Forget about prosthetic memory. Lifelogging, ironically, is dead!
Forget about prosthetic memory. Lifelogging, ironically, is dead!
Plus, car satellite internet; robots for lazy alcoholics; pandemic couture; teardown art and more!
Remember lifelogging? It's a longtime techno-visionary dream of capturing all the details of one's life digitally for total instant recall, personal growth and posterity.
Over the years, many products including wearable cameras, software and online services promised to enable lifelogging, but none really caught on.
What seems to have replaced it for many people is social media oversharing, plus tech company tracking, quantified-self products and endless smartphone picture-taking.
These aren't really lifelogging, because they cannot be used for recalling things, and they can't be relied upon for posterity.
More data is being collected than the lifelogging futurists predicted. Sadly it's not really available to us for the purpose of lifelogging.
After many fits and starts over the years, I've finally arrived at my own half-assed solution. I'll tell you all about that. But let me tell you about why lifelogging is a great idea.
Mike’s List of Brilliantly Bad Ideas
1. DIY car-based satellite internet
The California CHP pulled over a Prius this week because it had a Starlink satellite dish mounted on the hood. When asked by the officer if the dish obstructed his visibility, the driver said: “Only when I make right turns.”
2. Free robots for lazy alcoholics
Heineken is giving away an autonomous beer cooler robot called the Heineken BOT (for Beer Outdoor Transporter) in a raffle. The vehicle carries 12 cans of beer packed with ice, and it follows around its owner wherever they go.
3. Pandemic-themed fashion accessories
Nobody likes masks. Nobody wants to see giant mask handbags.
4. Gamified pandemic response
The covid pandemic isn’t a game. Until now. This free site called CEO of Pandemic lets you choose your country, then your goal is to achieve herd immunity without killing the economy.
5. Teardown art
A Hong Kong-based Etsy shop called Feippo is selling a huge variety of framed, annotated smartphone and tablet teardowns, including iPhones, Blackberrys, Android devices and classic old vintage models.
Mike’s List of Shameless Self Promotion
Here’s what I’ve been up to lately:
Cyber gangs: Who are they and what do they want?
Seven ways to succeed with 5G and Big Data
Cybersecurity tips for travelers in the post-pandemic world
The worst cloud security predictions might not come true
Thieves are targeting smart cameras; here’s how to stop them
Why being intentional in encryption matters
CURRENT LOCATION: Provence, France
