We got an EXCLUUUUUSIVE first-hand look at the brand-spankin’-new Xbox One.
In which I once again take pictures of shiny things.
“Hello.”
The soft, froggy voice startled me. I turned around to face an approaching figure. It was Larry Page, naked, save for a pair of eyeglasses.
“Welcome to Google Island. I hope my nudity doesn’t bother you. We’re completely committed to openness here. Search history. Health data. Your genetic blueprint. One way to express this is by removing clothes to foster experimentation. It’s something I learned at Burning Man,” he said. “Here, drink this. You’re slightly dehydrated, and your blood sugar is low. This is a blend of water, electrolytes, and glucose.”
I was taken aback. “How did you…” I began, but he was already answering me before I could finish my question.
“As soon as you hit Google’s territorial waters, you came under our jurisdiction, our terms of service. Our laws–or lack thereof–apply here. By boarding our self-driving boat you granted us the right to all feedback you provide during your journey. This includes the chemical composition of your sweat. Remember when I said at I/O that maybe we should set aside some small part of the world where people could experiment freely and examine the effects? I wasn’t speaking theoretically. This place exists. We built it.”
A regular at Le Louis IX in Paris, “Caramel” keeps a client company, May 1988.
Photograph by James L. Stanfield, National Geographic
For as long as rock ‘n’ roll has been around, women have been in the mix, as songwriters, performers and muses. But even in the ’90s, which saw the rise of Riot Grrrl culture and the mainstream prominence of powerhouse female rockers like Courtney Love and Gwen Stefaniand PJ Harvey, the first thing generally mentioned about any band fronted by or entirely comprising women was that it was fronted by or entirely comprised women. Not so much this time. In fact, little effort is being made to paint these groups — who are all from the U.K. and formed within the past year and a half — as part of a cohesive scene, which is good since they’re all from different cities and sound nothing alike.
—Lizzy Goodman on PINS, Chvrches and Savages via Big Bands, Big Hype (Oh Yeah, They’re Women)
It might look like something went horribly wrong in the images above, but the psychedelic colors and patterns are actually deliberate. Peter Hoffman coated his negatives with a tiny bit of gasoline.
After letting it burn for a few split seconds, Peter quickly extinguishes the flame and prints the image from the newly ‘ruined’ negative.
Negatives Coated in Gasoline Produce Intriguing Photos
via Feature Shoot
Mr. Hoffman gettin’ Internet-famous.
Obama’s one-liners during his speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner.
wait.
THESE ARE SO FUNNY.
THIS. IS. RIDICULOUS.
The theme is MASS TRANSMIT
Your phone’s newest trick is small potatoes; it’s just one tiny Internet-enabled ingredient in the feast of connected objects in our lives. And together these objects are a glimpse into a strange and exciting future, where the world isn’t just about people but also about the information those people create. Think beyond smart thermostats and shoes with wireless chips. In the future, our rooftops will shout out our exciting news before we even mount the stairs.
Soon there will be a sensor for everything and data collected everywhere. Things will talk to other things and talk to us— sometimes with sass. (Siri’s got nothin’ on what’s yet to come.) The information and ideas exchanged in this Mass Transmit will help us do small things (like get to work on time and eat healthier) and big ones (like become more efficient farmers and better-informed citizens). The effects will be personal, industrial, and global. Mass Transmit will change how we understand one another, altering our actual human interactions.
There’s something weird, exciting, and fascinating about this massive information transfer. We want you to find the signal in this noise. Bring us your bizarre, shocking, sad, hard-hitting, silly, and incredible stories about how the conversations from thing to thing to people are changing the way we live now and how they will shape our future.
You have until 3pm PST on Saturday (aka tomorrow) to submit your work. Do that here.
And you’re not alone. We’ll be here for you. Have a question about your story? Want to brainstorm with us? Feeling confused about something? The digital world will connect us! Tweet us at @WIREDInsider with the hashtag #TheConnective or email us at TheConnective@wired.com, and we’ll work together to tell your story.
— The Connective Editors
(Psssst. Story ideas and more guidance directly below.)
SUBMIT NOW NOW NOW
Today’s Theme Hint:
In 2011, this video posted on Facebook helped inspire people to join the movement in Egypt that eventually brought down the government of President Hosni Mubarak. A decade ago, it wouldn’t even have been possible. The revolutions of the future may be televised, but they’ll be started by scores of people with the power to reach like-minded individuals thanks to tiny computers in their pockets.
Writers, photographers and artists: Keep Friday open and help us make a 48-hr magazine! Check out The Connective tumblr for hints - the theme will drop at 3pm Friday (TOMORROWWWWWW), and then you’ll have just a handful of hours to come up with a story/image/illustration/other crazy idea.
Bonus awesomeness: $200 for accepted work (!)
DO THIS DO THIS
