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“CodeCity is an integrated environment for software analysis, in which software systems are visualized as interactive, navigable 3D cities. The classes are represented as buildings in the city, while the packages are depicted as the districts in which the buildings reside.”

(via nemoi < do-nothing < tatsukii)

Morpheus: I’ve seen an agent punch through a concrete wall; men have emptied entire clips at them and hit nothing but air; yet, their strength, and their speed, are still based in a world that is built on rules. Because of that, they will never be as strong, or as fast, as *you* can be.

Digitalarti Mag Issue #1

Sputnik lamp by Henrik Klug (via proto-jp < ftnk < szymon)

Hubert de Lartigue sait quoi faire de ses tickets de metro usagés… (via mikropikol)

Kirigami is a variation of origami where the artist is allowed to make small cuts in the paper

[ Berlin art/hackers F.A.T. Lab pwn Google Streetview car ]

Siliconia - Cloud Computing is a term in computer science used specifically to refer to advances in client-server technology that have occurred in the last decade.The 1970’s concept of a hard-wired server connected to a client by network cable, is seldom seen in today’s world. Many computers are no longer clearly distinguishable as clients or servers. Fat clients have become servers, and thin clients have become handheld devices. 20th century computer installations and accompanying computer applications were mostly proprietary and employees usually only had access to a computer at the office. As more and more employees have more and more sophisticated equipment at home, companies have shifted towards using internet-based services. For example, employees may be instructed to consult Google maps rather than being offered route descriptions to offices via proprietary websites or intranets. The computer generating the map request may be running several applications for several different types of fat- and thin clients. The computer offering the map is called a server, while it may possibly only have a switching capability itself, retrieving its actual data from another server. The cloud therefore, can refer to a lack of wires or hardware ownership as well as to a lack of software ownership.
(via nemoi / Cloud computing / Rétrofuturs (Hulk4598) / Stéphane Massa-Bidal)

Cloud Computing is a term in computer science used specifically to refer to advances in client-server technology that have occurred in the last decade.The 1970’s concept of a hard-wired server connected to a client by network cable, is seldom seen in today’s world. Many computers are no longer clearly distinguishable as clients or servers. Fat clients have become servers, and thin clients have become handheld devices. 20th century computer installations and accompanying computer applications were mostly proprietary and employees usually only had access to a computer at the office. As more and more employees have more and more sophisticated equipment at home, companies have shifted towards using internet-based services. For example, employees may be instructed to consult Google maps rather than being offered route descriptions to offices via proprietary websites or intranets. The computer generating the map request may be running several applications for several different types of fat- and thin clients. The computer offering the map is called a server, while it may possibly only have a switching capability itself, retrieving its actual data from another server. The cloud therefore, can refer to a lack of wires or hardware ownership as well as to a lack of software ownership.

(via nemoi / Cloud computing / Rétrofuturs (Hulk4598) / Stéphane Massa-Bidal)

Wernher Von Braun (via redb < gkojax < kagami)

Nuit Blanche - explores a fleeting moment between two strangers, revealing their brief connection in a hyper real fantasy

whew

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