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Gabriel Walsh makes movies, music and games. He lives in Maryland with his wife, son and very strange dog.
So you haven’t wasted your time, money and patience on your children after all
Every object should tell its own story. The story of its past (what it is made of, where it was produced, how it is used) and its future (how to differentiate it, how to take it apart, how to recycle it). It should be actively self-aware (being sentient or at least having some idea of the time and place for its own use), be connected and social, in other words it should belong to us humans, “living” as part of our digital and social network.
One example I often use in speeches is the ads from the U.S. Army has used over time. When the army was trying to recruit the generation that I call “Traditionalists” [the pre-boomers who are now aged 65 or older] — people who are very comfortable with hierarchy and authority. They love institutions and want to join. That’s when they used the “Uncle Sam Wants You” tag. So you had an authority figure telling you to join an institution. Very aligned with the values of that generation. When they wanted to recruit the boomers — idealistic, anti-authoritarian, self-fulfillment and all that, they did “Be All that You Can Be.” “Uncle Sam Wants You” would have just pissed the boomers off. When they wanted the Xers, they switched to “Army of One,” which is a very odd notion when you think about it. But it certainly has connotations of self-reliance, which I would say is the major value inherent in Xers. Today they’re talking to the parents. “You Made Them Strong, We’ll Make Them Army Strong,” so they’re picking up on the close relationship with Gen Y and their parents.
Amazon.com: Parrot AR Drone iPhone/iPod Touch Controlled Quadricopter (Orange/Green): Electronics
Okay… so this is EXACTLY how the proto-Floaters looked in my imagining.
Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union » Don't Let Schools Chip Your Kids
Need to get Prof Dimkey on this.
Children at a day care center in the Discovery Building has been safely evacuated to a nearby McDonalds. Fox 5 reports that traffic is beginning to back up on the Beltway.
Shout Out on "Suburban Transpondency"
Wherein I get accused of payola. Ha. This show is amazing. Check out the Bloomsday episode for proof.
