Social Software: The Other 'Design for Social Impact,' by Gentry Underwood - Core77
From an historical perspective, we are still in the early days of social interaction design. How can we, collectively, create vastly better social software for communities and society at large?
![“British artist Stephen Wiltshire is currently attempting to draw [has completed his drawing of] the Manhattan skyline from memory. Wiltshire began filling in an 18 foot canvas at the Pratt institute, Brooklyn on Monday October 26th.
Wiltshire, diagnosed with autism at the age of three, displays an unusually powerful photographic memory that he has applied to rendering city scapes. He can look at the subject of his drawing once and reproduce it accurately with photographic detail, down to the exact number of columns or windows on a building. He memorizes their shapes, locations and the architecture.”
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The NYTimes came by while Stephen was working. Read the article here.](http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks6ir9p4g01qzss8ro1_500.jpg)
“British artist Stephen Wiltshire
is currently attemptingto draw[has completed his drawing of] the Manhattan skyline from memory. Wiltshire began filling in an 18 foot canvas at the Pratt institute, Brooklyn on Monday October 26th.Wiltshire, diagnosed with autism at the age of three, displays an unusually powerful photographic memory that he has applied to rendering city scapes. He can look at the subject of his drawing once and reproduce it accurately with photographic detail, down to the exact number of columns or windows on a building. He memorizes their shapes, locations and the architecture.”
via: Design Boom: scottnot: quelowat: gregenemy: theamazon: maybeitsallok: amyyy:peterwknox: startmeup
The NYTimes came by while Stephen was working. Read the article here.
Ran into these guys on the train. They win Halloween.
As seen on Vulture!
Vandals Target Mob-Tied Restaurant
What were these kids thinking? Anybody who knows anything about Brooklyn knows you don’t mess with Marco Polo Ristorante! The popular red sauce Italian eatery isn’t just famous for its chicken parm (which is superb), but also because its owner, Joseph Chirico, was indicted last year for extortion alongside dozens of other suspected Gambino crime family associates in a massive racketeering case.
//twitvid.com/03EEC”>http://twitvid.com/03EEC - 30 seconds at Cabrini Park, Red Hook, Brooklyn (Halloween) #30secs
“River of Gods” by Ian McDonald. Get this book and read it.
//twitvid.com/C2040”>http://twitvid.com/C2040 - 30 seconds in Brooklyn Bridge Park, DUMBO #30secs
