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Der Stand der Welt 2011

Es wird mal wieder Zeit:

Bruce Sterling is a science fiction author, journalist, speaker, and citizen of the world, spending much of his time on the road, in Serbia, in Italy, and in the U.S. (… und)
Jon Lebkowsky is an Internet expert, evangelist, and consultant, social
commentator, gonzo futurist, media analyst and critic, organizer and
activist based in Austin, Texas.

Schauen zum elften Mal auf the State of the World

I’m not clear whether the world was more demented than usual in 2010, or the general craziness was just better documented than ever before.

Genau passend dazu stellt Recon Instruments auf der jetzt beginnenden CES Cyber-Goggles vor:

On the HUD are speed and distance traveled, a virtual odometer, temperature and location. You can also hook it up to a computer to download GPS-tracked records of your visits to Stambul and Freeside

Erstmal nur eine Skibrille, aber das könnte der Anfang sein…

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Merry Winter to you all

“Christmas, Kwanza, whatever you call it — I fucking hate it.

But winter… that’s different.  I love winter.  Here’s why.

Because winter meant a new season’s maker codes, and it meant clean snow that you could eat straight out of the air and…

I mean, Christmas, that wasn’t a big deal.  I’d just get something else made out of lizards by Mom.

But WINTER.

Winter meant change.

Every new winter, things got a bit better.

You’re probably wondering what the point of all this ugly bullshit rambling bullshit is.

It’s this:

The future is inherently a good thing.

And we move into it one winter at a time.

Things get better one winter at a time.

So if you’re going to celebrate something then have a drink on this:

The world is generally and on balance, a better place to live this year than it was last year.

For instance:  I didn’t have this gun last year…