This is worth clicking on to see closer up. This is called Gato. Stealing power from public utilities. This was shot in the Rocinha Favela in Rio.
December 30, 2009
by Benjamin Parzybok
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Category Archives: the future
July 28, 2009
by Benjamin Parzybok
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The truth will drown in a sea of irrelevance
There’s an excellent post over at Fake Steve Jobs about what, I expect, we all consciously or instinctively know about our culture right now. Fake Steve’s rant is inspired by this great comparison of the fears of Aldous Huxley vs George Orwell … Continue reading
January 20, 2009
by Benjamin Parzybok
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Serious over-crowding (or the annual geese convention)
Obvious conspiracies were being hatched here: The racket they made was unbelievable. Whereas the next pond over was completely empty: Is this something I should know about? I find that with a season of very odd weather and climate change, … Continue reading
November 11, 2008
by Benjamin Parzybok
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Google Trends tracks the flu
Genius idea: http://www.google.org/flutrends/ Fantastic way to use search data and to watch an epidemic unfold. How can communities utilize this data to minimize an epidemic? It might be the case that by the time the data shows a danger- it’s … Continue reading
November 10, 2008
by Benjamin Parzybok
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The new, taller administration
(from this nyt story) In this case, a picture is worth about a hundred gazillion words. But while the picture is fascinating, more than anything I’d like to know what those words were. “So now, again, is this the way to the … Continue reading
October 8, 2008
by Benjamin Parzybok
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My inverse trajectory
Sorry everybody if I have something to do with this: I have had a really lucky, great year – I have to keep reminding myself this as the rest of the world seems bent on spiraling itself into some kind … Continue reading