March 2011
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“No eres nadie. No tienes muchos amigos. Los que tienes, poco lúcidos. Tú esperas...”
– Eugeni D’Ors, 1908, arqueando la ceja derecha.
Jorge de Cascante se ha abierto un Tumblr.
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The Arpanet Dialogues →
ARPANET Test 1975 with Marcel Broodthaers, Jane Fonda, Ronald Reagan & Edward Said
The following transcript presents an excerpt of a conversation between Governor Ronald Reagan of California, artist Marcel Broodthaers, cultural anthropologist Edward Said, and actress Jane Fonda. The session was moderated by Maeve O’Reilly. Please note that the respective computer terminals for each...
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Sleep is a boundary →
“Sleep is a boundary. It distinguishes one day from the next. But sleep is also a border with strict border controls: it decides which sorrows, worries and joys we take with us from one day to the next. Have you ever had an idea just before sleep and debated whether it’s worth it to get out of bed to write it down? On the one hand, doing so will likely wake you up; on the other, not...
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“If you are complaining about a banal pop song but can’t muster a more...”
– Charlie Brooker on the case of Internet vs. Rebecca Black @ The Guardian
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WatchTristan Shone, a sound engineer and artist specialized in drone and industrial music, has found an interesting way to get physical when playing live. The way he interacts with the hardware (custom-made by himself) is both fascinating to watch AND extremely fitting to the music.
It makes a point: when you’re channeling the wrath of the electronic gods, key-pushing and knob-turning just...
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Hace unos días subí esto a Reddit... →
Tras 158 “thumbs up” y 46 comentarios, el más votado dice así:
I think such an operation already exists on reddit, digg, and all the major social media websites. Their disclaimer that they don’t apply this technology in the U.S. is nothing but a flimsy cover-up.
More than half the commenters on /r/conspiracy show signs of astroturfing. Common tells:
Short, one-word...
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“Get a life, not a life-style.”
– Hakim Bey
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The Referendum →
“The Referendum is a phenomenon typical of (but not limited to) midlife, whereby people, increasingly aware of the finiteness of their time in the world, the limitations placed on them by their choices so far, and the narrowing options remaining to them, start judging their peers’ differing choices with reactions ranging from envy to contempt.”
I re-read this article every once in a...
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Review of a Notebook →
“An ultraportable device this light does not come without sacrifices, and Mead has opted for the unusual choice of not including a keyboard. Instead, its operated entirely by a stylus. Some of our testers found the use of the stylus as a control device refreshing and quick, but others struggled with punctuation and poor handwriting.”
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