Linz – 09 Jun 2024

Ars Electronica Center

Headed out there in the late morning; here are some pictures along the way.

archway
building with pink facade It’s a women’s clothing store named “Linzerie”.
fountain in shape of hand Each of the “fingers” is a fountain.
Large sculpture reading L_nz

Near the bridge, a plaque that reads something like: “With the crossing of this bridge in 1945, the horrible expulsion for tens of thousands of Sudeten-Germans ended.”

bridge dedication
spires at postlingberg Off in the distance, Pöstlingberg.
ars electronica museum The Museum
riverboats on danube Makes you want to sing tunes from “Showboat.”
church
crazily painted building

Inside the Center

model of power generation Model of hydrogen/oxygen power generation.
posts from visitors
exhibit of exoskeleton An exoskeleton.
Prosthetic fingers Prosthetic fingers.
model of folded geometry of the universe Model of the folded geometry of the universe. How they figured it out, I got no clue.
biolab
bio ink Bio ink: various microorganisms forming colonies that are visible
three d printing station

The museum had a whole section dedicated to AI:

exhibit hall
nonfacial portrait Non-facial portrait
robot arm controlled marionettes
computer vision Computer vision finds where a person’s face and limbs are.
shadow detector Silhouette detector.
stanford gaydar study A 2018 study from Stanford where AI was able to classify people as gay or straight by their photos.

And a section devoted to music and AI:

wooden music making machine Replica of a music-making machine
antique player piano Antique player piano

Altstadt / Linzer Schloss (Old City / Linz Castle)

I was trying to get back to the hotel, but found a sign for Altstadt and started following it. I ended up at the Linz Castle.

blue bicycle with blue flowers
buildings
colored glass panel
door to bischofshof Door to the Bishop’s Court (Bischofshof)
altstadt corner

I passed by one school with two famous graduates: Anton Bruckner (composer) and Christian Doppler (yeah, that guy that has the “effect” named after him). Also, a place where Mozart lived.

plaque commemorating Bruckner
plaque commemorating Doppler
Mozarthaus sign

Anyway, onward...

steep stairway
graf joachim enzmilner Count Joachim Enzmilner von Windhaag (1660-1678) and his two wives. You go, playa!
castle museum The castle museum.
regal seal
model of Linz before fire of 1800 Model of Linz before the fire of 1800
view of Mariendom from castle Great views from the castle museum.
view of linz from castle
view of city from castle
view of castle area
view of castle gate
gate 0
gate 1

Stickers / Signs / Miscellanea

donut Chocolate cream-filled doughnut
Canna Pharm (Cannabis dispensary)
renovation company Ad from a renovation company.
M in otel spaced too far to the left. Today’s kerning fail.
Place to leash dog; has cute picture of dog with words “Ich warte hier”
Grinning man in soccer jersey puffing out chest. Sticker for a soccer team.
Latin text: Giordano Bruno / Semper in cordibus nostris Giordano Bruno: Always in our hearts
Poster with green smiley face for an art exhibition titled Truth Table.
graffiti f ck the haters
Ja zur Zu(g)kunft statt Autobahn-bau Yes to a future with trains instead of building highways! (Zukunft means future; Zug means train.)
ÖVP-Klimapolitik: (meme with dog sitting in middle of fire saying “This is fine”)
Word “Grobari” in Cyrillic, with silhouette of man in top hat. Sticker for a Serbian soccer fan club named the “Gravediggers”
Gegen Kurz und Kapitalismus / Arbeiterkontrolle und Revolution (shows workers pushing away a large shoe) Against Kurz (a politician) and Capitalism / Worker control and revolution
Wo Träume Urlaub werden. Sign at a travel bureau: Where dreams become vacations.
Ancient roman relief showing three people. From a grave complex ca. 300 C.E.
Einige Probleme könnten nur mit Kaffee und Eis behoben werden!!! Some problems can only be solved with coffee and ice cream!!!
Container of FOOLS / Stay cool be a fool
Wer wandel will muss wandel wählen. If you want change, you must choose change.
four og No, OG does not stand for “original gangsta”—it’s Obergeschoss, meaning upper floor.
advert sheep holding cell phone Shaaa[r]p Shaaa[r]per (German word for sheep is Schaf.)
Investieren in eine digitale Zukunft / Superfund Black BLOCKCHAIN Advert for an investment house called “Superfund”. If it’s involved with blockchain, then having a name that (in the US) is associated with toxic waste dumps is totally appropriate.