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Ray Kurzweil on the future of digital books | Technology | Los Angeles Times

Big fan of Kurzweil. May he live to see the singularity. Inventor and technology futurist Ray Kurzweil thought the same thing. So the man who developed optical character recognition and voice recognition came up with Blio, a digital book software program that promises to put those gray-scale displays to shame. via Ray Kurzweil on theContinue reading “Ray Kurzweil on the future of digital books | Technology | Los Angeles Times”

What Should We Do With a Semi-Abandoned U.S. City? » INFRASTRUCTURIST

We’ve never had a situation quite like Detroit in modern American history: A major U.S. city — once the fourth largest in the country — losing over half of its population in a few decades, following the collapse of its principal industry. Just how bad has it gotten? Unemployment in the city has hit 27%,Continue reading “What Should We Do With a Semi-Abandoned U.S. City? » INFRASTRUCTURIST”

It’s Going to Get Wet! 4 Days of Rain Expected Next Week – LAist

Enjoy the last couple days of sun and dry weather, folks, because it’s going rainy next week. Expected to begin Sunday evening, and lasting through Thursday, four to eight inches of rain is predict to soak the Los Angeles coasts and valley areas. And the foothills and mountains could get it worse with a predictedContinue reading “It’s Going to Get Wet! 4 Days of Rain Expected Next Week – LAist”

Everything you need to know about Apple’s new gesturing systems

With the official closure of FingerWorks, the multi-touch interface company Apple purchased five years ago, it is interesting to note just what FingerWorks had to offer and, more important, what Apple may be implementing into the upcoming tablet and, potentially, iPhone 4.0 software. via Everything you need to know about Apple’s new gesturing systems.