Revenge of the Nomads in the first place...
http://www.thanko.jp/goronex/
(( Looks useful if it works as advertised, keep the hot laptop in distance))
More on the subject outside your home and work place ((third place))
http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10950487
and
http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10950378
Welcome to the THIRD PLACE ((it's not a Sony PS2 ad this time)). The term was coined in 1989 already...
The academic name for such spaces is “third places”, a term originally coined by the sociologist Ray Oldenburg in his 1989 book, “The Great, Good Place”. At the time, long before mobile technologies became widespread, Mr Oldenburg wanted to distinguish between the sociological functions of people's first places (their homes), their second places (offices) and the public spaces that serve as safe, neutral and informal meeting points. As Mr Oldenburg saw it, a good third place makes admission free or cheap—the price of a cup of coffee, say—offers creature comforts, is within walking distance for a particular neighbourhood and draws a group of regulars. The eponymous bar in the television series “Cheers”, “where everybody knows your name”, is an example.
Zoom to 2008. Wir nennen es ((nun)) Arbeit...
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http://www.wirnennenesarbeit.de/
Six links actually...
- Bill Gates rescues the Earth (( good piece ))
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/15-09/st_thompson
- PAX Panic (( Whil Weaton [Just A Geek] Audience Angst ))
http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup/2007/08/pax-panic.html
(( more on PAX history: http://www.wired.com/gaming/virtualworlds/magazine/15-09/mf_pennyarcade ))
- 9to5 Wir nennen es Arbeit Conference / Un-Conference ((German))
http://9to5.wirnennenesarbeit.de/
(( Related Interview: http://www.golem.de/0708/54315.html ))
- New Vincent Gallo movie
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0483098/
I already qeorw about Gallo's 35k $ golden Honda motor-bike that's up for sale before. Here's another funny interview of everybody's favourite independent egomaniac actor about bikes. Old ((1998)) but great...
Occupation:
I’m really a hustler. I don’t know how else you’d describe it. I do a few things for money. People recognize me most for my film career, and right now for Buffalo 66. I buy and sell antique and collectible sound equipment and musical instruments.Neighborhood:
Little Italy. New York is one big shopping mall with no roof. I’m in the former Italian section of the mall.Have you heard of T.A.? Are you a member?
No. Because you guys don’t put anyone interesting on the cover. I promise you if you put me on the cover and put the magazine around the city, you’ll get 10,000 new members. The magazine has no sex appeal, no impact. That’s the problem with you left-wing commies — you need to come out with a little charisma.Philosophy:
I am an extreme right-wing conservative. I’m doing this interview because I like bicycles. I wouldn’t want people to think I’m a socialist.
(( Source : http://www.transalt.org/features/interviews/gallo.html ...make it seven links ))