June 2017
Speaking of being boss lady, this boss lady is looking for a new boss/projects in August. Research, writing, filmmaking, Mojave tour guide.
I wish you could smell these. I love white roses. @ Miracle Mile, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/BUxrcMZFaQo/
Cathartic karaoke is cathartic.
Congrats to an amazing co-researcher & all around inspiring woman @blaurel receives the Nextant award tonight. http://virtualworldsociety.org/wordpress1/2017/05/31/press-release-nextant-award-2017-brenda-laurel/
One of the biggest honors of being boss lady, is hiring people who inspire me. Working with @blaurel was toppermost. So many insights!
@MalwareTechBlog I have the exact same subwoofer. It was helpful for payback against my horrible upstairs neighbors.
There's always that one cinnamon roll... @ Miracle Mile, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/BUzpilYFKaR/
I'm attempting to eat breakfast before noon on a regular basis... @ Miracle Mile, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/BUzqUv1FWmp/
RT @lschmeiser: The front page of http://weatherchannel.com right now:
imageNow is the time for the world to support the America they want. The America that many Americans want & are fighting for even now. https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/870380733545586688
How you find out who your friends are. Thanks, glad I know which "side" you are on. #showingthethroat https://twitter.com/themikefreeman/status/870385991529508865
@rightfuture Looks great! Congrats on the publication and looking forward to reading! ps. how's your mobile espresso machine. ;-)
<3 <3 <3 https://twitter.com/cbouzy/status/870409720330428416
RT @beesandbombs:
imageTonight, while the world burns, I make caprese, ricotta stuffed pasta & drink wine from @BonnyDoonVineyd. The best of all possible worlds!
@ShibumiKiDo @BonnyDoonVineyd I have not tastes these drops on my lips... do tell how the lay? (I tend to prefer le cigare volante or an old vine zin.)
I like! My dad & I are planning an Italian restaurant just outside the gates of heaven. We figure there will be plenty of customers. lol https://twitter.com/Johannes_Ernst/status/870453614942093312
@moonandserpent @roseveleth lol
When you have to ask your 7+ ft tall friend to tell that guy who won't stop texting you from 5 years ago to STFU. Again. Again.
@moonandserpent I'm kind of obsessed with having an alien unicorn mashup as a combined pet/mode of transportation. Or maybe my new power animal.
Plenty of avo toast and long blacks thanks very much. Dreaming of an Oz return/adventure. https://twitter.com/rightfuture/status/870476339236585473
@moonandserpent That is a good question. Definitely has multi-retractable-jaws. Body is more horse-like, maintains the scorpion tail.
@moonandserpent Maybe also a splash of the alien from this Aeon Flux episode. https://vimeo.com/49512972
Congrats on the release @Somebody_ELS! (I was interviewed for my trend methodology for this book.) Find out more: http://www.howtoresearchtrends.com/book.html https://twitter.com/Somebody_ELS/status/870625085236924416
Great read --> https://m.signalvnoise.com/trickle-down-workaholism-in-startups-a90ceac76426
Before November 8, chop wood, carry water. After November 8, chop wood, carry water.
Actual text from a spam email: "Why I’m awesome: I don’t ask for blood samples or tons of paperwork." W.T.F.
Or voting. Or owning property. Or accused of not having a soul. https://twitter.com/rabbyte/status/870746212046995457
THIS THREAD. https://twitter.com/johnrobb/status/870608924524851200
Previous thread = fucking heartbreaking, because I love men.
RT @bookofjoe: "I've largely stopped linking to anything from Wired, because they have such an aggressive anti-ad-block detection scheme."—…
@pascalbouvier Yes, there is a big difference. I could comment a lot on it because I think a lot about it.
@pascalbouvier Here is a blog post that goes into some depth with some of my thoughts, if you can stick with it to the end. http://www.heathervescent.com/deep/2017/02/its-hard-to-be-a-man.html
@pascalbouvier Another podcast conversation about women, money, men & power. Haven't listened to it in years though. https://soundcloud.com/futurevescent/futureofmoneypodcastwepiphanyjordan_episode01
@pascalbouvier I do feel a strange discussing the changing male gender dynamics, but as a woman who loves & dates men, it's hard not to watch it unfold.
@pascalbouvier Would be happy to hear your comments.
@pascalbouvier Also, non US men are different. European, South American (Brazilian) & Aussies are all very different from the American Alpha Male.
@pascalbouvier Also, I am not satisfied with the terms alpha, beta men. These are limiting buckets, that do a disservice to the variety of male expression.
Classic martial arts - friday night movie night. With strange British sounding dubbing. @… https://www.instagram.com/p/BU3QrhiFM7y/
RT @Ruth666: Just another Friday night with @heathervescent ~ #mydayinla https://www.instagram.com/p/BU3R5nTDUebnbR_sS2PA9rxP2RjJLeLQYlZuVQ0/
I really did kick it to a new level here. Amaretto soaked stone fruits, crushed almond cookies and vanilla bean whipped cream. OMFG! https://twitter.com/Ruth666/status/870858486980194305
You may also enjoy this article @pascalbouvier (just came across my radar) https://markmanson.net/whats-the-problem-with-men
A perfect day: blue sky, balmy breeze, jacaranda and jasmine. Ahhh. The LA life.
The one thing leading to total human annihilation: avocado on toast. @ Miracle Mile, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/BU4yLjOlVer/
This is AR I can get behind - well, if it was really AR. (I remember when this came out last year.) https://twitter.com/openculture/status/871114519308677120
Red team, blue team. @ Egyptian Theatre https://www.instagram.com/p/BU5aRTJFwNa/
@pinkyracr Yes, but you know my time living in the future is in the past. bwahaha. The benefits of having literally lived on future street.
@pinkyracr I make you cinnamon rolls after my shoot next week, ok?
No work life balance. Producer-vescent sends emails at 10pm on Saturday. (OK, I did step away from the computer this afternoon.)
Avocado Taoist. Discuss.
@nelz9999 Hugs.
Same. https://twitter.com/NifMuhammad/status/871446581291233280
@SwiftOnSecurity It's interesting to watch you evolve your expression as your "power" increases. Are you aware of the way its changed you?
let's see if we can get through the human empathy crisis happening right now. Also AI is an alternate identity of people/humanity. https://twitter.com/pascalbouvier/status/871359496114900992
@SwiftOnSecurity I definitely see the effects of the absolute power thing. Not that it's a problem. I also know fuck all about you so, whateves.
@SwiftOnSecurity Not trying to judge, but I always observe. As celebrity rises, success increases & other challenges. Remember why you do it & stay true.
@SwiftOnSecurity dude have you looked at your follower number recently? You're a fucking role model. You have responsibility. Can't escape it. Mitigate it.
@Ruth666 that bowl size! Or maybe a little bigger. Def your large cat bowl size. Or cafe au lait. #cryptic
@Ruth666 o rly! <3 <3 <3
Stay at Dome Sweet Dome! https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/937948 Local host, geodesic dome, park & mountain view. Chillax loft. Zen Bliss. https://twitter.com/JoshuaTreeNPS/status/871461947413221376
New office, same patron saint/s. @ Miracle Mile, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/BU7m1vGlL74/
Um @Ruth666, have you seen these?! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0039RHF3G/ref=s9_acsd_al_bw_c_x_4_w
Tornado, Cyclone, Hurricane, Twister, Typhoon. Triple ph3 threat!!!! #cryptic
The pleasure of planning collapsing into action. Or the future, collapsing all possibilities into the present moment.
One of these dreams, one of these lost and lonely dreams / We're gonna find one, one that really screams. #lyricsgame
T-minus 1 week till "Action." But this morning, smooth manrock & coffee. "It's perfection & grace / It's the smile on my face" #lyricsgame
Paranoia strikes deep / Into your life it will creep / It starts when you're always afraid / Step out of line, the man come & take you away
#sorrynotsorry #manrock #lyricsgame #mypolticialcontribution
I've been first and last / Look at how the time goes past. #lyricsgame #banjoftw
cc @PJManney <-- I think she put this in her book, BG and all. The owls have eyes. ;-) https://twitter.com/Summer_Burkes/status/871768363713908736
GREAT IDEA & future of co-living: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/uk/sisters-retired-women-built-community/
SHOCKING! https://twitter.com/chr1sa/status/871201010487775232
Breakfast of leftovers. Ps. Toast is toasting. @ Miracle Mile, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/BU967JKlTow/
This face means avocado. @ Miracle Mile, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/BU97QUjl0QO/
And my love is an anchor tied to you (tied with a silver chain) #lyricsgame
<3 this game. https://twitter.com/WilliamChyr/status/871850901425840134
And if he can't drive / With a broken back / At least he can polish the fenders #lyricsgame #cantstopwontstop
This is really great - great song, great video showing the complexity of the city I <3 https://youtu.be/yYcyacLRPNs ht @PJManney
Today: dominos click click in perfection. After planning, action satisfies.
RT @mpesce: Hey Twitter, do I know any women who do biohacking?
This kind of "disinformationing both sides" cacophony is old hat to a cacophonist like me. Like the protests, protesting protests.
Like subcultures move to the center, "culture jamming" now more than mainstream. Well, it always was guerilla psyops.
Was a busy day today. But I still managed to celebrate 13 years. http://www.heathervescent.com/deep/2017/06/a-puissant-anniversary.html
@tundranaut Depending on the neighborhood, you might be able to take him to small claims. You might not win, but you'll send him a message.
@tundranaut You will need to document everything.
So obvs a hacker! Way to go stock photography! https://twitter.com/aden_76/status/872403753995030528
My family left LA in the 70s. I came back in 2004. My city is amazing & I love living here. Also welcome back cougars & urban coyotes. https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/872299076557172739
Reading. Because I'm getting to know my new patron saint/power animal a bit better: https://psmag.com/social-justice/horrible-philosophy-behind-star-alien-h-r-gigers-xenomorph-81641
Next time I do this film production thing, I might actually hire an assistant.
or maybe I just clone myself for a month.
But hey, at least I know I can run the show, run an airbnb, run my business, write, meditate, eat well, take care of my dog, etc & KICK ASS!
I can think of nothing more horrifying than a pickle. Seriously, pickle brine? I'll take the alien over a pickle. cc @Ruth666
@Ruth666 A pickle is something I will never #takeinthemouth Miss W! The Horror!
OMG #want. (I promise I am actually working.) https://www.etsy.com/listing/511921184/alien-toy
@Ruth666 OK, maybe I could get behind a pickle coming out of a pickle, as long as I don't have to eat it. You have seen my mango and snake, right?
The company I buy the most from online, has never once sent me marketing. Feature not bug.
Internet marketing thinks I need a new mattress. Also, what is up with naming mattresses stupid name? I eat avocado, not sleep on one.
How can I not love this guy? Sleeps just like I do. #dogsofinstgram #bostonterrier @ Miracle… https://www.instagram.com/p/BVDsJjplemj/
I read this as, The Furniture is full of hope. Oh yeah! @ Hollywood https://www.instagram.com/p/BVDsSj9FItT/
@iang_fc @rabbyte speak for yourself! ;-)
So I haven't really been talking about the work I've been doing the past couple years till after it's all way done.
But I'm in the final stages of one of my coolest & most exciting projects ever!
A major part of next week, when I shoot my next film scenario. (Yes, it will eventually be public.)
It's been SO MUCH FUN to research, interview, develop scenarios, then shift and work to produce it, hire people, share my vision, etc.
I've got an AMAZING team. I can't wait to see what magic happens (& what inevitably goes "wrong.")
I've become re-invigorated to pursue a couple of personal film ideas/media projects.
Most of all, I want to do more film production (about future stuff ideally).
So if you are interested in any film projects (of any kind, but specially future/tech stuff) hire me & my amazing crew.
I don't know my future after August 3rd. And I'm looking for a good adventure. :-)
I see the situation is more like Baron Harkonnen. But we all know, the #spicemustflow https://twitter.com/aravosis/status/872569520090738688
I literally woke up thinking about ceremonial sacrifices of Aztec ball players this morning. Now this. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-archaeology-aztec-idUSKBN18Z05J?rpc=401&
@evanwolf LOL.
I was obsessed with central and south american pre-history when I was 10. It's kind of amazing I didn't become an archeologist actually.
But billions of dollars in revenue is the real measure of success. /s :-( https://twitter.com/busynessgirl/status/872753523972333568
Kinda dreaming of a rainy day where I can stay in bed all day....
@mikko @LoganArcade @Dead_Flip But more importantly, what did you play?
Always my preference. https://twitter.com/smakelainen/status/872730288249389056
@tundranaut Steely Dan. :-P
RT @EmmyA2: Yeah, same.
image image imageOh me, tonight, just reading some old todo lists that came up as I was searching for something else. #gtdlvl99master
Alright, going in, ready to interact with 4chan & fight club at their day jobs.
Yeah, well I was delighted by British politics last night. Such colourful language! And a geography lesson too. https://twitter.com/GdnPolitics/status/873011827302690816
Apparently they've been talking about the "Decline of the American Male" since the 50s... le sigh https://www.amazon.com/Decline-American-Male-William-Atwood/dp/B0010DQGVS
I woke up thinking about the honeytoken someone submitted to one of my research surveys 4 years ago, but I just learned the term.
Also thinking a lot about Horrorshow Alex, Alien interspecies rape, human exploitation, $$ laundering and other light things this morning.
Result of infighting, I suspect. https://twitter.com/hwingo/status/873224951821733888
@prestonjbyrne Um, Eris?
LOLOlololololol https://twitter.com/seweso/status/872911621164871681
OMG that looks amazing! Great job! https://twitter.com/nobantu/status/873228444909174785
Beautiful. https://twitter.com/ShibumiKiDo/status/873241746032820224
Photo documentation of what might happen if you come to the Mojave with me. (LA to Vegas, circa 2006). Looking good @pinkyracr! <3
image imagePerfect execution cannot be achieved. Instead of searching for it, define perfection as finding & fixing every mistake. Dave Berke ht @sserb
@pinkyracr I know! Dreaming of that roadtrip and stumbling on "Mikeville" after not taking that turn. haha
It's FYC billboard season. https://twitter.com/DigitalLA/status/872884037651578880
Packing my "directors" bag for next week's shoot. @ Miracle Mile, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/BVI4BiJFv8L/
Can confirm! https://twitter.com/IHazRabies/status/873401717764743169
Such coy sunlight. xxx https://twitter.com/CassiniSaturn/status/873584350779985921
Enjoying this gem from @k0re on my desk light. Thanks!! @ Miracle Mile, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/BVK0RJXF6a_/
@busynessgirl bonus points if you do from your in-flight wi-fi. :-)
Saturday morning, final script revisions. Wardrobe is in the house (literally, my house) & just to pick up my scifi props later today.
I miss my blackberry keyboard...
@_Kustodian_ I'm so looming forward to AI since autocorrecr is so awesome!
RT @ericgarland: This is Real History, that thing you can't predict or understand in the moment because it's so f**king insane. That kind.…
RT @ericgarland: Because we've got espionage, money laundering, and more statutes broken than we have kids coming out of law school - which…
RT @ericgarland: But The Real America is the one yet to exist, the country where people take refuge, one where they root their dreams of th…
RT @ericgarland: First, it's going to get WAY F**KED UP and people are going to throw tantrums over ideology and it could get super rough,…
Damn. Eagle of truth as usual. Love you man. Xoxo https://twitter.com/ericgarland/status/873659269698269184
@mpesce Everyone has to make up their mind themself. But I do personally know Garland from my futures days & we've spoken various times. So yes.
@mpesce I also think the current scandal includes money laundering, human trafficing, and pron on a massive scale. Talking massive human suffering.
@mpesce It is. Massive proportions and I'm not conviced "the good" will "win."
@mpesce Like Garland says, bigger than pearl harbor. This is a massive power play to the detriment of the human species (not even kidding).
@mpesce Indeed. :-) Stay well my friend. And take care!
If netflix knows me so well, why does it show me all this total crap?
Evening pondering. https://www.instagram.com/p/BVOgADDFOIw/
Wow, this glass of vino is way stronger after a day of shooting...
4am dog walk. The grass is moist. Soft sounds of night insects. I look at the moon and think of the sunlight on the other side of the earth.
@Cruftbox There is already an app version. Not too shabby actually. :-)
@dominicsayers Been too long Dominic! Shooting another thing like we did ages ago. Hope you are well! :-D
The east goldens as I watch my crew arrive. I enjoy a moment of quiet reflection before we begin our early morning.
And wrapped! @ Los Angeles, California https://www.instagram.com/p/BVSj8EsF1cu/
OK Twitter, what did I miss the last two days while I had the most effed up sleep cycle while staying in my own bed?!
! :-D https://twitter.com/thinkmariya/status/874675195067326464
Oh and also shot (as in film shoot) a thing.
RT @RogueNASA: #MarsMustHave Cantina Bands
imageIt's perfection and grace. It's the smile on my face. #lyricsgame #theDAN
You know your DP rocks when day 2 shoot degrades into constant Skeletor banter. (We decided we would be skeletor twins...lol)
This video made me feel funny. https://youtu.be/nqhLn76kCv0 (ps. Skeletor would never dance like this.) ht to my awesome DP
@giyom @chrismessina @Suitpossum airmiles = a corporate currency in my worldview aka super centralized. Crypto is platform play, anarchistic distribution.
21st century identity problems. lolololol, which identity do you use on which website? Keep your pron identity to pronhub plz. https://twitter.com/sammaule/status/875024436264660992
We have a lot to learn about the role of Testosterone on our meatbag brains. Can someone get an AI on that?
KAMALA!!!!! https://twitter.com/markmorford/status/875097263969771520
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget. #lyricsgame #softball
Twitter reply icon I hate you! Also wtf, can I please go back to twitter UI circa 2007. #grumpydigitalnative
@Ruth666 @sserb hey, I tagged it as #softball. Sometimes you have to #lyricsgame the classics. Also Fly like an Eagle. heh
Billy Mack is a detective down in Texas / You know he knows just exactly what the facts is #lyricsgame another #softball
How hard is it to follow effing instructions? Apparently hard enough. Bosslady is over it.
Heya @Twitter how about you roll out a new UI design when the world is less dramatic. Ya know, to not increase our cognitive loads. tx.
Blockchain argument palate cleanser. Go!
Names of beds that are currently marketed to me: Floyd, avocado, purple. WTFF? Names of bed I will only ever buy: tempurpedic.
RT @TopazLJF: They even got the right logo 💙😭 #BatSignal #AdamWest
image imageBatsignal! Yay LA! https://twitter.com/U2Baja/status/875569100457562114
RT @nidia_b: The bat signal shines atop LA City Hall in honor of Adam West. #Batman
imageAmazon + WF = currency/transaction play. Amazon best poised company to launch a new currency now. #wildcard
@cameo I've changed this sentiment to "Pleasant travels" because it's so often not. Wishing you a pleasant journey. :-)
@cameo As is life! The journey is the destination. ;-)
@_Kustodian_ I'm definitely gonna work on that... #goals #trollololol
They also have wallet, gift card aggregation AND accept AX rewards points for payments. Next, Amazon buys AX (or builds own). Endgame. https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/875736309704179712
Imagine being able to pay for your groceries with your AX points, using your AX card? Circular payments.
AX also innovative with AirBnB in adding KYC/identity when you connect/confirm your AX card to your AirBnB account.
@dgwbirch I'm not confident the government can do any such thing. They kinda have their hands full atm.
@dgwbirch West coast might turn into the Amazonia. haha
Love this woman. Thank you for remembering. https://twitter.com/SenWarren/status/875808277149372416
I read COMPANY TOWN by @MadelineAshby and loved it! Solid, entertaining and written by someone I admire! A++, will read again.
@MadelineAshby Yeah, been meaning to tell you that. Read it awhile back. Loved experiencing your delicious brain ideas. Truly enjoyable.
@MadelineAshby I envisioned the city as a mash between City of Lost Children with a splash of Armada (The Scar) and Stars my Destination.
@MadelineAshby But also totally novel. Not meaning to say it's not original, it is! Easily fits along those mentions.
@MadelineAshby You have my permission!
Turning into a very moby pantsless kind of morning.
I wrote a long thing about being a boss and a director. http://www.heathervescent.com/deep/2017/06/being-a-boss.html
And some little fluffy clouds... https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/875820286695878656
LOL. https://twitter.com/pasiphae_goals/status/875982936700596224
Longest morning ever and still going. New levels of laziness. https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/876148303787720705
Weekly convo w/ Dad points out the benefits of climate change for Russia = number of year round ports. (Natural gas sales increase?)
One might see how climate change could benefit a certain nation state.
Homestretch of my Breaking Bad Diary, Season 5, episode 15: https://www.facebook.com/heathervescent/posts/10158754639800580
I've always loved New Hampshire's motto.
RT @the_ephemerides: They may be very rapidly. At length deliverance is dipped; and it came surrounded by terrors.
imageAnd that's a wrap on my Breaking Bad diary. Such satisfaction. A++, but do not need to watch again.
Abundant problems, abundant (future) solutions! https://qz.com/1000272/its-not-just-the-nhs-in-the-internet-of-things-everything-is-more-hackable-than-you-think/
@pascalbouvier They've been experimenting in this space for years. They have many failures already under their belt. Which they can try again.
@pascalbouvier yeah, and they have a long runway...
Beautiful! I'd take inspiration! We all benefit from moar avocado! Looks delish!! https://twitter.com/claytantor/status/876532423395336192
My latest walking meditation, you might enjoy it @ShibumiKiDo http://www.heathervescent.com/deep/2017/06/dog-walk-meditation.html
RT @Spacekatgal: Cars didn't get safer until we exposed manufacturers to civil liability. It's the same with information security.
Some serious visual logic pron. https://twitter.com/rvosa/status/876133688706256896
FASCINATING piece --> Modern day stalkers, going into the "zone." #unintendedconsequences #abundantproblems #capitalism https://twitter.com/macphersona/status/875429921165725696
A new week, bosslady switches gears. From present moment production, to movie magic creating the future.
There's got to be a joke in my buddhist futurist tendencies. Time is a medium I fluidly manipulate & move between, but I am the medium.
Sure, I'll take any reason to dig up old pre-cosplay pictures of me as Aeon Flux. Thanks editors. ;-)
Last week, I spent more time in my file system windows than on Netflix, and I was binge watching Breaking Bad!
cc @bootiemashup https://twitter.com/timescanner/status/876850807097835520
<3 <3 <3 https://twitter.com/LuvKittensDaily/status/876107486419406848
Flirting with inbox zero all day... except for replies on scifi authors, blockchain ethics & ethical costs of identity platforms. oh hi!
Today someone asked me if "Vescent" is French. I told them it's from the Internet. (Though I do use puissant quite a bit, so to be expected)
So hot in LA today because of this thing called water in the air or humidity. Desert creature not liking.
Coffee with the characters in my kitchen. @ Miracle Mile, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/BVkUS16FxnD/
RT @existentialcoms: Sometimes I feel like dogs know the meaning of life, and they try to tell us but they can't talk, so they just have to…
@cameo That's an amazing story and an awesome memory!
Sekret: I put the dog meme into one my scenario films. That's the kind of thing I do when I have total power. Dog memes. https://twitter.com/MarcHochstein/status/876920047247048704
Can't decide if it's a prog rock morning (guitar), funk dance time (bass), or introspective little fluffy clouds (samples).
Mr Romeo Dog in the morning. Xoxoxo @ Miracle Mile, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/BVkWoSKlxRR/
@cameo Magic is all around us.
“The new smart will be about overcoming two inhibitors of critical thinking & team collaboration: our ego & fears.” http://bit.ly/2sMJ5He
Listening to the new @JamiroquaiHQ album, I always remember the first album, which inspired me to learn to play the didjeridoo.
Not much didjeridoo in his later albums, but the association remains.
It's always a treat to see the first rough cut... savoring one today. #bosslady #producer #director
RT @justin__richer: People seem to forget that we've been cyborgs for a long time. Glasses, shoes... #CloudIDSummit
This is the part of the project where I'm like, why did I have to be director, producer, UI creative director, researcher, writer, etc +more
What's a purple tornado? My desk, awash with purple folders, white printouts & a glass of wine.
@ShibumiKiDo won't get an argument from me!
@ShibumiKiDo wait, I challenge that comment. I'm a producer. I'm making a (short) movie. I'm at least a tiny bit conscious, or conscious when I'm not.
@ShibumiKiDo Also, I only enjoy telling people I'm a (hollywood) producer to break their mold. Into a thousand glittering pieces. ;-)
RT @gregcohn: Let's not give the Uber board too much credit - they were perfectly content when the stock was going up.
Summer in LA equals wearing Matruskha dresses. Sometimes I can act like a woman... @ Bloom Cafe https://www.instagram.com/p/BVnJ_I9Frcm/
@Cruftbox supercut material?
This kind of LA weather makes me miss/wish for 4am desert rave partay from the 00s. My dance music selection might have influence as well.
@Cruftbox it reminds me of my hotel phone & travelling painting photo collections. :-) https://www.flickr.com/photos/heathervescent/albums/72157634648614719
RT @JoshuaTreeNPS: Does it still count as a selfie when someone else sets up the camera & you trigger the shutter by just walking by it? #n…
<3 <3 <3 favorite book ever. https://twitter.com/WEVAchannel4/status/877593378598264832
@InnuendoStudios what what? color me impressed! (I have a later 20th year anniversary edition with a photo by JPL on it)
@InnuendoStudios Yeah. I like Triton best because it's all about questioning (& changing) one's identity. Also street art + surveillance society!
You know when you found your new favorite song & you play it over & over & over. Let's just say you're glad you don't share an office w/ me.
Great. The day I dress like a girl I get to dig around my dead car battery. Sun dress and mechanic hands. :-/
@InnuendoStudios I haven't read his memoir. I should check it out.
@InnuendoStudios Also I don't think we ever talked scifi or non-working related stuff so you probably don't know that i am a big scifi fan.
It's ALL security theatre. Which role do you want to play in the performance? ;-) https://twitter.com/AlexRoy144/status/877632740899926017
@mpesce Looking dapper!
@stevebwriter @mpesce Almost the droste effect.
@stevebwriter @mpesce ah, very cool. Same idea. I love droste effect photos... enjoyed your elevator one too.
@stevebwriter @mpesce There was once this bathroom that had all four walls above waist high mirrored. I loved that bathroom. So much fun.
Ghostly dark bar selfie. @ R Bar LA https://www.instagram.com/p/BVoNYvhlMHY/
Well, the Karaoke bar couldn't handle my version of Total Eclipse of the Heart - angry broken hearted punk rock version. Oh well.
I love this guy so much. #mrdog @ Miracle Mile, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/BVojdtDlj1d/
@tundranaut @nickcave @Ruth666 What, you two know each other?!
Calling bs. We are years away from peak population. Also peak ocean levels. To broaden your perspective. https://twitter.com/mwilcox/status/877721333701857280
@nelz9999 <3 <3 <3
@ShibumiKiDo smoke em if you got em.
Monday feels like months ago, what, with this week's workload.
@roseveleth what makes you think you aren't?
I wouldn't put any of these pretentious "avocado toasts" #inthemouth. Simplicity is bliss. Don't try so hard. https://twitter.com/lwaldal/status/878117332135976960
Post paddleboard beach photo at the Malibu pier. Fun! https://www.instagram.com/p/BVsPcRAl9A0/
This week is a time warp. Feels like it's been at least 3 days since yesterday & months since the shoot. #postproduction
Disagree: this is what people could sell, get an ROI on before their VCs pulled plug, what customers buy, etc. This is the market at work. https://twitter.com/monikabielskyte/status/878343842344214528
@monikabielskyte This is one problem of a capitalist market. Innovations must economically fit. The VC feedback loop + tech adoption delay is known.
Every project ends up having a seminal inspirational song. This one's turning out to be Shake it On, off the new Jamiroquai album.
Though this is a close second. (+ awesome driving scenery) https://youtu.be/fVMtKQMAZqw?t=1m8s
@leashless what are you learning, or not learning?
@MarcHochstein eat well, sparkling water, dog walks, desert, kspa, time with friends, visits with aliens.
It's friday. I'm stalking hackers and security experts on LinkedIn. You?
@leashless https://youtu.be/j2r2nDhTzO4?t=55s
Zeitgeist: Si vis pacem, para bellum.
Dear @evacide I need Defcon fashion advice. What do you recommend? It's gonna be my first year, so tips! pls!
Wrapping up my postproduction todos for the week. Damn, what a week. I can say without a doubt I am doing something no one has before.
Also after 4 days of solid listening, I'm super digging new Jamiroquai album. I might do a Jamiroquai retrospective DJ session at YxYY.
@helenyung oohhh, for also to project graphics upon?
@helenyung oooh, good idea!
@evacide Thank you! See you there (and at the Ace in a couple weeks too, right?)
Dog parent goals. Helps that I went paddle boarding for the first time ever today. https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/877898518198984707
@auradeluxe @mpesce I love being a fly on the wall of your convos.
So proud to see half of double-trouble writing for @BoingBoing. Way to go @Blazenhoff! Read her here: https://boingboing.net/author/blazenhoff_1
Shall we play a game? (Similar to something I'm working on.) http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/05/locked-shields-world-largest-cyber-war-game-170527102554714.html #cyberattack #simulation
@evacide It's actually the present. The future is always awesome because it's all conjecture. :-) But yeah, job security, I hear ya.
Breakfast for brunch at Chez Vescent. #domestic #cookforfriends @ Miracle Mile, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/BVvEkZGFuzv/
Saturday & bosslady is busy doing the budgets she didn't have time to do this week. Someone please kidnap me & save me from myself.
Or maybe better idea is to kidnap me to have some fun.
Was super amazing to hear John Law talk early days of the cacophony society, suicide club, Mark… https://www.instagram.com/p/BVxROucFDOO/
Summer breeze back to back with California Dreaming equals easy like sunday morning. Might take a drive on the ventura highway today.
Lazy sunday morning. Coffee, 70s rock, kindle, no pants, couch. Good morning!
Bookshelf of light reading. @ Miracle Mile, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/BVxc1AAFsTR/
Using Signal is like using Bitcoin, in that you're signaling your values by the mere use of the product.
@dgwbirch who will hold the nuke codes?
How do your emotions treat you, as you watch the fluctuations of BTC and ETH?
A permanent autonomous zone (PAZ) in peril. http://www.wbur.org/edify/2017/06/22/mit-senior-house-closure
Found a future of transactions concept doc circa 2010, w/ ICOs. Was a promising idea then, w/ limited technology. Now... still limited.
To "solve" insider threats, you have to think beyond one time authorization. Interesting research http://www.futurity.org/leaks-insider-threats-1468822/
Again, I'm reminded: The only constant is change.
@jayfader #retrofuture
Excellent thread. https://twitter.com/NickSzabo4/status/879428175700176896
Too hot to do anything & I'm refusing air con because must acclimate for the future. /zzzz
RT @paulg: Markets don't work for everything. Truth is one place where they fail.
Lies = antifragile. https://twitter.com/paulg/status/879614347634409473
Lies = excitement. https://twitter.com/paulg/status/879614662828011520
In the pursuit of "fuck you" money: crypto, ICOs "investing." It sickens me to watch this frenzy. http://www.heathervescent.com/heathervescent/2014/04/peak-fuck-you-money.html
My 2010 vision of how an ICO could play out. Obvs I was very naive/optimistic about human nature. http://www.heathervescent.com/novenify/payment.html
Note: the scenario was written in 2010, about a company that was started in 2016, but the "present date" of the company is 2025.
The company focus is not about the payment structure. The company offers life extension services & the ICO was funding mechanism.
However, some "elite" products can only be paid for in the ICO currency. Which lead to acceptance on secondary exchanges.
This introduced my 2010 concept of the Alternative Currency Consortium - a regulatory body that vetted new currencies on exchanges.
In this world, I envisioned crypto as one type of currency. The Alt Currency Consortium also vetted/approved social, corporate currencies.
Back then, my major concerns about crypto/ICOs was 1) their limit to transactions between computers/technology.
And 2) the lack of understanding of the relationship between human emotions/behavior and money/transactions.
The latter, the emotional relationship is an underserved "community." Meaning, the focus today is on the tech, not the emotional impact.
And by emotional impact, I mean from a very zen perspective, what emotions the tech/transaction experience triggers in humans.
In 2013, I ran a kickstarter, as a way to raise money for a TV series on the Future of Money. You could say it was a rudimentary ICO.
There was no ICO technology available to me in 2013 - to raise funds to research and share more awareness about the changes in money.
But even kickstarter had limitations. I wanted to issue my own "currency" and I intend to do so at some point.
ICOs are not unlike early days of Kickstarter campaigns. But they gain more attention because of the "investing" & "hedging" mindset.
And the funds in play are much much larger.
It's an antifragile situation today, which changes and becomes less antifragile with every ICO.
It's also an example of something "the rich" have access too that is now available to non-rich. Easy "VC" money.
That's one way you can think about the future. What do rich/elite people have today? Assume/extrapolate when this is available to all.
So in some ways, ICOs are proletariat fund raises, and the LOL is that the elites/hedge funds are investing in them.
But ICOs have same bias problems that VC and other investments have: sexism & tech/blockchain bias.
I'm still waiting for the movable type moment for blockchain/crypto/tech-alt-currencies. Until then, your sandbox is tiny.
Once the MT moment in crypto comes, watch out for the "mommy-bloggers." (Unpack that statement.)
That brings up another thing that irks me in the whole crypto community. The lack of women. But whatevs 4chan horrorshow investors.
The weak signal in this thread is that it is tied to another area of my research - the future of masculinity.
Crypto community is an amazing place to watch emerging male attitudes/behavior.
And I'm watching and observing you.
Well, that turned out to be a longer thread on ICOs and crypto than I expected.
RaaS! Genius. I'm crying. https://twitter.com/x0rz/status/879733138792099842
Link to skeleton site of the ACC (Alternative Currency Consortium) http://www.heathervescent.com/ac2/
Now gonna go offline cause I need to review my next cut of this cyber thing I am working on & get my (film) editor notes.
I thought etherium could be the MT of crypto, but it has the same limitations of the crypto paradigm=does not interface well w/ meat world.
And the fear of death that stops us from both living our dreams in this reality & facing the timelessness beyond. https://twitter.com/ericgarland/status/879763429204144130
Example how my brain works/tracks multiple emerging phenomena/trends simultaneously: https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/879728683899944960 #crypto #masculinity #future
My attitude with crypto is like when a guy says he's never gonna get married, and then he finds the one. Still looking for my crypto one.
Really dialing in the edit today. Damn, I hire great people and let them kick ass. #bosslady
No me gusta 5am dawn patrol. :-/
lol https://twitter.com/quinnnorton/status/880083250374483969
@jayfader indeed! whatcha up to these days? I stumbled across the photo of you, me & carmen from early barcamp days a few days ago. good times.
How will hackers hack/penetrate networks in 4 years? #futureofhacking #goinginmyfilm
Honestly, my brain is a little tired with this required triangulated future hacking thinking, w/ all the other details I'm tracking.
@doriantaylor yeah, the 12 year old boy inside me just luuvvvvvvs researching/obsessing ab pentesting. This is how all my obsessions start: research.
On my brain this morning: hack screens, ICOs, LA freeways, do-ocracy leadership style, my internet crush.
Interesting perspective on privacy & micro-expressions. Impt for future emotion reading technology 2. http://www.paulekman.com/blog/dangers-reading-micro-expressions/
@TheMadPrepper I prefer an ocean metaphor. Go out into the waves and meet the future, instead of the waves crashing you on the beach.
@TheMadPrepper I should have know. You gotta tag that #lyricsgame I'm not as big a Rush fan, as I should be apparently.
@TheMadPrepper Thanks!
There is a place in hell for people who go to art exhibits solely to take selfies, like at @the14thfactory.
Minting cash through forced entropy. @ The 14th Factory https://www.instagram.com/p/BV5bCu2FDS1/
Lol. <3. I was surrounded by hungry ghosts in the crown room. They flit and snap and lack substance. https://twitter.com/ShibumiKiDo/status/880172925600518145
Seriously, who still spam comments on blogs. Can't imagine there is any ROI on blog comment spam anymore...
@doriantaylor Yeah, it's like I have my own personal spammer.
@doriantaylor Oh totally. I wake up to some new spam on my obscure "hidden in plain sight" blogs every morning. (These are sekret blogs for me mostly.)
Yummy pizza. https://youtu.be/X8BZr2QvQx0 https://twitter.com/Ludicrousscenes/status/880385037790851072
@doriantaylor Pretty sure they find my pages based on google searches. I'm seeing it from my stats.
They think they're living in The Wolf of Wallstreet. https://twitter.com/starkness/status/880176914341613570
oooooh, another one of my favorites, but I prefer to watch it privately at home. https://twitter.com/newbeverly/status/880486045443399680
@Mickipedia Trickle down economics at "work"!
TFW when you're arms are so tired after gym workout but you drive manual transmission...
This excellent post by @hacks4pancakes has all kinds of weak signals for #futureofhacking & #futureofcybersecurity. https://tisiphone.net/2017/06/28/why-notpetya-kept-me-awake-you-should-worry-too/
TFW you forgot to stop by the grocery store on the way home from the gym, bc tired arms, & now WTF for dinner + hours more of work. :-/
Depends on how you define "ruining." Good luck, bad luck, who knows? One can learn a lot by observing people's behavior. https://twitter.com/prestonjbyrne/status/880454554332127232
@dgwbirch Some familiar ideas in that review. ;-)
@dgwbirch Also congrats! Economist review is job well done!
I know I should feel good that @sacca wrote this thing. But it makes me angry. Angry for decades of lost potential. https://medium.com/@sacca/i-have-more-work-to-do-c775c5d56ca1
