David Goldschmidt
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Re: Start Making Sense


Curt-

"purposeful narrative" ... i see what you mean. i think my mind is working in
the same way. did you see "a beautiful mind"? in the movie, John Nash was
convinced that he was seeing messages. the messages were there [for him] but
not to anyone else. its kinda creepy/freaky that we all seem to have this
attribute.

david goldschmidt

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RHIZOME.ORG -> NET ART NEWS August 30, 2002

Start Making Sense

Humans are hardwired to seek meaning in things that have no meaning. 'You
and We' exploits this tendency, juxtaposing random images and text in a
pleasing, animated, Flash environment.The results seem unaccountably
intentional. Visitors are invited to upload their own images and text into
the 'You and We' database. The software then randomly sorts through the
database like a kind of Tristan Tzara-bot, culling source material and
dynamically displaying it in real time. Try as I might, I still can't view
this piece without reading it as a purposeful narrative. - Curt Cloninger

http://www.bornmagazine.org/youandwe/

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MS Explorer ("a 96% share")?


hey all-

explorer now possesses a 96% share (according to the article below). i'm
curious, how many net.artists even bother designing their work for other
browsers?

david goldschmidt

Report: Browser War Widening As Netscape Market Share Decreases

San Diego -- The number of worldwide users connecting to the Internet
using Netscape's Navigator browser has dwindled to record lows, falling
even further behind Microsoft's leading Internet Explorer, according to
figures released on Wednesday by San Diego-based WebSideStory's StatMarket
service. As of August 26, Netscape's market share had fallen to just 3.4
percent, down from 13 percent last year, while Microsoft's market share
has climbed from 87 percent a year ago to 96 percent today. The report
found Netscape's market share was higher than the global average in
several countries, including the U.S., Germany and Switzerland. "The
browser war is in fact a massacre," said Geoff Johnston, vice president of
product marketing for StatMarket. "The newest versions of Netscape have
failed to win over users so far. There are pockets of resistance in
certain countries, but unless AOL makes a move soon, Netscape may find
itself battling Opera for the last 1 to 2 percent of the market."
http://www.statmarket.com/cgi-bin/sm.cgi?sm&feature&week_stat

DISCUSSION

little help


am producing a webdvd project

seeking poems, film footage, photographs, personal journals, lyrics, audio =
tracks, et cetera that express/reveal human hell (as defined below). compe=
nsation is available for use of the material.

"hell"
human hell, a mental state, mental imprisonment, real and undeniable, thoro=
ughly stressed, overwhelmed, unable to think clearly, freely, raging frustr=
ation, obsession ... self-destruction

david goldschmidt

DISCUSSION

DISCUSSION

WARNING feardotcom.com - the movie


there is no doubt in my mind that net.artists are going to kick hollywood's=
ass. Warner Bros. should be embarrassed. this crap sucks.

david goldschmidt