Tuesday, April 03, 2018

Proceed with caution: Good Artists Copy; Great Artists Steal

Punch back twice as hard, the wise man once said


Nothing is only one thing. Nothing.
An egg is both a womb and a prison ...


Good Artists Copy; Great Artists Steal | Quote Investigator

New South Wales ponders post-mortem MEdia Dragon data protection laws

When you log off forever, who can access your social media accounts? And your


Why Has This Brancusi Sculpture In A Paris Cemetery Been Covered Up?


This perplexing explanation of private family control, regardless of public ownership by the city of Paris and listing as a historical monument, was confirmed to Hyperallergic by Sylvie Lesueur, the conservator of Cimetières Montparnasse, who gave no further details other than confirming that the Rachewskaïa family is behind the boxed Brancusi. For now, “The Kiss” sits covered in secrecy by a very solid wooden box with a tiny hole, ostensibly serving to confirm that the sculpture is indeed still there — for now. … Read More


A history of Hollywood cults, from the Source Family to the Self-Realization Fellowship.
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Erin French’s aptly named Lost Kitchen is an exceptionally remote eatery that the Boston Globe’s food critic once declared the “best Maine restaurant you may never be able to eat at.” It was already difficult to eat there, in other words, and it may soon get more difficult because the restaurant is going full neo-Luddite with its reservations. You can’t make one by phone anymore. Or via email. Or on any app. Your sole option: snail-mailing them a letter with your name and contact info. If your letter randomly gets drawn from the pot, they’ll be in touch.
Reserving Rights 

“L.I. judge accused of pilfering panties from ex-intern had pockets full of others’ undies when busted: prosecutors.” Chelsia Rose Marcius and Larry McShane of The New York Daily News have this report.
Lorena Mongelli and Lia Eustachewich of The New York Post have an article headlined “Dirty panty judge raided victim’s hamper before: prosecutors.”


Reserve the right to also track down medieval Paris, most of all the cathedrals.  This will bring you by other delights as well
Jaywalkers in China are to be named, shamed and slapped with an instant SMS fine.
And it’s all thanks to cutting-edge artificial intelligence.
In the southeastern city of Shenzhen, police have set up AI-powered boards by crossings.
If you jaywalk, a CCTV camera will scan your face and flash it up on the huge screens for all to see, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP).
If that wasn’t embarrassing enough, there are now plans to ping offenders’ phones with quick-fire fines as soon as they violate the grim rule.
The AI company behind the billboards, Intellifusion, is in talks with mobile phone networks and local social media platforms to enforce the new system.
To be clear, I consider this report speculative.  But not impossible.


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WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS: A cordless 18V coffee maker from Makita. You can swap the power packs out with your drill.

ACTUALLY, SOME HAVE A LOT OF EMPATHY, AND USE IT TO MANIPULATE PEOPLE: It Might Turn Out Psychopaths Aren’t Completely Devoid of Empathy After All.

Mark Zuckerberg Thinks We're Idiots. – Monday Note

When is choice not really choice? Service competition's invisible factors.
MELINA MORRISON:
There is currently no level playing field in the so-called free market of human services


What could Open Government learn from Open Technology folks?
Despite open government’s best intentions to prioritise collaboration, government bodies consistently duplicate each other's effort. Collaborating as effectively as open communities is much harder than you'd think.