"Cities force us to interact with strangers and with the strange. They pry the mind open. And that is why they are the idea that has unleashed so many of our new ideas."
— Jonah Lehrer
"Clutter and confusion are not attributes of data, they are failures of design."
— Edward Tufte
"Dapples occur not because trees have elliptical holes in them but rather because the leaves combine to make tiny pinhole cameras, which then project images of the Sun’s surface directly onto Earth’s sculptures."
— Edward Tufte
(Source: tastefullyoffensive, via ishquez)
Fascinating how Google & FB are positioning themselves as owners of the “timeline.” - Google through passive aggregation, FB through active contribution. Historically, the “owners” of time have become the “owners” of civilization and the dictators (as in dictation, not [always] fascism) of history. Will be so interesting to watch this trend evolve.
This inspires me:
I wanna be a tent monster! #occupymelbourne
