Comments for Mercedes Bunz http://www.mercedes-bunz.de Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:20:45 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 Comment on Why 2012 will be the year of television by …und 2012? « Internet und Politik http://www.mercedes-bunz.de/2011/12/why-2012-will-be-the-year-of-television/comment-page-1/#comment-322338 …und 2012? « Internet und Politik Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:20:45 +0000 http://www.mercedes-bunz.de/?p=2777#comment-322338 [...] formulieren. Zum Abgleich hatte ich mir vorab die stärker technisch orientierten Perspektiven von Mercedes Bunz und Alexis Madrigal [...] [...] formulieren. Zum Abgleich hatte ich mir vorab die stärker technisch orientierten Perspektiven von Mercedes Bunz und Alexis Madrigal [...]

]]> Comment on Behind the scene of nothing tastes as good as skinny feels by Anna http://www.mercedes-bunz.de/2009/11/behind-the-scene-of-nothing-tastes-as-good-as-skinny-feels/comment-page-1/#comment-319135 Anna Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:56:27 +0000 http://www.mercedes-bunz.de/?p=1343#comment-319135 Hey there, this is bloody brilliant! I wanted to write about "nothing tases as good as skinny feels" and the issue of anorexia in my sociology lecture. It would be nice, if you let me mention your writing. Lemme know if you're ok with it, I won't copy anything, be sure of that. :) cheers, anna Hey there,
this is bloody brilliant!
I wanted to write about “nothing tases as good as skinny feels” and the issue of anorexia in my sociology lecture. It would be nice, if you let me mention your writing.
Lemme know if you’re ok with it, I won’t copy anything, be sure of that. :)
cheers,
anna

]]> Comment on The gesture of technology by Christian http://www.mercedes-bunz.de/2011/11/the-gesture-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-318724 Christian Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:54:57 +0000 http://www.mercedes-bunz.de/?p=2765#comment-318724 Necessity is the mother of invention, and the combination of the results leads to integrated systems reflecting the leap in development thus showing how far we have come. As the number of inventions is only tailgated by the rising number of possibilities and capabilities, we have to make sure that we are asking ourselves the correct questions. Necessity is the mother of invention, and the combination of the results leads to integrated systems reflecting the leap in development thus showing how far we have come. As the number of inventions is only tailgated by the rising number of possibilities and capabilities, we have to make sure that we are asking ourselves the correct questions.

]]> Comment on Charles Burchfield, The Night Wind, 1918 by Leslie Lothstein http://www.mercedes-bunz.de/2010/12/charles-burchfield-the-night-wind-1918/comment-page-1/#comment-318661 Leslie Lothstein Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:20:13 +0000 http://www.mercedes-bunz.de/2010/12/charles-burchfield-the-night-wind-1918/#comment-318661 This picture was appropriated by Henry Murray in his Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) and used as Card 19. It was included as part of the second series in the evolution of the TAT from 1943-1971. The author is given recognition. In the booklet for the TAT Henry Murray M.D. of the Harvard Psychological Clinic noted that it was "A weird picture of cloud formations, overhanging a snow covered cabin in the country", The picture was correctly identifed a the Night Wind by Burchfield, reproduced by courtesy of the owner, Mr. A. Conger (Goodyear). In the TAT test, one of the most widely used tests in Psychology, the card 19 is in black and white and loses the beauty and mystery of the original one by Burchfield. This picture was appropriated by Henry Murray in his Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) and used as Card 19. It was included as part of the second series in the evolution of the TAT from 1943-1971. The author is given recognition. In the booklet for the TAT Henry Murray M.D. of the Harvard Psychological Clinic noted that it was “A weird picture of cloud formations, overhanging a snow covered cabin in the country”, The picture was correctly identifed a the Night Wind by Burchfield, reproduced by courtesy of the owner, Mr. A. Conger (Goodyear). In the TAT test, one of the most widely used tests in Psychology, the card 19 is in black and white and loses the beauty and mystery of the original one by Burchfield.

]]> Comment on The gesture of technology by Rüdiger Fischer http://www.mercedes-bunz.de/2011/11/the-gesture-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-317999 Rüdiger Fischer Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:17:05 +0000 http://www.mercedes-bunz.de/?p=2765#comment-317999 A gesture as "something that stands for something different" is a sign, a kind of shortened conversation. But technique is not a gesture. It is a fine idea to think of technique as a translation of human actions. According to that idea, digitalization is a translation of small pieces of of human thinking, i.e. letters. A gesture as “something that stands for something different” is a sign, a kind of shortened conversation. But technique is not a gesture. It is a fine idea to think of technique as a translation of human actions. According to that idea, digitalization is a translation of small pieces of of human thinking, i.e. letters.

]]> Comment on The gesture of technology by Christian http://www.mercedes-bunz.de/2011/11/the-gesture-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-316594 Christian Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:37:00 +0000 http://www.mercedes-bunz.de/?p=2765#comment-316594 Ask the same question again in ten years time when public infrastructure will be fully digitized, maybe then you will not even carry keys for access to your home but rely on an iris scanner that may be offline at your most inconvenient time ;) Ask the same question again in ten years time when public infrastructure will be fully digitized, maybe then you will not even carry keys for access to your home but rely on an iris scanner that may be offline at your most inconvenient time ;)

]]> Comment on The gesture of technology by Jo http://www.mercedes-bunz.de/2011/11/the-gesture-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-315283 Jo Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:56:17 +0000 http://www.mercedes-bunz.de/?p=2765#comment-315283 Incomprehendingly gawking at decontextualized information turning up on your screen in answer to an action you didn't even mean to take. Incomprehendingly gawking at decontextualized information turning up on your screen in answer to an action you didn’t even mean to take.

]]> Comment on The gesture of technology by joha http://www.mercedes-bunz.de/2011/11/the-gesture-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-314934 joha Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:33:49 +0000 http://www.mercedes-bunz.de/?p=2765#comment-314934 I am not sure there is a general gesture for the digital world. It used to be the double click (double finger-tip so to speak), I guess now it is the swipe - take a look how little kids used to mobile devices try to swipe away tv programmes when they don't like it - and how they are puzzled when they realize it is not a touchscreen. I am not sure there is a general gesture for the digital world. It used to be the double click (double finger-tip so to speak), I guess now it is the swipe – take a look how little kids used to mobile devices try to swipe away tv programmes when they don’t like it – and how they are puzzled when they realize it is not a touchscreen.

]]> Comment on Is society even more unjust than we think it is? by Ben http://www.mercedes-bunz.de/2011/10/is-society-even-more-unjust-than-we-think-it-is/comment-page-1/#comment-314424 Ben Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:27:05 +0000 http://www.mercedes-bunz.de/?p=2746#comment-314424 I see how this applies to bankers; their job involves taking a set of mathematical data and making an assumption based off it. Clearly this data suggests that the human mind (or at least, the human minds of those bankers) is not capable of actually doing this, and as a result the "hit" rate is the same as random chance. However, this is one of a very limited sub-section of jobs that could be undertaken by a machine. Obviously (I doubt the author questions this) most jobs do not fall under this definition. Banking is, in fact, almost uniquely involved in dice-rolling, and we need to consider the possibility that it is this unique dependence on pure chance that has led to banking causing mass economic instability. Just as with any gambling system, as the stakes get progressively higher (i.e, "growth") the risk of a catastrophic miscalculation becomes much greater. I see how this applies to bankers; their job involves taking a set of mathematical data and making an assumption based off it. Clearly this data suggests that the human mind (or at least, the human minds of those bankers) is not capable of actually doing this, and as a result the “hit” rate is the same as random chance.

However, this is one of a very limited sub-section of jobs that could be undertaken by a machine. Obviously (I doubt the author questions this) most jobs do not fall under this definition. Banking is, in fact, almost uniquely involved in dice-rolling, and we need to consider the possibility that it is this unique dependence on pure chance that has led to banking causing mass economic instability. Just as with any gambling system, as the stakes get progressively higher (i.e, “growth”) the risk of a catastrophic miscalculation becomes much greater.

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