Open EEG

The last days has been a relevation. For the first time I have seen my own brainactivity with my eyes, and also seen it change as I meditate. On the picture above I'm hooked up with an EEG-device based on the OpenEEG-project, that a friend of me built. We met at Chaos Computer Club, and when he found out that i'm doing Zen-meditation he wanted to try out his device on me to see if i could block out Beta-waves (asociated with thinking and reasoning), and bring up the Theta-waves (asociated with contemplative states, and meditation). We did a few experiments and the most interesting thing was to see my brain reacting on words which had high information-density, or switching the meaning of a sentance. I could actually see the thoughts form as I listened to my friend explaining something. Word by word. Amazing! The second interesting thing was to see the effects on the brainwaves during the meditation. The beta-spectrum in both the right and the left hemisphere was blank and calm in less than a minute! And after 15 minute the program hanged... What was I thinking of??? ;-)

I've decided to order one of theese and try to attach bluetooth to it, so I can wear it during longer period of activity, like working, dancing, playing the cello, or similar things. Then maybe hook myself up to my mobilephone, and i'd never have to send SMS anymore ;-)

Well, this was the "first light" just like the child that sees itself in the mirror for the first time, it was a thrilling experience to watch my own thoughts appearing on the screen of the laptop! I think, therefor I am. I know it because I've seen it!

Anno dazumal

I beleive Sir Not-as-brave-as-Sir-Lancelot must have been here and messed up my files with the holy handgranade

Hang Drum

This is how music will sound in the future:

Hang Drum Solo

So, how old do you think this instrument is? Well, it's still in a "beta"!!! The first prototype version was produced in Switzerland 2001, and by now, there is only around 5000 instruments available. The Hang drum is so difficult to get hold of because the company that produces them can't manufacture any new once, because they're still doing reasearch on which material they should use for the instrument! It is THAT new! And if you want to get one, please sign the form, and pray that the company "selects" you to come and pick an instrument up in Basel, so that you can entitle yourself Hang-player!
Last time a fully acoustic instrument was developed was in the '50s and that was the steeldrum, which the Hang-drum is based on.

You know that scene in StarWars, when they enter a bar, and all the aliens are playing weird instruments, and stuff like that? That's NOW! And it's the HANG drum that they're playing! (So, if you fill in the form, make sure to tick the checkbox that sais "extraterestial") ;-)


Here's a wikipedia-entry about the Hang:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_drum

alla platserna...

...som finns i Sverige:

ensam i det gröna gräset i parken, i väntan på en kompis som är och köper glass...
sittandes på en bro med bara fötter hängandes ovanför ån...
på klipporna vid vattnet där vinden är kylig men klipporna uppvärmda av sommarsolen...
på en trampebåt i kanalerna...
solandes på en filt på gräsmattan i närheten av stranden...

Tänkte inte på det så mycket när jag bodde i Sverige, men vi har så fantastiskt fina möjligheter till små "vardagsnaturupplevelser". Vi är så glest befolkade att det ibland bara råkar bli så att du sitter ensam på en bänk i en park, eller att du får hela stranden för dig själv en kväll!