Wednesday, October 8, 2008

"We Need Slaves to Build Monuments."



[Dubai] is already home to the world's glitziest buildings, man-made islands and mega-malls - now Dubai plans to build the tallest tower. But behind the dizzying construction boom is an army of migrant labourers lured into a life of squalor and exploitation.

Click here to read more about worker exploitation in Dubai

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Google Trends

I think this article shows how much of a informational society we have become. It's fascinating to see how curious voters are to find out each issue as they hear it to get others opinions on it. It's extremely optimistic.

The candidates may not have used online search while they were debating, but we sure hope they will every day they are in office. It's changed fundamentally our relationship with politics and we hope that politicians can keep up. Maybe they can even take the lead.
Read the article here.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

The Age of Touchable Virtual Objects is Upon Us.

How is this force field produced? The Airborne Ultrasound Tactile Display uses multiple ultrasound transducers to project waves into the air. Without gloves or attachments, and without risk of penetration in the body, the device takes advantage of a nonlinear ultrasound phenomena called acoustic radiation pressure.

read more about this amazing technology here.

Pitch Fork Media's Top 100 Albums of the 90s

I was impressed, to say the least, with this list. It had many albums that I never thought i'd see on a top any list.

The Top 100 Albums of the 90s