From mike at electricstuff.co.uk Sun Oct 4 07:34:49 2009 From: mike at electricstuff.co.uk (Mike Harrison) Date: Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:34:49 +0100 Subject: [dorkbotlondon-blabber] "Micro Men", BBC4 Thursday 9PM Message-ID: This may bring back a few memories for those old enough..... http://www.radiotimes.com/ListingsServlet?event=10&channelId=47&programmeId=104140962&jspLocation=/jsp/prog_details_fullpage.jsp From mike at electricstuff.co.uk Tue Oct 6 08:47:15 2009 From: mike at electricstuff.co.uk (Mike Harrison) Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:47:15 +0100 Subject: [dorkbotlondon-blabber] Anyone want an Amstrad PPC? Message-ID: <42fmc557blijpqjpfkctp9hrrg0j38oqsa@4ax.com> I have an Amstrad PPC, fully working with carry-bag, user guide, service manual, power supply & boot disks - seems a shame to throw away - anyone want it? - collect dorkbot or Loughton (Central Line East) From katalina.lubeck at googlemail.com Tue Oct 6 09:05:33 2009 From: katalina.lubeck at googlemail.com (Katalina Lubeck) Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 14:05:33 +0100 Subject: [dorkbotlondon-blabber] TOPLAP UK infoburst #1 Message-ID: TOPLAP UK INFOBURST Live coding is a new direction in electronic music and video, and is starting to get somewhere interesting. Live coders expose and rewire the innards of software while it generates improvised music and/or visuals. All code manipulation is projected for your pleasure. http://toplap.org/uk/about/ MEDIA APPEARANCES ++ Livecoding on the bbc: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8244003.stm ++ slub article in wired magazine: http://is.gd/40jDp UPCOMING EVENTS ++ transfer 7pm - 10pm, Friday 16th October 2009 Goldsmiths Great Hall, New Cross, London An evening of beautiful experiments in music from humans and computers, featuring live coding from Slub and Yee-King alongside eminent non- livecoders Leafcutter John, Finn Peters and Spacedog. More info on the website: http://slab.org/transfer/ IN DEVELOPMENT ++ ixicode Thor Magnusson previewed his new ixi language in a recent toplap uk session at shunt lounge, London. Here's a rerun of his live set as a screencast: http://www.vimeo.com/6895068 To be released soon as part of ixi: http://www.ixi-software.net/ ++ petrol Alex McLean's haskell based livecoding software is taking shape. Here's some extra slow acid from the development screencasts: http://vimeo.com/6448819 You can follow along with the development on his blog: http://yaxu.org/ ++ jam city On the graphical live coding front, Dave Griffiths is working on a programming language based on traffic simulation, where cars and traffic lights are given little programs to follow, triggering sounds placed on the roads. http://www.pawfal.org/dave/index.cgi?Projects/JamCity ++ spacecode Jam city featured as part of a recent planetarium gig at the immersive vision centre in Plymouth, where wrong headed (Matthew Yee-King and Nick Collins) and slub (Dave Griffiths, Adrian Ward and Alex McLean) trialled surround sound and video. This was a great success and we're now planning a national tour of planetariums for them. http://www.pawfal.org/dave/blog/2009/09/spacecode/ For more info about livecoding and TOPLAP UK visit us at http://toplap.org/uk/ -- Katalina Lubeck TOPLAPUK From katalina.lubeck at googlemail.com Tue Oct 6 09:12:59 2009 From: katalina.lubeck at googlemail.com (Katalina Lubeck) Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 14:12:59 +0100 Subject: [dorkbotlondon-blabber] TOPLAP UK infoburst #1 Message-ID: TOPLAP UK INFOBURST Live coding is a new direction in electronic music and video, and is starting to get somewhere interesting. Live coders expose and rewire the innards of software while it generates improvised music and/or visuals. All code manipulation is projected for your pleasure. http://toplap.org/uk/about/ MEDIA APPEARANCES ++ Livecoding on the bbc: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8244003.stm ++ slub article in wired magazine: http://is.gd/40jDp UPCOMING EVENTS ++ transfer 7pm - 10pm, Friday 16th October 2009 Goldsmiths Great Hall, New Cross, London An evening of beautiful experiments in music from humans and computers, featuring live coding from Slub and Yee-King alongside eminent non- livecoders Leafcutter John, Finn Peters and Spacedog. More info on the website: http://slab.org/transfer/ IN DEVELOPMENT ++ ixicode Thor Magnusson previewed his new ixi language in a recent toplap uk session at shunt lounge, London. Here's a rerun of his live set as a screencast: http://www.vimeo.com/6895068 To be released soon as part of ixi: http://www.ixi-software.net/ ++ petrol Alex McLean's haskell based livecoding software is taking shape. Here's some extra slow acid from the development screencasts: http://vimeo.com/6448819 You can follow along with the development on his blog: http://yaxu.org/ ++ jam city On the graphical live coding front, Dave Griffiths is working on a programming language based on traffic simulation, where cars and traffic lights are given little programs to follow, triggering sounds placed on the roads. http://www.pawfal.org/dave/index.cgi?Projects/JamCity ++ spacecode Jam city featured as part of a recent planetarium gig at the immersive vision centre in Plymouth, where wrong headed (Matthew Yee-King and Nick Collins) and slub (Dave Griffiths, Adrian Ward and Alex McLean) trialled surround sound and video. This was a great success and we're now planning a national tour of planetariums for them. http://www.pawfal.org/dave/blog/2009/09/spacecode/ ++ PRSF Grant This year's TOPLAP UK activities are part funded by a PRS Foundation organisation grant. Thanks, PRSF! -- Katalina Lubeck TOPLAP UK http://toplap.org/uk/ From dave at madlab.org.uk Mon Oct 12 16:58:38 2009 From: dave at madlab.org.uk (Dave Mee) Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:58:38 +0100 Subject: [dorkbotlondon-blabber] Help out a brother in Manchester! Message-ID: <2563d95d0910121358x2c586dcfl7c1df608931c127a@mail.gmail.com> Hi Dorkbot London Some of you may have heard, we're setting up a permenant creative technology and arts space in Manchester. We're applying for funds from Umbro as part of a public competition to help organisations in Manchester - if anyone on-list has a few minutes, you could help out some kindred spirits by voting for us and leaving an endorsement here: http://www.umbroindustries.com/ideas/view/MadLab-Manchester-Digital-Laboratory Back to your usual programming, Thanks! Dave / Manchester Digital Laboratory / http://madlab.org.uk/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Click here: http://openhardware.eventbrite.com You are invited to the following event: Open Hardware Conference Date: Friday, December 04, 2009 from 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM (GMT) Location: *Nesta* 1 Plough Place London, London EC4A 1DE United Kingdom Can you attend this event? Respond Here For more information click here Eventbrite This email was sent by Eventbrite, your total online solution to publish, register, manage and promote events. Host Your Events With Eventbrite Click here to unsubscribe from events by "40Fires in partnership with Nesta." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotlondon-blabber/attachments/20091020/e213c12b/attachment.html From Jim at spacestudios.org.uk Thu Oct 22 13:15:43 2009 From: Jim at spacestudios.org.uk (Jim Prevett) Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:15:43 +0100 Subject: [dorkbotlondon-blabber] Performances on Saturday Message-ID: Some interesting performances in London on Saturday- some of you will probably be interested in Jo Kazuhiro, Jamie Allen and chip tune musician PixelH8... Its free as well http://www.spacestudios.org.uk/All_Content_Items/Media_Arts/Marching_Roc ks_Gloves_&_Code/ Jim Jim Prevett From mia.kukathasan at googlemail.com Fri Oct 23 07:27:21 2009 From: mia.kukathasan at googlemail.com (mia k) Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:27:21 +0100 Subject: [dorkbotlondon-blabber] Making Noises- Mon 26th Oct Message-ID: Hi If anyone's interested in this free event (below) I'm organising at the Horse Hospital (in Bloomsbury, London) then please come - no booking needed. Also feel free to forward to anyone you think may want it. It's very soon on Mon 26th, and features Mick Grierson & Joydeep Bhattacharya. (info below) Mia (Ps I was at Dorkcamp '08, if anyone remembers me. Was a lovely weekend of skill exchange, commuality, nature and electricity!) ____________________________ Cafe Scientifique presents 'Making Noise', a night of perceptual exploration at the Horse Hospital Join our scientists, artists and musicians as we ask the questions: When does noise gain meaning? And, are we nearly cyborgs? Feat. Dr Mick Grierson's demo of his computer brain interface - generating noise environments from brain waves! Patrick Degenaar, on visual prosthetics for augmented vision - and the prospects for bionic eyes Lauren Stewart on what our brain does with music, and why some people (with amusia) just don't get it. Joydeep Bhattacharya on why sounds stir our emotions. Also: Strings - an interactive sonic textile installation, a junk instrument making session and From Honey to Ashes bring us electronic music with their custom built sound environments http://www.myspace.com/fhta There will be talks and there will be sounds. Take some in and make your own! 26th Oct 7.30PM The Horse Hospital, The colonnade, London WC1N 1JD This events is FREE and no booking required though for those (perhaps rare) dorkbotters on facebook we have an event page http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=156779199146&index=1 it would be good if you could let us know via that. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotlondon-blabber/attachments/20091023/a91b433f/attachment.html From alex at idoia.com Fri Oct 23 09:39:39 2009 From: alex at idoia.com (Alexandre Garacotche) Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:39:39 +0200 Subject: [dorkbotlondon-blabber] Ai and art Message-ID: <4AE1B21B.40106@idoia.com> Hi all, I am doing a research about AI and art. I would like to collect any information about : - the institutions working in both fields together - the author/artist known for that - any book talking about it. Any suggestion would be appreciated. Alex From kat_borges at yahoo.co.uk Fri Oct 23 10:00:51 2009 From: kat_borges at yahoo.co.uk (kat_borges at yahoo.co.uk) Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:00:51 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [dorkbotlondon-blabber] Ai and art Message-ID: <274700.44838.qm@web27901.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Contact smart lab UEL. As PHD students and info on thesis. As Anna Sophia. Cheers Kat On 23 Oct 2009, at 14:39, Alexandre Garacotche wrote: Hi all, I am doing a research about AI and art. I would like to collect any information about : - the institutions working in both fields together - the author/artist known for that - any book talking about it. Any suggestion would be appreciated. Alex ........................................................................ .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity.......... ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................ ........................................................................ From steve at sixnines.net Sat Oct 24 09:16:37 2009 From: steve at sixnines.net (steve at sixnines.net) Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:16:37 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [dorkbotlondon-blabber] pure dyne In-Reply-To: <274700.44838.qm@web27901.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> References: <274700.44838.qm@web27901.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <5839113.297738.1256390197248.JavaMail.open-xchange@oxltgw02.schlund.de> can anyone enlighten me as to which laptops can run pure dyne from usb. I cannot find any info on the site. I am "fortunate" enough to have frazzled my toshiba, which did not like it, and I know it was not just mine. thanks steve -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotlondon-blabber/attachments/20091024/cb34b867/attachment-0001.html From nick at nick.on.net Sat Oct 24 09:46:51 2009 From: nick at nick.on.net (Nick Morrison) Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:46:51 +0100 Subject: [dorkbotlondon-blabber] Performances on Saturday In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 6:15 PM, Jim Prevett wrote: > Some interesting performances in London on Saturday- some of you will > probably be interested in Jo Kazuhiro, Jamie Allen and chip tune > musician PixelH8... Its free as well > > http://www.spacestudios.org.uk/All_Content_Items/Media_Arts/Marching_Roc > ks_Gloves_&_Code/ feeling a bit silly .. but i can't work out where this gig is! :-( where is it? -- Nick Morrison From blabber at trevorparsons.com Sat Oct 24 10:16:12 2009 From: blabber at trevorparsons.com (Trevor Parsons) Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:16:12 +0100 Subject: [dorkbotlondon-blabber] Performances on Saturday In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20091024141612.GJ3649@fatty> Nick wrote: >> Some interesting performances in London on Saturday- some of you will >> probably be interested in Jo Kazuhiro, Jamie Allen and chip tune >> musician PixelH8... Its free as well >> >> http://www.spacestudios.org.uk/All_Content_Items/Media_Arts/Marching_Rocks_Gloves_&_Code/ > >feeling a bit silly .. but i can't work out where this gig is! :-( > >where is it? The Space people do appear to have omitted the location, but my guess is it's their Hackney HQ at 129 - 131 Mare Street, London E8 3RH. Just by the corner of Mare Street and Westgate Street. Cheers, Trevor From ffl at gold.ac.uk Sat Oct 24 14:47:09 2009 From: ffl at gold.ac.uk (Frederic Fol Leymarie) Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:47:09 +0100 Subject: [dorkbotlondon-blabber] William Latham's inaugural : Tuesday, Oct. 27, 5h30pm Message-ID: <4AE34BAD.3080202@gold.ac.uk> (please distribute at UCL & Rebellion, etc.) http://www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=3185 Lecture in the Ian Gulland Lecture Theatre, with reception afterwards. Whitehead Building nearest train station: New Cross Gate Computer art, games and business *Inaugural Lecture by Professor William Latham, Professor of Computing* Before and after the lecture selected works will be displayed from the Mutator2:- DNA to 3D Organic Forms Exhibition (shown at The Medical Research Council in 2007) All welcome. Please RSVP to Warden's Office at inaugurals at gold.ac.uk or on 020 7919 7033 In this lecture William Latham will chart the course of his work from its roots in traditional Fine Art, through his early hand drawn evolutionary drawing through to his work as a Research Fellow at IBM UK Scientific Centre in Winchester from 1987 to 1993. It is there he developed his pioneering Mutator computer art style, and he will expand on its worldwide exposure at the SIGGRAPH conference and touring exhibitions around the world. He will then cover his commercial work; founding a software development studio and its projects in the music and computer games industry over a 13 year period with Universal Studios, SONY , Virgin and Nokia and later due diligence work for banks and investors. William will then talk about his work since joining Goldsmiths, University of London, and restarting the Mutator 2 Project there which had been dormant for 13 years. He will also discuss the new Mutator 2 genetics project with the Centre for bioinformatics at Imperial College and the broadening scope of Mutator 2 moving into 3D Design and architecture. Though the talk is chronological it will cover a mixture of art, creative, technical, research, management and business threads and William will aim to share some of the sharper personal insights from the journey so far, and the importance of collaborative work. -- Professor Frederic Fol Leymarie Goldsmiths College Computing Dept. London, U.K. www.folleymarie.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotlondon-blabber/attachments/20091024/d6793c12/attachment.html