=== GOSUB10-004 – expr~ === expr~ from 0xA is GOSUB10′s fourth release. #geekgirl

0xA is a band made not out of people, but objects and patches. Snippets of codes that bleep and blink are added and modified in the online repository, where it all began. As the repository grows, 0xA evolves with it. Aymeric Mansoux, Chun Lee and Olivier Laruelle are the current active contributors. They have performed 0xA across Europe, North America and Asia in galleries, clubs and festivals.

expr~ is the first music release of 0xA, consists of retro sounding tracks made almost entirely with the [expr~] object in Pure Data. No tweaking of number boxes and sliders, no clever generative algorithms, just switch the audio on and listen.

URL: http://gosub10.org/GOSUB10-004.html

The source code for this release (implemented in Pure-data) is free software distributable under the terms of the GNU General Public License (version 3 or greater). For repository, see:  http://gitorious.org/0xa

Copyleft: This is a free work, you can copy, distribute, and modify it under the terms of the Free Art License.

Library:/hack/ competition #hack #competition #mashup #geekgirl

Libraryhack is a mashup competition with great prizes designed to encourage the creative and innovative re-use of library data and digital content.

The competition is being run by the National, State and Territory libraries of Australia and New Zealand. (NSLA)

For the competition, participating libraries are making some of their collections and data freely available for anyone to mash up, remix and repurpose and create something new! This competition gives National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA) the opportunity to collaborate with new communities of users and encourage them to use library content and other freely available data in inventive ways for research, creative or personal use. There are a range of competition categories to encourage people from a range of communities (developers, artists, digital content creators, historians, researchers and members of the public) to participate.

Libraryhack begins with an ideas competition that opens on 8 February 2011 and closes on 30 April 2011.

Entries in the mashup and apps categories open on 1 May 2011 and close on 31 May 2011.

LibraryHack events will be held across Australia in May 2011.

Many events will be scheduled to coincide with Library and Information Week: 23 – 29 May 2011.

You can find out about events by checking on the Libraryhack website in the coming months.

To find out more information, logon to http://libraryhack.org/

Experimenta collaborates with Signal and Melbourne #Jazz Festival to bring Young Urban #Mesh Workhouse

If Melbourne were a work of art, what would it be? A graffiti-covered wall, or video installation? Or maybe a free-form saxophone solo? To capture the textures, sounds and shapes that make up Melbourne, SIGNAL is hosting the Urban Mesh Workhouse, bringing together artists and young urbanites to mesh their creativity. Actors, architects, animators – the workhouse will feature leading artists from different fields in six three-day sessions running from April to September as part of a collaborative project with the Melbourne [Jazz Festival] and [ Experimenta]. Young people are invited to drop in for a single session, or come back for all six, to make your mark on the final work, to be exhibited as the Urban Mesh Manifestation. Check out [SIGNAL] for details on all workhouse sessions and a list of artists participating inthe 6 sessions including Experimenta Utopia Now artist Rowan McNaught and Experimenta Commissioned artists Isobel Knowles and Jesse Stevens.

All Workhouse sessions run Friday 6 – 9pm, Saturday & Sunday 11am -  4pm

Check out the websites for more details!

Invitation to Sprint on Internet Security #now #journalism #security #geekgirl

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Invitation to Sprint on Internet Security
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Basic Internet Security Book Sprint
April 28  – May 1 (2300 CET)
Open to anyone remote or real space (Berlin).

Help us write an introductory book on Internet Security!

Greenhost.nl have brought their staff to Berlin for a Book Sprint on Internet Security. It’s intended as a basic introduction and giving some attention to the needs of journalists.

The topics include Email Security, Browser Security, Personal Data Security, VPN, & Mobile Security. The sprint is happening right now and finishes Sunday May 1. You are invited to contribute and help write the book. Contributions can include any of the following :
* read the material and give us feedback (chat active on the edit page)
* write chapters or parts of chapters
* proof read
* provide illustrations
* add extra chapters / sections (discuss this with us in chat first
* technical checks
* language checks
* any other way you want

Contribute here:
http://booki.flossmanuals.net/basic-internet-security/edit/

We will be there waiting! If you wish to attend in real space (Berlin) please contact Adam Hyde : adam@flossmanuals.net
Thanks to Buro 2.0 for providing the venue for this sprint (http://www.buero20.org/).

Sprint facilitated by Adam Hyde.

The Carbon Festival plus Ladie Killerz #Melbourne #killerz #hiphop #aerosol #party #geekgirl

BETWEEN APRIL 29TH AND MAY 1ST, MELBOURNE WILL PLAY HOST TO CARBON, AN EVENT THAT BRINGS TOGETHER SOME OF TODAY’S MOST INTERESTING CREATIVE MINDS TO PRESENT, DISCUSS AND SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH LOCAL AUDIENCES VIA A SERIES OF FOUR DISCUSSION FORUMS, EACH FOCUSED ON A SPECIFIC ASPECT OF CONTEMPORARY STREET FASHION, DESIGN AND CULTURE. THESE FORUMS ARE SURROUNDED BY MULTIPLE SIDE-EVENTS INCLUDING ART SHOWS, PARTIES AND CONCERTS.

Associated with:
Exhibition & Event – Ladie Killerz #4 – VIC
This weekend (April 29th) Footscray hosts the massive event Ladie Killerz #4, and what an event it looks set to be. We caught up on all the details and got a few words from one of the organisers, Joske, and have put together a small run down on the event.

“Ladie Killerz is a weekend long, travelling festival,” Joske remarked. “We’ll be celebrating ladies and their killer skills in all things art, music and film and we’ll be showcasing woman in hiphop, and in particular graffiti. Confirmed aerosol artists currently number at around twenty five, with ladies travelling from; Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, and Adelaide – and many more female artists are submitting work into the art exhibition.”

http://acclaimmag.com/carbon/

Brought to you by Invurt.

Facebook world Record are you in? #renewableeneregy #greenpeace #geekgirl

You have 24 hours to set a world record on Facebook and help get the social network to start powering their website from clean and unlimited energy sources like the sun and the wind, instead of the dirty coal-fired power they’re using right now. Are you in?

Back in February, Greenpeace gave Facebook a deadline of April 22nd to announce a plan to go coal free, but as of today we still don’t have a commitment from them to switch to renewable energy. So we figured it was time to do something that would really get their attention: set a Guinness world record on Facebook by generating 50,000 comments on one post in 24 hours.

The clock started at 1:00 AM EST on Wednesday. You’ve got 24 hours to comment and invite your friends to do the same. And you don’t have to personally have a Facebook account to participate. Just click on whichever link below works best for you and follow the instructions:

Yes, I’m on Facebook and want to set a world record.

http://us.greenpeace.org/site/R?i=uhroab64eKE6D8W5q9qRRg..

No, I’m NOT on Facebook but I want to set a world record.

http://us.greenpeace.org/site/R?i=_c7sUphMidIso2FtwntoNQ..

Mardi Grass Mind Candy #Nimbin #hippies #pot #maryjane #woohoo #geekgirl

Mardi Grass Mind Candy
Midday – 6pm Saturday 30 April
NIMBIN TOWN HALL

MCs: Miss Guidance, Neil Pike & JulianR
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Join Pragmatic Visionaries & Solipsistic Psychonauts for an afternoon of Debate, Discussion & the Occasional Stoned Rave

Outrageous Truths & Believable Lies!

Mind candy? Afternoon distraction or hours of brain bending banter? You decide! This year the Nimbin Mardi Grass is playing host to a series of panel discussions to be held in the Town Hall from midday to 6pm on Saturday 30 April, focusing on the big issues: the legal, medical, spiritual, cultural & political aspects of plant life. For this reason we’ve assembled a cast of academics, intellectuals, professionals, politicians, public servants, activists, hippys, poets, career bullshit artists and just plain ol’ troublemakers to stir the pot (as it were).

Mardi Grass Mind Candy is excited to announce that Paul Cubitt, President of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition [LEAP] Australia will speak on our panel discussing policing choices. The panels will also feature international guest speaker, Dr Robert Melamede, CEO and President of Cannabis Science, Inc., as well as Australian drug law reform luminaries, Sandra Kanck, SA spokesperson for Families and Friends of Drug Law Reform, Prof Paul Wilson, Chair of Criminology, Bond University, and Dr Alex Wodak, President of the Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation. A full listing of our other magnificent speakers appear in the program below.

Whilst we recognise the ultimate futility of spending too much time trying to talk about what is essentially a non-verbal experience (getting high), there’s also quite a few pot-related topics that do need some discussion:

Midday – 1pm
THE GREEN GODDESS
Entheogenic cultures can increase benefits and reduce risks, offering a different approach to Western-style legal regulation
FACILITATOR: Dr Des Tramacchi
PANELISTS: Greg Kasarik [Community of Infinite Colour], Frank Kirk, Dr Bob Melamede [Cannabis Science, Inc.]

1 – 2pm
POLICE FORCE OR POLICE SERVICE?
What is good policing? What choices do police have?
FACILITATOR: Prof Paul Wilson, Bond University
PANELISTS: Steve Bolt, Paul Cubitt [Law Enforcement Against Prohibition], Dr John Jiggens, Sandra Kanck [Families and Friends of Drug Law Reform], Dr Alex Wodak [Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation]

2 – 3pm
BONG ON AUSSIE, BONG ON ~ DID CANNABIS CULTURE GET DUMBED DOWN?
Is anyone still getting high or are we just getting wasted?
FACILITATOR: JulianR
PANELISTS: David Hallett, Greg Kasarik [Community of Infinite Colour], Frank Kirk, Dr Bob Melamede [Cannabis Science, Inc.], Neil Pike [Pagan Love Cult], Alan Salt [HEMP Embassy]

3 – 4pm
LEGISLATING FOR LEGOLAND?
How do we react to drug policy?
FACILITATOR: Erik van Keulen
PANELISTS: Stephanie Clerc [Happy High Herbs], Mulga, Jake Potkonyak, [Students for Sensible Drug Policy], Torsten Wiedemann [Koda Phytorium]

5 – 6pm
HOW TO LEGALIZE DRUGS?
How can we proact in the drug policy discourse?
FACILITATOR: Erik van Keulen
PANELISTS: Tony Bower [Mullaways Medical Cannabis Pty Ltd], Dr Graham Irvine, Sandra Kanck [Families and Friends of Drug Law Reform], Dr Andrew Katelaris, Joe King, Dr Alex Wodak [Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation]See More

Saturday, April 30 · 12:00pm – 6:00pm
(be there or be straight!)

Newstweek #remote #manipulate #news #geekgirl

New project by Danja @k0a1a.net whose started a ‘critical engineering’ movement with Julian Oliver.

Newstweek is a small, innocuous device allowing remote agents to manipulate the news read by other people on wireless hotspots.

Danja and Julian are pleased to announce a new video about Newstweek, outlining the project’s technical and tactical extents.

The Newstweek project page is here:  http://newstweek.com

You can find it here: http://vimeo.com/21707290

IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME EXHIBITION #Melbourne #RMIT #geekgirl

Acting as an electronic mirror, video has occupied a unique role in the way artists have explored changing notions of selfhood. It’s Not You, It’s Me illustrates a varied and exciting approach to performative video, self-representation and roleplay. Works by Wil Box, Clare Rae, Dominic Redfern and Cassandra Tytler will be displayed at the RMIT Project Space Spare Room.

Until 21 April 2011

Pretending Things are a Cock #MCF #comedy #geekgirl

Pretending Things are a Cock (Still cocking after all this year)

After critically acclaimed performances to sell out audiences in festivals around the world, AND over 12000 Facebook fans – Jon Bennett brings his Just for Laughs – Best Comedy Award nominated show of over 200 pretend cocks back to Melbourne!

A unique stand-up experience, ‘Pretending Things Are A Cock’ is part photographic exhibition, part pot-holed journey into the idiosyncratic world of Jon Bennett.

This is a show unlike any other in the festival. It takes the form of an exhibition opening, with a gallery tour, live stories accompanied by live classical cellist, and cock shaped hors d’oeuvres. And of course Cocktails (Some supplied by our sponsor; Tequila Tromba). “Every picture tells a story”, thus does every pretend cock and these cocks come from all over the world.

“A worldwide phenomenon!”

“Could possibly be the most ambitious project of the festival”

“Delightful and enthralling” – Australian Comedy Review

“Bennett will have you completely engrossed” – Montreal Mirror

­­­­LISTING INFORMATION

Venue: Tuxedo Cat and Bertha Brown

Dates: April 14^th, 16^th, 17th, 19^th, 20^th, 21^st and 23rd at Bertha Brown

Tickets: $18.00 Full, $14 Conc, $10 Tightarse Tuesdays

Times: 9:00pm – Bertha Brown