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BIO
Rob Myers is an artist and hacker based in the UK.
I have been creating images of the contemporary social and cultural environment through programming, design software and visual remixing since the early 1990s. My work is influenced by popular culture and high art in equal measures. My interest in remixing and sampling has led to my involvement in the Free Culture movement. I have been involved in the public consultation regarding the Creative Commons 2.0 and CC-UK licenses. All my visual art is available under a Creative Commons license.
My interest in programming has led to my involvement with the Free Software movement. I developed the Macintosh version of the Gwydion Dylan programming language compiler. All my software is available under the GNU GPL.
I have been creating images of the contemporary social and cultural environment through programming, design software and visual remixing since the early 1990s. My work is influenced by popular culture and high art in equal measures. My interest in remixing and sampling has led to my involvement in the Free Culture movement. I have been involved in the public consultation regarding the Creative Commons 2.0 and CC-UK licenses. All my visual art is available under a Creative Commons license.
My interest in programming has led to my involvement with the Free Software movement. I developed the Macintosh version of the Gwydion Dylan programming language compiler. All my software is available under the GNU GPL.
Re: Re: the artist's spirit
Quoting Lee Wells <lee@leewells.org>:
> Maybe it just comes down to the competitiveness of human nature.
> Acceptance is important but to come out on top in an honorable way does do
> wonders for the concept of the self.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Unless you're breaking him in two.
- Rob.
> Maybe it just comes down to the competitiveness of human nature.
> Acceptance is important but to come out on top in an honorable way does do
> wonders for the concept of the self.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Unless you're breaking him in two.
- Rob.
Fwd: [fc-uk-discuss] Commons Knowledge (Feb no.2)
This is the first issue of Free Culture UK's new fortnightly newsletter.
Please pass this on to others who might be interested. To get your
upcoming
events, hot news or event reviews in add them to the relevant wiki
page [1].
Feel free to make suggestions on how to improve this as well.
February 2006, no.2
Stable URL: http://www.freeculture.org.uk/newsletter/2006/feb20
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Forum on open content, part of the Open Knowledge Foundation forum
series
* What: A chance to discuss what open content means, how we can
best create,
distribute and promote open content, and more. With speakers: Paula
LeDieu
(iCommons), Cory Doctorow (Writer and Campaigner), Tom Chance
(RemixReading
and Free Culture UK) and Jennifer Rigby (BBC Creative Archive)
* When: Wednesday 22nd February 2006, 7-9pm
* Where: Stanhope Centre, Marble Arch, London, W2 2HH.
* More information: http://www.openknowledgefoundation.org/okforums/
content/
Node.l
* What: A festival of open, collaborative media arts and
infrastructure in
London.
* When: Throughout March 2006.
* Where: Venues thoughout London.
* More information: http://nodel.org/
Remix Reading open media lab
* What: Come and learn how to use arty free software, or show off
your skills
to others, at our first open media lab. Just turn up with an open mind.
* When: Saturday 4th March 2006, 10am-4pm
* Where: Rising Sun Arts Centre, Reading
* More information: http://www.remixreading.org/node/708
Remix Art Competition
* What: A competition looking for the best visual remixes of
Reading's local
area and of a selection of local art. The eleven best pieces will be an
exhibition in April. Non-locals may enter but ;-)
* When: Deadline is 6th April 2006.
* Where: The show will be at Riverside Museum at Blake's Lock,
Reading.
* More information: http://www.remixreading.org/node/714
FREE CULTURE IN THE UK NEWS
-----------------------------------------
"As the UK government reviews patent and copyright law to boost
Britain's
creative economy, Becky Hogge says democratic access to knowledge
ought to
benefit too."
* http://www.opendemocracy.net/media/free_culture_3266.jsp
"CNUK relaunches as a free culture and free software project"
* http://cnuk.org
EVENT FEEDBACK
-----------------------
Remix Reading held their first open media lab with just two PCs as
part of the
relaunch of a local arts centre. People with varied backgrounds showed
interest in free software and free culture.
* http://tom.acrewoods.net/node/409
That's all folks!
[1] http://www.freeculture.org.uk/CategoryNewsletter
Please pass this on to others who might be interested. To get your
upcoming
events, hot news or event reviews in add them to the relevant wiki
page [1].
Feel free to make suggestions on how to improve this as well.
February 2006, no.2
Stable URL: http://www.freeculture.org.uk/newsletter/2006/feb20
UPCOMING EVENTS
--------------------------
Forum on open content, part of the Open Knowledge Foundation forum
series
* What: A chance to discuss what open content means, how we can
best create,
distribute and promote open content, and more. With speakers: Paula
LeDieu
(iCommons), Cory Doctorow (Writer and Campaigner), Tom Chance
(RemixReading
and Free Culture UK) and Jennifer Rigby (BBC Creative Archive)
* When: Wednesday 22nd February 2006, 7-9pm
* Where: Stanhope Centre, Marble Arch, London, W2 2HH.
* More information: http://www.openknowledgefoundation.org/okforums/
content/
Node.l
* What: A festival of open, collaborative media arts and
infrastructure in
London.
* When: Throughout March 2006.
* Where: Venues thoughout London.
* More information: http://nodel.org/
Remix Reading open media lab
* What: Come and learn how to use arty free software, or show off
your skills
to others, at our first open media lab. Just turn up with an open mind.
* When: Saturday 4th March 2006, 10am-4pm
* Where: Rising Sun Arts Centre, Reading
* More information: http://www.remixreading.org/node/708
Remix Art Competition
* What: A competition looking for the best visual remixes of
Reading's local
area and of a selection of local art. The eleven best pieces will be an
exhibition in April. Non-locals may enter but ;-)
* When: Deadline is 6th April 2006.
* Where: The show will be at Riverside Museum at Blake's Lock,
Reading.
* More information: http://www.remixreading.org/node/714
FREE CULTURE IN THE UK NEWS
-----------------------------------------
"As the UK government reviews patent and copyright law to boost
Britain's
creative economy, Becky Hogge says democratic access to knowledge
ought to
benefit too."
* http://www.opendemocracy.net/media/free_culture_3266.jsp
"CNUK relaunches as a free culture and free software project"
* http://cnuk.org
EVENT FEEDBACK
-----------------------
Remix Reading held their first open media lab with just two PCs as
part of the
relaunch of a local arts centre. People with varied backgrounds showed
interest in free software and free culture.
* http://tom.acrewoods.net/node/409
That's all folks!
[1] http://www.freeculture.org.uk/CategoryNewsletter
Re: 3D display technology
Quoting Nad <nad@daytar.de>:
> Hi everybody, especially Dirk who was interested
> in getting a real 3D image into air.
Did anyone see Madonna & Gorillaz on the Grammys? Did Madonna walk
behind Murdoc
or was I seeing things? You can't do that with "Pepper's Ghost"...
Uh. It's an interesting epistemological problem, and, uh, I'm sure, uh.
Deleuze.
- Rob.
> Hi everybody, especially Dirk who was interested
> in getting a real 3D image into air.
Did anyone see Madonna & Gorillaz on the Grammys? Did Madonna walk
behind Murdoc
or was I seeing things? You can't do that with "Pepper's Ghost"...
Uh. It's an interesting epistemological problem, and, uh, I'm sure, uh.
Deleuze.
- Rob.
CRITIQUE OF NEW MANIK'S WORK
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: AJAX for artists
Quoting "T.Whid" <twhid@twhid.com>:
>> $Now = date("h"); // or whatever letter for hour in military is, but
>> you get a number 0-23
>> $RandomNo = rand(1,9); // for fun
>> print ("<embed src=clips/$RandomNo/clip$Now.mov width$0 height0><p>");
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>> ?>
>>
>> </body>
>> </html>
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> Perhaps you've never seen the piece?
Never mind having seen the piece, this snippet is exactly the kind of
confusion
of presentation and content that XML + CSS is designed to avoid. Page
scripting
languages like PHP are notorious for encouraging people to tightly bind logic
and presentation. Sure you can use them to generate XML, but then
you're better
off using a CMS for any non-trivial examples.
XML = data.
CSS = presentation.
PHP = a method of generating either on the server.
AJAX = a way of updating either on the client without refreshing the page.
AJAX is hype, but the underlying techniques may be useful to artists.
- Rob.
>> $Now = date("h"); // or whatever letter for hour in military is, but
>> you get a number 0-23
>> $RandomNo = rand(1,9); // for fun
>> print ("<embed src=clips/$RandomNo/clip$Now.mov width$0 height0><p>");
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>> ?>
>>
>> </body>
>> </html>
>>
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> Perhaps you've never seen the piece?
Never mind having seen the piece, this snippet is exactly the kind of
confusion
of presentation and content that XML + CSS is designed to avoid. Page
scripting
languages like PHP are notorious for encouraging people to tightly bind logic
and presentation. Sure you can use them to generate XML, but then
you're better
off using a CMS for any non-trivial examples.
XML = data.
CSS = presentation.
PHP = a method of generating either on the server.
AJAX = a way of updating either on the client without refreshing the page.
AJAX is hype, but the underlying techniques may be useful to artists.
- Rob.