[Everfalling]

Re: Whaaaaaaaaaaaat

[Jason 7au]

Whaaaaaaaaaaaat

[CaptKing]

Re: Voice of Commander 14

[Jason 7au]

Re: Dr. Hal.

[tungsten]

Dr. Hal.

[Everfalling]

whoa. crazy find. and now that i look up that name i find he's Dr. Hal! i've heard of Dr. Hal but never seen his show.

http://www.askdrhal.com/

this guy isn't just the perfect voice for commander 14 but the best personality (see the 'how it works' section of the site)

unfortunately it looks like we just missed an opportunity to ask the great Commander/Doctor a question as the least show was on the 23rd. i guess we can only hope he makes another appearance. i, for one, would love to slip him a $20 and ask something like 'what are your thoughts on the number 16?' >:3

[MrEricSir]

 Voice of Commander 14

[Everfalling]

found this instructable and thought it'd be something the EPWA might put out.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Decoder-Buisness-Card-QR-Coded-Secret-Message/

[VonWolfgang]

Okay, thanks for clearing that up.

Also, these are my two favorite quotes from the article:

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"The experience cost six figures to produce, according to Hull, largely from private sponsors. It now services over a thousand visitors on a heavy day, with players forming lines at some of their installations." and, “I’m not really into ARGs,” he said. “I just like fucking with people.”

[Everfalling]

there's no way to spoiler tag an image unfortunately. what you can do, however, is host the picture on imageshack.us or something and then spoiler tag the link to the image

[VonWolfgang]

Here's an interesting little article posted back in August 2009 regarding the ARGfest in Portland where the Nonchalance folks did a presentation. Short, but interesting:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

http://www.culturehacker.workbookproject.com/2009/08/argfest-2009-walkthrough/ Note: I'm stupid. For the life of me, I can't figure out how to put a spoiler tag around an image tag. If anyone feels this picture is too spoiler-ific, just let me know and I'll edit it out.

EDIT: I removed the picture for Spoiler's sake. Just click on the link to see the article and accompanying photo.

[VonWolfgang]

Just a tidbit that I found interesting:

Today I ordered the Socio-Reengineering '79 T-Shirt, since I think they look awesome and I love supporting art that I enjoy.

However, when I got my PayPal receipt, the subject line read "Your payment to Sara Thacher."

Interested if the name would lead anywhere, I Googled her and found what I believe to be her website and blog. There doesn't seem to be anything directly related to Jejune or Nonchalance, but she's an artist from the Bay Area that is involved in some interesting projects:

Her site: http://borro.ws/

There are some cool, out-of-the-box ideas in her projects section, such as a "Freckle Exchange," where her and a friend found a freckle they liked on each other, then had it tattooed in the exact location on their own body.

And her blog: http://socialpractice.org/weblog/

The site is described as "urban interventions, utopian proposals, guerrilla architecture, “new genre” public art, social sculpture, project-based community practice, web-based interactivity, service dispersals, street performance, and more." Sounds familiar, no?

Again, I don't even know if this is the same person that's handling the Jejune T-shirt money, but the evidence seems to add up.

Also, I just realized that I donated $25 to Octavio Coleman's evil foundation. Now I need to buy a LBBoN to even things out.

[Everfalling]

VonWolfgang wrote:

On her next scheduled date, I'm going to have her write a letter from myself to Octavio Coleman, demanding details of The Algorithm.

i like how you think, sir.

[VonWolfgang]

Everfalling wrote:

very nice finds. i always kinda thought the WSPS was someone just using a very small font to make the letters. the calligraphy just seemed too consistent. neat to know they're actually hand-written.

Actually, I believe that the letters we have aren't actually hand-written. I'm copying and pasting this from the FAQ section of her site:

Quote:

Is there a difference between the letters purchased in person and the letters ordered online? The only difference is that while in-person letters are transcribed by hand, letters ordered online are typed and printed in a "handwriting" font that is twice as tiny as the hand-written letters! This makes the magnifying glass all the more necessary and lets you write up to 12 sentences instead of 6. If you have your heart set on a handwritten letter, please email me and we can work something out. How on earth can you write so tiny? I guess it's just a natural born talent. I only recently discovered it and didn't realize that everyone couldn't write so tiny if given a fine-tipped pen.

Either way, they're pretty amazing. If you check her calendar page, she sets up shop in different places around the Bay once a month to do in-person hand written letters. And, of course, it looks like I just missed her in Golden Gate park this past Saturday and Sunday. On her next scheduled date, I'm going to have her write a letter from myself to Octavio Coleman, demanding details of The Algorithm.

[Everfalling]

very nice finds. i always kinda thought the WSPS was someone just using a very small font to make the letters. the calligraphy just seemed too consistent. neat to know they're actually hand-written.