torsdag, januar 21, 2010

What IS the Wonderful Heraclitus Machine???
Some do not immediately understand the purpose of the Heraclitus Machine. They perhaps believe it is just a funny carousel of gibberish. But Hello! It is not.
The purpose of the Heraclitus Machine is to be a vehicle for understanding the connections and relations between the fragments of Heraclitus. As we have only small parts of his work, and do not know how his book was structured, we have to try to piece it together ourselves. The Heraclitus Machine randomly arranges fragments and thereby potentially illuminates interconnections between concepts that at first glance may seem contra-rational.
But as Heraclitus says, there are things below the surface, and if we dig into it, we may find treasures.
Some links:
Book: The Art and Thought of Heraclitus by C.H. Kahn.

Website: The Fragments of Heraclitus, by Randy Hoyt

onsdag, januar 13, 2010

Heraklitmaskinen 10 år!
Heraklitmaskinen fyller 10 år i år. Den første versjonen ble lagt ut på mitt hjemmeområde på Uio, og var ganske spartansk. Men teknologien er nesten identisk til den hypermoderne versjonen som kan nytes på http://babadofar.com - kun javascript med noen enkle random greier.
Til glede for nye lesere: Den første versjonen av Heraklitmaskinen (funker kun i Internet Explorer!) En versjon som funker i "standard"-kompatible nettlesere finner du her: h2