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Oct 08

…and the machines will screw us in the end

Smarthomes seem like a great idea. With refrigerators that order our groceries, food that comes encoded with cooking instructions, and wardrobes that help us dress, what more is there left to do? It seems that we are close to creating a Utopian society in which machines take over the bothersome tasks of everyday life and [...]

Oct 03

Internet, new media, and the house.

Alright, I was ready to talk about the reading “Designing the smart house” only, but since the Tyler Clementi incident happened and how other matters like facebook and twitter seems to be also important as well, I will share some of my thoughts about those also.   Through the internet, people continuously report everything around [...]

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