“Are you watching closely?” Moment of inner freedom when the mind is opened and the infinite universe revealed & the soul is left to wander dazed & confused searching here & there for teachers & friends. Take a journey and explore my old and new posts… Enjoy!Tumblr (3.0; @masterofshadows)http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f4e81645250e129318038902a553ad00/tumblr_mhav60jkuU1rqf91so1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><span><br/>Skip Dolphin Hursh</span><br/><a href="http://www.skiphursh.com"><a href="http://www.skiphursh.com">www.skiphursh.com</a></a><span> </span></p> </blockquote>http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/49107438091http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/49107438091Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:00:54 -0400memphisdesign<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcjy85xrE71qdlckeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/34410837957http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/34410837957Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:48:05 -0400Mos DefHip HopGQ<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcjy6cqmb31qdlckeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>a brilliant man, and a brilliant album</p>http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/34410801369http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/34410801369Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:47:00 -0400Mos DefThe EcstaticHip Hop<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbmogcI4zq1qdlckeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/33229690720http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/33229690720Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:36:11 -0400Las VegasMiracle MileHolly MadisonPeepshowPlanet Hollywood<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbmo3q7Fue1qdlckeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/33229471366http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/33229471366Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:28:37 -0400Las VegasMcDonaldsHarrahsCaesars Palace<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbmnwpiU4q1qdlckeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/33229350211http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/33229350211Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:24:24 -0400Las VegasPepsi Colabuilding<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dmvrov2P1qa42jro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/23489580371http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/23489580371Mon, 21 May 2012 14:16:16 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1i0hhMmwO1qzikspo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vicemag.tumblr.com/post/19955198184/amber-case-is-like-the-socrates-of-digital">vicemag</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://caseorganic.com/">Amber Case</a></strong> is like the Socrates of digital natives. She calls herself a cyborg anthropologist, which in human talk means she studies the relationship between man and machine.<br/><br/>Most of us walk around with small computers in our pockets. We’re able to access emails, talk to friends, and make with the mega-lulz whenever we wish. Because of this, Case considers us low-tech cyborgs, emotionally tied to our technology and digital networks whether we like to think so or not.<br/><br/>Our modern lives take place interacting with the human and non-human, using one as an interface to connect with the other. We’re able to instantly access entertainment or friends via our smartphones and other devices. Just try spending a day not looking at Twitter or Facebook or going online. It’s bloody hard. Case calls this phenomenon the “technosocial womb.” Her work concerns understanding this relationship, it’s evolution, and how it defines us and our culture. </p> <p>To help us understand all this complexity Case has a new book out called<em> <strong><a href="http://cargocollective.com/cyborg-anthropology">An Illustrated Dictionary of Cyborg Anthropolgy</a></strong></em>, so idiots like myself can look at the pretty pictures and try to grapple with the concepts she peers into the future and brings back for us to comprehend.<br/><br/>Here’s what she had to say about where we’re heading, augmented reality bullying, looking after your dead parents’ avatars, funerals for tape recorders, and her favorite fictional cyborg.<br/><br/><strong>VICE: What would be the worst-case scenario if our digital tools consume our lives and we lose our ability to self-reflect—or, at least, sit in a room for 10 minutes without checking Facebook on our phones?
<br/>Amber Case:</strong> No matter what era of history we live in, there are always going to be people who don’t take time to self reflect or build things. Some people like to consume, and a very small percentage like to create. I think the worst-case scenario is when the people who are intent on creating, and are naturally prone to create, get addicted to endless consumption, because consumption has been made so much easier than creation. I find myself falling into this trap easily.<br/><br/><strong>How so?</strong><br/>
Most of my day is now consuming. I’m addicted to interfaces and no longer look at a computer as a tool, but a source of fulfilling addictions. Repeatedly clicking the email button to check mail. Repeatedly checking Hacker News and Reddit and Twitter to see if any replies have come in. And if new items have come in, not replying but just clicking again and again.<br/><br/><strong>Yeah, the clicking thing is worrying.
</strong><br/>The psychology of persistently checking email again and again is called “intermittent reinforcement.” It came out of Skinnerian experiments that found that rats that got irregular rewards from food-bar-pushing were far more driven to compulsively push the bar.</p> <div>Continue <a href="http://www.vice.com/read/talking-to-the-future-humans---amber-case">Talking to the Future Humans</a></div> </blockquote>http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/19962000063http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/19962000063Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:43:13 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m13eiu724c1qh88z7o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m13eiu724c1qh88z7o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m13eiu724c1qh88z7o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m13eiu724c1qh88z7o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m13eiu724c1qh88z7o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m13eiu724c1qh88z7o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m13eiu724c1qh88z7o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m13eiu724c1qh88z7o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m13eiu724c1qh88z7o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m13eiu724c1qh88z7o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/19590188393http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/19590188393Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:43:25 -0400Jackass<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0w0jrUqfR1qdlckeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/19297916043http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/19297916043Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:26:15 -0400Dave GrohlFoo FightersWasting Light<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzia51nUHt1qdlckeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Die Antwoord at New York Fashion Week</p>http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/17728068970http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/17728068970Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:53:00 -0500Die AntwoordFashionNew York Fashion WeekSouth AfricanNYFW<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxcz3dKISZ1qz7arro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>BELUSHI</p>http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/16416955227http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/16416955227Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:13:58 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly5qyi4HoJ1qdlckeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/16231930705http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/16231930705Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:54:18 -0500Tenacious DJack BlackKyle GassPhoto<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly5qvmw6wR1qdlckeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/16231845332http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/16231845332Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:52:34 -0500Kanye Westblack and whiteRunaway<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly5qjyIJIv1qdlckeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/16231504761http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/16231504761Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:45:34 -0500Foo FightersDave Grohl<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly5qbcS5QD1qdlckeo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/16231249604http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/16231249604Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:40:24 -0500armveinsblood<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwacanrAMu1qzoaqio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jigga what!? </p>http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/12706458461http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/12706458461Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:18:23 -0500Jay Z<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QvcKX4gK18Q?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/11529706373http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/11529706373Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:05:04 -0400Iggy Popsixteen<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsk68ecx181qdlckeo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/11031101582http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/11031101582Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:29:02 -0400Ozzy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsk64qPO1H1qdlckeo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/11031013068http://masterofshadows.tumblr.com/post/11031013068Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:26:50 -0400OzzyOsbourne