...unless you're selling cocaine. On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 9:59 PM Pall Thayer <[email protected]> wrote:
> Well, and that's another funny part of the piece. It's a very small and > exclusive group that is able to donate, those who have and use bitcoin. > There's a lot of "noise" out there now but those who actually have bitcoin > are pretty few and far between. > > On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 9:55 PM Alan Sondheim <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> In a way the value's always there, in the code; and I approach your work >> with a sense of wonder, in fact, at the depth of it, as is... I couldn't >> donate - my own work's not supported, I have to put whatever surplus I >> have, into it... >> >> >> On Sun, 21 Jun 2015, Pall Thayer wrote: >> >> > Thanks, Alan. >> > >> > The whole concept of tying the "value" of this piece to donations >> (which affect the length and complexity of it) is intended >> > as a bit of a joke. The "system" that guides the work is already fully >> created so that, strictly speaking, the donations and >> > therefore, additional drawings and sounds are not really adding "value" >> to the piece. The joke is that it's worth whatever >> > people are willing to throw at it. >> > >> > Also, the fact that the source code is all made available adds another >> twist. Someone could set up their own instance and make >> > up a bunch of transaction data to make the audio-visual part more >> interesting. This goes back to the point that all of the >> > value is already there... in the code. >> > >> > Best r. >> > Pall >> > >> > On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 12:38 PM Alan Sondheim <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> > Count me in on this one; it also goes, at least in terms of >> music, to open >> > source; people expect free music, period. So for Avatar Woman, we >> had 8-9 >> > absolutely stunning reviews - and over a six month period, sold 3 >> copies. >> > People just listened to the samples, that was it. >> > >> > Loved Paul's work myself, by the way - Alan >> > >> > On Sun, 21 Jun 2015, Edward Picot wrote: >> > >> > > This is excellent! Really well-conceived and well-executed. The >> audio was so >> > > painful to my ears that I had to snatch my headphones off, but >> that's not >> > > really a criticism. To me, the animated 'splash' which appears >> in the middle >> > > of the screen resembles both someone throwing a pot of paint at >> the artworks, >> > > and those complex spirograph-style patterns of fine lines which >> appear on >> > > banknotes. >> > > >> > > We keep coming back to this theme, don't we? The fact that some >> 'established' >> > > art is worth millions whereas there are talented artists >> languishing on all >> > > sides who can't make the price of a busfair out of their work. >> I suppose to >> > > the general public it might come across as self-absorbed >> bellyaching, but >> > > actually it's a reflection of the gaps between the haves and >> the have-nots in >> > > society at large. >> > > >> > > - Edward >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > NetBehaviour mailing list >> > > [email protected] >> > > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> > > >> > > >> > >> > == >> > email archive http://sondheim.rupamsunyata.org/ >> > web http://www.alansondheim.org / cell 718-813-3285 >> > music: http://www.espdisk.com/alansondheim/ >> > current text http://www.alansondheim.org/tf.txt >> > == >> > _______________________________________________ >> > NetBehaviour mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> > >> > >> > >> >> == >> email archive http://sondheim.rupamsunyata.org/ >> web http://www.alansondheim.org / cell 718-813-3285 >> music: http://www.espdisk.com/alansondheim/ >> current text http://www.alansondheim.org/tf.txt >> == >> _______________________________________________ >> NetBehaviour mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> >
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