Monthly Archives: March 2009

The Articulation

The Articulation:
“Excuse me,” Lisa Durnau said. “Can I say something here? I think you’re wrong.” Then she told them about the idea that made life, mind, and intelligence emerge from the underlying properties of the universe as mechanically as physical forces and matter. That CyberEarth was a model of another universe that could exist [...]

The Thinking Market

“Come on, man.” The Bengali might as well have said Jesus or James Bond of Lal Darfan. Chakraborty turns to Vishram.
“What is it about my answer that you do no believe?”
“Generation Three aeis, that’s science fiction.”
“I assure you my employer is quite actual. Odeco is indeed a venture capital holding company, it just happens that [...]

I can haz be eaten by wolverines?

A third idea: An infinite range of behavior can be generated by finite combinatorial programs in the mind. [...] The clearest example is the Chomskyan revolution in language. (15) Language is the epitome of creative and variable behavior. Most utterances are brand-new combinations of words, never before uttered in the history of humankind. We are [...]

Linda Heffernan: Ordinary People January 10 – February 1 @ Loop Gallery, Toronto
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Loop Gallery presents:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Linda Heffernan
Ordinary People

January 10 – February 1, 2009
Reception: Saturday, January 10th, 2009, 2 – 5 pm

Loop Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition by Loop Gallery member Linda Heffernan entitled Ordinary People. [...]

Hans Gindlesberger and Nicholas Knight January 9 – February 14 @ Gallery 44, Toronto
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Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography
401 Richmond St West, Suite 120
Toronto, Ontario
Right Frame, Wrong Film
Hans Gindlesberger and Nicholas Knight
January 9 – February 14, 2009
Opening: Friday January 9, 6-9pm
Artist talk: Friday January 9, 6-7pm

Gallery 44’s first exhibition of [...]

I’m looking forward to… [Updated]

From: Saturday, December 13th, 2008
…Google’s Chrome browser being available for the Mac. (~January 2009) [sometime by June I understand]
…seeing Obama’s inauguration and hearing his speech (Jan 20 2009)
…seeing the last episodes of Battlestar Galactica. (Jan-March 2009)
…seeing the new Star Trekmovie (May 2009)
…getting an iPhone (Jan-Jun 2009)
…seeing the Caprica series (Jan 2010) [DVD of pilot to [...]

The Ides of March

(From HBO’s Rome)
Related:
http://timothycomeau.com/blog/348/
http://timothycomeau.com/blog/420/
http://timothycomeau.com/blog/677/

Timothy Geithner

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