Monthly Archives: May 2003

“The supernatural nature of humanity can be easily demonstrated with empirical evidence.” Making Light locates the abstract blueprint of an Online Argument in the titles of a comments thread on kuro5hin: No by CaptainSuperBoy Really? by tkatchev You’re stupid. by … Continue reading →

The Bush administration

St. Clair’s Sign Builder 2.0 On Totalitarian Interactivity by Lev Manovich. Posted by zota at 11:06 AM

A right wing freak calls Michael Moore fat. Obviously there’s nothing new or original there. But what is fascinating about this essay at eject! eject! eject! is it’s long explanation of the Big Lie as a case of magical irrationality. … Continue reading →

Is there a web site brave enough to expose the sinister mind control technologies hidden in Titanic? Yes, my friend. Yes there is. Namely, the James Cameron Conspiracy Theory site. Be warned: for sinister reasons, this page has a looping … Continue reading →

Negativland is leading a brand new discussion at Creative Commons on a licensing option for sampling. OpenSound also looks interesting. Opsound is a record label using an open source, copyleft model, an experiment in practical gift economics, a laboratory for … Continue reading →

On Thursday evening, I saw Matthew Barney’s Creamaster 3. On Friday evening, I stood very still for a few minutes, gazing at the pendulous keys swaying in the ignition of the locked car, and then looking up to the setting … Continue reading →

The BoSSA by Dan Trueman, who also makes trippy speakers. Posted by zota at 05:08 PM

If you remember 1997, then you weren’t really there. Not to worry — the old “Razorfish Sub Network” continues to provide helpful evidence: at Bunko.com, you can still play the eXcellerator, “a game of profits and loss.” Shoot profitable numbers … Continue reading →

From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: One day before Democrats ended their boycott of the Texas House last week, the Texas Department of Public Safety ordered the destruction of all records and photos gathered in the search for them, documents obtained … Continue reading →