links for 2007-05-13

A look at Blade Runner on the eve of its 25th anniversary, especially looking through the eyes of academia in its various flavours.

” … it is clear that what people mostly want from public space is to be alone with their personal networks.” [Via]

“YouTube is experimenting with inline ads, showing a text ad at the bottom of its player as a video is playing. If a user clicks on the text, a video ad expands and appears layered on top of the player.”