It’s like regular fame, only without any of the wealth, recognition, or offers of sex that usually accompany it. So Roboexotica was featured on BoingBoing Gadgets, the recently-launched BoingBoing spinoff which is kind of exactly like Gizmodo, Engadget, Gadgetizer, GadgetVenue, Wired GadgetLab, TheGadgetBlog, and Ubergizmo. Clearly, the world was crying out for a new gadget […]
Entries from December 11th, 2008
I’m internet-famous!
December 11th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Austria, Shameless link-bait, Tech-art, Technology
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Roboexotica Wrap-up 1
December 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Austria, Photos, Tech-art
Ok, a few more robots for you, and then I’ll post a bit about some of the other stuff that went on at Roboexotica. This one was kind of basic. You “milk” the cow’s udders in order to get vodka. Then, if you want ice, you have to reach into the anus (they have special […]
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Roboexotica Wrap-up 2
December 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Austria, Hacker culture, Photos
Aside from the main robot exhibition in the museumquartier, there were also several seminar-style discussions on different topics related to robots and technology. There were three different panel discussions: Smartass reloaded? AI and the Future Role of Cybernetics Rest in Pieces? Cyberpunks, Cyborgs and the Complexities of Discourses The Policy of the Artificial: Strategies, Tendencies […]
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Road Wearier
December 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Books, Poland, Technology, Travel
I’ve been traveling for just under five months now, and I think it’s starting to get to me. Some combination of being on the road for so long, being away for the holidays, and the fact that it gets dark at about 4 pm (!) here makes me feel very tired and sluggish. Maybe I […]
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Project Euler
December 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments · Coding, Germany
I arrived in Frankfurt after a pretty miserable overnight train ride. The compartment I was in also had a family with two small children. I’ve also developed a painful sore throat in the last few days. Between the kids and the throat, I wasn’t getting any sleep anyway, so I hid out in the restaurant […]
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