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PLUTOPIA CONVERGES ON SXSWi AND OFFERS A TANTALIZING TASTE OF THE FUTURE ( events » nightlife ) March 1, 2009 (Austin, TX) - As SXSWi has grown in popularity, attendance has swelled and corporate-sponsored parties have popped up like mushrooms in cow pies. The typical party affords participants the opportunity to stand in very long lines fo... read more
event starts Monday, March 16, 2009 - 6:00 PM
charrette reminder (blog entry) I have received some queries concerning the arcane nature of my message about the charrette, for my birthday tonight; so I thought I would attempt to clarify the intent:

The basic function that we want the QR codes to perform is that of a socia... read more
blog entry posted Fri, January 23, 2009 - 12:11 AM permalink - 0 comments
come help design the interactive gallery for my birthday! (blog entry) If you are interested in & available to attend a charrette ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charrette/ ) for the creation of an open source interactive gallery (A/V database) operated by use of QR-codes ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_codes/ )...
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VORTEX Repertory Company presents: The Shocker! ( events » community ) I am having lots of fun playing my role as a Hellbilly Harlequin in this Haunted House... for mature audiences only!

Oct 15 – Nov 1, 2008 The Shocker Gates Open Nightly Wed-Sun 7-10pm

@ The VORTEX, 2307 Manor Rd. Austin, TX 78722
$1... read more
event starts Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 7:00 PM
VORTEX Repertory Company presents: The Shocker! (blog entry) I am having lots of fun playing my role as a Hellbilly Harlequin in this Haunted House... for mature audiences only!

Oct 15 – Nov 1, 2008 The Shocker Gates Open Nightly Wed-Sun 7-10pm

@ The VORTEX, 2307 Manor Rd. Austin, TX 78722
$1... read more
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I'm Looking For...

Okay, so now it's official: ( housing » housing wanted ) I have a confirmed flight to San Francisco on December 5th.
I will be i... read more
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my livejournal:

*last minute warning*
for those of you fortunate enough to have acquired an rsvp before all 1200 were gone...

i will be playing with hipnautica @ the "Halloween at the Graveyard!" bday party for do512

if you really want to attend the party later, then show up at noon to help us setup!!!



:::afterwards, i'll be (you know where) with the rest of the underground crew:::
Fri, October 30, 2009 - 3:34 PM permalink
take MY car... please?
ok y'all, this is your LAST chance!

if you want to own my flamethrowing art car, contact me immediately...

someone smashed the windshield while it was parked on the street, so i'm about to donate it to charity, unless someone out there wants it now.
Thu, October 15, 2009 - 3:05 PM permalink
So Many Paths of Initiation... So Little Time!
The Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Wed, October 14, 2009 - 11:01 PM permalink
"drinking from the fire hose"
the official recent news:

Lunar smash produces surprise, disappointment

LCROSS Finale: NASA Plays Down Lack of Fireworks

SMASH! Live Q&A about water on the moon and NASA's LCROSS mission

Five times more water on Moon? (2003 Nature journal article)

Water on the Moon? (2009 Nature journal article)

Detection of Adsorbed Water and Hydroxyl on the Moon (2009 Science journal article)

Water Found on the Moon

Controversial New Idea Surfaces on Origin of Moon's Water

Obama Facing Tough Decision on Whether to Keep Aiming for the Moon



related speculation, conjecture, & extrapolation:

Race to the Moon for Nuclear Fuel

Moon for Sale: A BBC Horizon Documentary on the possibility of Lunar mining for Helium-3

Fusion Power from the Moon (data from the Artemis Society International)

The Living Moon: Uncovering A Well Kept Secret
Fri, October 9, 2009 - 4:44 PM permalink
road trip?
When I was down, you homies stood up proud to represent (ROLLIN!)

And now I'm rollin all you homies come hop right in!

...

As for the haters, they ass funny

My money like a road block

So watch how you roll roll your crash dummy

I'm rolling in, I roll and bounce, I roll and stop

Roll slow motion, then I let the beat drop!
Thu, October 8, 2009 - 3:26 PM permalink
a friend in need
I was going to head home from epoch this morning to get back in my crypt before the sun rose & my car won't start... when I turn the key, the lights come on, but there's no clicking, no solenoid & no starter motor cranking (even though the battery is fully charged & connected properly)... grrr! well anyway, if you have the inclination to help me diagnose this, I would be eternally grateful! i'm driving a 1983 mercedes 240D with a lovecraft conversion kit (waste-vegetable oil fuled!), so it's probably old wiring... the glow plug light has been a little wonky lately, so I was just waiting for this to happen... sigh.



how are things going with you?



I guess I will just have to find my tools amidst the post-playa debris & follow these directions:

http://www.type2.com/bartnik/starter.htm



if anyone feels like assisting me in this exciting endeavor, I will do my best to compensate fairly... I can be reached anytime @ 512.573.647zero
Thu, October 8, 2009 - 6:33 AM permalink
crossing the threshold
here's an awesome synthesis of the virtual & tactile experiences:

Touchable Hologram Becomes Reality



perhaps this bridge from information theory may lead across the uncanny valley into the zero point field?

...as i read about in this account of illumination developed through dissection of cadavers...

meanwhile, i'll be combing The Akashic Field with a reasonable amount of skepticism ;~})>

at least until mid-November, when the Large Hadron Collider is supposed to be ready to fire up, again!



so, while we're waiting for the "End Times" to come:

let us slay as many zombies as we can...

but still remember to be kind to one another!
Sun, October 4, 2009 - 12:52 PM permalink


  • 00:03 : 17:04 stand back... i'm going to try: SCIENCE!: otherwise known as, "here, hold my beer & watch this!" onl.. bit.ly/AaJOv #


...pardon me, but which way is out of the recursion?
Wed, September 23, 2009 - 10:01 PM permalink
"damn, nickel... why you gotta go out like that?"
Colby Watkins, Atone Pain Tribe & Sunken City Circus Founder, Dead



and i'm tired of people reacting to suicide with apathy & rejection.

perhaps it's time for us to figure out why this keeps happening to our shining stars?

unfortunately, there seems to be a disturbing pattern to many of these scenarios...

if you want to be part of the (final) solution, come & celebrate his memory with us:



BENEFIT FOR COLBY WATKINS (C-Ba$) MEMORIAL SERVICE

Come (to NOLA, if you can &) pitch in to send him off proper!!!
Wed, September 23, 2009 - 9:35 PM permalink


  • 17:04 stand back... i'm going to try: SCIENCE!: otherwise known as, "here, hold my beer & watch this!" only to be foll.. bit.ly/64ceA #


...pardon me, but which way is out of the recursion?
Tue, September 22, 2009 - 10:00 PM permalink
stand back... i'm going to try: SCIENCE!
otherwise known as, "here, hold my beer & watch this!"

only to be followed by the inevitable, "wait, you're doin' it WRON..."







  • 20:42 Maybe there will be free ice cream @ the man this year... The base of the effigy looks like waffle cones :-p #
  • 22:59 I just didn't believe that we would have cellphone service in the post-apocalyptic environment. However, we still don't have wood magnets:-p #
  • 21:55 WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT?!!! As fortold in the prophesies: last night we had a plague of scarab beetles, and we now have cell service on th ... #
  • 03:10 giddyup: looks like the temple caravan is moving out in the morning after pancakes...see y'all in the dust! bit.ly/ZfyZj #
  • 10:42 is it nat'l speed trap day or something?: there are police with radar guns on every highway in austin this morning! bit.ly/131PKG #
  • 16:12 Temple Fundraiser Benefit: TONIGHT!!!Thursday, July 30, 2009The Parish Room (214 East Sixth Street)doors at 9pm,.. bit.ly/LOUCl #
  • 15:39 Emerging Trends in Augmented Reality Products: Augmented RealityMedia delivery methods are transforming the way .. bit.ly/44EBy #
  • 16:11 One Race: The Human Race: Although snopes.com has already rather extensively debunked many slanderous claims abo.. bit.ly/YE4v5 #
  • 11:43 and for the OMGROTFLMAOBBQ-WIN!!!1111111!1!!!!11!!!1!!1!11!111111!!!!!!!!111111!!!!!111!11111: Making of Buzz Al.. bit.ly/4COgD #
  • 19:33 enlightening, transforming, & revolutionizing human society: The Rule of Law Radio reports on events @ the 2009 .. tinyurl.com/nnlkj7 #
  • 16:49 "Artists **** groupies, I **** the artists." - Allan Klein: I have written reported in my journal about how Alle.. tinyurl.com/nyoysh #
  • 04:52 @thehideout i was too busy getting shot in the face with roman candles during the benefit for the temple, q.v. communityartmakers.com #
  • 04:48 would you believe that i'm a sucker for romantic comedies?: it's a miracle how they managed to make deadpan sati.. tinyurl.com/rxlj5m #
  • 13:50 who knew?: perhaps this was a beneficial side effect of the flamethrowers exploding in my face, during the DPW p.. tinyurl.com/ou6yje #
  • 20:48 ready... aim... fire!: We're building a Temple!www.temple.communityartmakers.com/templeand throwing a fun.. tinyurl.com/m3fb47 #
  • 19:50 quantifying & comparing complex systems: "It has been estimated that the adult brain has around one hundred bill.. tinyurl.com/leegfe #
  • 17:48 tyranny may be able to slow our progress, but the will of the people cannot be stopped: "Transparency is an esse.. tinyurl.com/l3xywl #
  • 07:49 ain't it reanimated, yet?: Although the term, "steampunk" was coined by K. W. Jeter in 1987, and most .. tinyurl.com/mma56d #
  • 02:48 "...there's strife in Iran...": Personal Opinion & In-Depth Analysis: counting bodies like sheep to the rhythm o.. tinyurl.com/m75fwt #
  • 12:41 Electric Dream Theater, tonight 8pm-1am at 501 Studios, 501 N IH 35, Corner of E. 5th St. and Brushy mgfest.com/09/Austin/ #
...pardon me, but which way is out of the recursion?
Tue, September 22, 2009 - 2:35 PM permalink
giddyup
looks like the temple caravan is moving out in the morning after pancakes...

see y'all in the dust!
Fri, August 7, 2009 - 11:42 PM permalink
is it nat'l speed trap day or something?
there are police with radar guns on every highway in austin this morning!
Wed, August 5, 2009 - 8:30 AM permalink
Temple Fundraiser Benefit
TONIGHT!!!

Thursday, July 30, 2009

The Parish Room (214 East Sixth Street)

doors at 9pm, show at 10pm, $10 ($7 if in costume)





Hey, look! We got some coverage in local New Media!



So, if you know what's good fer ye... don yer best apparel & come on down to our last benefit before we head out for the playa...
Thu, July 30, 2009 - 1:49 PM permalink
Emerging Trends in Augmented Reality Products




Augmented Reality



Media delivery methods are transforming the way that people access information



Advertising & Marketing techniques have moved beyond print & RTF models and are finally catching up with technology



Traditional businesses are reaching their customers with many new methods: for instance, through the convergence of Social Networking Databases & Smart Phones





Human-Machine Interface



Whether by walking through automatic doors, or scanning our groceries, robotic systems have become a part of our everyday lives



Our positions & identities can also be automatically identified using barcodes, QR codes, magnetic strips, & RFIDs



With The Sixth Sense, a camera enables users to manipulate projections with their fingers, enabling greater control over augmented reality





From Sci-Fi to Augmented Reality

minorityreport sixthsense






Motion Sensing/Gestural Interface



The Sixth Sense uses a camera & projector to create an interface like the one popularized in the film, “Minority Report”



Similarly, the “wii-mote” remote control for the wii gaming console uses an accelerometer and optical sensor technology.



Also, the iphone uses an accelerometer, GPS, & a compass



interactive ui in minority report:



TED Talks - Pattie Maes demos the Sixth Sense







Contextual Visual Display



Augmented Reality aims to allow the user to modulate and recontextualize their access to information about the real world



A smart phone can superimpose information over a video feed, so that users can view pop-up menus about features in their physical environment



Context provides a filter of relevance so that the user does not experience information overload





Context Domains



Activity-based context: What are you doing?



Social context: With whom are you?



Spatio-Temporal context: Where are you? What time is it?



Physiological context: Heart rate, movement, temperature



Environmental context: What are your surroundings?



Mental context: How are you feeling?



Virtual context: What is happening with you in the virtual space?



“Me” context: Who are you?









Augmented Mobile Browsing



The first mobile phone based augmented reality browser has been released in the Netherlands, with the following services initially featured:



* A realty locating service



* A social networking site



* A Google local search, with user predefined categories (Coffee, Cinema, Hotels and more)



* A temp agency



* Banking locations for branches & ATMs



* Nearest health care: doctors, clinics, & hospitals



Layar - worlds first mobile Augmented Reality browser:







Key References



Pranav Mistry: The SixthSense - A Wearable Gestural Interface (MIT Media Lab)



SPRX Mobile Service Architects We launched Layar - World’s First Augmented Reality Browser for Mobile
Thu, July 30, 2009 - 12:50 PM permalink
One Race: The Human Race
Although snopes.com has already rather extensively debunked many slanderous claims about Obama...

Today, I read this article:

McCain Campaign Investigated, Dismissed Obama Citizenship Rumors: Frivolous 'Birther' Lawsuits Fuel Conspiracy Theories, Media Coverage



Also today, Obama corrects himself concerning the recent debacle in Cambridge



But speaking of Cambridge, I am reminded of a book written by a friend of my family some years ago, which was published by Cambridge University Press...

On Racial Frontiers: The New Culture of Frederick Douglass, Ralph Ellison and Bob Marley, by Gregory Stephens



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For a reality check about the illusions of "Race," I thought I would take this opportunity to re-post some basic information that I have shared before about the evolution of human skin pigmentation:



Back in 1967, even the fairly conserative Time magazine was willing to print an article about skin pigmintation in relation to Vitamin D production.

And even christian apologetics have assimilated this information!

If you want further resources, here's a full scholarly article concerning "The evolution of human skin coloration"



But perhaps this is all still too complex for the mass of the populace to understand?

So, until everyone is familiar with references to "skin reflectance @ 425 nm (blue filter), 545 nm (green filter) and 685 nm (red filter) for the upper inner arm site" ...we may have to rely upon more primitive references to describe skin tones.



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According to the spurious, yet powerfully effective techniques of NLP, "The meaning of the communication is the response it elicits." I do want to emphasize that the user of the term needs to take into context how it may be perceived before using it! However, I have recently been referring back rather often to another post I made, concerning the reclaiming of terms which have been used as slurs or epithets... and another important concept for people to consider: ideally, people should also take into account the user's intent in using the term, to more completely define its meaning.



On a related note, [info]terriblelynne printed labels for an entire box of 120 crayons so that every color is "flesh"
Fri, July 24, 2009 - 1:53 PM permalink
and for the OMGROTFLMAOBBQ-WIN!!!1111111!1!!!!11!!!1!!1!11!111111!!!!!!!!111111!!!!!111!11111
Making of Buzz Aldrin's Rocket Experience w/ Snoop Dogg and Talib Kweli
Tue, July 21, 2009 - 9:13 AM permalink
enjoying the evolving process, rather than lusting for the end goal
When Life Isn’t About Money, by That Idea Blueprint Girl



kudos, Megan... you rawk, grrrl!

keep up The Great Work!!!
Tue, July 21, 2009 - 9:12 AM permalink
enlightening, transforming, & revolutionizing human society
The Rule of Law Radio reports on events @ the 2009 Rainbow Gathering in NM... where fortunately, there were no incidents of assault, this year... although officers were parading around kid village with their firearms again, there were no injuries like the incident that occurred with law enforcement, last year:



Lately, I have often been suggesting that as the old guard is dying out... perhaps there are lessons to be learned from those who may be our adversaries





In other boundary breaking news:

Inspectors General Report on Warrantless Wiretapping

CIA Officials Could Be Charged For Lying To Congress

Read the Never-Before-Published Letter From LSD-Inventor Albert Hofmann to Apple CEO Steve Jobs





Meanwhile, I have been enjoying chanting Gongyo & Daimoku, today:



Isn't it amazing how fast some people will chant The Lotus Sutra? I'm lucky to keep up with this slow version of Gongyo... I also found this delightful version of the teachings of the Lotus Sutra in a totemic allegory for children... I couldn't stop snickering & giggling!
Fri, July 10, 2009 - 5:05 PM permalink
"Artists **** groupies, I **** the artists." - Allan Klein
I have written reported in my journal about how Allen Klein & Alejandro Jodorowsky had made peace & I have also speculated about how Klein's failing health & need for funds to pay medical bills was probably at the root of his willingness to forge a deal with Jodo to release El Topo & Holy Mountain on DVD in North America.



Well, Klein has finally fucked his last artist. ...and I guarantee you that there are some massive parties going on in the haunts of iconic rock superstars, all over the world!
Mon, July 6, 2009 - 1:55 PM permalink
originally published at Minister of Free Inquiry
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charrette reminder
I have received some queries concerning the arcane nature of my message about the charrette, for my birthday tonight; so I thought I would attempt to clarify the intent:

The basic function that we want the QR codes to perform is that of a social networking utility. For instance, many cell phones can use software that enables you to take a photo of someone's QR code... and the QR code contains information that can implement functions like uploading their contact info into your phone book, o... read more
Fri, January 23, 2009 - 12:11 AM permalink - 0 comments
 
come help design the interactive gallery for my birthday!
If you are interested in & available to attend a charrette ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charrette/ ) for the creation of an open source interactive gallery (A/V database) operated by use of QR-codes ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_codes/ )...

Please join us for my birthday: Friday, January 23rd, 2009, from 7-9pm @ Epoch Coffee 221 W North Loop Blvd, Austin, TX 78751 (with additional festivities, afterwards/elsewhere)

Among many of our goals, during the charrette, we will:
* explor... read more
Thu, January 15, 2009 - 5:07 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
VORTEX Repertory Company presents: The Shocker!
I am having lots of fun playing my role as a Hellbilly Harlequin in this Haunted House... for mature audiences only!

Oct 15 – Nov 1, 2008 The Shocker Gates Open Nightly Wed-Sun 7-10pm

@ The VORTEX, 2307 Manor Rd. Austin, TX 78722
$12 general admission
Tickets available in advance online or by phone:
www.vortexrep.org/21_2009/21_shocker.htm
512-478-LAVA

We also have a couple of special deals for y'all:
We are offering 2 for 1 tix during this opening week, and this ... read more
Thu, October 16, 2008 - 1:52 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
Tonight & Tomorrow @ One Taste: The Tantric Circus!
Open Your Eyes...

Feel your body...

Smell the aromas...

Hear the music...

Taste the sensations...

Tingly all over? Then you're in the right place!

We are the Tantric Circus, a newly formed collective of healers, erotic educators,
artists and performers igniting the Erotic ReEvolution.

Through sacred ritual and performance, innovative workshops, and private healing sessions,
we are promoting a vision of sexuality that is holistic, authentic, and FUN!

On Saturday, Febr... read more
Sat, February 9, 2008 - 4:32 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
sf is so awesome!
i got to dance my bootie off for the past couple of nights...

first and third thursdays are beat church:
sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/...f20849a

and last night was the raindance year of the rat party @ 1015 folsom:
www.raindancepresents.com/
besides the hundreds of sexy people dancing on four seperate dance floors, there were kung fu demos, trapeze artists, stilt walkers, foo dogs, gira... read more
Sat, February 9, 2008 - 5:48 AM permalink - 1 comment
 
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I've rarely met anyone with an intellectual bandwidth as broad as this gentleman's. He's a thoughtful human being with a sincere sense of purpose and a willingness to seek out the wisdom necessary in order to fulfill that purpose. He has an acrobatic mind capable of wrapping itself around an impressive array of abstract concepts while simultaneously managing to stay grounded in the factual. Needless to say, his intellectual skills are impressive at the very least.

He is a good friend, a fantastic dancer and gifted healer. He also has a really soft and fuzzy head that you must touch should you ever get the chance.
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