tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379776022012-02-16T12:59:14.284-08:00the OBSCENE machineWilliam A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.comBlogger3911100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-91327620957308022322011-12-18T08:13:00.000-08:002011-12-18T08:13:53.102-08:00Comically VintageComically Vintage || ROBOTS! ROBOTS freed me!!!Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-64342383343197278732011-12-09T21:12:00.000-08:002011-12-09T21:12:26.338-08:00Classic Meditation on the Ersatz Human: The ORIGINAL AI, Pinocchio | DisneyMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-33053294425766094172011-10-11T19:02:00.000-07:002011-10-11T19:02:55.265-07:00Creepy Face Mask of YourselfCreepy Face Mask of YourselfMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-6368373276987645852011-10-06T06:04:00.000-07:002011-10-06T06:04:39.774-07:00Tex[t]-Mex Galleryblog: The Scariest Entry Yet in the Caucasian Bestiary |...Tex[t]-Mex Galleryblog: The Scariest Entry Yet in the Caucasian Bestiary |...Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-73224120624984864062011-10-03T09:50:00.000-07:002011-10-03T09:50:39.909-07:00CYBERHIVE: Durex EditionDate: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 09:44:39 -0700 Subject: Re: the new blog is live...: MALAS600B-01-Fall2011 From: Heriberto Vasquez To: William Nericcio <bnericci I would like to share this commercial on the blog.... and I will be sharing in class a quick scene from the play "In the next room: The vibrator play" it was performed at the Lyceum theatre last semester but sadly enough I couldn't get any vids William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-39187186420177702752011-09-19T12:42:00.000-07:002011-09-19T12:45:48.144-07:00CYBERHIVE HIATUS!!!To: "MALAS600B-01-Fall2011":; Subject: CYBERHIVE..... You Broke Me....: MALAS600B-01-Fall2011 All, You know how I was complaining that there was NOT enough activity on the MALAS facebook page???? thankfully, that is no longer the case... there is, however, loads of activity for the cyberhive blog for our technosexuality class.... .... AND.... I can't keep up..... SO, if it's not a Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-8245691662159994552011-09-19T12:32:00.000-07:002011-09-19T12:32:34.926-07:00CYBERHIVE 44: Technosexualities | TOMORROWLANDDate: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:25:42 -0700 Subject: Blog posting for our Technosexualities class From: Devina Sindhu To: Bill Nericcio Hi Professor Nericcio, I wanted to bring to our class's attention the amazing conference that will be taking place at UCSD on the weekend of October 14 called "Tomorrowland Forever." There will be amazing scholars, writers, and artists presenting including Carole Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-26549965152500899642011-09-19T12:29:00.000-07:002011-09-19T12:29:36.371-07:00CYBERHIVE 43: Technosexualities | More meditations on technology and human behavior...Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:14:08 -0700 Subject: "Connected" trailer From: Amelia Ortega To: memo@sdsu.edu Hey Bill, One of the reasons why I decided to take this course was because, for a while now, I have been interested in how technology is affecting our international community and human relationships. Over the summer, I was devoting some of my time to the South Bay YMCA in Chula Vista. William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-3130270700693311172011-09-19T10:24:00.001-07:002011-09-19T10:24:58.475-07:00Cyberhive 42: Technosexualities | Nurse Robot, to the RescueDate: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 20:59:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Francisco Miramontes Subject: CYBERHIVE To: bnericci@mail.sdsu.edu Bill,  I came across this video which I found to go well with our seminar. It is of a robot developed in Japan that is used to comfort patients at hospitals. I find it to be one of the most intriguing displays of current robotics. Maybe we are much closer then we think to the William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-6054917504792820522011-09-19T10:13:00.001-07:002011-09-19T10:18:03.762-07:00CYBERHIVE 41: Technosexualities | FEMALE ROBOTSOriginal-Recipient: rfc822;memo@sdsu.edu To: memo@sdsu.edu Subject: MALAS600B - Fembots From: Jenna Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:59:05 -0400 (EDT) Technosexualities Colleagues, I was looking up some things of interest for the class and one thing lead to another (as it invariably does) and I started to think about our culture's seeming obsession with all-things-Fembot. I remembered that "back in William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-38400380626171144582011-09-19T10:05:00.000-07:002011-09-19T10:05:31.945-07:00CYBERHIVE 40: Technosexualities | Nazi Sex Technology Break-throughs!Bill,I snagged  this text straight off the Internet (shame, shame, I know) BUT I found this bit of historical information quite interesting: 1941 ---- Nazi’s Invent the Modern Sex Doll.  That’s right! The world’s first sex-dolls as we know them were created in Nazi Germany at the request of the SS leader, Heinrich Himmler. Called the “Borghild Field-Hygiene Project,” Himmler came up with the Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-2107523540262451612011-09-19T10:02:00.000-07:002011-09-19T10:02:18.292-07:00CYBERHIVE 39: Technosexualities | We and the PANOPTICONTo: memo@sdsu.edu Subject: MALAS600B - We From: Jenn Bill, I couldn't help but think of the Panopticon while reading We. Prison inmates are constantly observed and under surveillance, although they were unable to see whether or not they were being observed by the guards in the central tower. While the Panopticon functioned as around-the-clock surveillance, it also served as a form of mental Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-62686369546696988562011-09-19T09:59:00.000-07:002011-09-19T09:59:42.397-07:00CYBERHIVE 38: Technosexualities | The Medium is the MachineTo: memo@sdsu.edu Subject: MALAS600B - Machines From: Jenn Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 19:01:30 -0400 (EDT) NSFW!! Bill, Totally your discretion if you want to share this on the blog or not. There's an interesting phenomenon in the adult entertainment industry with the creation of "f***ing machines," or sex machines. They serve as a "replacement" for the real thing. I guess the men have their RealMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-81979683651930380432011-09-17T12:42:00.000-07:002011-09-17T12:42:02.185-07:00CYBERHIVE 37: Technosexualities | Robots! At it Again...William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-47738942024802179992011-09-16T12:24:00.000-07:002011-09-16T12:25:15.714-07:00CYBERHIVE 36: Technosexualities | WE as Choreographed Dance...Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:56:51 -0700 (PDT) From: "ASHLEY L." Subject: for the blog To: William Nericcio <bnericci@mail.sdsu.edu> I thought this video was an interesting take on "We." It's a dance called "Break Away; D-503 and the One State" with choreography based on Yevgeny Zamyatin's novel. The link to the dance is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HynhGMs8gq4 or see it here: The Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-74010877107008580802011-09-15T14:52:00.000-07:002011-09-15T14:56:33.160-07:00CYBERHIVE 35: Technosexualities | We and 1984From: Sophia Jacoub Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:27:36 -0700 Subject: We vs. 1984 To: Bill Nericcio I've always been enchanted by and drawn to dystopian themed novels. The most canonical works like Huxley's Brave New World, Orwell's 1984, Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, various works by Kurt Vonnegut and several others, are usually at the forefront of the futuristic dystopia discussion and class Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-47753756734420189392011-09-15T07:33:00.000-07:002011-09-19T13:32:23.761-07:00Another Unhappy Moment in the Uncanny Valley: Anderson Cooper Edition source videoMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-64953711344484837662011-09-14T17:27:00.000-07:002011-09-14T17:27:12.838-07:00CYBERHIVE 34: Techosexualities | Technology Spurred Human Evolution click for the link (and the trailer)... Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-37946980022836731382011-09-13T12:42:00.000-07:002011-09-13T12:42:07.148-07:00CYBERHIVE 33: Technosexualities | Reading THE STEPFORD WIVES and More...Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:12:01 -0700 Subject: notes from my brain From: Victor Fabian To: Bill Nericcio I just wanted to share some of the points I picked up on from The Stepford Wives. I believe La Quiebra occurs is on page 29 when Mazzard makes her one of his, so to speak. Up to that point she is considered (and considers herself, if only an amateur) a photographer. In some cultures (and Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-4401061991745336272011-09-13T12:25:00.000-07:002011-09-13T12:25:46.933-07:00CYBERHIVE 32: Technosexualities | Gaming and Sex, Breaking Trends in TechnosexualityDate: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:15:39 -0700 Subject: MMOEG From: Amelia To: memo@sdsu.edu Dr. Nericcio, I came across this article posted on askmen.com about a new online program that virtually promotes cyber-sex to a new dimension. It's called MMO (massively multiplayer online) and the term is usually grouped with other letters to define the specific sex game being played (i.e. MMOEG massively Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-16523572184117721002011-09-13T10:38:00.000-07:002011-09-13T10:38:41.534-07:00CYBERHIVE 31: Technosexualities | The Stepford HusbandDate: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:38:44 -0700 Subject: Re: hi!: MALAS600B-01-Fall2011 From: Anonymous To: William Nericcio After class I went home to make dinner. It was bad, as usual. While admitting that I am a female, cooking is definitely not my forté, and I would rather have someone else do it for me than take a damn cooking class…again. In my family, men were always the better cooks, and perhapsMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-8615317153013672152011-09-13T10:33:00.000-07:002011-09-13T10:35:18.297-07:00Cyberhive 30: Technosexualities: Life-size Barbie Revealed! Ack!From: Natalia Clingan Subject: Re: hi!: MALAS600B-01-Fall2011 Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:05:13 -0700 To: William Nericcio <bnericci@mail.sdsu.edu> Hi, I am Natalia and I thought this was interesting...A young girl did her own 'representation' of what a Barbie would look like based on proportions that the miniature doll currently has. It is one funky looking broad! It seems to tie in nicely Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-83023720743529428112011-09-13T10:27:00.000-07:002011-09-13T10:27:47.043-07:00CYBERHIVE 29: Technosexualities | EVE, BARBIE, LINDSEY LOHAN.... a technosexual primer...Subject: Life Size From: Natalia Clingan Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:23:37 -0700 To: Bill Nericcio <memo@sdsu.edu> Life Size is a movie released on TV by Disney (2000)--it features a doll named "Eve" that comes to life and shows the young girl (played by Lohan) how to be a woman. The beginning is eerie as Eve says her robotic catch phrases etc. And the doll-turned-relatively-human is Tyra Banks--aMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-41902478200693619372011-09-13T10:20:00.000-07:002011-09-13T10:20:19.771-07:00CYBERHIVE 28: TECHNOSEXUALITIES | The Disney Industrial Complex... or How Mickey Mouse Touches So Much of What you See/Readfollowing up on the Disney trail in Ira Levin's THE STEPFORD WIVES... From: Natalia Clingan Subject: Re: updates to the schedule...: MALAS600B-01-Fall2011 Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:36:15 -0700 To: William Nericcio Here is a list of all the media Disney owns. They gave a form similar to this to me when I worked for them during my training workshops. They were proud, but I found it disturbing! Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-40272597110040581682011-09-12T14:56:00.000-07:002011-09-12T14:56:01.729-07:00CYBERHIVE 27: Technosexualities: Put your hands up for detroit!Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 17:00:37 -0700 (PDT) From: "ASHLEY L Subject: blog posting To: William Nericcio Hi Prof! I always liked this music video, and thought it would be a good addition to the Technosexualities blog site: The song is called "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" written and produced by Fedde le Grand. It features a science lab where android-type woman technicians create multiple Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-73838410338610722842011-09-08T09:17:00.000-07:002011-09-08T09:17:39.119-07:00CYBERHIVE 26: Technosexualities | Pre-Robot Robots...Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2011 08:30:19 -0700 Subject: Re: new blog posting...: MALAS600B-01-Fall2011 From: kyle schossow To: William Nericcio Dear Dr. Nericcio, In my internet adventuring I stumbled upon an essay that discusses archaic robots, specifically Christian robots. The last sentence of the essay truly brings it all together, "To make full sense of this development, we must consider the worldMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-27146849980632051862011-09-07T14:04:00.000-07:002011-09-07T14:12:55.757-07:00CYBERHIVE 25: First There was "Technosexualities" the Class..... Now? TECHNOSEXUAL, the Cologne!Subject: NYT article concerning the current technology generation From: Richard Whitehead Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 13:32:07 -0700 To: William Nericcio Bill- Here is the article that I saw....{ hit the image for the nytimes permalink...} About a third of the way down the article you will see "technosexual" to describe the generation that is obsessed with Technology. I found it quite interesting Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-2644995137239821102011-09-06T13:56:00.001-07:002011-09-06T13:56:44.655-07:00CYBERHIVE 24: TECHNOSEXUALITIES | AIFrom: Sophia Jacoub Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2011 21:00:27 -0700 Subject: A.I. interview To: Bill Nericcio Profe, Here's an interesting interview with Jude Law regarding the 2001 film, A.I.  Law's character is Gigolo Joe, a robot designed to provide sexual pleasure. Yet, he turns out to be far more dimensional than his intended programming. After sifting through the Hollywood milieu, there are someMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-1969002883376193692011-09-06T13:39:00.000-07:002011-09-06T13:39:54.203-07:00CYBERHIVE 23: TECHNOSEXUALITIES | Site Inspired by Ira Levin's STEPFORD WIVESSubject: Stepford Wives From: Jenna Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 13:07:39 -0700 To: Bill Nericcio I can't figure out if this website is for real or just an extremely clever satirical nod in favor of the novel by Levine. What do you think? -Jenna CarterMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-52138116128812312162011-09-06T13:18:00.000-07:002011-09-06T13:18:11.860-07:00Cyberhive 22: TECHNOSEXUALITIES | Stepford's Grandmother...From: Stephany Farley Date: September 3, 2011 11:49:29 PM PDT To: William Nericcio Subject: The Original Stepford Wives? Dr. Nericcio, Here is a short story, "A Wife Manufactured to Order", written by Alice W. Fuller in 1895 that I felt was pertinent to our discussion of Levin's book. Stephany FarleyMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-31535848297223496732011-09-06T11:08:00.000-07:002011-09-06T11:08:28.527-07:00CYBERHIVE 21: TECHNOSEXUALITIES | That's What She Said Robot From: Stephany FarleySubject: That's What She SaidDate: Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:47:27 -0700To: memo@sdsu.edu Dr. Nericcio, Apparently, they've created a robot that can tell the "that's what she said" joke.  It doesn't get much more technosex than this.  You have to love the robot's name too.  Hit the image below for the link/story... Stephany Farley Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-12031724804075609132011-09-05T19:22:00.001-07:002011-09-05T19:22:30.226-07:00Monsters! Machines! Monsters! via boingboing.netMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-39056167485759696842011-09-04T14:13:00.000-07:002011-09-06T14:03:09.855-07:00CYBERHIVE 21: Technosexualities | eyeBORG on BoingBoing.net...Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2011 17:42:30 -0700 (PDT) From: allicia Martinez Subject: Cyborgs and Transhumanism To: "memo@sdsu.edu" Professor Nericcio, Here is a video on the future of prosthetics, and advancements in cyborg technology. Allicia Martinez click for the boingboing article... Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-60862154401741623102011-09-01T10:52:00.000-07:002011-09-01T10:52:34.670-07:00CYBERHIVE 20: Technosexualities | OK CUPID and the Future of Love?From: "Coquereau, Inez" To: Bill Nericcio Hi, I wanted to share with you this article I came across on Gizmodo--hit the image opposite for the link... I thought it was an interesting perspective on online dating. OK Cupid, in case you haven’t hear of it, is an online dating service that also offers a mobile app. You can see other registered singles in your immediate area (hello stalker) and Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-38593714671426111542011-08-24T17:57:00.000-07:002011-08-25T13:26:50.725-07:00Megan Fox's Tete a Tete | Trendland: Fashion Blog & Trend Magazine Megan Fox's Tete a Tete | Trendland: Fashion Blog & Trend MagazineMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-56084211593791713272011-08-23T17:33:00.000-07:002011-08-23T17:33:35.661-07:00Cyberhive 19: Technosexualities | Criminal Desires/Prosthetic Affection: A Tale from Ohio Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-27699145742935604502011-08-23T14:01:00.000-07:002011-08-23T14:07:52.095-07:00Cyberhive 18: Technosexualities | Real Dolls in the HouseTwo of our Technosexualities cybernauts checks in with postings.....   do note that some of the links are NSFW.... not safe for work; do avoid if you are squeamish about adult issues! first posting... from Jenna Carter: Original-Recipient: rfc822;bnericci@mail.sdsu.edu Subject: More MALAS Cross Pollination From: Jenna Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:30:56 -0700 To: William Nericcio <bnericci@Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-5478288713184383722011-08-19T20:56:00.000-07:002011-08-19T20:56:06.001-07:00Cyberhive 17: Technosexualities | When Machines Teach You How to Have Sex | CINDY GALLOP click for the story... Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-87115145635158134852011-08-19T20:52:00.001-07:002011-08-19T20:52:25.079-07:00Cyberhive 16: Technosexualities | Raving for All Things Cognitive! Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-22910463841946955932011-08-19T09:00:00.000-07:002011-08-19T09:00:22.704-07:00Cyberhive 15: Technosexualities | Boingboing on Prototyping and the THE TOMORROW PROJECT Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-62764037582975026762011-08-18T11:28:00.000-07:002011-08-18T11:28:10.940-07:00Cyberhive 14: Technosexualities | Robots, Memory, and Learning... William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-69381414054602787442011-08-18T11:26:00.001-07:002011-08-18T11:27:15.122-07:00CYBERHIVE 13: Technosexualities | Cyborg Virtual DJ! William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-13127407592979625892011-08-16T17:47:00.000-07:002011-08-17T12:52:21.833-07:00George Devol, creator of the first industrial robot arm dies at 99 -- Engadget George Devol, creator of the first industrial robot arm dies at 99 -- EngadgetMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-18100473185762555652011-08-16T11:17:00.000-07:002011-08-16T11:20:22.707-07:00Cyberhive 12: Technosexualities | Another Evolution in the History of Computers and Human Sexuality... Thanks to ace Technosexualities seminarian Leticia Gomez for the link!Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-90648230336122229652011-08-12T12:57:00.003-07:002011-08-12T15:48:00.877-07:00Cyberhive 11: Technosexualities | Japanese Robot NurseA big thank you to Susy Jimenez, student of the world (Fullerton/Paris), for her suggestion of this somewhat startling video for our seminar... Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-57895971261802834992011-08-12T11:32:00.000-07:002011-08-12T11:32:42.732-07:00Cyberhive 10: Technosexualities | Social Media Digital Suicide Gracias to Technosexualities graduate student, Victor Fabian Delgadillo, for the link below! Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-48096617016209082562011-08-11T15:00:00.000-07:002011-08-11T15:00:14.489-07:00Cyberhive 9: Technosexualities | The Hyper-Sexed Cyborg... Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-70855896848237527072011-08-11T14:57:00.001-07:002011-08-11T14:57:21.039-07:00Cyberhive 8: Technosexualities | Top Eight Cyborgs... Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-13663084904680059832011-08-11T14:52:00.003-07:002011-08-11T14:52:54.658-07:00CYBERHIVE 7: Technosexualities | Amber Case: We are all cyborgs now... TED Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-47794427861549320192011-08-11T14:51:00.001-07:002011-08-11T14:51:22.980-07:00CYBERHIVE 6: Technosexualities Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-4100133999968572622011-08-10T08:11:00.000-07:002011-08-10T08:11:03.932-07:00Yet Another Chapter in the History of the Ersatz Human or Freaky Comic Caucasian Dolls Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-53290444448667718402011-08-08T13:56:00.000-07:002011-08-08T13:56:11.927-07:00CYBERHIVE 5: Techosexualities | Into the UNCANNY VALLEY!!! click for the entire story... Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-17025817772243859472011-08-04T21:40:00.001-07:002011-08-04T21:40:46.542-07:00Giant and Uncanny! A Lady in the Lake, REVISITED...Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-8012225123733019332011-08-04T11:16:00.000-07:002011-08-04T11:16:12.057-07:00One More Plunge into the Scary Uncanny Valley or the Ersatz Human is a Burgeoning Field... click for the story from the guardian online (uk)... Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-85302392696236582362011-08-03T20:32:00.000-07:002011-08-03T20:32:02.746-07:00Yet Another Visit to the Uncanny Valley...Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-77199128698598281102011-08-01T11:41:00.000-07:002011-08-01T11:41:27.105-07:00CYBERHIVE 4: Technosexualities | More Robots Gone Mad! sourceMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-84408632151217236492011-07-19T15:06:00.000-07:002011-07-19T15:08:55.518-07:00Yet Another Fateful Chapter in the History of the Bizarre, Ersatz Human! via BOINGBOING.NET source   Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-6602891205597002442011-07-13T10:27:00.001-07:002011-07-13T10:27:57.716-07:00Monk Automaton: 17nth Century Ersatz HumansMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-22312725319569028872011-07-02T19:55:00.000-07:002011-07-02T19:56:34.067-07:00Comically VintageComically Vintage ROBOTS! ROBOTS! Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-39232336590749597072011-06-29T10:59:00.000-07:002011-07-13T10:29:10.934-07:00CYBERHIVE 3: TECHNOSEXUALITIES | The Erotics/Prosthetics of the Kiss via DEZEENMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-49558566882115465932011-06-26T17:43:00.001-07:002011-06-26T17:47:19.524-07:00Monk Automaton! Yikes! or More on the History of the Ersatz Human... thanks to cultura vultura kinsee morlan, for the link!Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-64852312585623496312011-06-26T13:36:00.000-07:002011-06-26T13:36:34.617-07:00Radiana, 1925. more ersatz humans!Radiana, 1925Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-69978444416446950092011-06-24T06:45:00.000-07:002011-06-24T06:48:48.122-07:00The {Cyber} Ersatz Human: Eliza or Freud's Analysand on the Couch with a Computer | via Boingboing.netMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-27666218920002716632011-06-20T17:34:00.000-07:002011-06-20T17:34:44.475-07:00Cyberhive 2: Technosexualities | An Allegorical Meditation on Masked Chivalry? Cyborg-style source Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-23281016236456601872011-06-17T12:42:00.001-07:002011-08-18T11:33:04.947-07:00CYBERHIVE 1: TECHNOSEXUALITIES | INFLUENCE MAPOne of the first Technosexualities assignments of the Fall 2011 semester (and one of the last; surprise coming), will be to compose an intellectual influence map--very much like the artist influence map you can find at deviantart.com. Here's a template, and an example by a cool artist--the trick will be to adapt your work on your map so that it reflects a range of different influences from Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-6765452413042572302011-06-08T13:44:00.001-07:002011-06-08T13:44:19.109-07:00Robots, Robots! ack.... via Boingboing.netWilliam A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-9132972607439203022011-06-05T21:01:00.000-07:002011-06-05T21:01:25.799-07:00Robot Puppets!Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-89482113421149531482011-06-01T11:25:00.000-07:002011-06-01T11:25:18.779-07:00Robotic, Erotic, Electric: More Kurt VonnegutMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-37068729485172404572011-05-31T10:30:00.000-07:002011-05-31T10:31:41.502-07:00One of your GTAs is Writing a Novel...Robots! One of your amazing GTAs, Ryan Forsythe, is putting the finishing touches on a novel and seeks your support, (love, and money), for the project! Here's the link to support his wild effort, the wraparound cover.... ... and a trailer for the book: Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-84439857090881566822011-05-31T08:25:00.000-07:002011-05-31T08:25:23.969-07:00Robotic, Erotic, Electric: Vonnegut (Via NPR) on the Shape of Story...Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-21591994475370838182011-05-23T20:59:00.001-07:002011-05-23T20:59:47.564-07:00More Uncanny Valley Ersatz Humans!Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-86585848584365423442011-05-23T16:22:00.000-07:002011-05-23T16:22:26.501-07:00Myriam Gurba @ SDSU | Robotic, Erotic, ElectricTwo brief scenes from the Myriam Gurba reading @ sdsu... Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-44405201809620513622011-05-23T15:47:00.000-07:002011-05-23T15:49:45.442-07:00Robotic, Erotic, Electric! Michael Buchmiller Performance Art | SPO @ SDSU Spring 2011Here are five memorable moments from the SPO concert in our amazing Robotic, Erotic, Electric class... 1. 2. 3. 4. {my fave!} 5. Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-20674772879552059822011-05-23T14:13:00.000-07:002011-05-23T14:13:24.601-07:00The Ersatz Human, chapter 40 and counting.....Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-15555430018629534812011-05-23T13:20:00.000-07:002011-05-23T13:20:45.813-07:00Kafka's Metamorphosis: "I Woke Up and Purred"....thanks to robot Amanda Flores for the link.... Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-75740661024122328172011-05-21T12:59:00.001-07:002011-05-21T12:59:52.611-07:00Farewell Snapshots of Zach Cavanaugh, Tara Whitehead, Ryan Forsythe, Rebecca Howat, and Bill Nericcio, Ringleaders of Robotic, Erotic, Electric!Parting shots from the gang at Robotic, Erotic, Electric! Thanks for an AMAZING Semester! Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-66635247448733245272011-05-16T12:06:00.000-07:002011-05-16T12:06:11.530-07:00Vonnegut Sighting!Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-20107334226618098772011-05-14T13:20:00.001-07:002011-05-14T13:22:45.765-07:00Reminder About the Final Exam Grades | Stepford Wives ScreeningWEDNESDAY May 18, 2011 I will be in the classroom, Peterson Gym 153 screening THE STEPFORD WIVES from 10:30am to 12:30pm--come by to pick up your final exams and say goodbye! Final grades will be posted to your webportal this afternoon. Click for the link... William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-43461933493937887812011-05-12T11:14:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:39:26.525-07:00Beautiful Parting Words for the ARTkive: Robotic, Erotic, ElectricDate: Mon, 9 May 2011 12:51:10 -0700 Subject: Thank YouFrom: floresa AT rohan.To: "William  Nericcio" bnericci AT mail Professor Nericcio, Thank you for a wonderful semester, a new vocabulary, an introduction to some wonderful works of art, and teaching us (even if in a small way) how to be less robotic. Listen- I know we won't be using the artkive anymore but there were a few things I wanted to Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-21414509638894252952011-05-10T18:36:00.000-07:002011-05-10T20:21:53.243-07:00English 220 | Spring 2011 | Logistics, Final Grades, etc...Greetings This is probably one of the last official communications you will receive regarding your work this semester in Robotic, Erotic, Electric--thanks to you and your hard work (not to mention the work of your dedicated GTAs, Rebecca Howat, Tara Stillions, Ryan Forsythe, and Zach Cavanaugh), we succeeded in having one of the more lively, experimental, and memorable "introduction to literatureMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-80110451442541049202011-05-10T10:27:00.001-07:002011-05-10T10:28:01.858-07:00A Parting Shot from the Robot Crew!Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-16418314947968632562011-05-10T09:54:00.000-07:002011-05-10T09:54:26.666-07:00The Father of the Robot...Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-26024865247648687222011-05-09T20:16:00.000-07:002011-05-09T20:16:56.086-07:00Tex[t]-Mex Galleryblog: Anthony Quinn, Robots and Death Cab for Cutie: A C... Tex[t]-Mex Galleryblog: Anthony Quinn, Robots and Death Cab for Cutie: A C...: "I ended my Robotic, Erotic, Electric class today--one of the most cool group of students I have worked with in a long time. And then, as if..."Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-3523706468237230762011-05-09T09:18:00.001-07:002011-05-09T09:19:07.336-07:00The Final Word: Robotic Erotic Electric..... Only Love Escapes this Glass Metropolis Thanks to talented musical robot, Chris Pozil!William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-84097238882857114042011-05-08T17:59:00.000-07:002011-05-08T17:59:16.757-07:00I Type, Therefore, I RobotWilliam A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-45753191585645345652011-05-05T15:00:00.000-07:002011-05-05T15:01:08.303-07:00Not So Obscene After All: Sharing Robotssource: http://www.boingboing.net/2011/05/05/evolving-robots-spon.html Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-27130502186272808332011-05-04T07:32:00.000-07:002011-05-04T07:39:29.414-07:00Between the Tin Man, Talking Robots, Humanity, and the Hollow Man Finding The Tin Man The Wizard of Oz at MOVIECLIPS.com Eliot, "The Hollow Men" Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-19457516393316818352011-05-03T14:20:00.000-07:002011-05-03T14:22:59.077-07:00Chris Marker Sighting!Thanks to Lit Prof Michael Harper for the tip... link here's La Jetee, if you missed it in class... 2 parts Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-16598346470946071372011-05-03T11:20:00.001-07:002011-05-03T11:21:32.149-07:00Mary Roach on Jordan, Jesse, Go!thanks to robot Joshua Gums for the posting... Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-82905733116274478232011-05-03T11:17:00.000-07:002011-05-03T11:18:01.719-07:00New Art by Dom Verzosa | AmericaMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-40367522371948643592011-05-02T15:37:00.001-07:002011-05-02T15:37:26.165-07:00Magritte! The Furniture....Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-17587078377915930922011-05-02T13:13:00.001-07:002011-05-02T13:13:25.131-07:00American TrashMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-62955989720773537512011-05-02T09:21:00.001-07:002011-05-02T09:21:46.380-07:00lyrics todayMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-17893229336358403972011-05-02T09:04:00.000-07:002011-05-02T09:04:04.380-07:00Ricardo Lemvo | Musical "Xicanosmosis" Afro-Cuban Style (By way of the Congo)...Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-31965740806344582142011-05-02T09:00:00.003-07:002011-05-02T09:00:04.227-07:00Plato's ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE, Republic, Book VII, Narrated by Orson WellesMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-15773584950427425502011-05-01T14:04:00.000-07:002011-05-02T14:17:58.717-07:00What Are Final Exams in William Nericcio's Literature/Film Classes Really Like...I get this question all the time from befuddled, angst-ridden undergraduates wondering how to prepare for a final in my classes.  The good news is that my finals are actually FUN.... YES! You read right: FUN..... ..... fun, that is, if you have come to class, done the reading, and given a fl**** f***; for the rest, my finals can bring on heart attacks.... In any event, here are two finals fromMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-8125182573431960182011-04-27T18:39:00.000-07:002011-04-27T18:39:36.609-07:00ARTkive: Robotic, Erotic, Electric.... Google Translator Sings!Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:23:07 -0700 From: Casey Chin Subject: For Our Artkive To: William Nericcio Hello Professor Nericcio! This is my first email to you this whole semester, so I'm kind of excited that I found something that reminded me of the course. I have an account on this blogging website called, Tumblr. I am not sure if you have heard of this before. But anyways, as I was Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-76761930297015046222011-04-27T09:58:00.001-07:002011-04-27T09:58:52.077-07:00Myriam Gurba's INTRO Beats!Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-85272636313377744922011-04-27T04:04:00.000-07:002011-04-27T04:08:14.851-07:00Of Insomnia, Psychology, Narcotics and More...I was tossing and turning, couldn't sleep--probably nervous/excited about the Myriam Gurba visit in class later today.  So I thought I would write and thank the class for such a compelling, useful seminar last Monday--your contributions were 1st-rate, top-shelf, etc and I am in the debt of those of you who carefully prepared and contributed for sharing your views/ideas. I learned a lot about Memo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37977602.post-25307600625871247902011-04-26T18:05:00.000-07:002011-04-26T18:05:27.893-07:00Tex[t]-Mex Galleryblog: When the Plane is Going Down | via Boingboing.netTex[t]-Mex Galleryblog: When the Plane is Going Down | via Boingboing.netMemo Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701690526382880071noreply@blogger.com0