My friend Thomas Edwards gave a recent Ignite presentation in LA about his ideas for Phy2Phy (Physical interaction over IP). The MAKE Controller even gets a shout-out. Getting Physical over IP More: Breath-over-IP Physical Interactions over IP Review: MAKE Controller Kit v2
Patrick Hughes is a British artist who coined the term ‘reverspective’ to describe his technique of painting a dimensional surface to create an exaggerated 3D effect in his work. The gimmick (which reminds me a lot of the “Hollow Face” optical illusion) combines foreshortening and the fact that his paintings really do extend into the third dimension–just not as much as it seems. If you can’t see one in person, video really helps to understand the effect. Besides the one above, from Flickr user NAME, there’s a professionally-produced Flash video at Hughes’ website. [via Neatorama]
The North American Handmade Bicycle show was this past weekend, in Richmond, Virginia. The website for the event and their YouTube channel have some great coverage and some of the jawdropping bike builds that were on display there. Above, Sacha, from Vanilla Workshop, offers a tour of a bike he built for his young daughter. […]
Our dynamic DIY duo, John and Erin, take stock and look toward the future of their intrepid little company. — Gareth Magnolia Atomworks, part 4: The aftermath, lessons learned, and the future By John Edgar Park and Erin Kelly-Park Laser cutting the Phi symbol on the original Mystery Box. Phi is the golden ratio, which […]
And not in a good way. I have blogged about scary Lego before, but the capacity of the AFOL (“Adult Fan of Lego”) community to twist everybody’s favorite happy Danish building toy into Bosch- and/or Giger-esque abominations has pushed darker boundaries since then. This godawful* thing by prolific and talented builder Mike Foy is just called “The Void,” and, if I may suggest, belongs on the cover of some trendy modern edition of a very old and very evil book full of unspeakable things. [via The Brothers Brick]
On Sunday morning, I was out for a bike ride. On the way home, I took a shortcut from one road to another and had to walk my bike through a small gate. Once through the gate, I saw on the pavement, beside a blue Volvo, a twenty dollar bill and two singles, flattened out. […]
Excellent article – US Manufacturing Is Not Dead… US Manufacturing is alive and well. The real issue is manufacturing employment, which is dropping like a stone. And the reason for the drop is an increase in productivity. Read the entire article… or skip to the end… Here are some general conclusions. 1.) The US still […]
