#alien intelligence

[a-typical]

“She had studied the universe all her life, but had overlooked its clearest message: For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.” ― Carl Sagan, Contact

[vintage-tigre]

The Earth is whispering in glyphs of grain,

Mandala imprints left by thought, not rain.

No tractor turned this golden skin—

But something vast is folded in.

Not prank, not prankster—something more,

An interface bleeding through the floor

Of our consensus-reality dream,

Where geometry speaks in waves unseen.

They’re not messages to us, but echoes through us,

Maps from minds far more than human.

Plasma craft? Or ancient rites?

Or travelers scripting in beams of light?

Language is failing, yet shapes remain—

Coded silence stamped on the grain.

You must look not with eyes but with inner sight:

These are the fingerprints of the Infinite Night.

[alcione-association-blog]

🌌 THE REVELATION HUMANITY HAS BEEN EXPECTING FOR CENTURIES?

🌌 What if the biggest discovery in human history is not a question of if… but when?

Recently, declassified documents and FOIA requests revealed that NASA has spent years discussing how humanity should communicate and psychologically process the possible discovery of extraterrestrial life. At the same time, governments and military agencies continue investigating unexplained aerial and space phenomena under increasingly public programs.

Officially, there is still NO confirmed evidence of alien civilizations visiting Earth.

But think about this carefully:

Why are institutions preparing communication protocols for such an announcement? Why are scientists openly discussing the social, religious, and geopolitical impact of discovering life beyond Earth? And why does the conversation around UAPs seem to be moving from ridicule… to normalization?

For centuries, prophets, mystics, and ancient traditions spoke about a time when humanity would realize it is not alone in the cosmos. Some described “beings from the heavens,” others spoke of a great revelation that would change human consciousness forever.

Coincidence? Symbolism? Or humanity slowly approaching a truth it has sensed for thousands of years?

Maybe the first revelation won’t be giant spacecraft over our cities.

Maybe it begins with microbes beneath Martian ice… a signal from deep space… or evidence hidden in plain sight.

One thing is certain:

The idea of extraterrestrial life is no longer confined to science fiction. It is now part of serious scientific, political, and philosophical discussion.

And that alone changes everything. 👁️✨

👇 What do YOU think humanity’s reaction would be if alien life were officially confirmed tomorrow?

[transgwender616]

If an alien was intelligent enough from there pov it would be considered zoophilia for them to date a human.

[zoetica]

Pollinarium PR

The concluding transmission from the IPGL mycelial breach has surfaced on Diffractions ahead of next week’s reactivation of Lab C and the Sensory Pollinarium. The whole[?] story:

𖡹 1. Incident report: http://bit.ly/3IRYTSy

𖡹 2. Analysis: http://bit.ly/4n6K3ps

𖡹 3. Archival Dossier: http://bit.ly/4njiyZN

𖡹 4. Resignation: http://bit.ly/4ohri3Y

𖡹 5. Reopening: https://bit.ly/4oWDNSl

𖡹 6. PR Directive: https://bit.ly/3WUdqjZ

Hyper-annotated by Dr Kenji Siratori [@xenopoem]. Aberrant Plexus opens on November 20 at Metamorphika Studio.

The Institute affirms: risks remain within controllable thresholds. All thresholds are part of the experiment. The experiment is growth. See you at IPGL one week from now.

[dustedmagazine]

Jasmine Guffond — Alien Intelligence (OOH-Sounds)

Photo by Camille Blake

Australian-born Berlin-based composer Jasmine Guffond has long focused on the sociopolitical elements of sound in her practice. Her previous solo album, 2020’s Microphone Permission, was an enthralling exploration of sound art in the age of mass surveillance, utilizing sonification of Twitter metadata and the city of Melbourne amongst other sources. Her latest record Alien Intelligence utilizes the non-humanistic elements of electroacoustic composition as a point of departure for understanding technological interference in our day-to-day lives.

Alien Intelligence was conceived during Guffond’s 2021 GRM residency and was composed on GRM’s Serge modular synth alongside Max MSP. The intention was for the technology to have as much of an imprint on the music as the composer herself, calling to mind Roland Kayn’s cybernetic approach to computer music. Indeed, experimental music has long called into question the role of the composer themself, going back to John Cage’s indeterminate music. Alien Intelligence, however, exists in the context of AI increasingly seeping its way into every aspect of art, labor and culture. Thus, there’s a palpable tension in Alien Intelligence, existing somewhere between the bliss of letting go of control and the potential for disruption inherent in all technology.

The three tracks on this album each stand as statements of their own. “Serge & Maxine Variation One” is a slow-moving ambient piece reminiscent of Laurie Spiegel’s “Patchwork.” The track is driven by warm layers of synths but maintains a somewhat surreal pitch that gradually builds into a soft alarm by the end. In contrast, “Serge & Maxine Variation Three” is more overtly dark and desolate, with streams of sound flowing over the drones like sirens. The final track, “Serge and Maxine Variation Two” feels like the natural culmination of the album. The first few minutes are a sparse, simple, almost folk-like melody that give way to more layers of warm synths, calling back to the first track. The track is very pretty, but in an open-ended, fittingly “alien” way. It’s the sound of something mysteriously fading into the distance. The music has all the characteristics of an ambient drone album, but the stasis is consistently interrupted by stops and pauses. Where any other musician would focus on the psychoacoustic elements of the drone, Guffond seems to find just as much purpose in these small disruptions. The end result is a haunting, deeply perplexing record that rewards repeated listening.

Levi Dayan

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

No more alien invasion stories that are just analogies for American resource wars.  Aliens wouldn’t travel hundreds of lightyears just to bleed our planet dry; what could they possibly get from Earth that they couldn’t get from any star?  If they have technology advanced enough to cross the cosmos, then surely they’re capable of fusion power.  Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, every asteroid and dead space rock is rich with iron and silicon and oxygen and carbon.  Anything they need, they could take from any other source besides inhabited planets, which are few and far between in the grand scheme of things.

[silveragelovechild]

TEN SPOILER FILLED COMMENTS ABOUT “REPLICAS”

With a Rotten Tomatoes Score of 9%. I knew there was a good chance “Replicas” was going to be a turd.

I was right - it’s already a contender for worst movie of 2019.

For some reason the film is set in Arecibo, Puerto Rico; Arecibo is associated with the search for alien intelligence but there was no intellligence, alien or otherwise, in the movie - just a lot of technobabble.

The first premise of the story is the Keanu has invented a way to record memories of dead people and imprint them on a robot.

Next his pal, played by Thomas Middleditch, reveals he can clone humans in 17 days.

But wait! Keanu needs 4 clones (for wife and 3 kids who just died) and there are only 3 cloning chambers - what is he going to do?!?

My thought was to clone 3 of them then clone the 4th afterwards (after all its only 17 days) BUT no! Keanu decides to selectively erase the memories of his youngest daughter from everyone else’s brain - including mom’s pregnancy!

Did I tell you Keanu is smart enough to selectively erase memories even those memories are intertwined.

Not knowing how to end the story, the writer & director reveal Keanu’s employer is an evil military weapons manufacturer - car chases and guns and deaths soon follow in Keanu’s wake.

The tone of the movie is odd - bouncing from serious sci-fi to comedy (especially in any scene involving Middleditch - he jokes about Keanu’s son having old-man’s-balls).

Bonus - I often like Keanu in movies but here he’s stiff; his eves have that puffy look of someone with recent plastic surgery, and there’s not one wrinkle on his forehead.