This is the Rant I gave at Interesting North. Basically James Bond films were Ian Flemings way of moaning about new stuff. and a little bit about how we have lost the ability to see amazing things as just amazing things.

1. HELLO
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2. MUDLARK
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3. MUDLARK
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PLAYFUL
INTERACTIONS

4. MILITANT
MODERNISM

5. THEREISATINY
HORSEINTHE
APPLESTORE

6. This is the Tricorn - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricorn_Centre

7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricorn_Centre

8. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricorn_Centre

9. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricorn_Centre

10. Wyndham Court, Southampton - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/408226

11. London, southbank
- http://www.amsprop.com/ibm/index.html

13. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_(band)

14. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Foss

15. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Foss

16. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Dean_(artist)

17. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiless/2394285685/

18. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiless/2395188224/in/photostream/

19. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asimov

20. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_(band)

21. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syd_Mead

22. jetbikes

23. problem.

25. rom the 1981 Bond film For Your Eyes Only, a modified Seiko H357 Duo Display receives messages from HQ on a scrolling LED marquis.

26. from Octopussy, Seiko TV Watch tested in Q’s lab. The real version has a black & white screen.

27. Seiko 0674 watch from the 1977 film The Spy Who Loved Me. In the movie, this “fax” Watch prints messages from headquarters with a little impact printer.

28. a fucking jetpack

31. Ken adams

34. moon raker

37. ian fleming

38. eno goldfinger

39. "Cities can become centres of
civilisation where men and women
can live happy lives.
...
There is no obstacle but ignorance
and wickedness."
Eno Goldfinger

40. trelic tower

45. FUTURE=BADDIE
but they just wanted to make the world a better place

46. BUTTHEYJUST
WANTEDTOMAKE
THEWORLDA
BETTERPLACE...
but they just wanted to make the world a better place

47. SO...

48. “We have too many cards in play to
casually erect believable futures”
William Gibson
www.intelligencesquared.com/events/william-gibson-on-zero-histor

49. “I sometimes think all this talk of
atemporality is an abdication of sci-fi
responsibility.”
Russell davies
russelldavies.typepad.com/.../something-something-something.html

50. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mundane_science_fiction

51. FUTURE
capital F

52. “Foresight and futurism is now
discussed almost singularly as a
reactive tool.”
Matthew Sheret
http://matthewsheret.com/2010/10/05/the-future-is-a-blank-canvas-pinned-to-a-brick-
wall/

53. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285016/

54. FarmVille - Zynga

55. FarmVille - Zynga

56. WAITAMINUTE,
GORIGHT,STOP.
ENHANCE57TO19capital F

58. THEREISATINY
HORSEINTHE
APPLESTORE
http://blog.frankchimero.com/post/1059696119/there-is-a-horse-in-the-apple-store

60. THANKYOU

61. THANKYOU
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