This document discusses the interface between magic and technology through references to Hermes Trismegistus' saying "As above, so below" and a video showing millisecond trading of Johnson & Johnson stock. It mentions the "Life of Things" reading archive and an archaic Greek herm of Hermes that unusually depicts the god's penis. The document examines the connections between conjuring, deception, and modern interfaces like high-frequency stock trading interfaces.

1. Between Conjure & The Con:
Thoughts on the Interface
Karen Gregory
CUNY Graduate Center
@claudiakincaid

2. “The Life of Things” Reading Archive:
http://centerforthehumanities.org/seminars/life
-things-big-data

3. Hermes Trismegistus “As Above, So Below”

4. Hermes (Roman Mercury)

5. Herm
Archaic Greek herm, presumably of Hermes,
unusual in that the penis has survived.

6. The “New Age”: Nanex Video
“one half-second of trading in just one stock, boring old
Johnson & Johnson, on May 2. The video slows down the
trades so that the milliseconds -- thousandths of a second -tick slowly by, and so that human eyes can comprehend
what's happening”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_k_elbBz8
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