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24 Oct

thus do the prototypes assert themselves

thus do the prototypes assert themselves

The technology is so wonderful . A synthesizer for the voice, based on recorded vocabularies of sung words, sounds and forms.  The composer can control …

 
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21 Sep

expeditioning

expeditioning

A few photos from the August expedition to the Broughton Archipelago. Not everything went as planned. It was beautiful.

 
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11 Mar

Serendipity

Serendipity

Walking in the rain Dogshit clangs on a trashcan Waking me to sound.

 
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03 Mar

recent sighting

recent sighting

More things at the flickr stream.

 
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08 Dec

watching and listening

watching and listening

I like it when people take the time to communicate with their neighbours. Apparently a graphics and computer animation instructor in Queensland Australia has been using …

 
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24 Nov

face

face

* The face is a transponder – the outward reaching organs of the head take in readings from ambient local and the feedback process is …

 
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19 Nov

ephemera

ephemera

The growing phenomenon of Internet is filled with things that shift and fade away. Some recent desiderata: What happens when you take a cutting-edge medical diagnostic and …

 
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30 Oct

on Chicken with George

on Chicken with George

George: Hello. 8′: Hello George. George: Hello interrogator. 8′: How do you feel about kung pao chicken? George: It’s beautiful. 8′: Where is the beauty in kung pao chicken? George: Why …

 
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30 Oct

SWARM activity

SWARM activity

On October 17th SWARM played a second Work Less Party party at the Japanese hall to an enthusiastic audience. The show was a variation on …

 
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13 Oct

what is the head inside of?

what is the head inside of?

The discipline of cybernetics developed by Von Neumann and Weiner (and extended by Beer!) has given rise to many further schools. Among them a method …

 
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12 Oct

unfathomably awesome science

unfathomably awesome science

Recent nobel prize news has been on my radar since I woke up to find (astoundingly) that this year’s peace prize had gone to president …

 
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08 Oct

upheaval

upheaval

I found this walking in the foggy early morning with the Dog, having sent the Missus on her way to work. Dearest Wife was feeling …

 
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