Book Meme: A book meme that’s going around. This is courtesy of Jonathan Sterne. 1. Chose the book closest to you at the moment. 2. Open to page 123 3. Find the 3rd sentence 4. Post in your blog (plus the instructions) 5. Don’t choose the book, just pick up the one closest to you. […]

the Phat Phree -The World: 10: red rover. Kids just must have been out of ideas when they came up with this game. You literally just run as hard as you can into the opposing team and hope that you are able to break through their in-locked grasp. The game is essentially a self-inflicted clothesline. […]

more on yellow elephants: A hallmark of this war turned occupation is the lack of real support and sacrifice from the general public. Particularly interesting is the reluctance of able bodied supporters to actually enlist – like Mr Cheney during the Vietnam war, they all seem to have other priorities. One wonders if there will […]

Cultural Software: A Theory of Ideology released under a Creative Commons license: Yale University Press has graciously agreed to release an online version of my 1998 book, Cultural Software: A Theory of Ideology, under a Noncommercial Sharealike Creative Commons license. The book was the first to show how to use the theory of memes in […]

Device Art (article): Michelle Kasprzak pointed me to this paper by Machiko Kusahara. Some points of interest: “Device Art is a concept for re-examining art-science-technology relationships both from a contemporary and historical perspective in order to foreground a new aspect of media art. The term “Device Art” may sound obscure, or even self-contradictory, but it […]

investing on fear: A serious item to ponder is the acceptable radius for ground transportation. In the NorthEast Corridor, many of us find Amtrak a viable alternative to the airlines. It wouldn’t take much to create attractive bus service – examples exist. My guess is that ground alternatives to flying are viable for trips up […]