WALKING CITY,
"If 'Walking City' is the heroic statement of mobilised architecture it represents but the most magnificent audacity of a series of Archigram projects that constantly revolve around flexing, moving, transferring. The origins of this concern are almost certainly related to the overall idea of 'fragmentation'. Making a building like a car, or de-solidifying the 'total element' are allied manoeuvres."
Walking City, Ron Herron 1964
'concerning Archigram' edited by Dennis Crompton, Archigram Archives 1999
Monday, 20 January 2003
THE SECRET HOUSE
"....there is a warehouse of (diversity) floating in the air in our homes, 3000,000 or more in every cubic foot, held up by the patterning air molecules around them.
These include the asbestos spikes, the micro insect limbs, the spherical chemical ash, the tire meltings, shiney cadmium blobs, sea salt, skin flakes, equatorial sand and all the rest of what we nonchalantly lump together as dust.
"the particles take hours or even weeks to descend, but with the constant nudge of gravity fall they eventually must, an eternal internal rain, on our heads, tables, chairs, books, desks, lamps, clothes, shoes, and the largest surface of all in the house, on our floors...."
david Bodanis
"....there is a warehouse of (diversity) floating in the air in our homes, 3000,000 or more in every cubic foot, held up by the patterning air molecules around them.
These include the asbestos spikes, the micro insect limbs, the spherical chemical ash, the tire meltings, shiney cadmium blobs, sea salt, skin flakes, equatorial sand and all the rest of what we nonchalantly lump together as dust.
"the particles take hours or even weeks to descend, but with the constant nudge of gravity fall they eventually must, an eternal internal rain, on our heads, tables, chairs, books, desks, lamps, clothes, shoes, and the largest surface of all in the house, on our floors...."
david Bodanis
"Cyber-architecture is space-time collapsed, beyond recognition, in so far as moving from one place/enclosure to another does not require the physical space-time journey.
The physical manifestation exist only as electrons & the transceivers used in order for the user to exist within it, and the concerns are moved from the practical and economy to expression of intentions, interests and thoughts.
It represents the design of experiences rather than objects, a paradigm shift in architectural consciousness." (Kambiz Memarzia)
The physical manifestation exist only as electrons & the transceivers used in order for the user to exist within it, and the concerns are moved from the practical and economy to expression of intentions, interests and thoughts.
It represents the design of experiences rather than objects, a paradigm shift in architectural consciousness." (Kambiz Memarzia)
Sunday, 19 January 2003
Clicking on some links
Whilst surfing the internet I happened upon a page which had a number of links on it. I clicked on one and was taken to another page. This had several links on it too, so I clicked on one and continued my surfing.
Whilst surfing the internet I happened upon a page which had a number of links on it. I clicked on one and was taken to another page. This had several links on it too, so I clicked on one and continued my surfing.
THE BIGGEST THREAT TO WORLD PEACE
TIME asks you: Which country poses the greatest danger to world peace in 2003?
Total Votes Cast so far: 201520
North Korea 8.5 %
Iraq 9.9 %
The United States 81.6 %
(via plastic bag.org)
TIME asks you: Which country poses the greatest danger to world peace in 2003?
Total Votes Cast so far: 201520
North Korea 8.5 %
Iraq 9.9 %
The United States 81.6 %
(via plastic bag.org)
Fifinella
A female of the Gremlin family who tickled fighter pilots and bombardiers just as their sights were lined up for a good run.
A female of the Gremlin family who tickled fighter pilots and bombardiers just as their sights were lined up for a good run.
last week, jan 12, naked protestors in Ashdown forest, east sussex, uk, formed the word "peace" with their bodies. in opposition to attacks on iraq. bare witness site
meanwhile...
in Antarctica, McMurdo Station, Ross Island January 9, 2003:
"After a Not In Our Name gathering in October we were warned that anyone who organizes a protest demonstration will be fired and anyone who attempts to organize a union will be fired. The McMurdo Station Manager eventually told us that if we do anything of the sort, we must not give any impression that the National Science Foundation supported us in any way: No buildings, vehicles, or infrastructure could be in any of our photos. When asked about ECW, the extreme cold weather gear we are issued, he told us we were not permitted to wear it in any photos we take. So we decided to have this Naked Demonstration, entirely content free but conveying our strong feelings about an undisclosed issue. It was pretty chilly that day, and not just because of the weather."
(via baring witness)
naked protest photo archive:
london 2000-2001
cancun
picadilly circus 2001
glastonbury 2000
j18 99
naked protest
naked protest guardian newspaper archives:
fri 5 jan 01. "letter from prison"
thurs 11 jan o1. "crown trial"
Physicians for Human Rights-Israel
Shackled to their beds
On Saturday, 11 January 2003, two Palestinian children were injured following what Israeli security forces officials are calling an infiltration into a Gaza settlement. The eldest, Muhammad Hamis Ismael al-Hanjara, aged 16, and his brother, Ahmed Hamis Ismael al-Hanjara, aged 13, were then shot at by a settler who carried an M-16 rifle. Both suffered gunshot injuries. The two minors were brought to Saroqa hospital in Be'er Sheva, Israel, and currently remain hospitalized.
A PHR-Israel inquiry found out that both children are shackled to their beds in the hospital. PHR-Israel turned to the hospital director requesting he demands the removal of the shackles from the children. PHR-Israel believes that shackling should only be used to prevent physical harm of a person or medical staff.
In this case there is no known information stating that the children present a risk to anyone.
Additionally, PHR-Israel has learned that the children are being interrogated by a regular investigator and not by a youth investigator. PHR-Israel assumes that the children are most likely under enormous stress following this ordeal and an investigator who is trained to deal with youths should be conducting all interrogations.
PHR-Israel has turned to the IDF spokesmen office demanding that the children will be allowed contact to their parents, that they shall not be shackled to their beds and that they will be investigated by trained youth investigator. PHR-Israel has hired lawyers to help advocate for the children. PHR-Israel will continue its active involvement in the issue.
(via arabic media internet network)
Shackled to their beds
On Saturday, 11 January 2003, two Palestinian children were injured following what Israeli security forces officials are calling an infiltration into a Gaza settlement. The eldest, Muhammad Hamis Ismael al-Hanjara, aged 16, and his brother, Ahmed Hamis Ismael al-Hanjara, aged 13, were then shot at by a settler who carried an M-16 rifle. Both suffered gunshot injuries. The two minors were brought to Saroqa hospital in Be'er Sheva, Israel, and currently remain hospitalized.
A PHR-Israel inquiry found out that both children are shackled to their beds in the hospital. PHR-Israel turned to the hospital director requesting he demands the removal of the shackles from the children. PHR-Israel believes that shackling should only be used to prevent physical harm of a person or medical staff.
In this case there is no known information stating that the children present a risk to anyone.
Additionally, PHR-Israel has learned that the children are being interrogated by a regular investigator and not by a youth investigator. PHR-Israel assumes that the children are most likely under enormous stress following this ordeal and an investigator who is trained to deal with youths should be conducting all interrogations.
PHR-Israel has turned to the IDF spokesmen office demanding that the children will be allowed contact to their parents, that they shall not be shackled to their beds and that they will be investigated by trained youth investigator. PHR-Israel has hired lawyers to help advocate for the children. PHR-Israel will continue its active involvement in the issue.
(via arabic media internet network)
CHINA
Chinese bloggers furious as government blocks access to their weblogs
http://pekingduck.blogspot.com/: "The bad news is that the blogspot ban, now well into its third day, continues, so I can only hope this stuff is actually appearing after I click the Post & Publish button. (A couple of my friends have assured me it's appearing, but you know how possessive and loving we are about our blogs.)"
Chinese bloggers furious as government blocks access to their weblogs
http://pekingduck.blogspot.com/: "The bad news is that the blogspot ban, now well into its third day, continues, so I can only hope this stuff is actually appearing after I click the Post & Publish button. (A couple of my friends have assured me it's appearing, but you know how possessive and loving we are about our blogs.)"
"the enemy"
the eatonweb portal mistakenly lists 'blogs of war' as being similar to mine.
aside from blogs-of-war's xenophobic, tiny-minded, dribble n grunt posts, it has links ranked under such headings as 'warbloggers', 'allies', 'intelligence' (which includes 'fox news'.... no don't laugh), and the following list which he classifies as 'hostiles':
Indy Media
WarBlogger Watch
ANSWER
Michael Moore
Raise the Fist
PETA
ELF
United for Peace
American Samizdat
The One True Bix
Stand Down
the eatonweb portal mistakenly lists 'blogs of war' as being similar to mine.
aside from blogs-of-war's xenophobic, tiny-minded, dribble n grunt posts, it has links ranked under such headings as 'warbloggers', 'allies', 'intelligence' (which includes 'fox news'.... no don't laugh), and the following list which he classifies as 'hostiles':
Indy Media
WarBlogger Watch
ANSWER
Michael Moore
Raise the Fist
PETA
ELF
United for Peace
American Samizdat
The One True Bix
Stand Down
semicircular monitor
"Starkweather has found that using a semicircular monitor three times as wide as the standard one can improve people's productivity, allowing them to take advantage of their peripheral vision and to spend less time opening and closing different windows."
"Improved productivity is a classic red herring. Reconnecting with our peripheral vision abilities just might utilize parts of our minds that have been going underutilized. Give me total sensory immersion!"
(via my analog life)
"Starkweather has found that using a semicircular monitor three times as wide as the standard one can improve people's productivity, allowing them to take advantage of their peripheral vision and to spend less time opening and closing different windows."
"Improved productivity is a classic red herring. Reconnecting with our peripheral vision abilities just might utilize parts of our minds that have been going underutilized. Give me total sensory immersion!"
(via my analog life)
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