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