Android: change device hostname
Since Gingerbread it is possible to change Device hostname. To do so, go to Settings --> Applications settings --> Development --> Device hostname.
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03, 2011
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03, 2011
Lacan’s unpublished seminars
linked from: lacaninireland A1: SEMINARS INTRODUCTION These translations were originally done for a reading group of colleagues and graduates which has met since 1987. Each translation was drafted during the summer vacation, was worked through on a weekly basis by the group and then given its present form. Tony Hughes has undertaken the task of putting the original photocopies of the seminars into a presentable form. Here is his description of where the work is at: a) All seminars will be updated to improve readability and give a more professional finished product. This requires a very large number of adjustments, given the number of seminars involved. b) The following seminars have the diagrams inserted: Seminars V, VI, VIII, IX, X, XII, XIII, XIV. c) The remaining seminars do not as yet have any diagrams inserted, these are: XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXII, and XXIII. d) As each [...]
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03, 2011
The Julian Assange Conspiracy – Networks, power and activism
linked from: ABC radio national, philosopherszone The object of Wikileaks is to dismantle the conspiracies that, according to its founder, rule the world. But what is a conspiracy and are you part of one? According to Assange, it's possible to be a member of conspiracy without even knowing that you are. This week, we look at Julian Assange's political philosophy and his view of the world as a network of conspiracies.
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03, 2011
I am a nihilist because I still believe in truth
Ray Brassier interviewed by Marcin Rychter, linked from: kronos.org.pl KRONOS: 'Nihilism' is one of the most ambiguous philosophical concepts. What is your idea of it? Would you consider yourself a nihilist? Does nihilism totally exclude religion? What about Meillassoux's nihilistic faith fuelled by the inexistence of God? RB: Very simply, nihilism is a crisis of meaning. This crisis is historically conditioned, because what we understand by ‘meaning’ is historically conditioned. We’ve moved from a situation in which the phenomenon of ‘meaning’ was self-evident to one in which it has become an enigma, and a primary focus of philosophical investigation. The attempt to explain what ‘meaning’ is entails a profound transformation in our understanding of it; one that I think will turn out to be as far-reaching as the changes in our understanding of space, time, causality, and life provoked by physics and biology. The pre-modern worldview that lasted several millennia [...]
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01, 2011
Skhizein
Ένα animation μικρού μήκους σχετικά με την σχιζοφρένεια, σε σκηνοθεσία Jérémy Clapin.
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12, 2010
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Κατά την άποψη μου δεν πρέπει να αποπλέκουμε την συστημική βία από την υποκειμενική βία [Link]. Υπάρχει και ένα σχετικό ανέκδοτο όπου όταν ο αξιωματικός των ναζί ρώτησε τον Πικάσο στο ατελιέ του στο κατεχόμενο Παρίσι, δείχνοντας την «Γκουέρνικα»: «Εσείς το κάνατε αυτό;», ο Πικάσο απάντησε: «Όχι, εσείς». Αυτή ίσως να είναι και η απάντηση σε όσους αναρωτιούνται γιατί μέσα σε μια ευνομούμενη «δημοκρατία δυτικού τύπου» που παραπαίει, ξεσπάνε βίαιες εξεγέρσεις. «Να τους πούμε, αυτό είναι το αποτέλεσμα της δικής σας πολιτικής», με ειλικρίνεια χωρίς να αποποιούμαστε την ευθύνη της βίαιης πράξης. Δεν είναι κρυφό άλλωστε. Αυτή η αθέατη βία, όσο είναι υποκρυπτόμενη και καταπιεσμένη μέσα στο κοινωνικό, τόσο θα αναδύεται μέσω του υποκειμενικού. Δεν πρέπει να μας φαίνεται παράξενο. Αυτό που είναι τραγικό, και εδώ θεωρώ ότι είναι που την πατάμε περισσότερο, είναι ο επικοινωνιακός φετιχισμός που απορρέει από αυτό. Όλοι τρέχουν να καταδικάσουν ή να υποστηρίξουν χωρίς να [...]
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12, 2010
Hello, Everything: Speculative Realism and Object-Oriented Ontology
Hello, Everything: Speculative Realism and Object-Oriented Ontology A conference sponsored by the UCLA Program in Experimental Critical Theory A conference sponsored by the UCLA Program in Experimental Critical Theory Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010 10:30-4:30 UCLA Faculty Center, Redwood Room 10:30-12:00 Graham Harman, “What are Speculative Realism and Object-Oriented Ontology?” 1:00-2:00 Timothy Morton (UC Davis), “Sublime Objects” Eleanor Kaufman (UCLA), Sartre and Object Classification” 2:15-3:15 Levi Bryant (Collin College), “Ontotheology and Withdrawal: Sexuation and the New Metaphysics” Nathan Brown (UC Davis), “On Method: The Compound Epistemology of After Finitude” 3:30-4:30 Ian Bogost (Georgia Tech), “Object-Oriented Ontogeny” Graham Harman (American University, Cairo), “Real Objects and Pseudo-Objects: Remarks on Method”
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11, 2010
Setting up App Inventor for Android
This is a short description of how to setup your machine to run App Inventor for the Android platform. First of all you will need a computer with the following: OS: Mac (with Intel processor): Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6 Windows: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 GNU/Linux: Ubuntu 8+, Debian 5+ Browser: Mozilla Firefox 3.6 and higher Apple Safari 5.0 and higher Google Chrome 4.0 and higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and higher Test your Java You should ensure that Java is working. Download it from www.java.com and test it here. Mac users should use JRE 1.6 (Java 6). If you are unsure then: In the Finder, open the Applications > Utilities > Java folder. Run Java Preferences. Select the General tab. You'll see two version lists — one for Java applets and one for Java applications. In each list, drag the "Java SE 6" to the top of [...]
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11, 2010
Softimage Glossary
Glossary of Terms Glossary The following is a glossary of terms used in SOFTIMAGE. 2D textures See Textures. 3D Three dimensional. A concept used in modelling and animation in which shapes are defined in terms of three axes (x, y, and z) used to represent width, height, and depth, respectively. 3D textures See Procedural textures. Actor A term often used for an animated character. OR Actor is also the module in SOFTIMAGE|3D that lets you create characters made from articulated chains. See Articulated chains and Inverse kinematics. Adaptive supersampling A way of antialiasing the surface of an object by decreasing the oversampling rate for those pixels that do not require the oversampling. Compare to Barlett filter. The results of adaptive supersampling are slightly more localized than a Barlett filter, and the computing time is often shorter. Algorithm A rule or procedure for solving a mathematical problem that usually involves repeating [...]
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11, 2010
Gingerbread and Nexus S on their way (December 6th?)
web2.0 summit Eric Schmidt (Google), John Battelle (Federated Media Publishing), Tim O'Reilly (O'Reilly Media, Inc.) Keyfacts: Nexus Two is now Nexus S Eric Schmidt confirmed that Gingerbread and Nexus S are coming in the next few weeks. He also presented an "unknown" device that run the new operating system. Gingerbread is coming on Nexus S new proximity sensors Focus on Application support and development, New way of searching for applications and search-applications, Against recession, global raise in Google for every employee, invest on talent! Trying not to cross some lines of innovation, although technology provides the means. Privacy - security. Cultural sensitivity - StreetView in Germany GoogleMe social network Using Open Protocols Net Neutrality and Openness Location based services and mobile computing Google TV ChromeOS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKOWK2dR4Dg .