One Night Only – London Goes Feral

Readers of BLDGBLOG will have noticed that Geoff Manaugh, along with ‘chaoplexic warfare’ guru Antoine Bousquet, are appearing together on 26th November in central London. I’m pleased to say I’ve played a small part in getting the evening together, through my co-stewardship of the Complex Terrain Laboratory, who are hosting this first in a series [...]

Urban Death, Virtual Death

Life’s short, we’re all busy, but at least we can blog when there’s time. I’ve got three recent posts at CTlab that might be of interest to some readers:
Death of the City
Death of Cyberspace
Tripping, Deathtripping in Cyberspace
They’re not quite as morbid as they sound. Probably as pretentious though.

Long Now Foundation

After a couple of years of being a fan of the Long Now Foundation, I’ve finally taken the plunge and become a member.
The Long Now Foundation was established in 01996 to develop the Clock and Library projects, as well as to become the seed of a very long term cultural institution. The Long Now [...]

Launch of Ubiwar new blog

Posting has been sporadic (again) of late, due to the coupling of the setting up of my new blog Ubiwar with a holiday in Barcelona. The mission statement of the new venture is as follows:
Ubiwar posits that as technology becomes ubiquitous, the means available to people – which may eventually include all of us – [...]

Demise of civilisation inevitable?

From New Scientist:

DOOMSDAY. The end of civilisation. Literature and film abound with tales of plague, famine and wars which ravage the planet, leaving a few survivors scratching out a primitive existence amid the ruins. Every civilisation in history has collapsed, after all. Why should ours be any different?
Doomsday scenarios typically feature a knockout blow: a [...]