Artifacts from the Future

When the latest issue of Wired arrives, I usually look at the cover, then turn to the last page, where the magazine's Found: Artifacts from the future feature can be found. This month's ritual was no exception, and what I found was a little amusing, although I'm not sure many would find it so.

The feature, by Joanna Pearlstein, depicts a snapshot of a bookshelf, with some books on it -- the covers or spines, are visible so you can read the titles, which are:
  • The Joy of Interface
  • Trendspotting for Fun and Profit -- Malcolm Gladwell
  • The End of History: This Time for Sure -- Francis Fukuyama
  • GTDism Reader: The Last Testament of the Prophet David Allen
  • Coping with Post-Singularity Depression -- Ray Kurzweil, Jr.
  • The Way to Program Poker: Training Your Celebrity Poker-Bot to Beat Other Celebrity Poker-Bots -- Jennifer Tilly
  • The Homo Sapiens Superior Diet: Why Post Humans Don't Get Fat -- Greg Graffin
  • Our Hive Mind, Ourself
  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Cyborgs -- Coveybot 6000
  • What to Expect When You're Expecting a Clone -- Heidi Murkoff & Sandee Hathaway
  • The Home Depot Do-It-Yourself Guide to 3-D Printing and Nano-Fabrication
  • Talking to Your Kids About Mitochondrial De-Aging -- John Sperling
  • Dianetics Revisited -- Katie Holmes
  • Look Young Forever -- Mary-Kate Olsen & Ashley Olsen
  • The Easy Way to Stop Playing World of Warcraft: A 12-Step Guide -- Joichi Ito
  • Grilling Vat-Bred Meats the Bobby Flay Way!
  • A Short History of Blogging (And Why It Flamed Out) -- Nick Denton
  • Whole Mars Catalog
  • 2- and 3-Brane Quantum Geometry for Dummies -- Michio Kaku

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