The True Size of Africa – Boing Boing.

I wonder if anyone will act differently because of it?

No, didn’t think so.

Douglas Coupland is a genius.

At some sort of deep level he is capable of expressing how I feel; it’s almost frightning.

The suburbs are doomed, especially thoseE.T. , California-style suburbs

This is a no-brainer, but the former homes will make amazing hangouts for gangs, weirdoes and people performing illegal activities. The pretend gates at the entranceways to gated communities will become real, and the charred stubs of previous white-collar homes will serve only to make the still-standing structures creepier and more exotic.

A radical pessimist’s guide to the next 10 years – The Globe and Mail.

Pond Jump on Devour.com.

What does this mean?

“Now, given the passionate outpouring from customers that followed, weve decided to engage in the dialogue, take their feedback on board and work together as we move ahead and evolve to the next phase of Gap.”

Marka Hansen: The Gaps New Logo

I thought that the old logo was ageless. The new one looks a bit like an office cleaning company.

I suppose that this is what happens when you put software online and ask people to test it.

“Within 36 hours of the system going live, our team had found and exploited a vulnerability that gave us almost total control of the server software, including the ability to change votes and reveal voters’ secret ballots. In this post, I’ll describe what we did, how we did it, and what it means for Internet voting.”

Alex Halderman’s totally epic hack of the DC internet voting system pilot program – Boing Boing.