Saturday, April 02, 2005Too Much Information?
augmentation —
SIMS, UC Berkeley
The clever people at the School of Information Management and Systems at UC Berkeley attempted to estimate how much new information (print, film, electronic) was created in 1999 and 2002.
Answer: 5 exabytes (roughly, a butt-load - the equivalent of 37,000 Libraries of Congress)
Wowsers.
The clever people at the School of Information Management and Systems at UC Berkeley attempted to estimate how much new information (print, film, electronic) was created in 1999 and 2002.
Answer: 5 exabytes (roughly, a butt-load - the equivalent of 37,000 Libraries of Congress)
Wowsers.
- Posted by Richard Chlopan - 7:24:52 PM -
The Man Who Invented Ecotopia
everyday guru —
What happened when Washington, Oregon and northern Californian became an independant country? The book Ecotopia tells the tale of such a country. Published in 1975 the book was powerful enough that we named our former cafe and juice bar after it. Now, 30 years after the publication the author shares an interview.
Link: Seattle Weekly: News: Turf: The Green Dream: The Man Who Invented Ecotopia.
- Posted by Richard Chlopan - 7:24:07 PM -
Study Details Problems With Next Generation April Fools Gags
Techdirt — There
are what appears to be an even higher than normal set of ridiculous
April Fool's gags out there today. While we do our best to avoid them
(while chuckling here or there), the folks over at MobilePipeline
deserve extra credit for not just coming up with an original April
Fool's gag, but mocking the whole concept... all in one! Yes, it's a
study on the steep growth curve associated with next generation April Fool's gags,
predicting an ongoing "increase at a compounded annual rate of 22
percent through 2009." However, at the same time, they're noting that,
with this rapid growth there has been a marked decline in quality --
which the industry needs to watch out for: "Vendors must embrace the
fact that market penetration occurs not because of the quantity of the
gags but because of the quality." Meanwhile, as all of these analysts
like to do, they try to dig deeper into the meaning behind such a
trend: "The dramatic increase in April Fools gags indicates a vibrant
technology sector that, perhaps, has too much time on its hands."
Indeed.
- Posted by Richard Chlopan - 7:23:24 PM -
The Guardian says we are living in a golden age of ...
Rebecca's Pocket — The Guardian says we are living in a golden age of children's literature. Now I want to go read all these authors. (via my apple menu reader)
- Posted by Richard Chlopan - 7:22:01 PM -
