Category Archives: human connections
coding site lines and privacy in the casual
From Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities Architectural and planning literature deals with privacy in terms of windows, overlooks, sight lines. The idea is that if no one from outside can peek into where you live … Continue reading
Posted in human connections, public space
Tagged book, city, jacobs, privacy, urban_planning
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Technophiliac Beat: Rollercoasters
A woman from Pennsylvania is to marry her roller coaster. Writes the metro UK, She enjoys a \’satisfying\’ sexual relationship with a fairground ride – a \’magic carpet\’ themed ride named 1001 Nachts – and now plans to marry it. … Continue reading
Future Oracle
An indecisive Danish girl told me that she once decided to change her life. So much time and energy she spent mulling over decisions before they happened, and thinking weather she really made the right decisions after they happened, … Continue reading
Posted in critical future fictions, human connections, services
Tagged conversation, decisions, mediator, oracle, stress
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Jenga obstruction
Outside harvard\’s GSD. I like that it doesn\’t use glue. Or maybe it does? Didn\’t have the heart to test it out.
future fiction comes true
questioning the power of a critial future fiction. for sure this is in no way the first realization of Orwell\’s 1984 as Andrew Sullivan writes This Is What Fascism Looks Like This is extremely disturbing – and you know I … Continue reading
modern piplotti
a talk by piplotti rist at the tate modern. her personality is pretty great. on color: on her use of saturated colors: not emphasizing but just bringing life color to film. \”we fear color and prefer line and form.\” line … Continue reading
Posted in human connections, re-imagine
Tagged body-mind, color, irrationality, repetition, talk, video, video_art
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