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The Chindogu
The Chindogu pizzagang: The Ten Chindogu Tenets Every Chindogu is an almost useless object, but not every almost useless object is a Chindogu. In order to transcend the realms of the merely almost useless, and join the ranks of the really almost useless, certain vital criteria must be met. It is these criteria, a…
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THESIS-RELATED THOUGHT FRAGMENT
THESIS-RELATED THOUGHT FRAGMENT thequietestnoiseonearth: With the internet, graphic design as a medium is more powerful than it has ever been, but graphic design as a profession is almost obsolete. Because surface now proliferates like a cancer (infinitely faster in fact), it enjoys an unparalleled level of prestige— or is it degradation? Either way,…
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slavin: whatthezeitgeistwants: This is a surveillance photo from Second Life, included in the NSA/GCHQ manual regarding techniques for spying inside virtual worlds. Just when you thought the Snowden revelations couldn’t get any weirdly self-parodic, you learn that American and British spies have created avatars to conduct surveillance of suspicious activity inside World of Warcraft and…
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sharing the cosmic cold sore: a meditation on life, death, and art (and anthony’s new book)
sharing the cosmic cold sore: a meditation on life, death, and art (and anthony’s new book) amandapalmer: cross-posted from my blog…if you’d like to comment (i’d like you to comment) please do so ON THE BLOG!! the conversations there are wonderful and i try and read everything you all are talking about. it’s a wonderful…