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Long before their first Mexican trip in 1935, the Alberses had been fascinated by pre-Columbian art and craft, made between the 2nd century B.C. and the early 1500s, having admired the Latin American artifacts in museums in their native Germany. Exhibition Tracks an Artistic Couple’s Latin American Influences – The New York Times
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superheroesincolor: The Assimilated Cuban’s Guide to Quantum Santeria By Carlos Hernandez “Assimilation is founded on surrender and being broken; this collection of short stories features people who have assimilated, but are actively trying to reclaim their lives. There is a concert pianist who defies death by uploading his soul into his piano. There is the…
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Finally, if the question is ‘do artists need to read such-and-such’ type of literature, the answer is definitely ‘no.’ You never know where ideas come from. I believe in chaos for answers. And the most important thing today, when our tastes are calculated by algorithms, is to find things that you are not looking for.…
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IoOOOT
IoOOOT the Internet of Object Oriented Ontology Things this is my fumbling misinterpretation of, mashup of, two ideas past their peak on the hype curve, trending toward the well of despair, it – the mashup – is a response to Bruce Sterling’s request for help in conceiving what has come to be known as Casa…
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In a slowing global economy, freight prices have fallen so far that hauling a person from Shanghai to Rotterdam brings in at least 10 times more revenue than a 20-foot container full of flat-packed furniture. Travelers Are Taking No-Frills Cruises on Ocean Freighters (via iamdanw)
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itscolossal: WATCH: A Giant Pair of Pneumatic Articulating Feather Wings (video)
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“What still distinguishes the functioning of human beings from that of machines – even the most ‘intelligent’ machines – is the intoxication of functioning, of living – pleasure. Inventing machines which feel pleasure is a task that is still beyond the powers of humanity. All kinds of aids can increase human pleasure, but human beings…
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first post in games category
this the marker for the first post in the games category. I will backfill this category with the earlier games which include: Chasing Diego (unpublished, 1994-1996, made in Cocoa) simElevator (unpublished, 1994-1998, made in Cocoa and Photoshop) Crosser™ La Migra™ Juan & the Beanstalk Seeds of Solitude Fifa! Fo! Fum! Excite Burro (unpublished) Juan Runner…