viernes, 29 de julio de 2011

La llibertat


Després de contemplar la Mona Lisa no és possible pensar rebre un input d'emoció més gran, si cap, però al Louvre res és prevsible. Vaig seure una llarga estona davant de l'obra d'Eugéne Delacroix "Le 28 jullet. La liberté guident le peuple"[1830]. Aquesta imatge em transporta en mode flaixbac a aquell moment tan especial.

domingo, 17 de julio de 2011

What will you do?


Este es uno de los vídeos solidarios más hermosos que he visto. La diferencia entre la nada y el todo se unen en estas imágenes capaces de cambiar el destino. [Visto en el muro de Nacho Escobar]

sábado, 16 de julio de 2011

McLuhan predicts 'world connectivity' 1965



Did You Know?:

• McLuhan's prediction of a world connected by electronic circuits came true in 1995 when people around the globe began using the Internet, a secret computer network developed by the U.S. Defense Department in the 1970s. A report about the resurgence of McLuhan's ideas with the advent of the Web may be seen in Clip 10.
• After completing a Masters of Arts degree at the University of Manitoba (1934) and a literature degree at Cambridge University (1936), McLuhan was unable to find work at a Canadian university. He left for the United States in 1936, accepting a position at the University of Wisconsin and a year later moved to the University of St. Louis.
• In 1939 McLuhan started his MA at Cambridge and by 1943 he completed his PhD in literature.
• McLuhan originally considered studying engineering but decided against it when he excelled in literature.
• McLuhan moved back to Canada in 1944 to teach at Assumption College, now the University of Windsor. Two years later he accepted a position at the University of Toronto's St. Michael's College, where he remained until he retired in 1979 after suffering a stroke.
• During his time at St. Michael's, he took a one-year sabbatical from 1967 to 1968, accepting a chair at New York's Fordham University.


Credits:

Medium: Television
Program: Take 30
Broadcast Date: April 1, 1965
Hosts: George Garlock, Paul Soles
Guest(s): Marshall McLuhan
Duration: 3:25

[Vía YouTube]

sábado, 2 de julio de 2011

Anatomy of a computer virus



Interesting information about the life of a virus looked at Vimeo platform. An infographic dissecting the nature and ramifications of Stuxnet, the first weapon made entirely out of code. This was produced for Australian TV program HungryBeast on Australia's ABC1

Direction and Motion Graphics: Patrick Clair patrickclair.com
Written by: Scott Mitchell

Production Company: Zapruder's Other Films.