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Some critical theory, some public discourse, and some general nerdiness.
 
 
   
 
Friday, January 30, 2009
 
The transformation of objects into ideas in philosophy follows the same process as that of the development of exchange value from use value in economics. In each case there is the formation of an overall system of meaning that contains these various parts and connects them together. These parts are no longer absolutely unique but are articulated in such a way as to convey a communication of meaning. Therefore, the system of meaning must precede the parts of reality that are communicated.

Monday, January 26, 2009
 
Here is a unique interpretation of Internet culture through the genre of steampunk. The interesting aspect is that the various viral videos that circulate on the Internet today can be looked at through the lens of a style of science fiction set in a Victorian era where technology is advanced but is not digital.

Friday, January 23, 2009
 
With a new presidential administration, there may or may not be changes to the country. One change that would be very welcome would be the legalization of marijuana. This would not only stop the persecution of people who pose no danger to society or themselves, but could also expand the medical use of marijuana. The state of California is an example of how medical marijuana can be sucessfully implemented, provided that the state was not superceded by the federal government.

Sunday, January 18, 2009
 
This is a great example of how a science fiction film does not really need a lot of special effects or non-stop action in order to tell an engaging story. This is the type of short film that should be considered for an Oscar nomination in that respective category.

Thursday, January 15, 2009
 
The social and human interaction with reality creates structures by internalizing parts of reality into preexisting structures and externalizing actions, ideas, and objects. In other words, structures create more structures and there is a reciprocity between the social and technology. Both structures of power and meaning have a form and substance that organizes the world, such as political systems and languages.

Monday, January 12, 2009
 
There is no plans for a movie adaptation of The Thundercats, but here is an interesting homemade attempt to make an imaginary trailer based on computer manipulation of footage from other sources. It has an eerie ability to look like a real trailer.

Friday, January 09, 2009
 
The internalization of parts through structures is the formation of an internal continuity of the law from the external discontinuity of the decision on the exception. Since the internal continuity is constituted power and the external discontinuity is constituent power, then this internalization is a subsumption of constituent power by constituted power. The law appears as transcendent and it obscures the decision on the exception which is immanent. On the other hand, the externalization of parts through free agency allows for a recognition of the immanent relationship between reality in itself and the formation of structures such as the law. The process where the law is created from the decision on the exception is in fact one external discontinuity of parts and a difference between many internal continuities of relationships.

Sunday, January 04, 2009
 
Throughout his work, Gilles Deleuze attempted to articulate a philosophy of immanence. As the virtual of duration is actualized as time and the virtual of reality is actualized as ethics, the creation of structures is in an immanent relationship to an absolute deterritorialization as a background.

 

 
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