Friday, 22 July 2011

The first EPISODE of a long serie about INSIDE OUT PROJECT !
Since the TED Prize winner JR announced his wish in March to turn the world Inside Out, thousands of people have participated in what we hope will be the world's largest participatory art project.
This is the first Episode documenting the project.

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Turning Art Inside Out

DIY internet spreading through Middle East and Africa

Did you know that people in Kenya, Afghanistan and Pakistan are building their own wireless networks out of found materials? Just $60 of everyday items such as wood, cans, plastic tubs, wires and car batteries can provide internet service for hundreds of people. It's like the "telephone" of your youth and the best MacGyver episode ever, all rolled up into one.
It works like this: A single commercial wireless router is mounted on radio frequency reflectors and covered in a metal mesh. Another router/reflector pair is set up at a distance. The two routers establish a network that can be used by anybody with a reflector. To build a reflector, all you need is a material — wood, metal, plastic, stone or clay — that can mount the metal mesh. The system can be powered with an automobile battery, so it doesn't have to rely on fickle developing-world power grids. The goal is simply internet access for all. And, believe it or not, networks are up and running in Kenya, Jalalabad, Pakistan, and in various hospitals and clinics around Afghanistan. The project is supported by MIT's Fab Lab. Some of the scientists involved in the project are paying for it out of pocket, with some help from the National Science Foundation.
It's an open-source project, so if you're interested in building a DYI network here in the shadow of Silicon Valley, just hit up the wiki.
Hat tip to Fast Company for this awesome story.
Cameron Scott @'SFGate'
Call me a sad no-life loser geek :) but reading stuff like this really cheers me up; repurposing technology to empower people and communities instead of making multinational corporations richer can only be a good thing, imo...

Björk Biophilia instruments

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Crystalline

GreatDismal William Gibson

The Situationists must be detourning in their graves.

Lucian Freud RIP

Lucian Freud: he was wise in his way

James Murdoch misled MPs, say former NoW editor and lawyer

Keith Levene vs Dub Gabriel

Keith Levene - Dub All Pain

How Rupert Murdoch Could Get His Hands On Your Kid's Information-And It's Legal

US senator invokes website-hacking trial in call for Murdoch inquiry

Thursday, 21 July 2011

Who should control your personal data?

In Search Of Hype Williams: Their Final Communication

Fonce Mizell Tribute Mix by Kevin Beadle

RIP Fonce Mizell
TRACKLIST
gary bartz – music is my sanctuary (capitol)
donald byrd – lansana’s priestess (blue note)
bobbi humphrey – chicago, damn (blue note) blacks & blues
the blackbyrds – reggins (fantasy)
edwin starr – easin in (motown)
johnny hammond – tell me what to do (milestone)
donald byrd – stepping into tomorrow (blue note)
bobbi humphrey – new york times (blue note)
taste of honey – I love you (capitol)
the jackson five – it’s great to be here (tamla motown)
donald byrd – you and music (blue note)
donald byrd – onward til’ morning (blue note)
johnny hammond – back to the projects (salvation)
gary bartz – carnival de l’esprit (capitol)
roger glenn – rio (fantasy)
donald byrd – change makes you want to hustle (blue note)
rance allen group – peace of mind (capitol)
l.t.d. – love to the world (a&m)
johnny hammond – los conquistadores chocolates (milestone)
donald byrd – love’s so far away (blue note)
gary bartz – sea gypsy (prestige)
johnny hammond – star borne (salvation)
bobbi humphrey – harlem river drive (blue note)
donald byrd – fallin like dominoes (blue note)
a taste of honey - world spin (capitol)
marvin gaye – where are we going (tamla motown)
rance allen group - reason to survive (capitol)
donald byrd – think twice (blue note)
the Jackson five – love is the thing you need (tamla motown)
the blackbyrds – hash & eggs (fantasy)
johnny hammond – fantasy (milestone)
bobbi humphrey – uno esta (blue note)
donald byrd – places & spaces (blue note)