Cambrian Compatibility

In reply to–and in support of–Jack Park’s ‘Towards a Modern Cambrian Explosion Inspired by the late Douglas Engelbart’. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qwX7vgm2xWEoqNe9O3DfNRKRTDvSHpLCsLj3ygx7_5o/edit?usp=sharing My dear friend, mentor, and inspiration, Doug Engelbart, invented much of the knowledge work environment we all use today. Since he was an early innovator he had to invent much of the infrastructures as well as… Continue reading Cambrian Compatibility

19 August 2024

Frode Hegland, Bob Horn, Karl Arthur Smink, Chris Gebhardt, Jurijs Kovzels, Andrew Thompson, Karl Hebenstreit, Mark Anderson, Peter Wasilko, Fabien Benetou, David De Roure, Eric Vicenti, Brandel Zachernuk, Horacio Herrera AI: Summary The meeting focused on discussing document formats for the future, particularly in relation to XR (Extended Reality) environments. Participants explored various existing formats… Continue reading 19 August 2024

Telescopic text

Despite being a longtime web user, telescopic text is one of these things I’ve recently discovered ❤️ Try clicking the blue-lined words below: In fact, it was Brandel Zachernuk, a very talented creative technologist & conversationalist, who showed me telescopictext.org while waiting for Frode Hegland, who was at the 50th Anniversary of Internet accompanied by… Continue reading Telescopic text

26 June 2024

A prototype interface has been added to the non-dominant hand. Turn the non-dominant palm towards you to activate the menu. On the dominant index finger, an orange dot will appear. On the dominant hand, nodes will appear on each finger tip. Point the index finger near the nodes to view sub-menu paths and navigate. Pinch to select nodes with white cores.

5 June 2024

Demo Link:alpha60424 Latest: We will continue to have dedicated URLs like before, but I now have an additional URL that will be updating with each new build. https://code.futuretextlab.info/andrew/latest/ Map View Interaction: The map view, minimal as it is at the moment, exists as its own space and is populated by titles, names, and keywords contained in the library… Continue reading 5 June 2024