/// David Darts ///

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Last week I was interviewed by Matthias Rockl, a journalist for on3.de (the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation) for a segment called Bayer in Brooklyn (Bavarian in Brooklyn). The piece went live today on German TV and has also been posted on the on3.de site.

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Inspired by pirate radio and the free culture movment, PirateBox is a self-contained mobile communication and file sharing device. PirateBox utilizes Free, Libre and Open Source software (FLOSS) to create mobile wireless file sharing networks where users can anonymously chat and share images, video, audio, documents, and other digital content.

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As an introductory assignment for my Media Literacy and Contemporary Art class, I asked the students to plan and produce a Park(ing) Day installation. They had two hours of initial planning time in class followed by three days of prep time to pull this off. Given these limitations, they really did a fantastic job! » » » »

This is my fourth year working with the NYU Steinhardt Studio Art MA in Venice program. We have a fantastic group of students this summer who are busy producing an impressive body of work. One of the things I love about being involved in this program is that we have the flexibility to do things a little differently. » » » »

Well I have officially broken free of Steve Jobs’ PG-Rated Walled Apple Garden. While I’ve been running Ubuntu on my desktop for years, I’ve finally given away my (unlocked) iPhone and retired my Macbook Pro (which was also running Ubuntu). In their place I’ve purchased a Nexus One and an Asus UL30VT notebook. » » » »

Been swamped lately working as the curatorial director for the Conflux Festival. Loving it though! Christina Ray is amazing to work with and we’re assembling an incredible line-up of presenters, including the Yes Men, Sal Randolph, Natalie Jeremijenko, Tianna Kennedy, Steve Lambert, » » » »

bMLS: bovine Maternal Lactating Secretion is an examination of the relationships between dairy consumption, human health, and multinational agricultural biotechnology corporations. It draws attention to the potential health risks associated with consuming milk and serves as a symbolic » » » »

After some trial and error (AKA learning the hard way), I’ve come to the conclusion that the chronological nature of my CT4CT (Creative Tools for Critical Times) blog was not the best approach for this project. I’ve thus transformed the CT4CT site into a wiki. And it seems to be working. » » » »

“But every one of us—every single one of us—knew and took great strength from the belief that we were different from our enemies, that we were better than them, that we, if the roles were reversed, would not disgrace ourselves by committing or approving such mistreatment of them.” (Senator John McCain, 2005)

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  • MPAA Just Won't Quit: Jumps Into Legal Dispute To Argue Links & Embeds Are Infringing t.co/C9GVG93A 2012/04/13
  • Learning to Program the Arduino t.co/Bpb9OZai 2012/04/12
  • Designing curriculum for people doing stuff, not people passing tests t.co/Z04HZQtl 2012/04/12
  • German Pirate Party overtakes Greens t.co/VLIpUs8h 2012/04/12
  • Microsoft Word is cumbersome, inefficient, and obsolete. It’s time for it to die. t.co/qoRbQhuU 2012/04/12
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