From tedwards at gmail.com Thu Jul 3 14:45:21 2008 From: tedwards at gmail.com (Thomas Edwards) Date: Thu Jul 3 14:45:30 2008 Subject: [dorkbotsocal-blabber] Dorkbot Second Life mtg July 6 Message-ID: <2fd1fa350807031145o1855ab67yde99e135c77e8168@mail.gmail.com> Just in... Dorkbot Second Life 6 July 1:00 pm PDT / 22:00 CET at the Odyssey Simulator! http://slurl.com/secondlife/Odyssey/85/153/45/ This dorkbot session will be of interest to developers, performers, machinimators, animators, photographers, and just about anybody with an interest to bring more expression to avatars and more direct ways to interface with our embodied selves. JJ Ventrella (a.k.a. Ventrella Linden) will present the avatar puppeteering project. A project motivated to bring more expression to the avatar, by enabling a more fluid and direct way to manipulate the 'physical avatar'. This is a Linden Lab project that unfortunetely was 'put to sleep' as Linden Lab decided to focus on the stability of Second Life and internal opinions differed over how compelling the feature really is. Last month however, Linden Lab released the client source code of this project, to allow other people to build on it (and convince them otherwise). Philippe Bossut, will present Handsfree3D, a project that enables to interface with virtual worlds via 3D camera motion tracking. Philippe Bossut has developed several demos to demonstrate how one can navigate and execute all sorts of tasks without the need for a mouse and keyboard, and over the last month he has been working on connecting his code with the puppeteering feature. IM Evo Szuyuan for questions (or technical issues you might experience during the event). More info: http://rhizomatic.wordpress.com/ From tedwards at gmail.com Tue Jul 8 01:35:36 2008 From: tedwards at gmail.com (Thomas Edwards) Date: Tue Jul 8 01:35:45 2008 Subject: [dorkbotsocal-blabber] ResBox - experimental music Message-ID: <2fd1fa350807072235w2406b77dj233ee426578a2b8e@mail.gmail.com> [I have nothing to do with this, but it looks interesting...] http://www.steveallentheater.com/resbox A monthly event featuring the world's best experimental music, curated by musician and filmmaker Hans Fjellestad. This month ... EZRA BUCHLA http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=52408227 TREASURE MAMMAL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WBaPk0EKEY JASON ROBINSON & DJ TENSHUN http://www.jasonrobinson.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmcc-U7dgmo KADET KUHNE http://www.tektonicshift.com/kadet_main.htm and the resident audio visualist VJ FADER http://www.youtube.com/vjfader July 17, 2008 8 p.m., the third Thursday of every month Tickets: $10 STEVE ALLEN THEATER at the Center For Inquiry - West 4773 Hollywood Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90027 (323) 666-4268 From tedwards at gmail.com Wed Jul 9 12:28:38 2008 From: tedwards at gmail.com (Thomas Edwards) Date: Wed Jul 9 12:28:48 2008 Subject: [dorkbotsocal-blabber] Machine Project Sun Tracking Message-ID: <2fd1fa350807090928r2a968b41sb416599730e19983@mail.gmail.com> [again, not my event, but may be interesting to dorkbotters... -T] from midnight Thursday July 10th to midnight Friday July 11th we'll be projecting a continuous live broadcast which tracks the sun around the Earth, with help from a very large circle of camera-ready friends and volunteers worldwide. A participant in every time zone points their computer camera to the sky between 11:30am and 12:30pm, with one timezone handing off to the next, feeding back "mid-day" to Machine Project via live video for 24 hours. Have you always been curious what it is like to stare directly at the sun from places like Tonga, Estonia, Texas, Iran or the Polar ice cap in Greenland? This is your chance to find out. More details on this project can be found here http://www.machineproject.com/2008/05/29/jumper/ The project goes from midnight Thursday July 10th to midnight Friday July 11th, and the gallery will be open the entire time. Drop by anytime: breakfast on the Polar ice cap starts at 6:30AM, drinks in Tonga at 3:30pm, and for all of you who work during the day come on by from 9pm till midnight where we will bask in the noontime sun from Australia to Pakistan. From parker at electricwestern.com Fri Jul 11 18:00:19 2008 From: parker at electricwestern.com (Lorin Edwin Parker) Date: Fri Jul 11 18:00:33 2008 Subject: [dorkbotsocal-blabber] EV Conversion Project Message-ID: <4877D7F3.80805@electricwestern.com> I'm throwing this up for anyone who is interested in advising, learning, criticizing, etc. It's also tech-porn. I started posting my conversion of a VW rabbit to an Electric Vehicle at my weblog - http://www.electricwestern.com/weblog/ Up today are the guts of a Honda EV+ I rescued, with links to data sheets. The hope is to convert this car completely with a low budget and an open source mentality. So anything I learn, I'll contribute and anything you can teach me I'll appreciate -- even the criticisms. Anyhow, I just wanted to open up the forum and share... Regards, Lorin -- Electric Western Artisanal Electronic Sound www.electricwestern.com Lorin Parker Parker@electricwestern.com From arclight at gmail.com Fri Jul 11 23:19:57 2008 From: arclight at gmail.com (john arclight) Date: Fri Jul 11 23:20:06 2008 Subject: [dorkbotsocal-blabber] EV Conversion Project In-Reply-To: <4877D7F3.80805@electricwestern.com> References: <4877D7F3.80805@electricwestern.com> Message-ID: <769756f50807112019r35706715y955011eca208ebe6@mail.gmail.com> Hi Lorin, I can help with welding, maching, etc at the 23b shop. I will be out on vacation next week, but I'm interested in helping out on your project! Thanks, John On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 3:00 PM, Lorin Edwin Parker wrote: > I'm throwing this up for anyone who is interested in advising, learning, > criticizing, etc. > > It's also tech-porn. > > I started posting my conversion of a VW rabbit to an Electric Vehicle at my > weblog - http://www.electricwestern.com/weblog/ > > Up today are the guts of a Honda EV+ I rescued, with links to data sheets. > The hope is to convert this car completely with a low budget and an open > source mentality. So anything I learn, I'll contribute and anything you can > teach me I'll appreciate -- even the criticisms. Anyhow, I just wanted to > open up the forum and share... > > Regards, > > Lorin > > > -- > Electric Western > Artisanal Electronic Sound > www.electricwestern.com > > Lorin Parker > Parker@electricwestern.com > > > ........................................................................ > .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity.......... > ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................ > ........................................................................ > From garnethertz at gmail.com Tue Jul 15 23:06:45 2008 From: garnethertz at gmail.com (Garnet Hertz) Date: Tue Jul 15 23:06:58 2008 Subject: [dorkbotsocal-blabber] Fwd: Hello, Seeking Help In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Here's an interesting opportunity! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Damon Seeley Date: Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 4:28 PM Subject: Re: Hello, Seeking Help To: Garnet Hertz Cc: m@machineproject.com Electroland is a multidisciplinary design firm that produces interactive installations and public artworks. Please see electroland.net for project examples. We seek a freelance JAVA programmer for immediate work in Los Angeles. Candidates should have generalist JAVA experience, do not need to have a technical degree but should be capable and sharp. Most of our works feature realtime tracking and interaction design, so knowledge of JAVA performance issues and strategies for high performance non-critical applications is a plus. The work is flexible and can accommodate those with day jobs but occasional production crunches should be expected. We are also seeking an intern to participate in the manufacture and configuration of various electronic components. We are developing lighting and interaction control hardware for several projects and need help wrangling these devices pre- and post-install. Candidates should be able to do things like: configure a wireless router, log in and set the IP address of an embedded device, terminate a cat5 cable, safely wire a 12V power supply. This is a paid position. Please send inquiries to damon@electroland.net On 7/15/08 7:52 AM, "Garnet Hertz" wrote: > Damon: > > Do you want me to announce this request for help on the Dorkbot SoCal > mailing list? > > Thanks, > Garnet > > On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 9:29 PM, Damon Seeley wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I was introduced to you both by email when I gave a dorkbot presentation at >> Machine Project this year. We never actually met but I enjoyed making >> contact with your exhibit space and organization. >> >> My firm Electroland has several projects in production right now, three here >> in Los Angeles and one in Indianapolis. Recently we have had several good >> programmers move away and find ourselves lacking for help. We're seeking a >> JAVA programmer who has good generalist experience who also understands how >> things work in the arts. >> >> If you know anyone who might fit this bill I would very much appreciate >> knowing them. We have had good luck with word of mouth references for >> technical help. >> >> We are also looking for someone who can help out as an electronics intern. >> We're developing a lot of ground up interactive electronic systems and need >> help wrangling these devices. Sourcing components, wiring up interactive >> tiles, etc. It would be a fun gig for someone interested in physical >> computing. >> >> Many thanks for reading this, I hope all is well with Dorkbot and Machine >> Project. >> >> Best Regards >> Damon Seeley >> >> -- >> ELECTROLAND >> MOBILE: 310 259-8556 >> NEW WEBSITE: http://electroland.net >> > > -- ELECTROLAND MOBILE: 310 259-8556 NEW WEBSITE: http://electroland.net -- http://www.conceptlab.com From parker at electricwestern.com Thu Jul 17 17:12:17 2008 From: parker at electricwestern.com (Lorin Edwin Parker) Date: Thu Jul 17 17:12:34 2008 Subject: [dorkbotsocal-blabber] EV Conversion Project In-Reply-To: <769756f50807112019r35706715y955011eca208ebe6@mail.gmail.com> References: <4877D7F3.80805@electricwestern.com> <769756f50807112019r35706715y955011eca208ebe6@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <487FB5B1.1060805@electricwestern.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotsocal-blabber/attachments/20080717/7c1ec6c5/attachment.html From arclight at gmail.com Mon Jul 21 03:23:35 2008 From: arclight at gmail.com (john arclight) Date: Mon Jul 21 03:24:06 2008 Subject: [dorkbotsocal-blabber] EV Conversion Project In-Reply-To: <487FB5B1.1060805@electricwestern.com> References: <4877D7F3.80805@electricwestern.com> <769756f50807112019r35706715y955011eca208ebe6@mail.gmail.com> <487FB5B1.1060805@electricwestern.com> Message-ID: <769756f50807210023p26745dd4re1cd09ab601f3a4c@mail.gmail.com> No worries....We have a 200A TIG welder and can also cast up to 8lbs of Al at a time in the foundry. JN On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Lorin Edwin Parker wrote: > Hey John, > > Thanks so much... > > I've posted some more pics of the hardware at > http://picasaweb.google.com/sheepslinky/HondaEVParts?authkey=SNJro3LhNqU > > Essentially, I need to figure out the electronics and get the motor > working with the inverter, etc... But as you can see, many parts are > aluminum. I can do steel and copper and bronze here, but I can't do > aluminum, so I would very much appreciate your help there and in other > areas. > > Again, thanks for the offer of community support. > > Lorin > > john arclight wrote: > > Hi Lorin, > > I can help with welding, maching, etc at the 23b shop. I will be out > on vacation next week, but I'm interested in helping out on your > project! > > > Thanks, > > John > > On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 3:00 PM, Lorin Edwin Parker > wrote: > > > I'm throwing this up for anyone who is interested in advising, learning, > criticizing, etc. > > It's also tech-porn. > > I started posting my conversion of a VW rabbit to an Electric Vehicle at my > weblog - http://www.electricwestern.com/weblog/ > > Up today are the guts of a Honda EV+ I rescued, with links to data sheets. > The hope is to convert this car completely with a low budget and an open > source mentality. So anything I learn, I'll contribute and anything you can > teach me I'll appreciate -- even the criticisms. Anyhow, I just wanted to > open up the forum and share... > > Regards, > > Lorin > > > -- > Electric Western > Artisanal Electronic Sound > www.electricwestern.com > > Lorin Parker > Parker@electricwestern.com > > > ........................................................................ > .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity.......... > ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................ > ........................................................................ > > > > ........................................................................ > .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity.......... > ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................ > ........................................................................ > > > > -- > Electric Western > Artisanal Electronic Sound > www.electricwestern.com > > Lorin Parker > Parker@electricwestern.com > > > ........................................................................ > .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity.......... > ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................ > ........................................................................ >