and other ramblings knowledge technology

Thomas Thwaites: How I built a toaster — from scratch | Video on TED.com

I really appreciate this project and the dialogue that has surrounded it. The best reactions are the people posing the very questions that the project illustrates who then suggest it’s a waste of time or “self indulgent art.” Without directly asking questions about modern civilization the project very clearly illustrates how specialized nearly every facet …

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Aggregus

Working with #Amazon’s #DynamoDB cloud service to make a scalable database solution for an update to @hiAggregus http://ow.ly/oCaHXAggregus Aggregus is a community marketplace for unique experiences. We’re revolutionizing how people share, create, and discover awesome experiences by… via Facebook

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Researcher Controls Colleague’s Motions in First Human Brain-to-Brain Interface

Very cool that this has finally been done.Researcher Controls Colleague’s Motions in First Human Brain-to-Brain Interface University of Washington researchers have performed what they believe is the first noninvasive human-to-human brain interface, with one researcher able to send a brain signal via the Internet to control the hand motions of a fellow researcher. via Facebook

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Aggregus

Bellingham’sters check this out. Some wonderful people are looking to promote unique and clearly aesthetically pleasing experiences in our town. Do you have an experience you’d like to share with your community? https://aggregus.com/#experiencesAggregus Our mission is to foster and promote genuinely amazing experiences in communities around the world. And continue eating ramen. via Facebook

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How Mass Civil Disobedience at a Seattle High School Catalyzed the ‘Education Spring’ |…

Yay NW!How Mass Civil Disobedience at a Seattle High School Catalyzed the ‘Education Spring’ |… Seattle’s Garfield High School, home of the bulldogs, is used to winning.  Our jazz band is a perennial winner of the Essential Ellington national completion, our track and basketball team are perennial state contenders, our drumline just took the top …

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