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afrofuturisms many (mis)identifications
Many Afrofuturist authors are described as sci-fi and Afro-surrealist, magical realist and fantasy, simply because their work links science, nature, and magic as one. Ytasha L. Womack, Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture (2013)
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tumblr deploys naive AI to censor adult content
bnq: janothar: sorensfw: What is almost certainly happening with Tumblr’s image classifier is that they’ve deployed the bot entirely untrained, and are relying on user complaints to train it what NSFW content on tumblr looks like. Making people participate in their own censorship in this way and punishing them with the threat of being silenced…
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reposado
despues de los tacos, un poco de añejo y chocolate bien oscuro ya que hace frío https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq_PLFRl5bZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=p6eofg1t4lfu
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designer matryoshka dolls
monstereatsdesign: (via Maison Martin Margiela Matryoshka Dolls | Hypebeast)
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8-bit art exhibit
albotas: Footage from 8-Bit artist Anthony Michael Sneed’s recent Hell for Hire exhibit. If you don’t remember such NES classics as JFK: The Game, Peephole, and KKKocaine, it’s probably because they only exist in Anthony Michael Sneed’s pixelated brain. [Via Hypebeast] (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)
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Feng Mengbo at PS1
Museums can be a bit of a drag for the average twentysomething Xbox junkie, but the Bejing-based artist Feng Mengbo’s new exhibit has a little something to get us off of the couch. Taking cues from 8-bit side-scrolling games of the past like Double Dragon and Contra, “Long March: Restart” is a fully developed beat-’em-up…
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IxDA Conference, Boulder
We’re pleased to announce the 2011 IxDA conference, to be held February 9-12, 2011 (Wednesday through Saturday), with pre-conference events on Wednesday the 9th. The 2011 conference will be held in stunning Boulder, Colorado; Boulder boasts gorgeous scenery, outdoor adventures, and a vibrant design community. A call for participation will be posted in the summer…
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100 Best Photoshop Tutorials From 2009 | Creative Nerds
100 Best Photoshop Tutorials From 2009 | Creative Nerds
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Anti-Consumerism that Sells: D.I.Y. Marketing Campaigns and the Charm of Cheap | Pivot
Anti-Consumerism that Sells: D.I.Y. Marketing Campaigns and the Charm of Cheap | Pivot Pivot is a marketing conference for Brand Marketers who seek to understand the style, attitudes, technologies and preferences of the 18-34 year old consumer as they make brand choices every day For the penny-pinching twentysomething the cost of chic is best kept…