Bababa International Airport Meeting Minutes: 21/10/2010

6:00 pm Sydney, 2:00 pm Vientiane Shop 1/101 Young Street, Redfern NSW 2016

In Attendance: Uncle Eric (UE), Guillermo (G), Las Vegas (LV), The Mid-Atlantic Ridge (M-A-R), Planck Length (PL)

1. Pide Revisited: Three pides ordered from Erciyes . Total cost: $36 AUD.

2. Tom Polo Plans Discussion of Artist Tom Polo's response to the $1000 gift. He will purchase gifts for the members of BI - ambiguity; will the gifts be paid for with the $1000 in question, or with funds secured from some other source? So far it seems as though his purchasing strategy is centered on ephemera and charming-junk. For example, on Monday 18th/10/2010 he purchased two brownies. The second gift in the procession was a set of four drink coasters purchased on e-bay.


Image ref. Tom Polo's Gift in Use




3. Blog Fix: Discussion of the formatting of images on the blog. G suggests that all images be aligned to the left of the page - for the purpose of stylistic consistency. LV mentions that he will work on enabling the currently unnavigable archive of blog posts.

4. Foreign Correspondence: PL proposes a new feature for the blog. Inspired by the recent post by Mayra Huerta, a friend based in Guadalajara Mexico, the proposal involves commissioning modest, micro-relevant research projects by friends and associates based overseas. The cities that are discussed include Hong Kong, Philadelphia, Charleston, Tokyo, and New York.

5. Apparition: DJ World Music makes a special-guest appearance, delighting the attendees with his new favourite song; When the Going is Good, by William Onyeabor:



6. Public Relations: PL will contact PR firm Kabuku in order to further convince them of the need for website background consultation.

7. ITEM WITHHELD

8. Debt Revision: M-A-R mentions a meeting at GoodGod that is scheduled for the following day. LV updates everyone on the latest news from the web-side of the business; the forecast is bright. M-A-R then fills the group in on the upcoming Science Dinner, recounting his correspondence with LT. There is general discussion about the project's dates and who would be able to travel to Melbourne should more than one member of BI be required. It is decided that PL would be the additional member. There is discussion of the flash bulb scene from Rear Window , where Jimmy Stewart attempts to divert an assailant by firing magnesium filament flash bulbs. The discussion centres on the futility and desperation of the act.

9. Vending Development: M-A-R and PL circulate a recent discovery. There is a vending machine supplier - Provendor - that is located on Young St in one of the industrial estates adjacent to the Hillsong Church. M-A-R & PL visited the Provendor site where they were able to speak with Kon, a vending technician. Kon was warm and quick to assist, showing M-A-R & PL the various components they were interested in and offering advice as to how they could go about integrating them into the The Soothsayer .

Image ref. Provendor's Warehouse




M-A-R & PL then found themselves drawn to the magnetic rush of Botany Rd where they visited Jay Car Electronics. Here they spoke to Sylvester, who recommended the 16F84 Microcontroller as a platform for the automated components of the The Soothsayer. LV then spoke to a number of developers at his work. They directed his attention to the Arduino, a small, modular computing platform popular amongst hobbyists, designers and artists. LV also mentions that he has been put in contact with an engineer who was involved in the design of a vending machine that would allow users to specify the build of an automobile, which would then be assembled on the spot. LV will try to arrange a meeting with this talented individual sometime soon. Other aspects of The Soothsayer, such as the number of items that the machine will contain, are discussed.