[monochrom] Pictures: Release monochrom #26-34 in Vienna

Link -- Posted By johannes to monochrom at 3/15/2010 03:23:00 PM

[monochrom] monochrom #26-34, Vienna Release, March 11 @ MUSA

Reminder!!! == monochrom #26-34: Ye Olde Self-Referentiality == == Release reading/party at MUSA (Museum auf Abruf) == == Felderstraße 6-8 (next to City Hall), A-1082 Vienna == March 11, 2010, 7 PM == == Special guest stars: DaddyD ( FM4), Krach der Roboter, Didi Neidhart The phatzine monochrom

[monochrom] twitpay?

twitpay... interessant http://www.crunchbase.com/company/twitpay ( http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/02/ff_futureofmoney/ )

[monochrom] "A Serious Man": There is a God and he is pissed

The Coens have raised the bar with A Serious Man, a sledgehammer allegory delivered in a blizzard of wordplay and imagery so subtle I still don't know what hit me. Nevertheless, I feel reasonably comfortable that, in a big way, the film is an assault upon its intended audience. As a cine-m

[monochrom] What Every Environmentalist Needs to Know About Capitalism

For those concerned with the fate of the earth, the time has come to face facts: not simply the dire reality of climate change but also the pressing need for social-system change. The failure to arrive at a world climate agreement in Copenhagen in December 2009 was not simply an abdication of

[monochrom] Beyond torture: the future of interrogation?

Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay: two names that have become synonymous in many people's minds with torture and abuse of human rights by American interrogators. When Barack Obama entered the White House in January 2009, he set out to erase the stain such practices have left on America's image. T

[monochrom] monochrom #26-34, Vienna Release, March 11 @ MUSA

== monochrom #26-34: Ye Olde Self-Referentiality == == Release reading/party at MUSA (Museum auf Abruf) == == Felderstraße 6-8 (next to City Hall), A-1082 Vienna == March 11, 2010, 7 PM == == Special guest stars: DaddyD ( FM4), Krach der Roboter, Didi Neidhart The phatzine monochrom #26-34 (Goat

[monochrom] rahmen, service

hey leute! ich suche ein service in wien wo man poster hinbringen kann und die rahmen einem das zeug... viele der poster, die ich habe sind eher unformatig und die standard-rahmen vom leiner und sowas passen einfach nicht. ideen? der jg

[monochrom] Techno(sexual) Bodies / Arse Elektronika in Hong Kong

Arse Elektronika goes Hong Kong! Techno(sexual) Bodies: Arse Elektronika X Videotage / Artist Talk @ Dorkbot-HK Speakers: Johannes Grenzfurthner (founder of monochrom and Arse Elektronika), Heather Kelley (media artist and video game designer), Karen M

[monochrom] Fwd: Lueger-Mahnmal: Open Call extended till March 31st 2010

Message-Id: From: Martin Krenn Subject: Lueger-Mahnmal: Open Call extended till March 31st 2010 Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:48:55 +0100 X-uni-ak-SpamScore: -1.9 (-) - for english please scroll down - Am 31. März 2010 endet die verlängerte Einreichfrist des Open Calls zur Umgestaltung des Lueger-

[monochrom] Indiginous leaders brought to Quito to watch "Avatar"

From the "it doesn't get more post-modern than this" files: The Supercines Theater is on one of the busiest streets in Quito. On this afternoon it's filled with indigenous leaders bussed in from the Amazon. They're decked out in their plumes, feathered crowns and jewelry. Some of them look a l

[monochrom] Roboexotica in New York Times: "The Discreet Charm of Robots"

"A simple rule of robotic personality seems to be: don’t make things the most efficient way," said Magnus Wurzer, who has been running the Vienna-based Roboexotica, a festival where scientists have gone to build, showcase and discuss "cocktail robots" since 1999. One entry, Beerbot, dete

[monochrom] monochrom @ Pomona College

Where and when? Pomona College (Pomona, California) at 10:30am on Thursday, February 25th. We promise greatness. -- Posted By johannes to monochrom at 2/25/2010 03:15:00 AM

[monochrom] der leasingvertrag: hitler

http://vimeo.com/8793418

[monochrom] Kokoromi: Call for One-Button Objects!

Our friends at Kokoromi have an interesting call out. Just a couple of more days! Join! What can you do with one button? In an age of ever-more-complex touch interfaces, we'd like to imagine what a single, tangible, hardware button can mean for a design. [...] This call seeks to inspire uni

[monochrom] monochrom @ Crashspace LA: Of drunken machines and horny relays

Sex machines! Cocktail robots! And more! Johannes will host a workshop/talk about how to build DIY hedonistic machines. Don't miss it! At Crashspace LA, February 24, 2010; 8 PM. -- Posted By johannes to

[monochrom] Barnold PS2 Cocktail Robot at BarBot 2010

Uh yeah! Plasmastaub 2.0 (aka Barnold PS2)! Link -- Posted By johannes to monochrom at 2/19/2010 02:54:00 AM

[monochrom] Photos: BarBot 2010 in San Francisco

Here are a few photos Scott Beale shot last night at BarBot 2010, a Roboexotica Spin-Off Festival at DNA Lounge in San Francisco. Link -- Posted By johannes to

Re: [monochrom] Geld verdienen mit Christen

gott ist das geil 100 punkte At 16:20 17.02.2010, you wrote: Eine Website vermittelt Amerikanern, die an eine "Entrückung" glauben, Atheisten, die sich bei einer plötzlichen und massenhaften Aufnahme der Gerechten in den Himmel um ihre Haustiere kümmern http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/32/321

[monochrom] Bar Bot 2010 (inspired by Roboexotica) in San Francisco

Roboexotica spawns! In a world where robots and humans struggle together in the fight against boredom... Only one event ends up with the robots dancing "The Human" while the meat puppets (you) end up singing the praises of RoboBartenders. This February, come hang ou

[monochrom] Fwd: Col.Timothy Reese

auch schoen: "Ich habe nun in unserem Besitz die Summe von USD 9,2 Mio., die von einem unserer Angriffe auf Terroristen geborgen wurde [...]" X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at monochrom.at X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: 3.19 X-Spam-Level: *** X-Spam-Status: No, score=3.19 tagged_above=-10 requ

Re: [monochrom] Frage in die Runde

hab das auch schon einige male bekommen... dabei hab ich gar nicht so viele buerokollegen. At 14:47 09.02.2010, you wrote: Man kriegt ja alles Mögliche an Spam wenn der Tag lang ist, aber habt ihr schon mal SO WAS bekommen? -- I am pleased to inform you that we have been paid to assassinate

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[monochrom] Hoozah! Pre-order for monochrom #26-34: Ye Olde Self-Referentiality

Hard to believe, but monochrom #26-34 will be out March 2010! 500 pages, 55 ounces, for 18 euros / 24 us-dollars. Release tour: March 11, 2010 @ MUSA in Vienna (afterparty at Metalab) April 3, 2010 @ Videotage in Hong Kon

[monochrom] "Hacking the Spaces" in Arranca ("Diverser leben, arbeiten und Widerstand leisten")

Aus queer-feministischer Perspektive gehen wir auf die Spurensuche nach ökonomischen Prozessen der Transformation, die wir in bestehenden Praxen erkennen können. Es existieren Projekte, bei denen Menschen Ressourcen wie Geld, Zeit und Produktionsmittel kollektiv nutzen, um gemeinsam oder in

[monochrom] Arse Elektronika: Review of "Do Androids Sleep with Electric Sheep" on The SF Site

Very detailed review of Arse Elektronika anthology "Do Androids Sleep with Electric Sheep?" featured on "The SF Site": Like good science fiction, the material collected in Do Androids Sleep With Electric Sheep? leaves us

[monochrom] US of A: The Decline

An animated map of Recession in the United States. I think less employment would be good for everyone if only they'd still let us live in our houses. Link -- Posted By David Fine to

[monochrom] Das Kunsthaus Tacheles bittet um Eure Unterstützung

Das Kunsthaus Tacheles bittet um Eure Unterstützung. Die HSH Nordbank (Landesbank von Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein) plant das Kunsthaus zu räumen und zu schließen. Bitte schreibt Unterstürstützungs- / Protestmails.. ronald.t...@stt-hh.de, dirk.jens.nonnenmac...@hsh-nordbank.com , ole.v

[monochrom] fm4, geschichte und schwarz-blau

Comment von keifl auf fm4: >>Warum spricht niemand von den wirklich bedeutenden Sachen im Leben? Am 1. Februar 2000 wurde FM4 auf 24h Betrieb umgestellt. Ich kann mich noch gut erinnern, die erste Nachrichtenmeldung am ersten Morgen war: Wir kriegen eine schwarzblaue Regierung.<< http://fm4.

[monochrom] Ton Steine Scherben Drummer zerstört Tisch in Talkshow

nice http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa0rpCgVLs4&feature=player_embedded ( http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ton_Steine_Scherben )

[monochrom] Piracy Kills Local Music. Really?

In a market that is "rigged by piracy" it is non-English language music which suffers the most when the music industry tightens its belt. Link -- Posted By johannes to

[monochrom] Sexually explicit jigs were a major part of the attraction of the Elizabethan, Jacobean and Restoration stage

The crowds who flocked to the London playhouses in the late-16th and early-17th centuries could expect to be amused, amazed and moved. Not only would they experience the drama of some courtly comedy or woeful tragedy but, in many cases, if they stayed on after the play had ended, they would

[monochrom] 'Hamas accepts Israel's right to exist'

check: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1263147942240&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

[monochrom] hotel frage, wien

hat jemand eine idee? > can you recommend a hotel in vienna where it's possible to stay for a > week and hack? ie, needs to have good internet access in room, > without any stupid http-only restricitions or anything... > > any idea?

[monochrom] Fwd: Vortrag zu Judith Butler in Wien/ Kritik an "Defamation"

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[monochrom] Fwd: » Buchpräsentation - Ove Sutter, Karoline Boehm und Klaus Schönberger: „ Kommt herunter , reiht euch ein …“, 20.01.2010, Wien

From: Klaus Schönberger Subject: » Buchpräsentation - Ove Sutter, Karoline Boehm und Klaus Schönberger: „ Kommt herunter, reiht euch ein …“, 20.01.2010, Wien Zur Information und zum Weiterleiten: Liebe KollegInnen und FreundInnen, sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, ich erlaube mir Euch/Sie au

[monochrom] Fwd: Do 14.1.: Vortrag Dr. Robnik zu filmischer Geschi chtsästhetik und "Inglourious Basterds"

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[monochrom] Great rant by font designer Erik Spiekermann

Link -- Posted By johannes to monochrom at 1/11/2010 01:47:00 PM

[monochrom] Straight Outta Compton - Nina Gordon

I approve. Link (via dnlplus) -- Posted By johannes to monochrom at 1/09/2010 03:46:00 PM

[monochrom] What Came First in the Origin of Life? New Study Contradicts the 'Metabolism First' Hypothesis

A new study published in Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences rejects the theory that the origin of life stems from a system of self-catalytic molecules capable of experiencing Darwinian evolution without the need of RNA or DNA and their replication.

[monochrom] Landmark Human Rights Case in Argentina Puts Torture on Trial

Argentine courts have launched an investigation into crimes committed at the ESMA Navy Mechanics School during the nation's military dictatorship. The landmark human rights trial is one of the most far-reaching attempts to bring crimes of Latin America's bloody past to justice. For more tha

[monochrom] Gorgeous: Alka-Seltzer added to spherical water drop in microgravity

Uh yeah. Link -- Posted By johannes to monochrom at 1/08/2010 01:55:00 PM

[monochrom] Until one cries: Children and bazookas

Brilliant short film about child play and violence, created by Christoph Neuhold and Benjamin Hable (students at the University of Applied Sciences in Graz). Link -- Posted By johannes to

[monochrom] Space travel is kinda boring

E.T.A. by JUNK from Henrik Bjerregaard Clausen on Vimeo. -- Posted By johannes to monochrom at 1/07/2010 01:48:00 PM

[monochrom] Dubai's Tower of Debt

New year, new symbol? Dubai's new tower fits. The $1.5 billion building unveiled in downtown Dubai Monday is the world's new tallest tower. More than half a mile high, more than two Empire State buildings tall, the Dubai tower boasts 169 stories, the world's highest swimming pool, the world's

[monochrom] Ferropaper: New Tech for Small Motors, Robots

Researchers at Purdue University have created a magnetic "ferropaper" that might be used to make low-cost "micromotors" for surgical instruments, tiny tweezers to study cells and miniature speakers. The material is made by impregnating ordinary paper -- even newsprint -- with a mixture of mi

[monochrom] Unreliable evidence? Time to open up DNA databases

When a defendant's DNA appears to match DNA found at a crime scene, the probability that this is an unfortunate coincidence can be central to whether the suspect is found guilty. The assumptions used to calculate the likelihood of such a fluke - the "random match probability" - are now being

[monochrom] Soviet Unterzoegersdorf @ ToorCamp 2009: A Triumphant Gala featuring Public Domain Clip Art

Finally, friends of Soviet Unterzoegersdorf, there is a video version of Ambassador Nikita Perostek Chrusov's uplifting talk about youth culture, communism and overthrowing "the system" at ToorCamp 2009! Embed! Embed! Embed! Lin

[monochrom] Welcome to The Product Bay

RepRap and other 3D printers are the future. There's no question about it. With the proud tradition from The Pirate Bay, we want to take all of this to the next level. TPB will be TPB, but for real life objects. For now, visit Thingiverse who already understands this. We want you to download

[monochrom] Entschwörungstheorie / Zeitgeist the Movie

Glashaus, Bayreuth Dienstag, 12.01.10 Einlass: 19:00 Uhr Beginn: 19:30 Uhr Eintritt 3 Euro Nach der Veranstaltung im letzten Semester zu "Jud Süß" und Nazi-Propaganda, gehen wir dieses mal den Themenkomplex "Propaganda" von der anderen Seite an: Das Chriszeitgeisttentum, die Anschläge auf das

[monochrom] Economy and Ecology and why the term "crisis" is somewhat misleading

The term "crisis," attached to the global ecological problem, although unavoidable, is somewhat misleading, given its dominant economic associations. Since 2008, we have been living through a world economic crisis — the worst economic downturn since the 1930s. This has been a source of unto

[monochrom] Avatar's $1 Billion B.O. Doesn't Solve Hollywood's Problems

An amazing number, but Avatar isn't exactly a business model. Hollywood can't live on a ginormous hit once a decade. And if the studios chase the success of Avatar, they're [liable] to throw a lot of bad money after good. Link

[monochrom] The rise of Starbucks reveals how we really live, and it ain't pretty

Part history, part ethnography, part marketing theory and part coffee memoir, Everything but the Coffee places Starbucks at the center of the hypocrisy of the American middle class. Simon has to stretch a great deal here, as he explores why, for a time, the American middle class saw Starbucks

[monochrom] Full body scanners at British airports break child porn laws

Weird times. The rapid introduction of full body scanners at British airports threatens to breach child protection laws which ban the creation of indecent images of children, the Guardian has learned. Privacy campaigners claim the images created by the machines are so graphic they amount to "

[monochrom] "Get Lamp": Pre-Order Jason Scott's Documentary on Text Adventures

"Get Lamp" is currently scheduled to be released on DVD in the second half of March 2010. Ordering now both guarantees the earliest possible acquisition of the movie and helps fund the initial duplication and packaging costs. But what is "Get Lamp"? With limited sound,

[monochrom] Qat: Yemen's afternoon high

Walk down any major street in Yemen in the afternoon or evening, and you'll see men with bulging cheeks, chewing qat leaves; their constituents, cathinone and cathine, produce a high. Qat — or Catha edulis — is cultivated in the Horn of Africa as well. But in Yemen, buffeted by fierce gover

[monochrom] A Music-Based Treatment For Tinnitus

Loud, persistent ringing in the ears, known as tinnitus, can be vexing for its millions of sufferers. This perceived noise can be symptomatic of many different ills—from earwax to aging—but the most common cause is from noise-induced hearing loss, such as extended exposure to construction o

[monochrom] A machine I like

Simply wonderful. Link -- Posted By johannes to monochrom at 1/02/2010 01:13:00 PM

[monochrom] They Might Be Giants - Put It to the Test

Link -- Posted By johannes to monochrom at 12/27/2009 06:58:00 PM

[monochrom] How the Brain Encodes Memories at a Cellular Level

Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have made a major discovery in how the brain encodes memories. The finding, published in the December 24 issue of the journal Neuron, could eventually lead to the development of new drugs to aid memory. The team of scientists is the first to uncover a central p

[monochrom] Wealth Care

As Congress wrestles over the parameters of a health care bill, amidst maddened catcalls of 'death panels' and 'socialism!', I am reminded of the experience of John Black, an old trade unionist, revolutionary activist and journalist. Black, a fervent supporter of the Cuban Revolution, joined

[monochrom] Videogames change the way we work, learn and fight wars

Videogames are no longer the preserve of adolescent males in dark bedrooms. Their emergence as a social medium is changing the way we work, learn and fight wars. Link PS: But never forget: Brave N

[monochrom] An interactive guide to all the "best movies of the decade" lists

[...] the question remains: Which movie is the best of the decade? Is there any consensus among the accumulating lists? To find out, we collected all of the rankings we could find and synthesized the results using a simple scoring system: Movies got 50 points for being the No. 1 pick on a lis

[monochrom] Paris Opera Ballet Tries Out Hi-Def Simulcasting

The company's Diaghilev/Ballets Russes centennial program was transmitted live to 30 cinemas in Britain. Who went? A "dance audience, small but devoted and knowledgeable. And they were clearly delighted with the screening, which turned out to be not a substitute for performance but a different

[monochrom] Killing Capitalism with Christmas!

Kiki and Bubu (and monochrom) wish you a merry X-Mas! Kill! Kill! Kill! Link (YouTube) Link (iTunes) (or just download it from Pirate Bay)

[monochrom] monochrom and the Future of Porn

Panel discussion with Johannes Grenzfurthner (monochrom), Rose White and Aaron "SFSlim" Muszalski @ C-Base Berlin, December 29, 2009; 10 PM. If you ask mainstream pornographers what their vision of the future is, it involves cracking down on piracy making more money re-selling the same generic

[monochrom] monochrom @ ROFLCon II / Dates Officially Set

Tim reports: Was planning to get to announce this last week, but got caught up in some last minute finagling with MIT. But we've finally got it hammered out. In any case, happy to announce today that we've officially decided that ROFLCon II will be on April 30th and May 1st, 2010. Got it? Aw

[monochrom] Fwd: Wikipedia Diskussionsrunde im metalab am 16. Dezember

Guten Morgen, Ich möchte Sie gerne auf eine Diskussionsrunde hinweisen die wir morgen Abend im metalab in Wien veranstalten werden. Wir würden uns sehr über das kommen einiger Medienvertreter freuen, Beginn wird 18:30 sein. Anlass ist die aktuell aufgekommene Diskussion über die Kriterien die ei

[monochrom] monochrom @ hackerspace.sg: "Some stories about Context Hacking and Asia"

Johannes, an insane Austrian man we met this weekend, will be conducting a rant at Hackerspace.SG this Thursday evening. For those who are unfamiliar with the rant: it is a tradition of performance art which was developed in Europe in the 19th century and success

[monochrom] Neoteny unconference – How Epic Fail and Agile Development Can Change the World

e27 reports: With all the talk about failing, one interesting speaker that managed to get all our attention was Johannes Grenfurthner who runs Monochrom – an art-technology-philosophy group in Vienna. With his stage presence and use of different yet interesting metaphors conveyed why it's imp

[monochrom] Nice Neoteny photo set

Nice picture of Johannes at Neoteny in Singapore, taken from a great photoset. -- Posted By johannes to monochrom at 12/13/2009 04:51:00 AM

[monochrom] Language 2.0: Or how we change the world with every keystroke

Evelyn will give a talk about language and new forms of communication at Neoteny Labs Singapore Camp (Sunday, December 13, 2009; 2:30 PM): The numerous parallels between modern linguistics and computer science may come as a surprise to the audience and their notion of language may change signifi

[monochrom] Roboexotica USA: February 2010!

We are glad being able to announce Roboexotica USA 2010! Roboexotica USA 2010 will be held at the world famous DNA lounge! Wednesday and Thursday February 17-18th, 2010. DNA Lounge is at 375 Eleventh Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. Lin

[monochrom] Santa Claus Vs. Christkindl: Bis einer weint / Vienna, beware!

Santa: "HO HO HO! Wien is MY turf now, Christkindl. I've been making a list, checking it twice, and I know who's been naughty or nice... and who's going to get their skinny white angel butt kicked if they don't get out of my way. It's time to work for me or leave for China, baby boy." Chris

[monochrom] Roboexotica 2009 - Video of "Adult Mario"

Kyle Machulis created a great piece of machinery for Roboexotica 2009. Link -- Posted By johannes to monochrom at 12/09/2009 09:52:00 AM

[monochrom] Podcast: Schneider / Die Diktatur des >>man<

Frank Apunkt Schneider ist Germanist und Mitglied der KünstlerInnengruppe monochrom. Er lebt als unfreier Autor (u.a. testcard, Skug, Intro, Jungle World), unfreier Künstler und Hausmann in Bamberg. Im Ventil-Verlag erschien 2007 sein erstes Buch mit dem Titel "Als die Welt noch unterging – P

[monochrom] monochrom @ Crosstalk Video Art Festival Budapest

Oh yes! Roland Gratzer will represent monochrom at Crosstalk Video Art Festival in Budapest! When? December 10, 2009, 7 PM at Kunsthalle Budapest... -- Posted By johannes to monochrom at 12/08/2009 11:40:00 PM

[monochrom] Plasmastaub at Roboexotica 2009: Video

Great video of (ACRA-Award-winning) "Plasmastaub" at Roboexotica 2009. Link -- Posted By johannes to monochrom at 12/08/2009 11:08:00 PM

[monochrom] Roboexotica 2009: Over and (not yet) out

Roboexotica 2009 is over... but there are tons of great images, videos and reports out there! We are currently cleaning our event location (Drinkomat-Halle) and Franky was so kind to upload audio files of Saturday's symposion. Link --

[monochrom] irgendwelche regelmaessigen 4chan user hier in der bagasch?

ja?

[monochrom] roboe auf fm4

http://fm4.orf.at/stories/1633265/

[monochrom] monochrom: Taugshow #20, Roboexotica Special

monochrom presents: ++TAUGSHOW #20++ Roboexotica Special Friday, Dec 4, 2009 / 9:00 PM @ Roboexotica, Drinkomat-Halle, Missindorfstrasse 21, Vienna (presented by Johannes Grenzfurthner und Roland Gratzer) But who are our guests? -- /// AARON "SFS

[monochrom] Taugshow #20: Roboexotica 2009 Special

monochrom presents: ++TAUGSHOW #20++ Roboexotica Special Friday, Dec 4, 2009 / 9:00 PM @ Roboexotica, Drinkomat-Halle, Missindorfstrasse 21, Vienna (presented by Johannes Grenzfurthner und Roland Gratzer) But who are our guests? -- /// AARON "SFSL

[monochrom] Wien, das Mekka der Cocktail Roboter

http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Wien-das-Mekka-der-Cocktail-Roboter-875423.html

[monochrom] Roboexotica 2009: Opening

Today is the grand opening of Roboexotica 2009! Here is an almost complete list of all cocktail robots on display. Stunning machinery! Opening act? Liquidoscope! And don't forget: new location for this year's festival! We found

[monochrom] Roboexotica 2009 / 3. bis 6- Dezember 2009

Adventzeit ist Cocktailroboterzeit Cocktailmixende Roboter bevölkern diese Woche wieder die Stadt - 3. bis 6. Dezember 2009 = Wien (OTS) - Roboter sind nicht nur zum Arbeiten und Angst machen da. Sie können auch Cocktails mixen, selber trinken oder alkoholggeschwängerte Bar-Konversatio

[monochrom] Up: Pixar's Defense of Animation

The philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce used the term "index" to describe things like Ellie's note, things that stand as physical remnants of the causes of their existence. A footprint is the index of a foot, just as a scrape on a fender might be the index of another car or of a guardrail. Ell

[monochrom] Wikipedia is bloated with trivia and needs more meat

In its almost nine years of existence, Wikipedia has achieved unequivocal success: as the fifth most visited website in the world, it features more than 14.3m articles in 270 languages contributed by more than 100,000 volunteers. Given that this has been done on a shoestring budget, Wikipe

[monochrom] New evidence for early life on Mars: NASA

A new NASA study of a Martian meteorite that made headlines 13 years ago strengthens the original claim that the rock contains evidence of life on ancient Mars. Researchers at the Johnson Space Center used advanced electron microscopes that weren't available in 1996 to re-examine the magnetit

[monochrom] Where In The World: Computer Scientists Develop Program To Decipher Location Of Photograph

Computer scientists designed a program that can analyze a photograph to identify where it was taken. The program scans the scene on the photo, noting colors, textures and lines, and uses these elements to compare it to more than six million images previously tagged with locations on online da

[monochrom] Thinking Comics with Danny Fingeroth (of Spider-Man fame)

John Shelton Lawrence asks analyser of comics and the former editor of the Spider-Man range of titles what makes a superhero, philosophically speaking. Many of us who grew up with comic books noticed those books growing with us. A literate observer of those transitions is Danny Fingeroth, who

[monochrom] The Meaning of Seattle: Truth Only Becomes True Through Action

WTO+10: Before 1999, the momentum of globalization seemed to sweep everything in front of it, including the truth. But in Seattle, ordinary women and men made truth real with collective action.

[monochrom] Laughing Squid recommends Roboexotica 2009

Roboexotica 2009, an annual festival for cocktail robotics organized by SHIFZ, monochrom and Bureau of Philosophy, takes place December 3-6 at Drinkomat in Vienna, Austria. Link -- Posted By johannes to

[monochrom] abwehramt ueberwachte subversivmesse

http://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20091128_OTS0006/profil-abwehramt-ueberwachte-linz-09

[monochrom] Interview with Baburam Bhattarai: Transition to New Democratic Republic in Nepal

This interview of Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, a leading figure of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist, was conducted by the World People's Resistance Movement (Britain). Link -- Posted By johannes to

[monochrom] Enumeration Sensation: Umberto Eco's fascination with lists

Middle of the night and your head teems with half-formed thoughts: Did I pay the car insurance? Where did I park the car? Is my best dress shirt at the dry cleaners? What time's the wedding on Saturday? Need a map of Vermont to get there. I should frame my vintage maps one of these days. Ma

[monochrom] Golden Gate Bridge As Sanctioned Climbing Site?

Taking a cue from "the Bridge Climb at the Sydney Harbour Bridge, where visitors pay about $200 for a guided trek along catwalks, up and down ladders and along the outer arch of the coat-hanger-shaped bridge," Golden Gate Bridge officials see a possible source of revenue in an interactive visit

[monochrom] The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody

Yes! Link -- Posted By johannes to monochrom at 11/27/2009 12:28:00 PM

[monochrom] Zombie Turkey!

Gobble! Gobble! Link -- Posted By johannes to monochrom at 11/27/2009 12:22:00 PM

[monochrom] Brain scanner can tell a Dali from a Picasso

Patterns in brain activity can be used to determine whether someone is looking at a surrealist landscape by Salvador Dali or the cubist lines of Pablo Picasso. Yukiyasu Kamitani of ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories in Kyoto, Japan, and colleagues showed 12 students dozens of Picass

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