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A recent radiolab show talks about a boy trying to escape his present through the phone system, and learns how to make unique tones with his voice to hack the system and make free calls anywhere in the world. He is certainly a part of the phreak phenomena, interesting listen, http://www.radiolab.org/2012/feb/20/
Battle Royale definitely deserves to be on that list, an excellent film if your into that sort of thing.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266308/
The relevant question in looking at a job is not What will I do? but Who will I become? What belief system will you adopt, and what will take on heightened importance in your life? Because once you're rooted in a particular system -- whether it's medicine, New York City, Microsoft, or a startup -- it's often agonizingly difficult to unravel yourself from its values, practices, and rewards.
What is the value-system and culture of your profession/wokplace? This question really sunk its teeth into me, perhaps because the answer has the potential to be soo fundamentally at odds with who I am. We all know the cliche aphorism "You are not defined by what you do". While this may ring some truth, I must admit I am a little reluctant to accept that what you do for a living and your character or personhood operate independently.
Lu · 4593 days ago · link · · parent · post: Does Hubski's format and functionality solve the issues that Reddit now faces?
I think it will scale. Just having an ignore tool is the absolute key to this working. It is inevitable that the content will not be consistent as the site gets more users, but that's when one will just ignore more people. I also see a future where the number of people we follow is unlimited. It really is that simple - follow or ignore, just like real life.
Wow...it's like a cancer
"They dismissed happiness as a Western thing, and suggested we stop talking about it and just get on with the business of living."
- This is an interesting idea, that happiness is a Western idea, certainly I think Westerners pursue the idea of happiness much more than anyone else. We probably go see psychiatrists, take anti-depressants and read self-help books far more than any other culture, and yet it seems like the act of pursuing it might be the very thing in the way of really achieving it.
The article seems to suggest that ignorance is proportional to happiness, the more we know the more we feel unhappy, inadequate or bogged down by the many problems of the world. Are we too informed, do we worry to much about everything that is going on around us instead of living in the moment?
I found this great diagram a while back about working for free, http://shouldiworkforfree.com/
I think it would be a great misfortune to see this project realized. I can't say that I suscribe to all of Kriers values when it comes to architecture, but I do share many of his opinions regarding this proposal. For one the deployment of chain link, which Gehry is well know for, was provocative when applied to a domestic scale, (like for his own home), but at this scale I think Krier nailed it, it is reminiscent of billboards, construction scaffolding and the like, and not at all appropriate for a memorial taking up an entire city block. Perhaps Gehry is trying to exercise his wit, if so it is lost on me.
The shear upheaval that this project is creating is reason enough to delay, or for heavens sake, call off the proposal entirely, unfortunately for some reason it is being fast tracked. Anne Eisenhower herself wrote a letter to the National Capital Planning Committee explaining that the proposal is entirely contrary to the memory and intent of Eisenhower. The public clearly is not in favor of the design, http://www.eisenhowermemorial.net/.
I tend to agree, just look at how much money went into paying for commercials at the Superbowl, think of the communities in the developing world that could have access to fresh running water for that kind of money.
You should check out the documentary "Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock?", it's about a woman that buys a painting for $5 at a garage sale, only to find out that it might be an original Jackson Polluck. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0487092/
I can't say that I really give to charity too often or even to people asking for change on the street. My generosity tends to go towards people I am close to. When I was in my early 20's I made a lot more money than my mom and my sister, who were both struggling quite a bit. So I used to take them out to dinner or lunch all the time. Sometimes it was because I just wanted the company or to go out and I knew they couldn't afford it so the only way they would join me was to pay for it. Sometimes it was because I just wanted them to go out and not worry about the money. No matter how much I would tell my sister to not pay any attention to the prices, she would still always order the cheapest thing on the menu.
Those are really powerful images, I always find that kind of palimpsest incredible. As a place outgrows its past it leaves traces of history behind like relics, it's a bit poetic really.
I agree, I think it would be amazing if education was accessible to everyone. However I think one of the issues of 'free' education would be it's credibility professionally and among other academics. Personally, I don't think the particular institution you go to applies any more legitimacy than perhaps being self-taught, but not everyone shares my opinion.
Thank you so much for sharing this, I am really interested in hearing stories of fellow squatters. I actually lived in Rotterdam for 1 1/2 years, and for a short time I lived in an antikraak in the center of Rotterdam. It was a office building from the 70's, slated for demolition, and the owners let people squat in it if they paid the utilities. The building was eventually demolished and everyone was told they had to move, but it was great while it lasted. I did a lot of research about squatting in the UK, and NL, they pretty much started the whole thing off, and legalised it for a time. I hope you can help support my project, http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/a-practical-guide-to-squat..., and spread the word. Thanks again!
Thanks for helping my spread the word. Actually most of the things in the book I have done, some I revised. The solar over I made, but a different version of it, I cooked hot dogs and hot chocolate in it in the dead of winter, under the sun when it was nearly -25 Celsius. No wifi at the orchard, I spend a lot of time at the library or at MCDonalds siphoning free wifi.
When I was 11 the CBC interviewed me about a Cankerworm epidemic in the city of Winnipeg. I think I told them "I hate how they get stuck in my hair, and sometimes my mouth" - my one true moment of brilliance!
Brilliant, my general practice has been confirmed! I always disliked the two space rule; too roomy. I am not sure who opened my eyes to just once space, but I have been a one spacer ever since.
What is potentially dangerous is that companies like Amazon will become the curators of literature instead of the publishers. While both are of course concerned with turning a profit, I doubt if Amazon really cares as much about the integrity of its publications. Like the article pointed out huge stores like Wal-mart and Costco account for 40% of the market mostly pandering very popular mainstream books that create larger revenues. The industry will follow suit and produce more books of this kind and less independent and obscure works. I think it will change the way authors write and what they write about.
Lu · 4634 days ago · link · · parent · post: 360° panoramas of sites and structures from all over the world.
This site is pretty good too...I just can't get enough of these sorts of images
http://www.airpano.com/
Yeah I think that would be great! I just remember that scene in Minority Report when Tom Cruise walks into the gap and triggers a sensor that recognizes your identity and purchase history....that is the future.
For sure, but where does it end? I am all for exploring what technology can do to help save or extend the life of people, the scary part is when people become more machine then human. Also is there a moral or ethical issue with relying on technology to extend ones life? What if technology allows us to live till 150 or even 200 years, should we? The human body, its organs, tissues, cells etc. have limits, once we go beyond the capacity of our physical body its almost like you are living on borrowed time.
One of my favourite photographers; Taryn Simon, has a project called 'The Innocents' http://tarynsimon.com/works_innocents.php, where she photographs people who served time in jail for violent crimes which they did not commit. She photographs them at the scene of their supposed crime. All of these people were wrongfully incarcerated based on mistaken identification from a line-up. While these people didn't confess to a crime they didn't commit it does certainly cast a shadow of doubt on a legal system that knowingly or not tries to convict the wrong person.
Naomi Klein is one of the best economic theorists and writers of our time. I would try and get my hands on anything she has written, No Logo is also a great read. You should check out this interview with her and Charlie Rose http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPmYvfYzBsw.
Excellent book, I recommend it!
What about Hackers...it's a mid-nineties classic, and Bunk from The Wire is in it!
If philosophy were a mandatory subject in North America we might see some surprising results. One of the most inspiring things about philosophical issues is how it brings democracy, conduct and morality into question. If young people were provoked to examine not only historical precedents but their own lives through a philosophical lens perhaps it would lead to a heightened level of awareness among young people. There might be a reduction in crime, dropouts and drug use as students become more critical of their choices. Perhaps I am being a tad idealistic, but its a possibility worth exploring.
I think more so the point is to recognize that many of the advancements of the West are in part due to the many innovations and discoveries of the East. I don't think her argument is meant to undermine Western advancement, but rather to trace back the origins of language, science and culture. I think most civilizations throughout history have been built upon their predecessors. What is most fascinating to me is how information or technology transcends as different cultures interpret and synthesize that information.
I appreciate the radical nature of proposals like this. I think solutions for our environmental problems will in the future, need to be more and more imaginative. There is a place for a whole new typology of 'environmental infrastructure' that hopefully people will be able to inhabit.
I think the way of the future is more sharing and more open source. I was just reading this article http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/green-driving/new... talking about predictions for the future and it talks about companies setting up apps and website so that people can rent out their cars when they are unused and even their backyards for campers. What an idea!
I think that to never let yourself live down your mistakes and move on is a defiant move against personal progress and growth. While endangering someones life in such a careless way is a terrible and almost unforgivable thing, I would like to think that what makes us human is our ability to forgive (and to forgive oneself). Without that I think we remain entrenched in a vicious and relentless past.
As for the Heroine, I would like to think that I would embrace the desire for experimentation from my child. I actually put my mother in this situation when I was young (not with heroine but other drugs and alcohol). She accepted that I would try these things regardless of her acceptance and thus let my sister and I do what we were going to do anyway at home. And I have to say in hind sight, she did the right thing. I feel like that experience led me to develop a better sense of self-control and judgement, because it really was up to me.
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