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<h1>Special Issue 21</h1>
<h2>xperimental publishing | june 2023</h2>
<h2>xperimental publishing | april - june 2023</h2>
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| |_| |_ _ _ transparent touches you time touches you teletype
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From <a href="http://www.soulsista.com/titanic/baraka.html">Amiri Baraka, Technology & Ethos</a>
<br>
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<p>This issue started from a single technical object: a Model 33 Teletype machine. The teletype is the
<br><p>This issue started from a single technical object: a Model 33 Teletype machine. The teletype is the
meeting point between typewriters and computer interfaces, a first automated translator of letters
into bits. Equipped with a keyboard, a transmitter and a punchcard read-writer, it is a historical
link between early transmission technology such as the telegraph and the Internet of today. Under
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joined us in unfolding the many cultural and technical layers that we found stratified in such a
machine, reading them as questions to our contemporary involvements with computing and with networks.
<br>
The format of the issue consisted of on an on-going publishing arrangement, constantly re-considered
and escaping definition at every point in spacetime, a sort of Exquisite Corpse Network. It evaded
naming, location, and explanation; the Briki, the Breadbrick, the Worm Blob. A plan to release
weekly bricks was wattled by a shared understanding of time into something more complex in structure,
less structured in complexity.
<br>
Initially, the week's caretakers were responsible for collecting materials from our guest
contributions, which included lectures, collective readings, hands-on exercises, an excursion to the
Houweling Telecom Museum, Rotterdam and another to Constant, Brussels. The caretakers were
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inter-operation, of networked care and access, backward- and forward-compatibility, obsolence and
futurability.
<br>
Teletypewriters ushered in a new mode of inscription of writing: if the typewriter set up a
grid of letters and voids of the same size, turning the absence of a letter (the space) into a key
itself (the spacebar), the teletypewriter finished it by inscribing the space in the very same
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encoding and the TTY terminal capability. We have created short-circuits that allow us to remember
otherwise technical progress and computational genealogies.
<br>
TTY was produced in april-june 2023 as special issue 21 of the xpub at piet zwart institute,
rotterdam. xpub is the master of arts in fine art and design: experimental publishing of the
piet zwart institute. xpub focuses on the acts of making things public and creating publics
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You know, when you press a key and the computer somehow magically knows what you meant to say?
Oh well, our buddy Javascript is here to break it down for you in all its nerdy glory.
<br>
Get ready for some wild en-codings, including binary, hexadecimal, decimal, phonetic cyrillic,
and even the xpub1 emoji alphabet. &#128520;
So kick back, relax, and let's dive into the wacky world of character en-coding. En-joy!<p>
and even the xpub1 emoji &#128520; alphabet. So kick back, relax, and let's dive into the wacky world
of character en-coding. En-joy!<p>
<h2>We are on <a href="strike/index.html">Strike</a></h2>
<p>Inspired by "The Phantom of the Operator" documentary we watched in class,
we explored the concept of a website going on strike.
Our discussions revolved around the nature of strikes, labor actions, and the often overlooked invisible labor.
After answering several questions, we concluded that it would be impactful to disrupt the functioning
of the XPUB & LBM Wiki, where everyone is accustomed to accessing information. Initially, we considered
making all the links redirect to SI21's page or a Manifesto, effectively occupying the wiki. However, due to
the upcoming assessment weeks for XPUB and LBM, we decided against disrupting users' daily wiki experience
and workflow.
To achieve our objective while maintaining the wiki's functionality, we took a different approach.
We devised a new method to make the previously unseen labor visible, thus shedding light
on its significance. As a result, we added specific texts to specific wiki pages so that
the publication captures the essence of the current SI21 sub-release. To distinguish these texts
as additional commentary and explanations, we chose to add them to the wiki pages as "<!- comments ->"
which made them hidden elements. This allowed us to provide comprehensive details about our intentions
and the underlying ideas, while still preserving the wiki's regular functionality.</p>
<p>Inspired by the "The Phantom of the Operator" documentary, our project delved into
the unusual idea of a website going on strike.
<br>
Engaging in discussions both inside and outside the classroom, we explored the nature of strikes, labor actions,
and the often overlooked realm of invisible labor. As our ideas took shape and questions arose, we realized that
disrupting the functionality of the XPUB & Lens-Based Media Wiki, a platform where PZI people regularly access information,
could have a significant impact. Initially, we considered redirecting all the links to SI21's page or a Manifesto,
effectively occupying our beloved Wiki. However, considering the imminent assessment weeks for XPUB and LBM,
we decided against interfering with users' daily wiki experience and workflow.
<br>
Instead, we embraced a different approach to realize our idea while preserving the Wiki's main functionality.
Our solution was to unveil the previously unseen labor and highlight its significance. We added
specific texts to corresponding wiki pages, seamlessly integrating them into the current SI21 sub-release.
To distinguish these pieces of text as additions and explanations, we placed them on top of each page
with the "<!- comments ->" command, and thus rendering them as hidden elements, i.e. invisible on page load.
This allowed us to provide comprehensive details about our intentions and the underlying ideas
while maintaining the wiki's regular functionality.</p>
<h2>Hey Babe!</h2>
<p>Hey Babe! is a publication of XPUB1 as part of the Special Issue 21. It consists of excerpts from the
conversations at the Houweling Telecom Museum, parts from the documentary The Phantom of the Operator
and a collective reading experience on binary systems, time, worms and pebbles.
<br>
This publication aims to act as a familiar sound over the phone and requires a caller to be heard.
Unless anyone calls, our memories about the last couple of months will be phantomized.
This is our ode to the invisible labor of operators, long distance relationships,
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and all the people who took an effort and spend time to reach someone. This is the sound
of your friend saying “hello” on the phone.
The pubication consists of many sound clips. The caller will listen to a random clip each time they call. </p>
<br>
Some of the teletales:
<audio controls>
The pubication consists of many sound clips. The caller will listen to a random clip each time they call. </p>
<p>Press play and listen to some of the teletales:</p><br>
<audio controls="controls">
<source src="audio/closing.wav" type="audio/wav">
<source src="audio/telecompart1.wav" type="audio/wav">
<source src="audio/museumtour.wav" type="audio/wav">
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<source src="audio/mol1.wav" type="audio/wav">
<source src="audio/mosquitoatagate.wav" type="audio/wav">
<source src="audio/void.wav" type="audio/wav">
Your browser does not support the audio element.
</audio>
<div class="images">
<img src="gsm.jpg" alt="GSM card">
</div>
<h2><a href="https://hub.xpub.nl/breadcube/gesture/">Gesture Glossary</a></h2>
<p>This is the gesture glossary. Click a word to see the gestures related to it.
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window. We remember that day as cold, whereas they remember it as warm. One by one, these moments
create one snapshot of the reality. The reality we create collectively. We sometimes trust our memories
and our memories always trust us.
<br>
We overlap, we crawl through the memory lane. We go silently through the gates of space and time,
we exchange our sights with each other and for one spectacular moment, all the stars in our bags spill
and we get to see through each others' eyes. Our bag is now in the middle, its ready for you to
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<img src="overlap1.png">
<h2>Special thanks to Martino Morandi (guest editor) and the TTY <_0_0_></h2>
<h2>Special thanks to Martino Morandi (guest editor) and the TTY <_0_o_></h2>
<p>With contributions of:
<a href="http://www.andreadiseregoalighieri.info/">Andrea di Serego Alighieri</a>
<a href="https://roelof.info/">Roel Roscam Abbing</a>
<a href="https://snelting.domainepublic.net/">Femke Snelting</a>
<a href="https://www.isabelle-sully.com/">Isabelle Sully</a>
Zoumana Meïté: a performer and theatre-maker based in Strasbourg
<a href="http://jararocha.blogspot.com/">Jara Rocha</a></p>
<br><a href="http://www.andreadiseregoalighieri.info/">Andrea di Serego Alighieri</a>
<br><a href="https://snelting.domainepublic.net/">Femke Snelting</a>
<br><a href="https://www.isabelle-sully.com/">Isabelle Sully</a>
<br><a href="http://jararocha.blogspot.com/">Jara Rocha</a></p>
<br><a href="https://roelof.info/">Roel Roscam Abbing</a>
<br>Zoumana Meïté: a performer and theatre-maker based in Strasbourg
<br>
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