2012.05.18
Weekly Metapost : 2012.05.11 - 2012.05.18
03.00.02 - Mark
Weekly Metapost from May 11th, 2012 to May 18th, 2012
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Battery Adapter for Canon Powershot SX200
http://tinkerlog.com/2012/05/13/battery-adapter-for-canon-powershot-sx200/
Tagged : 3d printers cameras hacks ideas MAKE todo
I've been wanting to get an AC adapter for my digital cameras for a while now, and while I have the power supplies needed, the adapter component has been a question for a while. Just buy a complete set and accept the cost, or buy one hope I can find a quitable adapter for my cobbled together power supply? I see something like this and I'm that much more sure I want a 3d printer and a cnc milling machine. [via adafruit]
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2012.05.11
Weekly Metapost : 2012.05.04 - 2012.05.11
03.00.03 - Mark
Weekly Metapost from May 4th, 2012 to May 11th, 2012
Eye Candy [list of other movies]
Moneyball (2011) RatedReal Steel (2011) Rated
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2012.05.04
Weekly Metapost : 2012.04.27 - 2012.05.04
03.00.02 - Mark
Weekly Metapost from April 27th, 2012 to May 4th, 2012
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Inside the Steinway Factory - Photographs - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/04/29/magazine/steinway-pianos.html?ref=magazine
Tagged : articles instruments new york times nytimes photos piano Steinway
II'm not a piano player, but a well made instrument is a piece of art as much as it is a tool. The amount of work that goes into one like a Steinway is unquestionabl impressive.
Driving a Car with an iPhone and cRIO (Part 1 - Overview) Waterloo Labs Episode 03 - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x5IziyOcAg&feature=player_embedded
Tagged : 007 geek hack make videos youtube
So in James Bond's Tomorrow Never Dies, they dreamed up a car that Bond could drive with his cell phone. While that movie is 15 years old, a couple thusand dollars and you can drive a car with an iPhone. Admittedly there's no video feed (yet) so it's ore of an oversized RC car, but it's still pretty cool (and comes with some instructions and software…) [via adafruit]
Kim Kardashian: Why does she fascinate us? We used to revere scientists and surgeons! - Slate Magazine
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/doonan/2012/04/kim_kardashian_why_does_she_fascinate_us_we_used_to_revere_scientists_and_surgeons_.single.html#pagebreak_anchor_2
Tagged : culture history ideas opinions politics slate society thoughtful
Interesting argument. Why do we celebrate the "talentless" when we used to celebrate the "talentless" along side the intellectuals. I think theres some fallacy on both ends of the author's timeline, but I think the point is the more important. Why do we no longer celebrate the most intellegent and creative? There are some that we do, the mainstream list is pretty small compared to the athletes, musicians and actors. While I don't think it's a social equivilent to Harrison Bergeron where we celebrate the average amd penalize the truely skilled, there are times when it seems close, I mean how many sceintists and surgeons do we have in political office?
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2012.04.27
Weekly Metapost : 2012.04.20 - 2012.04.27
03.00.02 - Mark
Weekly Metapost from April 20th, 2012 to April 27th, 2012
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Danny Hellman Illustration Blog: Oh, The Jobs That Get Killed, Part One
http://dannyhellman.blogspot.com/2012/02/oh-jobs-that-get-killed-part-one.html
Tagged : art DannyHellman dr. suess funny society
Some fun pseudo Dr. Suess with a modern day bent. I know thhere's plenty of faked Dr. Suess art, but I sort of whicch this set made it to market (also check out part two)
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2012.04.20
Weekly Metapost : 2012.04.13 - 2012.04.20
03.00.02 - Mark
Weekly Metapost from April 13th, 2012 to April 20th, 2012
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Muppet Show Pitch - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KorhvVQRUM
Tagged : cbs history Jim Henson muppets tv videos youtube
The pitch Jim Henson made to CBS for The Muppet Show. Historical yes, but great content as well. Sort of feels a bit like Network [via GeeksAreSexy]
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2012.04.13
Weekly Metapost : 2012.04.06 - 2012.04.13
03.00.02 - Mark
Weekly Metapost from April 6th, 2012 to April 13th, 2012
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The Next Time Someone Says the Internet Killed Reading Books, Show Them This Chart - Alexis Madrigal - Technology - The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/04/the-next-time-someone-says-the-internet-killed-reading-books-show-them-this-chart/255572/
Tagged : articles education ideas literature society theatlantic
Neat to see that our society does read, with a Gallup survey showing about 48% of people are reading a book or novel. However, it leaves plenty of questions unanswered. While we are reading, are we reading Harry Potter and The Hunger Games or are we reading classics from Goethe and Mark Twain to more modern classics like Catch 22 or 1984 (at least outside the demands of classrooms), and perhaps the question of if it even matters. It'll take time and further studies to understand the enviroment, but as someone with an evergrowing slush pile of literature, it's good to know I'm not alone...
MAKE | Repurposed Rake Wine Glass Rack
http://blog.makezine.com/2012/04/06/repurposed-rake-wine-glass-rack/
Tagged : ideas make reuse tools
You might love your tools when… or Note to self. Take your pick
(A Biologist's) St. Patrick's Day Song - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=L6dzUOYTQtQ
Tagged : beer geek music npr science youtube
Geek music with a celtic spin, all about the science of beer. Not for everyones taste, but I could have a few rounds of it. [via NPR]
Caine's Arcade on Vimeo
http://vimeo.com/40000072
Tagged : arcade cool MAKE videos vimeo
Great video for a great story, cudos to Caine, a 9 year old boy who decided to build and operate his own arcade. [via MAKE]
Eye Candy [list of other movies]
Rango (2011) RatedThe Lincoln Lawyer (2011) Rated
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2012.04.06
Weekly Metapost : 2012.03.30 - 2012.04.06
03.00.03 - Mark
Weekly Metapost from March 30th, 2012 to April 6th, 2012
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An Ocean Of Knowledge An Inch Deep: 3D fractals cut on a scroll saw
http://oceananinchdeep.blogspot.com/2011/01/3d-fractals-cut-on-scroll-saw.html
Tagged : art crafts make todo
Advanced math power tools = art? This is certainly on my todo list.
MAKE | How-To: Make Your Own Sriracha
http://blog.makezine.com/2012/03/30/how-to-make-your-own-sriracha/
Tagged : food geek ideas MAKE
As much for the DIY sriracha as the history behind it and the amusing webcomic MAKE links to.
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2012.03.23
Weekly Metapost : 2012.03.16 - 2012.03.23
03.00.02 - Mark
Weekly Metapost from March 16th, 2012 to March 23rd, 2012
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Giants Kneel to A Tweet: When Social Consumers Go Viral (Infographic) | Frugal Dad
http://frugaldad.com/social
Tagged : business culture infographic society
A few cases of why you shouldn't piss of your customers, especially if you're a massive business operating on the international scale. [via Hacking Netflix]
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2012.03.16
Weekly Metapost : 2012.03.09 - 2012.03.16
03.00.01 - Mark
Weekly Metapost from March 9th, 2012 to March 16th, 2012
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How simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries | Video on TED.com
http://www.ted.com/talks/how_simple_ideas_lead_to_scientific_discoveries.html
Tagged : history science TED videos
Great talk by Adam Savage on why even simple ideas are so important. Well worth the 8 minutes.
Giants Kneel to A Tweet: When Social Consumers Go Viral (Infographic) | Frugal Dad
http://frugaldad.com/social
Tagged : business culture infographic society
A few cases of why you shouldn't piss of your customers, especially if you're a massive business operating on the international scale. [via Hacking Netflix]
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2012.03.09
Weekly Metapost : 2012.03.02 - 2012.03.09
03.00.02 - Mark
Weekly Metapost from March 2nd, 2012 to March 9th, 2012
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xkcd: Error Code
http://xkcd.com/1024/
Tagged : comics life xkcd
I could live with Error: -41, actaully I sort of have over the last few summers.
Eye Candy [list of other movies]
Hugo (2011) RatedLink | 0 Comments | metaposts Movies Weblinks
2012.03.02
Weekly Metapost : 2012.02.24 - 2012.03.02
03.00.02 - Mark
Weekly Metapost from February 24th, 2012 to March 2nd, 2012
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Solving the mystery of the 5-cent Coca-Cola. - Slate Magazine
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/the_undercover_economist/2007/05/the_mystery_of_the_5cent_cocacola.html
Tagged : articles coke economics slate soda trivia
Random trivia about Coca-Cola and their 70 years of selling bottles of coke for a mere 5 cents.
Cheerwine's Expanding Cult - NYTimes.com
http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/the-expanding-cult-of-cheerwine/
Tagged : cheerwine culture drinks food New York Times NYT soda
As a midwesteren transplanted into North Carolina, it took me a while to appreciate the joys of Cheerwine, but I'm officially hooked, but after looking for an alcoholic cocktail in which to use it as a mixed, I stumbled across this article on cult sodas. Cheerwine maybe the biggest of the udnerdogs, but I'm now on the hunt for a few others. Microbrew is no longer limited to beers.
MAKE | How-To: Splice Wire to NASA Standards
http://blog.makezine.com/2012/02/28/how-to-splice-wire-to-nasa-standards/
Tagged : electronics MAKE NASA science
I've been using the lineman splice for years, and while I don't use it all the time, I'm certainly a fan of it, so it's cool to see that its NASA approaved. The only fault is that I don't always pre-tin the wire. [via MAKE directly - source is a NASA PDF]
Innovation and the Bell Labs Miracle - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/opinion/sunday/innovation-and-the-bell-labs-miracle.html
Tagged : articles business culture nytimes technology
AT&T and Bell labs were being split up before I was born, but there's something appealing about the way Bell Labs used to operate. A center where thinkers and builders were working under the same roof, and the diverse skill set with an open door policy. While I know businesses need bureaucracy and management to run , I love finding a job where there's a fair amount of freedom available, with the resources and time permitted to pursuit ones ideas and goals. Thankfully it seems like there are lots of modern businesses picking up what Bell Labs left behind, but it's great reading about what Bell used to be. I'll probably be looking for the authors's book when I get a chance. [via Adafruit]
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2012.02.26
Copyright and left
13.24.25 - Mark
I create content. I write content, I shoot video, I take photos, I program. I'm not the only one who does this, in some way in some shape, everyone creates something copyrightable. But from there, there's an interesting dichotomy to the content that we create. Society loves the partial Steward Brand quote "Information wants to be free" but sometimes we forget the whole quote:
On the one hand information wants to be expensive, because it's so valuable. The right information in the right place just changes your life. On the other hand, information wants to be free, because the cost of getting it out is getting lower and lower all the time. So you have these two fighting against each other
Yes our information wants to be free, quotes true or false are passed around the internet, videos and music is passed from friend to friend, be it the high tech P2P networks to the sneaker net use of analog cassette taps and xerox copies. But that information is valuable. Hense organizations like RIAA and MPAA passing out lawsuits like Halloween candy and pushes for insane legislation.
As a content creator I'm aware of both sides. I have work I pass out for free, while it is valuable to me, it's a marginal amount, citations are nice, but sometimes a "Hey can I use this" is enough of a nod. Some content I don't even obfuscate or try to lock down. However, I also create work so valuable that dollars are involved. I've sold photos to be printed on tshirts, licences for use in promotional materials, and some sold as art.
Living in these two worlds - free and valuable, I'm aware of potential copyright violations. I've seen my photos used in newspapers credited to someone else, and I've run into situations where my work was used without permission in borderline commercial purposes. Last night however I ran across a youtube video on reusing wooden pallets. As I watched it I knew plenty of photos were being used without citations, without any credit to the projects being documented or the people behind the work. Some were common, some new to me, but right at 2 minutes, I saw one of my own photos from my Pallet wood coffee table.
Now that image both on my blog, and on my flickr account is under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial license so I'm fine with it being used. The video is not commercial, but I'm not sure what I feel about the attribution. My ego isn't really craving the credit. It would like it of course, but it's not critical. Intellectually however, I think it is required. With dozens of photos collected from all over the interwebs, there are countless numbers of projects that people may want to explore further (and in the case of this video, we're talking over 600,000 people), and without credits that's a difficult task.
I honestly haven't decided how I'm going to approach the issue but it's an odd case I haven't had to deal with before.
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2012.02.24
Weekly Metapost : 2012.02.17 - 2012.02.24
03.00.02 - Mark
Weekly Metapost from February 17th, 2012 to February 24th, 2012
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The Robotic Musicians known as: Intel's Industrial Control in Concert - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JLdB0WEixjM
Tagged : entertainment intel make science videos youtube
So cool, seeing a real life incarnation of a CGI animation that was made in the 90s (at least Animusic, the company that made the animations was started in the 90s). A little supprising that the physical product was by Intel [via MAKE]
Start Making
http://startmaking.com/mike-bloomberg/
Tagged : MAKE Mike Bloomberg videos
Nice little speach by Mike Bloomberg, socially and economically - specifically the closing little quote "Stop talking, start making. Its good advise"
» Project: Conductive Ink Jordan Bunker
http://jordanbunker.com/archives/41
Tagged : chemistry DIY electronics howto MAKE todo
A few months ago I posted a link to a college lab's video on making conductive ink . At the time I said i wanted to get some lab gear and do it myself. Well, since then someone has written up instructions on how they did it on a budget, and some DIY equiptment. I'm even more tempted to make some myself (even if it does use some nasty chemicals). [via MAKE]
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2012.02.17
Weekly Metapost : 2012.02.10 - 2012.02.17
03.00.01 - Mark
Weekly Metapost from February 10th, 2012 to February 17th, 2012
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Mooresville School District, a Laptop Success Story - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/education/mooresville-school-district-a-laptop-success-story.html?_r=3
Tagged : education future New York Times society technology
It seems like there's a love/hate relationship between school districts and digital classrooms, and I remeber reading about some of the earliest adopters dropping thier projects after minimal results over a few years, however it's nice to see how it's possible to not only excel in digital education, but can do so at lower costs. I think it'll need more than 3 years to prove viable, but it's seems to be going in the right direction.
"Hi I'm An Engineer" by CREATE Film Festival - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfHo5gXfHuk#!
Tagged : engineering life videos youtube
A dilemma every engineer will face at some point. [via adafruit]
» ABC’s of Hand Tools
http://shopngarage.com/2011/08/abcs-of-hand-tools/
Tagged : animation books education MAKE tools videos
This has been sitting in my digital slushpile for a couple of weeks, so I don't remember the source, but even with as much experiance I've gained with tools, it's amazing how I forget (or simply neglect) some of the basics of tool care. Both the in the old book and the animated short film forms.
Eye Candy [list of other movies]
Revenge of the Electric Car (2011) RatedLink | 0 Comments | metaposts Movies Weblinks
2012.02.03
Weekly Metapost : 2012.01.27 - 2012.02.03
03.00.02 - Mark
Weekly Metapost from January 27th, 2012 to February 3rd, 2012
Elsewhere Online [collection of past links]
Fritz Goro's Photos: The Art of Science - Photo Gallery - LIFE
http://www.life.com/hdgallery/58241/fritz-goros-photos-the-art-of-science#index/0
Tagged : art LIFE photography science
Science, photography, and news crafted into an art. [via BoingBoing]
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2012.01.20
Weekly Metapost : 2012.01.13 - 2012.01.20
03.00.01 - Mark
Weekly Metapost from January 13th, 2012 to January 20th, 2012
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The Page Turner - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GOMIBdM6N7Q
Tagged : comics funny MAKE physics Rube Goldberg videos youtube
Absolutly charming Rube Goldberg Machine, there are plenty out there, but this one feels like it could be a reallife rendering of one of the original comics. [via MAKE]
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2012.01.06
Weekly Metapost : 2011.12.30 - 2012.01.06
03.00.02 - Mark
Weekly Metapost from December 30th, 2011 to January 6th, 2012
Eye Candy [list of other movies]
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) RatedThe Help (2011) Rated
Unstoppable (2010) Rated
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2011.12.30
Weekly Metapost : 2011.12.23 - 2011.12.30
03.00.02 - Mark
Weekly Metapost from December 23rd, 2011 to December 30th, 2011
Eye Candy [list of other movies]
Thor (2011) RatedLink | 0 Comments | metaposts Movies
2011.12.23
Weekly Metapost : 2011.12.16 - 2011.12.23
03.00.02 - Mark
Weekly Metapost from December 16th, 2011 to December 23rd, 2011
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Around The Corner (1937) How Differential Steering Works - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAw79386WI
Tagged : automobiles cars education engineering history mechinics videos
I'll admit I'm not a full blown car guy, but I take care of my vehicles, and I'm always a sucker for the engineering side of things, so this Chevrolet video on a differentials delighted me for 10 minutes (even if a good cunck of that is pure fluff). I sort of want to find some old tinkertoys and built a model. [via wimp.com]
How to brew beer in a coffee maker, using only materials commonly found on a modestly sized oceanographic research vessel. « Southern Fried Science
http://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=1419
Tagged : alcohol articles beer homebrew science
Beer brewing in ounces, rather than in gallons. I already knew coffee machines were capable of moonshine, I never conected them to beer brewing. I sort of doubt I'll bother to brew beer this way, but it's cool to know that I can.[via hackaday]
Eye Candy [list of other movies]
X-Men: First Class RatedExit Through the Gift Shop (2010) Rated
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2011.12.16
Weekly Metapost : 2011.12.09 - 2011.12.16
03.00.02 - Mark
Weekly Metapost from December 9th, 2011 to December 16th, 2011
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MIT professor draws some of the best lines. [VIDEO]
http://www.wimp.com/mitprofessor/
Tagged : education mit physics random videos wisp
MIT's open course ware is a great project, and when I was studying Physics, and the recordings of Walter Lewin's lectures were informational (by nature) but also pretty entertaining, from the demostrations to in a quirky little way, the zipping raddle noise as he drew a dotted lines on the chalkboard. The demos you'll have to find yourself, but I'm glad I'm not the only one who winds the dotted line drawing facinating.