Because our digital shadow grows exponentially and more and more we can be attacked on this field, I decided to summon a familiar to help me out.
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My familiar is a squirrel that orbits my neck rapidly (think firefox logo), and it’s always eager and curious. The idea is that pairing with an open system like me, but built with a complete different structure, we can help each other to survive on this information rain.
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It uses my cellphone (or any database nears him) as a storage point (nuts!) and shelter.
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Touching on anything, he can grab information about the structure, based on traffic data.
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Powers:

• Timing: Playing with packets, my squirrel can cause turbulence.
• Debug:
• Traffic Analysis: a basic “Who’s your daddy?” query, difficulty based on the secrecy of the system.
• Power Surge/Randomizer: Randomize a system, from small chaos to utter collapse. Force outcomes (good or bad) on stale systems. Shaking things.
• Detect Hub/Triangulation: Basic detection to find power islands and scan the field. Used to Mute/Surge Network and Packet Weather Forecast (find best spots to work on).
• Befriend Encrypted Packet: Used for Two-Tiered Communication.

MEA convention @ rochester NY
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i’m in rochester, NY, near-near toronto, canada (i didn’t know it was so far away - it’s my first big travel thru USA), for the media ecology association convention.
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after being alone in the train station (1 dollar stolen from the phone booth, so i couldn’t talk with jeff, and jonathan still sleeping), i got a cab, to see a familiar face on RIT.
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and i found it. janet was there, i’m with my xxx right now, and a lot of papers, and a copy of exit strategy book (douglas rushkoff will be attending).
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i’ve been in a rush to finish my last project, and switch server providers (for nonlinearmatters.com), and switch telecoms (from sprint - expensive and confusing - to vonage - VOIP, and cheaper). technically, i got it (except that vonage calls are too choppy on softphone), but i can’t relax, my unconscious up and ready for more challenges.
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gotta tell it it’s over!

enquanto isso, em terras tupiniquins fiquei sabendo que a propaganda da vivo (a que parece uma gelatina estilo o-mundo-e-todas-as-raças-usam) foi processada pela oi (a que rebaixa a discussão a um nível tatibitate-familiar digno de teletubies).
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olha aqui a propaganda da oi, e a cópia da rival.
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e saber que essa gente de publicidade come milhões e empina o nariz doidamente…
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em suma: em terra de pequenos burgueses com gana de ascensão social, quem diz que sabe javanês é rei.