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Donald Trump Is an Opioid for the Masses, But He Can't Solve America's Growing Social-Cultural Crisis - The Atlantic

Donald Trump Is an Opioid for the Masses, But He Can't Solve America's Growing Social-Cultural Crisis - The Atlantic Trump is cultural heroin. He makes some feel better for a bit. But he cannot fix what ails them, and one day they'll realize it. This not a liberal versus conservative

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The Surprising Amount of Time Kids Spend Looking at Screens - The Atlantic

The Surprising Amount of Time Kids Spend Looking at Screens - The AtlanticI think this is only surprising if you’re naive or not around any real kids. My other thought is that I wonder how many adults only spend 2 hours a day looking at screens? Like games and

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brianmichaelbendis: Short history of our environment by Robert Crumb - Cartoonist [1992]

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The Digital Recession

The Digital Recession I turned to inspect the audience because I wondered, as I do still, to whom he was speaking? How could it ever be good for artisans that everyone can make art? Really nice essay on what the future might look like for artists in a world were

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Intel Sociologist Says the Love Affair Between Us and Our Gadgets Is Turning Into a Real Relationship

Intel Sociologist Says the Love Affair Between Us and Our Gadgets Is Turning Into a Real RelationshipIn an interview, Genevieve Bell says that what was once a series of interactions between man and machine is in the process of morphing into a real relationship.

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Pioneer launches sat-nav with augmented reality. The future really is here, as the article suggests. Whereas Google Glass is not compelling...

Pioneer launches sat-nav with augmented reality. The future really is here, as the article suggests. Whereas Google Glass is not compelling to me personally, I so want one of these.

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“What does the Oculus Rift Do To Your Brain?” from the Reality Check series. This is a nice look into the science of the brain...

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Sabre rocket engine could open up access to space as never before | Stuart Clark | Science | guardian.co.uk

Sabre rocket engine could open up access to space as never before | Stuart Clark | Science | guardian.co.ukThis seems so sci-fi and yet so realistic. The article made me think back to reading Ray Kurzweil's The Singularity is Near.

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What We Can Expect From The Next Decade Of Technology - Business Insider

What We Can Expect From The Next Decade Of Technology - Business InsiderShort on specifics, but pretty spot on in terms of trends that drive the future.

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Will Digital Comics Ever Replace Print?

I was watching some CBR TV videos today and was struck by something in this video of Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso. Axel states that while digital comics sales are booming, he doesn’t see print comics ever being completely replaced by digital. This seems like someone living