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Remaindered Links

By alex | Published: 6/17/2005
Some more diamonds in the rough for your perusal: * I could write a review of Batman Begins, but instead I’ll have your read the one by Tom Coates and just urge you to go see the movie. I’m also kicking myself for not sneaking in to St. Pancras Station before my meeting at the […]
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Beyond Emergence

By alex | Published: 6/17/2005
Yeah, I know — sounds like the title of a bad S.F. movie. Anyway, I have a short essay up in the ASIST Bulletin called Social Informatics: Beyond Emergence. It’s a very broad kind of essay, but I would be happy to have any feedback on it.
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Uncanny Bots

By alex | Published: 6/16/2005
In last night’s seminar, we spoke a bit about the uncanny valley. How’s this for an example: a robot covered in “skinlike silicone,” was presented at the 2005 World Expo in Japan: Internal sensors allow the android to react “naturally.” It can block an attempted slap, for example. But it’s the little, “unconscious” movements that […]
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Google’s secrets?

By alex | Published: 6/16/2005
For Monday’s seminar, we will be talking about the controversial issue of “search engine optomization.” Google has recently filed a patent for its search process (let’s all look forward to the upcoming intellectual propertay wars among the largest search providers!), and some practical advice for placement based on this is provided in Great Site Ranking […]
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