Cyber-Feminism is the Issue
Cyberfeminism is the theme of the current issue of ArtWomen, an online journal of feminist art. Contributing writers are Carolyn Guertin, Maria Fernandez, Cindy Gabriela Flores and the cyberfeminist cell subRosa, giving four perspectives on the current status of cyberfeminism and art. As well as discussing specific artists and their work, the articles explore race, ...
New Year
Max and I are off to celebrate the new year with a dual part adventure. First, we’re heading up to the High Peaks region of the Adirondacks for camping, snowshoeing, and hiking in a winter wonderland. Then, it’s off to Montreal for three days for city fun. Happy 2004!
Holidays
Nothing can compare to spending a week during Christmas with my family and Max playing mahjong, talking, lounging about, and eating real gourmet food (mom’s).
Metro stop at DCA
Metro platform at DCA airport.
Creative minds at work
I ran out of time to do a 30 second commercial for the moveon.org contest, but over 1000 other people managed to squeeze it in! I can’t wait to watch these over the holidays. Go now, sign up, vote. The winning commercial will be televised during the week of the President’s state of the union ...
Kid robots jogging
Newscasters seemed to be mocking Sony’s child-shaped walking robot that can now jog. Personally, I think it’s amazing that the robot can now actually jump and lift itself off the ground. Sony shows off jogging robot A small step for a Sony robot could turn out to be a giant leap for robotkind. Sony has ...
Oswego
Heading up to Syracuse tonight, then driving with JH to conduct a usability test with students in Red Creek, NY. Interested to see their reactions to the interfaces.
Lost in
Didn’t want to return to the real world after seeing Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation. Pursuing the dreamy movie mood, we walked out of the theater into a crisp winter night. Snow fell lightly as we crossed the street for appetizers and red wine at Simeon’s.
Emily in Hong Kong
Spotted in Hong Kong by my brother.
Bots
“Sometimes you feel like you just want to pet them,” says one of the computer scientists who works at SRI International, speaking of the more than one hundred little red robots (called Centibots) that wander the company’s halls as part of a military project funded by DARPA, the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The ...