Banksy in New Orleans
Some striking work from Banksy in New Orleans.
Culture jamming
HOW NOT TO – conceal your identity with IR LEDs
Randy shares documentation of his experiments using infrared LEDs to prevent cameras from recording his facial identity. The verdict – it no worky (at least with any of the LEDs tested) – How not to block cameras More: – IR LED glasses (anti-paparazzi) – LED security camera disruptor on Hackszine
MAKE Road-trip: AS220
Last weekend I went up to AS220 in Providence Rhode Island. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I knew it would be interesting. All I really knew about the group was what I had read on their website and some things Brian Jepson had told me at HOPE and other events. I spent the […]
So many samples, so little time
German performance/media artist Johannes Kriedler created a composition comprised of samples taken from his own music collection. In order to legally present the work he is obligated to register each sample with GEMA(Germany’s equivalent to the RIAA) by way of formal paper documentation. So what’s the big deal? Well, Kriedler’s piece uses a whole lotta […]
Object costumes by Riitta Ikonen
Riitta Ikonen makes these really neat costumes for becoming the objects around you. I think they’re pretty whimsical and fun. Read the interview on We Make Money Not Art. More: Archisuit on CRAFT
Activists detained after lighting up “Free Tibet” LED throwies banner near Olympics
Our friend James Powderly is missing in China after displaying a LED throwie “free tibet” sign… Boingboing is running down this story… An update on the pro-Tibet tech-art protests happening in Beijing: Students for a Free Tibet tells Boing Boing that a group of five pro-Tibet activists displayed an LED Throwie Banner near the Olympics […]
HOW TO – Automated cell phone answering system
My pal Randy just published an instructable for making an auto-answerer for a cell phone. It puts your callers on hold, wastes your minutes, and helps you promote your own band, not to mention bugs out your friends and confuses others. He hacked a bluetooth headset with some other components to make this customer service […]
