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Daily Archives: October 19, 2016

The Memory of Mankind Project

Memory of Mankind – the greatest timecapsule ever. We witness a rapid change, within a short time technologies of everyday life altered and with them our lifestyle. In worldwide communication we share our thoughts and ideas, we share our love and sorrows in realtime… The swift and continuous development however has a side effect: the fast fugacity. After a disturbingly short period no remembrances will exist of how we lived today. That’s why we send a time capsule into the future – not into deep space, but here on our home-planet, to tell our own story. MOM is the keyhole, future generations, cultures or zivilisations will look through to see a picture of our time depicting what moves us today, what fascinates and motivates us. You can join to draw this picture…

“We live in an age which produces a lot of information, but the carriers of this information have an ever shorter life span. In a few centuries, perhaps even sooner, no one will be able to remember us. MOM – Memory of Mankind is the largest time capsule of mankind, preserving a picture of our time for future generations.  MOM will provide a testimony to our lives and to the time in which we live. Ceramic tablets with texts and images are stored in a salt mine in Hallstatt, Austria. To enable MOM records to be found again, ceramic tokens are distributed around the world which show a symbolic representation of the location. Everyone who participates in MOM receives this token. MOM is financed by crowdfunding: Every single individual MOM participation helps to create MOM tablets with scientific contents…”

NYPL implements unusual book collection storage system

Quartz: “Four million books are stored underneath New York City’s Bryant Park. Twenty-seven feet below the grassy patch in mid-town Manhattan are miles and miles of bookshelves at the New York Public Library’s (NYPL) newly expanded Milstein Research Stacks…To maximize space, the NYPL is now storing its collection based on a book’s physical dimensions instead… Continue Reading

An experimental new podium on Google

Google Posts: “Every day millions of people search on Google, many of whom are looking for information about prominent individuals and organizations. Now we’re experimenting with a new way for users to hear directly from select entities they’re searching for on Google. Verified individuals and organizations can now communicate with text, images and videos directly… Continue Reading

FTC Report Sheds New Light on How Patent Assertion Entities Operate

“A new Federal Trade Commission report spotlights the business practices of patent assertion entities (PAEs), firms that acquire patents from third parties and then try to make money by licensing or suing accused infringers.  The report includes several recommendations for patent litigation reforms. “This report is a big step forward in enhancing our understanding of… Continue Reading

Crowdpac – How liberal or conservative is your Twitter handle?

“Crowdpac’s mission is to give politics back to people – to make it easier for citizens to learn about politicians, run for office, and to find and support political candidates that match their priorities and beliefs. We want to help end the stranglehold of big money donors and special interests on the political system. Crowdpac… Continue Reading