Monthly Archives October 2006

Want to talk about a show…

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scissor sisters, by nicole s.
Saw SS on Saturday at Hammerstein with Nicole and Adam — crowd sucked, but show kicked ass. The new songs translated really nicely to the stage (though apparently they don’t [...]

Motionbox

…came and spoke today. Former ITP grad involved. Really good idea, interesting to see if they’ll catch on.
[Motionbox]

Who owns what?

This week’s CommLab readings centered around what I think is one of the most fascinating subjects a commercial artist (or any artist who ever wants to sell anything, really) has to deal with today — who owns what, how much is it worth, and how do you go about distributing what’s yours?
In most ways, I [...]

Robots and cows

Cow tipping v2.0 - slideshow via Valley News.

Gee, things have changed

I just got a few answers to an email query I’d sent out, giggled with excitement, and plugged in my newfound code (which worked!) — and then realized that if this had been two months ago, I wouldn’t have even been able to understand the subject line. Things have changed mighty quickly.
Walking through the [...]

Etch-A-Sketch in Ardunio/Processing — WORKS!

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Etch-A-Sketch!, by doryexmachina.
I kick ASS!
[Etch A Sketch in action!]

Etch-A-Sketch in Ardunio/Processing

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Etch-A-Sketch in Ardunio, by doryexmachina.
Physical pots are controlling the X and Y of the dot, just like in a real one!
Huzzah! I’ve replicated a cheap children’s toy! Go me!

Guys, I’m serial!!!

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DSCN4297, by doryexmachina.
WE HAVE TO STOP MANBEARPIG!
*ahem*
I can’t say it’s all that nifty, as I’m just using code swiped off the site, but I still feel pretty damn nifty for [...]

The new Beck kicks ass.

In case you were curious.

Mass transit my ass.

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1016061518.jpg, by doryexmachina.
Ever pushed two flatpacked IKEA chairs through the streets of New York on a longboard? I have!
Eugene and I went to IKEA today to get two chairs for our pComp midterm project, [...]