When I was in San Francisco a few weeks ago, I gave a talk at Giant Ant and at Yahoo! Research Berkeley. I presented about my research on urban mobile phone sharing, conducted while at Microsoft Research India in Bangalore. I’d had many discussions with Steve Portigal about his Bangalore experience in comparison to mine:… Continue reading Core77 posts about my mobile phone sharing in India research
Month: October 2006
“Play is a form of order” and the dimension of the trace
For a year, I’ve had this on an electronic sticky on my Mac desktop: With the trace <Spur>, a new dimension accrues to “immediate experience.” It is no longer tied to the expectation of “adventure”; the one who undergoes an experience can follow the trace that leads there.Whoever follows traces must not only pay attention;… Continue reading “Play is a form of order” and the dimension of the trace
Wer ist in? Wer ist out?
Originally by Serge Gainsbourg (“Qui est in?”), this is the Stereo Total version which I like better because it’s raunchier sounding. I post it because I’m sitting in my Systems and their Theories class taught by one of my favorite professors, Henry Sussman, and we’re working through Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit. We’re talking about things… Continue reading Wer ist in? Wer ist out?
My new friend in SF
the michelin man! Originally uploaded by maximolly. This was the best. thing. ever. On my way to meet John for dinner at the Slanted Door, I ran into Bibendum, the Michelin Man! I even got him to dance. Note the zipper in the middle.