MachineMachine /stream - tagged with tech http://machinemachine.net/stream/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sweetcron therourke@gmail.com Farting on the Moon - Apollo 16 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuv6TVv0r44&feature=youtube_gdata ]]> Sat, 05 May 2012 07:15:41 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuv6TVv0r44&feature=youtube_gdata Riding the Booster with enhanced sound http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aCOyOvOw5c&feature=youtube_gdata ]]> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:20:09 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aCOyOvOw5c&feature=youtube_gdata Kids, unlike adults, think technology is fundamentally human http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/01/18/study-shows-that-kids-unlike-adults-think-technology-is-fundamentally-human/ With children so easy to embrace robotics, it’s clear that there’s a ton of potential for integrating intelligent technologies into learning environments. Besides, the idea of “exploring and creating” sounds a heck of a lot better than answering true/false questions out of a booklet. Clearly there are tons of new and interesting ways to learn, and technology is, in many ways, responsible for this. Taking a deeper look at the stories the children created, the survey found that unlike many adults who see technology as separate from humanness, it seems that “kids tend to think of technology as fundamentally human:… ]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:13:06 -0700 http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/01/18/study-shows-that-kids-unlike-adults-think-technology-is-fundamentally-human/ a floating fire ant raft is pushed down on the surface of water http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bdry7_5qck&feature=youtube_gdata ]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:49:57 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bdry7_5qck&feature=youtube_gdata Tim Harford: Trial, error and the God complex http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5wCfYujRdE&feature=youtube_gdata ]]> Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:40:25 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5wCfYujRdE&feature=youtube_gdata Machine Knitting a Cosby Sweater http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiTTrT29HI0&feature=youtube_gdata ]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:29:31 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiTTrT29HI0&feature=youtube_gdata Floppy music DUO - Imperial march http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHJOz_y9rZE&feature=youtube_gdata ]]> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:07:45 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHJOz_y9rZE&feature=youtube_gdata What does it feel like to fly over planet Earth? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74mhQyuyELQ&feature=youtube_gdata ]]> Sun, 18 Sep 2011 04:21:33 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74mhQyuyELQ&feature=youtube_gdata AI vs. AI. Two chatbots talking to each other http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnzlbyTZsQY&feature=youtube_gdata ]]> Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:36:40 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnzlbyTZsQY&feature=youtube_gdata Salaryman Man http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWKg_E3mWsw&feature=youtube_gdata ]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:02:17 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWKg_E3mWsw&feature=youtube_gdata Real Samurai Sword Technique - Cutting BB Gun pellet by Isao Machii - Japanese Katana Kenjutsu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzhs1Z8Rwnk&feature=youtube_gdata ]]> Thu, 05 May 2011 05:56:00 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzhs1Z8Rwnk&feature=youtube_gdata TOC 2011: Kevin Kelly, "Better than Free: How Value Is Generated in a Free Copy World" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k08xsjjlNc&feature=youtube_gdata ]]> Wed, 02 Mar 2011 07:49:30 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k08xsjjlNc&feature=youtube_gdata The Secret History of Hacking (Complete) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u18BAZjUHhE&feature=youtube_gdata ]]> Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:58:11 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u18BAZjUHhE&feature=youtube_gdata Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1DuBesGYM&feature=youtube_gdata ]]> Wed, 08 Dec 2010 08:50:00 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1DuBesGYM&feature=youtube_gdata Consciousness, Qualia, and Self http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTWmTJALe1w&feature=youtube_gdata ]]> Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:41:00 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTWmTJALe1w&feature=youtube_gdata Official Viva Amiga Teaser Trailer Version 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myfGt1esA5g&feature=youtube_gdata ]]> Wed, 06 Oct 2010 11:45:07 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myfGt1esA5g&feature=youtube_gdata 'The Evolution of Confusion' by Dan Dennett, AAI 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_9w8JougLQ&feature=youtube_gdata ]]> Sun, 26 Sep 2010 04:34:00 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_9w8JougLQ&feature=youtube_gdata Matt Ridley: When ideas have sex http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLHh9E5ilZ4&feature=youtube_gdata ]]> Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:00:00 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLHh9E5ilZ4&feature=youtube_gdata Stephen Wolfram: Computing a theory of everything http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60P7717-XOQ&feature=youtube_gdata ]]> Mon, 03 May 2010 09:38:00 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60P7717-XOQ&feature=youtube_gdata Open-Source A Movement in Search of a Philosophy http://www.cddc.vt.edu/host/delanda/pages/opensource.htm by Manuel DeLanda The plan of the essay is as follows. I will begin with a few definitions of technical terms ("source code", "compiler", "operating system") which are necessary to follow the rest of the paper. I will then discuss a few of the ideas put forward by open-source philosophers (Richard Stallman, Eric Raymond) focusing not on their weaknesses but on their practical consequences. In particular, Stallman's achievements go beyond the creation of programs and involve the design of a contract (the GNU General Public License, or GPL) which has been arguably as crucial to the success of the movement… ]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:37:00 -0700 http://www.cddc.vt.edu/host/delanda/pages/opensource.htm