[PD] [OT] technological parody was: Pd performance at TED

2011-06-22 Thread Charles Henry
eheh, I'm glad the concept of technological parody is giving so much to discuss :) We should put up a twitter account with the #technologicalparody (kidding) M I caught on to it, just because I liked the phrase so much. But there are some real examples--Rube-Goldberg machines come right to

Re: [PD] [OT] technological parody was: Pd performance at TED

2011-06-22 Thread Jonathan Wilkes
a misnomer that just seems like an ideological term of derision. -Jonathan --- On Wed, 6/22/11, Charles Henry czhe...@gmail.com wrote: From: Charles Henry czhe...@gmail.com Subject: [PD] [OT] technological parody was: Pd performance at TED To: pd-list@iem.at Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 9:00 PM eheh

Re: [PD] [OT] technological parody was: Pd performance at TED

2011-06-22 Thread Charles Henry
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 2:43 PM, Jonathan Wilkes jancs...@yahoo.com wrote: The Rube Goldberg machines and the fridge are great examples of parodies-- I suppose we can call them technological parodies if we want to be precise. But for things that are not actually meant as parodies, it's a

Re: [PD] [OT] technological parody was: Pd performance at TED

2011-06-22 Thread Charles Henry
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 2:43 PM, Jonathan Wilkes jancs...@yahoo.com wrote: How is the guitar hero example not just an example of locked down proprietary consoles vs. free software ideals? I think you missed the contrast. Pd is clearly not a technological parody, even if it looks like just a

Re: [PD] [OT] technological parody was: Pd performance at TED

2011-06-22 Thread Andy Farnell
On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:33:03 -0500 Charles Henry czhe...@gmail.com wrote: so, I guess you mean to say that a *real* parody has to be intentional? I doubt the creators of the robotic beer fridge thought they were creating a parody--but the sheer impracticality and high-technology

Re: [PD] [OT] technological parody was: Pd performance at TED

2011-06-22 Thread Jonathan Wilkes
You're right-- the creator's intentions don't matter here, that's beside the point. -Jonathan --- On Wed, 6/22/11, Charles Henry czhe...@gmail.com wrote: From: Charles Henry czhe...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [PD] [OT] technological parody was: Pd performance at TED To: Jonathan Wilkes jancs

Re: [PD] [OT] technological parody was: Pd performance at TED

2011-06-22 Thread Jonathan Wilkes
software, and technological parody or no, we'd quickly be doing some cool things with that game. :) -Jonathan --- On Wed, 6/22/11, Charles Henry czhe...@gmail.com wrote: From: Charles Henry czhe...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [PD] [OT] technological parody was: Pd performance at TED To: Jonathan