How Do You Download a Seating License to Retract Seat Spikes?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the concept of downloading a seating license to retract seat spikes in an Internet Chair, which is part of an art installation. The conversation touches on the technical aspects of the chair's functionality, the event where it was showcased, and the associated terms and conditions of using the seating license.

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Main Points Raised

  • Steve Mann describes the Internet Chair, which includes a magnetic stripe card reader and retractable spikes that respond to a downloaded seating license.
  • Participants express humor and light-heartedness regarding the potential expiration of the seating license.
  • Terms and conditions are presented, indicating restrictions on capturing memories of the seating experience, with a humorous take on the idea that "remembering is copying and copying is Theft."

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants appear to engage in a light-hearted manner, but there is no clear consensus on the implications or seriousness of the terms and conditions associated with the seating license.

Contextual Notes

The discussion includes humorous interpretations of the terms and conditions, which may reflect differing views on the nature of memory and experience in relation to the seating license.

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Individuals interested in art installations, technology in public spaces, or the intersection of user experience and licensing agreements may find this discussion relevant.

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Download a Seating License to retract the seat's content-guard spikes
Steve Mann, 2001 Feb. 7th

Here is the Internet Chair with magnetic stripe card reader and spikes that retract when a seating license is downloaded from a license server in response to input from the card reader incoroprated into the chair. The license server is in the 19 inch relay rack behind the Internet Chair.

The text on the scrolling LED sign mounted to the back of the chair reads:
WEARY TRAVELLERS NO LONGER NEED TO STAND FOR HOURS ON END... USE YOUR GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO ID CARD TO DOWNLOAD A FREE SEATING LICENSE.

The opening was Wednesday Feb. 7th, at the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI, 800 Chestnut St.), organized by Independent Curators International (ICI) of New York, and curated by Steve Dietz of walkerart.org (Walker Art Center) of Minneapolis. SeatSale was also exhibited at various other museums and galleries, such as Austin Museum of Art, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, etc..
 
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Don't want to be sitting there when your license expires! :smile:
 
Arg! :eek: :smile:
 
Terms and Conditions :

You agree not to capture any photographic, visual, or other forms of memory of this service. You further agree to forget what your Seating Experience (TM) was like after your free trial Seating License expires.

:smile:
 
Gokul43201 said:
Terms and Conditions :

You agree not to capture any photographic, visual, or other forms of memory of this service. You further agree to forget what your Seating Experience (TM) was like after your free trial Seating License expires.

:smile:

That's because "remembering is copying and copying is Theft." :biggrin: