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Associated Press: As AI grips world, the thrill of collecting vintage computers is growing. “While Silicon Valley has since moved on to shaping the future of artificial intelligence, these hardware enthusiasts are intent on saving the Atari, Commodore and IBM machines that are ancestors to today’s laptops, wearable devices and smart phones. Where others see junk, people like [Josh] Dersch see […]

Calculating Empires: Macht und Technologie im Wandel der Zeit.
Die Installation von Kate Crawford und Vladan Joler auf der Ars Electronica zeigt die Geschichte und Politik der Technologie seit 1500. Sie untersucht die Verbindung von Kommunikation, Datenverarbeitung, Klassifikation und Kontrolle und bietet einen tiefen Einblick in die technologische Realität, um eine neue Zukunft zu imaginieren.

#CalculatingEmpires #HistoryOfTechnology #DigitalArt #DataPolitics #ArsElectronica #CriticalArt

Hello!

I am an artist and professor of Creative Technologies at Virginia Tech. In my work, I focus on the ways technologies of visualization and control intersect with and threaten #trans lives.

I work in #creativecode, #sculpture, #writing, #artistbooks, and more. Lately I have been doing a lot of #webdev for my projects and in my teaching.

Earlier this year, I combined my #HTML / #CSS / #JavaScript teaching resources into a single (free and open) site that I am really proud of:

https://byhand.website

I am also interested in #horror, #scifi, #solarpunk, #permacomputing, #historyoftechnology, #transstudies, #maps, #archives, #zines, and #ttrpgs.

#introductions