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Japan precision

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:09:00 +0000

“Shuudan Koudou” (集団行動 – collective action) was a live performance by Nippon Sport Science University students at 2009 Nittaidai Jitsuensai. - via dailyonigiri.com

「MACHINE CIVILIZATION」/WORLD ORDER

http://worldorder.jp

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

SOPA/PIPA Blackout Day

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:53:00 +0000

Protect IP / SOPA Breaks the internet from Fight for the Future

Our internet from m ss ng p eces

- via www.gizmag.com

Drew Berry: Animations of unseeable biology

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:22:00 +0000

"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."

- via ted.com

Alerta Cutremur Vrancea - app

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:56:00 +0000

"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. "

- via itunes

Gabriel Shalom about Augmented Reality

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:50:00 +0000

"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."

- via designplaygrounds.com

Six Degrees of Separation

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:45:00 +0000

"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."

- via designplaygrounds

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.

Andrei & Ciresharii - 30Dec2011

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:01:00 +0000

Andrei & Ciresharii - 30Dec2011

de la Andrei mai avem un mix.

28c3: The coming war on general computation

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:54:00 +0000

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.

Transcript: https://github.com/jwise/28c3-doctorow/blob/master/transcript.md (CC-BY by Joshua Wise)

Download hiqh quality version: http://bit.ly/sTTFyt

Description: http://events.ccc.de/congress/2011/Fahrplan/events/4848.en.html

Willy Moon – I Wanna Be Your Man

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:42:00 +0000

Willy Moon

Voua cum vi se pare aceasta piesa? Eu inca nu m-am convins daca imi place sau nu. Oricum "m-a prins".

- via Horia

Aram Bartholl - Map

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:15:00 +0000

"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."

- via dam-berlin

Later edit:

„‘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.”

- via deaddrops.com

Toyo Ito: 311 starting over from point zero

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:54:00 +0000

"Toyo Ito gives candid account of japan after the tsunami and how the personal stories of community members sparked the 'house-for-all' campaign."

- via: designboom

OMA "Cities of Opportunity" Interview with Rem Koolhaas by PwC

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:39:00 +0000

Rotterdam
2011

Rem Koolhaas elaborates his views on the changing nature of the city, and his vision for future of urban centres.

For more information on the Cities of Opportunity project and full transcripts of the interviews,visit pwc.com/us/en/cities-of-opportunity/index.jhtml

- via: OMA

Delfini maidanezi in Bucuresti

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:31:00 +0000

- povestea pe lung

Constantin Basica

noreply@blogger.com (nwt) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:21:00 +0000

I could have chosen the other title:

Electronic piece for me and another me from a parallel universe
B-Movie, Hamburg, 2011.

Tutorial 7:

Die Lange Nacht der kurzen Werke (2011)
Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Hamburg, Germany
Horn: Teodor Basica

Ambele au facut parte din concertul "remote ctrl." care a avut loc in data de 18 decembrie la Studioul de Opera - Universitatea Nationala de Muzica din Bucuresti.
- via + multe altele: constantinbasica.blogspot.com

Philharmoniker Hamburg - Sound Logo

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:50:00 +0000

"When you walk along the beautiful alster lake, you notice the unique skyline of the city of hamburg, reflected on the water.

This reflection gives shape to a soundwave, and together with a composer and a sound engineer, we composed a sound to become the sound logo for the Philharmoniker Hamburg (The most traditional and known orchestra of the city)."

Agency: kempertrautmann GmbH

Client: Philharmoniker Hamburg

Creative Director: Marcell Francke, Patrick Matthiesen

Art Director: Bruno Luglio

- via red dot award: comumunication design 2011

remote ctrl. - muzică interactivă multimedia

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:52:00 +0000

"Spectacolul are drept protagonişti trei dintre compozitorii români preocupați de utilizarea noilor tehnologii în muzică, ei fiind specializați în programare cu Max/MSP/Jitter. În funcție de context și de partitura concepută, calculatorul reacţionează și acompaniază în timp real instrumentiștii, iar tehnologia folosită face posibilă interacţiunea directă, pe scenă, dintre muzicieni și mediul electronic. Astfel, aceeaşi piesă muzicală poate fi mult modificată de la o interpretare la alta, în funcţie de tălmăcirea artistului."

Mariko Mori - Journey to Seven Light Bay at adobe museum

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:17:00 +0000

Journey to Seven Light Bay
"The Adobe Museum of Digital Media is thrilled to announce the opening of the latest exhibition, Journey to Seven Light Bay, by Japanese artist Mariko Mori. This exhibition will take visitors through Mori's artistic process, from her past works to her latest work in progress, Primal Rhythm, a site-specific installation off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. Visitors enter the Tida Dome, designed specifically for the museum's atrium by Mori. This serves as a portal to Seven Light Bay, providing a glimpse of the new project before it’s completed in the real world." - adobemuseum.com

- via http://www.designboom.com

Fufi iubire

noreply@blogger.com (nwt) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:19:00 +0000

Chuckie, Pufi, Fufi, Ursi, Cici sau Sifu sunt cateva din numele cu care imi strigam iubirea. Astazi, 18 noiembrie 2011, ar fi implinit 11 ani.

Chuckie s-a stins marti, 15 noiembrie, dupa o lunga lupta cu cancerul. O lupta care ar fi fost infinit mai grea si dureroasa daca nu am fi fost ajutati de domnii si doamnele doctor si personalul Clinicii Ortovet.
Le sunt datoare pentru ultimele 6 luni de fericire alaturi de Puf, luni in care am eliminat impreuna, rand pe rand, simptomele negative ale bolii lui - astfel incat, el a putut fi el insusi pana aproape de sfarsit. Acesti oameni sunt eroii din povestea noastra, iar Clinica Ortovet este mult mai mult decat o clinica - este o tara aparte ce are ca liant o suita de sentimente nobile pe care rar le-am intalnit.

Cici m-a invatat atat de multe in acesti aproape 11 ani de iubire iar eu sunt cea mai fericita si recunoscatoare - pentru ca l-am cunoscut si mi-a permis sa il iubesc.

Chiar si acum Cici ma invata sa nu ma tem de necunoscut si ca orice pas inainte este nu catre un final ci catre regasire.

Tokyo Rising featuring Pharrell Williams – Presented by Palladium Boots

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:15:00 +0000

Glocal "Fancy Romance" (Jimmy Edgar Remix)

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:06:00 +0000

Glocal "Fancy Romance"
(Jimmy Edgar Remix)

odile decq: (phantom) opera restaurant paris

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:00:00 +0000

project: phantom - restaurant of the garnier opera

client: gumery

author: odile decq

odile decq benoit cornette architectes urbanistes

structure engineering: batiserf ingénierie

facade consultants: odile decq –odile decq benoit cornette architectes urbanistes / hda - hugh dutton associates

building services engineering: ms consulting

acoustics engineering: studio dap

fire security engineering: setec

kitchen consultants: c2a architectes

project responsables: peter baalman, giuseppe savarese, amélie marchiset

site: garnier opera, paris, france

program: implement of a restaurant in the garnier opera

surface: 1100 m2

budget: 6 m€ excl. vat

dates: 2008 - 2011

opening: july 2011

digital views: odile decq – labtop

realization pictures: roland halbe - odbc

- via designboom.com

Boris Bally - Broadway Armchairs

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 11:46:00 +0000

Boris Bally - Broadway Armchairs

Materials: re-used traffic signs, champagne corks, steel hardware

Techniques: Humanufactured® (hand-fabricated, pierced, brake-formed, finished)

- via designboom.com

Now I can literally taste my words!

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:35:00 +0000

morskoi boy - now I can literally taste my words!

Mauro Perucchetti - apopalyptic

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:21:00 +0000

"Feeding the 5000"

"Modern Heroes"

A minimal aPOPalyptic view by Mauro Perucchetti.

- via zeutch.com

Alexander Rehn - Cay Sofa

noreply@blogger.com (uBIc) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:08:00 +0000

Alexander Rehn - Cay Sofa
- via fubiz.net