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A traditional book is released in editions. When a work is revised or updated, a new edition is released. These revised or updated editions usually offer small, incremental changes, such as a new preface or introduction, a new chapter, or small changes to the content.

An unbook is more like software:

http://communicationnation.blogspot.com/2009/02/unbook-movement.html

I came across this via InteractiveArchitecture.org which is one of the blogs I love enough to RSS feed it straight to my Safari bookmark bar:

"Britain’s first eco-nightclub is to open this summer qith plans to install an energy-generating dancefloor, which would harness power from the pounding of clubbers’ feet and convert it into electricity.

Although entry to the club costs £10, those customers who can prove they travelled there by foot, bicycle or public transport will be allowed in free. M… Continue

I'm a huge podcast addict so I listen to TAL obsessively. Here's a great one on Superpowers. What makes it great? Chris Ware and John Hodgman, of course:

From "thislife.org":
"We answer the following questions about superpowers: Can superheroes be real people? (No.) Can real people become superheroes? (Maybe.) And which is better: flight or invisibility? (Depends who you ask.)"

Here's the link to the whole episode (you can stream it online): http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=1… Continue

I ran into this project again while searching for something on BoingBoing. My friend Mark originally sent me a video of one of the project heads describing his vision for a printer which can replicate itself:

"A universal constructor is a machine that can replicate itself and - in addition - make other industrial products. Such a machine would have a number of interesting characteristics, such as being subject to Darwinian evolution, increasing in number exponentially, and being extremely low-c… Continue

I brought up John Wood at design camp. From his website:

"John's career at Microsoft spanned 1991 to 1999, where he ran significant parts of Microsoft's international business, as the Director of Marketing for the Asia-Pacific Division, Director of the Internet Customer Unit for Microsoft Australia, and Director of Marketing for Microsoft Australia.

In 1998, John took a vacation that changed his life. Trekking through a remote Himalayan villag… Continue