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Off rows of windshields
in the Amtrak lot
rain in sudden
clumps like jacks. Parked cars
with people in them
awaiting people they imagine
hurtling through suburbs
of silver woods
awaiting them. True
love needs interference,
a certain blizzard distance,
for the words to worm through.
Remember Iowa?
August storms that would self-spark
as if our fights could trip
the finest wire beneath the sidewalk.
And the sunlight, harder after.
This is a capture from my first tweet in Following Piece 2.0, a global collaborative art project as part of @Platea. I’ve written a recap of my experience participating in the project. and you can find it at : the @Platea blog.
I have been working on an online book of the project and expect to add more thoughts here and at my ARTlog. I hope you’ll check back on the project and leave your thoughts about the work. It was an exciting experience.
About the project from @Plateau:
Following Piece 1.0
Forty years ago, in October 1969, artist Vito Acconci performed Following Piece. A study in the public spaces we occupy and assumptions around privacy, Acconci followed random people in Manhattan during the month and reported on their activities until they entered a private area such as an apartment or car.
Following Piece 2.0
And so, with that in mind, I thought it might be fun to do a cover of Following Piece, but to look at it specifically in the contemporary context of Twitter, a world where public/private boundaries are shifting and eroding, as once-private activities are broadcast into online public space. In the world of Twitter, the idea of following has taken on a new meaning: once an uncomfortable thought, it’s now regularly seen as a good thing to have one’s private actions followed by many strangers.
OK. Now we’re talking.
I would buy this device. I know it only does books — a one trick pony. But it let’s you lend your books to others and it doesn’t look like a Texas Instruments calculator. This device looks like BN hired some product designers and some interface designers, and a marketing crew that knows how to do point-of-purchase.
Barnes and Noble have listened to the criticism of the Kindle and have brought a more sophisticated and attractive device into the fray.
- The price is reasonable from the start.
- Design is clean.
- Multi-touch.
- Color navigation panel (for swiping through book covers, a la iTunes)
- You can buy it in a BN store. (many distribution points — one a few blocks from me)
- You can browse digital books
- You can lend your book to others on a number of devices
- It has a memory expansion slot
- It can play MP3’s
- It can read PDF’s (essential)
Did I mention that the design is clean? The device is a bit thicker and weighs more than the Kindle. The other important part is moving away from proprietary formats.
Lending is good.
I’ll be heading down to the Barnes and Noble to check it out. I’ll let you know if I am as impressed when I can touch it.
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This was a great site that I found about actions taken around the world to support the election protesters in Iran. An easy to navigate site that incorporated map locations. It used your IP to present you with an appropriate map view. You could drag and position the map to see other areas.
At the height of the protests the map was filled with green. The sea of green was information made visable.
Sorry I didn’t get it up sooner. The site is still live although it has changed.
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Putting each drawer in took careful aim.
Task complete. What a great job.
Craig was an amazingly hard worker while helping us move. I think the rewards of going to the cafe for crepes and coffee was part of the motivation to get things done. Still, we had fun moving this piece of furniture and he put in each drawer by himself. He was very pleased when he completed the task. And helped me hang the George Nelson clock too; making sure it was straight.
We could still use some of his help.
Maybe I’ll give him a call.
August 11, 2009—A mystery object that punched through one of Saturn’s thin outer rings created a glittering spray of ice crystals and pulled some material along in its wake, as seen in this rare image recently released by NASA’s Cassini orbiter.
It’s believed that the object is a moonlet. yes a little moon. There are some 60 moonlets around Saturn. Ok so this is what happens to make Saturn disappear:
“Whenever equinox occurs on Saturn, sunlight will hit Saturn’s thin rings, the ring plane, edge-on,” said Spilker.“The light reflecting off this extremely narrow band is so small that for all intents and purposes the rings simply vanish.”
Saturn’s rings are 200,000 miles wide, but amazingly are only about 30 feet thick.
see :
Science Daily
Cassini Equinox Mission
This is what it looked like in my new studio last week. New images and progress report coming.
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Working on getting the new adventure in shape. Still lots of boxes. Still no internet. Still tired. This post is just a short note so you know I’ve survived.
Lots of work too do to get settled. Excited about the possibilities of the new space. We need to paint here too. White is needed. This is a look at some sticky bubbles that David and Erica picked up for us. I think they’ll be terrific on the door. When we open the door to the street you’ll see our bubbles.
Branding for two spaces is going to be challenging.
I’ve got some ideas though.
Read MoreCraig is here for the month. My brother is happy to be on vacation from his sheltered workshop. Three whole weeks! That doesn’t mean there isn’t work to do.
Yesterday Mr C. did lots of labels for moving our office.
A sharpie is a labeler’s best friend.
Half way there.
Done.
Awesome!
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