A happening in China
Meanwhile back at the ranch …
The launch date for The Forbidden City: Beyond Space and Time is now final. No, really it is. October 10, 2008. Beijing, China. See you there or in-world?
http://www.beyondspaceandtime.org
Don’t have any idea what I’m talking about? Well, it has been over two years.
UPDATE: The virtual world is live and can be found at www.beyondspaceandtime.org.
I'm John Tolva, Chief Technology Officer for the City of Chicago.
I make music with Beat Research Chicago.
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Marginalia
- The Next Great Technology Platform: The Bicycle
Copenhagen leads the way. - World's Subways Converging on Ideal Form
“What we find surprising is that all these different cities, on different continents, with different histories and geographical constraints, lead finally to the same structure.” - The Avengers: Arc Reactors and NYC Zoning Laws
The only thing that can really defeat a superhero? Inflexible urban planning. - Think you're deft with vinyl?
Think again. - Who Killed Men's Hats? Think Of A Three Letter Word Beginning With 'I'
The automobile ruined a lot of things, but this is simply fascinating. - WWII fighter plane hailed the 'aviation equivalent of Tutankhamun's Tomb' found preserved in the Sahara
Holy crap. - Anatomy of a Mashup: Definitive Daft Punk visualised
I wish Ableton would export something like this to HTML5 by default. - When In Chicago
The Portillo's one is dead on. - Surely there's a smarter approach to smart cities?
"It's not just about making data public; it's also about the public making data." - The Bloomingdale Line | Forgotten Chicago
Terry Banich goes deep on our favorite ghost rail line.
Immerito Tweets
- RT @spielfogel: it's been a year. lordy. http://t.co/C4hqij8F 13 hours ago
- "Daddy, NATO fights against the South Atlantic Treaty Organization, right?" 19 hours ago
- Spectrum observatory. Pareto frontier. Deadhead train. #termsfromtoday 1 day ago
- "Dad, Mom's beating you on Fitbit and she's had it less than a day. You need to step it up." 3 days ago
- Those of you who were spawned asexually, my condolences. Having a mom is really a great thing. Happy day, mamas! 3 days ago
ChicagoCTO Tweets
- RT @codeforamerica: @ChicagoCTO Talks #CivicStartups - What are promising opportunities for civic startups? Recently, I asked... http:// ... 2 days ago
- RT @MMFEvanston: @ChicagoCTO John Tolva is talking about rekindling the legacy of being #makers in #Chicago. #shdchi 4 days ago
- RT @SCY_Chicago: Very excited to be at #chidatadive with @DataKind. We're looking forward to thinking about how data can help us strengt ... 4 days ago
- Helping kick off Science Hack Day Chicago at the Adler Planetarium shortly. With my kids, future makers! @sciencehackday #shdchi 4 days ago
- The City of Chicago releases a first-year progress report. How do you think we've done so far? http://t.co/PFCmWkmO 5 days ago

