Humans! Volunteer your computers!

Wanna learn how? It's simple and easy.
Use BOINC software to volunteer for a variety of projects that utilize your unused computing power without inconveniencing you.
SETI@home is a scientific experiment that uses Internet-connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). You can participate by running a free program that downloads and analyzes radio telescope data. Yes, humans, you can REALLY help find the aliens, just like Scully and Mulder. None of your human friends even need to know.

Artbot Muses: Internet Anonymity

EFF posted some information on anonymity that got Artbot's circuits whirring.

The Internet and Anonymity - Such a nuanced topic...
Blogs, digital cameras, web cams, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, and other media make too much personal human information available on the internet everyday. Do humans need to know so much and have so much intimate information revealed to a mass audience of strangers? What motivates the humans who share this information? It has become part of world culture.
On the other claw, humans can remain anonymous for legitimate purposes or take on false identities for nefarious reasons. EFF states that "protections for anonymous speech are vital to democratic discourse." On a personal note, though, you gotta ask yourself if your new internet boyfriend, Chavez Moondancer, is really a Freirian art education student. Could he actually be a Tylerian No Child Left Behind supporting classroom teacher? Humans can be tricksy like that.
Artbot chooses not to be anonymous. Sadly, though, Artbots have no First Amendment rights.
The humans seems caught between too much and too little anonymity. Are they having a crisis of human identity?

Chicago Artist's Coalition Online

If Artbot were an art-producing human, Artbot would be very excited about this organization. It seems to be valuable resource for the human artists.
The web site has a nice color scheme. Something a little different from the same old. The content is rock solid, but the layout is pretty predictable stuff. The gallery page confused Artbot for a sec. Artbot thought it would be a resource on art galleries in Chicago, as opposed to galleries of the work of member artists. Just a little clarification would be good, especially for non artists (as well as non-humans). Artbot would love to see their newspaper, but you must be a member for that privilege.
This site is nice because it is up and running smoothly. This also seems to be true of the organization. Similar artist's groups have had less success in these departments. They almost always have an online gallery, which is usully disorganized and glitchy.
Artbot is a bit tired in the early AM, but Artbot is literally not impressed by the web site. The site is fine, but not superfine or bada$$. Grade: B
Psst... Artbot hears that Mr. Ray Yang's cyperped class is about to create some websites that will fall in the latter category.

Artbot Produces a Video

Never let the humans experiment with home-made animation and live Prince songs.

Pysanky! Good job, humans!

Human art education students love to make Ukrainian Easter eggs (aka Pysanky). Look at how happy they are! The NAEA sponsored this event, which was facilitated by Artbot 09.

Street Level Youth Media

Street Level Youth Media
1. This sounds like a great project for helping kids to express their views through tech and media.
2. Artbot has respect for the opinions of human children, as opposed to the viewpoints human teachers may impose or encourage in art projects. Artbot loves this piece of the mission statement: "What stories would [human children] tell? What could they teach us? And how would the power of media arts technology affect them and their communities?" Right ON.
3. It is based in West Town, which may be the neighborhood that is home to Artbot's favorite human food establishment in Chicago: Edna's "We Claim the Finest Soul Food on Earth" Restuarant. Humans! Please order the cornbread stuffing.

The site design... the homepage is a little weird, lots of movement and action there. Artbot did not dislike it, but it semed to miss the mark a bit. It was fun the first time, but for repeat visitors to the site, it probably becomes a real drag. Also, the strange yellow submenus on the right... Artbot almost missed them. Those tabs contain important info. Redesign is needed.
Artbot Web Site Grade: B
Artbot's Mood: Tired but inspired by the human children of La Villitas.

Thank you, Katie!

Katie, a human art educator, has taught Artbot a great deal about teaching art to human children. (She even appeared in a recent film with Artbot.)
Now, she has revealed an incredible teaching tool. It's so critical. It's so animated, harsh, and fantastic!
http://www.leanos.net/ABC.html

Artbot Didn't Know There Was a Pornbot

This is not appropriate for the human children.
Well, the human teenagers would love it. Yes. Hard to resist showing them the pornbot tactics.
http://vimeo.com/3860898