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Thoughts on "What Technology Wants"

Written on Oct. 28, 2013

From reading Kevin Kelly's "What Technology Wants", the lesson or one of them that I take from it is that older technologies don't have to become obsolete, necessarily. I used to think that it was about switching to the newest and most high-tech tools and abandoning the older, low tech ones. But perhaps this is not so.
 Perhaps it is about using the ones that work best for the job and switching back and forth easily.
For example, my tablet computer doesn't seem to lend itself to typing longer paragraphs and pages of thoughts at a speed closer to that which thoughts flow (like what is needed for the "morning pages exercise". A pen and paper seem to do this better.
So adaptability becomes the goal, rather than trying to find the newest and 'best' tool across the board. Using what works best for a given task. Not losing capabilities and benefits for the sake of modernity.

Side thoughts:
I am interested in doing art about the silly things that I find on the web such as "All Can Has Cheezeburger" cat.
Art is a conversation.
Art is a feedback loop.
Art in the future will be a relationship between the human and the machine.
The mining of the information fields.
Harvesting and synthesizing meaning from the vast sea of data.

Human Nature

Here is a collection of articles and information on the topic of "Nature vs. Nurture".
The reason I think this is important is because the topic of HUMAN NATURE seems to be one of the most important and yet most widely misunderstood concepts we have.
The term "Human Nature" is thrown around as a justification for war, politics, inequality, hierarchy and most importantly, our competitive money system. Many people use this phrase "human nature" as an excuse for our current system, yet it seems that people use the term without any knowledge about the topic other then the simplest incorrect translation of: "Human nature- things are just the way they are and humans cant change."

This misunderstanding holds us back more than anything else I can think of because when discussing social issues, political issues or economic issues, the human nature topic seems to be at the root of them all.

http://www.inuterofilm.com/?page_id=19

Convo with Mark Zuck rep

Here is the transcript of a conversation I am having. I would like this to be known by the world, in case this all goes south.

Receive random friend request at approx. 7:15 PM

Them: "Hello how are you doing?"

Me: "I am well. And how are you?"

Them:"I'm Doing Good As well"

Me: "I am glad to hear that :)"

Them: "i'M Mrs Vialva Ramcharan by name, I am from Menlo Park, CA here in United States of America ,I work for Facebook Head Office and you"

Me: "That is great to hear. It is my first time hearing from a representative of Facebook, directly. Is there anything I can do to help?"

Them: "I was authorize to contact you by the Facebook CEO Mr Mark Zuckerberg and he told me to pass to you some good news about your Facebook Account"

Me: "I am very interested in this information. Please continue."

Them: "Before i proceed,I do like to know if you have heard or been informed about the Ongoing Facebook Promotion 2016 going on ?"

Me: "I haven't yet heard of this promotion."

Them: "We are pleased to inform you of the result that just concluded annual Final draws held by Facebook group in cash Promotion to encourage the usage of Facebook world wide.

Them: "The Online Facebook draws was conducted by a random selection of emails you were picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the Facebook organization in other to claim your $600.000.00usd (Six Hundred Thousand United State Dollars Only) the Facebook organization promotion program which is a new innovation by Facebook"

Me: "Wow. This is very exciting."

Them: "Your Name was among the 10 Lucky winners who won $600,000.00 USD (Six Hundred thousand united state dollars) each on the Facebook group promotion Award"

Them: "I want you to know that this Ongoing Facebook Promotion 2016 is not a Joke or a Scam,And we also want you to know that this Promotion is 100% Real and Legitimate and the FBI is fully aware of it,So there is nothing to be worried or scared about..Is that understood

Me: if what you say is true, I must admit that it is comforting to know, as I was slightly skeptical at first. You see, I have never won anything before.

Them:YOU ARE ADVISED TO KEEP THE NEWS OF YOUR WINNINGS PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL. DO NOT TELL ANY INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP OF PEOPLE ABOUT YOUR WINNINGS DUE TO SECURITY REASONS THAT IS SOMEONE ELSE COMING BEHIND YOU TO CLAIM THE WINNINGS AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW AND POLICY GUIDING THIS LOTTERY SO ADHERE TO IT OR VIOLATION OF THIS POLICY WILL RESULT INTO THE CANCELLATION OF YOUR WINNINGS"

Me: "Whoa, whoa! No need to get frustrated and yell. I apologize if I have said anything to offend. It certainly was not my intention. Let us rewind this conversation back to a calmer time when we were acting as equals. Civility and respect is of the utmost importance for proper communication.

Them: "Okay

The reason why i am here is to know if you are ready to claim your Winning Funds of $600,000.00usd for Real?"

Me: I will take my dinner now. Please tell me how I may proceed in being helpful and I will attempt to comply when I return.

"When Somebody is Hurt, You Drop Everything" -Painting

"When Somebody is Hurt, You Drop Everything"
Oil on masonite by Neil Adam Collins
24" x 24", 2016.


This painting was inspired by several things, including the video below which served as a visual focal point to create the work.

When I was in my motorcycle accident in 2004 I was laying on the busy street and it amazed me how so many strangers stopped, rushed over and sincerely cared, trying to help me.

At the apartment building where I live there is an alley cat who was very afraid of humans. He would even hiss at people if they tried to pet him. One day he was so sick that he was limp and cold to the touch. He was basically on the edge of death in my opinion and I think he knew it. He came slowly over to me, deciding to trust me and let me pick him up. I carried him into the house where I made a bed for him, taking care of him for several days until he pulled through. We have been friends and equals ever since.

Pia and I found an injured rabbit with his leg almost unattached. His leg bone was sticking out and the foot was hanging by what seemed like threads. I did my best to put the bone back into his leg and comfort him while we found a caring place to take him.

These things have made it clear to me that "When Somebody is Hurt, You Drop Everything". This idea might seem obvious as an intellectual or moral concept, but in these experiences the idea becomes a very real knowing and feeling that hopefully transcend the bullshit of 'competition', individuality, differences, superficial priorities and so on.

Heroic monkey: Monkey saves 'dying' friend at train station in India (video) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVWPbd1UykY 

ZDAY 2016 videos

Basic Income, a Step Towards a Natural Law Resource Based Economy? Barb Jacobson | ZDay 2016 London  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_45Nagq0Tk

Peter Joseph, ZDay 2016 "Where we go from here" March 26th, Athens Greece [ The Zeitgeist Movement ]  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyEP2H3QsII 

A Vision of Post Scarcity: James Phillips-London ZDay 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iAsKo6SUes

Defining Sustainability | Jason Lord | ZDAY 2016 Los Angeles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBBYoJ1OLMM 

  Noomap: A Tool for Change | Chris Larcombe | ZDay 2016 London

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3tHbf-QTyI

Overcoming the Obstacles on the Path to Post-Scarcity | David Wood | ZDay 2016 London 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXLbputVJgU 

  Does Money Really Grow on Trees? | Frank Van Lerven | ZDay 2016 London

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_z797Qyz3w 

An Opportunity Within The Crisis and How We Might Get There | Peter Andersen | ZDay 2016 London

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ281L4WeiI 

A Transition Town in Action | Joe Duggan | ZDay 2016 London

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9YvOIMTu7c 

Ask For Evidence | Max Goldman | ZDay 2016 London

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gik7GIzQfgc 

 

Food waste and Oversupply

"Their report, Global Food; Waste Not, Want Not, found that between 30% and 50% or 1.2-2bn tonnes of food produced around the world never makes it on to a plate."

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/jan/10/half-world-food-waste 

"At a time when over 50 million people are food insecure and we face an obesity crisis, it’s a shame that 40% of food is never eaten. A closer look shows us that Americans are tossing 52% of the nation’s nutritious fruits and vegetables[i] – wasting produce, more than any other type of food product, including seafood, meat, grains and dairy, at nearly every level across the supply chain."

https://www.nrdc.org/experts/dana-gunders/left-out-how-much-fresh-produce-we-grow-never-makes-it-farm 

Milk:
 
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-01/milk-spilled-into-manure-pits-as-supplies-overwhelm-u-s-dairies 

Cherries:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tart-cherries-dumped-santucci_us_579e3689e4b0e2e15eb63527

"The global shipping industry is oversupplied. Because supply far exceeds demand, shipping rates have plummeted, as have the prices of ships. Some shipping companies have sought to capitalize on this trend by purchasing newer, larger ships at lower prices so that they can remain price competitive. But unless demand rebounds by the time these ships become operational, the industry's oversupply problem will only worsen."

https://www.stratfor.com/analysis/global-shipping-contends-oversupply-problems