Glimpse

My scrap book of what was, is, might and should be.

[zestyblog]

[djjamesstockdale-deactivated201]

[mistermcblister]

Twilight Zone Re-Watch: a dying millionaire gathers his greedy heirs for one last Mardi gras, and shows them their true faces, in “The Masks.”

[atompunk-blog]

Science20 | Will We Build Colonies That Float Over Venus Like Buckminster Fuller’s “Cloud Nine”?:

Russian idea for a cloud colony in the upper atmosphere of Venus, proposed in 1970s

original article (in Russian) - and forum discussion of the article - includes rough translation (I think anyway), probably by non native English speaker.

[turner-d-century-blog]

Inspiration for space campaigns.

[humanscalecities]

From epic smart cities to everyday life cities

Notes from my talk at Destrucción Creativa (Zaragoza, 14th november 2014)

[altnonfic]

Feb 28, 2013 - By wearing different colored hats, over 2,600 employees at Genentech (in San Francisco) celebrated the 60th anniversary of the discovery of DNA

[sakibatch-deactivated20180708]

holy heck this is brilliant!

[thegamingsushicat]

the science is strong in this one

[fuks]

[k4nin4-deactivated20150423]

[emergentfutures]

[starrglimpse]

Disruptive technologies are changing the interaction between banks and their clients. Young people will no longer ask the bank for some services. Crowdfunding: this is what banks are afraid of

[itsquel]

[starrglimpse]

I just supported Phonebloks on @ThunderclapIt // @davehakkens

[starrglimpse]

[irrationalliberal1]

[vortexanomaly]

suffer…

[courtenaybird]

"Americans of every demographic are flocking to services like Airbnb, Taskrabbit, and Bag Borrow or Steal for one overwhelming reason: Renting and sharing allow us to live the life we want without spending beyond our means."… The strategists point to projections that suggest the “sharing” and “rental” economies will generate $3.5 billion in revenue in 2013, and grow to as big as $110 billion over the next few years.”

Rise Of The Renting And Sharing Economy  (via courtenaybird)

[laughingsquid]

Contact 1, An Extraterrestrial City Built Using 200,000 LEGOs

[bibberly]

[xreivyn]