The Aesthetics and Beauty of Knowledge
Shih was the opposite of facts and raw information; shih was the elegance of knowledge, the insight and skill to organize knowledge into meaningful patterns. As an artist chooses colours or light to make her pictures, a master of shih chooses textures of knowledge – various ideas, myths, abstractions, and theories – to create a way of seeing the world. The aesthetics and beauty of knowledge – this was shih.
– David Zindell, The Broken God, 1993
Geek Attitude
The attitude thing is about flexibility, portability, creativity, sociability and jamming (ran out of suitable “ity” words!). It’s about improvising – in the practical and musical senses of the word; not getting tangled in boundaries and the “right” way to do things.
Definitely the only way to travel.
– Martin Delaney – “Laptop Music”.
Kuehleborn's Unfathomable Thoughts
TeaZers!
Last days I felt a bit lost in Second Life, so no entries. What’s the use of all this? I was looking for land for the landless to buy and build myself a home, but of the available spot none was satisfying. Two days ago I chatted to a furry-like person in 2L and she […]
TeaZers!
Last days I felt a bit lost in Second Life, so no entries. What’s the use of all this? I was looking for land for the landless to buy and build myself a home, but of the available spot none was satisfying. Two days ago I chatted to a furry-like person in 2L and she […]
Presentation on Transhumanism in SL
On April 22 Giu1i0 Pri5c0 will give a presentation on transhumanism in Sl. at Mocis/29/12/29 Giu1io Pri5c0 is member of the Future Technologies Advisory Group and wrote about 2L before. I visited the room and watched the slides, perhaps not very impressive IRL, but, since it is a first experiment for a presentation in 2L […]
Waterhead Welcome Area
This is beautiful place for newbies to hang out, so I spend two days here to try some movements (like walking in a straight line). And, of course, trying to view myself from a different perspective, which was rather difficult. Well, here is a picture where I sit on a couch; it was the first […]
It’s getting better all the time!
Thought I was going to spend a considerable amount of time today in 2L, but while starting up the 2L application on my computer crashed twice. My first plan was to elaborate a bit on my lesson in building an object, and look: there is more shape and I put a texture on it. Now […]
2006-04-10
Today I was only briefly in 2L. I just had enough time to take a few snapshots. Here you see me at the learning centre. A moment later I am at the sandbox, where I can practise making objects. Here you see the first one. 🙂 Nothing special, I know, but hey, it’s my first […]
3rd day in 2L
Today I only spent a few minutes in 2L; too much work IRL. But: I found out how to add some gestures (laughing, shrugging, pointing and strectching; saying “yes”, “no”, and “wow!”) to my avater and I drove a bit on my bike, that was obviously given to me; TANSTAAFL rebuked. I think. It’s a […]
My life in 2L
Since yesterday, april 4th, I am a proud resident of Second Life, the virtual world. I simply signed up and then I entered this world. Very curious about the new possibillities, but of course, it will take some time before I will be accustomed to this world with it’s rules. Never been a gamer I […]