RE: nettime Democracy divided by Corporations = US Elections

2003-10-16 Thread douwe
It doesn't has to be this way. A while back somebody posted on Kuro5hin a smart approach on how to this open, verifiable and honest: http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2003/9/4/18148/56550 - - - Douwe Osinga http://douweosinga.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: nettime What *ARE* New Media?

2003-10-16 Thread steven schkolne
hmm, i always thought new media was just a way to talk about multimedia without sounding dated audio/visual - multimedia - new media - integrated media - whatever or maybe this is the history: computer art - new media - digital art anyway, imho new media is not a very descriptive term, an

nettime At Your Own Risk

2003-10-16 Thread Ryan Griffis
Medrano says she doesn't know what kind of chemical she splashed on her face, nor was she warned about the product or its potential danger -- and such perilous oversights are all too common in the industry. Injuries related to chemical exposures such as Medrano's range from skin irritation and

Re: nettime New Media Education and Its Disconnects

2003-10-16 Thread David Patterson
jonCates wrote: part of the benefit of an emphasis on critical thinking is that students can be taught to recognize that they will not be able (in the current situation @ least) to secure any single job [+/or] avoid being uninsured for periods of time [+/or] not experience various degrees

nettime Re: executed-coat-thief

2003-10-16 Thread Brett Shand
On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 18:28:22 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Von: richard barbrook [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rather than refighting ancient faction fights, it's more interesting to question why the English don't have their equivalent of the 14th July and 4th July holidays: an annual celebration

Re: nettime Linux strikes back III

2003-10-16 Thread Florian Cramer
Am Mittwoch, 15. Oktober 2003 um 11:48:53 Uhr (-0700) schrieb Morlock Elloi: A gentle proposition given that the product was in breach with the GPL. Alternatively, the FSF could have asked to revoke all Linksys routers from the market and pay, say $10 compensation for each unit already

Re: nettime New Media Education and Its Disconnects

2003-10-16 Thread Ian Dickson
David Patterson writes: jonCates wrote: part of the benefit of an emphasis on critical thinking is that students can be taught to recognize that they will not be able (in the current situation @ least) to secure any single job [+/or] avoid being uninsured for periods of time [+/or] not

Re: nettime Re: executed-coat-thief

2003-10-16 Thread Carl Guderian
On 21 January, 1793 (2 Pluviose?, Year I of the Republic, One and Indivisible), Citoyen Louis Capet was beheaded. Absent other notable prunings of the Royal family tree, Europeans could combine, as Americans did with Presidents' Day (combining birthdays of Lincoln and Washington) the two

Re: nettime What *ARE* New Media?

2003-10-16 Thread Phil Graham
Lots of people ask me what do you mean by 'new media'?. To me, it is a term that only has meaning in relation to older media at any given time in history. Paper was once a new medium. Television, telegraph, radio, the alphabet, etc were all new media at one time. It is a term that, for me,

Re: nettime Linux strikes back III

2003-10-16 Thread Ian Dickson
but to rerun an old story or a continuing one for me - this is what troubles me about the reliance of fsfer's in whatever there guise on rigid forms of law ... if the fsf thingy is possibly anti - property or proprietary why not make the blatant choice of styling your legal language or protection

nettime Rethinking Tactical Space in Vienna

2003-10-16 Thread Konrad Becker
After nearly 100 events- from political discussions to performances and parties- the tactical media squat Freies Mediencamp on the Vienna Karlsplatz has received notice of a planned forced eviction. Although high level politicians (like the Vice Mayor) have been on location discussing the issues