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Category Archives: art
Woodworking
A few years ago I committed myself to getting rid of all the pressboard furniture I owned. It’s been a struggle, but this year I finally did it, and along the way I’ve put to use some of those woodworking … Continue reading
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video games as art
Great article in the NYT today – http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/business/20unbox.html?hpw – about where video games are and are going. One particularly salient point: where literature can pull you in (i.e. to make you feel sympathy, even empathy for horrible raskolnikov) video games … Continue reading
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awareness
I think the zeitgiest of the past couple decades has been about the horror and difficulties of self-awareness, how when you realize you’re doing something or participating in something, it’s over. But there are certain things where you can be … Continue reading
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subintelligitur
I’ve been subscribing to Anu Garg’s word of the day for a couple of years now, mostly for the quotes at the bottom of the email. But sometimes a new word jumps out at me, and its etymology suggests to … Continue reading
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ephemeralization
http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13208736 Pianos are being replaced by digital replicas. The lead of this story, though, is that Yamaha has gone to great lengths to get the player’s experience to mimic that of playing an analog grand piano, as well as the … Continue reading
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compression
Reading too many books and magazine articles, I keep coming across more that I should read. The tenth or twentieth time I’m recommended to read something I’ll go to the library and pick it up, but this is dangerous because … Continue reading
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beautiful decay
Here’s my favorite part of my systems project. It kinda goes against the positive, generative mood I’ve been learning to focus on to the exclusion of my usual gloomy self, but I’m really enjoying the thought of it right now. … Continue reading
a tshirt design I’ve been working on. It’s not finished yet but I figured I’d get it out there before I possibly forget about it.
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Miranda July
I was completely freaked out the first time I heard a recording by Miranda July ten years ago, and promised myself I’d never subject myself to any of her work again – but since then it seems she’s mellowed. Check … Continue reading
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