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Pie In The Sky

Once we see how much better, cheaper, and safer we can make things by adding intelligence, all the things we think of now as solved will be thought of as being very much version 1.0

Why Google thinks it can solve a big balloon problem with big data - The Verge

Foto Phones

Bradley Chambers: Also, photo stream needs to be reversed. Apple should store all photos/video taken with your iPhone and just store the most recent 1000 (or 30 days) locally on the device.

Regular People Have No Idea How to Manage Photos on Their iPhone

Yes.

No.

Can Documents Be Subpoenaed Or Not?

Lavabit, Email Service Edward Snowden Reportedly Used, Abruptly Shuts Down - Daring Fireball

Amazon

Infographic of Amazon's rise

Amazon Infogrphic from The Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Turns Out, Art Dealers Are Jackasses

Up Next: The man who wants electric cars to be art - BBC News

He pretends like he as invented the idea of designing a car.

Raymond Loewy and Harley Earl my want a word with him

Utterly, Contemptibly Oblivious

the best part of wearing my Glass has been recording the response it elicits in others.

Gary Shteyngart: Confessions of a Google Glass Explorer - The New Yorker

"glassholes" and "gloryholes" may have some overlap in how people relate to them

That's going to take some getting used to

Farm 432 fly larva harvesting device

Make your own protein snacks at home with this tabletop insect farm - The Verge

Painted Rocks

Ester Roi - painted rocks Painting by Ester Roi

Painted Rocks by Ester Roi

Pixel Art

pixel painting by Hal Lasko

The Pixel Painter: A 97-Year-Old Man Who Draws Using Microsoft Paint from Windows 95 - via Colossal

Seems obvious, but it really isn't until you hear it for the first time

The idea of navigating a webpage with Glass seems like it could introduce some challenges, but Google seems to have worked out a decent control scheme. Scrolling is accomplished by sliding your finger forward on the touchpad to scroll down. You can also zoom in (or out) on a page's content by sliding two fingers forward or backward. But what about just looking at the website? Google has pulled off a neat trick here. With two fingers placed on the touchpad, you simply move your head around to pan.

Google Glass gets full-on web browser, new hands-free functions in monthly update - The Verge