July 2010
50 posts
“At the dawn of the modern era, mechanics became the model for life, whereas from...”
– Zielinski, Siegfried. Deep Time of the Media: Toward an Archaeology of Hearing and Seeing by Technical Means. 2002. Trans. Custance, Gloria. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2006. (via carvalhais)
(I highly recommend attending one of Zielinskis lectures at the Berlin University of the Arts)
“So you’re a “nihilist” “anarcho-syndicalist” who...”
– Colin Marshall
“A lot of friends who go abroad seem, in my observation, only to gain a...”
– Colin Marshall: Trav’lin man
“What life’s about is whatever it’s being burnt on, which, in turn,...”
– Colin Marshall
“What, specifically, counts as an opiate? Well, opiates, to start: your pills,...”
– Colin Marshall
“We’ve all got energy to burn, and if your energy isn’t going toward...”
– Colin Marshall: When you have nothing interesting to work on
“I care that it gives me a psychological reason to prioritize filmmaking, which...”
– Colin Marshall
“Pretty much anyone who’s any good at creating anything feels like a bit of...”
– Colin Marshall
“Until machines achieve autonomy, it is likely that humans will continue to form,...”
– Ariza, Christopher. “The Interrogator as Critic: The Turing Test and the Evaluation of Generative Music Systems.” Computer Music Journal 33.2 (2009): 48-70. (via carvalhais)
“Emergencies come and go, and people get used to the fact that the beaches are...”
– ClubOrlov
Last chance to renounce US citizenship for free! →
jasencomstock:
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With no announcement and little warning, the US State Department will, effective July 13, charge US citizens a whopping $450 “processing fee” to renounce citizenship. This change was hidden in the new consular fees issued the other week, which basically slightly raised visa processing and passport fees, and substantially raised processing services related to judicial...
“If you are a citizen of the Schengen subcontinent, you can do two things, both...”
– Sebastian Lütgert, Down and Out in All the Wrong Places (Berlin 2010) / Journal / e-flux
“Or they might perceive contemporary art as just another hostile business, the...”
– Sebastian Lütgert, Down and Out in All the Wrong Places (Berlin 2010) / Journal / e-flux
“You’re here because you’re subculture. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have come. And...”
– Sebastian Lütgert, Down and Out in All the Wrong Places (Berlin 2010) / Journal / e-flux
“After sixteen years in Berlin, I have no job, tax number, welfare benefits,...”
– Sebastian Lütgert, Down and Out in All the Wrong Places (Berlin 2010) / Journal / e-flux
“While half of the Western European middle class under age 35 seems to be roaming...”
– Sebastian Lütgert, Down and Out in All the Wrong Places (Berlin 2010) / Journal / e-flux
“Still, friends who come to Berlin from faraway places keep on insisting that...”
– Sebastian Lütgert, Down and Out in All the Wrong Places (Berlin 2010) / Journal / e-flux
