one.point.zero - Colin O'Brien's weblog
February 07 2012
Neuroscience could mean soldiers controlling weapons with minds“One of the report's most striking scenarios involves the use of devices called brain-machine interfaces to connect people's brains directly to military technology, including drones and other weapons systems.”
February 02 2012
January 31 2012
Flying People in New York City
January 24 2012
The New French Hacker-Artist Underground“There is no law in France, it turns out, against the improvement of clocks”
December 30 2011
tele-present water
December 29 2011
ink&paper
December 26 2011
December 22 2011
December 21 2011
Looping state of mind
I don't talk much about music here, but I had to point to Looping state of mind by The Field.
I've had it on repeat practically since release.
It's relaxing while still having a beat, slowly getting layered with loops until you're hit with an amazing wall of atmospheric sound.
Grab it at Boomkat.
November 04 2011
Murmuration
September 30 2011
September 20 2011
Faces
September 16 2011
Planets, climate and the scientific method“Imagine for a minute that, instead of discovering a diamond planet, we'd made a breakthrough in global temperature projections.”
September 09 2011
August 21 2011
Glass Beach
August 14 2011
Why respectable people turned to looting“With the loss of personal identity and the feeling that they are not identifiable, they lose their social responsibility and engage in antisocial behaviours”
August 03 2011
In Afghanistan, rage at young lovers.“Ms. Mohammedi's uncle visited her in jail to say she had shamed the family, and promised that they would kill her once she was released”
July 15 2011
July 14 2011
Paris ghostriders
June 21 2011
June 20 2011
Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans Tour
Randsburg. The living ghost town.
June 17 2011
June 11 2011
The Las Vegas Neon Boneyard
June 04 2011
Britons unmoved by cycling campaigns.“Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange”
