concept, created by Alan Kay in 1968, described what is now known as a LapTop computer or (in some of its other incarnations) a Tablet PC or slate computer with nearly eternal battery life and software aimed at giving children access to digital media. Adults could also use a Dynabook, but the target audience was children. (Educational Technology) He saw the Dynabook, plus its software, as Personal Dynamic Media. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynabook (more)

High-minded mediocrity. As explained by Curtis White at 2002-04-23-a. (more)

aka ETech

Thinking Without a Tank. The year is 2050. The place: Earth. The possibilities... Which future is in store and what, if anything, can or should be done about it? These questions were collectively addressed by environmentalists, economists, academicians and policy makers. But while the Rand Corp. and the World Resources Institute helped set up the debate, the arena was not a conference room. Instead, it was Hyper Forum. (more)

Sasha Chapin: Notes Against Las Vegas. Evil is real. It’s uncool to admit it. Dark forces encircle the earth, running giant machines that abase the human spirit, hollowing out everything that can be full within us, filing down our fractal beauty until we’re as gluey as cheese sauce. To be effective, though, evil has to be cozy and agreeable. (more)

book by Ken Kocienda about Apple's product development process. ASIN:B07F9K8ZX9

book by Ed Catmull about Pixar's creation process. ASIN:B00FUZQYBO

author of Creative Selection about Apple's process. (more)

Deliberative Discourse/Group Discussion/Threaded Discussion via the Web (more)

In knowledge representation and reasoning, knowledge graph is a knowledge base that uses a graph-structured data model or topology to integrate data. Knowledge graphs are often used to store interlinked descriptions of entities – objects, events, situations or abstract concepts – while also encoding the semantics underlying the used terminology.[1] Since the development of the Semantic Web, knowledge graphs are often associated with linked open data projects, focusing on the connections between concepts and entities.[2][3] They are also prominently associated with and used by search engines such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo; knowledge-engines and question-answering services such as WolframAlpha, Apple's Siri, and Amazon Alexa; and social networks such as LinkedIn and Facebook. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_graph

This (1997) report emphasizes the lessons learned concerning deliberative discourse on the web generally; Specific implications for a future, operational HyperForum concerned with sustainability are noted only incidentally and in context.

point leading into Phase Change, Chaotic Attractor, Critical Mass, etc. (more)

a discussion forum software (more)

Bruce Churchill Murray (November 30, 1931 – August 29, 2013) was an American planetary scientist. He was a director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and co-founder of The Planetary Society. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_C._Murray (more)

The purpose of this Handbook is to provide a comprehensive picture of the field of Expertise Studies. We offer both traditional and contemporary perspectives, and importantly, a multidiscipline-multimethod view of the science and engineering research on expertise. We present different perspectives, theories, and methods of conducting expertise research, all of which have had an impact in helping us better understanding expertise across a broad range of domains. The Handbook also describes how researchers and practitioners have addressed practical problems and societal challenges. We have sought to demonstrate the heterogeneity of approaches and conceptions of expertise, to place current views of expertise in context, to show how these views can be used to address current issues, and to examine ways to advance the study of expertise. https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198795872.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780198795872 ISBN:9780198795872

In astronomy and astrobiology, the circumstellar habitable zone (CHZ), or simply the habitable zone, is the range of orbits around a star within which a planetary surface can support liquid water given sufficient atmospheric pressure.[1][2][3][4][5] The bounds of the CHZ are based on Earth's position in the Solar System and the amount of radiant energy it receives from the Sun. Due to the importance of liquid water to Earth's biosphere, the nature of the CHZ and the objects within it may be instrumental in determining the scope and distribution of planets capable of supporting Earth-like extraterrestrial life and intelligence. The habitable zone is also called the Goldilocks zone,[6] a metaphor, allusion and antonomasia of the children's fairy tale of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", in which a little girl chooses from sets of three items, ignoring the ones that are too extreme (large or small, hot or cold, etc.), and settling on the one in the middle, which is "just right". Since the concept was first presented in 1953,[7] many stars have been confirmed to possess a CHZ planet, including some systems that consist of multiple CHZ planets. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumstellar_habitable_zone (more)

model of learning

Last year Mozilla announced an experimental Boot To Gecko project with the aim of developing an Operating System that emphasizes standards-based Web technologies. The initial focus will be on delivering a software environment for handheld (Mobile) devices such as smartphones. (more)

Mozilla Is Giving Up on Its OS for Smartphones But May Still Find Its Niche in Mobile. Much like Microsoft, Mozilla missed out on mobile. (more)

Ron Jeffries: Strawberries 11: The Power of Intention. (more)