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The Mental Confusion of Machine Language
I have noticed the HUGE amount of machine language in our conversations. So I looked up what Machine means: machine (n.) 1540s, “structure of any kind,” from Middle French machine “device, contrivance,” from Latin machina “machine, engine, military machine; device, trick; instrument” (source also of …
Māori Mussel Memory
A shellfish restoration project in New Zealand weaves together traditional Māori knowledge and marine ecology to foster mussel growth. – by Asher Mullard Sitting on the seaweed-covered beach of Okahu Bay in New Zealand, a 15-minute drive from Auckland’s bustling port, Richelle Kahui-McConnell stops midsentence and …
Stories of Storks
So I saw this National Geographic photo of a stork. The guy who took the picture pulled the bag off the stork. I personally dislike the photo because I feel the image conveys underlying messages that separates humans from the natural world. So I started doing some research on storks and garbage. I then came across many photos such as this one:
Sina Technology News “BMC Ecology” magazine announced the winners of the 2015 Photo Contest. This won the second place in the parallel photography competition. The vulture is the most endangered species in the world, and you can find the largest cluster of big vultures on the rubbish heap in Guwahati, India. Their habitat is mainly because the surrounding wetlands have been seriously damaged.
But then I found this article which states that storks are find lots of food in garbage piles.
According to a study, the number of overwintering white storks in Portugal has gone from 1,187 in 1995 to about 14,000 in 2014.
This makes me think about a much bigger conversation of landfills and garbage and humans and the wild.
Premiere: Harley Cortez Blurs Line Between Art and Music with “Tangier”
Multi-disciplinary artist Harley Cortez originally created “Tangier” as a painting (pictured below) in anticipation of a trip to Morocco. “Tangier” took life as a song during the aforementioned trip, and soon spawned an entire concept album, painting over the line between art and music. Listen …
