Month: January 2004

Dada weeks

3.dadafestwochen in toilettenhaeusern der stadt zuerich
5.-14.februar 2004
kulturklo auf der josefwiese
kulturklo im platzspitzpark
kulturklo in der mauer am central
kulturklo uto-quai am see
kulturklo seilbahnstation blatterwiese am china-garten
(Oeffnungszeiten der ausstellungen siehe vor ort)
do 5.2.
17h blatter: festwocheneroeffnung mit apero, klotaufe und menschloop-performance anschliessend prozession durch alle kulturklos
18h uto: mirzlekid performance
19h central: eisprung-performance mit biopop und boris v.d.burg
20h platzspitz: sound-laboratory contempory art party
21h josef: mariaclub : doodoo-action 1 mit acsa
23h feierabend im bogen 13 mit kerouac-quartett
fr 6.2.
21h josef:mariaclub: doodoo-action 2 mit acsa
soundperformance mit asti und hina
klokulturanlass mit dj pia
sa,7.2.
17-19h platzspitz: 7 orgeln mit nik emch contempory art party
19h-20h soundperformance mit lorenz und raphi
20h:central
wortsport mit
brautkrise 21 (berlin)
anne v. gunten(bern)
richener+heusser(literatur-wg)
thys rozenboom
biopop
22 uhr : blatter: kuhlturama
so 8.2.
uto:
13h-18h offenes redaktionsbuero des festwochenmagazins mit acsa
frisursalon schnittmuster
15h sonntagsandacht und entenfuetterung mit pastor leumund blatter
ab 16 uhr kino offene leinwand und spielfilm
mo,9.2. uto:
15h-18h offenes redaktionsbuero des festwochenmagazins mit acsa
frisursalon schnittmuster
18h-20h kino mit lokus-special-cut
20h-23h mariaclub:doodoo action 3 mit acsa
di,10.2. uto:
15-18h offenes redaktionsbuero des festwochenmagazins mit acsa
frisursalon schnittmuster
central
18h teeausschuettung der kroesusstiftung
20h wortsport mit
juerg de halter (bern)
tabea steiner-schenk
mathi has(frauenfeld)
ellamanoo
jenny froehlich (berlin)
mi, 11.2. uto:
15h-18h offenes redaktionsbuero des festwochenmagazins mit acsa
frisursalon schnittmuster
central:18 uhr teeausschuettung der kroesusstiftung
platzspitz 19h30-21h 1.zuericher toilettenchor mach mit
sue-ellen-bar 21 h radio magica in concert
(tanja schlander+soeren helvidt raagaard/kopenhagen))
tape-scratching, sampling, selfmade instruments
do, 12.2. uto
15h-18h offenes redaktionsbuero des festwochenmagazins mit acsa
frisursalon schnittmuster
18h teeausschuettung der kroesusstiftung
2oh wortsport mit
twins(kopenhagen/berlin)
etrit hasler(st.gallen)
juerg kilcher
biopop
nikolai franke (berlin)
22h performance mit mirzlekid
22h30 olsn aka tj ralf
fr , 13.2.
18h-21h josef
mariaclub: doodoo-action 4 mit acsa
22h30-4h30 bunker im schauspielhaus
klangkonferenz empfaengt wortsportler
das 6-stunden-live-hoerspiel
einschliesslich mitternachtsmesse
conducted by kiilo und pastor leumund
mit: knarf rellm(hamburg),radio magica(kopenhagen),stini arn,etrit
hasler,elektra sturmschnell,
xeno volcano,acsa,die wohnungsspezialistin,twins, rico diesner,manu
beffa,boris v.d.burg, christian
falsnaes, biopop u.a.
sa, 14.2.
15h josef: mariaclub: final doodoo-action 5 mit acsa
17h platzspitz:7 orgeln mit nik emch contemporary art party
19h central. finissage-apero und teeausschuettung der kroesus-stiftung
ab 22h
museum platte, plattenstr.32
abschiedsgala
feat. sista knarf rellm und dj patex
und viele mehr

Forking languages

having finished the power of babel, a book on language evolution, i found the following comment on how the internet promotes “bad” spelling insightful:

Ironically, the internet seems to be taking us back a few centuries, to the days before English spellings were standardized by the likes of Webster and other lexicographers. Which was fine back when all parsing of text was done by humans, who could easily figure out that “Thomas Smith” and “Tomas Smythe” were the same person. But as this article points out, it can be a problem when more literal computers are concerned.

it would be highly ironic if electronic media eventually led to the emergence of many new dialects after having contributed substantially to the demise of most of the world’s languages. these new dialects would not necessarily form along geographical lines, but would connect social subgroups independent of location.
one particularly amusing slip i am seeing more and more is “bare with me”.

i love you too

Friends John, Bruce, Kent, Drew, Gregor, Linda, Llama-Dave, Rob, Mel and many others all stay in regular (or at least semi-regular) touch with me via IM and email. The phone still works, but these Internet tools generally make contact more convenient and/or immediate. I miss all these people, but everyday proves the shortest distance between 2 friends is the Internet, at least those who are geographically separated.

i can attest to doug’s testimonial. i would be very sad right now if i could not maintain contact with people dear to me over the internet.

Chrysalis

I am very happy to announce that I have accepted a 2-years research position at the MIT Libraries. This means that I will be moving to Boston in a few weeks. I will be involved with the SIMILE project, the goal is to show that the semantic web can work.

this is excellent news for stefano and for all things cocoon in the boston area. or, as sam put it:

I’m reminded of Niobi’s line from Matrix Revolutions: “I don’t believe in the one. I believe in him”. SIMILE is now officially a project to watch.

Fostering the provision of public goods

Let’s say for instance, that Xaraya attracted 5 more non-profit organizations to the development group. They would then be in a collective of IT development for a single purpose. Are there costs involved? Absolutely, but when you compare the costs to hiring an IT staff of 40 to 50 with a range of experience from management, database design, server management, etc.., it makes sense in the long run.

john muses on what would happen if xaraya were able to gain the support of additional non-profits. i think the time is right to actively work towards this scenario. the tools are ready, and the developers can be had at a discount currently. it is highly motivational and piques my curiosity to see the ideas in Free Provision of Complex Public Goods being implemented. who knew that i would see the application of highly theoretical work i pored over for my thesis in my lifetime 😉

R.A.W. reborn

I have had the pleasure of listening to some vintage 1995 jungle. One of the foremost artists of the time, R.A.W. recently re-released some of his mixes.

2 classic mix tapes from junglist R.A.W. finally getting committed to the digital format after many years of floating around in cassette obscurity. Both “R.A.W. Is Dead” and “Who Wants To Battle?” have been Remastered, with “R.A.W. Is Dead” showing R.A.W.’s skills at blending dark jungle anthems in his own inimitable style, while “Who Wants To Battle?” goes more with his b-boy roots, with his battle skills on full display.

Music Star

sarah: By the way… Claudio got the axe on Music Star.
gregorrothfuss: LOL!!!
sarah: And please don’t tell anybody I looked that up. 🙂
gregorrothfuss: too late
gregorrothfuss: i burst out laughing
gregorrothfuss: sooryy
sarah: yeah, yeah, yeah 😉
gregorrothfuss: this is great
gregorrothfuss: anything else i need to know about under my nose?
sarah: Not that I know of, but Ill be sure to keep you informed. 🙂

2007-01-05: Music Star uses KAYWA.

Tomorrow, the third edition of Musicstar (aka American Idol, Superstar) will start on Swiss National Television. Kaywa provides the blogs for the candidates.

What’s special is that the candidates can moblog their videos right from their mobile phone and everyone can then see their flash-movies some seconds later

heh. My old startup continues to have fun projects