Monday, October 18, 2004

An Artist's Junkyard of Dreams. To first-time viewers, the 50-foot-high Forevertron might look like nothing more than 320 tons of towering scrap metal. But its creator says it's also an antigravity machine designed to propel him to the heavens. Michelle Delio reports from Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. [Wired News] 8:16:58 PM  comment []  Trackback []     One of many articles on the JS appearance on Crossfire. There is a larger issue here - that comedy can get at the truth more efficiently than other methods. Been known since court jester times. Maybe Stewart isn't doing fake news so much as INDIRECT news... Jon Stewart Attacks the Media through Crossfire. Instead of plugging his new book, Jon Stewart tonight on CNN's crossfire used his time to slam the media's coverage of the election. Although Stewart leans left, he attacked political shows and begged them: "Stop, stop, stop, stop hurting America." Is it time to really stop all the political games that both sides play? Torrent of the event is available. [kuro5hin.org] 6:13:27 AM  comment []  Trackback []     Eric Raymond - lucid and interesting as always... Software vs. Art. Jamie Richards asks an intelligent question in response to my essay on deadly genius in the arts: I'm not programming-savvy at all, so maybe this is crap... what do you think about the idea that computer programming is a cultural area operating under the same conditions that set up the "Modernist disruption"? As I understand ... [Armed and Dangerous] 6:07:30 AM  comment []  Trackback []

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