Michael Parry
@mjparry.bsky.social
Museums / Culture / Design / Infrastructure / He/Him / Naarm 🌈 #Midsumma
Aaron Straup Cope’s sharp analogy of the web being plywood makes sense but his reference to plywood and 2x4s holding up this building…doesn’t quite scan for the rather specific construction of Fed Sq 😝 #FACT2025
February 13, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Aaron Straup Cope’s sharp analogy of the web being plywood makes sense but his reference to plywood and 2x4s holding up this building…doesn’t quite scan for the rather specific construction of Fed Sq 😝 #FACT2025
Aaron Straup Cope from @sfomuseum.bsky.social enabling 60,000 collection objects with their own ActivityPub social media accounts reminds me of @cityofmelbourne.bsky.social giving 70,000 trees their own email address melbourneurbanforestvisual.com.au #FACT2025
Test Melbourne Urban Forest Visual
The City of Melbourne maintains more than 70,000 trees. This website enables you to explore this dataset and some of the challenges facing Melbourne’s Urban Forest.
melbourneurbanforestvisual.com.au
February 13, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Aaron Straup Cope from @sfomuseum.bsky.social enabling 60,000 collection objects with their own ActivityPub social media accounts reminds me of @cityofmelbourne.bsky.social giving 70,000 trees their own email address melbourneurbanforestvisual.com.au #FACT2025
This discussion around representation of the non-humans in org governance reminds me of this work / approach that @nieuweinstituut.nl has #FACT2025 nieuweinstituut.nl/projects/zoo...
Word een Zöop
Hier lees je wat het betekent een Zoöp te worden of te zijn.
nieuweinstituut.nl
February 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This discussion around representation of the non-humans in org governance reminds me of this work / approach that @nieuweinstituut.nl has #FACT2025 nieuweinstituut.nl/projects/zoo...
For those wondering what did happen to all those virtual NFT balls that the AO minted: www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
Almost 10,000 images of tennis balls plunge up to 90% in value as Australian Open appears to ditch NFTs
Ball artworks were worth about $278 in 2022, falling steeply to as low as $25 on NFT exchange OpenSea
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM
For those wondering what did happen to all those virtual NFT balls that the AO minted: www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
“Dr Gaimster’s departure follows the resignation of the SA Museum chair Kim Cheater, who stepped down on the release of findings from a Premier’s Review into the institution.” www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
SA Museum CEO steps down, new interim boss named - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
The CEO of the South Australian Museum has stepped down on the recommendation of the organisation’s board.
www.indailysa.com.au
December 27, 2024 at 9:18 AM
“Dr Gaimster’s departure follows the resignation of the SA Museum chair Kim Cheater, who stepped down on the release of findings from a Premier’s Review into the institution.” www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
“Like fairy floss in a spring shower, the quantum state of any object is a hazy smear of possibility at risk of melting into reality moments after creation.” www.sciencealert.com/quantum-tele...
Quantum Teleportation Achieved Over Internet For First Time
A quantum state of light has been successfully teleported through more than 30 kilometers (around 18 miles) of fiber optic cable amid a torrent of internet traffic – a feat of engineering once conside...
www.sciencealert.com
December 27, 2024 at 9:16 AM
“Like fairy floss in a spring shower, the quantum state of any object is a hazy smear of possibility at risk of melting into reality moments after creation.” www.sciencealert.com/quantum-tele...
Reposted by Michael Parry
in 2021 I predicted the Parthenon Marbles would be back in Athens by the end of the 2020s, this “decade of returns” — as we approach the half-way mark of the decade it’s great to see things are on track for that timeline, with sensible leadership and positive thinking in the right places
December 3, 2024 at 8:31 AM
in 2021 I predicted the Parthenon Marbles would be back in Athens by the end of the 2020s, this “decade of returns” — as we approach the half-way mark of the decade it’s great to see things are on track for that timeline, with sensible leadership and positive thinking in the right places
Love that #BrandNew has had to put a persistent banner up on their site explaining why they haven’t reviewed the Jaguar rebrand yet. www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/
November 25, 2024 at 9:24 AM
Love that #BrandNew has had to put a persistent banner up on their site explaining why they haven’t reviewed the Jaguar rebrand yet. www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/