Goldfish Salvation by artist Riusuke Fukahori from 1 Dec 2011 - 11 Jan 2012.
Artist Riusuke Fukahori's London debut exhibition "Goldfish Salvation" transforms ICN gallery into the world of goldfish. When struggling with artistic vision, Fukahori's pet goldfish became his inspiration and ever since his passion and lifelong theme. His unique style of painting uses acrylic on clear resin which is poured into containers, resulting in a three-dimensional appearance and lifelike vitality. - via ICN gallery
"We have no ways to directly observe molecules and what they do - Drew Berry wants to change that. At TEDxSydney he shows his scientifically accurate (and entertaining!) animations that help researchers see unseeable processes within our own cells."
"Alerta Cutremur Vrancea este o aplicatie realizata impreuna cu specialistii Institutului Roman de Seismologie Aplicata. Dupa ce este pornita, ea trebuie sa ruleze tot timpul in fundal, conectata in permanenta la internet mobil (3G/EDGE/Wireless) pentru ca este legata 24/7 la sistemul IRSA si permite utilizatorilor sa ia cunostinta despre apropierea iminenta a undei de soc a unui cutremur de peste 4.8 grade pe scara Richter. Folosind un Sistem de Monitorizare si Avertizare Seismica avansat dezvoltat de IRSA, combinat cu dotarile de inalta tehnologie din cadrul Statiilor de Monitorizare Seismica, aplicatia avertizeaza in momentul declansarii undei seismice in regiunea Vrancea. Acest lucru va acorda o fereastra de timp suplimentara (aproximativ 30 de secunde, daca va aflati in Bucuresti, sau chiar pana la 1 minut in Timisoara) pentru a reactiona si a va proteja de pericolele unui cutremur cu magnitudini mai mari de 4,8 grade pe scara Richter. "
"Here is a very interesting lecture from Gabriel Shalom about Augmented Reality technologies and his proposal to change this name to something called Aura Recognition or AuRec, he gives some examples of why indeed Augmented Reality is a bad term for this new technologies (interenet of things apps), because if we look back a story of technology we find out there have been other technologies that have already given us an enhance state of reality, like for example the innovation of written language which is a concrete visualization of reality augmented meta data.Apart from this proposal of renaming the term Augmented Reality, the thing found more interesting is the use of sound as the more appropriate channel for developing this applications instead of the visual platforms being developed today which may be annoying or obtrusive like screens goggles projectors etc.. he states that a good design challenge for developers or start ups companies in this field would be to develop voice control operative systems with a sonified user interface that can blend with existing technologies."
"Documentary unfolding the science behind the idea of six degrees of separation. Originally thought to be an urban myth, it now appears that anyone on the planet can be connected in just a few steps of association. Six degrees of separation is also at the heart of a major scientific breakthrough; that there might be a law which nature uses to organize itself and that now promises to solve some of its deepest mysteries."
Six Degrees of Separation este un documentar care in mare te ajuta sa intelegi legaturile care se pot crea intre oameni (in general). De aici suntem la un pas de a intelege cum functioneaza retelele. Noi suntem inca in tara minunilor din acest punct de vedere. Pentru o intelegere cat mai ampla, vom posta alte cateva flmulete/interviuri care abordeaza teme similare.
Cory Doctorow: The coming war on general computation
The copyright war was just the beginning
The last 20 years of Internet policy have been dominated by the copyright war, but the war turns out only to have been a skirmish. The coming century will be dominated by war against the general purpose computer, and the stakes are the freedom, fortune and privacy of the entire human race.
The problem is twofold: first, there is no known general-purpose computer that can execute all the programs we can think of except the naughty ones; second, general-purpose computers have replaced every other device in our world. There are no airplanes, only computers that fly. There are no cars, only computers we sit in. There are no hearing aids, only computers we put in our ears. There are no 3D printers, only computers that drive peripherals. There are no radios, only computers with fast ADCs and DACs and phased-array antennas. Consequently anything you do to "secure" anything with a computer in it ends up undermining the capabilities and security of every other corner of modern human society.
And general purpose computers can cause harm -- whether it's printing out AR15 components, causing mid-air collisions, or snarling traffic. So the number of parties with legitimate grievances against computers are going to continue to multiply, as will the cries to regulate PCs.
The primary regulatory impulse is to use combinations of code-signing and other "trust" mechanisms to create computers that run programs that users can't inspect or terminate, that run without users' consent or knowledge, and that run even when users don't want them to.
The upshot: a world of ubiquitous malware, where everything we do to make things better only makes it worse, where the tools of liberation become tools of oppression.
Our duty and challenge is to devise systems for mitigating the harm of general purpose computing without recourse to spyware, first to keep ourselves safe, and second to keep computers safe from the regulatory impulse.
"Aram Bartholl, Map, 2006-2010, public installation, sculpture, 6 x3,50 x 0,35 m
'Map' is a public space installation questioning the red map marker of the location based search engine Google Maps. With a small graphic icon Google marks search results in the map interface.
'Map' is set up at the exact spot where Google Maps assumes to be the city center of the city. Transferred to physical space the map marker questions the relation of the digital information space to every day life public city space. The perception of the city is increasingly influenced by geolocation services.
Aram Bartholl's work creates an interplay between internet, culture and reality. The versatile communication channels are taken for granted these days, but how do they influence us? According to the paradigm change of media research Bartholl not just asks what man is doing with the media, but what media does with man. The tension between public and private, online and offline, technology infatuation and everyday life creates the core of his producing. In public interventions and public installations Bartholl examines which and how parts of the digital world can reach back into reality. 'Actually it's always about the build object, how it stands in the room, or about the performance itself. Presenting objects in reality is the most important part."
„‘Dead Drops’ is an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public space. USB flash drives are embedded into walls, buildings and curbs accessable to anybody in public space. Everyone is invited to drop or find files on a dead drop. Plug your laptop to a wall, house or pole to share your favorite files and data. Each dead drop is installed empty except a readme.txt file explaining the project. ‘Dead Drops’ is open to participation. If you want to install a dead drop in your city/neighborhood follow the ‘how to’ instructions and submit the location and pictures.”
