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sexismandthecity: Sts. Sergius and Bacchus(martyred ca. 303) Sts. Sergius and Bacchus are ancient Christian martyrs who were tortured to death in Syria because they refused to attend sacrifices in honor of Jupiter. Recent attention to early Greek manuscripts has also revealed that they were openly gay men and that they were erastai, or lovers. These…
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emergentdigitalpractices: THE GENERATIVE CONSTRUCTION TOY Brown University Engineering and Visual Arts lecturer Ian Gonsher’s Generative Construction Toy is a set of snap together shapes that you can cut out on a laser cutter and use as building blocks to design and build compound three dimensional objects. It’s like an evolving desktop fab version of tinker…
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new-aesthetic: “Featuring eBay’s top 200 bestselling items, shoppers can only purchase by scanning the QR codes on the products using their smartphone to complete the purchase. Goods will then be delivered to the customer’s address. eBay trialled the same concept in New York previously, but the London store is considered to be in a better…
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THE GENERATIVE CONSTRUCTION TOY Brown University Engineering and Visual Arts lecturer Ian Gonsher’s Generative Construction Toy is a set of snap together shapes that you can cut out on a laser cutter and use as building blocks to design and build compound three dimensional objects. It’s like an evolving desktop fab version of tinker toys…
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Gig City Design Challenge
Gig City – Chattanooga – New media design challenge? “… challenging students and entrepreneurs to pioneer the future of the Internet and compete for the Gig Prize. The smartest world-changing gigabit ideas and startup companies will take home a combined total of up to $150,000 in investment capital and up to $250,000 in cash, to…
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pacalin: Atari Symbol – by George Opperman George Opperman, Atari’s first hired artist, created the ”fuji” Atari symbol in 1972. “George tells us that the corporate logo basically represents a stylized letter ‘A’ to stand for ‘Atari.’ He did have an added inspiration in designing the symbol, though. Back in 1972, Atari’s claim to fame was ‘Pong,’…
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Building the Ontological Subway System
dropouthangoutspaceout: andrewfm replied to your quote: Perhaps instead of rising beyond good and evil,… But what does this mean Okay stay with me here – I might not have this perfect. Essentially it’s Harman’s pithy quote (of which he has many) on the work that Object Oriented Ontology is particularly concerned with as a project – the de-centering…