“It all sounds like science fiction, a spontaneous entity evolving out of something named after a nebulous gaseous material) (thin air?), which claims to be immutable and incorruptible.” – The DAO: a radical experiment that could be the future of decentralised governance
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“Beer built a device that would enable the country’s citizens, from their living rooms, to move a pointer on a voltmeter-like dial that indicated moods ranging from extreme unhappiness to complete bliss. The plan was to connect these devices to a network—it would ride on the existing TV networks—so that the total national happiness at any moment in time could be determined. The algedonic meter, as the device was called (from the Greek algos, “pain,” and hedone, “pleasure”), would measure only raw pleasure-or-pain reactions to show whether government policies were working.” – The Socialist Origins of Big Data
“In 2004, London adopted a comprehensive sonic strategy. The “Sounder City” initiative, outlined in this 280-page manual, was intended to fight noise pollution. It suggested improvements to everything from flight paths to utility company repairs to canal traffic. “Our soundscape needs as much care as townscape or landscape,” the report wrote.” – The sounds of our lives suck! How to make cities better by ending the blight of noise
“Over all, five years from now, when I’m a private citizen, I’m going to feel pretty confident that my government is not spying on me.” – Says President Obama in David Remnick: On and Off the Road with Barack Obama