Patent art proves that Siri actually lives inside the iPhone
Image found on Context-Free Patent Art. Cross-posted at Infoglut Turmblr.
Yearly Archives: 2013
Julian Assange: “The Banality of ‘Don’t Be Evil’”
As I sit here working on a forthcoming article—Super-Intermediaries, Code, Human Rights—about powerful internet intermediaries and human rights, I was intrigued to come across Julian Assange’s op-ed in Saturday’s New York Times entitled The Banality of ‘Don’t Be Evil’. Assange, the reclusive founder of WikiLeaks, has harsh words for Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen, authors of the […]
What Mad Men would be like if advertising agencies were honest
The clip is from Crazy People with Dudley Moore and Paul Reiser. The treatment of brands is especially crazy. I have to wonder in today’s product-placement culture: would a major studio permit a scene like this today? YouTube video link via anon0mouse on BoingBoing. Cross-posted at Infoglut Tumblr.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Muggle Retail
Working as a sales clerk in a second-rate London bicycle shop, an adult Harry Potter amuses himself by turning coat hangers into bicycles. When his Muggle supervisor returns, wacky antics ensue. Obliviate! Patent art via Context-Free Patent Art. Cross-posted to The Digital Garbage Net.