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18 Nov 19:41

Photos, Videos: Gorgeous Aphex Twin Musical Flash Mob At The Met

by Jen Carlson
 
Today around noon, the 20-member Alarm Will Sound band (who most recently performed Steve Reich's Radio Rewrite) surprised Metropolitan Museum patrons with a musical flash mob in the Charles Engelhard Court. The troupe performed "Cliffs" by Aphex Twin—a minimal, theatrical piece with a gorgeous slow build-up that will put you in a trance. [ more › ]
    






07 Nov 08:11

Why This Glow in the Dark Ice Cream Costs $225 a Scoop

by Andrew Liszewski

Why This Glow in the Dark Ice Cream Costs $225 a Scoop

Of all the unique varieties that Ben & Jerry's has concocted over the years, nothing can come close to the wonderful absurdity that is this glowing ice cream created by Charlie Francis. Using a synthesized version of the luminescent proteins that cause jellyfish to glow when they're agitated, this gleaming frozen treat actually gets brighter as you lick it.

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17 Oct 05:04

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25 Sep 20:31

Vincenzo, You Were Right…Yacht Racing Is Forever Changed

by Editorial
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© ORACLE TEAM USA / Photo Guilain GRENIER

By Tom Weaver,

In February 2010, the America’s Cup challenger BMW Oracle Racing defeated the Swiss Alinghy team on the water in a “deed of Gift match” to claim the oldest international sports trophy.  This 2-0 race series was preceded by a horrendous period of litigation in the New York Supreme Court.

On Tuesday, after unimaginably winning 7 straight races, Oracle Team USA has forced a final, winner-take-all race 17 today between the defender Team USA Oracle and Team Emirates New Zealand.  These two embattled crews will square off this afternoon in 72-foot carbon fiber hydrofoiling catamarans that travel at speeds up top 58 MPH,  2 ½ times the wind speed, while flying above the water on foils.  They have airplane-like wings to power them, the crews wear oxygen bottles in case of a “crash” and the rules dictate that they can head towards each other at closing speeds over 70mph…with NO brakes.

A pause for thought, how did we get here? THIS IS NOT YOUR GRANDPA’s YACHT RACING!!

On that February day in 2010, the commodore of the Golden Gate Yacht club accepted the challenge from the Italian  Yacht Club Savioa headed by a mercurial Italian shipping owner Vincenzo Onorato who was a “friendly”  between Team Oracle USA.  Make no mistake, the driving force behind USA Team Oracle is Russell Coutts, the most decorated Americas Cup sailor ever.  Mascalzone Latino (Vincenzo Onorato) and Oracle (Russell Coutts) “agreed” on a set of parameters which the 34th Americas cup should be raced.  Giant, wing powered, foiling catamarans…. BOOM.

Personally, I have spent some of my career racing much bigger mulithulls than you see out there today and I believed in the vision of Russell Coutts and Vincenzo Onorato.  It is fundamentally going in the direction of the sport of sailing as we now see it, BUT in my wildest dreams I could never have predicted the competition we have going right now.  The boats are battling it out, flying above the water, “rubbing is racing” and most of all we have a series where after 18 races we are tied, who would have thunk it?

Vincenzo Onorato told me in 2010, “history will tell us if we made the right decision, choosing these catamarans.”

Well Vincenzo, you were right, the world of yacht racing is forever changed, for the better. Whoever wins the competition tomorrow, the sport of sailing is the big winner.

Bravo Russell and Vincenzo…you guys got it right!

I had the pleasure of watching yesterday’s racing with Fred Hecklinger.  He is 77 years old, has never raced in a “cup,” but he has worked shore side for various syndicates including Mariner in 1974.   Fred is a marvelous historian and remembers every race like it was yesterday dating back to before I was born.  To paraphrase him, “today was the most exciting and enlightening sail boat race he has ever been a part of.” He was watching it on television on a bar!

I have had the privilege in my career to race a sailing boat at speeds exceeding 40kts,  I have also been lucky enough to compete for the privilege to race for the America’s Cup ,  but seriously what we are witnessing this week has changed the game for ever. Today is THE winner take all race for the America’s cup, race number 17 (technically) first team to win 9 races,   it has happened before in 1983 when the Australians came back from a 1-3… but not at 55 MPH with closing speeds of close to 70mph as the crews push each other beyond limits that they even imagined.

The Americas Cup final has been under way for just over 2 weeks and the boats have improved their speed by over 20%,  a remarkable feat for each team. The hired guns of Oracle and the Larry Ellison’s nearly unlimited funding versus a home grown team from a VERY small South Pacific island with government funding,  One and a half weeks ago, Emirates Team New Zealand was 8-1 up needing to win won more race to put the “Auld mug” on a plane and enjoy the party,  we are talking about 8-1! Game over, the series is now tied and history will be written by the victor at about 2pm PT on Wednesday 25th September 2013

I do have a dilemma, a scheduled root canal surgery at 1pm Pacific,  should I cancel and witness history or take one for my team? Emirates Team New Zealand…. and go under the knife.  Luck and superstition are going to have a lot to do with the outcome, ETNZ will have the favored “port” entry , Kia Kaha

Annapolis-based Tom Weaver is the former CEO of the Mascalzone Latino America’s Cup syndicate and was crewmember on Steve Fawcett’s “Playstation.” He’s been a professional sailor for the better part of his life and he and his business parter Mick Price design and build the highly popular Eastport 32 (among other boats). Check it out HERE.

24 Sep 02:45

Companies Posting Fake Yelp Reviews Busted By Attorney General

by Lauren Evans
Companies Posting Fake Yelp Reviews Busted By Attorney General Anyone who has ever wound up with a crappy meal or mysteriously shredded dry cleaning knows that to rely on Yelp is to play with fire. It's one thing, after all, to trust the General Public's palate when it comes to selecting a decent steak house—it's another when a company pays a freelancer to dream up entirely fantastical reviews. Luckily, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today the bust of 19 companies posting fraudulent reviews, forcing them to A) stop it and B) pony up more than $350,000 in fines—or between $2,500 to $100,000 each. [ more › ]
    


24 Sep 00:34

FAA May Let You Use Electronic Devices During Airplane Takeoff and Landing Soon

by samzenpus
colinneagle writes "Members of an FAA advisory panel are reportedly meeting this week to make changes to the ban on the use of electronic devices on an airplane during takeoff and landing. The new regulations will allow the use of electronic devices to access content stored on the devices, including e-books, music, podcasts, and video. Sending emails, connecting to Wi-Fi, and making phone calls will still be prohibited. The announcement is expected to be made later this month, and the rules put into effect next year, according to the report."

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17 Sep 18:23

5 Hours of Eamon Harkin from Mister Sunday

by Maestro Saturday

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A live recording from Mister Sunday on August 4th this year. Eamon played solo from beginning to end as Justin took a weekend off and we caught the whole set on tape. Here it is unedited just as it happened, clocking in at almost 5 hours. We hope you like it. Eamon is happy to respond to any track ID requests in the Soundcloud timeline if he can remember what the tracks are!

P.S. Justin played the next Mister Sunday on Aug 11 solo but recording issues meant his set was not captured. We’ll aim to get a solo set up from Mister Carter in the near future.

 

17 Sep 00:21

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09 Sep 21:12

Bleeding Edge book trailer

by Jason Kottke

The book trailer for Thomas Pynchon's new novel is either brilliant or the dumbest thing ever.

Fun fact: the phrase "I don't even" was invented to react to this video. (via @GreatDismal)

Tags: Bleeding Edge   books   NYC   Thomas Pynchon   video
09 Sep 17:53

Disorient Pyramid at Burning Man 2013

by hudson

Party at the Disorient Pyramid
This year the Disorient Camp at Burning Man built a 7m tall pyramid with over half a kilometer of LED strips. Several artists developed patterns for the panels, including Disorient founder Leo Villareal and Jacob Joaquin from Fresno Idea Works. Every night there was a party in front of the pyramid, with bicycles blocking the entire Esplanade.


The pyramid was visible from just about everywhere on the playa and served as a great beacon for finding the camp after a long night out. Read more for the technical details of how it was constructed and links to all the source code.


One of the longer patterns shows an evolution from the double helix of DNA, to the game of life to worms wiggly snakes before transitioning back to more abstract patterns.

Pyramid ToughBook
A Toughbook ran all of the pyramidTransmitter code, which rendered the frames to 24-bit bitmaps and sent them over UDP to the network. This machine spent all night in the dust and each morning was covered in several milimeters of fresh playa dust.

LED panel controller
Driving each face of the pyramid was a BeagleBone Black running LEDscape, which sliced the images into the individual panels. It then sent the individual pieces over USB to four teensy3 microcontrollers, each which had eight WS281x 30 LED/m strips. The tall panels had 5V 40A supplies, the smaller ones used 30A.

disorient led pyramid assembly party
The project was a bi-coastal one — the large panels were soldered and wired in California and much of the low level software was developed in New York. The boards were designed by Naim and available under an OSHW license. On site a crew of volunteers assembled the panels onto the pyramid structure built by the rest of the Disorient camp.

naim-pyramid
Operating in the harsh conditions of the Black Rock desert is difficult for electronics. We had lots of trouble with the powersupplies failing due to the heat and dust; next year perhaps we’ll use more, but lower amperage, sealed DC supplies. The adhesive holding many strips to the pegboard failed. Several of the solder joints broke due to stress during mounting. Screw terminals rattled loose from the 25KW of sound system in the Disorient dome. There was late night soldering while hanging from the rafters of the pyramid. Despite all these problems, the panels and the sixteen thousand LEDs put on quite a show the entire week.

21 Aug 20:27

Dispatch from Black Rock City: "The pigs are here" at Burning Man

by Xeni Jardin


Photo: Aaron Muszalski.

The forecast for Burning Man 2013: Cloudy with a chance of cops. SFSlim is, as he is every year, out at Black Rock City in the Nevada desert early for the annual fringe art-culture festival. He reports heavy rains and heavy law enforcement presence. Heads up, burners.

The pigs are here. And uncommonly badge heavy. Earlier tonight, the #BLM pulled over El Couchino for a registration violation. In 18 years on the playa, I've never seen a more aggressive police presence than what’s been going down today. Deeply upsetting, outrageous stuff. One DPW member was issued a $275 ticket for urinating on the playa, and threatened with being forced to register as a convicted sex offender. I suspect this is fallout from the lawsuit BMORG won against the BLM earlier this year. Whatever the cause, know this: Law enforcement is going to be VERY AGGRESSIVE at Burning Man this year. Keep your shit as right as you do back in the world. Don't give them any excuses. Be extremely cautious, and MAKE SURE TO TELL YOUR FRIENDS. Things are changing. #BM2013 #LEO #police IF YOU DO GET STOPPED: Make sure to file an incident report with Burning Man. And before you get here, LEARN YOUR RIGHTS.
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17 Aug 13:08

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22 Jul 15:18

THe PHYSiCaL IMPoSSiBiLiTY oF CoNViCTioN...

by williambanzai7

SAC SHARK

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Being exiled to manage your multi-billion dollar family hedge fund business. Any takers for this sort of punishment?

    


10 Jul 13:02

The San Francisco Bay for New Yorkers

19 Jun 13:05

xkcd

'Unfortunately, the notion of marriage which prevails ... at the present time ... regards the institution as simply a convenient arrangement or formal contract ... This disregard of the sanctity of marriage and contempt for its restrictions is one of the most alarming tendencies of the present age.' --John Harvey Kellogg, Ladies' guide in health and disease (1883)

07 Jun 05:40

Comic for June 7, 2013

06 Jun 03:55

Nyan Wheels WIN

Nyan Wheels WIN

Submitted by: Unknown

Tagged: gif , Nyan Cat , bike , funny , g rated , win
04 Jun 00:16

Vector display Twitter client

by hudson

Oscillograph tweet reader
It’s a little known fact that during the 1940′s the premier Twitter client was a cathode ray oscillograph vector display, such as this DuMont Labs 208B. The 15×12 character resolution was perfect for a 140 character tweet. This one has been restored, connected to the aethernet and configured to search for “I”, turning it into a time travelling view into the twitter-sphere’s narcissism. You can see it in action in this short video, or play with it in person at the 2013 NYC Resistor Interactive Party in June.

Asteroids vector font
If the font looks familiar, that’s because it was inspired by the Asteroids video game, with additional characters for the rest of the ASCII subset. The source code is available asteroids-font.c for your own oscilloscope or vector display hacking. Depending on the bandwidth of your scope and the speed of the cathode ray tube, you might need to set CONFIG_SLOW_SCOPE to give the beam time to catch up with the image.

01 Jun 12:14

VW Beetle sphere

by Jason Kottke

Indonesian artist Ichwan Noor made this amazing thing, a 1953 Volkswagen Beetle formed into a sphere:

VW sphere

Tags: art   cars   Ichwan Noor   VW
08 May 02:42

Barbara Kruger Sounds Off on Supreme vs MOB Lawsuit

by Marina Galperina
Barbara Kruger Sounds Off on Supreme vs MOB Lawsuit

Leah McSweeney of indie fashion line Married to the Mob has been putting out Supreme Bitch t-shirts since 2004. Nine years later, James Jebbia of Supreme decides to sue McSweeney for copyright infringement — for $10,000,000. That’s a fairly intimidating gesture. But bring it: McSweeney hired notable free speech lawyer Norman Siegel. And now, legendary artist Barbara Kruger weighs in. With an uppercut.

Disclaimer: Leah McSweeney is a personal friend of ANIMAL.

While, “Supreme Bitch” is a very obvious parody of the Supreme logo — a “fuck you,” ♀ twist on the corporate macho skate brand — the Supreme logo itself, however, is a pretty shameless rip of Barbara Kruger’s signature type face. It also makes no sense, since it is derivative of the work of an artist that would hate the commercialism and exploitive imagery peddled by Supreme.

Leah McSweeney spoke her side at length (read the case doc here), citing that little detail about Kruger — one of Supreme’s many design infringements. When Complex reached out to Kruger for comment, she responded, basically saying this lawsuit is ridiculous… in her own way. See her response below.

Upon seeing the Kruger update, McSweeney issued a “B-Rabbit defense“:

I’VE NEVER FELT MORE HONORED TO BE AN UNCOOL JOKER tinyurl.com/bour2q7 #BARBARAKRUGER

— Leah McSwizzle (@LeahMOB) May 2, 2013

The post Barbara Kruger Sounds Off on Supreme vs MOB Lawsuit appeared first on ANIMAL.

07 May 17:31

Upstream Color now available for purchase/download

by Jason Kottke
30 Apr 20:12

The Mac Monocle™

30 Apr 01:01

Artistic Horror of 3D-Printed Molecular-Based “Ontographs”

by Marina Galperina
Artistic Horror of 3D-Printed Molecular-Based “Ontographs”

8681160076_422546ddfe_o-1 dec8mqbt6sjyhtnqzrmz 8681160124_fc8f7bb47b_o nano1_1200px p7khmfkuwfdhi3m4wd5f 8680049449_9d8c777a9b_o nano2_1200px 3dprinted-shane-winkleman Isn’t 3D-printing nifty as hell? Soon, we’ll be 3D-printing on the atomic level. Artist Shane Hope foreshadows hacking organic matter with his series “Nano-Nonobjective-Oriented Ontographs,” “Qubit-Built Quilts,” “Post-Scarcity Percept-Pus Portraits” and “Scriptable-Scalable Species-Tool-Beings.” Using molecular modeling research software, crafts custom code and algorithms, Hope creaties sculptural canvases of erupted, scrambled, bubbling atomic structures.

Some look like tumorous day-glo Rothkos. A standout: The bursting Malevich square-type. Just want to touch it don’t you? Mmm. Here’s what the artist has to say…

So run this, for here’s how you in the form of pathetic-prophetic techno-poetics for reals forge future’s futures: nano-nonobjective-oriented ontographic scribblin’ on scriptable-scalable species-tool-beings quacker-castin’ computronium-clouds of kilo-IQ’d collablobject-oriented co-op-corporeal commons-clusters playborin’ with post-scarcity percept-pus and prescient-peek-a-boo public-panopticon-powdered plunderware-portraiture of plans for playborground ball pits of pure operationality all about atomic admin access-privs picturesque grey-gooplexus-thunkuppetrees qubit-built-quiltin’ algorithmicracked-out junk-DNAnarch-keys to un-nanoblockonomic-lock fine-joules-bots that gots-lots-o-watts spinformation-supportin’ scenariopolist rapturama-root abundance-heck-tech-wreckonomical enzymin’-rhymin’ chmodder-fodder for smartdustormin’ mass-mod-mood-meds runnin’ on you runnin’ on hyper-necker-deathcubes quture-sporecastin’ syncthetic smartificially-exprisoned empathologically-infacteous connectivitis-cognitariats called upon to camouflage the protocol-onization of everythingyness upwhen on a lifefile::path towards a mass2sapient-ratiocracy gettin’ smartfaced and uploaded addin’ add-ons off your overclocker rocker perv’d POV-vapor Xmit rights to far edge soylent green tea party uploadside your headers of bequestorbot blobjecthoodlumist bucky-luck-lock logicages-gates computtin’ uh handicrafted e-cap in your app-portential meat-splaced-out smartmatter of nanofacturally date-stampeded data-debased nDiagrammatic copylution-commodity cross sections of compound cutaway exploded view shish ka-bombs higher-ordermensionally hackin’-hockin’ chem-phlegm loogie-loggin’ one man bandwidth’d biochippin’ off the old-bad-blocks-bunchallianced punchin’ the overclockin’ cached-advanced chronoughty pathetic-prophetic techno-poetic cognitive haze phraseologies pharmosomally flocusin’ femtofactured-fluidentifried-fleshionistas fee-willin’ click-fraud false-flag-phishin’ for masstaken-iPlentities so omega-pointless slashdot-to-dot-subthreaded by buy/cellutility-swarms of soul-splinterferin’ spaculativernaculareerin’ sumplace skiddie snarfin’ sporgery zombie noo-zoos transubstrationally timeshearin’-taggin’ envirornamentally-challenged infomorphiliac-biorouters backscatterin’ bloodstream-slummin’-it up hick-hackenstantial thought barrier robber barons’ sapient-sopper see-source-serum sci-fi-lustratin’ morph-feral-foglet-fabbed fertilizer for fornicode for misalignment-matter mogul mashmobsters manipulatin’ malfoamational monay-yay markets for metacompetitive metabolisms of things-executin’-things-executin’-things-executin’-things…

Nano-Nonobjective-Oriented Ontographs and Qubit-Built Quilts,” Shane Hope, Mar 29 – May 4, Winkleman Gallery, Chelsea

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29 Apr 12:43

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17 Apr 02:58

See Mike Draw

11 Apr 14:08

Microsoft Blue

by Oliver Widder
08 Apr 21:49

Doug Aitken Gives 303 Gallery a Poetic Send-Off — By Destroying It

by Rozalia Jovanovic
Doug Aitken Gives 303 Gallery a Poetic Send-Off — By Destroying It Doug Aitken's "100 YRS, Part2" at 303 Gallery Published: April 5, 2013

NEW YORK — This morning at 303 Gallery, three men in black shirts and jeans were busy tearing up the space in a peculiarly delicate way. One climbed onto a pile of ripped-out drywall and gently ran the flat side of a handsaw against the rubble, creating a soft humming sound. Another knocked a piece of metal rhythmically against the concrete floor, while a third did nothing but zip around on a motorized scissor-lift. This orgy of destruction sounded oddly resonant — uplifting even.

The men tearing down 303's white walls in careful strips were, in fact, percussionists hired by the artist Doug Aitken, who is known for his slick, massive sound and video environments. Their tear-down was part of Aitken’s “100 YRS, Part 2” a “destruction installation” from April 2-6 that stands as the second part of his exhibition “100 YRS” (the first part of which was a more traditional show that just closed at the gallery). It also happens to coincide with a scheduled demolition of the space — 303 Gallery will be moving to its new location on 24th street at the end of April. Some of the sculptures from the first part of the show are still on site, like the “Sonic Fountain” — a milky white pool of water set in a crater in the gallery floor, designed to make plinking sounds as water drips into it from several pipes above.

“As there’s less and less of the gallery, the soundscape evolves,” Aitken explained today. The soft-spoken L.A. artist’s quiet demeanor belies the active destruction around him. When we stopped by, he had been squatting behind a camera on a tripod recording the demolition. “Different materials are exposed — whether it’s going beyond the sheetrock to the studs or it’s certain kinds of tools. I wanted to tap into those polyrhythms.”

The interplay of sounds and architecture is a recurring fascination for Aitken who once wrapped the façade of the Hirschhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. with a 360-degree video installation while immersing the immediate surroundings in a sonic installation inspired by the doo wop ballad “I Only Have Eyes For You.” Destruction and entropy are also themes often explored in his work.

But “100 YRS, Part 2” — the current happening at 303 Gallery — was intended to be more of a surprise, a sonic universe that passersby would stumble across, causing them to question the nature of an exhibition and the role of the gallery, an uncertainty that Aitken relishes. “Is it a space that’s being demolished or rebuilt?” said Aitken. “Is it a space that’s being prepared? Is it a space that’s welcoming the viewer or is it closed to the public?”

There's no question, however, that the public is invited tomorrow between 6 and 8 pm, for the finale — which promises a crescendo of hammers, saws, and drills — as Aitken and 303 Gallery pay their last respects to the space.

To see photos of "100 YRS, Part 2," click on the slideshow.

 

 

 

05 Apr 07:18

Hong Kong's High-Rise Buildings Provide an Alternative View of the City

by Nicola McCormack
Language English Order:  0 Art + Culture Architecture + Design Nicola McCormack Top Story Home:  Top Story - Channel:  Exclude from Landing:  Feature Image:  “Architecture of Density” – Courtesy of Michael Wolf Thumbnail Image:  “Architecture of Density” – Courtesy of Michael Wolf Credit:  Courtesy of Michael Wolf Tags:  Hong Kong Architecture Photography Slide:  Image:  “Architecture of Density” – Courtesy of Michael Wolf Body: 

 

In high-rise cities like Hong Kong, the “view” is often other buildings at close quarters. While some can’t see beyond the glass and concrete, German photographer Michael Wolf has found beauty in these urban landscapes, creating images that retain a tight focus on buildings that are breathtaking in their size and scale. And in some cases he reveals just a hint of human existence inside.

 

Here is a selection of images from Wolf’s Architecture of Density” series. You can also view more of his work on his website.

 

 

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Photographer Michael Wolf finds beauty in the repetitive patterns of the tower block

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