Posts Tagged ‘machines’

Empty Places

December 17, 2021

Empty Places, an ode to the melancholy of machines by Geoffroy de Crécy, 2020. Watch it ful-screen if you can.

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Machines of Loving Grace

October 22, 2021

“All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace,” written and read by poet Richard Brautigan. A video by Devon O’Hare, with clips from Adam Curtis and Koyaanisqatsi. Music by Phillip Glass. Read the poem here.

Related:

“Can Robots Evolve Into Machines of Loving Grace?” Meghan O’Gieblyn, Wired

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Tape Measure

October 2, 2018

How does a retracting tape measure work? The Science Channel explains. From Machines: How They Work.

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ATMs

October 24, 2017

After you insert your bank card and enter your PIN, how does the ATM know how to give you the right number of bills?

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Necktie Robot

August 4, 2012

Necktie Robot

After developing several of those frivolous biomedical devices, sculptor Seth R. Goldstein finally made something half the population can really use, a machine that can tie your necktie. Now there’s one less excuse for not having a real job.

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