Tag: Star Wars

Language generation on the Internet:Reddit is the meme hatchery

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Digital health, Ethnographic Methods, Knowledge Management, Regenerative Economy

S.A.P. | LOS ANGELES, economist.com The Erkernermerst JOHN­SON reads Red­dit from time to time. Red­dit, as the web’s most promi­nent meme hatch­ery, is an incu­ba­tor of new trends in writ­ten lan­guage. The Inter­net has changed so much of our lives, but few things have changed … RT @TheEconomist: Reddit, as the web’s most prominent meme … Continue reading Language generation on the Internet:Reddit is the meme hatchery

Obama wins election of the nerds

by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search

Obama wins the nerdiest election ever By Spencer Ackerman, wired.co.uk Politics Con­grat­u­la­tions, Barack Obama: you have pre­vailed in the nerdi­est elec­tion in the his­to­ry of the Amer­i­can Repub­lic. If 2008 was about hope and change, 2012 was about data and memes. The unem­ploy­ment rate. The effec­tive … http://flpbd.it/i8Wy9 Related articles Despite "Jedi" flap, Obama still … Continue reading Obama wins election of the nerds

ThinkGeek :: Stuff for Smart Masses

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Design UX, Ethnographic Methods, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Metadata Masterdata, Regenerative Economy, Security & Privacy, Sustainable Design, Systems Science

ThinkGeek :: Stuff for Smart Masses. Related articles ThinkGeek unveils new Star Wars gear (slashgear.com) ThinkGeek's Awesome Case Turns You iPad Into a 1984 Macintosh (cultofmac.com) ThinkGeek offers retro Padintosh Case for iPad (tuaw.com) ThinkGeek Announces Exclusive Star Wars Merch at Celebration VI! Brilliant New Products from a Galaxy Far Far Away (paramuspost.com) Make Your … Continue reading ThinkGeek :: Stuff for Smart Masses