Mental detritus. The space between thoughts. Half formed ideas. Just general shit I’ve seen and don’t want to forget. Not likely to make complete sense to anyone who isn’t me, but you might see something amusing in here.Tumblr (3.0; @alasdair)http://www.dead-air.org/“The daily experience of the self is so familiar, and yet the brain science shows that this sense of the self is an illusion. Psychologist Susan Blackmore makes the point that the word ‘illusion’ does not mean that it does not exist — rather, an illusion is not what it seems. We all certainly experience some form of self, but what we experience is a powerful depiction generated by our brains for our own benefit.”<br/><br/> - <em><em><a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/05/31/the-self-illusion-bruce-hood/" target="_blank">The Self Illusion</a> </em>– how our social brain constructs who we are (via <a href="http://exp.lore.com/" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">explore-blog</a>)</em>http://www.dead-air.org/post/24129900554http://www.dead-air.org/post/24129900554Thu, 31 May 2012 15:51:57 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4v2gkisvw1qav3uso1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4v2gkisvw1qav3uso2_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4v2gkisvw1qav3uso3_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4v2gkisvw1qav3uso4_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4v2gkisvw1qav3uso5_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://prostheticknowledge.tumblr.com/post/24096728937/on-journalism-2-typewriter-installation-piece" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">prostheticknowledge</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>On Journalism #2 Typewriter </strong></p> <p>Installation piece connects computer to typewriter that generates stories about journalists who have died since 1992. By <a href="http://koschwitz.org/studio/?page_id=627" title="http://koschwitz.org/studio/?page_id=627" target="_blank">Julian Koschwitz</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The typewriter installation «On Journalism #2 Typewriter» writes generatively constructed stories about all journalist who have been killed worldwide between 1992 and today based on the existing data of their lives as well as their published work. The individual stories are connected through common fields of coverage, places, professions and many other aspects. Besides the text the typewriter creates also images e.g. flags which are heavier distorted the more journalists got killed in that particular country.</p> <p>The story is written endlessly on one endless piece of paper.</p> </blockquote> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="281" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/42926110" width="500"></iframe></p> <p>More about the project can be <a href="http://koschwitz.org/studio/?page_id=627" title="http://koschwitz.org/studio/?page_id=627" target="_blank">found here</a></p></blockquote>http://www.dead-air.org/post/24121923303http://www.dead-air.org/post/24121923303Thu, 31 May 2012 10:50:12 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz3a0aZm551qf4hg2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://stammsternenstaub.tumblr.com/post/24071034905/miaveee-is-this-infaesion-yes-this-is" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">stammsternenstaub</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://miaveee.tumblr.com/post/24070881120/is-this-infaesion" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">miaveee</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>IS THIS #INFAESION?</p></blockquote> <p>YES THIS IS #INFAESION</p><p>L.</p></blockquote>http://www.dead-air.org/post/24082595580http://www.dead-air.org/post/24082595580Wed, 30 May 2012 22:08:39 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4jf2aUcIZ1rwkmbco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.dead-air.org/post/24082445520http://www.dead-air.org/post/24082445520Wed, 30 May 2012 22:06:26 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28kihsHZW1qzyhb5o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28kihsHZW1qzyhb5o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28kihsHZW1qzyhb5o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28kihsHZW1qzyhb5o4_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://glowering.tumblr.com/post/24014612322/unknownskywalker-life-of-grass-by-mathilde" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">glowering</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://unknownskywalker.tumblr.com/post/20815762140/life-of-grass-by-mathilde-roussel-organic" target="_blank">unknownskywalker</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em><strong class="title"><a href="http://www.mathilderoussel.com/index.php?/sculpture/ca-pousse/" target="_blank">Life of Grass</a></strong></em> <span class="author">by <a href="http://www.mathilderoussel.com/" target="_blank">Mathilde Roussel</a></span></p> <p>Organic sculptures made of soil and wheat grass seeds.</p> </blockquote> <p>Reblogged for that last gif, obv. Wargh.</p></blockquote>http://www.dead-air.org/post/24065046176http://www.dead-air.org/post/24065046176Wed, 30 May 2012 16:25:15 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4t0y2nsbW1qz720co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.sleevelessness.com/post/24019763183/shadow-art-by-kumi-yamashita" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">sleevelessness</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Shadow art by <a href="http://www.kumiyamashita.com/" target="_blank">Kumi Yamashita</a></p></blockquote>http://www.dead-air.org/post/24065020092http://www.dead-air.org/post/24065020092Wed, 30 May 2012 16:24:31 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrig08iKbY1qbcporo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://2headedsnake.tumblr.com/post/10199259311" target="_blank">2headedsnake</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a>designyoutrust.com</a></p> <p><a>Body paint by Tim Engle</a></p> </blockquote>http://www.dead-air.org/post/24064953392http://www.dead-air.org/post/24064953392Wed, 30 May 2012 16:22:36 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4n0yvFnqb1qzbs6po1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.dead-air.org/post/24007668453http://www.dead-air.org/post/24007668453Tue, 29 May 2012 19:42:22 +0100“Complaining is stupid. Either act or forget.”<br/><br/> - <em><p>Design icon <strong>Stefan Sagmeister</strong> in the excellent <em><a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/08/29/die-cut-books/" target="_blank">Things I have learned in my life so far</a>.</em></p> <p><em>(<a href="http://www.curatorscode.org" target="_blank">↬</a> <a href="http://www.swiss-miss.com/2012/05/complaining.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20Swissmiss%20(swissmiss)" target="_blank">swissmiss</a>)</em></p></em>http://www.dead-air.org/post/23988743722http://www.dead-air.org/post/23988743722Tue, 29 May 2012 09:54:36 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3stsuwOP61qaw9hjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.dead-air.org/post/23988728815http://www.dead-air.org/post/23988728815Tue, 29 May 2012 09:53:54 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4qmtdhsKO1rqpa8po1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4qmtdhsKO1rqpa8po2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4qmtdhsKO1rqpa8po3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4qmtdhsKO1rqpa8po4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4qmtdhsKO1rqpa8po5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://exp.lore.com/post/23930299384/london-reflected-in-puddles-beautiful-work-by" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">explore-blog</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>London, <a href="http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/gavin-hammond-puddles" target="_blank">reflected in puddles</a> – beautiful work by photographer <a href="http://gavinhammond.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Gavin Hammond</a></p></blockquote>http://www.dead-air.org/post/23932660959http://www.dead-air.org/post/23932660959Mon, 28 May 2012 16:49:01 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt09p0gjp91qalngco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://samhumphries.tumblr.com/post/23916593825/people-fell-in-love-on-me" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">samhumphries</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><em>People Fell In Love On Me.</em></p></blockquote> <p>Proto-spime. Also, you know, human emotion.</p>http://www.dead-air.org/post/23923166124http://www.dead-air.org/post/23923166124Mon, 28 May 2012 11:48:00 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4lt10JBJ31r7xatro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://theremina.tumblr.com/post/23908742828/shirin-neshat" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">theremina</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Shirin Neshat</p></blockquote>http://www.dead-air.org/post/23923140802http://www.dead-air.org/post/23923140802Mon, 28 May 2012 11:47:23 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4kbqqy6hV1qbb77eo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4kbqqy6hV1qbb77eo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://flavorcountry.tumblr.com/post/23876741676/thoughtpeach-weekend-plans-it-is-written" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">flavorcountry</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thoughtpeach.tumblr.com/post/23779412601/weekend-plans" target="_blank">thoughtpeach</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>weekend plans</p> </blockquote> <p>It is written.</p></blockquote>http://www.dead-air.org/post/23923102280http://www.dead-air.org/post/23923102280Mon, 28 May 2012 11:45:40 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m48g7qyR3b1qdybz5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisyourblindspot.tumblr.com/post/23301953497/mother-motherland-statue-part-of-the-world-war-ii" target="_blank">thisisyourblindspot</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Mother Motherland statue, part of the World War II memorial in Kiev, Ukraine.</p> <p>The memorial commemorates the German invasion of the Soviet Union starting in Ukraine in 1940, and the civilians who helped and gave their lives to defend Ukraine.</p> <p>The statue, built in 1981, is 102 metres tall, making it sixth tallest in the world (the Statue of Liberty is only 46 metres tall).  It is made of stainless steel, meaning it would have cost approximately a bajillion dollars to build.</p> <p>The museum underneath it is intense.  There are war medals, flags that the Soviet troops buried in the ground before being caught by the enemy, bits of civilians’ clothing (including childrens’) hanging from barbed wire.  There are uniforms of those who fought in the war, and rusted weapons that have been recovered.  The last hallway consists of hundreds of photographs of people who died in the war.  The entrance to the museum displays only a toppled Nazi eagle statue, with a statue of a Soviet soldier standing triumphant behind it.  Only a small portion was written in English; I wish I could have read more in detail.</p> </blockquote>http://www.dead-air.org/post/23853181363http://www.dead-air.org/post/23853181363Sun, 27 May 2012 10:12:37 +0100“It used to be that geeks passionately drove early adoption of social media. These days, many ardent geeks are conscientious objectors.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://twitter.com/zephoria/status/197715645054455809" target="_blank">danah boyd</a></em>http://www.dead-air.org/post/23852829784http://www.dead-air.org/post/23852829784Sun, 27 May 2012 09:57:16 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2zg8hNuai1r8dxdbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mar-er.tumblr.com/post/21710904536/femme-fatale-2-by-adonihs" target="_blank">mar-er</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://adonihs.deviantart.com/art/FEMME-FATALE-2-195367688" title="FEMME FATALE 2-" target="_blank">FEMME FATALE 2 -</a> by <a href="http://adonihs.deviantart.com/" title="adonihs" target="_blank">adonihs</a></p> </blockquote>http://www.dead-air.org/post/23793351989http://www.dead-air.org/post/23793351989Sat, 26 May 2012 14:10:14 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4lvf78hX21qzab0no1_400.png"/><br/><br/>http://www.dead-air.org/post/23786941600http://www.dead-air.org/post/23786941600Sat, 26 May 2012 09:37:16 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ly86tNx31qzab0no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.dead-air.org/post/23786913762http://www.dead-air.org/post/23786913762Sat, 26 May 2012 09:36:01 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzazr02xaO1qhnwxco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://stan-ton.tumblr.com/post/17539342718" target="_blank">stan-ton</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://Cavemandd.deviantart.com/art/Right-in-Two-2-272861490" target="_blank">Right In Two</a></p> </blockquote>http://www.dead-air.org/post/23746548335http://www.dead-air.org/post/23746548335Fri, 25 May 2012 20:31:27 +0100