#rechnology

[philosopheast]

The advent of written language allowed oral cultures to be centralized and canonized, relieving the burdens and lossiness of memory. Traditions were made into texts, singular and authoritative. Externalizing memory to papyrus or parchment enormously expanded the scope of what could be retained. It also eliminated the necessity for exactitude and endless repetition when instructing students, allowing for a stronger focus on meaning and interpretation.

A Priesthood of Programmers                

[kninevox]

GOOGLE SURPRISEs everyone with PIXEL 4 official pictures. After dozens of Google Pixel 4 leaks over the past weeks, Made by Google has tweeted the first picture confirming the upcoming flagship phone. The image seems to confirm that the device will have a square camera bump on the back with three rear cameras.  #tech #rechnology #google https://www.instagram.com/p/Byom84Ol0Bd/?igshid=1gsx9ji3gvpsw

[kninevox]

Robert Downey Jr. Wants to Clean Up Earth With Robots and AI “Iron Man” actor Robert Downey Jr. spoke at this year’s re:MARS conference in Las Vegas — an event hosted by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos — about how robotics, AI, and other advanced technologies could be the solution for reversing humanity’s destructive carbon footprint. Downey Jr. announced a brand-new initiative called Footprint Coalition, which sounds like something the fictional Tony Stark, who he plays in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, would come up with. #rechnology #tech #artificialintelligence https://www.instagram.com/p/ByXrKuplDeu/?igshid=k3g13w7twz3n

[public-democracy-world-blog]

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#Politics #democracy #politicsmatters #democracymatters #rechnology www.publicgroup.com.au

[sumpix]

Are Inventions Inevitable? – The Psychology of Innovation

It happened in the early morning hours on the 14th of August 1901 in Bridgeport near the village of Fairfield. Gustav Albin Weißkopf, a German immigrant and son of a civil engineer, invited the press to witness an innovation, so daring, that most people at that time doubted it was possible at all. Gustav wanted to demonstrate nothing less than the first manned, engine powered flight in history. A handful of journalists eventually made it to the field outside of Bridgeport. Most likely most of them were curious to see a man plunge into a tree or some similar amusing misfortune. While unfortunately no photograph exists of this event, witnesses report that Gustav actually succeeded in demonstrating that his flying machine is capable of full engine-power flight. Over 300 newspapers reported in the following days of the first successful, motor-powered flight of a human being. A fact that got forgotten for quite a while.

(via Are Inventions Inevitable? – The Psychology of Innovation)

Sumpix added.

Everything that exists, and will ever exist, is there, has been there, as an as yet unrecognized possibility. Amazing notion.

[ithinkapple]

Apple Store, West Lake - About the Artist To celebrate the opening of our first store in Hangzhou, we partnered with artist Wang Dongling. Get a behind-the-scenes look at his process and the artwork he created for Apple Store, West Lake. Published on Jan 22, 2015