Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Z score







Am really enjoying the study at the moment. Managed to hand in a paper on time at the beginning of the week and am fairly confident about tomorrow's statistics test. It's a totally different field of enquiry for me, stats, but quite enjoyable in a similar way to cryptic crosswords. You solve problems with rules, and the more rules you know the more clues you can squeeze out of a paltry amount of information.

There's a thing called a z-score. You can use it to compare your performance in completely different fields, e.g. distance walked per day and number of Bic lighters bought per year. This is also the same principle that underlies standardised testing.

Gott in Himmel! I understand test standardisation. I am going over to the dark side. I am becoming like my father.

Location:Barossa St,Larrakeyah,Australia

Monday, April 19, 2010

Exhibition at Gertrude

The sheets of paper have spirals, snow flakes and fractal patterns (each pattern consisting of a single line) printed onto them in gold and carbon. The mixing board is feeding an amplified signal through the gold/carbon via split XLR cables with jacks at each end of each line. The signal is played through stereo PA speakers. A soothing, monotonous "hmmmmmm".











Location:Fitzroy

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

The Hi-Fi










The bangingest joint G and I found in Ho Chi Minh city. They redefine "flairing".

Location:Ho Chi Minh City

Sunday, March 28, 2010

OH!


Can't sleep. All my dreams are haunted...













From Palmerston hairdressers college, a faculty of Palmerston CDU, where I spent a week with a bunch of ESL high school students learning the secrets of the retail trade.

Location:Palmerslum

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Kris' Monome

The image, taken last night, that made me decide to start a blog for us. Have taken several photos over last year with youse in mind; never had proper channel to transmit them through. Likewise, have often desired pictorial illumination of the stories you tell me about your adventures around the place.



The picture features Kris Keogh, founding member of Happy Yess, playing with his Monome DJ toy. It must not only be seen but also heard to be believed.

Location:Happy Yess, Darwin