Back in January, Kottke reported that the soundtrack for Her would be released in some form at some point. We’re not talking the music inspired by Her, we’re talking the full Arcade Fire soundtrack full of strange, wonderful ambient tracks.

I’ve been checking every month or so and was delighted to find what appears to be this soundtrack on Grooveshark last night. It appears legit, but after a cursory search of the internet, it appears to be the only copy of the soundtrack available.

Via Aeon:

‘If you look at our current technology level, something strange has to happen to civilisations, and I mean strange in a bad way,’ he said. ‘And it could be that there are a whole lot of dead, one-planet civilisations.’

Clay Shirky on Medium:

People often start multi-tasking because they believe it will help them get more done. Those gains never materialize; instead, efficiency is degraded. However, it provides emotional gratification as a side-effect. (Multi-tasking moves the pleasure of procrastination inside the period of work.) This side-effect is enough to keep people committed to multi-tasking despite worsening the very thing they set out to improve.

Kevin Ashton on Medium:

Like every other tool, a can of Coke is a product of our world entire and contains inventions that trace all the way back to the origins of our species.

Question: what are three large tasks on your to do list that have been there forever that you should choose – right now – to never complete?