Archive for September 30, 2008

11 things you don’t learn in high school

 

"There has been a rumor that Bill Gates gave a "Rules to Live-By" speech to high school kids with 11 great wisdoms about what should children expect as they enter the "real world". The fact is that the author of these rules is Charles Sykes, the author of Dumbing Down Our Kids. " read the rules

Thinking Machine 4

"Thinking Machine 4 explores the invisible, elusive nature of thought. Play chess against a transparent intelligence, its evolving thought process visible on the board before you.

The artwork is an artificial intelligence program, ready to play chess with the viewer. If the viewer confronts the program, the computer’s thought process is sketched on screen as it plays. A map is created from the traces of literally thousands of possible futures as the program tries to decide its best move. Those traces become a key to the invisible lines of force in the game as well as a window into the spirit of a thinking machine. "

Play the game

Sequential maps of Internet Growth

 

An interesting graphical history of the Internet growth on the National Science Foundation’s web site.

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