Mystory as a remix

I was intrigued by one of Ulmer's examples on definition: taking a word that's defined a certain way and redefining it. How cool is that! I kept thinking of one such word that I could subject to Ulmer's MOD, but the pressure to deliver, and to internalize all I am reading, well, I need to balance.

Ulmer and electracy

Greg Ulmer suggests that internet invention and electracy are forms of "applied poetry." I like how he links the power and potential of electracy with beauty [theory = poetry], community, and pedagogy.

A ReMix

Here is a cover for the Greg Graffin album "American Lesion":













I think this is an interesting remix with an interesting social/cultural message. Just putting it out there.

design writing and criticism

I'm interested to hear your views of the 3 articles by Bruinsman, Heller, and Poyner :-) And by the way, the :-) turned 25 yesterday =:0!

new book by Brenda Laurel

"A heady hybrid of critical thinking, personal narrative, and economic analysis, Utopian Entrepreneur is a field manual for those who want to do socially positive work in the context of business. One of the few Silicon Valley veterans who participated in all four of the major computer tech bubbles – games, multimedia, virtual reality, and dot-coms – Brenda Laurel is known for injecting humanistic values into computer-based media."

check it out at MIT Press MediaWork

Cyborg Manifesto

Thanks, Sergio, for posting about the Unabomber Manifesto. Chilling, though. I happened to think of another very important manifesto, but it's written as an article, so read it only if you have time. Donna Haraway's "A Cyborg Manifesto."

An Addition Manifesto for those interested

Here is another manifesto for those that are interested: http://www.thecourier.com/manifest.htm. In this manifesto, the Unabomber discusses the industrial-technological move in society during his action. I think this may be interesting for this class. Reflecting on what he says and where we are at with technology today.

On a side note, we were talking about the (Red) Manifesto tonight and I just had a thought. It seems that even though it is a business model, this model provides a benefit to consumer by showing that they are being socially conscious and the business is profiting financially. I wonder if this is a product of the structure of our society in that we want to receive something in return when we are being charitable. I'm not sure if this is something that is real or just a perception that I may have. This came to me through a conversation with my S.O.