(he/him) I make art about technology: often interactive; my own circuit boards + software; metal, wood, found objects. aka @combs@mastodon.art
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ALT The radio station WAMU's faux logo has been transformed into a bloody fanged creature, pictured against the gory scene of a dead DCist. (WAMU acquired DCist and laid everyone off and killed the site.)
ALT "PIVOT TO GRAMOPHONE!!!" exclaims this faux ad for a Victrola, don't at-sign me, replete with bored-looking dog and a faux WAMU logo. not the real one. that's super trademarked. the radio station says they're closing the famous website DCist to focus on their "core audience" of radio (?!)
ALT WAMU's faux logo becomes a super snarky initialism: "We all kinds of messed up." in the corner it says, "Now run along and do your little internets, dearie."
ALT the DCist logo above my words: "Bring it back. At least the archives, you assholes. (2 weeks severance? Really?)"
ALT text: Twitter also blocked people from tweeting a link to a version of the account Sweeney runs on Instagram. When a user tries to tweet the link, Twitter says, “We can’t complete this request because this link has been identified by Twitter or our partners as being potentially harmful.”
ALT A promotional image with a picture of my smiling face, a Hackaday Superconference logo (November 4-6, 2022, Pasadena, CA), and my name and the title of the talk again.
ALT a strange, gnarled wooden orb is split in half, separated by a shiny metal gearbox. The whole thing is mounted on a central metal post which is on a thick metal stand. It rests on a pedestal.
ALT a metal box is dripped in wax to form a clamlike shape; its lid rests askew, offering a peek inside at a shiny metal orb, which is reflecting a small screen.
ALT a metal box, split in half with hundreds of drilled holes, has a sparkling geode-like interior constructed with glowing glass "crystals."
ALT in an overview image, ten pedestals with individual pieces of art atop them are visible. they are a mixture of metal and wooden pieces with wings, trees, lights protruding from them.