Working The Cloud | The Ultimate Online Guide for Business Cyborgology » humanity meets technology On Pharrell’s “Happy” by robinjames, 2 days ago at 05:00 am I find Pharrell’s massive hit “Happy” really, really irritating. And, for that reason, I love it. (more…) #TtW14 Panel Preview: Tales From the Script by davidbanks, 4 days ago at 12:48 pm Presider: Michael Connor (@michael_connor) Hashmod: Annie Wang (@annieyilingwang) This is the one post in a series of Panel Previews for the upcoming Theorizing the Web conference (#TtW14) in NYC. Each presentation in this panel considers very different case studies but all are deeply interested in the standards, practices, and assumptions that undergird our augmented society. More fumbling toward a theory of digital abandonment/ruin by Sarah Wanenchak, 4 days ago at 02:19 pm “Imaginary View of the Grande Galerie in the Louvre in Ruins” – Hubert Robert (1796) [W]e can understand the appearance of abandoned digital space as past-oriented atemporal. I think that lack of anything waiting for you at the other end needs more attention, as do other things.
Smart Readers Are Too Distracted to Dig Smart Content | Raw File | Wired.com - Aurora Photo: Thomas Patterson Andrew DeVigal knows how to tell a story. For six years he was the Director of Multimedia at the New York Times, developing groundbreaking interactive news packages like the Emmy award-winning A Year At War. He understands that human elements drive narrative and best engage the reader, but against a backdrop of ceaseless online feeds and notifications it is increasingly difficult for journalists to hold readers’ attention. He believes smartly produced interactive news features which balance audio, video and stills can get audiences interested in long, deep stories if executed correctly. From a small paper in California to the Chicago Tribune, from Knight Ridder to the Poynter Institute, DeVigal has seen the news business evolve through digital growing pains. Wired: How are people consuming images in interactive features these days? Andrew DeVigal: Readers have grown more sophisticated in terms of usability and in their knowledge of the internet.
Energy Storage - EASE - European Association for Storage of Energy OPAC The Computerized Catalogue has replaced the old Card Drawer System in libraries that have been computerized. It lets you browse items by author, title, subject, class or ISBN number and a Keyword search is included as well. Another major advantage of this service is that one can browse items not only pertaining to the library from where he/she is making the search but is automatically browsing all the material that is present in all the Public Libraries (and the National Library) both in Malta and Gozo. Clients are also informed of whether the item in question is available or is currently on loan, for example.
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Projet | CANOPEA - Solar Decathlon Europe - Madrid 2012 Comment une ville peut-elle combiner la vie sur un territoire géographiquement limité et le confort individuel tout en étant proche de la nature ? La Team Rhône-Alpes développe CANOPEA®: un projet d’habitat écologique innovant, en lice pour la compétition internationale Solar Decathlon Europe 2012. Le projet de la Team Rhône-Alpes propose un collectif de petits immeubles, appelés « Home-towers », qui s’inscrit dans un quartier. Cet écosystème, inspiré de la canopée – étage supérieur de la forêt captant 95% de l’énergie solaire et 30% des précipitations – présente quatre caractéristiques qui font écho aux enjeux du milieu rhônalpin et plus largement aux métropoles : Un confort individuel recréé dans un collectif : chaque immeuble, composé au maximum de 10 étages pour une densité maîtrisée, est présenté comme une imbrication d’espaces individuels, où un étage correspond à un appartement.
Michael Cerdeiros - Cerious Productions | 101 Useful Websites Changelog and Updates The following websites were part of the original list but they are either no longer available or have been replaced with better alternatives. 327k Shares