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We Don’t Need Uber
“The experiences of that city is instructive: Austin did not immediately fall back into the clutches of evil taxi companies. Instead, the vacuum Uber and Lyft left was filled by local startups and nonprofits such as Fasten, Ride Austin, Fare, Wingz, Arcade City, and the Austin Underground Rideshare Community. Getting a ride in Austin today isn’t any different than it was before Uber and Lyft left town. Same drivers, same riders, same smartphones, same traffic.” […]
The British Ruling Class Is in Full Panic Mode
“He’d absorbed so much pressure, so much vitriol, and so many attacks—he assured people that it was possible to go beyond the pain barrier.” source
Voting paradoxes explained
With almost every election comes a push from some to change the way Americans elect their representatives in government. The problem is, there’s no perfect method of voting. The Exploratorium has produced a video that looks at how different voting methods fail in different ways, including through the spoiler effect, cyclic preferences, and the failure of monoticity. In short, every potential way of voting allows for some irrational outcome to arise out of the […]
Trump supporters are living in a reality shaped by television, says a Harvard professor
Donald Trump’s enduring popularity has surprised just about everyone. And no wonder, argues Harvard political theorist Danielle Allen. Half the nation consistently fails to understand the other half because the US is a nation divided between those who watch the news and those who read it. The conversations on the two different media are starkly different, she says, making it increasingly difficult for those who read news to understand the perspective of those who watch […]
Is Capitalism Compatible With Democracy?
Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Democracy On Trial About Yanis Varoufakis’s TED Talk Yanis Varoufakis proposes a provocative idea: democracy is not compatible with capitalism. He argues corporations have gained too much control and advocates for an “authentic democracy.” About Yanis Varoufakis Yanis Varoufakis teaches economic theory at the University of Athens. He is the former Minister of Finance of Greece. via Education : NPR http://ift.tt/2fm12Ef
Photographer: Doug DuBois
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FOIL – Core77
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Constructive Interference – Hypersonic & Plebian Design
I have always loved moire patterns, like when you drive under a bridge and see two fences visually interacting, or a set of grates. I’d love to see this piece in person. Created as a collaboration between Hypersonic and Plebian Design, Constructive Interference is a sculpture designed to engage passer-bys using the wonder of moire patterns. Installation is composed of two large patterned sheets of steel, designed to create a rapidly changing visual interference effect […]
Beautiful light sculptures installed in remote locations / Boing Boing
Beautiful light sculptures installed in remote locations Source: Beautiful light sculptures installed in remote locations / Boing Boing