Kevin KellyModify

2024-12-07 07:01:00

• Hook a bar code scanner to a speaker and then make music from bar codes. Playing Music With Barcode Scanners
• I am leaning into JOMO instead of FOMO. JOMO is the “joy of missing out.” Started as a church movement. Applies beyond social media. The Joy of Missing Out: Lessons from a Church-Wide Digital Detox
• If you want more tourists to your spot anywhere in the world you want to get it on XiaoHungShu, China’s combo of Instagram + Tripadvisor. Xiaohongshu has revolutionized Chinese tourism in Southeast Asia

2024-11-02 06:01:00

• China is aiming to put humans back on the moon within 3-4 years from now, years before the US returns humans to the moon. That will be a huge pychological blow to Americans. With Dreams of a Lunar Outpost, China Takes New Risks in Space Race With U.S.

2024-10-05 07:20:00

• This 2-minute podcast created by Google NotebookLM AI is worth listening to for it’s brilliant imititation and creatitivity. The NotebookLM hosts realizing they are AI and spiraling out is a twist I did not see coming

2024-09-21 05:06:00

• One showcase for AI gen video is to re-make trailers of famous sci-fi films. Here is the Fifth Element from the 1950s. The Fifth Element – 1950’s Super Panavision 70

2024-08-31 04:38:00

• I found myself in great agreement with the advice in this crisp essay on why you should quit your job, particularly a good job, and encourage productive leisure. Quit Your Job

2024-07-06 05:32:00

• Read this excellent summary of the state of the art in fusion energy: why progress has been slow and why it may now speed up. Or not! Highly recommended. Will We Ever Get Fusion Power?