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My talk at Media Evolution, Malmö, Sweden, August 2012.
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wasting pixels
Venkatesh Rao
Media Evolution, Malmö, SwedenAugust 22, 2012
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public computing
waste bits!
Alan Kay, ~ 1970s
pixels as cheap as paint
waste pixels
why?
$1 million, one time
$24 billion, one year
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?
we focus on interesting
we make fun of boring
http://mikesprayberry.blogspot.com
but boring is where life happens
boring is normal
http://homeinteriorgellery.blogspot.com
(and we like it that way)
how do we do smart boring?
how do we do a new normal?
how do we waste pixels?
do nothing beautifully
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waste time well
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graffitti!
http://www.yrwall.com/
you guys are already good at it
http://www.rolighetsteorin.se/
if you love attention, let it go
thanks!
tempobook.com
read chapter 6,
“the clockless clock”