The New York Times has a great article on 3-D scanners today - desktop boxes that can copy, e-mail, print or fax 3-D objects.
This builds on the current regarding home fabrication in the home.  Sears was publicised a few months back for introducing a home fabricator.  Combined with a 3-D imager, hobbyists will soon be […]

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I hate math.
This could have something to do with what I expect to be undiagnosed ADD. I’m also convinced its part of a genetic flaw that leaves most members of my extended family unable to balance their check books. In case anyone wants to challenge this as dramatic license to the intro of a blog […]

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I’ll be speaking at the Virtual World Conference in NYC the end of March, so I spent a few minutes speaking with Chris Sherman, the Executive Director of the conference. Chris founded the Austin Game Developer’s Conference and recently sold it to CMP Publications. He grows and sells boutique media, conference, and tradeshow companies.
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While not really new news, the land mass increase substantially the last three months of 2006, as the numbers released by Zee Linden indicate.
Total Second Life land increased by 65% from last October to last January. Second Life’s two broad categories of land are the Mainland, which is a contiguous “continent” of land, and […]

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As the controversy rages on about Unique registrations vs. Alts (for a good start into the controversy, read Henry Jenkins’ post, which references many other peoople), Linden Lab released some metrics ten days ago that shed light on the discussion. In this particular controversy, people were wanting to know how the registration numbers on […]

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