Three Laws Safe

I'm sorry, have you seen NATURE???

and there's so many more species than this that exhibit homosexuality, varying genders, etc. SO! MANY!

it's very much a natural thing. it always has been. unfortunately, while homosexuality is found in many species, homophobia is only found in one

Affirmation

to youth living in prison after Assata Shakur Speak this to yourself until you know it is true. I believe that I woke up today and my lungs were working, miraculously, my voice can sing and murmur and ask, miraculously. My hands may shake, but they can hold me, or another. My blood still carries the gifts of the air from my heart to my brain, miraculously. Put a finger to my wrist or my temple And feel it: I am magic. Life and all its good and bad and ugly things scary things which I would like to forget beautiful things which I would like to remember – the whole messy lovely true story of myself pulses within me. I believe that the sun shines if not here, then somewhere. Somewhere it rains, and things will grow green and wonderful. Somewhere inside me, too, it rains, and things will grow green and wonderful. Sometimes my insides rain from the inside out. And then I know I am alive I am alive I am alive

Introducing Virtual Wearables

Another update from Keiichi Matsuda and his Mixed Reality work for Leap Motion demonstrates a proof of concept virtual interface:

Introducing Virtual Wearables pic.twitter.com/LPvknKBlnO

— Keiichi Matsuda (@keiichiban) March 22, 2018

Bitches love to put things into lists. Moreover, bitches love numbered shit. Here’s some numbered shit in list format to help you not suck in higher education. You’re welcome.

1. Go to class. Like 210% serious. I don’t give a shit if you’re a get by on nothing, A+ slacker. You’re fucking paying for this crap so you might as well get the services owed to you. Take your ass to class even if you zone out 99% of the time. You know 1% more than you did when you walked up in there. Congrats, asshole.

2. All that free time you have during your first week of classes? Make it your bitch. Don’t just print the goddamn syllabus and be like all done. No motherfucker. Take a good fucking look at that assignment list. What’s due next week? Yeah, do that shit now bc I know you don’t have anything else to do. Then when you’re coughing up a lung six weeks into the semester and don’t feel like getting your ass up to do that calculus homework, you’ll remember this week. You’ll remember that you’ve been a week ahead this whole damn semester. Pat yourself on the back, ass wipe.

3. Prepare yo self. No seriously. You got notes to print for class? Sure you could be like all those other bitches and just shove them into your backpack, or you could actually /prepare/ for class. I’m talking looking that shit over, identifying key concepts, getting a decent grasp of the material before your ass is even in class. You a STEM major? Yeah, make this kinda shit your life because now class is like one bomb ass group review session. Again, you’re welcome.

4. Snack like a motherfucker, but save that junk food shit for the weekends. From now on, you are a fucking health guru during the week or if you’re a slacker like me, at least on the days you have class. Fruits? Hell yeah. Pack some of those. Mind wandering in class? Snack on some apple slices. Can’t stay awake? Keep eating some almonds or some shit, but don’t be that bitch with the potato chips. Just don’t.

Okay, some people like studying with music, others don’t. I can only study with music that has no particular melody so I don’t start singing… Here are some playlists in all kinds of genres, so hopefully there is something for everyone. Also, feel free to add your own!

Backporch Blues I think this is a sleeping playlist officially, so don’t doze off!

Calm and Focussed I like this playlist of classical music, except it has the frickin Amélie theme again. Contains Vivaldi but also contemporary music

Calm Before the Storm Soft rock-ish instrumental music (not all rock tho)

Code Mode Electronic. No lyrics. Ever.

Deep Focus I love this one for late night studying

Digster Sleep Pop music to help you sleep focus

Focus: Classical & Electronic If you can’t choose between the two I guess

Focus Modus Instrumental, cheerful R&B/Indie/Rock? music

Focus Now For your daily dose of classical music (no soundtracks etc)

Focus on the Mix Remixes mostly of pop music

Focus - Video Game Music Like the name says, some epic game music

In Deepest Blue Actually an album but most tracks work great for studying

Indie Rock Brain Boost Mostly popular Indie music

Instrumental Study Ambient, instrumental music. Sometimes nature noises

Jazz - Classical Crossings Jazz musicians performing classical works (also great if you’re not studying tbh)

Late Night Focus Some more electronic music

Minimal Music Mostly contemporary classical music. I skipped Amélie honestly that song is everywhere.

Mozart 50: Spotify Picks If you feel like trying out that Mozart Effect

Musik Produkt Electro-chill. I like this one, but it’s not as long as the others.

Productive Morning Not too loud to get a headache, not to quiet to fall back asleep.

Soundtrack for Study Just what the name says, but it does not feature many main themes so you’re less likely to recognise them and get distracted!

Studeren Classical music, similar to Calm and Focussed. Also has the Amélie theme *cries*

Studying Music Quiet focus music, downside is that the tracks are very short

Study Vibes Electronic study music, does have vocals sometimes.

The Focus Lounge House music. Most tracks are pretty repetitive so not very distracting

To Do List Electronic focus music, this is honestly my favourite ever.

1. An 18-year-old must be able to talk to strangers — faculty, deans, advisers, landlords, store clerks, human resource managers, coworkers, bank tellers, health care providers, bus drivers, mechanics—in the real world.

The crutch: We teach kids not to talk to strangers instead of teaching the more nuanced skill of how to discern the few bad strangers from the mostly good ones. Thus, kids end up not knowing how to approach strangers — respectfully and with eye contact — for the help, guidance, and direction they will need out in the world.

2. An 18-year-old must be able to find his way around a campus, the town in which her summer internship is located, or the city where he is working or studying abroad.

The crutch: We drive or accompany our children everywhere, even when a bus, their bicycle, or their own feet could get them there; thus, kids don’t know the route for getting from here to there, how to cope with transportation options and snafus, when and how to fill the car with gas, or how to make and execute transportation plans.

3. An eighteen-year-old must be able to manage his assignments, workload, and deadlines.

The crutch: We remind kids when their homework is due and when to do it— sometimes helping them do it, sometimes doing it for them; thus, kids don’t know how to prioritize tasks, manage workload, or meet deadlines, without regular reminders.

4. An 18-year-old must be able to contribute to the running of a house hold.

The crutch: We don’t ask them to help much around the house because the checklisted childhood leaves little time in the day for anything aside from academic and extracurricular work; thus, kids don’t know how to look after their own needs, respect the needs of others, or do their fair share for the good of the whole.

5. An 18-year-old must be able to handle interpersonal problems.

The crutch: We step in to solve misunderstandings and soothe hurt feelings for them; thus, kids don’t know how to cope with and resolve conflicts without our intervention.

6. An 18-year-old must be able to cope with ups and downs of courses and workloads, college- level work, competition, tough teachers, bosses, and others.

The crutch: We step in when things get hard, finish the task, extend the deadline, and talk to the adults; thus, kids don’t know that in the normal course of life things won’t always go their way, and that they’ll be okay regardless.

7. An 18-year-old must be able to earn and manage money.

The crutch: They don’t hold part-time jobs; they receive money from us for what ever they want or need; thus, kids don’t develop a sense of responsibility for completing job tasks, accountability to a boss who doesn’t inherently love them, or an appreciation for the cost of things and how to manage money.

8. An 18-year-old must be able to take risks.

The crutch: We’ve laid out their entire path for them and have avoided all pitfalls or prevented all stumbles for them; thus, kids don’t develop the wise understanding that success comes only after trying and failing and trying again (a.k.a. “grit”) or the thick skin (a.k.a. “resilience”) that comes from coping when things have gone wrong.

In case you were unaware, last Tuesday, Reuters put out an article about an EU draft plan regarding the designation of so-called robots and artificial intelligences as “Electronic Persons.” Some of you’d think I’d be all about this. You’d be wrong. The way the Reuters article frames it makes it look like the EU has…

The Breakfast Machine by Simone Giertz

I, for one, welcome our new service-robot overloards.

The Probable Universe - Tech Test 1

Experiment proof-of-concept by artists Ann-Kristin Abel and Paul Ferragut combines projection mapping and robotics - an industrial robotic arm mounted with a projector applies new visual layer to where it is pointing, calculated in realtime:

In this test we used an OSC interface to communicate to a KRC2 controller with openshowvar and control a KUKA KR 6/2 robotic arm. Using 3d scan from kinect and 3d modelling we reconstructed the space and mapped it with a projector mounted on the robot. We are planning to use the technology for upcoming projects. Get in touch if you would like to know more.

Using, openframeworks, mappamok, ofxcv, openshowvar, touchosc