Future Salon

POW! [Power Our World] Future Salon – Movies that Move Us (to action?) & Make a Difference!

Join us tonight 8th of October 6pm PST at this link: https://meet.google.com/yap-iscr-jcd?hs=122&authuser=1

Yeah, just what you need another Zoom call :-) We promise this is different. Bring your favorite beverage and snack, relax and share impactful movies that moved you, maybe even to change your life in a positive way, which is a high bar. 

Tonight extra special as my cohost Zan Gill has invited the Dennis Britton, and he is going to share an impactful 8 minutes long short film tonight. I have not seen it yet, and am really excited about this evening. [I got some details wrong in the video, my apology].

I will open up with a song that was composed in 1679 when Vienna was in the grips of the Black Plague and it really uplifted them. A story of survival. 

Join us tonight 8th of October 6pm PST at this link: https://meet.google.com/yap-iscr-jcd?hs=122&authuser=1

Here is the flow: 

1. Everyone on the call can suggest an impactful movie they want to share by adding it to this list. 

2. We select a movie from the list and the person that suggested it briefly introduces the film. We will only select movies where the person who suggested it is present. 

3. We watch the trailer together. 

4. We discuss the movie for 5-10 minutes and explore: 

   • What lessons can be learned?  

   • What actions can be taken? 

5. We select the next movie from the list and continue until the hour+ is up. 

See you this Thursday, October 8th @ 6pm (a flexible “Baker’s Hour”) to watch/ discuss trailers of your favorite impactful movies. 

Jaron the Musician & Co

As I read to you at the AC2004 Jaron's Wikipedia entry starts with Jaron Lanier is an artist, musician, ...

Last Sunday you got a glimps of his brilliant mind. Come out this Sunday 14th 6pm to the Wheeler Auditorium in Berkely for an earfull of his muscianship. He will be playing with a couple of other excellent musicians.

The evening is called:
The bird of fairy tale.
Classical Persian Composition Meets Innovative Avant-garde Soundscapes Music

It is worth going for alone to hear the different instruments that I have never known existed.

I love music and musical instruments yet besides of indian drums and soprano sax I have never heared (of) any of the intruments he is listing further down. It will be a treat just to hear these.

The man can't bust our biometrics... no wait, he can

Future Now: The man can't bust our biometrics... no wait, he can

Will the RIAA ever stop? Andrew Orlowski from The Register puts it very nicely:

Not content with asking for an arm and a leg from consumers and artists, the music industry now wants your fingerprints, too.

And it is easly fooled. [via Future Now]