Tim Pritlove
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Tim Pritlove is a German event
manager, media artist and discordianist. He lives and works in Berlin
. Pritlove is a British citizen.
Pritlove studied computer science but never finished. From 1998 to 2005 he was the main organizer of the Chaos Communication Congress
and the Chaos Communication Camp
s. Also, until 2006 he was in charge as managing director of the "Chaos Computer Club Veranstaltungs GmbH". He also filled a central role in the Chaos Computer Club
, where he is settled as a member. In the 1990s he founded the MacHackers initiative. A mailinglist and a wiki
for the German hacker
community based about the Apple Macintosh.
As discordianist Pritlove appeared under the pseudonym Theodor Prinz. With this name he blogged until March 2008 in the MobileMacs blog. Since the beginning of April 2008 he is blogging at MobileMacs by his civic name.
He is coordinator and co-developer of the Project Blinkenlights
. In the last years he was a scientific co-worker in the Institut für zeitbasierte Medien at the Berlin University of the Arts
. In 1996 he founded the first T-shirt label
of the hacker culture named interhemd modebewusstseinserweiterung.
are a member of the Chaosradio podcast network. Additionally he writes his own weblog called The Lunatic Fringe.
Media Event
A media event, as loosely defined by evolving modern usage, is an occasion or happening, spontaneous or planned, that attracts prominent coverage by mass media organizations, particularly television news and newspapers in both print and Internet editions....
manager, media artist and discordianist. He lives and works in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. Pritlove is a British citizen.
Pritlove studied computer science but never finished. From 1998 to 2005 he was the main organizer of the Chaos Communication Congress
Chaos Communication Congress
The Chaos Communication Congress is an annual meeting of the international hacker scene, organized by the Chaos Computer Club. The congress features a variety of lectures and workshops on technical and political issues....
and the Chaos Communication Camp
Chaos Communication Camp
The Chaos Communication Camp is an international meeting of hackers that takes place every four years, organized by the Chaos Computer Club ....
s. Also, until 2006 he was in charge as managing director of the "Chaos Computer Club Veranstaltungs GmbH". He also filled a central role in the Chaos Computer Club
Chaos Computer Club
The Chaos Computer Club is an organization of hackers. The CCC is based in Germany and other German-speaking countries.The CCC describes itself as "a galactic community of life forms, independent of age, sex, race or societal orientation, which strives across borders for freedom of...
, where he is settled as a member. In the 1990s he founded the MacHackers initiative. A mailinglist and a wiki
Wiki
A wiki is a website that allows the creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor. Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used collaboratively by multiple users. Examples include...
for the German hacker
Hacker (computer security)
In computer security and everyday language, a hacker is someone who breaks into computers and computer networks. Hackers may be motivated by a multitude of reasons, including profit, protest, or because of the challenge...
community based about the Apple Macintosh.
As discordianist Pritlove appeared under the pseudonym Theodor Prinz. With this name he blogged until March 2008 in the MobileMacs blog. Since the beginning of April 2008 he is blogging at MobileMacs by his civic name.
Media-art
At the beginning of the 1990s Pritlove belonged to the developers of the first interactive, telephone based communication platform Die Villa.He is coordinator and co-developer of the Project Blinkenlights
Project Blinkenlights
Project Blinkenlights was a light installation in the Haus des Lehrers building at the Alexanderplatz in Berlin that transformed the building front into a giant low-resolution monochrome computer screen. The installation was created by the German Chaos Computer Club and went online on September...
. In the last years he was a scientific co-worker in the Institut für zeitbasierte Medien at the Berlin University of the Arts
Berlin University of the Arts
The Universität der Künste Berlin, UdK is a public art school in Berlin, Germany, one of the four universities in the city...
. In 1996 he founded the first T-shirt label
Label
A label is a piece of paper, polymer, cloth, metal, or other material affixed to a container or article, on which is printed a legend, information concerning the product, addresses, etc. A label may also be printed directly on the container or article....
of the hacker culture named interhemd modebewusstseinserweiterung.
Radio
Pritlove is one of the project leaders of the Chaosradio. He coordinates their web and wiki sites. He is also the producer of the spin-offs Chaosradio Express, Chaosradio Express International and Chaos TV, whose feedsRSS
-Mathematics:* Root-sum-square, the square root of the sum of the squares of the elements of a data set* Residual sum of squares in statistics-Technology:* RSS , "Really Simple Syndication" or "Rich Site Summary", a family of web feed formats...
are a member of the Chaosradio podcast network. Additionally he writes his own weblog called The Lunatic Fringe.
External links
- Pritlove's Weblog „The Lunatic Fringe“
- MobileMacs weblog/podcast (german)
- http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/11/29/stories/2006112901010400.htmArticle about Tim Pritlove in the Indian daily news The HinduThe HinduThe Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Chennai since 1878. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.46 million copies as of December 2009. The enterprise employed over 1,600 workers and gross income reached $40...
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