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Fri, 17 May 2013 12:02:04 -0400

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maxistentialist: Tweenbots by Kacie Kinzer: Given their...

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:02:19 -0400

Tweenbots by Kacie Kinzer:

Given their extreme vulnerability, the vastness of city space, the dangers posed by traffic, suspicion of terrorism, and the possibility that no one would be interested in helping a lost little robot, I initially conceived the Tweenbots as disposable creatures which were more likely to struggle and die in the city than to reach their destination. Because I built them with minimal technology, I had no way of tracking the Tweenbot’s progress, and so I set out on the first test with a video camera hidden in my purse. I placed the Tweenbot down on the sidewalk, and walked far enough away that I would not be observed as the Tweenbot––a smiling 10-inch tall cardboard missionary––bumped along towards his inevitable fate.

The results were unexpected. Over the course of the following months, throughout numerous missions, the Tweenbots were successful in rolling from their start point to their far-away destination assisted only by strangers. Every time the robot got caught under a park bench, ground futilely against a curb, or became trapped in a pothole, some passerby would always rescue it and send it toward its goal. Never once was a Tweenbot lost or damaged. Often, people would ignore the instructions to aim the Tweenbot in the “right” direction, if that direction meant sending the robot into a perilous situation. One man turned the robot back in the direction from which it had just come, saying out loud to the Tweenbot, “You can’t go that way, it’s toward the road.”

The Tweenbot’s unexpected presence in the city created an unfolding narrative that spoke not simply to the vastness of city space and to the journey of a human-assisted robot, but also to the power of a simple technological object to create a complex network powered by human intelligence and asynchronous interactions. But of more interest to me, was the fact that this ad-hoc crowdsourcing was driven primarily by human empathy for an anthropomorphized object. The journey the Tweenbots take each time they are released in the city becomes a story of people’s willingness to engage with a creature that mirrors human characteristics of vulnerability, of being lost, and of having intention without the means of achieving its goal alone. As each encounter with a helpful pedestrian takes the robot one step closer to attaining it’s destination, the significance of our random discoveries and individual actions accumulates into a story about a vast space made small by an even smaller robot.

considerthishippie: Instead of just looking up into the sky, you’re actually gazing down into the...

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:02:01 -0400

considerthishippie:

Instead of just looking up into the sky, you’re actually gazing down into the infinite cosmic abyss, with only gravity holding you onto the surface of the earth.

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Tue, 14 May 2013 12:02:14 -0400

imsirius: “Wow, I had no idea you were such a good listener. To...

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:02:20 -0400

imsirius:

“Wow, I had no idea you were such a good listener. To be able to share all my intimate thoughts and my experiences with someone - it just cuts the weight of it in half, you know. It’s like a snake swallowing its own tail. Everything comes full circle.”

Have a nice day.

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:02:13 -0400

Have a nice day.

Wonderfully Mad: Sorry I'm not Sorry: A Story of Sharing My Love for Helplesslittlebuggers

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:02:12 -0400

Wonderfully Mad: Sorry I'm not Sorry: A Story of Sharing My Love for Helplesslittlebuggers:

helplesslittlebuggers:

but-mostly-avengers:

nothingmuch-savefor-chaos:

leidie:

helplesslittlebuggers:

nothingmuch-savefor-chaos:

This was a long time coming. If you want to see/follow what a quality blog looks like in action you should click this link: helplesslittlebuggers

I don’t deserve you, I really don’t.

YOU HAVE SHOWNYOUR QUALITY TO THE VERY HIGHEST.

^{_{…i love to watch your love for each other — cuz i love you both…}}

that sound as creepy as i think does is?

I certainly don’t think so. Because if so I’m also guilty of that with the two of you and your love for each other. Even so I hope it’s okay to take this to the next level by reblogging this from you; Because you’re just as wonderful and lovely and there are not enough words to say so.

You’re all great

Two Scots frolicking about the set of a late night TV showfeat....

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:02:03 -0400

Two Scots frolicking about the set of a late night TV show
feat. Ewan McGregor and Craig Ferguson [x]

theartofanimation: Jennifer Hom

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:02:07 -0400

theartofanimation:

Jennifer Hom

Hi, I'm your friendly neighborhood Anon here! I wanted to ask you some questions if that is alright with you?

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:16:19 -0400

uhm…i suppose? Sure, why not? : D

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Tue, 07 May 2013 12:02:18 -0400

Sorry I'm not Sorry: A Story of Sharing My Love for Helplesslittlebuggers

Mon, 06 May 2013 12:02:09 -0400

helplesslittlebuggers:

nothingmuch-savefor-chaos:

This was a long time coming. If you want to see/follow what a quality blog looks like in action you should click this link: helplesslittlebuggers

I don’t deserve you, I really don’t.

YOU HAVE SHOWN YOUR QUALITY TO THE VERY HIGHEST.

^{_{…i love to watch your love for each other — cuz i love you both…}}

that sound as creepy as i think does is?

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Sun, 05 May 2013 12:02:15 -0400

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Sat, 04 May 2013 12:02:10 -0400

maravilhoso-sunsation: Kawasaki Ninja

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:02:04 -0400

maravilhoso-sunsation:

Kawasaki Ninja

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Thu, 02 May 2013 12:02:09 -0400

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Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:01:57 -0400

I’m an orphan raised by carnies fighting with a stick and a...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:01:54 -0400

I’m an orphan raised by carnies fighting with a stick and a string from the Paleolithic era.
So when I say this looks “bad”? I promise you it feels worse.

classyhustler: Mansory Aventador | more

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:02:22 -0400

classyhustler:

Mansory Aventador | more

"Souls love. That’s what souls do. Egos don’t, but souls do. Become a soul, look around, and you’ll..."

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:01:59 -0400

“Souls love. That’s what souls do. Egos don’t, but souls do. Become a soul, look around, and you’ll be amazed-all the beings around you are souls. Be one, see one.”

- Ram Dass (via retrobird)