Jim Andrews
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Jim Andrews does http://vispo.com . He is a poet-programmer and audio guy. His work explores the new media possibilities of poetry, and seeks to synthesize the poetical with other arts and media.
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theology


i thought of a variation on an old question tonight i thought i'd write. i
think it proves that even god has limitations. this is not to diminish
anyone's god, but simply to clarify the nature of any rational notion of a
thinking god.

question: can god think of something god can't do?

if 'yes', then there is something god can't do.

if 'no', then there is something god can't do: god cannot think of something
god can't do.

this is a variation on the question 'can god create a rock so big god can't
lift it'. but i think this is clearer.

ja
http://vispo.com

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visualmusic blog by Maura McDonnell


Here's an interesting blog on visual music by Maura McDonnell in Ireland:
http://visualmusic.blogspot.com . Quite a few embedded videos, also, such as
"Poeme electronique" by Varese & Le Corbusier from 1958.

ja
http://vispo.com

DISCUSSION

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: google api for image search?


> Cool. Based on what people have emailed and written here, it
> seems that yahoo has the better web/image searching api. Google
> only gives 1,000 queries per day and 1,000 hits per query, and
> they only have web search and its all remained this way for
> years. Very limited and sad, when considering the potential with
> their resources. As usual their services remain in beta for years
> on end while they go out and conquer new terrirory. I just can't
> wait for the new Google Schmoozle service, the new Google Diaper
> service, the upcoming Google Pizza, and the apocalyptic Google
> Dust-Bunny Search (all will remain in beta for 10 years of
> course). Either google has redefined the term 'beta' or they are
> the absolute worst at completing projects. For instance, they
> began Google Groups in about 2000, and its still beta. Why on
> google-earth would it still be in beta after 6 years? I guess
> this one especially bothers me because they acquired some of MY
> CODE in the acquisition of Deja which begat!
> Groups. And since they obtained it, in beta it sits, no api, no
> enhancements, nada.

well, you can compare google and yahoo image search in dbcinema at http://vispo.com/dbcinema by clicking the 'dbcinema' logo twice and then making a selection in the 'Search Range' box; this allows you to select one of 'Google', 'Yahoo', 'GooYa', or 'YaGoo'.

at least in dbcinema, it's nice to be able to select image size, which you can't do with Yahoo. also, although Yahoo sometimes returns as many as 1500 images per query, my experience so far indicates that it often returns far fewer images than Google. For instance, Google returns 900+ images concerning 'Giordano Bruno' whereas Yahoo returns 28.

Also, the Google images, in my experience, often are overall more relevant than the Yahoo images. Which might indicate that the Google spiders are more intelligent and hard-working than the Yahoo spiders.

i'm not aware that google limits you to 1000 queries per day.

in a way i like google calling lots of their software 'beta'.

I never really liked Yahoo. Of course their name comes from Gulliver's Travels by Johnathan Swift; the Yahoos were disgusting creatures. Mind you, the Houynms were too.

If you're going to use image search in a piece, i recommend you keep the code general enough that you are not limited to using just one image search web service. They come and they go. But net art is forever ha.

ja
http://vispo.com

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dawn


Appearances aside,