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CoTLN 2, and The Techno-Human Condition

By Jay Zehngebot, on December 7th, 2012

Omer has already encapsulated the basic premise of the 10,000 Year Clock, which stands as the scaffolding within Stewart Brand’s  “The Clock of the Long Now” . One part epochal timepiece, one part library for all mankind, the CoTLN (book, clock, and library) aim to foster multi-generational responsibility and function as a monument to the [...]

December 7th, 2012 | Tags: | Category: Clock Of The Long Now: Time And Responsibility: The Ideas Behind The World's Slowest Computer | One comment - (Comments are closed)
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Clock of the Long Now

By Omer Shapira, on October 26th, 2012

I chose to write about “Clock of the Long Now” by Stewart Brand. A book, documenting a cultural project, emphasizing the passing of time and its significance to humanity. But let me start with Mathematics.

In fact, one of the best introductions to the concept of “The Long Now” isn’t given in the book itself, [...]

October 26th, 2012 | Tags: | Category: Books, Clock Of The Long Now: Time And Responsibility: The Ideas Behind The World's Slowest Computer | 8 comments - (Comments are closed)