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Adobe Semaphore Pynchon

2007/08/19 VirusHead Comments 0 Comment

The semaphore (four rotating disks of light) atop the Adobe tower in downtown San Jose is indeed transmitting a message. Never heard of a semaphore? There are multiple meanings. In programming, it concerns methodology for mutual exclusion (see “excluded middles” below), parallel processing, and synchronization. Predating the electrical telegraph, the semaphore was defined as an optical telegraph that conveyed information via visual signals – towers with blades, shutters, flags and so on. semaphore I wonder to what extent the Adobe…

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Actions of the Day for Progressive Armchair Activists

2007/08/15 VirusHead Comments 4 comments

We come in peace (shoot to kill): Some actions for my fellow armchair activists. Click on the links for more information and to take action. Don’t Give Alberto Gonzales the Power to Speed Up Executions. You’ve got to read this just to believe they are even considering it. Demand the immediate release of renowned Iranian-American scholar Dr. Haleh Esfandiari, who is imprisoned for the 100th day in Iran’s notorious Evin prison, a location infamous for the torture and detention of…

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Laurie Anderson Video

2007/08/11 VirusHead Comments 0 Comment

It’s Saturday, and time once again for the Laurie Anderson PSA video post. This one is called “I Hate Television.” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snmllnY7-jI[/youtube] Now, in my opinion, this is television… at its best.

Star Trek Personality Quiz

2007/08/09 VirusHead Comments 1 comment

Your results:You are Deanna Troi You are a caring and loving individual.You understand people’s emotions andyou are able to comfort and counsel them. Deanna Troi 90% Jean-Luc Picard 75% Beverly Crusher 65% Uhura 65% Will Riker 60% Worf 55% Chekov 55% Data 55% Leonard McCoy (Bones) 55% Geordi LaForge 50% James T. Kirk (Captain) 50% Mr. Sulu 50% Spock 44% Take the Star Trek Personality Test (via Laureth – you look great, girl!)

The American National Debt – Laurie Anderson PSA

2007/08/04 VirusHead Comments 8 comments

Here is the next video in the sequence of (promised) Saturday installments of Laurie Anderson‘s private/public service announcements. This one is exponentially more relevant now than it was when she made it. Is anyone but me panicked about what the size of our national debt means for America’s future? [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=YDiEIIdZAqA[/youtube] Notice the amount on the sign of United States public debt. It was approaching four trillion at the time, accruing about $8000 per second. She was concerned. Well, it has…

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YouTube Al Jazeera English Channel

2007/07/28 VirusHead Comments 0 Comment

In an interesting move, the Al Jazeera English channel put a video on YouTube asking for feedback videos on the YouTube channel. What are people’s perceptions, views, and suggestions? (An aside – wow, is that anchorwoman Ghida Fakhry ever pretty!) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVFrryFNfEA[/youtube] As you might expect, the video responses were of varying quality. Many respondents disguised themselves. One hid a pretty nasty message in pig latin. Others used it to interview for a job, or to express various opinions of their…

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