From memefest.
I do like this. It has something.

Radical communication! Get on the bus.

I watched a program about this car

It is pure beauty, sorry if any of you guys have heard about alreay….

thxmoo summary

thxmoo is a virtual world based on the story of THX-1138 by George
Lucas. As in the story, characters in thxmoo are born and raised in
a post world war III subterranean shelter. Players can control their
emotional and psychological states by use of state prescribed pills,
sensual stimuli and deity worship. Players may make it their goal to
attempt to escape to the surface where mystery and the unknown dwell.
This requires achieving a chemical balance by experimenting with
various pill prescriptions and other activities. Other players may
choose to become integral parts of the subterranean world.

character role playing

Guests are generated when a player connects as ‘thxmoo’. Regular
players may run ‘thxmoo’ at the SDF shell to generate or load a
character. The MOO then uses sperm and egg from an existing couple to
generate a new player. The player name (AAA-NNNN), sex and race are
generated by the system. Players will start the game as a child, be
trained by mentors and live in the nursery. After a period of regular
game play, a player is then coupled at which sperm and egg will be
extracted to propogate the species. If you can find the REPRODUCTION
CENTER it is possible to deduce your biological parents, if you care.

character development and space

Character features and dwellings are up to players. This is really
the only liberty you have. However, if you deviate you risk arrest.
Matured characters dwellings are in the QUARTERS dormatory and can
be arranged to your taste. Food medication and stimulation are all
provided in your dwelling. The most interesting aspect of all
dwellings is the MEDICINE CHEST. When you open your chest, the system
will ask you ‘Whats wrong?’. You then describe how you are feeling and
the chest will dispense medication. Each player has a designated
chemical balance/inbalance which can be sustained or counter acted
by drug use, misuse and/or abstinence.

Just… WOW.

I got a Nintendo DS lite as a birthday present from my boyfriend, its the best toy I have ever had and I got this amazing game Electroplankton made by Toshio Iwai.

You can make irdial-music with this game, it is absolutely lovely

Died on Monday.

Kingsland Road panorama. Though only a short sample.

Led to this site, a compilation of images of every listed building in England.

11 listed buildings on Fossgate, York. And it’s only about 100m long.

Elite special forces unit set up

Soldiers will bear the unit’s own insignia

An elite force has been set up to strengthen counter-terrorism and support special forces, Defence Secretary John Reid has confirmed. The Special Forces Support Group (SFSG) based in Wales, will be drawn from Royal Marines, Parachute Regiment and the RAF Regiment.

Its insignia is a dagger run through by a lightning flash.

Based at St Athan, the SFSG will train with special forces to be deployed around the world at short notice.

In a statement to the House of Commons on Thursday, Defence Secretary John Reid said: “The new Special Forces Support Group will enhance the capability of the UK Special Forces to operate around the world and will provide the UK with an additional counter-terrorist capability.

“I am pleased to be able to inform the House that the new Special Forces unit stood up, as planned, in St Athan, near Cardiff on 3 April.”

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4928028.stm

Hey, that logo looks familiar:

High above the stalscrapers of the vast subterranean city Necropolis looms the The Temple of Terminus, headquarters of the dreaded Terminators, the armies of the mighty Termight Empire. The doors to this sacred place have been opened to welcome in the pure and vigilant amongst you, and allow you learn more about the Empire and it’s illustrious leader Tony Bliar.

Be warned, however, this is no refuge for the alien amongst us or those that choose to have truck with him! So, if you are truly pure, make a selection from the list below. The others had better watch out, for The Inquisition will be calling on you soon…

Reading an article by the Grauniad’s Art Critic, he states that his daughter’s name is Primavera.

In light of the recent trend for naming children such things as Chanel, Chardonnay… even, in the US at least “Chanel (269 girls), Timberland (six boys), Porsche (24 girls) and Armani (273 boys and 298 girls).

Parents named their children after everything from bottled water (Evian) and soft drinks (Fanta) to Western hats and cologne (Stetson), wine (Chardonnay) and beer (Guinness)”
… even with these bizarre choices, Primavera struck me as the most pretentious of the lot. I imagine Mr Jones sneering at the hordes of Chardonnays in Essex from his oh-so-chi-chi Islington terrace, while smug over his choice of pasta dish (or season – take your pick).

Maybe it’s just me.

In the future, perhaps all children will be named after a favourite vegetable. I know in many cultures names have specific meaning – Aslan is Turkish for lion, for example – but Primavera Jones…

I’ll get my coat.

This morning, I am listening to music on vinyl. Currently John Parish, How Animals Move. There has been Art Tatum, The Bible and others.

Some records seem to accumulate dust and fluff more than others. Kate Bush’s Ariel is one I have recently noticed gets particularly fluffy towards the end of each side.

Anyway, I just had a wonder… if I had kept all the fluff I have ever had to remove from my needles through the years, would I have enough for a pillow? A duvet? Or maybe just enough for a stuffed toy in the shape of a 7″ record?

Would the pillow be comfortable? Would I be able to sleep for all the musical memories stored so close to my ears?

Gum Blondes

via wackydoodler

I just got back from performing at the STRP Festival in Eindhoven; a new technology, music and arts event.

There were many superb performances. There were many fascinating installations and many sensor driven robots / things one of which was exceptional. Many runners ran on this one.

The staff were gracious and perfectly organized, the hospitality first class. The punters were of the highest intelligence and good taste.

The event took place in the former Phillips factory, Philips of course, being the inventors of the Compact Disc.

Many years ago, I wrote some essays on CD and digital audio which caused controversy and triggered accusations of ludditery against their noble author.

Now 14 years later, I perform a set of Fine Art Noise whose very nature is absolutely tied to and created from the specification of Compact Disc, in the very building that saw its initial development.

This was a great thrill for me; to enter this historic building, and to shock it from the inside with a mind destroying cascade of CD derived sound, in the place of CDs birth, the sound of the performance being a near echo of labor pangs that this factory felt as it unleahsed the idea and product that would totally change the way people consume music forever.

Another circle.

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