Happy 2007 with the annual question of Edge.org!
The literary agent John Brockman, editor of the Edge.org website, asks each year a question to representatives of the third…
Tag: society
All writing →My photo in a Museum in British Columbia
Advent calendar Originally uploaded by david.orban. I have been recently contacted be a Museum of the city of Surrey in…
The ghosts of space
Remembering the heroism of our space explorers – 1 Originally uploaded by david.orban. The space museum is closed. Not just…
Pirates’ market
Pirates’ market Originally uploaded by david.orban. Inside this market all types of software can be found on conveniently assembled CDs…
New apartment buildings
New apartment buildings Originally uploaded by david.orban. I am told these sell for five thousand dollars per square meter. No…
Signs of the past
Signs of the past Originally uploaded by david.orban. The lingering signs of the communist era express the physical difficulty of…
Leaving for Moscow tomorrow
My russian illusions Originally uploaded by nicointhebus. I am leaving for Moscow tomorrow and will be there for the first…
Al Shugart, father of the hard disk dies
Al Shugart, founder of Seagate Technology, the leading hard disk manufacturer, died yesterday at 76. Shugart invented the technology behind…
Lost in the city on a Segway!
Lost in the city! Well, there were a lot of adventures to be had driving the Segway around. We went…