Creepiness takes a new toll in Texas as children will be Panopticonically measured during their lunch sessions by having their caloric intake remotely surveilled for recording and behavior modification.
Continue reading → How to Waste Two Million Dollars: The Texas Calorie Eye is Upon You
Chicago has an eye on you. Literally. Take a gander at the gigantic Chi-Town orb sitting outside the John Marshall Law School. Do we really want to touch the bloody bits and share lunch under the shadow of a massive, disembodied, peeper?
GPS is a wonderful technology and the New York City Taxi and Limousine
have been requiring mandatory GPS devices in taxis to track yellow cab
migration and “hot spots” during various points in the day. In the
example below, the red hotspots are the best places for hailing a cab at
11pm on a Saturday.
Continue reading → Anticipatory GPS Behavior Models and NYC Taxi Data
One covenant of a successful live performance is adherence to the “Show, Don’t Tell” mandate. In its most essential form, that mantra means action has much more value to the human heart than mere listening.
Do you believe in “Ripley’s Believe it Or Not!”
Since 1918 Ripley’s have been challenging the human condition by testing belief, trying honor and tempting our darker side with unknown and wanton wishings.
Racing from torture and death, the United States has served as an international safe haven for immigrants the world over.
In today’s dangerous world, is it enough to just say “I Do” when you take a vow to love and protect your beloved other during a marriage ceremony? Isn’t it, perhaps, even more romantic to also add under your breath, “…and I’m watching you, too.” at&t thinks so, too, and they now offer a “FamilyMap” service that allows you, for ten dollars a month, to track two phones on your cellular service family plan. For $15.00USD a month, you can track up to five phones. Now you can have peace of mind while those around you tremble with paranoia in their new lives under your unblinking Panopticonic gaze — as demonstrated in the image below as I reflectively track myself, creating my own horrifying hallway of mirrors as I wonder if I’m coming or going:
On Sunday, China crashed a satellite onto the moon. We are left to wonder on the Panopticonic why of it.
Paul Woodruff’s new book — The Necessity of Theater: The Art of Watching and Being Watched — is a fascinating read because an argument is made that we learn how to become who we are by what we watch and we are tempered and tested by being watched.
The United States Air Force is watching you blog as they blog. If you blink, they’ll read it. If you sigh, they’ll note it. If you disagree with them, they have a plan of attack:
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