The music industry, as you’ve probably noticed, is in the midst of a cosmic shift. As with books and movies, the arrival of the digital era has demolished the old ways of doing business. MP3 sales recently beat CD sales for the first time ever, and it won’t be long ’til all music is digital. … Continue reading
I’m afraid Cosmic Revolutions is taking a minor hiatus this week. Due to a variety of other commitments, I just didn’t have time to do all the research and analysis I normally like to provide you with. Instead of writing the future, I was witnessing it: two friends with a very bright future together got … Continue reading
One day soon, there will be more people who have read Remembrance of Things Past on an e-reader than people who have hefted a physical copy. Do you think the digital readers are missing out on anything? I do. Specifically, they’re missing the sheer weight of the thing. Whether you find the extreme length of … Continue reading
Normally, I tune in to Socrates’ Singularity blog for the in-depth interviews with interesting guests (and so should you!). But while browsing his site recently, I came across something a little different I just had to share: two action-packed, animated short films. I’m embedding them here so you can watch them. Both of these films … Continue reading
This topic isn’t strictly future-related. In fact, it made its rounds on the web 6 months ago, which on the internet might as well be last century. But it’s so awesome I had to make sure you didn’t miss it. Behold the cinemagraph (click through for the hi-res original): This novel effect is the offspring … Continue reading
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