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Scoop.It Activity!

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Rob Farrow

My Scoop.It activity has gone through the roof in the last 48 hours. I would normally expect maybe half a dozen rescoops in a week and I’ve had forty in the last two days. Here are just the email notifications … Continue reading →

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OLnet Evidence Hub: A Demo

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Rob Farrow

Here’s my short introduction to the OLnet Evidence Hub.  If you’re at all interested in OER you should get involved.  Registration is currently open.

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The iPad (1994)

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Rob Farrow
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Metaphor and cultural ‘truth’

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Rob Farrow

In the week that The Guardian reports that the UK is investing in a programme for cyber-defence, The Atlantic carries an article which says that US intelligence services are attempting to analyse the use of metaphor in order to uncover … Continue reading →

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Transhumanist Technologies

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Rob Farrow

Transhumanism is the idea that technology should be used to fundamentally alter the natural physical, cognitive and psychological limitations of human beings and human Being.  DVICE recently published a short list of technologies on the verge of being released that … Continue reading →

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Taking the pixels: upscaling 8-bit graphics

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Rob Farrow

I am unreasonably excited by the prospect of classic games being given upscaled and given a new lease of life. Check out the research paper for a breakdown of the complicated algorithms that make it happen.  I got lost a … Continue reading →

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