Posts from the ‘technology’ Category
June’s Obsolete Edit by The Precinct
Obsolete happens on the first Saturday of every month. It’s a celebration of low bit music and art. This edit is from June. It was my first time helping shoot a show on video. I like how the The Precinct’s footage and cut came out. I hope you enjoy it. The July Obsolete is happening this Saturday (facebook event) from 8:30pm to 2:00 am at piXel [+] freQuency in Downtown LA (931 E Pico Blvd. Suite 202). Come!
Low Bit Music every 1st Saturday in DTLA
I filmed at piXel [+] freQuency last night (maybe you’ll see the footage someday). They hosted an event called Obsolete, which featured music generated from, you guessed it, obsolete technologies, like Game Boys. All the sets were great.
After the show was over D. Bene, The Tleilaxu Music Machine, was coaxed in to performing a mini set. It was also great. He shared this set on The Book from April 2011 this morning.
The tleilaxu music machine – witch rave at da grave haus by ttmm
Now I want to hear low bit moombahton!
Homeless Ingenuity
I’m am continually amazed by the resourcefulness of the Los Angeles homeless, especially their ability to reuse objects most people would consider trash. You don’t have to be rich to be creative, it is part of the human experience. To homeless or homed creativity can offer both a rise in the standard of living and a sense of dignity. When you use your time and energy and create something, it’s satisfying and keeps you going.
Here people use a public hydrant to collect water.
This person’s belongings are compacted and hidden between a couple trees and a building.
This house has a roof held up by some kind of rope.
In the absence of trees or tent poles, these guys on the left use the supports of two security doors to make home for the night.
Egypt Attempts to Leave Internet
From Boing Boing:
“Confirming what a few have reported this evening: in an action unprecedented in Internet history, the Egyptian government appears to have ordered service providers to shut down all international connections to the Internet. (renesys.com)
See also this related post at BGP.
