Classical music visualized as a roller coaster ride
Classical music visualized as a roller coaster ride
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Read: “Tantra Song: Rare 17th-Century Indian Paintings That Look Like 20th-Century Western Art”
Tantra Song: Rare 17th-Century Indian Paintings That Look Like 20th-Century Western Art
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After Boing Boing reported that the Codex Seraphinianus was scanned and put online (albeit dubiously…
After Boing Boing reported that the Codex Seraphinianus was scanned and put online (albeit dubiously) now they’ve got a post about the complete Voynich Manuscript being scanned an put online too. This one is certainly past copyright. It’s a beautiful piece of work. From the site
“Written in Central Europe at the end of the 15th or during the 16th century, the origin, language, and date of the Voyn ... continue reading
Synaesthesia is inheritable.
Synaesthesia is inheritable.
Why Does Evolution Allow Some People to Taste Words?
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I like this piece that puts pragmatic figures on the worth of space exploration. I think there are social…
I like this piece that puts pragmatic figures on the worth of space exploration. I think there are social and philosophical elements that should be profound enough to persuade for greater space exploration but that’s a harder path for convincing people.
Why Spend on Space When Earth is in Turmoil?
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We prefer what we expect according to this… when do we decide that something is going to be what we…
We prefer what we expect according to this… when do we decide that something is going to be what we expected and take as preference? Also, I like how this article points out that people intentionally going outside of expectations are often the ones that stand out in history.
Guest Blog: Confirmation Bias and Art
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Jelly-like electronic memory developed.
Jelly-like electronic memory developed.
NCSU News :: NC State News and Information » Soft Memory Device Opens Door To New Biocompatible Electronics
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Last Little Fascination
Hot sun and oh, a band of round rubber! There on the ground, stretching I, down and I can reach it. Another rubber band for me. This hot day would’ve broken it. The edges, on days like this, get cracks if they’ve ever been rained on. And then it will stop being elastic. When I stretch it, it won’t snap back to its oval—it will stay and then break apart. I won’t stretch this one. It’s ... continue reading
Conservatives to Ignore the Canadian Copyright Consultation in Favour of DMCA?
The Conservatives still appear to be steering Canada toward a DMCA-like future: one that enslaves our culture to a few controlling (mostly foreign) companies, stifles science and freedom of expression, and anchors Canada’s economy to the digital dark age rather than propelling it toward what could be an incredibly innovative and lucrative future on the world stage. I’ll recount some of the issues, then ... continue reading
Secret Copyright Negotiations Disregard Canadian Consultation
Because of recent leaks, the public has learned that the minority Conservative government is engaged in at least two sets of secret negotiations to bring forward new copyright and “intellectual property” regulations without the consent of Canadians.
The Conservatives got their first two attempts at copyright change wrong. Later, the government set up a consultation with the Canadian public. The consu ... continue reading
Response to Canadian Copyright Consultation
The government set up public consultations and a web site for discussion and formal submissions of responses to questions concerning copyright reform. The web site posed five questions, which I thought about for a bit and then hastily wrote some responses today. I’ve been away travelling for a while–there’s nothing like last minute writing before the submission deadline tomorrow. :-) In any case, ... continue reading
Little Bang Theory
Your evening merits being suspended in the tale that is the Little Bang Theory performance (as I was, last night at Theatre Aujourd’hui).
You, whoever you are reading this, if you’re in Montreal you still have a chance to see it.
Little Bang Theory‘s current project consists of a sensually magnetic two-person dance (choreographed by Hanako Hoshimi-Caines with Louise-Michel Jackson); infused with a ... continue reading
The Pear Bell
The creek's water stopped flowing
arcing to reach
outside its bed and up
against the pear tree, Continue reading "The Pear Bell"
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