Tag Archives: mind

Web 2.0: The Machine is Us/ing Us

2007-08-05 –

Excellent video from MediaCultures about the internet. Data is being shared, mixed, remixed, to produce something amazing. I think this is what Tim Berners-Lee meant when he conceived of hypertext.

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Naming of Computers

2006-12-01 –

It appears that I’ll be switching around some of my computer hardware again shortly, so this issue comes up again.
I name my computers, and develop little epic stories about their desires, dreams, sorrows and deaths.
I’ve been pondering, recently, what identifies a particular machine’s character. That is, given that these entities can be modified with simple [...]

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Invasive Thought Experiments or Mental Liberation

2006-06-07 –

I’m one of those sorts of people that toys with the idea of procuring the services of a competent neurosurgeon for the sole sake of doing some mind hacking. Specifically lower-level I/O.
“To get the thought experiment going, hire a neurosurgeon to open your skull.” – Jaron Lanier, The Soul Of The Machine
As seen in patients [...]

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