Werd I/O

"If you really want to live in the future, climb into a cave and start writing on rocks. It lasts." - @chrisdancy #cyborgcamp

Everything not saved will be lost.

- Nintendo quit screen message
via @chrisdancy #cyborgcamp

"A picture is worth 1000 data points." @chrisdancy talking about identity as a collection of "data moments". #cyborgcamp

"It struck me that Walgreens looked like a Genius Bar." Moving to a world of self-service medical technology. @chrisdancy #cyborgcamp

"Existence as a platform." The most quantified human on Earth, @chrisdancy, takes the stage. #cyborgcamp

Implanting magnets in my fingers makes me squeamish, but I'd love to experience the effects. Gloves? Something else? #cyborgcamp

Biocompatibility: an implanted device can function as designed without any adverse local or systemic effects in the host. #cyborgcamp

This is an eye-opening talk about biohacking and the design of augmentary biological technology by @debcha. #cyborgcamp

Biohacking seems related to transplantation. The latter swaps in new organs for better function; the former adds new function. #cyborgcamp

"Grinding" in the context of body modification is a new, visceral, term for me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biohacking #cyborgcamp

Great distinction: choice vs user interfaces that enforce their own assumptions on the user. Rigidity vs configurable defaults. #cyborgcamp

Speaking of calm technology (or the reverse), my phone is vibrating my jacket pocket at a rate of about three times a minute. #cyborgcamp

A person's primary task should not be computing. [...] A computer's primary task should not be being human. - @caseorganic #cyborgcamp

Narrative cameras are much calmer than Glass - but I still find them kind of creepy. Taking pictures all day long. #cyborgcamp

Privacy is the ability to not be surprised. - @caseorganic (I'd argue that this is control.) #cyborgcamp

Privacy can also be a feeling or perception of security. This perception of security can be designed. - @caseorganic #cyborgcamp

Privacy is the ability to have control over where your content goes and who it is accessed by. - @caseorganic #cyborgcamp #hellyeah

Some ambient notifications: haptics vs auditory; light vs full display; positive or negative tones; variable transparency. #cyborgcamp

Machines shouldn't act like humans. Humans shouldn't act like machines. Amplify the best part of each. - @caseorganic #cyborgcamp

Light-based status systems are one example of calm tech. Early Android phones had this - I wonder why they removed it? #cyborgcamp

In contrast, calm technology moves easily from our peripheral attention, to the center, and back. @caseorganic summarizing. #cyborgcamp

The mildly dystopian kitchen of the future: full of "smart" appliances notifying you needlessly in scattered, incompatible ways. #cyborgcamp

"Questions are acts of courage." @willowbl00 preparing the crowd for unconference magic at #cyborgcamp.

Code of conduct: please respect your fellow cyborgs! #cyborgcamp

If you want to follow along with the talks here at #CyborgCamp, @aaronpk is manning a live stream: http://cyborgcamp.com/livestream/