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Public Square – Hosting the Debate
VI. The Public Square: Hosting the Debate. Once the walls of the old institutions have fallen and the zombies have been named, what emerges is a public square where liberated minds can gather to debate, design and dream. In the Scholing Network this square is embodied in opendemocraticdebate.eu and surroundedbyzombies.com. This essay explores how these sites…
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Trump's Prisoners in El Salvador: Returning Home from Hell
We said: Saving the economy from Corona virus Yeah well! Now it’s the choice of having economy or saving lives. It has become a simple arithmetic equation of making money. How much are those lives worth. They’re old. The economy is young and wants to grow and that’s what’s economy is about. Growth. Those people…
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We wrote about “otaku ai – 074KU.AI – Side adventures!” – now see what’s happening with “Rifle found but suspect still at large – what we know about Charlie Kirk shooting”
Our story: otaku ai – 074KU.AI – Side adventures! AUTOEXEC: Where the Game Teaches You Back Welcome to AUTOEXEC — the smartphone-based sandbox RPG where artificial intelligence meets the real world, and every choice becomes a lesson. Built from a powerful European design philosophy, inspired by claymation’s raw soul and youth culture’s undying spirit, AUTOEXEC…
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Educational Front – Diagnosing the Condition
III. The Educational Front: Diagnosing the Condition. While propaganda machines address perception, the educational front of the Scholing Network focuses on understanding and diagnosis. The sites ikziezombies.com (Dutch for “I See Zombies”) and hetnieuwsuitgelegd.com (“The News Explained”) serve as clinics where citizens learn to recognise their own zombification and the mechanisms that produce it. This essay…
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Los gatos y el síndrome posvacacional
We said: You win some, you lose some I had a wonderful time at the mixed elements event in Almere Buiten. Three days of painting. Crashing at a friends place with more painting and of course the occasional tag in the streets. But nothing compared to the partner I got hooked up with. A thirteen…
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We wrote about “The Billion-Euro Disconnect: How Much They Owe Me for Everything I Built” – now see what’s happening with “Farm Aid 40 Considering Relocating or Cancelling in Solidarity With University of Minnesota Strike”
Our story: The Billion-Euro Disconnect: How Much They Owe Me for Everything I Built By: Alfons Scholing INTRODUCTION: SEVEN HOURS ON, FIVE HOURS OFF, FOREVER I work seven hours. Sleep five. Repeat. Every single day for over a decade. No weekends. No paid holidays. No sick leave. No mental health breaks. Just this manic, determined…
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Educational Front – Diagnosing the Condition
III. The Educational Front: Diagnosing the Condition. While propaganda machines address perception, the educational front of the Scholing Network focuses on understanding and diagnosis. The sites ikziezombies.com (Dutch for “I See Zombies”) and hetnieuwsuitgelegd.com (“The News Explained”) serve as clinics where citizens learn to recognise their own zombification and the mechanisms that produce it. This essay…
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Los que se quedan
We said: You win some, you lose some I had a wonderful time at the mixed elements event in Almere Buiten. Three days of painting. Crashing at a friends place with more painting and of course the occasional tag in the streets. But nothing compared to the partner I got hooked up with. A thirteen…
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Identity Constructs – Claiming Territory
IV. The Identity Constructs: Claiming Territory. The domain straightup.lgbt performs a powerful reclamation. “Straight up” signals authenticity and directness; within the LGBTQ+ spectrum it asserts a space beyond stereotypes and commodified identity politics. In our zombie rhetoric, it reminds us that resistance requires self‑definition: those who cannot name themselves become the nameless horde. The cryptic canisestdeus.com…
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We wrote about “Codex Scholingensis: Toward a Visual-Abstract Programming Language Rooted in Multicultural and Material Semiotics” – now see what’s happening with “For Charlie Kirk's followers, grief, shock and questions about the future”
Our story: Codex Scholingensis: Toward a Visual-Abstract Programming Language Rooted in Multicultural and Material Semiotics Abstract This paper initiates the development of a radically new programming language based on the symbolic, visual, and emotional strategies embedded in the works of Alfons Scholing. Departing from conventional text-based syntax, we introduce a compressed, symbolic grammar that reflects…
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Prestigiar las humanidades
We said: It feels like plastic Maybe it’s the medication I’m on! Just maybe antipsychotic medication isn’t that good for you. Just maybe! Because life is feeling a bit plastic. There aren’t any ups and downs. Nu impulses or reactions just numbness. Neither does your formula for most profit. It resonates in everything you do.…
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Educational Front – Diagnosing the Condition
III. The Educational Front: Diagnosing the Condition. The portal ikziezombies.com translates to “I See Zombies.” Here the metaphor is literalised and made public. This platform functions as a field guide for identifying the somnambulant, the unthinking consumers shambling through contemporary life. As an educational artist space it invites citizens to recognise their own zombification and to…
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We wrote about “Ontological Mask Engines: From Ritual Design to Algorithmic Casting in Visual Culture” – now see what’s happening with “Senate Republicans turn to 'nuclear option' to speed confirmation of Trump nominees”
Our story: Ontological Mask Engines: From Ritual Design to Algorithmic Casting in Visual Culture Abstract This paper explores the evolution of face-based symbolic systems from African ritual aesthetics to machine learning and entertainment media. We argue that pictographic and ontological frameworks used in ritual mask design have found algorithmic continuations in contemporary facial recognition, casting…