Monthly Archives: July 2018

A plugin to your email client that actively engages spammers

Posted on July 25, 2018 by gemmell

So the idea here is that when you “mark as spam” it doesn’t just bin it. A bot fires up, and actively manages that conversation such that you never see it, but it responds to the email, then tries to … Continue reading →

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Mr Squiggle

Posted on July 21, 2018 by gemmell

Locals submit photo’s of grafitti in public areas, a global community of artist “Mr Squiggle” it by turning the graffiti into art work. The winning design is paid for their work and a graffiti artist draws it. In this way … Continue reading →

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Leonly the bot that cares.

Posted on July 19, 2018 by gemmell

Specifically developed for lonely people, the elderly or people who feel vunerable, Leonly is a bot that simulates someone giving a shit. The current suite of speakerapps (Google Home, Amazon Alexa) are waiting for you to prompt it with questions. … Continue reading →

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Replace single use plastics with skin

Posted on July 2, 2018 by gemmell

I am inspired by the 4Ocean campaign, but it doesn’t get to the heart of the problem: Society’s dependency on single use plastics. I can’t change society, but can I change plastic? Well we’d need to find something that’s just … Continue reading →

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