A well designed vortex-making machine, using CD’s, magnets and water. I am always looking for methods which allow you to recreate a natural phenomenon. Although the science may be interesting to some, I am more interested in the mobility of natural phenomena from one context to another, where beauty creates an opportunity for questioning.
John Underkoffler, is an interface designer, who recently spoke at the TED conference. He is the Chief Scientist at Oblong Industries, the developer of the g-speak spatial operating environment, a human-computer interface. They have produced a video of their environment; it is something to consider
Today I came across a quote from Karen Armstrong that I feel exemplifies the substantial and enduring in any religion: “… religious discourse should not attempt to impart clear information about the divine but should lead to an appreciation of the limits of language and understanding.” Armstrong, Karen. The Case for God. Knopf: 2009
Recently, over several days, I have spent time in the past. I often think of the past or memories like a personal library. It is something that periodically, we need to visit. While there we need to wander the aisles, pick up a book, and read a few lines. At the end of our visit, we walk away refreshed. But most importantly, we walk away with a kind of map, showing us how points in the past are consistent with current directions.
We often think of images as illustrations of things, or as “things” themselves. But we forget that in times before the written word was so prominent; images were complex symbols, used as a form of transmitting and preserving concepts.
A data visualization or map tracing the movement over the course of a meal.
In January 2008, I did an interview with David Sokol on WRLDs, at the request of Surface Magazine. At my request, I did the interview via email, hoping to maintain some accuracy. Unfortunately that did not happen, and what was printed was not accurate nor did it reflect the intention of the project. Here is… Continue Reading
June 2012 list of accounts online, impersonating Marta Lyall.
After nearly 3 years of finding my name, distorted medical history, personal,and family history posted online by my convicted cyberstalker, or through 3rd parties associated with him, I have begun to wonder, what the criminal investigation and charges really meant? So I looked once more at his Plea, that is, the charges he agreed to accept responsibility for, and the terms of that plea
My experience of as a victim of cyberstalking has included many of the aspects identified below. — Marta Lyall
Because I am a victim of a convicted cyberstalker, (King County Superior Court Criminal Case No. 10-1-10211-2, and anti-harassment Order No. 10-2-04392-60), these issues come up frequently, so I am learning quite a bit about protected speech and Cyberstalking/Cyberbullng.
“A California appeals court ruled this week that threatening posts made by readers of a website are not protected free speech, allowing a case charging the posters with hate crimes and defamation to proceed.