The Secret War Against Afghanistan’s Space Invaders
If only it was like a video game…
Lauren Davis writes on io9.com:
Adam Richardson has added pixelated alien invaders to actual war photos from Iraq and Afghanistan. And when the Space Invaders descend on a war zone, they find that they have more to contend with more than laser cannons.
100 Years of Big Content Fearing Technology — In Its Own Words
This is a great article on ars technica from Nate Anderson:
It’s almost a truism in the tech world that copyright owners reflexively oppose new inventions that do (or might) disrupt existing business models. But how many techies actually know what rightsholders have said and written for the last hundred years on the subject?
The anxious rhetoric around new technology is really quite shocking in its vehemence, from claims that the player piano will destroy musical taste and the “national throat” to concerns that the VCR is like the “Boston strangler” to claims that only Hollywood’s premier content could make the DTV transition a success. Most of it turned out to be absurd hyperbole, but it’s interesting to see just how consistent the words and the fears remain across more than a century…
Shatner/Beatles Mashup: Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
As a Beatles fan, did read earlier in the week on the passing of Lucy Vodden at age 46, the inspiration behind the classic song.
If William Shatner had a chance to perform with the Fab Four, I hope Lucy would enjoy this:
