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Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.65,0:00:23.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Herald-Angel: So please welcome Michelle\Nfor her talk about the urban organism
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.04,0:00:33.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hacking in Hong Kong.\N{\i1}applause{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.74,0:00:37.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Michelle: So thank you for coming today.\NFirst of all, you could be anywhere right
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.64,0:00:43.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,now and you decided to come here, so, I\Nreally appreciate it. This talk will
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.85,0:00:47.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,engage the practices and protocols of\Nhacking in the context of Hong Kong, and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.65,0:00:52.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the relationship of that with the socio-\Ncultural aspects of architecture and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.44,0:00:58.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,urbanism. But why architecture and\Nurbanism? For a brief background, I'm
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.12,0:01:02.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trained as an architect. But after about\N10 years of corporate architecture, I
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.87,0:01:08.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,needed to kind of expand my tentacles. So\Nnow I build buildings to maintain that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.96,0:01:13.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,technical proficiency. And I work in\Ncreative media which allows me to have
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.15,0:01:18.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more instant gratification, and a more\Npersonal contact with individual people.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.69,0:01:29.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I teach in the faculty of Design\NEnvironment at a university in Hong Kong.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.43,0:01:33.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the Metropolis I'm speaking of refers\Nto Hong Kong. If it wasn't obvious
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.25,0:01:39.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,already. It is a city of contradictions, a\Ncultural pastiche of a colonial system,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.18,0:01:45.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chinese traditions and with globalized\Nmodernity. So if the city slogan, Asia's world
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.23,0:01:50.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,city, it maintains itself as a entrepôt,\Nor in other words, the intermediary
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.45,0:01:55.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between China and the rest of the world.\NSo before, we were trading opium, tea,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.97,0:02:00.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sugar, textiles, and which now has\Ntransitioned to focus more on the
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.47,0:02:07.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,financial sector, so cocaine, insurance\Nand stocks. For many of those just passing
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.52,0:02:12.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through Hong Kong which is frequent and\Nobvious for anyone coming over to Asia.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.12,0:02:17.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are several factors that make it\Nsuch an exciting prospect. So the hyper
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.32,0:02:22.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,density here is always a fascination. This\Nisn't super relevant, but the image on the
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.42,0:02:26.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,left is from the Leandro Ehrlich, it's\Ncalled "The Room". It's a surveillance
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.100,0:02:30.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,camera, many surveillance cameras on one\Nroom and the other one does a
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.65,0:02:39.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,juxtaposition with our typical facades in\NHong Kong. So the exciting prospects: One
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.79,0:02:44.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the proximity to Chinese manufacturers.\NSo it's close enough where you can hop
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.48,0:02:49.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over to Shenzhen, so the manufacturer hub,\Nfor just a few hours. You could just take
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.74,0:02:54.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a day trip. So if we have a MOSFET\Nemergency, you can run over there within
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.06,0:02:58.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an hour, and grab everythin you need and\Ngo back. But, we are also just outside of
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.64,0:03:05.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a great firewall. We don't have any of\Nthose issues, or, not most. And it's
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.19,0:03:09.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,culturally accessible, that's number two.\NYou won't feel incredibly left out with no
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.35,0:03:14.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chinese language skills. You will still be\Na little bit left out, but not completely.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.80,0:03:20.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can still function and operate there\Nhappily. And then three is the stimuli. As with
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.92,0:03:26.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,any metropolis, there's a factor of hyper\Nactivity that has this distinct scent of
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.13,0:03:30.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,infinite possibilities. Anything can\Nhappen. And this is the difference that I
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.55,0:03:34.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feel most because you can make anything\Nhappen there if you're just willing to pay
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.29,0:03:39.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a little bit. Sometimes it's not a lot of\Nmoney and I'll go into this detail later
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.25,0:04:06.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually. Excuse me. So in this socio-\Ncultural cornucopia, what gives way to
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.74,0:04:12.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these contradictions and complexities, is\Na notoriously wide income gap, the soaring
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.34,0:04:17.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,costs of real estate and as well as the\Npressure towards commercialism. The more
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.99,0:04:21.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we raise ourselves into the clouds,\Nexploring the limits of the upwards
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.15,0:04:27.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trajectory, it also creates wider\Nseparations from one another, and in that
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.03,0:04:33.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,segregation, it creates uniformity. The\Ndefining characteristics of any post-
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.28,0:04:40.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,modern city is how control is leveraged in\Nthe hands of the bureaucracy. Urban
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.04,0:04:44.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,policy, especially in Hong Kong, is a\Nstringent arrangement serving only the
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.77,0:04:49.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,private and the powerful. And without\Ngoing into the boring details, but for the
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.28,0:04:56.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,most part, the applied label here is\Ncalled {\i1}crony capitalism{\i0}. So technological
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.30,0:05:00.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,changes in the quality of public space\Nmake it increasingly more evident that the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.95,0:05:07.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,urban realm is a temporary experience that\Nhas imploded by the changes in the social
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.12,0:05:13.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,contract. The enjoyment of public space is\Nnormally governed by authority: public
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.42,0:05:18.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,transportation, parks, and even the most\Nmundane section of the pavement; some are
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.17,0:05:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the responsibility of an organization. In\Nthis respect, the city relinquishes itself
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.00,0:05:30.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a home or a collective space, but rather\Na temporary flow of people, information,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.87,0:05:36.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and commodities. So did you know? The\Nparks in Hong Kong is nothing like the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.53,0:05:41.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,parks in Germany. We have signs that say,\Nno smoking, no drinking - OK, fine - no
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.89,0:05:49.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,busking, no bicycles, no skateboards, no\Nhawking, so basically no fun. The pavements
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.75,0:05:53.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,aswell, if you've been to Hong Kong,\Nor you see in the video, the pavements are
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.11,0:05:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about 1.2m wide before you reach the\Nfaçade of a building next to you. That's
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.99,0:06:04.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they are keen on maximizing 100%\Nsite boundaries which reach up to there.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.80,0:06:09.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why we are all closed in because\Nthe pavement in front of every building is
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.21,0:06:13.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,typically owned by the business in front\Nof it. So that is actually their section
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.62,0:06:20.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the pavement, not yours but it's\Ntheirs. So while each technological
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.59,0:06:26.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,revolution allows us to offset mundane\Ntasks, we've also been offsetting the
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.22,0:06:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,responsibility of monitoring these\Nmachines to large scale institutions.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.12,0:06:37.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Technology has been an extension of\Nourselves for a long time but very few pay
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.09,0:06:43.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mind of what part of us that amputates.\NThe quote from Gary Taubes where he writes
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.23,0:06:48.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about sugar, like candy, the sugar: "It's\Na substance that causes pleasure with a
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.49,0:06:53.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,price that is difficult to discern\Nimmediately, and painful only years and or
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.34,0:07:01.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,decades later." That's from the case\Nagainst sugar, 2016. And if we consider
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.75,0:07:08.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cities moving more into the virtual realm,\Ninto cyber urbanism with smart technology,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.40,0:07:14.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're heading into a world that is\Nshackled by algorithmic conformity. For
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.15,0:07:19.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one example, by mass implementation of\Nself driving cars. And within these
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.80,0:07:25.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,networks of organized complexities, we\Nwere never meant to be in concrete boxes,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.97,0:07:32.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hovering in the sky, hermetically sealed\Nfrom one another. For thousands of years,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.58,0:07:38.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our genetic programming had us living in\Ntribes. And while the world seemed to
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.04,0:07:44.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shrink in distance, with steam engines,\Nairplanes, and the Internet, the space
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.48,0:07:51.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with and between each other expanded even\Nmore. So machines replaced our fingers,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.53,0:07:56.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we no longer needed each other to meet\Nour needs, but instead on a system.
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Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.78,0:08:14.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hopefully, I set the stage now for this\Nvery dystopian Blade Runner view-esque of
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.30,0:08:21.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the city. So a certain level of uniformity\Nis inevitable. And to me, uniformity is
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.74,0:08:28.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not so bad if we can translate this to\Ncooperation. And to begin our detailed
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.03,0:08:32.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,understanding of similarities before we\Nimplicate and find the changes within the
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.19,0:08:38.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cracks. We have this inherent quality in\Nus, the small children, with such joy in
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.36,0:08:43.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,playing with switches and boxes, pushing\Nbuttons, and identifying objects as mine
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.02,0:08:46.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yours. But because of this innate\Ndesire to make changes to our
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.64,0:08:54.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,environments, and leave a mark in this\Nworld. So our ability to make collective,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.74,0:08:58.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Two images disappeared, sorry)\NSo our ability to make collective,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.43,0:09:05.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inflexible cooperation in large numbers is\Nour strength in this world. And I mean
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.05,0:09:08.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's why we're all here in this amazing\Nevent, built by so many hands that are
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.99,0:09:14.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes organized and sometimes not.\NTogether, we're finding a balance between
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.20,0:09:20.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ecological and the engineered, or the\Norganic versus the designed. And to me,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.04,0:09:24.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the metaphorical link between the city and\Nhacker spaces also have something in
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.23,0:09:30.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,common with termites, ants, birds,\Nmussels, and mold. It's the experimental,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.59,0:09:56.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,harmonic composition that arises from\Nspatial self organization.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.98,0:10:02.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it shows something that's difficult to miss,\Nonce you crossed your path. It's a horde of
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.96,0:10:07.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,termites animating a still branch, both\Nbuilding and destroying the physical
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.62,0:10:12.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,environment at the same time. And I enjoy\Nobserving termites and ants for their
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.83,0:10:18.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,emergent complex co-operative, yet\Nprimitive behaviour. And so in this line
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.34,0:10:22.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of thinking, the macro and micro of our\Nenvironments. And that is one of the
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.51,0:10:26.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,aspects that draws me to hacker spaces\Nbecause they too are part of this greater
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.99,0:10:31.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,concept of collective, distributive\Naction. Although part so to this very
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.86,0:10:46.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,messy human factor called the hacker\Ncommunity. So, Dim Sum Labs, Hong Kong's
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.92,0:10:53.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first and only hackerspace. Started off\Nlike most hacker spaces, with a few people
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.32,0:10:58.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,getting together in informal places to\Nchat about all things geeky. And then the
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.61,0:11:03.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,official location was secured in 2011 with\Nabout 10 different cofounders in a
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.42,0:11:08.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,commercial building in Sheung Wan which is\Nnear the center. So super convenient for
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.38,0:11:16.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people to access, but also means, there's\Na scarcity of space. It's kind of a funny
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.60,0:11:25.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,name. The red part means Dim Sum, touch\Nyour heart, literally. But Dim Sum
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.40,0:11:29.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,naturally refers to a particular cuisine\Nor an activity in Hong Kong where you can
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.32,0:11:35.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,potentially spend hours nibbling on things\Nin bamboo steamer baskets and whatnot. And
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.05,0:11:38.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when lots of people join together, you\Nhave this very diverse opportunity to
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.74,0:11:51.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,taste and experiment so many different\Nthings. It's cute, right? (Oh, I lost another
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.30,0:12:07.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,image. So is the image of Dim Sum. And\NI'm going crazy now.) OK. So, as I described
Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.62,0:12:11.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,earlier, our proximity to China, because\Nof our limited space, because of the
Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.73,0:12:16.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,context where money is king and we are\Nfools in this court, it shapes the culture
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.30,0:12:21.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of our space in ways like affording\Nourselves really cheap equipments and
Dialogue: 0,0:12:21.38,0:12:28.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,components. For example, our laser cutter\Nwas 4000 RNB, which is about 500 Euro,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.18,0:12:33.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and components, so it's about a 1000\Nresistors for half a Euro. But instead, we
Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.93,0:12:38.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spend the rest of the money on rent\Ninstead. And also, what changes the
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.61,0:12:42.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,culture is very transitional\Natmosphere of people that move onto their
Dialogue: 0,0:12:42.17,0:12:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,journeys, their hobbies, or their\Nlifestyle. And in Hong Kong, like the rest
Dialogue: 0,0:12:47.08,0:12:52.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the world outside of Germany, hacking\Nhas a very different connotation than we'd
Dialogue: 0,0:12:52.78,0:12:57.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,prefer. So as I define it, it is the\Nintellectual activity of exploring an
Dialogue: 0,0:12:57.39,0:13:03.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,object, system or protocol beyond its\Nintended means. Of course, most people
Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.74,0:13:25.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't see it that way, which is why (oh,\Nget out of here termites, okay) which is
Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.44,0:13:31.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why there is a book called "The Field\NGuide to Hacking". It's a handshake, if you
Dialogue: 0,0:13:31.50,0:13:37.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will, to the greater community. How can we\Nencourage others to hack, without showing
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.80,0:13:42.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,them how? So the book contains a\Ncollection of projects in an instructable
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.35,0:13:47.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,manner, sort of. Essays and snapshots of\Nthe activity in our nebulous community,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.34,0:13:51.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And is ordered into 6 sections, each\Nprefaced by essays by someone who can
Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.72,0:13:59.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,explain some peripheral topics of hacking.\NIt begins with a foreword by Mitch Altman
Dialogue: 0,0:13:59.79,0:14:04.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because if you're going to talk about\Ncommunity, how can you not involve Mitch?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.74,0:14:10.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if anyone doesn't know who he is, he\Nalso yearly organizes a hacker's trip to
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.30,0:14:16.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,China, so many of you have come to visit\Nsome labs in Hong Kong which is amazing.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:16.17,0:14:20.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of the projects, we start off with\Nsomething very simple, like a button badge
Dialogue: 0,0:14:20.23,0:14:27.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you can solder yourself, with links\Nto github repository and all your
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.93,0:14:33.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,components that you need to do it, and\Npotentially teach you how to solder it. Some
Dialogue: 0,0:14:33.46,0:14:38.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,projects are a little more functional.\NThis is the kilowatt countered that we
Dialogue: 0,0:14:38.44,0:14:44.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have in our space where we monitor the use\Nof electricity in the space. And that also
Dialogue: 0,0:14:44.70,0:14:52.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,helps if someone has left the air con on\Nand it's empty, so we know. Some of the
Dialogue: 0,0:14:52.45,0:14:58.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,products are a little more polemic. This\Nis Neomi "SexyCyborg" Wu. She's quite well
Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.77,0:15:05.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,known. If you follow her on Twitter and if\Nyou want to check her Twitter, you'll find
Dialogue: 0,0:15:05.34,0:15:10.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out yourself. {\i1}general laughter{\i0} And there\Nare some projects that are a little more
Dialogue: 0,0:15:10.65,0:15:17.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,artistic. So this is fields by me and\NSavio. There's one here which maybe I'll
Dialogue: 0,0:15:17.67,0:15:25.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,show you later if I have time. Mine is not\Nvery instructional but I teach you how to
Dialogue: 0,0:15:25.50,0:15:31.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hack it and how it works which I suppose\Nis more important. And then the essays not
Dialogue: 0,0:15:31.12,0:15:35.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,only provide the spike from the sea of\Nprojects, but also a gesture for those who
Dialogue: 0,0:15:35.06,0:15:39.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would like to know more about hacking but\Nperhaps not participate into it,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:39.45,0:15:45.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,participate in it physically. So this is\Nwhen I write a little bit about urbanism,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:45.31,0:15:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and surveillance capitalism. This is from\NDr. Daniel Howe who teaches a class on
Dialogue: 0,0:15:50.92,0:15:56.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hacktivism at the school of creative media\Nin the city university whose essay ponders
Dialogue: 0,0:15:56.28,0:16:03.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the relationship between artistic freedom\Nand expression in Hong Kong. And Scott
Dialogue: 0,0:16:03.33,0:16:08.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Edmunds who founded the Bauhinia genome\Nproject. He works on a different kind of
Dialogue: 0,0:16:08.21,0:16:13.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,code. It's a four letter code of DNA. And\Nwhile cultivating a stronger relationship
Dialogue: 0,0:16:13.78,0:16:22.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between locals and Hong Kong's history, by\Nway of citizen science. And on
Dialogue: 0,0:16:22.95,0:16:27.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inclusivity, Sarah Fox writes about\Ntechnology and recognition with respect to
Dialogue: 0,0:16:27.56,0:16:34.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the feminist space. And then we round it\Nall off with Luis Filipe R. Murilo who
Dialogue: 0,0:16:34.43,0:16:38.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,writes about this from an anthropologyst\Nperspective and empirically as a former
Dialogue: 0,0:16:38.71,0:16:46.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,member of Dim Sum Labs. So I hope that\Nthroughout this talk and the book, that it
Dialogue: 0,0:16:46.59,0:16:50.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,provides some insight into the backdrop of\Nsome of the issues that face Dim Sum Labs
Dialogue: 0,0:16:50.99,0:16:55.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every day. It's not the easiest task to\Nhave people on the other side of the world
Dialogue: 0,0:16:55.89,0:17:02.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have this empathetic sharing of our\NZeitgeist, but we try. Some of the things
Dialogue: 0,0:17:02.05,0:17:05.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that have been asked to me, is where can I\Nfind the book? So there's the website,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:05.90,0:17:12.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there's the email. The next question\Nis actually, can I buy the book? Well, not
Dialogue: 0,0:17:12.76,0:17:18.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really, because I ran out, and because the\Npublisher is called Dim Sum Labs Press
Dialogue: 0,0:17:18.61,0:17:24.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which isn't just me. So if anyone knows a\Npublisher that would like to help me?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:24.19,0:17:28.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because right now I'm just printing it\Nfrom Taobao. And if there's going to be
Dialogue: 0,0:17:28.20,0:17:31.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,another version, I kind of need more\Ncontent. So if you want to be part of
Dialogue: 0,0:17:31.90,0:17:36.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this, and you are kind of part of the\Ncommunity, please let me know. Contact is
Dialogue: 0,0:17:36.36,0:17:47.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there. So this is not really a conclusion,\Nbut I'm just going to assume it is. Hong
Dialogue: 0,0:17:47.11,0:17:51.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kong has become part of this geopolitical\Nexperiment. So we are on this precarious
Dialogue: 0,0:17:51.12,0:17:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,edge between maintaining its openness, in\Nthis sense where individuals can maintain
Dialogue: 0,0:17:56.04,0:18:01.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their cultural roots, and are osmosis with\NShenzhen or China, a city where it lives
Dialogue: 0,0:18:01.27,0:18:05.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,under the guise of China's rules and\Nregulations, but as well as, breaking
Dialogue: 0,0:18:05.15,0:18:11.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beyond its limitations in the physical and\Nthe social sense. In Hong Kong, the type
Dialogue: 0,0:18:11.53,0:18:15.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of travelers that I come across, always\Nhave the same fascination towards the
Dialogue: 0,0:18:15.81,0:18:20.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,city. It's this kind of magical wonder as\None travels up the escalator in the center
Dialogue: 0,0:18:20.03,0:18:25.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the city, leaning over the edge just to\Ncatch a glimpse of the sky as the towers
Dialogue: 0,0:18:25.10,0:18:31.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are leaning towards each other. It's\Namazing on one hand. Because it's a
Dialogue: 0,0:18:31.08,0:18:35.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,massive scale of structures that we built\Nwith this comparatively tiny hands, and
Dialogue: 0,0:18:35.08,0:18:39.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's similar with electronics and whatnot.\NWe are encapsulating and embedding our
Dialogue: 0,0:18:39.66,0:18:45.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perspectives within these artifacts that\Nperpetuate around us. But I also see it as
Dialogue: 0,0:18:45.46,0:18:52.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,relinquishing our dominion. We are\Ncomplicit to our own detriment by not
Dialogue: 0,0:18:52.63,0:18:57.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really addressing who our environments\Nbelong to. So in all respects: the
Dialogue: 0,0:18:57.01,0:19:08.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,physical, the temporal, and digital strata\Nthat our streets are paved upon.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:08.44,0:19:18.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's it.\N{\i1}applause{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:19:18.69,0:19:22.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Herald-Angel: Thank you very much,\NMichelle. We now have time for Q and A's,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:22.40,0:19:28.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I can see that we already have one\Nquestion from the microphone number 2.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:28.22,0:19:30.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Microphone 2: So, thank you for your talk.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:30.90,0:19:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What would you say to a {\i1}inaudible{\i0}\N{\i1}laughter{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:19:41.44,0:19:47.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Michelle: I'm thinking of how to say this.\NNumber one, you can't just calm, there's
Dialogue: 0,0:19:47.35,0:19:53.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,plenty of Europeans there, you'll fit\Nright in. Number two, there's - I just
Dialogue: 0,0:19:53.82,0:19:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tell you - there is a way you can get your\Nown visa because it's very easy to start a
Dialogue: 0,0:19:58.00,0:20:03.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,business in Hong Kong. And then you can\Nkind of hire yourself and give yourself a
Dialogue: 0,0:20:03.82,0:20:06.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,visa.\NM2: Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:06.37,0:20:11.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Michelle: Don't tell anyone I said that.\NHerald-Angel: Just between you and the
Dialogue: 0,0:20:11.18,0:20:15.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,internet. And speaking of that, do you\Nhave any questions from the internet,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:15.30,0:20:22.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Signal-Angels? No, no, it's no. So,\Nthere's still two microphones and we have
Dialogue: 0,0:20:22.26,0:20:27.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time for questions. So please if you have\Nit, we have a question from microphone
Dialogue: 0,0:20:27.18,0:20:30.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,number 1.\NMicrophone 1: Well, it's not a question,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:30.71,0:20:35.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's more, there is a publisher called\N"No Starch Press", and it's for geeky stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:35.59,0:20:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if you are looking for one, I\Nwould suggest that one.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:40.00,0:20:47.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Michelle: Ah, I did look at them. I\Nhaven't gotten that far, yet, because as I
Dialogue: 0,0:20:47.15,0:20:54.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pointed out, I kind of doing everything\Nmyself, so. But if you know a contact.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:54.94,0:21:00.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,M 1: Will have a look.\NH: And microphone number 2.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:00.05,0:21:11.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,M 2: Where do you see the difference\Ncontact between Hong Kong and in Europe?
Dialogue: 0,0:21:11.21,0:21:16.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Michelle: The fundamental activity of\Nhacking, I think, is not that different.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:16.09,0:21:20.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As in, we are all people trying to explore\Nthings: What cool thing can come out
Dialogue: 0,0:21:20.95,0:21:28.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the stuff around us? The difference, I\Nfind most, is how we spend our time, and
Dialogue: 0,0:21:28.54,0:21:32.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how generous we are with ourselves.\NBecause if you live in a very commercial
Dialogue: 0,0:21:32.79,0:21:39.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,city that is dominated by this mentality\Nof finance, and money, and how do I pay
Dialogue: 0,0:21:39.37,0:21:44.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rent, and whatever, then your time becomes\Nmoney, and you do feel, or you get the
Dialogue: 0,0:21:44.53,0:21:48.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feeling that people don't want to extend\Nso much because they're too busy with
Dialogue: 0,0:21:48.43,0:21:52.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,work, or they have to go to dinner, or\Nthey just have better things to do, than
Dialogue: 0,0:21:52.33,0:21:59.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to basically volunteer in a space.\NH: And question from Microphone number 1
Dialogue: 0,0:21:59.52,0:22:05.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Microphone 1: Hi, question: How famous are\Nhacker communities in Hong Kong, or the
Dialogue: 0,0:22:05.16,0:22:09.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,region in general? So if I would be\Nlooking for an alternative to the Chaos
Dialogue: 0,0:22:09.19,0:22:14.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Computer Congress here, what would I be\Nlooking for in Asia, like, if not Hong
Dialogue: 0,0:22:14.42,0:22:18.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kong, then Singapore, or Tokio, like Asia.\NMichelle: Can you rephrase your question?
Dialogue: 0,0:22:18.91,0:22:21.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know..\NMicrophone1: So, question is, if I'm
Dialogue: 0,0:22:21.40,0:22:29.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looking for a hacker event in Asia. What\Ndo I look for? Which city, what event?
Dialogue: 0,0:22:29.59,0:22:34.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Michelle: We don't have very many hacker\Nevents in Asia. There is some in
Dialogue: 0,0:22:34.29,0:22:41.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Singapore, and I suppose the Tokyo Maker\NFair is pretty cool in terms of like
Dialogue: 0,0:22:41.67,0:22:47.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,artifacts and stuff. But we don't have as\Nmuch of this community because hacking is
Dialogue: 0,0:22:47.90,0:22:54.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very much so a Western concept, and the\Nway a lot of Asia, if we include China and
Dialogue: 0,0:22:54.71,0:23:00.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the rest of it, it's not necessarily\Nconsidered hacking. I mean if you
Dialogue: 0,0:23:00.30,0:23:04.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,understand the way Chinese do things, if\Nwe bring in the concept of Shanzhai, they
Dialogue: 0,0:23:04.65,0:23:08.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't think that's hacking. That's kind of\Njust part of the culture. That's what you
Dialogue: 0,0:23:08.71,0:23:15.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do to make things work for yourself. So\Nit's a little more dispersed and it's not
Dialogue: 0,0:23:15.80,0:23:19.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,under the umbrella term that is easy to\Nfind here.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:19.92,0:23:24.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,M 1: Shenzhen Maker Fair?\NMichelle: Oh yeah, Shenzhen Maker Fair is
Dialogue: 0,0:23:24.04,0:23:26.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also really cool.\NHerald-Angel: We have a question from
Dialogue: 0,0:23:26.72,0:23:33.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,number 2.\NM 2: Meeting here {\i1}inaudible{\i0} it's really cool
Dialogue: 0,0:23:33.16,0:23:38.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do you reach outside the community,\Nbeyond the hackerspace, beyond the
Dialogue: 0,0:23:38.58,0:23:44.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,industry. How this works. Around Hong\NKong, if you do it? How do you do it?
Dialogue: 0,0:23:44.22,0:23:48.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Michelle: You mean reaching the community\Noutside of the hacker space?
Dialogue: 0,0:23:48.21,0:23:59.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,M 2: Artists {\i1}inaudible{\i0}\NMichelle: So I'm hoping that's what the
Dialogue: 0,0:23:59.63,0:24:08.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,book accomplishes. Since I have pushed it\Nthrough a non-profit architectural design,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:08.24,0:24:15.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yeah, non-profit, so that's reaching a\Ndifferent network. Unfortunately, by doing
Dialogue: 0,0:24:15.13,0:24:19.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that, and same with architects and\Neducation, hacking and hacker spaces is
Dialogue: 0,0:24:19.83,0:24:27.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kind of this counterculture underground\Nthing where it's cool now. So that's
Dialogue: 0,0:24:27.22,0:24:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,another thing I have to negotiate because\NI don't want it to be just a trend, or a
Dialogue: 0,0:24:32.12,0:24:37.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,toy that someone says like, your\Nalternative version of whatever, but more
Dialogue: 0,0:24:37.93,0:24:41.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a way of life, way of thinking type\Nthing.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:41.53,0:24:47.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Herald-Angel: We still have time for more\Nquestions. There is a question from
Dialogue: 0,0:24:47.06,0:24:51.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Microphone number 2.\NMicrophone 2: Hello from a fellow Hong Kong
Dialogue: 0,0:24:51.57,0:24:59.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,citizen. So I'm just wondering what the\N{\i1}inaudible{\i0} Hong Kong is {\i1}inaudible{\i0} politically?
Dialogue: 0,0:24:59.68,0:25:10.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}inaudible{\i0} just an example.\NMichelle: If you say, do you mean
Dialogue: 0,0:25:10.03,0:25:15.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,politically like, just directly against\NChina and Hong Kong then I wouldn't say so
Dialogue: 0,0:25:15.55,0:25:23.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,much. Because the current member base is\Nnot very local, and they have their own
Dialogue: 0,0:25:23.71,0:25:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,politics to establish. Although, if you\Nconsider politics as in Open Source then
Dialogue: 0,0:25:32.00,0:25:41.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are people that do that.\NIt's a very vague answer, I'm sorry.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:41.06,0:25:44.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Microphone: The question i've had, the\Nnumber of educational programs...
Dialogue: 0,0:25:44.93,0:25:47.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm just, I couldn't keep on reading the
Dialogue: 0,0:25:47.20,0:25:49.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}inaudible{\i0} from Hong Kong.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:49.11,0:25:55.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't think hacking, or learning about\Ncoding is such a marginal thing, it seems
Dialogue: 0,0:25:55.65,0:25:59.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it is the trend... It's that a lot of\Nrich Hong Kong parents, they are very
Dialogue: 0,0:25:59.49,0:26:03.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eager to put their kids into learning\Ncoding and stuff, maybe there is something
Dialogue: 0,0:26:03.80,0:26:09.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there that spaces can look into?\NMichelle: I agree with that idea that it's
Dialogue: 0,0:26:09.28,0:26:18.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very big now to... kids' camps and coding\Nand whatnot, although I still believe that
Dialogue: 0,0:26:18.20,0:26:24.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you're introducing these kits to a\Nchild, that you develop this and this is
Dialogue: 0,0:26:24.13,0:26:28.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what happens, that they still maintain\Nthat mindset. And what I'm hoping is that
Dialogue: 0,0:26:28.73,0:26:32.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they have... they can change their\Nthinking into: What do I need this kit for
Dialogue: 0,0:26:32.83,0:26:38.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I can mix up all these other things\Nthat are outside of it. So it's... that
Dialogue: 0,0:26:38.10,0:26:42.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,idea's based on the educational system in\NHong Kong as well, where, you know that
Dialogue: 0,0:26:42.58,0:26:47.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's mostly about regurgitation and less\Nabout critical thinking. So that's what
Dialogue: 0,0:26:47.35,0:26:53.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm kind of pushing them more towards, in\Nterms of actually doing it in education.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:53.83,0:26:58.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I try to do it with my students but I can\Nreally only do so much.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:58.01,0:27:04.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Herald-Angel: Please don't be shy. There\Nis still time for questions and I'm quite
Dialogue: 0,0:27:04.16,0:27:10.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sure that Michelle has more to offer you\Nin terms of dialogue. So get up behind the
Dialogue: 0,0:27:10.10,0:27:14.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,microphones if you have any questions. And\Nalso do we have any questions from the
Dialogue: 0,0:27:14.53,0:27:20.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,internet? No, no questions from the\NInternet. You, Michelle, you brought along
Dialogue: 0,0:27:20.22,0:27:24.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a thing that you have on the table. Do you\Nwant to share it with us?
Dialogue: 0,0:27:24.08,0:27:29.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Michelle: This is just in case I talk too\Nfast and I didn't finish my presentation.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:29.42,0:27:33.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I brought this thing. So this is the\Nbook that I was talking about. It's covered
Dialogue: 0,0:27:33.94,0:27:37.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in stickers because it is my copy. \NSo there's two pieces of copper on
Dialogue: 0,0:27:37.80,0:27:41.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the front of the limited edition version.\NI'm sorry you didn't get one.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:41.31,0:27:42.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The limited edition version.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:42.71,0:27:46.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in the back there's supposed \Nto be a PCB embedded into it.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:46.63,0:27:53.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how it works is that as you draw a line\Nwith a graphite pencil connecting the two
Dialogue: 0,0:27:53.59,0:27:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pieces of copper it changes the frequency\Nof the sound that's coming out from the
Dialogue: 0,0:27:57.96,0:28:07.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back PCB. So then this version was turned\Ninto a through hole mount version so it
Dialogue: 0,0:28:07.03,0:28:13.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can be presented at Seoul or Hong Kong. So\Nthis is the through hole version. So I
Dialogue: 0,0:28:13.15,0:28:20.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,guess I'm just going to play with it for\Nyou a little, wind this up. Also this was
Dialogue: 0,0:28:20.48,0:28:25.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,built because the Dim Sum Lab's logo is a\Ncha siu bao, so a barbecue pork bun, on a
Dialogue: 0,0:28:25.22,0:28:29.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,5-5-5 IC timer, so this whole thing is\Nbuilt on, is based on that 5-5-5.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:29.99,0:28:35.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just to be {\i1}inaudible{\i0}.\N{\i1}device emits sound{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:28:35.64,0:28:39.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this is volume...\N{\i1}Michelle adjusts volume on the device{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:28:39.88,0:28:45.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then we can change the pitch...\N{\i1}Michelle changes pitch from high to low{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:28:45.09,0:28:51.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then the {\i1}inaudible{\i0}\N{\i1}device emits sound{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:28:51.78,0:28:55.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then we have switches that can change\Nit from a continuous manner
Dialogue: 0,0:28:55.86,0:29:09.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a step fashion...\N{\i1}device emits changed sound{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:29:09.13,0:29:11.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, that's kind of it.\N{\i1}laughter{\i0}
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Dialogue: 0,0:29:18.75,0:29:20.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Herald-Angel: Thank you very much, Michelle.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:20.78,0:29:22.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think we should give Michelle\Nanother round of applause
Dialogue: 0,0:29:22.72,0:29:24.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for her excellent presentation.
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