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In my PhD dissertation, I presented an evolvable couch. Since prominent designers have introduced tables with developmental traits ( http://www.kramweisshaar.com/frontend/index.htm ) and now, Genometri, a spin off of the National University of Singapore is making its business in Evo-design. Instead of grieving that I didn’t get famous for the idea (which I just got as part of a zeitgeist), I enjoy watching how the biomimetic turn is slowly coming to life in design (pun intended Visit Genometri: http://www.genometri.com/

Inspired by my last post, I feel like telling that the master of subtle electronica, Jan Jelinek, is coming out with a new album on Scape October 17′th. I’m so exited. And speaking of Scape artists, Deadbeat, my all time favourite eletronica-dub artist is coming to Copenhagen October 21′st together with Safety Scissors, another Scape act. Go visit Scape: http://www.scape-music.de/ and the new venue Culture Box, where Deadbeat and Safety Scissors will sooth my ears in a month or so: http://www.culture-box.com/

Sorry for not updating the site and even bringing back in the posts from the old site. However, instead I offer you the news about the brand new WhoMadeWho webpage. As a dedicated and certified WhoMadeWho hyper, I urge you to go there and spread the message while you still have the chance to be a little avant. http://www.whomadewho.dk/

A new book with the extremely BigMother congenial title “Overvågning eller Omsorg” is being presented in Copenhagen September 15′th. Below is the press release in Danish:

Ny Debatbog: Overvågning eller Omsorg

Danmark udvikler sig hurtigt med digitale forvaltninger, kameraer i det offentlige rum, registrering og opbevaring af tele- og internettrafik, biometriske pas, DNA registre osv., men med få principielle diskussioner af, hvad den stigende overvågning betyder for os som samfund, og som borgere.

For at sætte gang i debatten præsenterer Institut for Menneskerettigheder en debatbog om “Overvågning eller Omsorg – Privatlivets Grænser”, udgivet af Forlaget Thomson.

Bogens temaer spænder over politi og efterforskning, kameraer i det offentlige rum, data-logning hos teleudbydere, brug af DNA-registre i retssystemet, overvågning på arbejdspladsen, digital forvaltning, registrering af etnisk oprindelse samt patienter og sundhedsvæsen.

Bogens forfattere er: Lars Findsen, Politiets Efterretningstjeneste, Kasper Skov-Mikkelsen og Helge Kierkegaard, SikkerhedsBranchen, Mette Hartlev, Københavns Universitet, Anne Baastrup, Folketinget, Peter Blume, Københavns Universitet, Peter Garde, Retten i Hillerød, Rikke Frank Jørgensen og Birgitte Kofod Olsen, Institut for Menneskerettigheder, Sten Schaumburg-Müller, Århus Universitet, Per Helge Sørensen, Forfatter, Stephan Engberg, Open Business Innovation, Sune og Mira Skadegård Thorsen, Lawhouse.dk, Jeanette Viale, Næstved Kommune, Hanne Lykke Jespersen, Prosa.

Bogen lanceres ved et debatpanel:

TORSDAG DEN 15 SEPTEMBER 2005, KL. 14 – 16
på Institut for Menneskerettigheder
Strandgade 56, kbh. K. (Nordskov lokalet)

Hvor en række af forfatterne vil præsentere og debattere bogens temaer.
Direktør Morten Kjærum vil åbne debatten.

For yderligere information kontakt:
Birgitte Kofod Olsen, bko@humanrights.dk, 32698889
Rikke Frank Jørgensen, rfj@humanrights.dk, 32698805

Thanks to Anders ( http://albrechtslund.net/ ) for the info

Lovely example of how we could deploy existing ubiquitous technologies as careware

At the University of California at Berkeley, professors and students are researching how to put the worldwide proliferation of mobile phones into (additionally) good use. Instead of immense technological and not least economical troubles in distributing stand-alone technology to track pollution and potential harming airborne chemicals, the group is testing sensing systems build into ordinary mobile phones. Such thinking is a beautiful example of how existing ubiquitous technology could get a lot of beneficial monitoring qualities and become careware. However, we will still need clear proof that all the radio waves we are filling our world with IS harmless, also when scaled. Check out the article in Wired News: http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,68485,00.html?tw=rss.TOP