universe revolved - 3D alphabet

by Jin Lee

caligraphy where to?

see Abstractor Project by Jin Lee - How to transform your TV into a piece of art

randomly oscillating magnetic pendulum

So what is chaos, anyway?

"Chaos" describes the apparently random behaviour of systems which are actually exhibiting very mechanical behaviour. Most people think of physical behaviours as being either deterministic or random. If you know the starting conditions in a deterministic system, you know exactly what the future behaviour will be. In contrast, random systems are unpredictable. Much to the frustration of scientists, numerous systems seem to be random. In particular, weather, vibrating structures, and subatomic particle dynamics are considered random, and most scientists have simply settled for statistical descriptions which are poor for drawing any concrete conclusions.

An emerging field of science has revealed that many systems previously believed to be random are actually described by systems of deterministic mathematical equations. Prior to the availability of computer graphics, such chaotic systems were difficult to visualize. However it is now possible to visualize chaotic systems from which emerge elegant patterns such as fractals and "strange attractions", thus giving rise to the phrase "order out of chaos".

An essential characteristic of a chaotic system is its sensitivity to tiny differences in initial conditions. Any difference in a chaotic system's initial conditions grows exponentially as the system evolves over time. Eventually, the magnified difference results in apparently unique and random behaviour despite the similarity of the initial conditions. Even though full knowledge of such conditions would in theory permit long term predictions of a chaotic system's behaviour, it is impossible to know them all to the infinite precision necessary. Thus, we may possibly never make reliable long term weather predictions.

[from ROMP Instruction Book]

automask

where's the daylight

link

a panda is swimming with a fish in pseudonumerals

"Memorizing this phantasmagoria taught me something about how the brain and memory work. The memory is like a strong magnet: pieces of iron stick easily (as pictures stick in the memory) but you will be continually frustrated if you try to stick pieces of aluminum to it (numbers don't stick in the memory). And if you want to be able to pull the pieces of iron off the magnet in a specific order, you need to tie strings from one piece of iron to the next, before you put the pieces on the magnet. Then you can pull off as long a string of iron pieces as you like!"

from the colouring book for executives

speed junkie

The Social Communicator (1932)

The Social Communicator was a simple and sophisticated piece of apparatus that made it possible to communicate with other users wirelessly. Using Morse Code technology, messages could be sent and received with ease. The Social Communicator was ideal for the busy hustle and bustle of city working.

M U S E U M O F L O S T I N T E R A C T I O N

foot binding

The practice of foot binding started during the Tang Dynasty (618–907). According to legend, women were bound in this way to replicate an imperial concubine who danced with her feet wrapped in silk; the other concubines were envious and they all started binding their feet in order to impress the emperor.

The earliest recorded opponent to footbinding was a writer from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) called Ch'e Jo-shui. The Manchus who conquered China in the 17th century tried without success to abolish the practice. Manchu women were forbidden from binding their feet or the feet of their daughters. Instead they wore 'flower bowl' shoes which gave the illusion of tiny feet. Bound feet became an important differentiating marker between manchu and Han.

In 1911, the Republic of China government banned foot binding; women were told to unwrap their feet lest they be killed. Some women's feet grew 1/2 - 1 inch after the unwrapping, though some found the new growth process extremely painful and emotionally and culturally devastating.

wiki article

sea phantom

www.seaphantom.com
the ultimate trial i'd go for a swimdriving experience
via hantzi (who usually knows that speed can turn orgasmic)
i might be lost again, but then, speed makes my world turn inside out

despre ciocolata

De peste 3000 de ani, ciocolata, in egala masura cu aurul, a reprezentat un magnet universal. Pentru vechii locuitori ai continentului American, boabele de cacao erau atat de pretioase incat ajunsesera sa fie utilizate drept moneda de schimb. Spaniolii care au ajuns in Terra Nova au descoperit ca, pe langa asta, localnicii isi facusera un obicei din a bea un amestec de boabe de cacao zdrobite in apa rece. Regii Spaniei vor fi incantati de descoperire si vor introduce printre delicatesele de la curte bautura amara din boabe de cacao. Mai mult, vor imbunatati reteta originala, adaugandu-i zahar si condimente (vanilie, nucsoara, scortisoara). Insa, ani buni, nobilimea spaniola a preferat sa nu popularizeze aceasta descoperire in afara granitelor Spaniei. Ciocolata este secretul pe care Spania l-a tinut departe de restul lumii timp de aproape 100 de ani. Ca orice secret, oricat de bine pastrat, si acesta a iesit in cele din urma la lumina. Si astfel, toate curtile Europei au putut sa aiba acces la acest privilegiu. Ciocolata reprezenta un adevarat mister, iar efectele ei erau percepute in cele mai diverse moduri: francezii, incepand cu Regele Soare Ludovic al XIV-lea, au fost primii care au propagat calitatile afrodisiace ale ciocolatei. Marchizul de Sade o folosea frecvent pentru a-si camufla otravurile iar Casanova apela la un amestec de ciocolata si sampanie pentru a-si seduce viitoarele iubite. Abia in 1830 s-a produs trecerea de la bautura la materie solida, de catre un maestru ciocolatier din Marea Britanie. Si mai tarziu, ciocolata nerafinata a dobandit, prin prelucrare, consistenta fina cu care suntem obisnuiti astazi. De atunci si pana la sutele de retete de ciocolata existente astazi n-a fost nevoie decat de un exercitiu de imaginatie.

kandia-excelent

despre ordinea lucrurilor

...si alte modele repetitive care par a fi ceva inedit, de fiecare data cand se intampla, in acea combinatie particulara...

The map reflects the collective memory of a society, including its organization, and sometimes its racial prejudice and colonial history. It is an instrument of political, cultural, and economic power that legitimizes a certain violence in the cloak of a natural order of things.

from Christian Jacob's The Sovereign Map, 2006, p. 370

sarlota si buzad jive

[Griselini]

Sat construit in forma de cerc, singurul de acest fel in Banat. Diametrul interior este de ca. 210 m.
Despre acest ansamblu, Johann Caspar Steueble scrie la 5. martie 1779 intr-o scrisoare [Petri]:

"... acest sat este singurul sub forma circulara (chorographie). In mijlocul satului se gaseste o fintina acoperita cu apa foarte buna. In jurul fintinii se gaseste o plantatie de duzi in spatele careia se gasesc casele, acestea avind in curte grajdul si sura. Apoi urmeaza gradina unde se gaseste plantata vita de vie. Nici o casa nu este nici cu un deget mai inalta ca alta, si nici cu un picior mai distantata una fata de alta, avind un stil foarte frumos simetric; la fel si cele patru intrari in sat - au aceasi distanta una fata de alta"

Griselini scria in anul 1780: "Amenajarea Charlotenburg-ului, care face un cerc in jurul unei plantatii de duzi aflata in centru, imi place in mod deosebit".

. duminica dupa-amiaza, drive, cdul cu bulina rosie. ma inmoi in apus si iepuri sar pe drum, mai inspre masloc. a trecut suficient timp pentru a evita o decizie impulsiva. fara semnal, drumul coboara si urca ca un curcubeu verde. la buzad e liniste, dar fiica ciobanului m-a vazut. la intoarcere m-a oprit. curioasa cu ochii mari. ce caut eu acolo? ea vrea sa ia trenul inapoi. il striga si pe fratele. miroase a oi si sta in spate. el nu se intelege deloc cu mama vitrega. nu mai stiu cum o cheama, dar imi amintesc locul care mi l-a aratat- acolo este semnal. si- a pus centura. ii place bulina rosie. cand vin la vara o sa-mi dea cas. pana la bariera. e intuneric si ei se intorc acasa. miroase a cas.

Keira Knightley

Holding on to Myself, 2006

47,5x37x7 cm

Acid free A4 80 gms paper and glue in artist made frame

Peter Callesen

"this so called leapsa thing"

ok, this is for you, turbotudor
i'll not forward it to anyone.

i.am.alive
i.am.devious
i.am.androgynous
i.am.whorish
i.am.not.a.team.player

"Belief is the death of intelligence" Robert Anton Wilson

1440210201

10011 Zip Code Detailed Profile

City: New York, NY
Population (2000): 46,669

Housing units: 30,277
Land area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

White population: 38,198
Black population: 2,542
American Indian population: 109
Asian population: 2,865
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 36
Some other race population: 1,697
Two or more races population: 1,222

Urban population: 46,669
Rural population: 0

Median age: 38.5
Average household size: 1.55
Median household income (1999): $61,986

Year house built:

• 1999 to March 2000: 21
• 1995 to 1998: 92
• 1990 to 1994: 163
• 1980 to 1989: 1288
• 1970 to 1979: 1219
• 1960 to 1969: 5185
• 1950 to 1959: 2855
• 1940 to 1949: 2246
• 1939 or earlier: 17164

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in New York, NY (10011):

• no bedroom: 1803
• 1 bedrooms: 3773
• 2 bedrooms: 2085
• 3 bedrooms: 807
• 4 bedrooms: 195
• 5 or more bedrooms: 124

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:

• no bedroom: 6760
• 1 bedrooms: 8631
• 2 bedrooms: 3540
• 3 bedrooms: 814
• 4 bedrooms: 111
• 5 or more bedrooms: 14

Vehicles available in 10011 zip code in owner-occupied houses:

• no vehicle: 6074
• 1 vehicle: 2464
• 2 vehicles: 199
• 3 vehicles: 15
• 4 vehicles: 0
• 5 or more vehicles: 35

Vehicles available in renter-occupied housing units:

• no vehicle: 16673
• 1 vehicle: 2989
• 2 vehicles: 164
• 3 vehicles: 21
• 4 vehicles: 9
• 5 or more vehicles: 14

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in zip code 10011:

• $80,000 to $89,999: 10
• $125,000 to $149,999: 20
• $200,000 to $249,999: 18
• $300,000 to $399,999: 10
• $750,000 to $999,999: 8
• $1,000,000 or more: 112

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 10011:

• Less than $100: 268
• $100 to $149: 253
• $150 to $199: 456
• $200 to $249: 278
• $250 to $299: 180
• $300 to $349: 417
• $350 to $399: 423
• $400 to $449: 565
• $450 to $499: 592
• $500 to $549: 940
• $550 to $599: 649
• $600 to $649: 722
• $650 to $699: 715
• $700 to $749: 662
• $750 to $799: 524
• $800 to $899: 1113
• $900 to $999: 1365
• $1,000 to $1,249: 2745
• $1,250 to $1,499: 1912
• $1,500 to $1,999: 2869
• $2,000 or more: 1844
• No cash rent: 378

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,000,001
• Two or more races householders: $1,000,001
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $875,000

Travel time to work

• Less than 5 minutes: 499
• 5 to 9 minutes: 1488
• 10 to 14 minutes: 3319
• 15 to 19 minutes: 4990
• 20 to 24 minutes: 6402
• 25 to 29 minutes: 2262
• 30 to 34 minutes: 4403
• 35 to 39 minutes: 686
• 40 to 44 minutes: 857
• 45 to 59 minutes: 1357
• 60 to 89 minutes: 1174
• 90 or more minutes: 537

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 10534
• Irish: 3824
• Italian: 3750
• German: 3191
• English: 3044
• Russian: 2739
• Polish: 1597
• United States or American: 1147
• French (except Basque): 817
• Eastern European: 720
• Scottish: 626
• European: 551
• Greek: 539
• British: 502
• Scotch-Irish: 473
• Arab:: 440
• Austrian: 423
• Hungarian: 404
• Swedish: 370
• Dutch: 362
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 302
• French Canadian: 262
• Norwegian: 255
• Lebanese: 226
• Ukrainian: 202
• Swiss: 183
• Lithuanian: 179
• Canadian: 178
• Subsaharan African:: 174
• Welsh: 168
• Israeli: 167
• Portuguese: 154
• Czech: 130
• Danish: 116
• Northern European: 113
• Australian: 108
• Romanian: 108
• African: 107
• Jamaican: 107
• Belgian: 106
• Turkish: 96
• Armenian: 94
• Albanian: 90
• Croatian: 85
• Brazilian: 73
• Egyptian: 71
• Scandinavian: 70
• Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 67
• Latvian: 61
• Maltese: 56
• West Indian: 52
• Syrian: 49
• Serbian: 42
• Czechoslovakian: 41
• Finnish: 38
• Yugoslavian: 38
• Iranian: 36
• Estonian: 35
• Slavic: 29
• Arab/Arabic: 28
• Other Arab: 28
• Haitian: 28
• Ethiopian: 27
• New Zealander: 27
• Guyanese: 26
• Basque: 24
• Cypriot: 23
• Slovak: 22
• South African: 20
• Celtic: 20
• Slovene: 19
• Bahamian: 19
• Palestinian: 17
• Moroccan: 14
• British West Indian: 14
• Senegalese: 11
• Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 10
• Cape Verdean: 9
• Barbadian: 9
• Iraqi: 7
• U.S. Virgin Islander: 6

www.city-data.com

Taiko Gogawadaiko & Seido Taiko

Ma

a Japanese term that can mean "interval" or "space" (i.e., 'a' tto iu ma; the space it takes to say 'a'; compare to the English saying "in the blink of an eye"). It is used in music to describe a period of silence. In taiko music, ma is the period between hits on the drum. It is important to appreciate this silence when playing taiko, just as you would appreciate the sound of a hit on the drum. Since ensemble taiko is focused on rhythm, the ma of a piece is critical to adding drama, excitement, and tension. Ma can be a rhythmic rest, or an extended silence, to be broken at the player's discretion. If the player concentrates on hearing the ma between each hit, in addition to the hits themselves, he or she will create a much more effective and satisfying sound. A good example of how ma is used is in oroshi.

Oroshi

is characterized by a series of hits on the taiko. The player starts out slowly with lots of ma. Gradually the ma (space) between each hit becomes shorter and shorter, until the drummer is playing a rapid roll of hits.

Uses of the taiko in warfare

In feudal Japan, taiko were often used to motivate troops, to help set a marching pace, and to call out orders or announcements. Approaching or entering a battle, the taiko yaku (drummer) was responsible for setting the marching pace, usually with six paces per beat of the drum (beat-2-3-4-5-6, beat-2-3-4-5-6).

According to one of the historical chronicles (the Gunji Yoshu), nine sets of five beats would summon an ally to battle, while nine sets of three beats, sped up three or four times is the call to advance and pursue an enemy.

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self storage

Self Storage

4 April – 7 May 1995
Acorn Storage Centre, Wembley

The media have been invited to follow Art Angel's Michael Morris (the producer of Self Storage) down what seems to be an endless series of corridors. What is behind the majority of the red doors remains a mystery.

In the immediate shadow of Wembley stadium stands the former Alcan Foil Factory. The building, now operated by Acorn Storage Centres, has been divided into 650 storage units - some the size of a closet, others as large as a ballroom.
From the outside, as you walk down long metal corridors, all those spaces look the same: a red metal door with a padlock, set in a grey sheet metal wall. Inside they are all different charged with a kind of intimacy because they contain things that seem to want to be hidden, protected. To look into one of these private spaces is to look into a corner of someone else's world. Samples of exotic woods; pizza boxes imported from Poland; boiler cleaning fluid; collections of pornography; complete train sets; garden furniture. They are all somewhere in storage.
Through this strange and furtively populated urban interior, visitors were taken on an intricate journey through whispering corridors of stored items, sounds and visions jointly conceived by Brian Eno, Laurie Anderson and a team of collaborators from the Royal College of Art. The RCA Acorn Research Cell was drawn from a wide range of disciplines across the college including photography, industrial and computer-related design, illustration, graphics, architecture, multi-media, painting and sculpture.

Self Storage, collecting ideas about our world to communicate to people who might live in a thousand years.
Time Out
You walk along a yellow line that runs down the long corridors lined with anonymous doors, and every so often a little arrow instructs you to pull a door open and see what you can see.…
The Independent

Images from the world's first high definition television (HDTV) broadcast from space flashed across the screen yesterday in Times Square. On Nov. 15, 2006, NASA made history with the first live HDTV broadcasts from space, in cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Discovery HD Theater and Japanese broadcast network NHK.

The two HDTV broadcasts featured Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria on the International Space Station, with Flight Engineer Thomas Reiter serving as camera operator aboard the 220-mile-high laboratory.

"HDTV provides up to six times the resolution of regular analog video," said Rodney Grubbs, NASA principal investigator. "On previous missions, we've flown HDTV cameras but had to wait until after the mission to retrieve the tapes, watch the video and share it with the science and engineering community, the media and the public. For the first time ever, this test lets us stream live HDTV from space so the public can experience what its like to be there."

Known as the Space Video Gateway, the system transmits high bandwidth digital television signals to the ground that are not only spectacular, but also valuable to scientists, engineers and managers.

NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, along with both NHK and Discovery, are cooperating in this effort though a Space Act Agreement originally signed in 2002.


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