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Corrupt.epub by Benjamin Gaulon
We have already seen some glitch projects involving the Kindle, most notably ‘56 Broken Kindle Screens’ by Sebastian Schmieg which was a print-on-demand / ebook of photographs of broken Kindle screens, and KindleGlitched by Benjamin Gaulon which was a collection of physical Kindles presented as readymade art.
Benjamin has created another Kindle glitch project, one which lets you corrupt any .epub file:
Corrupt.epub is an online data corruption software allowing users to load and glitch electronic books (epub format aka electronic publication). Following the project KindleGlitched [Hardware Glitch], KindleGlitcher corrupt electronic publications on a software level [Data Bending].
Fom this page: kindleglitcher.benjamingaulon.com you can upload and corrupt an EPUB file (Max 2Mbyte, NOTE: Corruption can take a really long time, 5 minutes is nothing! Check the log of your epub to see how far it is). The last 3 uploaded books are available for download on the project page.
This project was commissioned by Jeu De Paume for the online exhibition “Erreur d’impression. Publier à l’ère du numérique” at Le jeu de Paume (Paris) 2012, curated by Alessandro Ludovico.
You can find out more about the Corrupt.epub project and create your own here
Hey guys, let’s spend more on our defense budget. It’s underfunded. We don’t have enough boats. Guys seriously. You guys. Listen.
Foursquare opens its local recommendation engine to all, prepares to take on Yelp and Google
Foursquare’s homepage has just undergone a major redesign, with the company’s local search and recommendation engine now available to anyone who visits — regardless of whether they’re a user of the company’s well-known location check-in app
With 3 billion checkins, we can do things that other companies can’t do. TechCrunch nailed it with their “Meet The New Foursquare, The One That You’ve Helped Build And Continue To Power” headline.
For those who are impressed by this, trust me, we’re just getting started.
Joan Salo - Untitled (2011) - color ballpoint pen on canvas
(Source: likeafieldmouse, via wwhitewalls)
“And that over there?” “That’s the Oh Shit Button.” hanging out with the Google Self-Driving Car and its human design lead. Everything designed for the future has a big red button that says “stop.” (Taken with Instagram at Moscone Center)
190mph in the Lincoln Tunnel
(Source: emilgh)
