tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901119708901481943.comments2020-10-22T09:04:49.057+11:00animaland - ecotonealan dorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765999487598175053noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901119708901481943.post-10647577252877626132016-05-06T23:15:39.445+10:002016-05-06T23:15:39.445+10:00All the contents you mentioned in post is too good...All the contents you mentioned in post is too good and can be very useful. I will keep it in mind, thanks for sharing the information keep updating, looking forward for more posts.Thanks <a href="http://linkbot.eu/scooter/scooter-helmen/" rel="nofollow">scooter helm</a><br />Masoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04095015619118883200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901119708901481943.post-68545970805623084502016-05-06T01:53:30.761+10:002016-05-06T01:53:30.761+10:00I really enjoyed reading this post, big fan. Keep ...I really enjoyed reading this post, big fan. Keep up the good work andplease tell me when can you publish more articles or where can I read more on the subject? <a href="http://linkbot.eu/vervoer/kettingslot-kopen/" rel="nofollow">kettingslot</a><br />2009 DREAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481856703447919606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901119708901481943.post-57166664540679425392010-09-13T13:01:23.718+10:002010-09-13T13:01:23.718+10:00Also seem Monome @ http://monome.org/Also seem Monome @ http://monome.org/alan dorinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765999487598175053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901119708901481943.post-33437787570734052132010-02-22T17:24:38.997+11:002010-02-22T17:24:38.997+11:00More importantly... it would be funny seeing a chi...More importantly... it would be funny seeing a child dink his or her younger sibling to the milk-bar!alan dorinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765999487598175053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901119708901481943.post-69209228606955000602010-02-12T08:47:47.470+11:002010-02-12T08:47:47.470+11:00Yeah, Machinarium's definitely my favourite. A...Yeah, Machinarium's definitely my favourite. And worth the $10 or so it costs.<br /><br />And those toilets are hilarious. Such loud distorted audio.eigenbomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334089342971310569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901119708901481943.post-85861810568187068982009-05-06T22:01:00.000+10:002009-05-06T22:01:00.000+10:00Not familiar with his work, but after reading this...Not familiar with his work, but after reading <A HREF="http://www.offworld.com/2009/04/ragdoll-metaphysics-jg-ballard.html" REL="nofollow">this</A> I want to be. :)eigenbomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334089342971310569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901119708901481943.post-64810768799543512302008-11-26T09:59:00.000+11:002008-11-26T09:59:00.000+11:00There are a number of other precedents, including ...There are a number of other precedents, including the "Hills and Dales" machine of the Australian/American composer Percy Grainger (around 1952). Grainger worked on a photo-electric version of this machine (the Electric Eye Tone Tool), but didn't live to finish it. (http://www.rainerlinz.net/NMA/articles/FreeMusic.html) The Electric Eye Tone Tool was recreated by Warren Burt and collaborators in 2003. (Proceedings of the Australasian Computer Music Conference 2004)<BR/><BR/>A later and more widely-known development is UPIC by Iannis Xenakis from 1977, which led to a program Hyperupic "inspired by Upic" by Christopher Penrose for the NeXT computer (1992).Gordon Monrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04481697196573109161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901119708901481943.post-41847362089890582432008-09-24T10:32:00.000+10:002008-09-24T10:32:00.000+10:00Sure, I agree that it seems absurd to ignore the f...Sure, I agree that it seems absurd to ignore the fantastic world around us. But I'm also sure that the majority of second lifer's do not ignore it. Imo, appreciation of the real world is enhanced through observation of, and interaction with, artificial objects as it gives a context and a point of comparison.<BR/><BR/>More importantly, second life is just a platform for people to interact and share information, as is the WWW. You can't denounce the internet just because there is an abundance of web sites where people can waste their money on all kinds of junk, both real and virtual.<BR/><BR/>Sure, the people who spend endless amounts of time in the virtual world to the detriment of the real world are strange and abhorrent creatures, but this applies to all matter of activities, not just virtual worlds: Spend more than 8 hours a day in front of a computer? Abhorrent! Spend more than 8 hours a day mining the Earth's minerals? Abhorrent! Waste your life painting pictures when you could be planting trees? Get out of here! Spend hours arguing with Alan? Nooooo.....!eigenbomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334089342971310569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901119708901481943.post-82312793051178831692008-09-24T10:12:00.000+10:002008-09-24T10:12:00.000+10:00Here's a classic example of what is wrong with...Here's a classic example of what is wrong with 2Life:<BR/><BR/> *Meike TM* Hug & Kiss 2.0 Deluxe<BR/><BR/><I>With this easy to use HUD you will be able to give that warm hello hug or kiss of your choice. The animator is loaded with 12 hugs and kisses for you to enjoy.<BR/><BR/>The innovative height match system in this HUD will allow you to easily give a hug or kiss to that special someone. Shorter AV's will reach up to catch that kiss and taller AV's will bend to meet them.<BR/>The system it will auto adjust the animations to match your heights by choosing between 5 versions of each of the 12 couple animations to fit you and the one being hugged or kissed. This is a unique new feature not found in any of the other Hug & Kiss Animators.<BR/>If the 12 preloaded animations are not yet enough, you are able to add your own animations of your choice as well!<BR/><BR/>This animator works without any need for poseballs, just face who you would like to invite to a couple animation, click the button and you'll be hugging and kissing anywhere in SL!<BR/><BR/>Features:<BR/><BR/>* 12 height adjusting couple animations<BR/>* Innovative heightmatch system that picks between 5 versions of each animation to make it fit as well as posible<BR/>* Havok 4 compatible<BR/>* Hug or kiss anywhere you like<BR/>* Easy use through a HUD attachement<BR/>* Automatic height detection to pick the right animations<BR/>* Add any animations you like through the setup notecard<BR/>* Hug or kiss as long as you like, these can last forever!<BR/>* Easy HUD placement system<BR/>* You can minimize the HUD when you're not using it so it wont clutter<BR/>* Free updates available from my shop<BR/><BR/>The HUD itself is fully modifiable, the whole is transfer, no copy.</I><BR/><BR/>In what silly world do people need to pay to be able to <I>give</I> a hug and a kiss? ($800 Linden in this case). What good is a virtual hug or kiss anyway? Two icons on the screen flicker and somehow that counts as a kiss?alan dorinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765999487598175053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901119708901481943.post-54035700832610236602008-09-23T16:09:00.000+10:002008-09-23T16:09:00.000+10:00Hi Ben, sorry for the delay... I was outside, away...Hi Ben, sorry for the delay... I was outside, away from my computer ;-) I'm not mad because people are doing something I haven't done myself. I also indicated in the post that I could understand if people wanted to escape for awhile into fantasy-land.<BR/><BR/>I suppose what bugs me is that people are eager to bury their heads in the sand in virtual worlds for extensive periods of time. The real world is so astonishing and complex and rich, and so in need of attention. It bugs me that people would invest valuable resources and vast amounts of time in building a fictional world for themselves when they could actually be doing something for the only planet we live on.<BR/><BR/>Pushing pixels around on the screen can be useless, or useful. It seems absurd that somebody would invest real hours, doing real work, to earn money, to give it away to somebody for a virtual pot plant or virtual lingerie (I'm not making those examples up - check the 2Life website screen shots etc.). Why not invest the money in a national park or in planting a real pot plant? Why not give your partner a thrill by dressing up and going out to eat a real meal?<BR/><BR/>Buying fancy avatar clothes is as stupid to me as paying for a pretty desktop icon set and frittering away your days re-arranging them on the screen. These icons contribute nothing I value. In many cases they represent (or even explicitly adopt) aspects of the real world that I reckon we could do without e.g. consumerism, an over-empasis on the superficial and a lack of concern for the consequences of our actions.<BR/><BR/>The people who shop in the real world as a "hobby" can now do this from the comfort of their desk chair. Why is this exciting? Now, not only can they shop from their desk chair, they can shop for non-existent goods, for non-existent characters. In and of itself this is just fantasy. But when they spend <I>real</I> dollars for all this make-believe I start to become cynical and annoyed.alan dorinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765999487598175053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901119708901481943.post-11061498981171049582008-09-23T08:59:00.000+10:002008-09-23T08:59:00.000+10:00Wow, people doing something you haven't done yours...Wow, people doing something you haven't done yourself makes you mad?<BR/><BR/>Surely you agree that people like to submit themselves to fantasy. It is no different to reading a book or watching a film, except the story is created and participated in by the audience.<BR/><BR/>As for wasting resources ... I don't see how buying virtual clothing is different than purchasing a song from iTunes (for example). Oh, except Apple doesn't get a cut in the former.<BR/><BR/>I don't play Second Life, but I appreciate why it is popular and important to the development of our global culture. And, oh, if you're reading this, you should be outside. :)<BR/><BR/>Cheers.eigenbomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334089342971310569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901119708901481943.post-75199121029873626152008-09-09T22:10:00.000+10:002008-09-09T22:10:00.000+10:00Extra notes: (i) the Noisy Miner must not be confu...Extra notes: (i) the Noisy Miner must not be confused with the <A HREF="http://sres-associated.anu.edu.au/myna/" REL="nofollow">Indian Myna</A> which is a serious pest; (ii) the frog website has a fantastic page on <A HREF="http://frogs.org.au/frogwatch/greywater.php" REL="nofollow">phytoremediation wetland construction </A>for backyard grey water treatment.alan dorinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765999487598175053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901119708901481943.post-29723722864763596272008-09-06T17:38:00.000+10:002008-09-06T17:38:00.000+10:00Ooh, they are fantastic drawings. Do microscopic o...Ooh, they are fantastic drawings. Do microscopic organisms have teeth though?eigenbomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334089342971310569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901119708901481943.post-23948186449205574332008-08-24T17:37:00.000+10:002008-08-24T17:37:00.000+10:00Hi Mitchell. Yes, I saw this, and I've read extrac...Hi Mitchell. Yes, I saw this, and I've read extracts of Robert Nelson's comments on sport in The Age. I wish the arts had more funding in Australia, and I reckon sport could manage on far less despite my love for it!<BR/><BR/>To be honest though, I'm not a big fan of art competitions anyway. I wish art didn't need to be competitive in this way, its cut-throat in enough other ways.<BR/><BR/>As you say, it does seem a shame that the only way art can get such funding is when tied to sport in some way. Alas.<BR/><BR/>P.S. By putting his runner on a treadmill I reckon Crooks makes a good point about athletes and the Red Queen. I prefer the tracking camera over the tread-mill mouse :-)alan dorinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765999487598175053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901119708901481943.post-71256992945552634622008-08-24T16:01:00.000+10:002008-08-24T16:01:00.000+10:00Hey Alan - on this topic Australian video artist D...Hey Alan - on this topic Australian video artist Daniel Crooks <A HREF="http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts/100000-prize-for-sports-artist/2008/08/01/1217097480872.html" REL="nofollow">recently won</A> a $100k prize for a piece based on high-speed footage of a runner on a treadmill. A great "result" for Australian media arts, but it bugs me that the nation's richest art prize is sport-themed!Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564074925560879389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901119708901481943.post-46069830220498497092008-08-08T10:37:00.000+10:002008-08-08T10:37:00.000+10:00Inevitable I suppose... unless trade with other co...Inevitable I suppose... <I>unless</I> trade with other communities occurs. In Australia for instance the long-term prospects for sustainable argriculture seem slim to me, especially if (like some dills) you attempt to grow rice!<BR/><BR/>On further reading of Naess I see that the idea of Deep Ecology as a movement was to operate at the grassroots level. Hence, the "hard decisions" somehow need to be made by individuals. I can't see how this can supplant our reliance on global trade though. If I can only trade locally with the guy next door, he can probably only grow food with a similar degree of success to me. (Where would my coffee beans come from!? ;-)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the book ref. I shall investigate!alan dorinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765999487598175053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901119708901481943.post-56427758039426521962008-08-07T20:39:00.000+10:002008-08-07T20:39:00.000+10:00hey Alan, welcome to blogland, I love the title an...hey Alan, welcome to blogland, I love the title and the topic. Look forward to more - and best for a speedy recovery too.Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564074925560879389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901119708901481943.post-45261140851771882722008-08-07T18:45:00.000+10:002008-08-07T18:45:00.000+10:00My research partner came across this book while lo...My research partner came across this book while looking at sustainability scenarios with a client:<BR/><BR/>Gregory Clark (2007) <I>A Farewell to Alms - A Brief Economic History of the World</I>, Princeton University Press<BR/><BR/>It offers a different (and intentionally provocative) point of view to the issue of people supporting themselves in areas with few natural resources: that the standard of living of the people as a whole with continue to decline if some of them don't die.binottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788462564390550512noreply@blogger.com