Archive for October, 2009

Roger Ebert recalls a seminal work by Chris Burden.

Thoughtful piece on the history of the NSA, the future of information (yottabytes?!), and political and electrical power.

"Brooklyn is not New York; it's an island far away. And it is an island I did not love as a child. Strange things took place that were incomprehensible."

"This strategy for survival, known as autophagy ('eating oneself'), evolved in our ancestors over two billion years ago. Today, all animals rely on it to endure famines, as do plants, fungi and single-cell protozoa."

"you said the desert will eat us alive / i said i'll make the decisions you just drive"

"Oh I think I might have heard you on the radio / But the radio waves were like snow"