Απόγευμα, μέσα στο λεωφορείο, κάπου στην Αθήνα...

Νεκρική σιγή αν και γεμάτο από κόσμο, μεταφέρει τους ταλαιπωρημένους από τη δουλειά Αθηναίους, αργά. Το ψιλόβροχο και τα κορναρίσματα, μάλλον χαλάνε τη διάθεση ασυνείδητα. Θέσεις πιασμένες, άνθρωποι όρθιοι, κουβέντα καμμία. Η όρθια ηλικιωμένη κυρία με το πλατινέ μαλλί και το ζωγραφισμένο από ρυτίδες και μπογιά πρόσωπο, παίρνει την απόφαση να εκδηλώσει τον αγενή και ρατσιστικό μονόλογο της. Δέκτης της ακραίας συμπεριφοράς της, ένας μετανάστης (πιθανότατα από τη Νιγηρία, κρίνοντας από το βαθύ σκούρο χρώμα του) του οποίου το δεύτερο «λάθος» -το πρώτο ήταν που ήρθε στην Ελλάδα- ήταν ότι είχε θέση και καθόταν. Με ένα «κόσμιο» λοιπον τρόπο, η πρωταγωνίστρια της ιστορίας μας, του απευθύνει το λόγο.

-Σήκω να κάτσω!

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-Ε, βέβαια! Αφού σας μαζέψαμε όλους εδώ, εμείς φταίμε!

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-Κάνεις πως δεν ακούς? Τι δουλειά έχεις εδώ? Γέμισε ο τόπος από μαύρους και Αλβανούς! Σα δε ντρέπεστε λέω ‘γω!

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Είναι προφανές ότι η αδιαφορία που εισπράτει από τον Αφρικανό επιβάτη την εξοργίζει περισσότερο. Ο κόσμος παραμένει αδιάφορος μπροστά στη σκηνή και μόνο κάτι ψύθιροι από κάποιους που σχολιάζουν το παραλήρημα της, προδίδουν μια ανεπαίσθητη αντίδραση.

Ξαφνικά μια θέση αδειάζει ως δια μαγείας, η οποία τυχαίνει να είναι αυτή δίπλα από τον αλλοδαπό φίλο μας! Χωρίς δεύτερη σκέψη η ηλικιωμένη κυρία κάθεται ακριβώς δίπλα του και συνεχίζει ακάθεκτη να τον κοσμεί με διάφορα προσβλητικά επίθετα. Εκείνος δεν της δίνει καμμία απολύτως σημάσια και την αφήνει να εκτείθεται με τον πιο απλό τρόπο.

Το γεγονός στο σημείο αυτό παίρνει μία εντελώς αναπάντεχη εξέλιξη και του προσδίδει άλλο ενδιαφέρον. Δύο ελεγκτές που ανεβαίνουν στο «ξεχωριστό» αυτό λεωφορείο θα γίνουν άθελα τους πρωταγωνιστές και αυτοί, στην περίεργη –ως προς την κατάληξη της- αυτή ιστορία.

-Τα εισιτήρια σας παρακαλώ.

Μια κλασσική φράση που γεμίζει με άγχος τους λαθρεπιβάτες και κάνει τους υπόλοιπους να βάζουν το χέρι στη τσέπη τους, ψάχνοντας το «μαγικό χαρτάκι» που θα τους γλυτώσει από το να γίνουν το επίκεντρο στα μάτια των υπολοίπων.

Οι ελεγκτές ξεκινούν τη δουλειά τους από τα δύο άκρα του οχήματος, δίνοντας χρόνο στους επιβάτες που κάθονται στη μέση να βρουν με την ησυχία τους το εισιτήριο ή να σκεφτούν μια καλή δικαιολογία (για αυτούς που δεν έχουν). Κάπου εκεί κάθονται και οι πρωταγωνιστές μας. Η ηλικιωμένη κυρία βγάζει με μιας το εισιτήριο από την άσχημη δερμάτινη τσάντα της και το κρατάει ψηλά λες και έκανε καμμιά τρομερή ανακάληψη! Χωρίς να το πολυσκεφτεί ο ακίνητος και αμίλητος -μέχρι εκείνη τη στιγμή- αλλοδαπός πρωταγωνιστής μας, βουτάει αστραπιαία το εισιτήριο της και το τρώει! Όλοι κοιτούν με έκπληξη αλλά και κρυφή ικανοποίηση. Ο επόμενος διάλογος μεταξύ του ελεγκτή και της κυρίας είναι όλα τα λεφτά.

-Το εισιτήριο σας παρακαλώ.

-Μου το’φαγε ο Μαύρος!!! (με λυγμούς)

Κάπου εδώ ο κόσμος ξεσπάει σε γέλια, ο ελεγκτής την περνάει για τρελή και το πρόστιμο πλέον έχει γραφτεί στο μπλοκάκι του...

Geek:"hello , iwould like to connect a new phone line "
Advisor: "Hello, What is your name "
Geek:"Sarantis anastasios"
Advisor:"Dimitrakopolou 17 ?"
Geek:"Yes please "
Advisor: :"Ok , Monday we will be there from 8-2"
Geek:"Ehm,I am working on Monday to Friday so i could not be there "
Advisor:"So what do you want us to do "
Geek:"Well, come on weekends the officer when i order the line told me that it is possible"
Advisor:"Who told you these things , this is not possible"
Geek:"So what do you suggest , i could not be there weekdays and no-one is living at the house except me"
Advisor:"I dont know :
Geek : " So do you suggest not to go to work for one day and maybe you will be there to connect my line "
Advisor: " Sir , i told you everyone is working and we could not make any exception for anyone"
Geek:"but the sale officer told me that it is possible to come on weekends..."
Advisor: " well ok maybe on February or March "
Geek (mad voice ) :"To whom am i speaking to ? "
Advisor : " spot 17 "
Geek:" look i could not wait until march in order to get a phone line so try to to something."
Advisor (angry):"Well , sir there are not other options that you have ."
Geek:"so do you suggest something....or maybe your supervisor ?"
Advisor : "Ok OK i will post your request for this sunday , And may God be with you "
Geek (thinking F off you fucking looser i know that you are payed to do nothing and that nothing is something difficult to you ) :"......."

Taken again from wikipedia :)

A geek is a person who is fascinated, perhaps obsessively, by obscure or very specific areas of knowledge and imagination. "Geek" may not always have the same meaning as the term nerd (see nerd for a discussion of the disputed relation between the terms).

The definition of geek changed considerably over time. Below are some definitions of the word "geek"; all are still in use to varying degrees.

• A person who is interested in technology, especially computing and new media. Considered derogatory by some. Comparable with the classic definition of hacker. (Late 20th century and early 21st century.)

• A person with a devotion to something in a way that places him or her outside the mainstream. This could be due to the intensity, depth, or subject of their interest. This definition is very broad, and allows for mathematics geeks, band geeks, computer geeks, politics geeks, geography geeks, geeks of the natural sciences, music geeks, theatre geeks, history geeks, Good Eats geeks (Briners), linguistics geeks, sports geeks, figure skating geeks, SCA geeks (SCAdians), gaming geeks, typography geeks, ham radio geeks, public transit geeks (metrophiles), anime and manga geeks (otaku), Stargate geeks (Stargate SG-1/Atlantis fans, Gaters), Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel geeks, Star Wars geeks, Star Trek geeks (Trekkies and Trekkers, the latter noted for costuming), Tolkien or fantasy geeks (Tolkienite), and even Wikipedia geeks. (Late 20th century and early 21st century.)

• G.E.E.K., as an acronym, reputedly came from the United States Military; it stands for General Electrical Engineering Knowledge. It is unclear if this was the origin of the current meaning for geek, or if the acronym was used as a humorous reference toward the pre-established meaning for geek (i.e., a backronym).

• A derogatory term for one with low social skills, regardless of intelligence. (Late 20th century.)

• A person who swallows live animals, bugs, etc., as a form of entertainment at fairs etc. This often included biting off the heads of chickens. The Geek would usually perform in a "geek pit". This probably comes from the Scottish geck, meaning 'fool', in turn from Low German. (19th century.)

• The precursor word "geck" or "gecke" has been used in the works of Shakespeare: "Why have you suffer'd me to be imprison'd, kept in a dark house, visited by the priest, and made the most notorious geck and gull That e'er invention play'd on?" (Twelfth Night, V.i). The word also appears in Cymbeline.

Geek has always had negative connotations within society at large, where being described as a geek tends to be an insult. The term has recently become less condescending, or even a badge of honor, within particular fields and subcultures; this is particularly evident in the technical disciplines, where the term is now more of a compliment denoting extraordinary skill.

A new Url came into my mailbox today. With this site you will be able to check the human population in numbers. The numbers are based in real statistic surveys and the algorithm is processed based your time on your Pc. If you change the date for the current date located @ your terminal you will be able to check the numbers for the specific numbers. I was really astonished from the numbers of deaths every f day . Please check the site here.

Ps Say hello to my Friend Damian who is living at Rhodes . This picture is from my last visit at Rhodes .

These are some books that Wired submit as the GEEK-y books ever .My favourite is of course the Hackers which later was moved into cinema screens.To tell you the truth i have not read all of them but i will try to getsome of them through Net. The Geek lifestyle is spreaded ...

• Count Zero by William Gibson: Bobby Newmark
• The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy through the Maze of Computer Espionage by Cliff Stoll: ???
• The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Brude Sterling: a historical 'what-if' speculation on the life and work of Charles Babbage (Godfather of all Geeks)
• Fallen Angels by Jerry Pournelle, Larry Niven and Michael Flynn (great geek book): the entire cast of characters
• Hackers by Stephen Levy ???
• Headcrash by Bruce Bethke: Jack Burroughs
• The Long Run by Daniel Keys Moran: Trent the Uncatchable (Geek? liar, charlatan, and in later centuries is commonly known as the incarnation of God)
• Lucifer's Hammer by Niven and Pournelle: There is an astronomer who works at JPL as a computer programmer ????
• Microserfs by Douglas Coupland: Todd, Bug, Abe, Michael, Karla, Susan and Daniel. (Epic Geek stuff about 7 Microsoft employees. See July WIRED for an excerpt)
• Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson: ???
• Neuromancer by William Gibson: Case
• The Shockwave Rider by John Brunner: Nicholas Haflinger
• Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson: Hiro Protagonist
• The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy: "Skip" Tyler (Naval Engineering geek) and Ron Jones (computers and sonar geek)
• The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein: Manuel O'Kelly Davis
• The Naked Computer by Joe Cottonwood: about a systems programmer ??? who falls in love with his PDP-10 and creates a personality for it that loves him
• The Past Through Tomorrow by Heinlein - Andrew "Slipstick" Libby
• The Sum of all Fears by Tom Clancy: Dr. Ron Jones (Naval Engineering geek) and Ibrahim Ghosn (an Arab Terrorist geek)
• When H.A.R.L.I.E. Was One by David Gerrold: Dr. David Auberson (project manager) and Don Handley (senior designer)

Gerald M. Edelman Bright Air, Brilliant Fire (1992)

Photo Credit: Billy Name. Andy Warhol/Iconic Divisionist. 1964 (note: photo altered)

Want more info on Andy? Check out the Andy Warhol Museum!

Intimate Transactions is an exciting new form of interactive installation that allows two people in separate spaces to interact simultaneously using their bodies.Each person uses a physical interface called a 'Bodyshelf'. By gently moving their bodies on this 'smart furniture' they influence an evolving 'world' created from digital imagery, multichannel sound and tactile feedback.

This shared experience allows each participant to gradually develop a form of sensory intimacy with the other, even though they are geographically separated and cannot physically see or hear each other.

As this highly immersive experience evolves, each participant begins to sense their part in a complex web of relations that connect them, and everything else within the work.

The installation will be placed @ Bios from 12-23/11 (14:00-22:00).You have to pay about 10 Euros to For further information visit the Intimate Transactions website and Bios web site.