"If the past emergence of newspapers was ‘linked to the liberation of the national bourgeoisie’, where is the social media era leading us?(AM): The social media era has already led us to what Martin Gurri has called ‘the revolt of the public ’. I have described this process as the emancipation of authorship. Before the … Continue reading A New Orality is Coming to Replace Old Literacy
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InspiroBot
InspiroBot is an artificial intelligence combining images and text, with every fifth one being amusing. This was my second generated image. Reminds me of Discordian Quotes, which I have not posted here before. I suppose I'll remedy that tomorrow.
The 99 Things You Should Have Already Experienced On The Internet Unless You’re a Loser or Old or Something
Also, a listicle that will make those unfamiliar with certain elements of Internet culture feel like Kurtz in a few easy clicks. To ease you in, I'm going to suggest No. 7: Homestarrunner. Strong Bad Email is available on YouTube.
Fighting the Chemicals
Meme I'm currently enjoying.
There’s More in the Mortar Than the Pestle
Mazeways, reality range and glowing red rat cunning, invention of engines, fuels, tanks full of the stored fat of bloodshed, machine-shaped, faceted 3D printed jewels. Factories of fascism, launching rockets on the ecliptic, living within the lie, full manifests of memes and dockets, launch determines orbit, STANDBY. Red glare, the bombs bursting in air 48 … Continue reading There’s More in the Mortar Than the Pestle
New Ways of Seeing
"A four-part series on BBC authored by journalist and artist James Bridle examining how technology is changing visual culture." —New Ways of Seeing
Laurie Anderson – Language Is A Virus (From Outer Space)
Mind Your Mind: Dissecting Astroturf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bz-vTozh1 Above is an interesting piece of astroturf a friend of mine received a few days ago via WhatsApp. There are a couple of things about this that immediately make me question whether this is "fake news." The first question I always ask when I see something like this is: "Who does this message benefit?" … Continue reading Mind Your Mind: Dissecting Astroturf
Keep Striking the Flint of Love
"Escape is the purest form of resistance."Joseph Kelly, "The Masterless People: Pirates, Maroons, and the Struggle to Live Free." Longreads.com. October 30, 2018. God. The United States Government. Money. You, yourself. They are all ghosts, and it is your head that is haunted. There's all kinds of ghosts in our lives. People fading in and out. … Continue reading Keep Striking the Flint of Love
Openness & Discernment
"The undiscerning mind is like the root of the tree, it absorbs equally everything it touches, even the poison that would kill it."—Kung Fu (television series) Recently, I got into an online discussion where someone was trying to convince me that I should listen to some podcast that explained some current conspiracy related to the … Continue reading Openness & Discernment
When Toast Was “The Tip of the Hipster Spear”
"For whatever reason, I felt compelled to go looking for the origins of the fancy toast trend. How does such a thing get started? What determines how far it goes? I wanted to know." —John Gravois "A Toast Story." Pacific Standard. January 13, 2014. I remember going to a bar once, and everyone was wearing … Continue reading When Toast Was “The Tip of the Hipster Spear”
Poppy’s World
"Naturally, there’s infighting among the Poppy Seeds. Fans regularly split off on Reddit, Discord, and Facebook when they don’t agree with the rules set down by the original group—or if they don’t think that the leaders of that group are true Poppy followers. 'I once saw a thread that asked ‘What do all Poppy fans … Continue reading Poppy’s World
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