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Make it so. (Source: stevekinney, via notational) “Actively hacking networks is a new game for Telecomix’s Web revolutionaries. But unlike the hacker group Anonymous, which began with juvenile pranks before attacking Scientologists, opponents of WikiLeaks and defense contractors, Telecomix was born political.” -Andy Greenberg “My rule is: work your way through those three books by sheer force, if necessary. Ask any questions you have, but only after struggling to figure it out on your own. If you can make it through those three books, congratulations, you’re a programmer, now I can throw you PERL IN 15 MINUTES or whatever rubbish is at the bookstore in the Big Bookcase of Java and you will manage fine. If you can’t make it through those three books, give up, go home, you’re never going to get it.” “Prototype. Tinker. You will not understand your problem until you’ve tested the waters, and the way to do it is by getting your feet wet with actual code.” curiositycounts: Twine, “the simplest possible way to get the objects in your life texting, tweeting or emailing.” This 2.5” square, created by a duo of MIT Media Lab graduates, offers wifi connectivity, internal and external sensors, and two AAA batteries that keep it running for two months. John Pavlus has more. Roger Craig - Knowledge Tracking (by Steven Dean) “When human beings acquired language, we learned not just how to listen but how to speak. When we gained literacy, we learned not just how to read but how to write. And as we move into an increasingly digital reality, we must learn not just how to use programs but how to make them. In the emerging, highly programmed landscape ahead, you will either create the software or you will be the software. It’s really that simple: Program, or be programmed.” - Douglas Rushkoff The “Java Life” Rap Music Video (by java for Evan)
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