An excerpt from a lecture given by Slavoj Zizek at the University of Winnipeg on 18 April 2019 titled "Thinking the Human".
In this clip, Zizek discusses Elon Musk's work on "Neuralink", an implantable brain–machine interface. Zizek also draws on Marx, Hegel and the film 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' to further critique other tendencies in post-humanism.
"For Christo, the process of negotiating his way to an eventual win—no matter how long it took or how many times he was initially rejected—became its own affirmation of artistic freedom. And the same process of bureaucratic delay changed the context of the works in ways he found irresistible . . ."
Christo Found Beauty in Realizing the Impossible
The conceptual artist, who died yesterday at 84, made constructing quixotic, monumental projects his life’s work.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude looking for a possible site for The Mastaba for the United Arab Emirates in February 1982WOLFGANG VOLZ
It takes a truly unique eye to see beauty in bureaucracy, to look at a snarl of planning regulations and NIMBYism and red tape and to convert it, through sheer imaginative alchemy, into art itself. And yet that quality is exactly what defined the work of Christo, who died on Sunday at the age of 84, and his partner, Jeanne-Claude, over the course of a 60-year career. . .
The opening screen-grab is provided by city-owned Mesa Channel 11 taken from their YouTube channel. Frequently when an issue arises where city officials need to 'circle-the-wagons' and pretend that there is citizen participation, they can send a dog-whistle call to get favorable comments turned in. At other times, there is no slanted or skewed or distorted input . . . _________________________________________________________________
What's labeled as study session and regular meeting agendas is confusing but after five minutes of announcements by Hizzoner, the silver-throated Kevin Christopher takes more than another five minutes to read the agenda - and City Manager Chris Brady asks him to re-read Action Items 4-f and 4-h. Readers may be curious if any City Council members have some/any connection to gas utilities that may/may not pose a conflict of interest - District 6 Kevin Thompson has worked for Southwest Gas Utilities.
_________________________________________________________________ ITEM *4-f QUESTION: Trying to fix an issue when there might not have in-place any way to monitor the usage or to send bills for gas consumption?
Dollar-Limit Increase to the Term Contract for Polyethylene Natural Gas Pipe and Fittings for the Materials and Supply Warehouse (for the Energy Resources Department) (Citywide) Energy Resources - Gas Utility uses polyethylene natural gas pipe and fittings for newly installed intermediate natural gas mains and services and to replace aging infrastructure. The Business Services and Energy Resources Departments and Purchasing recommend increasing the dollar-limit with Border States; Georg Fischer Central Plastics LLC; Western Water & Gas Products Ltd; by $40,000, for Years 2 and 3, from $832,000 to $872,000 annually, with an annual increase allowance of up to 5%, or the adjusted Consumer Price Index.
One-Year Renewal with a One-Year Renewal Option to the Term Contract for Class 400 Gas Meters for the Materials and Supply Warehouse (for the Energy Resources Department) (Citywide) This contract provides gas meters used for new service installations and repairs. These meters are used for monitoring volume of customer gas usage and for billing of residential and commercial services. The Business Services and Energy Resources Departments and Purchasing recommend authorizing the renewal with Border States Industries, Inc., at $265,500 annually, with an annual increase allowance of up to 5%, or the adjusted Producer Price Index.
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