“Paper is dying, but it’s just a device.” So says Nick Bilton, editor in the New York Times research and development lab. Bilton talked with Wired about what he sees as the future of news delivery, and paper, in his view,  is not going to go away, but it will play a smaller role i...

A group of retro computer enthusiasts have joined together to create the world’s first open source, vintage computer polish. Named “RetrObrite”, the substance is able to significantly brighten old yellowing computer gear. Though the project serves a very tiny niche, it’s a fa...

What strange times we live in. A topic that’s been popping up on the radar recently is whether or not people should give up Facebook for Lent. For those unfamiliar, Lent is a Christian based forty day long period of fasting and prayer that occurs before Easter. Traditionally participants give ...

It’s become a truism that our interactions with technology are changing the way we think and act. But the big question is how exactly we’re being changed. Some say it’s evolving us into higher functioning humans, while others claim our hyper-multitasking and reliance on technology ...

Musician and cultural commentator Nick Currie has written a spot-on essay explaining his theory of cultural attention. Similar to the trough theory we posted about yesterday, Currie illustrates how cultural cycles of revival and neglect work, pointing out where in history to look for the next new (o...

Boing Boing points us to some interesting thoughts from Juan Enriquez. He’s a speaker at TED 2009, and CEO of Biotechnomy, a life sciences research film. One of his theories is that advances in biotech and robotics will help create a new species of human he’s called homo evolutis. This n...

Hipster Runoff is one of the more curious anomalies of the internet at the moment. It started off as an MP3 blog and has evolved into a strange admixture of seemingly banal textspeak and hipster cultural criticism. Carles, the anonymous blogger behind the site recently talked with the Village Voice,...

Garbage is a hot commodity. Whether reclaiming recyclable materials from the waste stream for profit or more altruistic reasons, re-using stuff practically or as an artistic medium, more people are realizing there are a lot of alternate uses for what we’ve previously considered junk. Even edib...

Rick Webb and Noah Brier have launched The Media is Thriving on Twitter. Counteracting the incessant negative chatter speculating a media apocalypse, the duo has created the Twitter account to post positive pieces of news about the media business. A great re-focusing effort to remind us that all is ...

“The blog posts will have no titles. The photos will be random. No text either. Just great photos. (BTW, this is going to be your favorite blog)â€� These are nearly the only words found on the photo blog JJJJound. Started in 2008, it’s a simple Blogspot hosted site which acts as a curated sc...