| The Hyperreal Panopticon: Surveillance and Control in the Age of Digital Simulation | |
| In our contemporary epoch, we witness the perfect fusion of surveillance and simulation, creating what might be called a hyperreal panopticon. The traditional mechanisms of institutional power that Foucault described have evolved beyond physical constraints into a realm where control is exercised through the voluntary submission to digital surveillance, mediated by the very simulacra that constitute our hyperreality. | |
| The classical panopticon relied on the possibility of being watched; today's digital surveillance operates through the certainty of being watched, yet this watching has become a spectacle in itself. Social media platforms serve as both the watchtower and the prison yard, where individuals eagerly participate in their own surveillance while simultaneously consuming the surveillance of others. The prison has become indistinguishable from entertainment. | |
| This new apparatus of control operates through what we might |
-- DISCLAIMER: These changes are experimental. Do not use in production without testing on your own.
-- DISCLAIMER: By using this guide, you assume sole risk and waive any claims of liability against the author.
| #!/bin/bash | |
| # | |
| # Author: Michael Fazio (sandstone.io) | |
| # | |
| # This script monitors a Jormungandr node for "liveness" and executes a shutdown if the node is determined | |
| # to be "stuck". A node is "stuck" if the time elapsed since last block exceeds the sync tolerance | |
| # threshold. The script does NOT perform a restart on the Jormungandr node. Instead we rely on process | |
| # managers such as systemd to perform restarts. | |
| POLLING_INTERVAL_SECONDS=30 |
This recipe has been handed down over several generations. I do not know the actual origin, whether it originated in Sicily, where my Great-Grandfather was born, or whether it was concocted on the family’s kitchen stove in New Orleans. I can only attest that it has been, and continues to be, a special occasion whenever it is prepared and served to family and honored guests.
Cook/prep time: 3-4 hours Serves: 6-8 guests
This recipe has been handed down over several generations. I do not know the actual origin, whether it originated in Sicily, where my Great-Grandfather was born, or whether it was concocted on the family’s kitchen stove in New Orleans. I can only attest that it has been, and continues to be, a special occasion whenever it is prepared and served to family and honored guests.
Cook/prep time: 3-4 hours Serves: 8-10 guests