by Rideout (Creative Arts for Rehabiliation), a company that promotes the arts within the prison system. Co-director Chris Johnston says its aim is “to influence the decisions that are made about prison architecture and design, which almost always relegate education provision to a low priority and the role of the arts […]
This critique of Richard Florida’s thesis, in which the author calls bullshit on Florida’s praise of urban professionals got me thinking about the importance in the city (or elsewhere) of the supposedly lowly food service positions.
When I lived in Seattle, I didn’t really give a damn about all those creative computer programmers. […]
Basic principles from Michael Freeman’s Space : Japanese Design Solutions for Compact Living:
1. Enjoy - somethings should be small (ie tea ceremony rooms)
2. Maximize - partition, compartmentalize. Multiple levels. Temporal partitions.
3. Compress
4. Open - remove partitions.
5. Conceal - multifuntional design elements.
Probably useful strategies for designing anything compact
Been living in the “Berkley of Wyoming” for two weeks now, and so far so good. I’ve been pleasantly surprised at how comfortable I am in this town. It’s not really in any sense urban, and though I haven’t been there, I wouldn’t compare it to Berkley. But it’s got plenty of […]