Arduino starter project video (4)
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Over at the Make blog, Marc de Vinck has a charming video that shows you how to do a simple Arduino project. Arduino is a tool for making computers that can sense and control more of the physical world than your desktop computer. It's an open-source physical computing platform based on a simple microcontroller board, and a development environment for writing software for the board. Arduino is open source! In addition to the genuine Arduino, ...
Sound activated christmas lights (2)
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Christmas is coming up pretty quickly. [tinkernut] shows us how to do a quick and dirty music activated Christmas light setup. Simply crack open a pair of old computer speakers and wire the speaker leads to a relay. Use that to power an outlet and you have music controlled lights. The section at the beginning of the video is a bit misleading as that kind of choreography would be rather difficult with this setup. This ...
303,808,909 make music online (1)
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Haunted Mansion 40th birthday to be celebrated with original Shag art (2)
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How sez, "California hipster artist Shag has created 13 new art pieces commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion attraction. I've collected all the details (and art) known to date about the upcoming event in August of 2009 in one post." What's not to like? Shag's art + the best ride Disney's Imagineers ever built = sheer heaven! Details are still a little sketchy (pardon the pun) at this time, but it appears that ...
Chainsaw "bayonet" mounted on rifle (7)
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In this short but riveting video, YouTube's Pfcthiel demonstrates a chainsaw "bayonet" he mounted on an assault rifle (he'll make you one for $300). As Neatorama points out, this may just be the world's greatest anti-zombie weapon. Also handy for loggers who fear attack-squirrels. Chainsaw Bayonet (via Neatorama)
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Rui said:
The guy looks silly using it, but I'm guessing Bruce Campbell would give a little bit more oomph.Hail to the King baby!
Disney's Principles Of Animation (1)
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THE ILLUSION OF LIFEI remember a lot of excitement building up in anticipation of the release of "The Illusion Of Life" a book that was going to reveal all the secrets of how to animate, written by 2 of Disney's "9 Old Men" -Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.When it finally came out, I snapped one up and read it in a couple of nights. It turned out not exactly to be what it was hyped ...
Disney Principles - Solid Drawing 1 (1)
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Milt Kahl?I'm surprised that "solid drawing" is so far down the list of principles in "The Illusion Of Life". It's #11 of 12 principles. To me, it's by far the most important tool of any artist, including animators. Without good strong drawings to move what do you have? Squash and stretch, overlapping action, secondary actions are all accessories; not the main course. They are animation
Tokyo Xmas Light Shows Overload Senses, Power Grid [PICS] (5)
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Tis the season to be luminously spankylighty all over the world. Xmas lights are my favorite thing about the holidays. Heck, last year I even bought —and reviewed—a Philips Livingcolors Lamp to illuminate our tree with multicolor goodness, much to Addy's glowing desperation. But hey, I can't help but to get all teary with all this heartwarming twinkling stars. In Tokyo, however, they go from sparkling lights to sensory overloading LED mayhem, like these photos ...
Ready Your Freeze Rays: Whedon On Dr Horrible DVD [Dr Horrible's Sing-along Blog] (4)
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In case you saw the pre-order appearance of Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog on Amazon over the weekend but haven't quite decided whether or not it's worth the $13.49 Amazon is asking for, then we'd like to introduce you to a man who can help with your decision. His name? Joss Whedon. Writing on the Whedonesque blog, Whedon offers the following sales pitch: Is it worth fifteen hard-earned dollars? Absolutely. In fact, I can say without ...
BMW Product Navigator: create your next Bimmer on a Surface (7)
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It hasn't even been two months since Microsoft loosed its Surface SDK, and already we're seeing new and improved (or is it just one or the other?) uses of the giant multitouch display. In a presumed attempt to keep savvy shoppers off of those message boards and in the dealership, BMW has developed a promotional video showcasing the so-called Product Navigator. Said device reminds us an awful lot of that fictional computer seen the recent ...
Make Your Own Bath Bombs [Weekend Project] (34)
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Bath bombs, for the unfamiliar, are chalky feeling balls about the size of a small orange that you throw into a bath tub. They don't explode but they do react with the water fizzing and spinning, filling the water with fragrance and moisturizers. Bath bombs are a project ripe for DIYing, they often run $6 or higher at stores. SoapyHollow, a contributor at the DIYer blog Instructables has a top rated guide on how to ...
The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week [Best Of The Week] (1)
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Get caught up trying to slay the giant Magnapinna beast from the deep, for your Thanksgiving feast? Don't worry, we've compiled a list of the best stories of the week, just for you. Highlights this week include 45 of THE BEST Doctor Who moments, plus we take a closer look at the Truman Show Snydrome, and get a peek into the swank bachelor pads on the space station. Giant Mystery Creature with "Elbows" Captured on ...
VFX Co For Sale on Ebay (3)
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File under now I’ve seen everything, there is an entire VFX company for sale on eBay right now. For a mere $500,000 (15% back if you use your eBay master card) you too can join the ranks of… Companies like Pixar, and Dreamworks are making millions of dollars in this industry and building tremendous wealth for their owners. The description also claims This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in breaking into the VFX ...
Processing 1.0 Launch (6)
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I just returned from “Oxfort Project: Part II” and am pleased to share this announcement: Today, on November 24, 2008, we launch the 1.0 version of the Processing software. Processing is a programming language, development environment, and online community that since 2001 has promoted software literacy within the visual arts. Initially created to serve as a software sketchbook and to teach fundamentals of computer programming within a visual context, Processing quickly developed into a tool ...
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I will skip the veiled anecdotes and cut straight to: "I was into it before it was cool".
IDW to Publish New Star Trek Comic Book Series (1)
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IDW Publishing has joined with Paramount Pictures, J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions, Kurtzman/Orci Productions and CBS Consumer Products to publish a four-issue limited comic book series tied to next summer's new Star Trek movie, which will be released in theaters on May 8, 2009.
Make your own Smart Hot Drink Coaster (1)
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The music tools made by Roland back in the days have been remade by Hobnox to create a kind of online Reason. Go make some beautiful music at HobNox Audiotool Source: 310kShared by Doug (16)Contribute commentVFXTalk.com (0) permalink
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Most coffee and hot beverage makers heat our drinks to far beyond comfortable drinkability. Learn to build your own Smart Coaster which uses a thermistor and a few basic components to tell you when your drink has cooled to a safe temperature. Relate...Shared by Doug (16)Contribute commentProcessing Blogs (3) permalink
The first and last time I’ll cut and paste a press release on this blog. Casey Reas writes: We’ve just posted Processing 1.0 at http://processing.... We’re so excited about it, we even took time to write a press release. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and LOS ANGELES, Calif. - November 24, 2008 - The Processing project today announced the immediate availability of the Processing 1.0 product family, the highly anticipated release of industry-leading design and development software for ...Contribute comment
