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If we continue toIf we continue todevelop ourdevelop ourtechnology withouttechnology withoutwisdom or prudence,wisdom or prudence,our servant may proveour servant may proveto be our executioner.to be our executioner.

——Omar N. BradleyOmar N. Bradley

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Make it up as you go along.Make it up as you go along.

Paying for privacy will become a distinct option.Paying for privacy will become a distinct option.With eBooks, the copy is just the tip of the iceberg.With eBooks, the copy is just the tip of the iceberg.Clearly, consumers have already become users, pro-Clearly, consumers have already become users, pro-sumers, content cocreators, followers, influencers.sumers, content cocreators, followers, influencers.It is the social that gives context to information andIt is the social that gives context to information andequally reduces the amount of information that has to beequally reduces the amount of information that has to betransferred.transferred.

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Do something, even if it's nothing.Do something, even if it's nothing.

Synthesize next-generation interfacesSynthesize next-generation interfaces

Do not choose your wife at a dance, but in the fieldDo not choose your wife at a dance, but in the fieldamong the harvesters.among the harvesters.

Microsoft is engaging in unlawful predatory practicesMicrosoft is engaging in unlawful predatory practicesthat go well beyond the scope of fair competition.that go well beyond the scope of fair competition.You then raised or just spent the money, you built yourYou then raised or just spent the money, you built yourproduct, you executed.product, you executed.Yes, we can sue Napster, Kazaa or The PirateBay andYes, we can sue Napster, Kazaa or The PirateBay andwe can whack ever more moles as we go along.we can whack ever more moles as we go along.This awareness of context is referred to as exformation.This awareness of context is referred to as exformation.

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One machine can doOne machine can dothe work of fiftythe work of fiftyordinary men. Noordinary men. Nomachine can do themachine can do thework of onework of oneextraordinary man.extraordinary man.

——Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard

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If things are getting easier, maybe you're headedIf things are getting easier, maybe you're headeddownhill.downhill.

Aglitch design is a glitch design when captured in theAglitch design is a glitch design when captured in thephotograph of a billboard or flyer.photograph of a billboard or flyer.Could the New Aesthetic simply be a poor attempt atCould the New Aesthetic simply be a poor attempt atcurating new media art online?curating new media art online?We might look at the impact Grey's Anatomy on ourWe might look at the impact Grey's Anatomy on ourperception of the internal processes of the body.perception of the internal processes of the body.As Manuel Castells notes, "information has not muchAs Manuel Castells notes, "information has not muchvalue per se without the knowledge to recombine it for avalue per se without the knowledge to recombine it for apurpose" Castells .purpose" Castells .

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In conclusionIn conclusionEnvisioneer user-centred bandwidthEnvisioneer user-centred bandwidthRecontextualize data-driven technologiesRecontextualize data-driven technologiesGenerate user-centric ecologiesGenerate user-centric ecologiesand remember: The essence of your dreams unfolds inand remember: The essence of your dreams unfolds inthe most mundane of realities.the most mundane of realities.

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