From katie at hoteldetective.org Wed Nov 4 11:44:54 2009 From: katie at hoteldetective.org (Katie Bechtold) Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:44:54 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] Tuesday 3 November 7:00pm at HacDC - DorkbotDC meeting! In-Reply-To: <4AEA751F.6060000@dorkbot.org> References: <4AEA751F.6060000@dorkbot.org> Message-ID: Here are the best of my pics from last night's presentations: http://www.flickr.com/photos/missioncontrol/sets/72157622732536804/ -- Katie http://hoteldetective.org/ From jason.schlauch at gmail.com Thu Nov 5 21:17:59 2009 From: jason.schlauch at gmail.com (Jason Schlauch) Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:17:59 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] Shields Message-ID: I've asked around but haven't found a satisfying answer to this question: why are the daughter boards that plug into Arduino headers called "shields"? Randomly, jason From dorkbotdc at dorkbot.org Thu Nov 5 21:19:39 2009 From: dorkbotdc at dorkbot.org (Dorkbot DC) Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:19:39 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] Shields In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4AF387BB.80201@dorkbot.org> Because they shield the main board when in place, I think. On 11/5/09 9:17 PM, Jason Schlauch wrote: > I've asked around but haven't found a satisfying answer to this > question: why are the daughter boards that plug into Arduino headers > called "shields"? > > Randomly, > jason > ........................................................................ > .......dorkbot dc: people doing strange things with electricity......... > ................... http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotdc ....................... > ................... SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT ....................... > ........ http://dorkbot.org/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotdc-blabber ........ > ........................................................................ > From blchamberlain at gmail.com Fri Nov 6 09:19:14 2009 From: blchamberlain at gmail.com (Brian Chamberlain) Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:19:14 -0600 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] Shields In-Reply-To: <4AF387BB.80201@dorkbot.org> References: <4AF387BB.80201@dorkbot.org> Message-ID: <934CBFD7-F751-439F-9571-55D73BFE91E3@gmail.com> I was wondering that myself... I assumed it was because calling them shields was easier to say... and more bad-ass. Like, I might consider fighting mythical dragons with my butane soldering iron and xbee arduino shield. But going to battle with a "daughter board"? -1 Lame. -B On Nov 5, 2009, at 8:19 PM, Dorkbot DC wrote: > Because they shield the main board when in place, I think. > > > > On 11/5/09 9:17 PM, Jason Schlauch wrote: >> I've asked around but haven't found a satisfying answer to this >> question: why are the daughter boards that plug into Arduino headers >> called "shields"? >> >> Randomly, >> jason >> ........................................................................ >> .......dorkbot dc: people doing strange things with >> electricity......... >> ................... http://dorkbot.org/ >> dorkbotdc ....................... >> ................... 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From alden08 at harts.org Fri Nov 6 09:49:26 2009 From: alden08 at harts.org (Alden08) Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:49:26 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] Shields In-Reply-To: <934CBFD7-F751-439F-9571-55D73BFE91E3@gmail.com> References: <4AF387BB.80201@dorkbot.org> <934CBFD7-F751-439F-9571-55D73BFE91E3@gmail.com> Message-ID: How about a figlia board - given the Italian roots? I agree "shield" is much more Romanesque. Alden On Nov 6, 2009, at 9:19 AM, Brian Chamberlain wrote: > I was wondering that myself... I assumed it was because calling them > shields was easier to say... and more bad-ass. Like, I might consider > fighting mythical dragons with my butane soldering iron and xbee > arduino shield. But going to battle with a "daughter board"? -1 Lame. > > -B > > On Nov 5, 2009, at 8:19 PM, Dorkbot DC wrote: > >> Because they shield the main board when in place, I think. >> >> >> >> On 11/5/09 9:17 PM, Jason Schlauch wrote: >>> I've asked around but haven't found a satisfying answer to this >>> question: why are the daughter boards that plug into Arduino headers >>> called "shields"? >>> >>> Randomly, >>> jason >>> ........................................................................ >>> .......dorkbot dc: people doing strange things with >>> electricity......... >>> ................... http://dorkbot.org/ >>> dorkbotdc ....................... >>> ................... 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SUBSCRIPTION > MANAGEMENT ....................... > ........ http://dorkbot.org/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotdc- > blabber ........ > ........................................................................ From dan.r.barlow at gmail.com Fri Nov 6 10:07:45 2009 From: dan.r.barlow at gmail.com (Dan Barlow) Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 10:07:45 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] Shields In-Reply-To: References: <4AF387BB.80201@dorkbot.org> <934CBFD7-F751-439F-9571-55D73BFE91E3@gmail.com> Message-ID: On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Alden08 wrote: > How about a figlia board - given the Italian roots? I agree "shield" > is much more Romanesque. A fig leaf? To cover the naughty bits? -Dan Barlow From dp at danielpacker.org Fri Nov 6 13:41:19 2009 From: dp at danielpacker.org (Daniel Packer) Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:41:19 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] Key Signing Party, Friday the 13th, 7:30PM Message-ID: <6da7b18f0911061041l746cde45p6c9252a496d70a8c@mail.gmail.com> Dorks, hackers, and friends! Bring your paranoia, photo ID, and PGP key signatures, it's time for a Key Signing Party! RSVP if there's even a slight chance you might attend, thanks! What is a KSP, you might ask? People sign each other's public keys, thus establishing a community of trust and engaging in a celebration of better personal privacy via technology. We do a brief PKI intro tutorial (public key infrastructure) for the newbies and people who want a refresher. Bring state issued photo ID so you can verify your identity when you ask people to sign your key. People have their own personal standards for key verification, but most folks require at least a state photo ID. Learn how to send email securely and determine if someone is who they claim to be! Meet other privacy minded individuals! Eat cookies in a church on Friday the 13th. Spooky! Wear all black for extra fun. St. Stephen's Church (home of HacDC) Friday, November 13th at 7:30PM 1525 Newton St NW, Washington DC - corner of 16th http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1525%20newton%20st%20nw%2C%20dc Cookies will be served - feel free to bring snacks, but we DO have to clean up on the way out. Please send me your key signature if you plan to attend and have one so I can generate a signature list. Laptops are not needed, but will be necessary if you want to create a key or sign keys at the party. Having gnupg software loaded onto your laptop will help if you're a newbie since that's what the intro session will be based on. WIKI PAGE: http://wiki.hacdc.org/index.php/Keysigning -Daniel (obscurite on #hacdc on freenode) From dp at danielpacker.org Wed Nov 11 10:38:01 2009 From: dp at danielpacker.org (Daniel Packer) Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:38:01 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] Event cancellation: Key Signing Party on 11/13 @ HacDC Message-ID: <6da7b18f0911110738t4a606cebybf3b492b207dfd76@mail.gmail.com> The Key Signing Party at HacDC that I previously emailed about is canceled. Having received relatively little interest in my event posting (presumably due to competing options on that Friday and pre-holidays madness), I've decided to push this back until after the holidays. To those few who RSVP'd, thank you very much for your enthusiasm. Hopefully we'll bring this back early next year in a shinier sexier package, maybe embracing some other comp. security topics to draw in a larger crowd. Prizes for most keys signed might also be in order. Suggestions welcomed. -Daniel (obscurite on #hacdc on freenode) From dp at danielpacker.org Mon Nov 16 10:49:35 2009 From: dp at danielpacker.org (Daniel Packer) Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:49:35 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] TOMORROW: HacDC Lightning Talks at 7:30PM Message-ID: <6da7b18f0911160749w26a328fdo8897a4c1417dd556@mail.gmail.com> TOMORROW: HacDC Lightning Talks, Tuesday 11/16 at 7:30PM We have a fantastic bunch of talks lined up. If the last HacDC Lightning Talks was any indication, much fun will be had. The talks will be held in the church sanctuary, so there will be plenty of seating space. There will be signs posted on and around the red door directing you. Look for the red door where there are lots of cars. WIKI: http://wiki.hacdc.org/index.php?title=LightningTalks More info: * We *may* need one or two backup speakers, so get in touch if you have a talk you'd like to share. * After the talks I will lead a group of people interested in mingling over to the Commonwealth Gastropub at 1400 Irving St. NW, nearby * The order of the talks will be posted by tomorrow afternoon on the wiki. Currently the talks are listed in no particular order. * If there is setup time between speakers, we will do Q&A. * COOKIES. * If you have a spare mac laptop I can use for the duration of the event, get in touch. -Daniel (obscurite on #hacdc on freenode) From dp at danielpacker.org Mon Nov 16 10:50:29 2009 From: dp at danielpacker.org (Daniel Packer) Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:50:29 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] TOMORROW: HacDC Lightning Talks at 7:30PM In-Reply-To: <6da7b18f0911160749w26a328fdo8897a4c1417dd556@mail.gmail.com> References: <6da7b18f0911160749w26a328fdo8897a4c1417dd556@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <6da7b18f0911160750l34833ea2kff66ff16a26dc8b5@mail.gmail.com> Excuse the typo. The event is tomorrow on 11/17, not 11/16. -Daniel On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Daniel Packer wrote: > TOMORROW: HacDC Lightning Talks, Tuesday 11/16 at 7:30PM > From alberto.gaitan at gmail.com Tue Nov 17 15:56:50 2009 From: alberto.gaitan at gmail.com (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Alberto_Gait=E1n?=) Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:56:50 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] webcam -> Chipotle Message-ID: <4B030E12.40208@gmail.com> Attention Python, plotter, and edge detection geeks: This comes from Founding Dorkbot Overlord, Douglas Repetto: http://music.columbia.edu/~douglas/strange_things/ video permalink: http://music.columbia.edu/~douglas/strange_things/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/faster.mov From alberto.gaitan at gmail.com Tue Nov 17 16:03:09 2009 From: alberto.gaitan at gmail.com (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Alberto_Gait=E1n?=) Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:03:09 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] webcam -> Chipotle Message-ID: <4B030F8D.1060404@gmail.com> Resending with MY typo in subject to preserve threading. Should read Chiplotle. I knew that, once. Alberto === Attention Python, plotter, and edge detection geeks: This comes from Founding Dorkbot Overlord, Douglas Repetto: http://music.columbia.edu/~douglas/strange_things/ video permalink: http://music.columbia.edu/~douglas/strange_things/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/faster.mov From lidziak at gmail.com Tue Nov 17 18:05:56 2009 From: lidziak at gmail.com (Luke Idziak) Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:05:56 +0100 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] webcam -> Chipotle In-Reply-To: <4B030F8D.1060404@gmail.com> References: <4B030F8D.1060404@gmail.com> Message-ID: Norad Flight Exercise Planned for Washington, D.C. The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental U.S. NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct a one day flight-training Exercise Falcon Virgo 10-02 beginning Tuesday, Nov. 17 at midnight and continuing into the early morning hours on Wednesday, Nov. 18 in the National Capital Region (NCR), Washington, D.C. The exercise comprises a series of training flights held in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Capital Region Command Center, the Joint Air Defense Operations Center, the Continental U.S. NORAD Region, Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Coast Guard and CONR's Western Air Defense Sector. Exercise Falcon Virgo is designed to hone NORAD's intercept and identification operations, as well as conduct procedural tests of the NCR Visual Warning System. Civil Air Patrol aircraft, U.S. Air Force F-16s and U.S. Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopters will participate in the exercise. Residents in the area can expect flights to occur during scheduled exercise hours. In the event of inclement weather, the exercise will be rescheduled for the next day. These exercises are carefully planned and closely controlled to ensure NORAD's rapid response capability. NORAD has conducted exercise flights of this nature throughout the United States and Canada since the start of Operation Noble Eagle, the command's response to the terrorist attacks that occurred Sept. 11, 2001. As the Continental United States geographical component of the bi-national command NORAD, CONR provides airspace surveillance and control, and directs air sovereignty activities for the CONUS region. CONR and its assigned Air Force and Army assets throughout the country ensure air safety and security against potential air threats. Since Sept. 11, 2001, CONR fighters have responded to more than 2,300 possible air threats in the United States and have flown more than 54,000 sorties with the support of Airborne Warning and Control System and air-to-air-refueling aircraft. For more information on Falcon Virgo exercises, please contact CONR Public Affairs at 850-283-8080, the on-call CONR Public Affairs Duty Officer (after 5 p.m. CST) at 850-532-1649 or the NORAD Public Affairs Office at 719-554-6889. On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 10:03 PM, Alberto Gait?n wrote: > Resending with MY typo in subject to preserve threading. Should read > Chiplotle. I knew that, once. > > Alberto > > > === > Attention Python, plotter, and edge detection geeks: > > > This comes from Founding Dorkbot Overlord, Douglas Repetto: > > http://music.columbia.edu/~douglas/strange_things/ > > > video permalink: > > > http://music.columbia.edu/~douglas/strange_things/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/faster.mov > > > > > > ........................................................................ > .......dorkbot dc: people doing strange things with electricity......... > ................... http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotdc ....................... > ................... SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT ....................... > ........ http://dorkbot.org/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotdc-blabber ........ > ........................................................................ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotdc-blabber/attachments/20091118/391a167f/attachment.html From alberto.gaitan at gmail.com Tue Nov 17 19:34:26 2009 From: alberto.gaitan at gmail.com (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Alberto_Gait=E1n?=) Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:34:26 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] webcam -> Chipotle In-Reply-To: References: <4B030F8D.1060404@gmail.com> Message-ID: <4B034112.8060703@gmail.com> Next time please change the subject line, Luke. :) Thanks! Alberto On 11/17/09 6:05 PM, Luke Idziak wrote: > Norad Flight Exercise Planned for Washington, D.C. > > The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its > geographical component, the Continental U.S. NORAD Region (CONR), will > conduct a one day flight-training Exercise Falcon Virgo 10-02 beginning > Tuesday, Nov. 17 at midnight and continuing into the early morning hours > on Wednesday, Nov. 18 in the National Capital Region (NCR), Washington, > D.C. > The exercise comprises a series of training flights held > in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, the National > Capital Region Command Center, the Joint Air Defense Operations Center, > the Continental U.S. NORAD Region, Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Coast Guard > and CONR's Western Air Defense Sector. > Exercise Falcon Virgo is designed to hone NORAD's > intercept and identification operations, as well as conduct procedural > tests of the NCR Visual Warning System. Civil Air Patrol aircraft, U.S. > Air Force F-16s and U.S. Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopters will > participate in the exercise. Residents in the area can expect flights to > occur during scheduled exercise hours. > In the event of inclement weather, the exercise will be > rescheduled for the next day. > These exercises are carefully planned and closely > controlled to ensure NORAD's rapid response capability. NORAD has > conducted exercise flights of this nature throughout the United States > and Canada since the start of Operation Noble Eagle, the command's > response to the terrorist attacks that occurred Sept. 11, 2001. > As the Continental United States geographical component > of the bi-national command NORAD, CONR provides airspace surveillance > and control, and directs air sovereignty activities for the CONUS > region. CONR and its assigned Air Force and Army assets throughout the > country ensure air safety and security against potential air threats. > Since Sept. 11, 2001, CONR fighters have responded to > more than 2,300 possible air threats in the United States and have flown > more than 54,000 sorties with the support of Airborne Warning and > Control System and air-to-air-refueling aircraft. > For more information on Falcon Virgo exercises, please > contact CONR Public Affairs at 850-283-8080, the on-call CONR Public > Affairs Duty Officer (after 5 p.m. CST) at 850-532-1649 or the NORAD > Public Affairs Office at 719-554-6889. > > > > On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 10:03 PM, Alberto Gait?n > > wrote: > > Resending with MY typo in subject to preserve threading. Should read > Chiplotle. I knew that, once. > > Alberto > > > === > Attention Python, plotter, and edge detection geeks: > > > This comes from Founding Dorkbot Overlord, Douglas Repetto: > > http://music.columbia.edu/~douglas/strange_things/ > > > > video permalink: > > http://music.columbia.edu/~douglas/strange_things/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/faster.mov > > > > > > > ........................................................................ > .......dorkbot dc: people doing strange things with electricity......... > ................... http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotdc ....................... > ................... SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT ....................... > ........ http://dorkbot.org/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotdc-blabber ........ > ........................................................................ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ........................................................................ > .......dorkbot dc: people doing strange things with electricity......... > ................... http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotdc ....................... > ................... SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT ....................... > ........ http://dorkbot.org/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotdc-blabber ........ > ........................................................................ From lidziak at gmail.com Wed Nov 18 02:23:00 2009 From: lidziak at gmail.com (Luke Idziak) Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:23:00 +0100 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] webcam -> Chipotle In-Reply-To: <4B034112.8060703@gmail.com> References: <4B030F8D.1060404@gmail.com> <4B034112.8060703@gmail.com> Message-ID: whoops, ok, I thought it would just add on into the list, didn't realize it would take over the subject line. Luke On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 1:34 AM, Alberto Gait?n wrote: > Next time please change the subject line, Luke. :) > > Thanks! > > Alberto > > > > On 11/17/09 6:05 PM, Luke Idziak wrote: > > Norad Flight Exercise Planned for Washington, D.C. > > > > The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its > > geographical component, the Continental U.S. NORAD Region (CONR), will > > conduct a one day flight-training Exercise Falcon Virgo 10-02 beginning > > Tuesday, Nov. 17 at midnight and continuing into the early morning hours > > on Wednesday, Nov. 18 in the National Capital Region (NCR), Washington, > > D.C. > > The exercise comprises a series of training flights held > > in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, the National > > Capital Region Command Center, the Joint Air Defense Operations Center, > > the Continental U.S. NORAD Region, Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Coast Guard > > and CONR's Western Air Defense Sector. > > Exercise Falcon Virgo is designed to hone NORAD's > > intercept and identification operations, as well as conduct procedural > > tests of the NCR Visual Warning System. Civil Air Patrol aircraft, U.S. > > Air Force F-16s and U.S. Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopters will > > participate in the exercise. Residents in the area can expect flights to > > occur during scheduled exercise hours. > > In the event of inclement weather, the exercise will be > > rescheduled for the next day. > > These exercises are carefully planned and closely > > controlled to ensure NORAD's rapid response capability. NORAD has > > conducted exercise flights of this nature throughout the United States > > and Canada since the start of Operation Noble Eagle, the command's > > response to the terrorist attacks that occurred Sept. 11, 2001. > > As the Continental United States geographical component > > of the bi-national command NORAD, CONR provides airspace surveillance > > and control, and directs air sovereignty activities for the CONUS > > region. CONR and its assigned Air Force and Army assets throughout the > > country ensure air safety and security against potential air threats. > > Since Sept. 11, 2001, CONR fighters have responded to > > more than 2,300 possible air threats in the United States and have flown > > more than 54,000 sorties with the support of Airborne Warning and > > Control System and air-to-air-refueling aircraft. > > For more information on Falcon Virgo exercises, please > > contact CONR Public Affairs at 850-283-8080, the on-call CONR Public > > Affairs Duty Officer (after 5 p.m. CST) at 850-532-1649 or the NORAD > > Public Affairs Office at 719-554-6889. > > > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 10:03 PM, Alberto Gait?n > > > wrote: > > > > Resending with MY typo in subject to preserve threading. Should read > > Chiplotle. I knew that, once. > > > > Alberto > > > > > > === > > Attention Python, plotter, and edge detection geeks: > > > > > > This comes from Founding Dorkbot Overlord, Douglas Repetto: > > > > http://music.columbia.edu/~douglas/strange_things/ > > > > > > > > video permalink: > > > > > http://music.columbia.edu/~douglas/strange_things/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/faster.mov > > < > http://music.columbia.edu/%7Edouglas/strange_things/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/faster.mov > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ........................................................................ > > .......dorkbot dc: people doing strange things with > electricity......... > > ................... http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotdc....................... > > ................... SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT > ....................... > > ........ http://dorkbot.org/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotdc-blabber........ > > > ........................................................................ > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > ........................................................................ > > .......dorkbot dc: people doing strange things with electricity......... > > ................... http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotdc ....................... > > ................... SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT ....................... > > ........ http://dorkbot.org/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotdc-blabber ........ > > ........................................................................ > ........................................................................ > .......dorkbot dc: people doing strange things with electricity......... > ................... http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotdc ....................... > ................... SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT ....................... > ........ http://dorkbot.org/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotdc-blabber ........ > ........................................................................ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotdc-blabber/attachments/20091118/a39d8397/attachment-0001.html From alberto.gaitan at gmail.com Sat Nov 21 09:54:33 2009 From: alberto.gaitan at gmail.com (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Alberto_Gait=E1n?=) Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:54:33 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] Long term (several years) options for monumental projections Message-ID: <4B07FF29.4090700@gmail.com> I'm working with a friend on a project idea that would involve large outdoor projections over the course of several years--until the site is developed. I'm beginning to look at the equipment options and maintenance issues. Anyone have any wisdom to drop on me? Finding proper, secure space for the equipment and someone to operate it won't be an issue so I'm just looking for equipment/maintenance options in order to draft a budget. I know projectors aren't really made for long-term operation but maybe some are? Thanks for any thoughts, Alberto From justin.sabe at gmail.com Sat Nov 21 10:51:23 2009 From: justin.sabe at gmail.com (Justin Sabe) Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:51:23 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] Long term (several years) options for monumental projections In-Reply-To: <4B07FF29.4090700@gmail.com> References: <4B07FF29.4090700@gmail.com> Message-ID: It's my understanding that the lightsource is the most expensive and fragile part of a projector. It might be worth the effort to use one of the modified LCD monitor and culminating lens projects to base a design off of for something that is very easy to replace the light, and alow for different light sources as they become available. On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Alberto Gait?n wrote: > I'm working with a friend on a project idea that would involve large > outdoor projections over the course of several years--until the site is > developed. I'm beginning to look at the equipment options and > maintenance issues. Anyone have any wisdom to drop on me? > > Finding proper, secure space for the equipment and someone to operate it > won't be an issue so I'm just looking for equipment/maintenance options > in order to draft a budget. I know projectors aren't really made for > long-term operation but maybe some are? > > Thanks for any thoughts, > > Alberto > > > > > > ........................................................................ > .......dorkbot dc: people doing strange things with electricity......... > ................... http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotdc ....................... > ................... ? SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT ? ?....................... > ........ http://dorkbot.org/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotdc-blabber ........ > ........................................................................ > From rmadams at epotential.com Sat Nov 21 11:22:19 2009 From: rmadams at epotential.com (R. Mark Adams, Ph.D.) Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:22:19 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] Long term (several years) options for monumental projections In-Reply-To: References: <4B07FF29.4090700@gmail.com> Message-ID: <4B0813BB.4040104@epotential.com> Wow! If that is the case, could he use an LCD as you describe, with something like an arc lamp to get sufficient power? You can even make an arc lamp if you wanted too, that is far to bright to look at without a pair of welding goggles... -Mark Justin Sabe wrote: > It's my understanding that the lightsource is the most expensive and > fragile part of a projector. It might be worth the effort to use one > of the modified LCD monitor and culminating lens projects to base a > design off of for something that is very easy to replace the light, > and alow for different light sources as they become available. > > On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Alberto Gait?n > wrote: >> I'm working with a friend on a project idea that would involve large >> outdoor projections over the course of several years--until the site is >> developed. I'm beginning to look at the equipment options and >> maintenance issues. Anyone have any wisdom to drop on me? >> >> Finding proper, secure space for the equipment and someone to operate it >> won't be an issue so I'm just looking for equipment/maintenance options >> in order to draft a budget. I know projectors aren't really made for >> long-term operation but maybe some are? >> >> Thanks for any thoughts, >> >> Alberto >> >> >> >> >> >> ........................................................................ >> .......dorkbot dc: people doing strange things with electricity......... >> ................... http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotdc ....................... >> ................... SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT ....................... >> ........ http://dorkbot.org/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotdc-blabber ........ >> ........................................................................ >> > ........................................................................ > .......dorkbot dc: people doing strange things with electricity......... > ................... http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotdc ....................... > ................... SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT ....................... > ........ http://dorkbot.org/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotdc-blabber ........ > ........................................................................ > -- | R. Mark Adams, Ph.D. | "Information is light. | | Computational Biologist | Information in itself, | | http://www.epotential.com | about anything, is light." | | rmadams at epotential.com | - Tom Stoppard | From lists at mediadog.com Sat Nov 21 11:37:36 2009 From: lists at mediadog.com (Lorne) Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:37:36 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] Long term (several years) options for monumental projections In-Reply-To: <4B0813BB.4040104@epotential.com> References: <4B07FF29.4090700@gmail.com> <4B0813BB.4040104@epotential.com> Message-ID: <4B081750.6040304@mediadog.com> This really is a solved problem if you have the $$$, as theaters move to digital projection. They have to fill large screens and work eight hours a day every day. Here's one source: http://www.barco.com/en/productcategory/11 These folks have a good rep and could probably help answer your questions: http://www.blsi.com/index_fox.html Ciao! - Lorne P.S. - I was a projectionist many years ago, and I can tell you that the easy-to-make arc lamps (carbon rods in open air) require constant attention, a mechanical feed mechanism, and generate considerable heat that would need to be filtered before hitting an LCD panel. R. Mark Adams, Ph.D. wrote: > Wow! If that is the case, could he use an LCD as you describe, with > something like an arc lamp to get sufficient power? You can even make > an arc lamp if you wanted too, that is far to bright to look at without > a pair of welding goggles... > > -Mark > > Justin Sabe wrote: > >> It's my understanding that the lightsource is the most expensive and >> fragile part of a projector. It might be worth the effort to use one >> of the modified LCD monitor and culminating lens projects to base a >> design off of for something that is very easy to replace the light, >> and alow for different light sources as they become available. >> >> On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Alberto Gait?n >> wrote: >> >>> I'm working with a friend on a project idea that would involve large >>> outdoor projections over the course of several years--until the site is >>> developed. I'm beginning to look at the equipment options and >>> maintenance issues. Anyone have any wisdom to drop on me? >>> >>> Finding proper, secure space for the equipment and someone to operate it >>> won't be an issue so I'm just looking for equipment/maintenance options >>> in order to draft a budget. I know projectors aren't really made for >>> long-term operation but maybe some are? >>> >>> Thanks for any thoughts, >>> >>> Alberto >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ........................................................................ >>> .......dorkbot dc: people doing strange things with electricity......... >>> ................... http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotdc ....................... >>> ................... SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT ....................... >>> ........ http://dorkbot.org/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotdc-blabber ........ >>> ........................................................................ >>> >>> >> ........................................................................ >> .......dorkbot dc: people doing strange things with electricity......... >> ................... http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotdc ....................... >> ................... SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT ....................... >> ........ http://dorkbot.org/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotdc-blabber ........ >> ........................................................................ >> >> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotdc-blabber/attachments/20091121/b44117ad/attachment.html From dorkbotdc at dorkbot.org Sat Nov 21 11:38:14 2009 From: dorkbotdc at dorkbot.org (Dorkbot DC) Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:38:14 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] Long term (several years) options for monumental projections In-Reply-To: <4B0813BB.4040104@epotential.com> References: <4B07FF29.4090700@gmail.com> <4B0813BB.4040104@epotential.com> Message-ID: <4B081776.1010301@dorkbot.org> Yeah, Mark. It may have to be something powerful like an arc, though I don't like the energy profile of that option. A On 11/21/09 11:22 AM, R. Mark Adams, Ph.D. wrote: > Wow! If that is the case, could he use an LCD as you describe, with > something like an arc lamp to get sufficient power? You can even make > an arc lamp if you wanted too, that is far to bright to look at without > a pair of welding goggles... > > -Mark > > Justin Sabe wrote: >> It's my understanding that the lightsource is the most expensive and >> fragile part of a projector. It might be worth the effort to use one >> of the modified LCD monitor and culminating lens projects to base a >> design off of for something that is very easy to replace the light, >> and alow for different light sources as they become available. >> >> On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Alberto Gait?n >> wrote: >>> I'm working with a friend on a project idea that would involve large >>> outdoor projections over the course of several years--until the site is >>> developed. I'm beginning to look at the equipment options and >>> maintenance issues. Anyone have any wisdom to drop on me? >>> >>> Finding proper, secure space for the equipment and someone to operate it >>> won't be an issue so I'm just looking for equipment/maintenance options >>> in order to draft a budget. I know projectors aren't really made for >>> long-term operation but maybe some are? >>> >>> Thanks for any thoughts, >>> >>> Alberto >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ........................................................................ >>> .......dorkbot dc: people doing strange things with electricity......... >>> ................... http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotdc ....................... >>> ................... SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT ....................... >>> ........ http://dorkbot.org/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotdc-blabber ........ >>> ........................................................................ >>> >> ........................................................................ >> .......dorkbot dc: people doing strange things with electricity......... >> ................... http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotdc ....................... >> ................... SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT ....................... >> ........ http://dorkbot.org/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotdc-blabber ........ >> ........................................................................ >> > From dorkbot-dc at dpe.lusars.net Sat Nov 21 12:00:25 2009 From: dorkbot-dc at dpe.lusars.net (David Edwards) Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:00:25 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] Long term (several years) options for monumental projections In-Reply-To: <4B081750.6040304@mediadog.com> References: <4B07FF29.4090700@gmail.com> <4B0813BB.4040104@epotential.com> <4B081750.6040304@mediadog.com> Message-ID: <26d2320e0911210900w571fd0cft351334a0863214a2@mail.gmail.com> There are advertising companies who do this professionally. One of them was projecting advertising 2-3 stories tall on a vacant building in Crystal City about 2 weeks ago. They used the Barco equipment. (Didn't get a name for the advertising company.) Also, there are a couple companies who are working on using scanned RGB lasers to project images, but A: AFAIK, they don't have a product out, and B: the blurbs I've seen mostly focused on microprojectors. On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Lorne wrote: > > This really is a solved problem if you have the $$$, as theaters move to > digital projection. They have to fill large screens and work eight hours a > day every day. Here's one source: > > http://www.barco.com/en/productcategory/11 > > These folks have a good rep and could probably help answer your questions: > > http://www.blsi.com/index_fox.html > > Ciao! > > - Lorne > > > P.S. - I was a projectionist many years ago, and I can tell you that the > easy-to-make arc lamps (carbon rods in open air) require constant attention, > a mechanical feed mechanism, and generate considerable heat that would need > to be filtered before hitting an LCD panel. > > > R. Mark Adams, Ph.D. wrote: > > Wow! If that is the case, could he use an LCD as you describe, with > something like an arc lamp to get sufficient power? You can even make > an arc lamp if you wanted too, that is far to bright to look at without > a pair of welding goggles... > > -Mark > > Justin Sabe wrote: > > > It's my understanding that the lightsource is the most expensive and > fragile part of a projector. It might be worth the effort to use one > of the modified LCD monitor and culminating lens projects to base a > design off of for something that is very easy to replace the light, > and alow for different light sources as they become available. > > On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Alberto Gait?n wrote: > > > I'm working with a friend on a project idea that would involve large > outdoor projections over the course of several years--until the site is > developed. I'm beginning to look at the equipment options and > maintenance issues. Anyone have any wisdom to drop on me? > > Finding proper, secure space for the equipment and someone to operate it > won't be an issue so I'm just looking for equipment/maintenance options > in order to draft a budget. I know projectors aren't really made for > long-term operation but maybe some are? > > Thanks for any thoughts, > > Alberto > > > > > > ........................................................................ > .......dorkbot dc: people doing strange things with electricity......... > ................... http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotdc ....................... > ................... SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT ....................... > ........ http://dorkbot.org/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotdc-blabber ........ > ........................................................................ > > > > ........................................................................ > .......dorkbot dc: people doing strange things with electricity......... > ................... http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotdc ....................... > ................... SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT ....................... > ........ http://dorkbot.org/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotdc-blabber ........ > ........................................................................ > > > > > ........................................................................ > .......dorkbot dc: people doing strange things with electricity......... > ................... http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotdc ....................... > ................... SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT ....................... > ........ http://dorkbot.org/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotdc-blabber ........ > ........................................................................ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotdc-blabber/attachments/20091121/9f3c5b6e/attachment-0001.html From rmadams at epotential.com Sat Nov 21 12:24:22 2009 From: rmadams at epotential.com (R. Mark Adams, Ph.D.) Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:24:22 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] Long term (several years) options for monumental projections In-Reply-To: <4B081750.6040304@mediadog.com> References: <4B07FF29.4090700@gmail.com> <4B0813BB.4040104@epotential.com> <4B081750.6040304@mediadog.com> Message-ID: <4B082246.2010506@epotential.com> Lorne is (of course!) right. Just as a hack, I wonder if you could do it by focusing and reflecting the light , allowing the heat to dissipate a distance away. Of course, as Alberto said, the energy profile sucks, too! :-) -Mark Lorne wrote: > > This really is a solved problem if you have the $$$, as theaters move to > digital projection. They have to fill large screens and work eight > hours a day every day. Here's one source: > > http://www.barco.com/en/productcategory/11 > > These folks have a good rep and could probably help answer your questions: > > http://www.blsi.com/index_fox.html > > Ciao! > > - Lorne > > > P.S. - I was a projectionist many years ago, and I can tell you that the > easy-to-make arc lamps (carbon rods in open air) require constant > attention, a mechanical feed mechanism, and generate considerable heat > that would need to be filtered before hitting an LCD panel. > > > R. Mark Adams, Ph.D. wrote: >> Wow! If that is the case, could he use an LCD as you describe, with >> something like an arc lamp to get sufficient power? You can even make >> an arc lamp if you wanted too, that is far to bright to look at without >> a pair of welding goggles... >> >> -Mark >> >> Justin Sabe wrote: >> >>> It's my understanding that the lightsource is the most expensive and >>> fragile part of a projector. It might be worth the effort to use one >>> of the modified LCD monitor and culminating lens projects to base a >>> design off of for something that is very easy to replace the light, >>> and alow for different light sources as they become available. >>> >>> On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Alberto Gait?n >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm working with a friend on a project idea that would involve large >>>> outdoor projections over the course of several years--until the site is >>>> developed. I'm beginning to look at the equipment options and >>>> maintenance issues. Anyone have any wisdom to drop on me? >>>> >>>> Finding proper, secure space for the equipment and someone to operate it >>>> won't be an issue so I'm just looking for equipment/maintenance options >>>> in order to draft a budget. I know projectors aren't really made for >>>> long-term operation but maybe some are? >>>> >>>> Thanks for any thoughts, >>>> >>>> Alberto >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ........................................................................ >>>> .......dorkbot dc: people doing strange things with electricity......... >>>> ................... http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotdc ....................... >>>> ................... 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SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT ....................... >>> ........ http://dorkbot.org/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotdc-blabber ........ >>> ........................................................................ >>> >>> >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ........................................................................ > .......dorkbot dc: people doing strange things with electricity......... > ................... http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotdc ....................... > ................... SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT ....................... > ........ http://dorkbot.org/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotdc-blabber ........ > ........................................................................ -- | R. Mark Adams, Ph.D. | "Information is light. | | Computational Biologist | Information in itself, | | http://www.epotential.com | about anything, is light." | | rmadams at epotential.com | - Tom Stoppard | From alberto.gaitan at gmail.com Sat Nov 21 21:45:39 2009 From: alberto.gaitan at gmail.com (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Alberto_Gait=E1n?=) Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:45:39 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] [HacDC:Blabber] Long term (several years) options for monumental projections In-Reply-To: References: <4B07FF29.4090700@gmail.com> <4B080FFB.4080306@mediadog.com> <4B08172A.7000504@gmail.com> Message-ID: <4B08A5D3.1070402@gmail.com> Thank you all (!) for this information which I will compile into a budget. Looks like Barcos are pricey so I'll see if the developer is interested in that much. I don't think anything short of a projector of that caliber will cover the wall over that period of time. The DIY approach suggested by Justine Sabe on the DorkbotDC list, while promising, and something I might try independently of this project, looks a bit too hands-on maintenance-wise. More as it comes. Alberto On 11/21/09 9:00 PM, The New Alden wrote: > I'm guessing that would be Snibbe Interactive out of San Francisco. They > have some interesting software, and integrate those nice, powerful > projectors like those mentioned elsewhere in this thread. > > Alden > > > On Nov 21, 2009, at 12:43 PM, Andrew Q Righter wrote: > >> Have you ever seen the Nintendo interactive ad done in this fashion? I >> can't remember >> if I saw it in DC or Philly but when I ran the game room @ a >> conference a few years >> ago Nintendo was a sponsor and we got them in there with their huge >> setup both inside >> and outside (Adams Morgan / Across from Wardman-Marriot hotel) and >> they basically >> had a giant projector (i can get the model if you'd like) pointed at >> the floor with a white >> mat out, and you could interact with the objects that were being >> projected. The same >> thing occurred against a building on Connecticut Ave during the >> conference... It >> was quite impressive and I have the companies business cards who >> designed / built >> the rig because they wanted me to do some work for them. >> >> I can give you both sets of information if you would like. >> >> Cheers, >> >> -Q >> >> On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Alberto Gait?n >> > wrote: >> >> Over the course of several years, this will be up 4hrs - 5hrs nightly >> (or weekends) in an urban environment; so some ambient lighting. >> Projection will be on a (painted) 2 or 3-story brick wall. >> >> Thanks! >> >> A >> >> >> >> On 11/21/09 11:06 AM, Lorne Covington wrote: >> > Also, what size? Will it be competing with ambient lighting? >> What will >> > you be projecting on? >> > >> > Cheers! >> > >> > - Lorne >> > >> > >> > Alberto Gait?n wrote: >> >> I'm working with a friend on a project idea that would involve >> large >> >> outdoor projections over the course of several years--until the >> site is >> >> developed. I'm beginning to look at the equipment options and >> >> maintenance issues. Anyone have any wisdom to drop on me? >> >> >> >> Finding proper, secure space for the equipment and someone to >> operate it >> >> won't be an issue so I'm just looking for equipment/maintenance >> options >> >> in order to draft a budget. I know projectors aren't really >> made for >> >> long-term operation but maybe some are? >> >> >> >> Thanks for any thoughts, >> >> >> >> Alberto >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> -- >> Blabber mailing list >> Blabber at hacdc.org >> http://www.hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/blabber >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Andrew Q Righter >> (310) 734-8308 >> q at theqlabs.com >> >> Q Labs | HacDC | Onisius >> >> -- >> Blabber mailing list >> Blabber at hacdc.org >> http://www.hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/blabber > From dorkbotdc at dorkbot.org Thu Nov 26 10:48:55 2009 From: dorkbotdc at dorkbot.org (Dorkbot DC) Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:48:55 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] Maker Faire:NC Message-ID: <4B0EA367.1080904@dorkbot.org> [Ed.: This was posted to the HacDC Blabber list on 11/25/09] I wanted to let you know that there will be a Maker Faire happening in Durham, North Carolina this spring. This event is lower-key than the gigantic faires held in Austin and San Mateo but it does have the backing of Make/O'Reilly and it will be on the East coast! I thought that you DC hackerspace people would be especially interested. The planning committee is still working on the specifics like date and venue but there's a lot more information on our website, www.makerfairenc.com. -Jon Danforth From alberto.gaitan at gmail.com Thu Nov 26 10:50:32 2009 From: alberto.gaitan at gmail.com (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Alberto_Gait=E1n?=) Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:50:32 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] Thank you! Message-ID: <4B0EA3C8.60107@gmail.com> We want to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving and to thank you for your generosity of spirit whilst sharing your work and helping strangers and friends learn about the materials and tools available to make their creations come to life. Alberto Gait?n & Gareth Branwyn From alberto.gaitan at gmail.com Thu Nov 26 13:50:32 2009 From: alberto.gaitan at gmail.com (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Alberto_Gait=E1n?=) Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:50:32 -0500 Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] Want to start out with Arduino? Read here Message-ID: <4B0ECDF8.6060702@gmail.com> The following was posted to the HacDC Blabger list by Riley Porter (Co-creator of the Contraptor: http://www.fabbaloo.com/2009/11/contraptor.html) Alberto ------ I follow adafruit's twitter pretty closely. She just tweeted about some Arduino tutorials / product lists to get the beginner in to embedded electronics (mainly Arduino). I read through a few tutorials and they seem very well put together. So if anyone wants to learn what this "Arduino" thing is all about check it out here: http://www.ladyada.net/learn/arduino/ -- Riley Porter