#technooptimism

[azspot]

I don’t see Andreessen’s vision of “techno-optimism” as that optimistic at all. It strikes me as the opposite. It seems mostly pessimistic, in that it feels the need to promote recklessness and danger in support of the benefit of a few. It is pessimistic about the idea that the world might embrace these innovations if they are first shown to be safe and thoughtful, rather than reckless and destructive.

New Year’s Message: Moving Fast And Breaking Things Is The Opposite Of Tech Optimism

[deepfinds-blog]

The slow corrosion of techno-optimism Two weeks from now, the Swahilipot Hub, a hackerspace / makerspace / center for techies and artists in Mombasa, Kenya, is hosting a Pwani Innovation Week, “to stimulate the innovation ecosystem in the Pwani Region.” Some of its organizers showed me around Mombasa’s cable landing site some years ago; they’re impressive people.

[verdantsymmetry]

Fusion optimism

Fusion is famously the technology that's always 20 years in the future. And because of that I hadn't really seriously considered it as a re...

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[nixikillick]

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💡💜🖥 @hpaustralia came into the NXK studio to talk about how the SPROUT computer has revolutionized my practice and allowed creative work to evolve more spontaneously ! Check it out ! Big ups to @edelman for capturing the magic ! 🖥💜💡#NXK #nixikillick #colourtribe #technooptimism #technology #hp (at Melbourne, Australia)

[nixikillick]

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💡💜🖥 @hpaustralia came into the NXK studio to talk about how the SPROUT computer has revolutionized my practice and allowed creative work to evolve more spontaneously ! Check it out ! Big ups to @edelman for capturing the magic ! 🖥💜💡#NXK #nixikillick #colourtribe #technooptimism #technology #hp (at Melbourne, Australia)

[madamehardy]

Note to self

The day after a whopping sequence of migraines is NOT the day to start working out how to select, install, and configure a Ubuntu server that can retrieve FLAC files from your Olive Symphony.

[nixikillick]

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🔮It's been really wild teaming up with HP, thanks so much everyone for the kind words, the raw criticism and the constructive criticisms! Its all really helping shape the growth and evolution of both NXK and personally . It's pretty amazing when your vital tools of trade can become an avenue for articulating your vision. Ultimate optimism and apologies for jamming up your screens! Colourtribe unite ! 🔮 #futurepositive #technooptimism #colourtribe #creativecommunity #nxk #nixikillick

[the-positive-optimist]