I can't remember exactly how long ago I wrote this, but I do remember it is the result of a coffee-fuelled expression of exasperation after reading yet another article about some kind of A.I.-driven startup tech bro claiming to 'solve' music. I enjoy writing manifestos because, just for| The Komoy Noise Research Unit
Last week I received an invitation from a research group that is being funded by the UK government to the tune of several tens of millions of pounds. It has been put together to look at how AI and other 'emerging technologies' might be responsibly applied to the UK's live| The Komoy Noise Research Unit
In Utopia as Replication, Fredric Jameson makes a spicy argument for looking at Walmart as a utopia. It is a pretty readable essay as far as Jameson goes. He of course isn't suggesting that Walmart as it actually exists is any kind of utopia, but uses it as an example| The Komoy Noise Research Unit
Last week I smashed through a really dumb crime thriller. It didn't look promising from the moment I spotted it, but it was just sitting there on a stack of books, looking at me with its generic cover art, and without really understanding why I picked it up. I am| The Komoy Noise Research Unit