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Teaching them young
ElectroCity is a new online computer game that lets players manage their own virtual towns and cities. It's great fun to play and also teaches players all about energy, sustainability, and environmental management in New Zealand. Check out
1:19 AM 5/31/07 | UNBLOG


What if the Mario Brothers were schizophrenics?
"A digital poem/game/net art work hybrid of sorts. There are 13 curious levels filled with poetics, hand-drawn creatures of sorts, scribbles backgrounds, and other poorly made bits. The theme (cringe) hovers around our many failed/error filled/compelling belief systems from consumerism to monotheism. But more it repels the tyranny (cringe) of clean design and the cold smoothness of much of the web/net art..." See
1:19 AM 5/31/07 | UNBLOG


Global web censorship on the rise
The number of governments that routinely block web sites is increasing, according to the most comprehensive survey of internet filtering yet. Meanwhile, the same study suggests that techniques for blocking undesirable content are growing ever more sophisticated. Read the full story:
1:19 AM 5/31/07 | UNBLOG


The Ark
Artist/activist The Vacuum Cleaner claims he has found the solution to global warming. After spending a week diving into skips and bins in Aberdeen to collect 'waste' material the Ark building team have now constructed a magnificent Ark out of cardboard, wheat paste and sticky tape. Come along and wash away your global warming worries as we christen the Ark. Two of a kind, time to check out
1:19 AM 5/31/07 | UNBLOG


Chips with everything
In 2007 the computer gave up taking over the world. Instead the world took over the computer. The word computer disappears from the Apple company, the founders of the personal computing world. Instead Steve Jobs waxes lyrical about his new iPhone: a mobile megamedia merger of phone plus camera, plus Wi-Fi, plus Apple, plus Google, plus AT&T-- and minus the "computer." Read it:
1:19 AM 5/31/07 | UNBLOG


Some people think internet is a bad thing
Join Amnesty International UK and the Observer Newspaper for a unique global event. We will use the internet to link activists from around the world to discuss the struggle against internet repression and to celebrate the irrepressible desire of people towards freedom of expression. Join the
1:19 AM 5/31/07 | UNBLOG


How to trick an online scammer into carving a computer out of wood
"Vicious and intriguing cyber-war has broken out in the Spamosphere, or more specifically in what I'd call the 'Scamosphere.' I'm speaking of the emergence of "scam-baiters," the avengers of the Scamosphere, who’ve arisen to take on '419' con artists, the scammers who pose in spam e-mails as agents for the widows of deposed finance ministers of Dubai or vice chairmen of the Ivory Coast Cocoa Trading Board. The ones who promise you a share of a multimillion-dollar 'inheritance' stashed in a Swiss bank account in return for your help in getting access to it by posing as the legal beneficiary. Read it:
1:19 AM 5/31/07 | UNBLOG


The Lennon Files: the revolution that wasn't
After 25 years of litigation, in December, 2006 the FBI finally threw in the towel and disclosed the handful of still-classified pages in its John Lennon files..." Here for more of
5:23 AM 3/25/07 | UNBLOG


AddArt
"For many, replacing ads with blank space would be enough. AddArt attempts to do something more interesting than just blocking ads; it turns your browser into an art gallery. Every time you visit the New York Times online or check the weather you'll also see a spattering of images by a young contemporary artist." Here for
6:07 AM 5/23/07 | UNBLOG


Time-based Text
"To vehicle more human-input information in written text: Record performance time of written text and vehicle it as additional information: saving and reproducing every single action during the composition of a text let us vehicle emphasis in written communication. As this simple concept, our implementation is also kept very minimalistic while we welcome programmers to embed it in communication applications, as in emails, blogs, visual poetry, slides and what not. Beware this software is hacky, u need to love text. A manual page is provided and commandline formulas to be casted in a terminal. Here is a time based poetry website employing it." Check out:
6:07 AM 5/23/07 | UNBLOG


Chord Geometries
ChordGeometries represents chords and voice leadings in a variety of 3D geometrical spaces. You can enter chords on a MIDI keyboard or using the Keyboard window. Voice leadings between successive chords are represented by continuous paths in the spaces. Here for more of
6:07 AM 5/23/07 | UNBLOG


Printable cold sores
Nowhere in advertising is the gap between natural beauty and manufactured perfection more apparent than on subway posters. As we wait for transportation, we are unwillingly assaulted by larger-than-life representations of supposedly beautiful salespeople. The large scale of these ads and their extremely close proximity to the viewer offer up more than perceived intimacy, however... they give us the chance to see the mechanical flaws designed to correct their physical flaws. Why don't we just see them for what they are? They are regular people just like us, they just have a team of retouchers waiting at the ready. Printable cold sores allow us to take action! Bring these people back down to our level, and tell advertisers that you don't agree with their message. How can you help? It's easy... Check out:
6:07 AM 5/23/07 | UNBLOG


Dead Heads of State/Dead Presidents
Bad Subjects examines the morbid legacies of past Presidents, dead-in-the-water presidencies, deceased leaders and heads of state. Here for more of
6:07 AM 5/23/07 | UNBLOG


Spreadworthy
Here is this week's shortlist of spreadworthy finds you might want to loose some time into:
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6:07 AM 5/23/07 | UNBLOG


Subvertisements
Using Ads and Logos for Protest" is an art exhibition that takes advertising, a pervasive element in U.S. consumer culture, and portrays it in a different kind of light. The show was put together using subvertisements from the Center for the Study of Political Graphics. Here for more of
5:23 AM 3/25/07 | UNBLOG


The fine art of container gardening
For many people, the best answer to "How do I garden on rocks?" or "What can I grow on the deck?" is to learn the fine art of container vegetable gardening. Get into
5:23 AM 3/25/07 | UNBLOG


Ketchup art
If the medium is the message, then the message here is: ketchup. Okay, we'll roll with that. Check out the site's Top 10 to view such museum-worthy pieces as Mao Tse Tchup and My Dog Dong Dong, but not the under-rated imaginary uncle, our sentimental favorite because it reminds us of co-workers. More on
5:23 AM 3/25/07 | UNBLOG


Erotic art festival
Give us your ripped and roly-poly, your ripe and rotten, your gay and straight, lovely and ludicrous.The Art Noir Costume Gala at the Seattle Erotic Art Festival on Friday night lit a dark block on First Avenue south of the sports stadiums. In spite of security guards making sure female nipples stayed just inside the outer edge of exposed and every male member had somewhere to go besides out in the open, the vibe was party positive. The full story:
5:23 AM 3/25/07 | UNBLOG


Little films on little screens
At least a half-dozen download services like "Jaman" want to become your digital art-house cinema, offering movie lovers a universe of alternative films they otherwise might never have known they wanted to see, or had a clue on how to find if they didAt least a half-dozen download services like Jaman want to become your digital art-house cinema, offering movie lovers a universe of alternative films they otherwise might never have known they wanted to see, or had a clue on how to find if they did. The full story:
5:23 AM 3/25/07 | UNBLOG


Social exploring
"Want a map showing percent of foreign-born nationals who immigrated in the last five years? It's there. Want a map showing percentage of self-employed males? It's there. Percentage of housing where rent is between $600 - $800 per month, or where heat is provided by solar power? It's there. Populations of Estonian ancestry? It's there." Check out
5:23 AM 3/25/07 | UNBLOG


Social hacking
A series of temporary public art commissions for Plymouth by international artists' groups against a backdrop of urban regeneration. The project reflects the ways in which these changes to the city can be further influenced by creative human intervention. Here for more of
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