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Laser Synth!
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Paradigm Parlance: Breached Boundries and Twisted Metaphors
She uses this heart-wrenching and emotional moment as a springboard to explore greater questions such as the role of motherhood in a technologically mediated infancy and the relationship between mother-daughter once technology takes the role of mother for medical, or other purposes. ... I only need to point to the definition of cyborg on the post a little bit below to reiterate that a cyborg is one who has their "physical abilities extended beyond normal human limitations by mechanical elements built into the body."Read more . . . → -
Cyborgs
I always like to set up definitions at the beginning of my argument so I will begin with the OED definition of a cyborg: cyborg |ˈsʌɪbɔːg| noun a fictional or hypothetical person whose physical abilities are extended beyond normal human limitations by mechanical elements built into the body. ... While the Oxford definition posits a "hypothetical" status on cyborgs, discussions in Film 4002 have opened this up to include pacemakers, insulin pumps and even choclear implants, as these devices all extend certain human's physical abilities.Read more . . . → -
Post Ideas, Post-human
The idea that natural bodies are fallible, with technology as the solution to its limitations. "Technology seems to serve fundamentally as prosthesis to improve and perfect the frail and failing human body and enable it to multiply its strength and increase its capacities to extend itself over time."Read more . . . → -
Ableton Live Webcam Music Generator
This is a demo of some of the powerful stuff you can do with Max 4 Live, the new Max API for Ableton Live 8. ... The video demonstrates a webcam plugin that turns on-camera movements, quantizes them to pre-defined notes, and then further adjusts them to a preset musical scale. the result is an instant midi note generator that is controlled by your movement in front of a camera.Read more . . . → -
Ableton Live by 11 year old
Read more . . . →Having some problems hooking up your Ableton Live rig together? Take a lesson from this 11 year old who picked up his brothers Ableton rig and taught himself to do this in 30 minutes: This video just speaks to the easy concept within Ableton. It is not necessary to be a computer scientist to operate this software (although if you are . . Max for Live offers some wicked coding opportunities!). You can be a musician, and in fact the session view speaks to this side of the brain very intuitively. This kid was able to pick up his brothers...
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Cyberspace and essentialism
Out there, bodies, and identities alike may lose their connection to terrestrial limits, extending through a new range of possibilities, and in the process may reflect back upon the supposed naturalness, givenness, reification or territorialization of real life bodies and identities." ... Reading a book is a tremendous way to activate many parts of our neurology and we often feel the same as the character in a good book.Read more . . . → -
Prespective Configures the Topography
The Oxford English Dictionary defines technology as follows: tech nol o gy |tɛkˈnɒlədʒi| noun ( pl. - gies ) the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, esp. in industry : advances in computer technology | recycling technologies. • machinery and equipment developed from such scientific knowledge . • the branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or applied sciences. ... The difference between my paramedic example and interacting with a different space, such as cyberspace, is that the paramedic interacts seamlessly with his environment. (although arguably the same feelings happen in virtual reality) The virtual experiences as perceived by the characters in the words of Surrogates (2009) or Caprica (2009) is indistinguishable by its users from real existence.Read more . . . → -
Pete Tong Essential Selection 11-09-2009
As I listen through this mix I will be giving ratings of my favorite tracks and artists. ... Tracklisting: Ducksauce- 'aNYway' (Data) Dizzee Rascal- 'Holiday' (Laidback Luke) (Dirtee Stank/ XL) Snap- 'Rhythm Is A Dancer' (Armand Van Helden Remix) (Data) Temper Trap- 'Sweet Disposition' (Axwell & Dirty South Remix) (Liberation) Fatboy Slim- 'Right Here Right Now' (Skint) Stardust- 'Music Sounds Better' (Roule/ Virgin) Chase & Status- 'End Credits' (Universal) Royksopp- 'This Must Be It' (Thin White Duke Mix) (Wall Of Sound) Kings Of Leon- 'Use Somebody' (Tong & Rogers Wonderalnd Mix) (White Label Retro/ Grade- 'Moda' (Retro/Grade) Miike Snow- 'Black & Blue' (Caspa Remix) (Sony/ Columbia) Analogue In A Digital World- 'Circus' (Ego Music) Chocolate Puma- 'I Wanna Be You' (Cream Records) 24 Hour Party With Jack Penate Jack Penate- 'Pull My Heart Away' (From The Beach Mix) (XL Recordings) Richard Grey Vs Erick Morillo & Rose Nunez & Shawnee Taylor- 'Life Goes On' (Subliminal) Steve Mac- 'After Sundown' (Tronic) Energy 52- 'Cafe Del Mar' (Deadmau5 Remix) (White Label) Boy 8 Bit- 'Baltic Pine' (This Is Music/ Co-Operative) This Weeks Essential New Tune Reboot- 'Caminando' (Sei Es Drum) Classic Essential New Tune Dennis Ferrer & Jerome Sydemham- 'Sandcastles' (Defected) Classic Wonderments The Streets - 'Has It Come To This' (Warners) Silicone Soul - 'Right On' (Soma) Sex-O-Sonique - 'I Thought It Was You' (FFRR) New Wonderments Claude Von Stroke - 'Vocal Chords' (Dirty Bird) Ricardo Villalobos - 'Easy Life' (Reboot Edit) (White) House To House - 'Rushing To Paradise' (Walking These Streets) (Whatever We Want) Essential Hot Mix Glocal - 'After Midnight' (AFFKT & Danny Fiddo Mix) (Rebirth) Still Going - 'Spaghetti Circus' (DFA Records) Reboot - 'Enjoy Music' (Cocoon) Underworld - 'Two Months Off' (Tong & Rogers Underworld Mix) (White) Sneaky Sound System - 'Pictures On/Off' (Funkagenda Bootleg) (White) One More Tune!Read more . . . → -
deadmau5 in Ottawa September 23, 2009
Tonight, September 23, 2009 I will be seeing deadmau5 play in Ottawa. I will be taking pics and hopefully posting them up here, along with a review of how the show was!Read more . . . →