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Turn dollars into buttons
Do you want to make some quick cash selling a cool piece of wearable art?
Why don't you turn your dollars into buttons.
Note: If you sell the buttons at a dollar a piece, you will get a 300% return on your investment. Do you want to make some quick cash selling a cool piece of wearable art? Why don't you turn your dollars into buttons. ... more -
Artist: Natalie Kocsis
This Current Gallery profiles the work of Brooklyn, New York Artist: Natalie Kocsis http://www.natty.org
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In The Kite's Eye
23-year-old Charlie is learning his dad's unique craft of aerial kite photography and going out on his own.
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Angst, Lies & Audio Tape
The Antagonist Movement hosts weekly events in NYC's East Village. It showcases local artists such as Brother Mike Cohen who shares his family's dysfunction through live readings and 'zines. Brother Mike incorporates a boombox into his readings and plays old, secretly-recorded tapes of teenage fights with his father. His booklet, Somewhere Between a Punch and a Hand Shake," published by the antagonist press, is a highly-regarded example of antagonist art. antagonistmovement.com The Antagonist Movement hosts weekly events in NYC's East Village. It showcases local artists such as Brother Mike Cohen who shares hi... more
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VC2 Newsletter/Ezine: July
lack of interest in these videos is starting to mess with us. don't make us do crazy things.
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Homemade roller coaster!
When John Ivers got sick of waiting hours upon hours in line to ride 30 second roller coasters at amusement parks, he decided to take the matter into his own hands and build his own homemade roller coaster called Blue Flash. Blue Flash isn’t some run-of-the-mill roller coaster either, it’s perfectly safe and even has a 360 degree loop. This roller coaster makes for some awesome backyard fun.
This seems simultaneously awesome and terrifyingly dangerous! When John Ivers got sick of waiting hours upon hours in line to ride 30 second roller coasters at amusement parks, he decided to take ... more -
All hail the Flying Spaghetti Monster!
And now you can knit your own FSM to worship and adore...or go have a beer with.
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The biggest YouTube star of all time is... Fred
It's a sign of how totally fragmented our popular culture has become, both on- and offline, that I had never heard of Fred before reading this LA Times piece. He is a *huge* star by any standard -- wait 'til you see the stats in the piece. Mind-boggling.
Had you heard of him? Any, uh, Fred fans out there?
The world is seriously getting weird. It's a sign of how totally fragmented our popular culture has become, both on- and offline, that I had never heard of Fred before read... more -
Embedded hardware design for dummies
By taking advantage of the latest 16-bit MCUs that offer flexible I/O pin mapping, designers can conceive efficient embedded designs by taking the modular plug-in approach.
Utilizing modularity in an embedded design opens up a number of new possibilities when compared to standard embedded applications. It enables the design of compact form-factor devices, without sacrificing functionality. Modularized embedded designs can be designed economically, because they can be tailored to the application—avoiding unnecessary functionality and cost. They’re also production-friendly, since they open up new diagnostic possibilities without requiring excessive additional resources on the device itself.
We can better understand this modularity by examining an embedded system comprising multiple modular extensions that perform unique tasks. The main controller can be programmed to act as a host that’s capable of recognizing and controlling a number of individual, modular plug-in cards. These cards then can perform a number of different functions, from sensing to communications.
In generic terms, a standalone embedded-system design comprises some of the following components: a computing block, a sensor block, a display element, a user interface, and some storage and connectivity options. Based on these function blocks, we can imagine a sample application where one or many of them are implemented modularly. To strike a balance between computing power and cost, a good host controller would be something like a 16- or 32-bit MCU.
Designers have yet another option to handle the tangled I/O line problem. They can cluster the required I/O lines and implement the peripherals in software— SPI or UART functions can be bit-banged through I/O pins. This avoids the higher system costs from either the usage of a high-pin-count MCU or extra devices. Beware, though—when these peripheral functions are mimicked in software, the MCU performance may degrade or the design may dissipate more power due to faster CPU operation. As a result, you can still end up with a costly, complicated design.
Depending on the application (type of card inserted and detected), bootloading the code into the MCU can work well. This is accomplished by putting a small amount of flash memory, which has the new code, on the plug-in module itself or on a separate loader card. Other applications will require all or most of the cardhandling code to be already present in the MCU. This will allow for the smallest and cheapest possible plug-in cards, at the cost of using more flash memory on the MCU. By taking advantage of the latest 16-bit MCUs that offer flexible I/O pin mapping, designers can conceive efficient embedded designs b... more -
Triple Base Gallery
Triple Base is a project space that strives to facilitate new and innovative ways to promote and assist emerging Bay Area artists, to instigate dialogue with artists from various regions and to encourage cross-disciplinary collaborations. Brought together by a shared interest in site-specific and multi-disciplinary contemporary art practice, co-curators Joyce Grimm and Dina Pugh invite artists working in areas of film/video, social practice, music, painting, drawing and sculpture to create new work while considering the parameters of site, scale and location. Triple Base seeks to aid emerging artists in at a crucial point in their careers, and to encourage them to create projects that go beyond the usual scope of their art making practice. Integral to our artist-centered mission is Triple Base’s arts education programming that benefits our diverse audience, artists and interns. Triple Base is a project space that strives to facilitate new and innovative ways to promote and assist emerging Bay Area artists, to ... more
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Artist: Hilary Pecis
This Current Gallery profiles the work of San Francisco, California Artist: HilaryPecis
http://www.hilarypecis.com, http://www.basebasebase.com This Current Gallery profiles the work of San Francisco, California Artist: HilaryPecis ... more -
Ghost Photo-graffiti ( The Image Fulgurator )
A creation of Julius von Bismarck, a DIYer and artist based in Berlin. The Image Fulgurator, though imposing in appearance, is actually made from a traditional camera, flash control, flash unit, sensor, and other over-the-counter component. In essence, it works like a portable projector. Insert an already exposed film, with images, into the gadget. When the Image Fulgurator’s sensor detects a flash nearby go off, it also fires its own flash. The process superimpose the preset images onto the photos of unsuspecting photographer. The result: a sort of light graffiti on photos.
The Image Fulgurator is a device for physically manipulating photographs. It intervenes when a photo is being taken, without the photographer being able to detect anything. The manipulation is only visible on the photo afterwards.
In principle, the Fulgurator can be used anywhere where there is another camera nearby that is being used with a flash. It operates via a kind of reactive flash projection that enables an image to be projected on an object exactly at the moment when someone else is photographing it. The intervention is unobtrusive because it takes only a few milliseconds. Every photo another photographer takes of an object at which the Fulgurator is also aimed is affected by the manipulation. Hence visual information can be smuggled unnoticed into the images of others.
Here's his website link
http://www.juliusvonbismarck.com/fulgurator/index.html
A creation of Julius von Bismarck, a DIYer and artist based in Berlin. The Image Fulgurator, though imposing in appearance, is actual... more -
Homemade airplane!
Holy crap! A Chinese farmer made his own airplane - and takes his videocamera on a flight!
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Slush, Snow and Style
Looking at fashion on the streets of Park City, Utah during the Slamdance and Sundance independent film festivals.
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Artist- Walker Fee
This Current Gallery profiles the work of Queens, New York Artist: Walker Fee http://www.walkerfee.com
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How to build a lucid dream machine
Here's an instructable detailing plans for an AVR based device which helps you realize you're dreaming,
Lucid Dreaming is when you are sleeping and dreaming and that you are aware that your are asleep and that you are dreaming, yet you don't wake up. This can be great, giving you full control of your dreams, jumping off of buildings, going into space, whatever your mind can create.
The Lucid Dream Machine is a pair of glasses that you wear while you are sleeping. About 4 hours into your sleep the AVR microcontroller pulse LEDs that shine through your eyelids. This half wakes you up. The flashing lights helps you become aware (in your sleep) that your are sleeping and dreaming, in doing so you become more likely to be able to control your dreams.
Here's an instructable detailing plans for an AVR based device which helps you realize you're dreaming, ... more -
Stylin' San Diego
The latest fashion trends emerging from the streets of San Diego brought to you in this installment of Street Styles.
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Who is Barack Obama?
The Obama presidential campaign introduced a new site last week, FightTheSmears.com, that it hopes will debunk persistent myths about the senator: that he's a Muslim, that he won't say the Pledge of Allegiance, etc. Restating the myths often reinforces them, no matter how persuasively they've been refuted.
Rather than restate untruths about Obama, the campaign would do better to start some rumors of its own. Here's a template e-mail the Obama campaign might consider disseminating.
From: [Redacted]
To: [Redacted]
Subject: WHO IS BARACK OBAMA?
There are many things people do not know about BARACK OBAMA. It is every American's duty to read this message and pass it along to all of their friends and loved ones.
Barack Obama wears a FLAG PIN at all times. Even in the shower.
Barack Obama says the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE every time he sees an American flag. He also ends every sentence by saying, "WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL." Click here for video of Obama quietly mouthing the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE in his sleep.
A tape exists of Michelle Obama saying the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE at a conference on PATRIOTISM.
Every weekend, Barack and Michelle take their daughters HUNTING.
Barack Obama is a PATRIOTIC AMERICAN. He has one HAND over his HEART at all times. He occasionally switches when one arm gets tired, which is almost never because he is STRONG.
Barack Obama has the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE tattooed on his stomach. It's upside-down, so he can read it while doing sit-ups.
There's only one artist on Barack Obama's iPod: FRANCIS SCOTT KEY.
Barack Obama is a DEVOUT CHRISTIAN. His favorite book is the BIBLE, which he has memorized. His name means HE WHO LOVES JESUS in the ancient language of Aramaic. He is PROUD that Jesus was an American.
Barack Obama goes to church every morning. He goes to church every afternoon. He goes to church every evening. He is IN CHURCH RIGHT NOW.
Barack Obama's new airplane includes a conference room, a kitchen, and a MEGACHURCH.
Barack Obama's skin is the color of AMERICAN SOIL.
Barack Obama buys AMERICAN STUFF. He owns a FORD, a BASEBALL TEAM, and a COMPUTER HE BUILT HIMSELF FROM AMERICAN PARTS. He travels mostly by FORKLIFT.
Barack Obama says that Americans cling to GUNS and RELIGION because they are AWESOME. The Obama presidential campaign introduced a new site last week, FightTheSmears.com, that it hopes will debunk persistent myths about ... more
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