Tuesday’s pick.
In which we ask: “Conceptual writing? Or documentation? Or does it matter?”
The Institute for Applied Autonomy, long-time partners of the embattled Critical Art Ensemble, has a few nice essays on their site.
One on how robots can be used instead of human protesters. Another focuses on how robots are better at handing out subversive flyers than humans.
Fascinating stuff.
Hey everyone out there who wears shirts. I made this little wintertime T-shirt design and posted it over on threadless. If you want one, head over there and vote on it. I think you have to sign in to do that.. but its free and totally worth it and I will love you forever.
Tuesday’s Pick
I find the growing trend of organized documentation of every-day personal lives fascinating. Here’s the latest I’ve found, called the Mass Memories Road Show. They go around to towns in Massachusetts, and photograph people’s meaningful snapshots, and then also take a picture of each person holding their snapshots. Pretty interesting stuff.
Also in the every-day life news today: An article on how you too can retire when you’re in your 30s. Truly, another fascinating expose on America’s hopes and dreams.
I made up a joke yesterday.
What has an IQ of 100 and weighs 120 pounds?
Nicole Ritchie giving Paris Hilton a piggyback!
(ah sorry everyone, it was funny at the time)
Tuesday’s Pick
For your reading pleasure…
…a link to the New and Improved Neoist Manifesto, with commentary by such imaginary illuminaries as Monty Cantsin and Karen Eliot.
Too bad Luther Blisset couldn’t make it out. I always enjoy hearing what he has to say…
Thinking of modding my GTI for the coming apocalypse.
Yesterday I saw these two great vanity license plates:
on a white van – VNA WHTE
on a white 90s Cadillac – WHT WHALE
Thar she blows!
Just got back from a post-thanksgiving camping trip to Joshua Tree National Park. It was hovering around freezing out there the first night with a crazy wind that didn’t want us to sleep. We camped underneath a rock that looked like a face chopped off and turned sideways.
Also, I became a Jedi.
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