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Opposing dipole arrangement with brainwave boost from hyper-active daughter!!! En-route from Corndon Hill to Stiperstones. (c) Sarah Hopkins, all rights reserved.
Mindflex™ Game
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Blackie was not your average cat. His fur was so glossy it looked like it had been polished with moonlight, and his eyes
had that unsettling, calculating sparkle that made even the boldest BunBuns think twice before queue-jumping.
On this particular afternoon, he was sprawled in his favorite armchair, tail lazily flicking, when—*ping!*—a brainwave struck.
Blackie sat upright.
“Of course,” he murmured. “Aviation.”
Now, most cats, upon having such a thought, would immediately get distracted by a dust particle or a philosophical nap. Not Blackie. He leaned forward, whiskers trembling with ambition.
“I shall become an air traffic controller,” he declared. “At Vienna International Airport.”
He paused for dramatic effect.
“And I will charge *everyone* landing fees.”
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The plan, in Blackie’s mind, was flawless.
Bird approaching runway?
“Permission to land granted—€3, payable by contactless peck.”
Butterfly fluttering in?
“€1.50. No exceptions. Yes, even if you’re ‘just passing through.’”
A confused bumblebee?
“Sir, this is controlled airspace. That’ll be €2. VAT included.”
Even the occasional adventurous paper airplane launched from a nearby balcony was not spared. Blackie installed a tiny touchscreen system labeled:
**“CSA — Cat Savings Account (Secure. Elegant. Lucrative.)”**
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At first, things went… surprisingly well.
The pigeons, while deeply offended, paid up begrudgingly. Butterflies didn’t understand what was happening but complied out of sheer politeness. A group of sparrows tried to argue about “freedom of the skies,” but Blackie simply adjusted his imaginary headset and said:
“Unauthorized chatter on frequency. €0.50 penalty.”
Coins (and the occasional acorn) began piling into his account. Blackie’s tail curled with satisfaction.
“By next Tuesday,” he purred, “I shall be *mega rich*.”
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But then… reality taxied onto the runway.
First came the crows.
They didn’t land. They didn’t pay. They hovered ominously on a nearby lamppost and held what appeared to be a union meeting.
Next, a particularly large goose landed without clearance, honked loudly, and refused to move. Blackie issued three warnings and a strongly worded invoice. The goose ate the invoice.
Then came the butterflies’ legal representative (a very stern moth), who pointed out that Blackie had *no actual jurisdiction* over international airspace.
Blackie blinked.
“No jurisdiction?” he said.
“None whatsoever,” said the moth.
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And finally—worst of all—the airport itself noticed.
A very official-looking human walked past with a clipboard, glanced at Blackie’s setup, and said:
“…Why is there a cat charging birds money?”
Blackie froze.
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That evening, Blackie returned to his armchair.
His CSA balance:
* €4.20
* 3 acorns
* 1 button
* and a suspicious feather
He sighed, but only briefly.
“Hmm,” he said, tapping his chin. “Regulatory challenges. Non-compliant stakeholders. Avian resistance…”
Then his eyes lit up again.
“I’ve got it.”
He leaned back, a slow grin spreading across his face.
“Next venture: *drive-through carrot burgers for BunBuns.* With mandatory queue discipline and… security.”
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So, what do I think of Blackie’s plan?
Honestly? Bold. Visionary. Slightly illegal. Deeply impractical.
But here’s the thing—cats like Blackie don’t get rich by having *perfect* ideas.
They get rich by having *relentlessly many* ideas… until one of them actually works.
And I’d keep an eye on that carrot burger franchise if I were you. 🐾
Out of Nowhere, Nothing Answered.
Subjects are only able to trigger the camera using their brainwaves once they achieve a certain level of relaxation. At a pre-determined level of alpha activity (relaxation) a signal was sent to the camera to fire via the MindWave device, creating a unique self portrait. Sound by Chris Watson was used as a form of neurofeedback, decreasing in volume as subject became more relaxed. For more info see
outofnowherenothinganswered.com and www.michellewalshphotography.net
Brainwave controlled music performance (with Dream Machine) at
ICT and Art Connect conference
Amsterdam
March-2014
My new single released on 12" vinyl. Dream(y) Soundscapes is based on my brainwave recordings (during the dream state) converted into music.
Jacques Lavoisier and Grammy Award musician and composer Dana Leong played performed a live Neuromix as part of the Annual Meeting of the Young Global Leaders and Global Shapers of the World Economic Forum in Geneva (Switzerland).
The audience in the Bâtiment des Forces motrices enjoyed Dana Leong playing cello live with Jacques Lavoisier on the keys.
Dana and Jacques were honored to have no other than Professor Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, introduce them on stage.
Dana's brainwaves were monitored in real time thanks to EMOTIV EPOC's neuroheadset and transformed in visual art in real time.
Pictures courtesy of the World Economic Forum.
Sarah Français' Alpha Project was performed at the Second Nature festival in Aix-en-Provence (France). Music was played live by Greg Lion and Rorre Ecco (Beat Pleasure).
The brainwaves of the dancers were monitored thanks to EMOTIV's EPOC neuroheadset and transformed in real-time in digital visual art projected while the dancers were performing. It offered a new dimension to the artistic performance allowing dancers to express themselves with their bodies and their brains.
Amazing pictures by Laurent Marti
(do not use without permission)
www.facebook.com/LaurentMARTIPhotographie/
Sandra Français:
www.cie-elephante.com/projets/alpha/
Alpha project:
www.cie-elephante.com/files/DP-Alpha.pdf
Greg Lion:
www.residentadvisor.net/dj/greglion
Rorre Ecco:
Second Nature:
Ken & Andy producing brainwave music. -
Seven Second Delay @ Maxwells
More photos at: tinyurl.com/7sd-1-21-09