From John 4:4-12
Homily 7 on the First Epistle of John (Augustine).
Archive for the ‘Theory’ Category
“It was like something from a movie”
In the first decade of the 21st century, humanity has arrived at the terrible fact that nothing, it seems, is as unreal to a human – as reality. Foretold by philosophers like Baudrillard and Virilio, the effect of the Simulacra, the real unreal and the theory of Dromology, the effects of speed on our perception of the Real, the pan human effect was expected.
Some Notes on Extremism and Political Causality
Following the massacre in Norway on the 22nd July 2011, a deluge of information has hit the general public. Nothing, it seems, has been left without careful scrutiny. As opposing factions don war paints in an effort to turn the event in their favor, reports of every conceivable fact reach an expecting audience. An audience that in spite of being historically over priviledged on the account of information is insatiable in its greed for it.
The Curated Society
Filed under: Art / Culture / Featured / Pop-culture / Technology / Theory
May 1, 2011Digital media is a sadistic construct. The ease with which one can start a blog or some other online presence with the sole idea of regurgitating concepts and works of others has not been the creative breakthrough hailed by social media prophets. In fact, it serves few other purposes than diluting content.
Some conclusions on modern piracy
Piracy at sea is an ancient venture and has existed in since ancient times. Listed within are some conclusions observed from media coverage and OSINT sources.
Software bloat killed Moore’s Law
Filed under: Culture / Technology / Theory
February 20, 2011If physics has Albert Einstein and the theory of relativity, then computer sciences have Alan Turing and Moore’s law. While not out of place to assuming that the reader is familiar with Turing, it may be a bit more of a stretch to assume that he is familiar with Moore’s law. Moore’s law states that: [...]
Social Media Kindergarten
Filed under: Crowdfunding / Culture / Featured / Pop-culture / Theory
February 19, 2011Social media is an appealing and well-geared toy to the online crowds, because the online crowds in fact not only behave like children, but strive to be children. The losing rhethoric of the free and open has cut culture adrift from innovation and as the once promising platform for joint innovation grows bigger, the downward spiral becomes ever evident.
The Crisis in Egypt Is Not Taking Place
1n 1991, Jean Baudrillard, philosopher, enfant terrible of Academia and pan optic wizard of the Modern, claimed that the “War in Iraq Is Not Taking Place”. He was, quite understandably, instantly misunderstood and misinterpreted. It would, however, take another two decades for Baudrillard’s seemingly eccentric claim to be not only proven, but accepted as the Modus Operandi of all modern warfare.
The Virtues of Attention
Taste the concept: to apply one self to something (note the choice of words; “one”, “self”). A conversation, a book, a thought. To stroll, haste, or force one’s way down an avenue of one’s own choosing. Uninterrupted and on target. Without consulting the vast information maelstrom of the Internet, without chatting to anyone on your messenger contact list. Not meditating, but focusing on a thought hard enough to be able to conceive something original.
A brief note on Swedish neutrality
The Swedish neutrality principle is every now and then subject to political debate. Few, in fact, know why Sweden chose neutrality in the first place.
From Wikileaks to Wikigossip
With the batch of documents Wikileaks released on the 28th of November 2010, the organisation continues to affirm that the only value it contributes to the global community is that of an unpaid, seedy-looking journalist with a chip on his shoulder and an ineffectual axe to grind. While slightly amusing, the dispatches, officially counting as well over 250 000 documents – reveal nothing of substantial worth but instead go a long way towards refashioning Wikileaks into a global gossip column, prime source for second rate news on kooky third world leaders and other largely politically irrelevant diplomatic chit chat.
The Future: A self-mutilating digital collective
Filed under: Culture / Featured / Pop-culture / Theory
November 16, 2010In a decade or so from now, providing that we’ll still be around – and in recognizable form, things will look very different. There’s a good chance we’ll look back on the 2010′s as a time where not much made sense, and as a time when most of us lost some remaining sense of space and historical context. This is a time when we’re beset with global challenges and questions that we urgently need to find answers to – and also, a time when we’re more distracted, incoherent and unprepared than ever before.
Counterintelligence and the Zero problem
Earlier this year, an F.B.I operation on U.S soil resulted in the successful apprehension of ten Russian individuals suspected of espionage and money laundering. The press, being the press, heralded the event as a return of the Cold War. While certainly a media rethoric, presumably on behalf of journalists waxing poetic with Graham Greene-editorials in mind, the arrest does raise interesting issues regarding the state of our Global Stage.
A Street Art Obituary
On October 14th, 2010, art- and streetblogs around the globe reported that esteemed art auctioners Phillips de Pury & Company, had sold the works of Mr. Brainwash, Kate Moss and Einstein, for the staggering sum of £42,050 and £75,650. Other, more prominent artists work had either gone unsold or sold within their estimate prices.
Confederation of the Polish Dunces and the Illusion of Intelligent Design
The Poles are a charming, but utterly irrational lot. The speculations and general chaos that followed the crash of the presidential airplane, that irrevocably and efficiently sent the Polish president, Kaczynski – and his doubtful entourage of ninety or so souls straight to earthly demise – and media immortality – proves as much.
Eklund and Oksanen: Barking up the wrong tree
Stefan Eklund, critic and head of the culture section at the Swedish newspaper, Svenska Dagbladet, names Sofie Oksanen, a budding young (arguably) writer a literary genius in today’s issue. Knowing something on Oksanens theme, the fate of the Baltic states – written from an appropriately fashionable female perspective – is a fiendishly bold statement enough to make one choke on one’s morning coffee. Without even ingesting any.
The fall of Urban Exploration
Filed under: Culture / Featured / Pop-culture / Theory
March 8, 2010A brief excursion into the muddy waters of Urban Exploration, where actions have no consequences and chronic community-driven denial somehow managed to both kill the curiosity of the audience – as well as the cat.
The hunter and the game
The revenge of rural politics, some dead wolves and a whole lot of explaining covered in an unsavoury, layered cake of lies, mistrust, disinformation and sheer nationwide hatred make up the ingredients for this pretty, modern little fairytale of how the hunter set out for the kill of his life.
Tribal learning and the perish of culture
Filed under: Culture / Featured / Pop-culture / Theory
January 19, 2010What happens when the denizens of the internet confuse learning with the fast-paced, picnoleptic state of browsing for real learning? These are some notes and thoughts on why tribal learning is indeed a poor idea for advancing a modern society.
The Sound of E-book Muzak
A discussion regarding any new technology, including the subject of e-book readers, is incomplete without what Neil Postman once brought into the theory of evolving societies: What is apparent yet overlooked whenever we bring new technology into play is that the one-eyed prophets of technological invention rush into things with their aim set on what the new toy can do – while completely forgetting what it may undo.