Theory of Machines
2007 September 4
[The personal computer...] that ultimate manifestation of the intimate machine…
Computers used to be rooms
where you could walk into.
Now they are little boxes
that get into you.
You used to go to them.
Now they come with us.
Something hasn’t changed:
we still live in them.
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The personal computer
is an intimate machine.
It goes to sleep with me.
—
Machines are extensions of the self.
If you could see into my hard drive
you would find he I think I am.
—
Ben Frost, Theory of Machines
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Más ruido innecesario: los sonidos de septiembre, parte I
Lane: I have no reason to get up tomorrow.
Stephanie: Well then, you’re just going to have to make up a reason.
-Woody Allen, September
Hmmm…didn’t we have this conversation before?
I know. I’m so common-place some mornings…
You’re never common place.
If you’ve never seen it, you might like Krystof Kieslowski’s “Decalogue” . It has a film-short, Decalogue 1, I think, about a computer.
I’ll second Amy’s recommendation. The whole set is amazing.
creo, tocayo, que este ha sido el podcast que más me ha gustado. sin embargo, no sé si soy yo pero se corta al final y no se alcanza a escuchar la última rola. con todo, lo disfruté muchísimo
gracias, tocayo. no sé por qué se corta… si se escucha en el player sí se oye completo. es al bajarlo que se corta for some reason. intentaré volverlo a subir a ver si así.
un abrazo.
Yup, I saw Kieslowski’s Decalogue (and the Three Colours) a long time ago. To be honest I hardly remember the former… but I’ll try to get hold of it/them over here to remember… Thanks, Amy and Ginger!
I listened to that podcast twice yesterday, I think it was the beginning that got me. Was glad when it got cut off at the end…..that song should always be cut off (in my, not so humble in this case, opinion). Actually I enjoyed it being cut off twice, maybe it’s a guilty pleasure, that song.
LOL. It’s my guilty pleasure. It was written by Prince!
Ahhh…I love that last song…no guilt here. Of course I love Prince as well….
Listening to this in my office during my “office hours.”
merci for posting my video
thank you, sara. i loved it!