From chris at nart.org Tue Sep 4 14:49:32 2007 From: chris at nart.org (Christopher Prosser) Date: Tue Sep 4 14:49:37 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Dorkswap: Sept 19th In-Reply-To: <60ca9c740708301855p7099f600x6504cb985baa031b@mail.gmail.com> References: <60ca9c740708301855p7099f600x6504cb985baa031b@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <60ca9c740709041149x5e5141b7n89d9557a9dc6105c@mail.gmail.com> Note that dorkbots is NOT the first wednesday of the month in Sept. It will be Sept 19th. On Wednesday September 19th, 2007 at 7:30 at 911 Media Arts (409 9th Ave N) come swap your inner dork! Burningman projects that you never want to see again? Projects that you're too scared to plugin? Things you've been saving for that special day that never came? Come free yourself of your burdens at dorkswap. We'll be showing some video of art by theo jansen to try and tap into the energy from Robodoc which starts in Amsterdam today and our very own Hazard Factory (Powertool dragraces) are going to be at. If you have any video in this vein, bring it along and we'll throw it on the screen. But we're keeping the lights on to make it easier to talk. Come a little earlier if you've got stuff you want to sell/swap so you can stake out some floor space. I'm bringing a handyboard , crimping tool, solar panel from a long gone bman project, some steel shelves and an oil burner ignition transformer that I'm too scared to use. Sound good? From the.annlewis at gmail.com Tue Sep 4 20:33:49 2007 From: the.annlewis at gmail.com (Ann Lewis) Date: Tue Sep 4 20:33:52 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] laptop theft and recovery Message-ID: <22ee0c550709041733heda8e95me072b79365b396a5@mail.gmail.com> Can anyone recommend any laptop recovery services? I don't have a stolen laptop, but the company I work for is considering some theft prevention solutions. We're not concerned about loss of data, but more about loss of physical machines. I notice a lot of software-based solutions require that the computer be reported stolen by the owner, and then when the thief first gets the stolen computer online, the theft prevention software silently reports as much identifying information as it can gather to the theft recovery service. But this doesn't work if the thief reformats the hard drive before getting online. Are there any solutions out there that don't depend on the stolen computer getting online? Would it be possible to put a radio beacon or GPS into a laptop at the hardware level, which would start broadcasting when the computer is powered up? Appreciate your feedback, Ann From email at sethleary.com Tue Sep 4 21:36:05 2007 From: email at sethleary.com (Seth! Leary) Date: Tue Sep 4 21:37:08 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] laptop theft and recovery In-Reply-To: <22ee0c550709041733heda8e95me072b79365b396a5@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <003a01c7ef5d$2021c6f0$6800a8c0@OfficePC1> Ann, How about a squib of C-4 inside and a radio receiver? Your laptop gets stolen, you press a button...BLAMMO! The SOB is a pile of guts and maybe you can get some insurance $ for the laptop. I suppose this wasn't very helpful, was it? But it's fun to think about. Stupid laptop stealers. Seth! From mike at dawgdayz.com Wed Sep 5 00:55:54 2007 From: mike at dawgdayz.com (Mike Payson) Date: Wed Sep 5 00:56:21 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] laptop theft and recovery In-Reply-To: <22ee0c550709041733heda8e95me072b79365b396a5@mail.gmail.com> References: <22ee0c550709041733heda8e95me072b79365b396a5@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: > Are there any solutions out there that don't depend on the stolen > computer getting online? Would it be possible to put a radio beacon or > GPS into a laptop at the hardware level, which would start > broadcasting when the computer is powered up? I suppose such a thing would be possible, but it would probably cost almost as much as the laptop itself, would greatly shorten your battery life, have massive privacy implications (do you -really- want your boss to know where you are every time you power up your computer?) and generally be impractical. I could certainly understand such a precaution on high-security government laptops and the like, but for your purposes it seems like a bad idea. You can buy a decent laptop for $600 nowadays, so I'd suggest just buying cheaper laptops and relying on the software solutions. Sorry I can't offer a better suggestion! From wiml at hhhh.org Wed Sep 5 02:54:37 2007 From: wiml at hhhh.org (Wim Lewis) Date: Wed Sep 5 02:55:37 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] laptop theft and recovery In-Reply-To: <22ee0c550709041733heda8e95me072b79365b396a5@mail.gmail.com> References: <22ee0c550709041733heda8e95me072b79365b396a5@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <0B9816BA-16DE-4714-9C4A-CBDE0BBA52B3@hhhh.org> On Sep 4, 2007, at 5:33 PM, Ann Lewis wrote: > Are there any solutions out there that don't depend on the stolen > computer getting online? Would it be possible to put a radio beacon or > GPS into a laptop at the hardware level, which would start > broadcasting when the computer is powered up? There are some very small GPS+cell-modem modules out there. You could probably put together a tracking device for under $300 in parts. The hard part might be squeezing it into the laptop's case --- there's not much unused space in there... From ssafarik at speakeasy.net Wed Sep 5 12:22:20 2007 From: ssafarik at speakeasy.net (Steve Safarik) Date: Wed Sep 5 12:23:38 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] laptop theft and recovery References: <22ee0c550709041733heda8e95me072b79365b396a5@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <008701c7efd8$eeeb7050$6701010a@labmain> Check out lojack for laptops. Steve. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Lewis" To: Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 5:33 PM Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] laptop theft and recovery > Can anyone recommend any laptop recovery services? I don't have a > stolen laptop, but the company I work for is considering some theft > prevention solutions. We're not concerned about loss of data, but more > about loss of physical machines. > > I notice a lot of software-based solutions require that the computer > be reported stolen by the owner, and then when the thief first gets > the stolen computer online, the theft prevention software silently > reports as much identifying information as it can gather to the theft > recovery service. But this doesn't work if the thief reformats the > hard drive before getting online. > > Are there any solutions out there that don't depend on the stolen > computer getting online? Would it be possible to put a radio beacon or > GPS into a laptop at the hardware level, which would start > broadcasting when the computer is powered up? > > Appreciate your feedback, > Ann > ........................................................................ > .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity.......... > ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................ > ........................................................................ > From secretlyjoseph at gmail.com Wed Sep 5 19:25:27 2007 From: secretlyjoseph at gmail.com (Joseph Smith) Date: Wed Sep 5 19:25:32 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] off-topic question: seattle obscure groups Message-ID: <3eb00ffd0709051625v1c9e0d3s9055648a761da082@mail.gmail.com> Quickly, sorry to interrupt: does anyone know any seattle area groups for the following? not commercial groups, just folks. digitizing old media animation remix Specifically, I'd looking for people who would be interested in hack-remastering this, for use as an art project only, released under a creative commons license. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thief_and_the_Cobbler jsm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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You will look over my shoulder, point, say "wait - don't touch that", and feel a general sense of superiority which, in the long run, is justified. Payment will be in the form of one of the following: 1) Wine 2) Cheese 3) Liquor 4) Sycophancy Three sessions of roughly two hours each should do the trick, scheduled at your convience. If interested, contact Korby Sears at the numbers below. For more info on Seattle School, go here: http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=19628 http://www.motelmotelmotel.com/home.html Our website - www.seattleschool.net - is currently being overhauled, and will re-debut for the Motel festival soon. Korby Sears korbys@earthlink.net 206-335-3500 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotsea-blabber/attachments/20070905/d289a8b1/attachment.html From mike at technomonkey.net Fri Sep 7 21:12:55 2007 From: mike at technomonkey.net (Mike McCracken) Date: Fri Sep 7 21:13:26 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Place to get a usb arduino? Message-ID: <453864A0-863D-4730-8584-E5618B93FDB3@technomonkey.net> Hi, I'm looking to have a usb arduino in hand within a week. Sparkfun is out of them right now, anyone have ideas on where I could get one? http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=666 From tlockney at gmail.com Fri Sep 7 21:47:01 2007 From: tlockney at gmail.com (Thomas Lockney) Date: Fri Sep 7 21:47:13 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Place to get a usb arduino? In-Reply-To: <453864A0-863D-4730-8584-E5618B93FDB3@technomonkey.net> References: <453864A0-863D-4730-8584-E5618B93FDB3@technomonkey.net> Message-ID: On 9/7/07, Mike McCracken wrote: > Hi, I'm looking to have a usb arduino in hand within a week. Sparkfun > is out of them right now, anyone have ideas on where I could get one? I know the guy who runs Surplus Gizmos down here in Oregon was planning to start carrying various Arduino bits and pieces. I'm not sure what he specifically planned to get, but you could try calling him (he doesn't seem to have them on the webstore): http://www.surplusgizmos.com/ From chris at nart.org Fri Sep 7 21:49:57 2007 From: chris at nart.org (Christopher Prosser) Date: Fri Sep 7 21:50:08 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Place to get a usb arduino? In-Reply-To: References: <453864A0-863D-4730-8584-E5618B93FDB3@technomonkey.net> Message-ID: <60ca9c740709071849r36e47745ufae3a7c97e1dbac1@mail.gmail.com> Have you called sparkfun to see when they might be back in stock? i have one I could part with provided I had a replacement in hand in 4 weeks. --chris On 9/7/07, Thomas Lockney wrote: > On 9/7/07, Mike McCracken wrote: > > Hi, I'm looking to have a usb arduino in hand within a week. Sparkfun > > is out of them right now, anyone have ideas on where I could get one? > > I know the guy who runs Surplus Gizmos down here in Oregon was > planning to start carrying various Arduino bits and pieces. I'm not > sure what he specifically planned to get, but you could try calling > him (he doesn't seem to have them on the webstore): > http://www.surplusgizmos.com/ > ........................................................................ > .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity.......... > ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................ > ........................................................................ > From mike at technomonkey.net Fri Sep 7 23:42:17 2007 From: mike at technomonkey.net (Mike McCracken) Date: Fri Sep 7 23:42:45 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Place to get a usb arduino? In-Reply-To: <60ca9c740709071849r36e47745ufae3a7c97e1dbac1@mail.gmail.com> References: <453864A0-863D-4730-8584-E5618B93FDB3@technomonkey.net> <60ca9c740709071849r36e47745ufae3a7c97e1dbac1@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Thanks, very helpful. I'll check both leads. Chris, I'll let you know what I find out. On Sep 7, 2007, at 6:49 PM, Christopher Prosser wrote: > Have you called sparkfun to see when they might be back in stock? i > have one I could part with provided I had a replacement in hand in 4 > weeks. > > --chris > > On 9/7/07, Thomas Lockney wrote: >> On 9/7/07, Mike McCracken wrote: >>> Hi, I'm looking to have a usb arduino in hand within a week. >>> Sparkfun >>> is out of them right now, anyone have ideas on where I could get >>> one? >> >> I know the guy who runs Surplus Gizmos down here in Oregon was >> planning to start carrying various Arduino bits and pieces. I'm not >> sure what he specifically planned to get, but you could try calling >> him (he doesn't seem to have them on the webstore): >> http://www.surplusgizmos.com/ >> ..................................................................... >> ... >> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with >> electricity.......... >> ..........................http:// >> dorkbot.org............................ >> ..................................................................... >> ... >> > ...................................................................... > .. > .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with > electricity.......... > ..........................http:// > dorkbot.org............................ > ...................................................................... > .. > From andrew at becherer.org Mon Sep 10 20:02:18 2007 From: andrew at becherer.org (Andrew Becherer) Date: Mon Sep 10 20:02:57 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Place to get a usb arduino? In-Reply-To: <453864A0-863D-4730-8584-E5618B93FDB3@technomonkey.net> References: <453864A0-863D-4730-8584-E5618B93FDB3@technomonkey.net> Message-ID: On 9/7/07, Mike McCracken wrote: > Hi, I'm looking to have a usb arduino in hand within a week. Sparkfun > is out of them right now, anyone have ideas on where I could get one? I don't know if you are still looking but the Make Store has them back in stock: http://store.makezine.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MKARDDIUSB -- Andrew Becherer Undergraduate, Computing and Software Systems University of Washington, Tacoma From trochee at gmail.com Tue Sep 11 15:04:24 2007 From: trochee at gmail.com (Jeremy K) Date: Tue Sep 11 15:04:33 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Trimpin (audio/media artist) to speak at UW 10/5 Message-ID: Event of interest to dorkbotters: Trimpin (about whom I know only what is below) will be speaking about his electro-mechanical musical stuff: Info from the website (https://go.washington.edu/uwaa/events/2007uwlib_artist/details.tcl) Location: Suzzallo Library, Room 101 UW Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Date: 10/5/2007 from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Pacific Time) Hosted By: UW Alumni Association and UW Libraries 206-543-0540 or 1-800-AUW-ALUM RSVP by: October 3, 2007 at 8:00 pm (Pacific Time) Trimpin, sound and media artist and the recipient of a MacArthur genius award, will speak about his process and his work. His installations and performances utilize found objects, musical instruments ? all without amplification or synthesizing, and often driven by computer program, or activated by human participants. Cost: FREE, but advanced registration is requested. Use the form on the right to register online now. You may also register by calling the UWAA at 206-543-0540 or 1-800-AUW-ALUM. Note: The event will take place from 7 - 8 p.m. A reception with light refreshments will follow from 8 - 9 p.m. About Trimpin Trimpin was born in southwestern Germany, near the Black Forest. His early musical training began at the age of eight, learning woodwinds and brass instruments. In later years he developed an allergic reaction to metal, which prevented him from pursuing a career in music, so he turned to electro-mechanical engineering. Afterward, he spent several years living and studying in Berlin, where he received his Master's Degree from the University of Berlin. Trimpin, a 1997 recipient of a MacArthur genius award resides in Seattle. His work has been seen and heard at numerous art institutions and organizations including the Henry Art Gallery, Consolidated Works, the Museum of Glass, Suyama Space, Washington State University Museum of Art, Seattle Art Museum, the Tacoma Art Museum, and the Missoula Art Museum. Read a Vroom Journal article about Trimpin. A Vroom Journal article about Trimpin: http://www.vroomjournal.com/articles/trimpinsu.php From beaty at chem.washington.edu Thu Sep 13 19:33:12 2007 From: beaty at chem.washington.edu (Bill Beaty) Date: Thu Sep 13 19:33:15 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] UW Surplus - Tuesday, Sept 18, 2007: Noon-6PM (fwd) Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20070913163211.021eb8a0@gibbs.chem.washington.edu> >Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:59:04 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) >From: Aaron Rowe >To: UW Surplus Email Distribution List: ; >Subject: UW Surplus Public Store - Tuesday, September 18, 2007: Noon-6PM > >Dear Surplus Buyers: > >UW Surplus Sales Announcement for the September 18th Public Store. > >Public Store: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 from Noon to 6:00pm >Public Store pictures can be found at: >http://www.washington.edu/admin/surplus/inventory.html > >Bicycles will be available at the September 18th Public Store!! > >Typical store items available include (but are not limited to): >Wood & Metal Desks, Computer Monitors, >Wood & Metal Tables, Printers, >File Cabinets, Televisions, Computers, >Wood & Metal Bookcases, Chairs, Office Supplies > >**Please note that Washington State sales tax will be applied to all store >invoices. A completed resale certificate or tax exemption certificate is >required prior to purchase for all buyers who wish to qualify for tax >exemption.** > >*Please note: All items are sold 'as is', 'where is'. The University of Washington may add or withdraw items up to date of sale. >Please contact the Surplus warehouse on sale day for availability of specific items. > >Payment methods include Cash, Money Order, Cashiers Check, & >Visa/Mastercard. Items are sold on a first-come, first-serve basis and >always 'as-is, where-is'. > >A line forms prior to opening at Noon, so arrive early! > >Hope to see you on Tuesday! >----------------------------- >University of Washington >Surplus Property Staff >Property & Transport Services >PH: 206-685-1573 >FX: 206-616-5280 >surplus@u.washington.edu >http://www.uwsurplus.com >----------------------------- > >Parking Enforcement will be monitoring the W34 lot, please adhere to the >following parking information: > >**Parking Information** >Free (2 hour parking) can be found west of 1007 NE Boat Street. >Pay parking is available on NE Boat Street. >Pay parking is available in the lot located on the SW corner of NE Pacific >Street and NE Boat Street. > >**The University of Washington does NOT provide free parking to customers >visiting the Surplus Property warehouse. Please DO NOT park in parking >lot W-34 or any other UW parking lot unless you have purchased a UW >parking permit. Parking in the garage is limited to LOADING ONLY in the >designated load zones and for the posted time limit ONLY. >Violators will be ticketed. ** > >The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation in its >services, programs, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation, contact >the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at:206/543-6450 (voice); 206/543-6452 (TTY); 206/685-7264 (FAX); or >dso@u.washington.edu ((((((((((((((((((((((( ( ( (o) ) ) ))))))))))))))))))))))) William J. Beaty http://staff.washington.edu/wbeaty/ Research Engineer UW Chem Dept, Bagley Hall RM74 beaty@chem.washington.edu Box 351700, Seattle, WA 98195-1700 ph:206-543-6195 fax:206-685-8665 From laura at maccary.com Fri Sep 14 00:20:19 2007 From: laura at maccary.com (Laura MacCary) Date: Fri Sep 14 00:20:08 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] !!! Dorkbot art show submissions deadline has been moved!!! Message-ID: <00c801c7f686$8f704a60$6501a8c0@fawkes> Hi Everybody, It has come to the organizing committee's attention that a few people on the dorkbot mail lists didn't see the announcements about the upcoming show ("Strange Things") & the submissions deadline, which was Monday. We have been unable to determine if there was a problem with the dorkbot lists or with their email, but either way, bummer! We are concerned that this may have happened to others, so we have decided to move the deadline. The new deadline is Monday, September 17th. See the link below for instructions for your proposal and where to send it. If you have questions, write to strangethingsseattle@gmail.com. Please do submit if you were considering it. Thanks! Laura MacCary ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: shelly@hive-mind.com < shellyhivemind@gmail.com> Date: Jul 9, 2007 4:44 PM Subject: Dorkbot's " Strange Things" Call for Proposals To: dorkbotsea-announce@dorkbot.org Hello Dorkbots! I am very happy to announce that our biannual show "Strange Things" (a.k.a . Seattle Dorkbot's People Doing Strange Things with Electricity III) will be held at 911 Media Arts Center from December 8 to January 9th, 2008. We will take over 2800 square feet of the building with our strange and amazing art, art that in some way uses technology. We want your art at "Strange Things" whether it be LED wall hangings or full room robotic installations! The full request for proposals, with submittal requirements, is at: http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotsea/events/pdstwe3/callforartists.shtml Please note the deadline for proposals: September 10, 2007. I am really excited the show is finally happening, it took us a while to find a space, and special thanks to 911 Media Arts Center! Shelly Your Seattle Dork Overlord -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotsea-blabber/attachments/20070913/8b22583f/attachment.html From mike at worb.com Sun Sep 16 17:17:59 2007 From: mike at worb.com (Michael Worobec) Date: Sun Sep 16 17:18:16 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] cancer warning about microchip implants In-Reply-To: <00c801c7f686$8f704a60$6501a8c0@fawkes> References: <00c801c7f686$8f704a60$6501a8c0@fawkes> Message-ID: <46ED9D87.5090401@worb.com> Remember the dorkbot on RFID, when we had someone implanted with the same chip technology used in pets? Just a few days ago the American Veterinary Medical Association issued a warning linking the implants to cancer. Spread the word to anyone who has these (as they never were approved for humans, it might be good for anyone who has these to get them out) http://www.avma.org/aa/microchip/breaking_news_070913.asp Mike Worobec From rich at spambutcher.com Tue Sep 18 15:46:33 2007 From: rich at spambutcher.com (rich@spambutcher.com) Date: Tue Sep 18 15:47:02 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Combat Robotics at Robothon this Saturday Message-ID: <46F02B19.6070000@spambutcher.com> 1, 3 and 12lbs bots Seattle Center Centerhouse Fighting starts at 11:30am Free Admission! Robothon also has lots of other robotics stuff - and runs all weekend: http://www.robothon.org/ I will be fighting my "translational drift" 1lbs bot - Melty B: http://www.spambutcher.com/meltyb.html Interested in building a robot for a future event? http://www.westernalliedrobotics.com/ http://www.spambutcher.com/dorkbot/ From bronzenose at hotmail.com Fri Sep 21 18:03:47 2007 From: bronzenose at hotmail.com (Claude Andrew) Date: Fri Sep 21 18:08:23 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Electronic Logic Design Help: Why Two Inverters In Series? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I've built a couple of stepper motor controllers by copying other people's designs and, flush with success, I am designing my own... kinda. There's a circuit snippet for an H-Bridge driver (http://focus.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/sn754410.pdf) that shows two control inputs hooked up with two inverter (NOT) gates. I understand that (typically) one would want one of the inputs to be NOT the other... but why do they use TWO inverters? They have: ----Control----[NOT GATE]--+---------------->Input 1 | +--[NOT GATE]---->Input 2 While I would have expected: ----Control----------------+---------------->Input 2 | +--[NOT GATE]---->Input 1 I can probably just copy it, but I'd really like to understand why they did it this way in case i am totally misunderstanding something. Speaking of misunderstanding, I have spent the last two days trying to pick an inverter. It sounded so simple. Of the two H-Bridge chips I'm looking at, one claims to be TTL inputs and the other TTL & CMOS. I'm using PIC Micro 16- and 18-series devices for the controller, but I don't want to use more IO pins that I have to. After much wikisearch I think that this might do the job for all my glue logic needs: ST 74ACT04 "designed to interface directly High Speed CMOS systems with TTL, NMOS and CMOS output voltage levels" http://www.st.com/stonline/books/pdf/docs/5079.pdf Can anyone tell me if this is OK or what I should use instead? Thanks in advance, Claude _________________________________________________________________ Kick back and relax with hot games and cool activities at the Messenger Caf?. http://www.cafemessenger.com?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_SeptWLtagline -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotsea-blabber/attachments/20070921/aa417842/attachment.html From jmiles at pop.net Fri Sep 21 18:37:34 2007 From: jmiles at pop.net (John Miles) Date: Fri Sep 21 18:38:20 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Electronic Logic Design Help: Why TwoInverters In Series? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I'll take a guess at it. In any kind of high-current bridge circuit like this one, one of the more Important Safety Tips is that you can never allow both halves of the totem pole to be turned on at once, because that'll short the power supply. With a fast-rising edge that conforms to the expected logic levels, your 'expected' circuit would probably be fine. The power rails miight be shorted for a few nanoseconds while Input 1 underwent a low->high transition before the control signal could make through the inverter to the complementary input, but since that timescale is shorter than the response of the H-bridge driver itself, no harm/no foul. But if you sent a slowly-rising edge into the control line, if any electrical noise were present, or if the control signal level were marginal for one chip's input but not the other's, it's possible that Input 2 and Input 1 could both go high for a significant period of time... meaning, long enough to let the smoke out of something. By using inverters from the same logic family (and most likely the same physical package) in both input lines, the circuit in the data sheet does a better job at enforcing the Input_1 = NOT Input_2 condition at all times. Most likely, the circuit would work fine with only one inverter, especially if you're driving it from a CMOS-output microcontroller that's only a few inches away. The authors of the data sheet didn't know that, so they took the safe way out. You can generally drive TTL directly from CMOS. The opposite may not work reliably without pullup resistors or additional buffers, unless the TTL output is from a CMOS-compatible family. -- john -----Original Message----- From: dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces@music.columbia.edu [mailto:dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces@music.columbia.edu]On Behalf Of Claude Andrew Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 3:04 PM To: dorkbotsea-blabber@music.columbia.edu Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Electronic Logic Design Help: Why TwoInverters In Series? Importance: Low I've built a couple of stepper motor controllers by copying other people's designs and, flush with success, I am designing my own... kinda. There's a circuit snippet for an H-Bridge driver (http://focus.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/sn754410.pdf) that shows two control inputs hooked up with two inverter (NOT) gates. I understand that (typically) one would want one of the inputs to be NOT the other... but why do they use TWO inverters? They have: ----Control----[NOT GATE]--+---------------->Input 1 | +--[NOT GATE]---->Input 2 While I would have expected: ----Control----------------+---------------->Input 2 | +--[NOT GATE]---->Input 1 I can probably just copy it, but I'd really like to understand why they did it this way in case i am totally misunderstanding something. Speaking of misunderstanding, I have spent the last two days trying to pick an inverter. It sounded so simple. Of the two H-Bridge chips I'm looking at, one claims to be TTL inputs and the other TTL & CMOS. I'm using PIC Micro 16- and 18-series devices for the controller, but I don't want to use more IO pins that I have to. After much wikisearch I think that this might do the job for all my glue logic needs: ST 74ACT04 "designed to interface directly High Speed CMOS systems with TTL, NMOS and CMOS output voltage levels" http://www.st.com/stonline/books/pdf/docs/5079.pdf Can anyone tell me if this is OK or what I should use instead? Thanks in advance, Claude ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Kick back and relax with hot games and cool activities at the Messenger Caf?. Play now! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotsea-blabber/attachments/20070921/e9fcdee6/attachment-0001.html From oxynary at oxynary.com Sat Sep 22 00:01:26 2007 From: oxynary at oxynary.com (oxynary@oxynary.com) Date: Sat Sep 22 00:01:35 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Winbond Rom Flasher? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1185.66.235.60.123.1190433686.squirrel@mail.abhost.net> Does anyone have access or know a place in town to get a Winbond Rom flashed ? Its for my MB.. I seem to have corrupted it so no post. I have a new one on order, but since its going to take another week which gets me behind schedule on both some projects (and missing out on the Team Fortress 2 beta), thought I might ask given the groups interest. Thanks, Drew From chris at nart.org Sat Sep 22 12:56:07 2007 From: chris at nart.org (Christopher Prosser) Date: Sat Sep 22 12:56:15 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Electronic Logic Design Help: Why TwoInverters In Series? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <60ca9c740709220956x53d42819v3b7796cb3dce9ca4@mail.gmail.com> I like john's answer too. By throwing that extra NOT gate you'l hopefully enforce a fast transition. Otherwise input 1 could see a linearish signal since it isn't buffered. The other nice thing about the not gate is that your input never is tied directly to the output, allowing to use just a pullup resisitor and a ttl in sink mode to make it work. The main difference between TTL and CMOS at the voltage levels they use on the high side. Ahh, I love the interweb: http://www.interfacebus.com/voltage_threshold.html So if you are driving TTL from CMOS, you'll be fine. Going the other direction it's possible the TTL signal will be too low to reliable drive the CMOS input. You can patch this up with a 555 if you must: http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/NE/NE555.pdf, though that may be overkill. --chris On 9/21/07, John Miles wrote: > > > I'll take a guess at it. In any kind of high-current bridge circuit like > this one, one of the more Important Safety Tips is that you can never allow > both halves of the totem pole to be turned on at once, because that'll short > the power supply. With a fast-rising edge that conforms to the expected > logic levels, your 'expected' circuit would probably be fine. The power > rails miight be shorted for a few nanoseconds while Input 1 underwent a > low->high transition before the control signal could make through the > inverter to the complementary input, but since that timescale is shorter > than the response of the H-bridge driver itself, no harm/no foul. > > But if you sent a slowly-rising edge into the control line, if any > electrical noise were present, or if the control signal level were marginal > for one chip's input but not the other's, it's possible that Input 2 and > Input 1 could both go high for a significant period of time... meaning, long > enough to let the smoke out of something. By using inverters from the same > logic family (and most likely the same physical package) in both input > lines, the circuit in the data sheet does a better job at enforcing the > Input_1 = NOT Input_2 condition at all times. > > Most likely, the circuit would work fine with only one inverter, especially > if you're driving it from a CMOS-output microcontroller that's only a few > inches away. The authors of the data sheet didn't know that, so they took > the safe way out. > > You can generally drive TTL directly from CMOS. The opposite may not work > reliably without pullup resistors or additional buffers, unless the TTL > output is from a CMOS-compatible family. > > -- john > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces@music.columbia.edu > [mailto:dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces@music.columbia.edu]On > Behalf Of Claude Andrew > Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 3:04 PM > To: dorkbotsea-blabber@music.columbia.edu > Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Electronic Logic Design Help: Why TwoInverters > In Series? > Importance: Low > > > I've built a couple of stepper motor controllers by copying other people's > designs and, flush with success, I am designing my own... kinda. > > There's a circuit snippet for an H-Bridge driver > (http://focus.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/sn754410.pdf) that > shows two control inputs hooked up with two inverter (NOT) gates. I > understand that (typically) one would want one of the inputs to be NOT the > other... but why do they use TWO inverters? > > They have: > ----Control----[NOT GATE]--+---------------->Input 1 > | > +--[NOT GATE]---->Input 2 > > While I would have expected: > ----Control----------------+---------------->Input 2 > | > +--[NOT GATE]---->Input 1 > > I can probably just copy it, but I'd really like to understand why they did > it this way in case i am totally misunderstanding something. > > Speaking of misunderstanding, I have spent the last two days trying to pick > an inverter. It sounded so simple. Of the two H-Bridge chips I'm looking > at, one claims to be TTL inputs and the other TTL & CMOS. I'm using PIC > Micro 16- and 18-series devices for the controller, but I don't want to use > more IO pins that I have to. After much wikisearch I think that this might > do the job for all my glue logic needs: > ST 74ACT04 "designed to interface directly High Speed CMOS systems with TTL, > NMOS and CMOS output voltage levels" > http://www.st.com/stonline/books/pdf/docs/5079.pdf > Can anyone tell me if this is OK or what I should use instead? > > Thanks in advance, > > > Claude > > ________________________________ > Kick back and relax with hot games and cool activities at the Messenger > Caf?. Play now! > ........................................................................ > .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity.......... > ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................ > ........................................................................ > > From billb at eskimo.com Sun Sep 23 16:03:52 2007 From: billb at eskimo.com (William Beaty) Date: Sun Sep 23 16:05:53 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] the giant booksale Sept 28,29,30 Message-ID: Friends of the Seattle Public Library booksale at Sand Point (Magnusen park) happens soon. Mark your calanders! It's on a Saturday and Sunday, plus the Friday earlybird sale if you want to pay $15 to become a FSPL member. Fri 9/20 630pm - 930pm sneak preview, $15/yr membership required, (25 item limit on Friday) Sat 9/21 9AM - 5PM Sun 9/22 11PM - 4PM, w/books at half price Sun 9/22 430PM nonprofits pick up remaining books free Most books $0.50 or $1. Books, videos, art prints. 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Beaty SCIENCE HOBBYIST website billb at amasci com http://amascicom EE/programmer/sci-exhibits amateur science, hobby projects, sci fair Seattle, WA 206-789-0775 unusual phenomena, tesla coils, weird sci From billb at eskimo.com Sun Sep 23 16:04:21 2007 From: billb at eskimo.com (William Beaty) Date: Sun Sep 23 16:06:03 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] seattle.gov Arts eNews, October 2007 Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 10:34:18 +1000 From: Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs Subject: Arts eNews, October 2007 Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs eNews - October 2007 In this Issue ----------------------------------------------- * Mayor Nickels announces $1 million for arts and culture * School Board candidates forum to address arts, Oct. 15 * Office to present trio of site-specific performances * Come out and play at Live Theatre Week * SAM exhibit, concert celebrate Seattle-Kobe sister city anniversary * Seattle Presents gets intimate * Deadline for organization funding moved back to spring 2008 * "Contemporary Portraiture" at Municipal Tower Gallery * Jason Huff joins public art staff * Take stock, connect the dots at Creative Conversation * Artists selected for Fire Station 38, South Park project * Sculpture conference comes to Seattle, keynote open to public * Public art project part of transportation project award * Student art contest for Neighbor Appreciation Day * Mayor's Arts Award recipient profiles online * Registration open for Cultural Heritage and Tourism conference OPPORTUNITIES ----------------------------------------------- * Transfer Station Artist Residences (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/publicart/calls_for_art.asp) * Union Street Electric Gallery Call (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/publicart/calls_for_art.asp) * Youth Arts Funding (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/funding/youth_arts.asp) * Other Opportunities (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/opportunities/default.asp) - Funding (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/opportunities/funding.asp) - Calls for Artists (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/opportunities/calls.asp) - Jobs (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/opportunities/jobs.asp) - Training (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/opportunities/training.asp) UPCOMING EVENTS ----------------------------------------------- * Neighborhood and Community Arts Meet & Greet (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/events/calendar.asp?d=27&m=9&y=2007) * Byron Schenkman (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/events/calendar.asp?d=4&m=10&y=2007) * Seattle Arts Commission Meeting (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/events/calendar.asp?d=9&m=10&y=2007) * Kobe City Philharmonic Chorus (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/events/calendar.asp?d=11&m=10&y=2007) * Seattle School Board Candidates Forum (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/events/calendar.asp?d=15&m=10&y=2007) * Farmaish (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/events/calendar.asp?d=17&m=10&y=2007) * Bill Anschell Trio (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/events/calendar.asp?d=25&m=10&y=2007) GALLERIES ----------------------------------------------- * Seattle Municipal Tower (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/publicart/municipal_tower.asp) * Electric Gallery (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/publicart/union_street.asp) * City Hall and Anne Focke Gallery (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/publicart/city_hall.asp) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Mayor Nickels announces $1 million for arts and culture This week, Mayor Greg Nickels proposed his 2008 budget which increases investments in arts and culture by $1 million. The proposed increases include investments in arts education, history and cultural heritage, cultural facilities, additional funding for arts and cultural organizations and community projects, and a new arts project manager to advise on transportation projects. Here's a breakdown of the mayor's increased support to the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs. Arts and cultural organizations The mayor's budget adds $300,000, a 23-percent increase, to the Office's (http://seattle.gov/arts/funding/organizations.asp) Civic Partners program. This program, the most far-reaching in the office, awarded $1.3 million to 119 arts and cultural organizations of all sizes in 2007. (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/news/default.asp?articleID=11) Read more... ____________________________________________________________________________________________ School Board candidates forum to address arts, Oct. 15 The third biennial (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/events/calendar.asp?d=15&m=10&y=2007) Seattle School Board Candidates Forum is part of the continuing efforts of the Office and Seattle Arts Commission Education Committee to promote increased arts education opportunities for all Seattle public school students. The candidates forum is Monday, Oct. 15, at (http://www.sct.org/index.aspx) Seattle Children's Theatre, 201 Thomas St. on the Seattle Center campus. From 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., enjoy refreshments and (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/email/arts_ed/july_20_07.html) meet Carri Campbell, Seattle Public Schools' new district manager of visual and performing arts. The candidates forum is 6:30 to 8 p.m. Paul de Barros, author and "Seattle Times" jazz critic, will moderate. With a new superintendent at Seattle Public Schools and four of seven school board positions up for election, this is an important time of change for the district. The Office is also proud to serve as a co-presenter of (http://www.seattlecityclub.org) CityClub's Civic Participation Month. The lineup of events includes "A Conversation with Dr. Maria Goodloe-Johnson", a Sept. 25 luncheon forum, 12 to 1:30 p.m., at Washington Athletic Club introducing Seattle's new superintendent of schools. Mona Lee Locke, founder of the Foundation for Early Learning and Washington's former first lady, will moderate. We encourage all who care about excellent public schools in our city to attend the Oct. 15 candidates forum and hear from the candidates. (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/news/default.asp?articleID=10) Read more... ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Office to present trio of site-specific performances Take three artists, provide them with a unique environment, and allow them to unleash their creativity. What's the result? Site-specific art happenings - art performances, installations and events created in direct and specific response to their locations - for all to enjoy. As part of the (http://www.sitespecificarts.org/" target="_blank) Site-Specific King County Performance Network, the Office will present performances by puppeteer (http://gallery.passion4art.com/members/puppeteer/index.html" target="_blank) Rob D'Arc, operatic composer (http://www.fisherensemble.org/" target="_blank) Garrett Fisher and choreographer (http://www.patgraney.org/" target="_blank) Pat Graney. Puppeteer D'Arc will present "3 Minute Theatre", Sunday, Oct. 7 as part of as part of Theatre Puget Sound's (http://seattleperforms.com/ltw/) Live Theatre Week Kick-Off Fair at Seattle Center's Fisher Pavilion, 305 Harrison St. D'Arc's three-minute puppet performances will run continuously between 1 and 3 p.m. Space is limited. Free tickets will be available beginning at noon. "3 Minute Theatre" condenses the entire theater experience into a few minutes, including dressing for the theater, seeing the show, and patronizing the arts. "3 Minute Theatre" encourages in its audiences a spirit of curiosity, risk taking, and playfulness, while offering a detour from daily reality, a series of small surprises, momentary luxuries, and three minutes of big fun! (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/news/default.asp?articleID=9) Read more... ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Come out and play at Live Theatre Week (http://www.seattleperforms.com/ltw) Live Theatre Week is coming! Mark your calendars for Oct. 15 to 21, when dozens of regional theaters will form a united front, opening their doors to offer special events and select free nights of theater. The Oct. 7 Live Theatre Week Kick-Off Fair, noon to 3 p.m., at Seattle Center's Fisher Pavilion, 305 Harrison St., offers an opportunity to beat the crowds, pick up an event guide, meet Live Theatre Week sponsors and participants, see a performance, and pre-register for Free Night of Theater tickets before online registration opens, Monday, Oct. 8 at (http://www.seattleperforms.com) www.seattleperforms.com. Live Theatre Week will feature more than 30 special events, including open houses, workshops, tours and meet-the-artist events and 50 Free Night performances. New this year is the first annual Target Family Day, Saturday, Oct. 20. Participating theaters will offer activities and performances the whole family can enjoy, including workshops, tours, parties, and performances at 20 participating Target Family Day theaters. Find Family Day details at (http://www.seattleperforms.com/ltw) www.seattleperforms.com/ltw. Seattle's Live Theatre Week got its start in 2005, when the Seattle City Council passed a resolution establishing one week each year as Live Theatre Week in Seattle. (http://tpsonline.org/) Theatre Puget Sound produces Live Theatre Week in Seattle and the region. Free Night of Theater is an annual national audience development program of (http://www.tcg.org/) Theatre Communications Group (TCG). Free Night of Theater will take place in nearly 30 communities throughout the United States. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ SAM exhibit, concert celebrate Seattle-Kobe sister city anniversary Seattle Art Museum will showcase (http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/exhibit/exhibitDetail.asp?WHEN=UPCOMING&eventID=10854) "Japan Envisions the West: 16th -19th Century Japanese Art from Kobe City Museum", which will be presented in two parts, Part I: Oct. 11 through Nov. 25, 2007 and Part II: Dec. 1, 2007 through Jan. 6, 2008. Organized by the (http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/) Seattle Art Museum in collaboration with (http://www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/57/museum/pdf/kcm_e_guide.pdf) Kobe City Museum, the exhibition provides an intriguing window on the early interaction between Japan and the West during the period of the 16th to 19th centuries. "Japan Envisions the West", featuring three centuries of Japanese art and its engagement with the West, also celebrates the 50th anniversary of the (http://www.seattlekobe.org) Seattle-Kobe sister city relationship. Facing each other across the Pacific Ocean, the ports of Seattle and Kobe have had an especially intimate relationship and have long engaged in vibrant intellectual, educational, and cultural exchanges. In celebration of the Seattle-Kobe sister city anniversary, the Kobe City Philharmonic Chorus will perform at City Hall, noon, Thursday, Oct. 11. Members of the chorus perform repertoire ranging from children's songs to Japanese ballads, Western music to opera and French chanson. The performance is part of the Office's (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/community/seattle_presents.asp) Seattle Presents series and is presented in partnership with the city of Kobe, the Seattle-Kobe Sister City Association, and the (http://www.seattle.us.emb-japan.go.jp/) Consulate-General of Japan. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Seattle Presents gets intimate Beginning in October, Seattle Presents will host two months of stellar performances in the intimate chamber setting of City Hall's Bertha Knight Landes Room. Enjoy Japanese choral works, Western classical traditions, American chamber jazz, and more. The performances are part of the free lunchtime (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/community/seattle_presents.asp) Seattle Presents concert series presented year-round by the Office at City Hall, 600 4th Ave. Catch celebrated Seattle pianist (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/events/calendar.asp?d=4&m=10&y=2007) Byron Schenkman, Oct. 4, in one of his final Seattle performances before moving to New York; hear the (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/events/calendar.asp?d=11&m=10&y=2007) Kobe City Philharmonic Chorus, Oct. 11; move to the melodies of India performed by (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/events/calendar.asp?d=17&m=10&y=2007) Farmaish, Oct. 17; and celebrate the (http://www.earshot.org/Festival/festival.html) Earshot Jazz Fesitval with two City Hall performances: the (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/events/calendar.asp?d=25&m=10&y=2007) Bill Anschell Trio, Oct. 25 and saxophonist (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/events/calendar.asp?d=1&m=11&y=2007) Michael Brockman, Nov. 1. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Deadline for organization funding moved back to spring 2008 The Office is converting to an online application system, and our funding program for organizations, (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/funding/organizations.asp) Civic Partners, will be the first to use the new system. To allow time to make the switch, we've moved the next Civic Partner deadline back from its usual date in November 2007 to spring 2008. The application is for two years of support in 2009 and 2010. Once we have a firm date, we will announce the deadline in this newsletter and on our (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/funding/organizations.asp) Web site. The new application will be online for at least two months before the deadline. The Civic Partner program provides a two-year funding commitment to Seattle-based arts and cultural organizations of all sizes, disciplines and levels of development. Qualifying organizations must have a minimum three-year history of continuous operation and programming, and a not-for-profit business structure. Click (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/funding/org_partners.asp) here for a list of the 2007-2008 Civic Partner organizations. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ "Contemporary Portraiture" at Municipal Tower Gallery "Contemporary Portraiture" on display at the (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/publicart/municipal_tower.asp) Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery features works by a dozen artists in variety of media, including photography, painting, printmaking, sculpture and carving. The Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery is located on the third-floor concourse of Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 Fifth Ave. It is free and open to the public weekdays 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. "Contemporary Portraiture" runs through Dec. 31. Included in the exhibition are the fleshy self-portraits of Brian Murphy; a three-dimensional wall-mounted wood carving by Shawn Nordfors; and a rendering of songwriter, itinerant laborer, and union organizer, Joe Hill by Jay Backstrand. "Whether viewing a slice of life or a representation of someone famous, portraiture continues to enthrall us all. It allows us to continue our dialogue with identity, beyond ourselves," explains Curator Deborah Paine, who selected the pieces for "Contemporary Portraiture" from the city's (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/publicart/portable.asp) Portable Works Collection managed by this Office. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Jason Huff joins public art staff The Office welcomes Jason Huff who joins the staff as a project manager on the public art team. Jason brings energy, knowledge of the local arts community and organizational skills to his position managing 1% for Art projects. Jason comes to us from (http://www.kirklandartscenter.org/) Kirkland Arts Center (KAC), where he worked for 11 years, first as its ceramics coordinator, and since 2000, the center's artistic director. Jason developed the Kirkland Arts Center Gallery into a venue with a high public profile and a reputation for thoughtful exhibitions that engage audiences from diverse backgrounds. He curated and collaborated with regional curators to produce critically acclaimed exhibitions. Jason also developed satellite exhibitions, presenting artwork in public spaces throughout the city of Kirkland, as well as working closely with the city produce KAC's annual summer arts festival, SummerFest. He chaired the festival's artist selection committee, managed more than 100 participating artists, collaborated with visual and performing arts organizations and worked with city officials on the installation, display and removal of all public artworks featured at the weekend festival. Himself an artist, Jason received a bachelor of fine arts degree from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and earned a master of fine arts in ceramics at the University of Washington, where he studied with world renowned ceramic artists Akio Takamori, Jamie Walker and Patti Warashina. He has exhibited his work regionally and nationally. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Take stock, connect the dots at Creative Conversation Every October, in honor of (http://www.americansforthearts.org/get_involved/visibility/visibility_002.asp) National Arts & Humanities Month, Americans for the Arts partners with emerging leaders from across the country to host (http://www.americansforthearts.org/services/emerging_leaders/events/creative_conversations/default.asp) Creative Conversations, local gatherings of emerging leaders focused on critical arts and cultural issues in a forum setting. Conversations kicked off in Seattle last fall, and have grown into a cohesive emerging-leader network. The first year of conversations will culminate with "Taking Stock: Connecting the Dots", 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 10 at (http://www.youngstownarts.org/) Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way S.W. The presentation will highlight findings from three previous conversations and include a screening of NonFiction Media's dynamic documentary by the same name, "Taking Stock: Connecting the Dots", which chronicles the conversations and emerging arts leadership in the region. Click (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6510610677170923859&hl=en) here to preview the documentary. Visit the Creative Conversations (http://www.theshunpike.org/eal/) blog and (http://myspace.com/creative_conversations) Myspace page to catch up on previous discussions. Creative Conversations, a program of (http://www.americansforthearts.org/) Americans for the Arts, is a collaborative initiative organized by emerging arts leaders from (http://www.4culture.org) 4Culture, (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/) Mayor's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, the (http://www.ci.bellevue.wa.us/) city of Bellevue, (http://www.shunpike.org/) The Shunpike, (http://www.capitolhillarts.com/) Capitol Hill Arts Center and (http://www.youngstownarts.org/) Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Artists selected for Fire Station 38, South Park project Portland artist Mel Katz has been selected to work with the design team for the new (http://www.seattle.gov/fleetsfacilities/firelevy/facilities/fs38/38.htm) Fire Station 38 in Ravenna/Bryant, and Seattle artist Gregory Fields has been chosen to work with the design team for the 14th Avenue South Street Improvements project in South Park. Katz was selected from a pre-qualified artist roster for public art projects at several neighborhood fire stations being renovated or rebuilt throughout the city under the (http://www.seattle.gov/fleetsfacilities/firelevy/) Fire Facilities and Emergency Response Levy. Katz creates painted steel and aluminum sculptures, and his designs originate from an interest in overlapping organic and geometric shapes. His artwork has been featured in one-person exhibitions at the Portland Art Museum, Portland State University and Washington State University. His commissions for public artworks include projects for Southern Oregon University, the city of Bend, Ore., and the Washington County Justice Center in Hillsboro, Ore. Fields was selected for the South Park project from a pre-qualified artist roster. The opportunity was also open to invited artists who live and/or work in South Park. Supporting the neighborhood goals outlined in the Mayor's (http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/issues/southpark/) South Park Action Agenda, this streetscape art project is intended to identify South Park's business district and reflect the neighborhood's unique culture. Fields is a ceramic artist who lives and works in the South Park neighborhood. He has exhibited his artwork at the Northwest Handmade Tile Festival, Northwest Craft Center and Gallery, Form Space Light Gallery and other Seattle area venues. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Sculpture conference comes to Seattle, keynote open to public The (http://www.sculpture.org/) International Sculpture Center (ISC), will host its 2007 (http://www.sculpture.org/documents/programsandevents/conferences/conferences.shtml) conference, "Sculpture in Public: Part 1, Sculpture Parks and Gardens", in Seattle, Oct. 15 to 17. Inspired by the opening of Seattle Art Museum's (http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/OSP/default.asp) Olympic Sculpture Park, the conference will bring together artists, arts administrators, curators, patrons, city arts commissioners, architects, city planners, and museum directors for dialogue and networking events focused on issues related to sculpture parks and gardens nationally and internationally, while incorporating many of the great art venues offered by Seattle and nearby Tacoma. The opening keynote address, sponsored by this Office, is free and open to the public. Ned Rifkin, Under Secretary of Art at the Smithsonian, will present "Sculpture (!-?): During Our Age of (Un)Certainty", 1 to 2:25 p.m., Monday, Oct. 15 at Benaroya Hall's Nordstrom Recital Hall, 200 University St. Public seats are limited to the first 200 persons to arrive on a first-come first-served basis. Rifkin has been a teacher, curator, and most notably a national arts leader at prominent arts institutions including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Menil Collection, High Museum of Art, Corcoran Gallery, and New Museum of Contemporary Art. Throughout his career he has supported contemporary artists, promoted the public dialogue on art, and initiated discussions on public policy toward the arts. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Public art project part of transportation project award Public art played a part in the Seattle Department of Transportation's 5th Avenue Northeast Project in Northgate, which is the recipient of a (http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/TA/Awards/default.htm) 2007 Best City Project Award of Excellence bestowed by the Washington State Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration. The project, which transformed a high-traffic commercial street into a pedestrian-friendly urban center corridor, features "Perch", a public art project by Portland artist Linda Wysong. Completed in July 2006, the art installation includes colorful glass block inserts with images of the black-capped chickadee in the sidewalk near the Northgate Branch library, three bird house sculptures along a pedestrian path and "human perchs" or benches. The Office managed the public art project funded with SDOT 1% for Art funds. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Student art contest for Neighbor Appreciation Day The Office is teaming up with the Department of Neighborhoods to invite Seattle students, kindergarten through 12th grade, to submit original artwork for a contest as part of (http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/appday/) Neighbor Appreciation Day. Feb. 9, 2008 will mark the city's 14th annual celebration of the event. The winning artwork will adorn the 2008 Neighbor Appreciation Day greeting card. Free cards will be available at City Hall, (http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/nsc/default.htm) neighborhood service centers and Seattle Public Libraries and are perfect for recognizing the contributions of your neighbors. The winner will receive $100. Student artwork must be received by 5 p.m., Friday, Dec. 14 at the (http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/contact.htm) Department of Neighborhoods. For information, contact (mailto:peter.mcgraw@seattle.gov) Peter McGraw, 206-615-0950. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Mayor's Arts Award recipient profiles online Nearly 400 people attended the fifth annual (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/community/arts_awards.asp) Mayor's Arts Awards outdoor ceremony at Seattle Center, Friday, Aug. 31. The 2007 recipients represent a range of achievement in the arts. Learn more about them and their achievements on our (http://www.seattle.gov/arts/community/arts_awards.asp) Web site, where you can watch short video profiles produced by (http://www.seattlechannel.org/) Seattle Channel. The 2007 honorees are Clarence Acox, director of jazz bands at Garfiled High School and its renowned (http://garfieldjazz.org/) jazz ensemble; (http://www.earshot.org/) Earshot Jazz and its Executive Director John Gilbreath; Jean Griffith, founding member and former director of (http://www.potterynorthwest.org/) Pottery Northwest; (http://www.swinomish.org/native_lens/home.html) Longhouse Media's Native Lens Program; (http://www.massivemonkees.com/) Massive Monkees, a hip-hop breakdance crew; literary arts center (http://ww! w.hugohouse.org/) Richard Hugo House; and (http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/) Seattle Art Museum and Director Mimi Gardner Gates. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Registration open for Cultural Heritage and Tourism conference Seattle will host the (http://www.chtalliance.com/) Cultural & Heritage Tourism Alliance (CHTA) Annual Conference, Nov. 28 to Dec. 1. Registration will be accepted until Nov. 1. Join professionals from across North America to learn, network and discover new opportunities in cultural and heritage tourism. This is the ninth annual conference's first stop in Seattle, and the event promises to reinforce the city's reputation as a leading cultural tourism destination. The Grand Hyatt Seattle is the conference hotel. Highlights include two full days of workshops and seminars led by nationally acclaimed experts in the cultural and heritage tourism field, "mobile workshops" and receptions showcasing many venues around the city. The Office is proud to be a sponsor of the conference. For more information, or to register, visit the (http://www.chtalliance.com/conference.html) conference Web site. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs City of Seattle arts.culture@seattle.gov (206) 684-7171 This email was sent to billbamascicom. You can instantly unsubscribe from these emails by clicking the link below: From beaty at chem.washington.edu Mon Sep 24 13:15:00 2007 From: beaty at chem.washington.edu (Bill Beaty) Date: Mon Sep 24 13:15:06 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Yes, booksale is NEXT week In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20070924101322.02252130@gibbs.chem.washington.edu> DOH! I didn't correct all the dates on that message: Friends of the Seattle Public Library booksale at Sand Point (Magnusen park) happens soon. Mark your calanders! It's on a Saturday and Sunday, plus the Friday earlybird sale if you want to pay $15 to become a FSPL member. Fri 9/28 630pm - 930pm sneak preview, $15/yr membership required, (25 item limit on Friday) Sat 9/29 9AM - 5PM Sun 9/30 11PM - 4PM, w/books at half price Sun 9/30 430PM nonprofits pick up remaining books free Most books $0.50 or $1. Books, videos, art prints. Location: The big hangar at the former Sand Point Naval Air Station, Building #30, 7400 Sand Pt. Way NE, Seattle. The main entrance to the former base is north of the road to Magnuson Park. By car, take NE 45th st. exit from I5. Go east on 45th to Sand Point Way NE. Go north on Sand Point Way to the main gate at the 7400 block. Monitors will direct you to parking. The hangar is a short distance from the entrance, on the left. Google map: http://tinyurl.com/2cam6a By bus, take Rt 74 or 75. By bicycle or on foot, the main gate is just off the Burke-Gilman trail See http://splfriends.org Volunteers needed! http://splfriends.org/popup.php?form=booksalevolunteer ((((((((((((((((((((((( ( ( (o) ) ) ))))))))))))))))))))))) William J. Beaty http://staff.washington.edu/wbeaty/ Research Engineer UW Chem Dept, Bagley Hall RM74 beaty@chem.washington.edu Box 351700, Seattle, WA 98195-1700 ph:206-543-6195 fax:206-685-8665 From trochee at gmail.com Mon Sep 24 13:43:07 2007 From: trochee at gmail.com (Jeremy K) Date: Mon Sep 24 13:49:35 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] seeking dorkswapper - were you the guy with the ipaqs? Message-ID: Hello Dorkbotters -- I'm looking for the contact information of the fellow who was offering ipaqs at dorkswap last week. I wound up coming home with a mismatched set of cable/ipaq -- I think. This was also the guy who was offering the light-up dance floor, in case anybody else caught his name/contact info. Please mail me (off list!) if you are (or can identify) this person! thanks, jeremy From chris at nart.org Mon Sep 24 14:51:57 2007 From: chris at nart.org (Christopher Prosser) Date: Mon Sep 24 14:52:40 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] robodock 2007... Message-ID: <60ca9c740709241151h4754a002kd91d0984b9c01d37@mail.gmail.com> http://equivocality.net/countdown-of-the-insane-and-talented/ From shellyhivemind at gmail.com Tue Sep 25 04:03:12 2007 From: shellyhivemind at gmail.com (shelly@hive-mind.com) Date: Tue Sep 25 04:03:21 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Thingamajiggr Friday Oct 12 Message-ID: <37bd773c0709250103vc609c3bxab50e56dddac818d@mail.gmail.com> Hello Dorkbots! You are cordially invited to Thingamajiggr, a unique event co-hosted by O'Reilly Radar and Waggle Labs (my company) celebrating Seattle's tech scene with great people, innovative technology, and DJs. We're aiming for a community building sort of event, so if you have some fun social technology, art project, or hackery you'd like to show off email us at party@thingamajiggr.com. Thingamajiggr Fri, Oct 12th, 8pm - 2am 1410 14th Avenue (the old cafe unamerican warehouse space) 15$, 21+, Proceeds will be donated to the tech non-profit of your choice (we'll vote) DJs Ludington GT, Fauxfaux vs. Sweet Chris Bell, Whatever? and Stick Yo Hand in the Dirt. Learn more and buy tickets at: http://www.thingamajiggr.com/ This is a private party so you will need to know the discount code is "thingamaparty" and please note the address is not listed on the web site or in brown paper tickets. Looking forward to seeing you all there!! Shelly (and Peter and Brady) Your pals at Waggle Labs and Radar O'Reilly -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotsea-blabber/attachments/20070925/8d9a1dab/attachment.html From mike at clarkeconsulting.com Wed Sep 26 09:52:46 2007 From: mike at clarkeconsulting.com (Mike Clarke) Date: Wed Sep 26 09:52:52 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] seeking dorkswapper - were you the guy with the ipaqs? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1190814769.34738948@fb15.dngr.org> Hi jeremy, That guy is me... Sorry you got the wrong cable set, if it's urgent we can work out a time to stop by and swap out, otherwise I can bring to the next dorkbot event.... On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:49 am, Jeremy K wrote: > Hello Dorkbotters -- > > I'm looking for the contact information of the fellow who was offering > ipaqs at dorkswap last week. I wound up coming home with a mismatched > set of cable/ipaq -- I think. > > This was also the guy who was offering the light-up dance floor, in > case anybody else caught his name/contact info. > > Please mail me (off list!) if you are (or can identify) this person! > > thanks, > jeremy > ........................................................................ > .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with > electricity.......... > ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................ > ........................................................................ From trochee at gmail.com Wed Sep 26 16:35:52 2007 From: trochee at gmail.com (Jeremy K) Date: Wed Sep 26 16:35:58 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] seeking dorkswapper - were you the guy with the ipaqs? In-Reply-To: <1190814769.34738948@fb15.dngr.org> References: <1190814769.34738948@fb15.dngr.org> Message-ID: it's not urgent, Mark -- thanks for getting back to me. it looks like the ipaq i got is a 3600-series, but the cradle is for 3800 (I'd double-check, but I'm at work and the ipaq is at home). do you have a cradle (or cable) for the 3600 series? or perhaps it's worth swapping the ipaq? it's not urgent, but it might be nice to do it before november -- do you work in the Seattle area or on the east side? -jeremy On 9/26/07, Mike Clarke wrote: > Hi jeremy, > > That guy is me... Sorry you got the wrong cable set, if it's urgent we > can work out a time to stop by and swap out, otherwise I can bring to > the next dorkbot event.... > > On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:49 am, Jeremy K wrote: > > Hello Dorkbotters -- > > > > I'm looking for the contact information of the fellow who was offering > > ipaqs at dorkswap last week. I wound up coming home with a mismatched > > set of cable/ipaq -- I think. > > > > This was also the guy who was offering the light-up dance floor, in > > case anybody else caught his name/contact info. > > > > Please mail me (off list!) if you are (or can identify) this person! > > > > thanks, > > jeremy > > ........................................................................ > > .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with > > electricity.......... > > ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................ > > ........................................................................ > ........................................................................ > .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity.......... > ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................ > ........................................................................ > From mike at dawgdayz.com Thu Sep 27 01:00:47 2007 From: mike at dawgdayz.com (Mike Payson) Date: Thu Sep 27 01:01:00 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] TechShop is Coming to Seattle!!!! Message-ID: Man, am I excited about this... TechShop offers public access CNC mills, laser cutters, welding & fabrication equipment... Just about anything you might need to build your next project. See http://techshop.ws/equipment.html for more info. Jim said it's probably 6 to 9 months out, but very exciting nonetheless. Reply to Jim directly if you want to come to the pizza party. Mike ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: jim@techshop.ws Date: Sep 26, 2007 9:18 PM Subject: Mike -- TechShop is Coming to Seattle (Pizza on Oct 4)! To: mpayson-techshop@ubdnet.net Hi Mike... I am very pleased to announce to all our friends in the State of Washington that TechShop is expanding, and one of our first franchise locations will be in Seattle, WA! I will be in Seattle the first week of October, and I would like to invite you and all the other potential TechShop members in the Seattle area to join me there for pizza on October 4 from 6 to 10 PM. We'll have the chance to talk about what you want to see at the Seattle TechShop and what our plans are. If you have friends or relatives that you think would like to use TechShop, please invite them to come with you! If you can come, please reply to this email and let me know how many will be in your party, and I'll give you the location details. Thank you, Mike. I look forward to meeting you and discussing our future TechShop location in Seattle! Jim Newton Founder and Managing Director TechShop www.techshop.ws Please let me know if you have problems with this email, and I'll take care of it right away. (2064) From spam at hell.org Sun Sep 30 23:17:40 2007 From: spam at hell.org (mike begley) Date: Sun Sep 30 23:21:09 2007 Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Who did the color wheels & projector presentation sometime early last year? Message-ID: <544B6ADB5C3EA047A39B50FCE8F88515695575@bsod.bigwhitehouse.net> About a year ago there was a presentation at a dorkbot by someone doing what he referred to as "analog video presentations" using old projectors and color wheels. I would like to get some information about constructing or otherwise obtaining color wheels like those used in the presentation. Do you know that person? Are you that person? Please email me! Thanks, -mike -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotsea-blabber/attachments/20070930/dd11fd86/attachment-0001.html