Kevin Zhu is a 22 year old rogue visual engineer from the San Francisco bay area. He investigates the interaction of abstract shapes with organic processes, and creates artwork through a fusion of nature with technology. By bridging the gap between a computerized future and an organic past, his art is reminiscent of the dizzying paradox that is the modern world. Creating original content for visual event production has led to a constant slew of intriguing things, which are then delivered on Tumblr via kevzhu on a daily basis.
In his latest piece, John Oliver describes how Facebook's business model, moderation tactics, and history have led to this moment -- and how Facebook has become an irredeemable cesspool, an insult to toilets, because toilets "make shit go away, whereas Facebook retains shit, disseminates shit to your acquaintances, and reminds you of shit from seven years ago while allowing corporations to put their shit in front of you. What I’m saying is there’s a purity and integrity to toilets that Facebook seriously lacks." Link: https://boingboing.net/2018/09/24/zucks-legacy.html
Boing Boing
John Oliver on Facebook's role in fomenting genocide, pogroms and authoritarianism.: "a toilet"
John Oliver on Facebook's role in fomenting genocide, pogroms and authoritarianism.: "a toilet"
This is ridiculous! We must resist major corporations and their greed! https://www.wired.com/story/john-deere-farmers-right-to-repair/
Wired
John Deere Just Swindled Farmers out of Their Right to Repair
The California Farm Bureau has given away the right of farmers to fix their equipment without going through a dealer.
Perhaps not directly influenced by the Venus Project, Auroville seems to embody the spirit of adaptation regardless;
"In this epic city, the buildings are made based on an experimental architecture and are constantly changing. This is because these structures seek to optimize the use of renewable energies and their main objective is to reuse and recycle.
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This city is positioning itself as a model of a sustainable eco-city. It sustains itself by multi-cropping, combining fruit trees, cornfields and orchards, organized into 15 farms it reaches an area of 160 hectares."
https://educateinspirechange.org/nature/amazing-city-people-live-without-politics-no-religion-no-money/
"In this epic city, the buildings are made based on an experimental architecture and are constantly changing. This is because these structures seek to optimize the use of renewable energies and their main objective is to reuse and recycle.
...
This city is positioning itself as a model of a sustainable eco-city. It sustains itself by multi-cropping, combining fruit trees, cornfields and orchards, organized into 15 farms it reaches an area of 160 hectares."
https://educateinspirechange.org/nature/amazing-city-people-live-without-politics-no-religion-no-money/