tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157773002024-02-28T19:37:25.372+13:00Echos from the Yeti CaveTinkerings in hardware, visualware and metaware.Yetimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01968617492058109294noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15777300.post-85242070431383390922008-08-25T19:23:00.006+12:002008-08-26T19:10:53.608+12:00Next gig: "Apropos of Nothing" release party @Burgundy Room, Friday 29th AugWhile You Were Sleeping and Angry Rabbit are putting on a CD release party at Bodega (downstairs in the Burgundy Room) this Friday, and I'll be adding a little video madness of my own into the mix. $10 on the door, or $20 gets you in with a copy of Apropos of Nothing. Kicks off around 10 o'clock.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/whileyouweresleeping/2759643940/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vBj03SF0oCHccTQ-LRb2L5OxZf8KQjndz9s1BsIunLpZNE2aONL3C-_8cyBCYb7tkz9rk6qdhN2W3TWvbslYBL1AaZoXoaLB0MQ_J2Dz8_1Gs131I9cCIFISFWRbPFnOPuUaaQ/s400/Apropos+of+Nothing+poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238717720408215474" border="0" /></a><br />Very tasty and eclectic kiwi electronica from <a href="http://www.nonwrestler.com/jetjaguar.html">Jet Jaguar</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="http://www.nonwrestler.com/downloads.html">MP3s</a>)</span>,<br /> <a href="http://maltymedia.net.nz/mm/">Malty Media</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="http://maltymedia.net.nz/mm/malty-sounds">MP3s</a>)</span>, <a href="http://www.additiverich.com/groupfive/">Group Five</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="http://www.myspace.com/groupfive">MySpace</a>)</span> and <a href="http://www.panoramica.co.nz/">Panoramica</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="http://www.panoramica.co.nz/#music">MP3s</a>)</span>.Yetimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01968617492058109294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15777300.post-58302461512580555622008-07-08T23:40:00.003+12:002008-07-09T00:12:56.821+12:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_eiMkUmF8X3oM_akOSrqc9cGCqCOl11hUK-n3pl8y__kjL-gpzscrAACYXeTcp0ff_DALT5sW3ooYzaftInwLwAiuj9QXXSR259I5F1aDd4WGtV2fkTvztII9XIFyK5GoRtJvQ/s1600-h/Prism+test+layout+01.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_eiMkUmF8X3oM_akOSrqc9cGCqCOl11hUK-n3pl8y__kjL-gpzscrAACYXeTcp0ff_DALT5sW3ooYzaftInwLwAiuj9QXXSR259I5F1aDd4WGtV2fkTvztII9XIFyK5GoRtJvQ/s400/Prism+test+layout+01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220607350073913586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:130%;" ><br />Take prisms, lenses and mirros from a dead LCD projector, add a suitable light source, some playing with angles and distances, and you'll have yourself a large palette of colours with which to play.<br /><br />The prisms refract and reflect different wavelengths of light, dependant on the angle of incidence. Rotating each prism results in a smooth transition between colours, a point that in my mind cries out for the construction of an elaborate clockwork mechanism that might reign some level of control over this phenomenon.<br /><br />Time to study some <a href="http://kmoddl.library.cornell.edu/index.php"><span class="collection-desc">kinematic models</span></a> for ideas in suitable mechanisms.</span>Yetimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01968617492058109294noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15777300.post-53830128605578646192008-05-16T21:54:00.004+12:002008-07-09T00:13:36.680+12:00Progress. Slow progress, but progress nonetheless<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEkjtdR7ttlF_mgxBahrusTjR0zVo1KEdVM7kuO1a2v2lI6eOyxu519UXJ__W8GAz99sbJh2c5e5Oyr1jXgP8Cn8igMM4s1SjtyT3sJr7nmkY9PtUP7D8FLKzixBSrAU4Rw9orA/s1600-h/P5064503.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEkjtdR7ttlF_mgxBahrusTjR0zVo1KEdVM7kuO1a2v2lI6eOyxu519UXJ__W8GAz99sbJh2c5e5Oyr1jXgP8Cn8igMM4s1SjtyT3sJr7nmkY9PtUP7D8FLKzixBSrAU4Rw9orA/s400/P5064503.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200921972251102578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:130%;" ><br />Plans are afoot for a most unusual contraption - an "Ethereal Enlightener". Based upon the spectrum-splitting properties of optical prisms, this device will both illuminate one's surroundings and communicate the condition of any meta data.</span>Yetimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01968617492058109294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15777300.post-69196467545988114142007-11-04T07:14:00.003+13:002008-07-09T00:18:09.238+12:00A beautifully psychedelic 33rd birthday<span style="font-size:130%;">Gosh - almost a third of a century :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3m7SJ-oSJKagIltgWCzIOFEzgcKw_JHxdByoITn4QwfOPA8l06DEr9dH1U9-n9enQzmIgoLyEStVh_hK3ry2Gol4TqytoyGtLyQaU2QQF50Iu0mR5vM_ltWET44XoNNyayHZXA/s1600-h/PB044056.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3m7SJ-oSJKagIltgWCzIOFEzgcKw_JHxdByoITn4QwfOPA8l06DEr9dH1U9-n9enQzmIgoLyEStVh_hK3ry2Gol4TqytoyGtLyQaU2QQF50Iu0mR5vM_ltWET44XoNNyayHZXA/s400/PB044056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128689774984052978" border="0" /></a><br />It's been quite a nice week, I must say. I turned 33, Pip and I gorged ourselves on fantastic Mexican, business has taken a positive step forward with the appointment of a new director. and I played a very enjoyable gig at the San Francisco Bath House.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyU3gAda4HDTo672tYo5M4Z1LUgvsVahQt12daF5zfjtArE-iVyeO9cp2R_w2_sTrENp4DFFJnDdYfk0I4UiSyn09zAz4alxGxTMsr7if84yDNTz9cOvK5DkEDF98vREwGJsaxw/s1600-h/PB044066.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyU3gAda4HDTo672tYo5M4Z1LUgvsVahQt12daF5zfjtArE-iVyeO9cp2R_w2_sTrENp4DFFJnDdYfk0I4UiSyn09zAz4alxGxTMsr7if84yDNTz9cOvK5DkEDF98vREwGJsaxw/s400/PB044066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128694310469517570" border="0" /></a><br />Psychedelic Synthesis : Wodger Want (AUS), RePete (Cosmic Conspiracy Records) and Ristofunk (Alkaloid Productions), with support from Filthy Tomo and Shazi. VJs Yetimon and Gene.<br /><br />Very tasty proggy and psychedelic trance - a big thank you to the DJs for some fine grooves to play to, and much karma to Sammy for putting on such a good party.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjcZy02h6GVKi83AO3yXaPgMA_ekzoi8oYC2NB4KbukCCoiWwdKpgBF9J4x6zmJ4usNv2OYyp3vlEUFYKgRAzvJXfdmUflbp3d89w6R1x3CRL54GXp6SIQ6h73H9z5Ikn6aYIow/s1600-h/PB044094.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjcZy02h6GVKi83AO3yXaPgMA_ekzoi8oYC2NB4KbukCCoiWwdKpgBF9J4x6zmJ4usNv2OYyp3vlEUFYKgRAzvJXfdmUflbp3d89w6R1x3CRL54GXp6SIQ6h73H9z5Ikn6aYIow/s400/PB044094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128697969781653778" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAyyiaPy9iOO-Z5L6tuDJ8Nk8z2f2uwbZBQoK-lPlg2LmJGXitxeoZHTMYhySWzEtaUs5HGS8lDyQzcBarsvVjLf-Scr4ABeTYEwTtpsNWhhlAz15v8OwiCwJS8ioi1WN8M5Efw/s1600-h/PB044100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAyyiaPy9iOO-Z5L6tuDJ8Nk8z2f2uwbZBQoK-lPlg2LmJGXitxeoZHTMYhySWzEtaUs5HGS8lDyQzcBarsvVjLf-Scr4ABeTYEwTtpsNWhhlAz15v8OwiCwJS8ioi1WN8M5Efw/s400/PB044100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128705799507034434" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6btRZ_kLpkQ2hdPIXMcddC89oiHUYRlZaWi0lm1WFjEpeDNC69UVrajCddH6fWOByy5H43AMFTuVGrDIoCq8MI_xF9MkyZNPQ-f82gw86oreuWYUy3D__7637EcSeFhszO3NJtg/s1600-h/PB044107.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6btRZ_kLpkQ2hdPIXMcddC89oiHUYRlZaWi0lm1WFjEpeDNC69UVrajCddH6fWOByy5H43AMFTuVGrDIoCq8MI_xF9MkyZNPQ-f82gw86oreuWYUy3D__7637EcSeFhszO3NJtg/s400/PB044107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128698343443808546" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelajFVBodk5cwo3KKJbUKAACuFiZbxWRk3iX8QusnPvb6GoU68mQ0qT7XDxC2mkLJ5Wj2drsuWMV1GMWUUXqtEaSuX88SVJOHZXEQDqZ6PWwe61s4YluUTPUXGE7hMKuKNyJiZg/s1600-h/PB044072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelajFVBodk5cwo3KKJbUKAACuFiZbxWRk3iX8QusnPvb6GoU68mQ0qT7XDxC2mkLJ5Wj2drsuWMV1GMWUUXqtEaSuX88SVJOHZXEQDqZ6PWwe61s4YluUTPUXGE7hMKuKNyJiZg/s400/PB044072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128706521061540178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEMesF1HaRC_mdm1as_DNrM0y79Rp1Sdjt_mWRLMlvshOhryFQAU1OxWZZMShenBysDt27pxZJPmXomuOLfCDs1bQsVQ4ZJ-gknVsyftGJAclgZPOGEWHBz1YN8Mq4BnUMZMQgQ/s1600-h/PB044092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEMesF1HaRC_mdm1as_DNrM0y79Rp1Sdjt_mWRLMlvshOhryFQAU1OxWZZMShenBysDt27pxZJPmXomuOLfCDs1bQsVQ4ZJ-gknVsyftGJAclgZPOGEWHBz1YN8Mq4BnUMZMQgQ/s400/PB044092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128704768714883378" border="0" /></a></span>Yetimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01968617492058109294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15777300.post-39017009918245820572007-07-24T00:13:00.000+12:002007-07-24T00:22:21.557+12:00Jazzmutant has a new control surface - Dexter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jazzmutant.com/images/dexterfront.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.jazzmutant.com/images/dexterfront.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.jazzmutant.com/dexter_introduction.php">Dexter </a>has a larger touch screen than the Lemur, but not (yet) customisable. Current software only seems to support audio applications, but maybe we'll see support for custom layouts and controls at some point down the line. I don't even want to think about how much this might cost.Yetimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01968617492058109294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15777300.post-3724674831406353302007-07-23T22:26:00.000+12:002007-07-23T23:28:56.841+12:00My new laptop - on its way!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlePzccEcE29_VaW1imxW8fmUMzYOaOAAjT1c1gHe1V47uLshPAqObDMS6HiJ2SycTpyWPsoIwPc2nSf4DWGUMlRUzyw7XpefoZdloe-3h9PKy2O13L-8EAHeErZiHbiCOx-aFWA/s1600-h/3.+Box+chillin+-+medium.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlePzccEcE29_VaW1imxW8fmUMzYOaOAAjT1c1gHe1V47uLshPAqObDMS6HiJ2SycTpyWPsoIwPc2nSf4DWGUMlRUzyw7XpefoZdloe-3h9PKy2O13L-8EAHeErZiHbiCOx-aFWA/s320/3.+Box+chillin+-+medium.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090351006395858354" border="0" /></a><br />I'm getting a new neural interface to the Internet this weekend. <br /><br />Ahh the fridge. Always there for me and my hardware.Yetimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01968617492058109294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15777300.post-29785421204338259412007-07-22T18:12:00.000+12:002007-07-24T00:10:03.320+12:00My new project<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKnYe9qMKPxNtT4-Th6DejOqm617jEan-hg0F8lOvlMi8spHPDk9FEFBqT0LMgRTKMNAsyJheL7XhYzn_vTjfx9u0RG2m3RRMu0hCAItBwbaUXU_4gKpBa07F9yqzfGg4Lzihww/s1600-h/DSC00231.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKnYe9qMKPxNtT4-Th6DejOqm617jEan-hg0F8lOvlMi8spHPDk9FEFBqT0LMgRTKMNAsyJheL7XhYzn_vTjfx9u0RG2m3RRMu0hCAItBwbaUXU_4gKpBa07F9yqzfGg4Lzihww/s200/DSC00231.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089906812288171330" border="0" /></a><br />I stumbled across a garage sale in town on Saturday, which included a collection of old rotary dial telephones, and some chunky old fans. I picked up this heavy specimen, and proceeded to spend the afternoon taking it to pieces.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXD0gWb48Eal-VjDmaSQECFWYLTHhwEz69zDwHLfAvFJa1WJOnWKct5sRbTV1vj8sSzfeDdgr85Va9vO_tIhwYWsRoBR8ynUMkNVTV-5Cx-qjJZ-xFcJWbIDuIcjU22dJ-yllBQ/s1600-h/DSC00244.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXD0gWb48Eal-VjDmaSQECFWYLTHhwEz69zDwHLfAvFJa1WJOnWKct5sRbTV1vj8sSzfeDdgr85Va9vO_tIhwYWsRoBR8ynUMkNVTV-5Cx-qjJZ-xFcJWbIDuIcjU22dJ-yllBQ/s200/DSC00244.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090358063027125730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />A project like this needs a good beer, and the big heavy bombardier pint was just the brew.<br /><br /><br /><br />This was a fan that was built to last forever. A heavy, cast metal body that dismantles easily, brass resivouirs for axil grease and access holes for oil droppers. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYK62N2H9BlTzZ0buSrut0efay8-d6n6d0KUbYiZ_w22FThHHOz1zALZUlekBWmQPGQR1Lv9MQ1Bpb1ckWu4FuAPCbwKQv9Ye_n2bDp8fIFGXSJmFC4lluEU8hMjCU1YS5s5BU9g/s1600-h/DSC00232.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYK62N2H9BlTzZ0buSrut0efay8-d6n6d0KUbYiZ_w22FThHHOz1zALZUlekBWmQPGQR1Lv9MQ1Bpb1ckWu4FuAPCbwKQv9Ye_n2bDp8fIFGXSJmFC4lluEU8hMjCU1YS5s5BU9g/s320/DSC00232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090359755244240370" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Lots of nice brass gogs, gears and slidy bits, and a few steampunk/biotech casemod ideas start floating around in some unused part of brain.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgGnB9KQqebU67OxAWkKrPmg7F7TyUy3NVlNAJ9tSZezb906pYL5mW7GM0YLgMOEppe9A6xmjY7d3uqliBTfeiJ7cnn3BSXDgl-T4Qz6jDrp5DHYdDbka6L4IZPTOXs262khLOw/s1600-h/DSC00257.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgGnB9KQqebU67OxAWkKrPmg7F7TyUy3NVlNAJ9tSZezb906pYL5mW7GM0YLgMOEppe9A6xmjY7d3uqliBTfeiJ7cnn3BSXDgl-T4Qz6jDrp5DHYdDbka6L4IZPTOXs262khLOw/s320/DSC00257.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090355455981977026" border="0" /></a>Some big chunky solenoids (even more useful if I can get them out of the metal frame in one piece).<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxETCaLsOx0aQEe2QBl4A2WL-z1sNzqCdR5GErmFvF3SiqJv3j3nWQS51oIi0Yu4aMRRXSo_IurmSFAR8UpTeJndGidzBVG3wn1goC6p6jaaCgJnrAFux1_hFDM95dFYUjrCT61A/s1600-h/DSC00275.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxETCaLsOx0aQEe2QBl4A2WL-z1sNzqCdR5GErmFvF3SiqJv3j3nWQS51oIi0Yu4aMRRXSo_IurmSFAR8UpTeJndGidzBVG3wn1goC6p6jaaCgJnrAFux1_hFDM95dFYUjrCT61A/s320/DSC00275.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090357375832358354" border="0" /></a>The osciliating mechanics revealed. Big smile when I saw this.<br /><br />Might be time to break out the Google Sketchup tutorials.Yetimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01968617492058109294noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15777300.post-58825270183839870732007-07-18T19:49:00.000+12:002007-07-18T19:55:12.845+12:00Not connected<div class="systemNth"><span style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">My windows laptop is almost dead. Today the whole screen went cloudy white and freaked out. The hinge has been bad for a while, and it's slowly cutting off the blood supply to the screen.<br /><br />My laptop is strangling itself.<br /><br />Time to talk to the boss about that new Mac... :)<br /></span></div>Yetimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01968617492058109294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15777300.post-1159182636501299782006-09-25T20:47:00.000+12:002006-09-25T23:10:36.580+12:00Spring Equinox party in South KaroriSaturday was a beautiful night for an outdoor rave. Whilst most of the Internet has been baking in summer sun for the last few months, us lucky folk down-under have been enjoying the thick duvets and warm fireplaces of winter. But not for too long - Earth's funky wobble around the celestial plane eventually brings us spring, and what better way to mark the occasion than with a outdoor trance party deep in the Wellington hills.<br /><br />Lots of live dub and electronica early on, a beautiful feed of spit roast ed pigs laid on for everyone, and some stonking psy until I've no idea when - probably well into Sunday afternoon.<br /><br />Two of the live acts, Anestasia and Axis of weasel, played audio-visual sets, and I mixed up a 6 hour video set till the daylight took over the screen<br /><br />Music lineup (from <a href="http://www.psydj.com/forum/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=1056">psydj.com</a>)<br /><span class="postbody"><br />6:00-7:00 kia<br />7:00-8:00 sos project<br />8:00-9:00 diawata<br />9:00-10:00 beatnick <br />10:00-11:00 anestasia <br />11:00-12:00 axes of weasle<br />12:00-1:00 grouch<br />1:00-2:00 izaak <br />2:00-3:00 repete<br />3:00-4:30 cusp<br />4:30-6:00 couch/pookidoll<br />6:00-7:00 maia </span><br /><br />Photos and video hopefully to follow.Yetimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01968617492058109294noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15777300.post-1155353725792049702006-08-12T15:10:00.000+12:002006-08-12T16:55:37.386+12:00Personal fabrication in use in small communities worldwide<a href="http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail782.html"><br />Audio from a presentation by Neil Gershenfeld from MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms.</a> They've been building US$20,000 fabrication plants in small communities around the world, enabling them to design and produce highly complex devices for a couple of dollars a piece.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/gershenfeld03/gershenfeld_index.html"> Edge</a> also has an article on the project.Yetimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01968617492058109294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15777300.post-1134981110472411782005-12-19T20:48:00.000+13:002007-07-24T00:13:19.075+12:00Touch control surface for VJing, mixing and lighting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jazzmutant.com/images/lemurpics/lemur3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.jazzmutant.com/images/lemurpics/lemur3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jazzmutant.com/images/lemur1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.jazzmutant.com/images/lemur1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This is the <a href="http://www.jazzmutant.com/lemur_features.php">Lemur</a> - a programmable touchscreen, control surface designed specifically for VJing, audio sequencing, mixing and lighting. JazzMutant have built a very powerful and flexible control interface, that can also be networked. Setting up a few of these in a party could be interesting - the DJ, VJ, lampy and sound engineer could all interact with each other, sharing cues or even controlling each other's systems.<br /><br />...now hook these into the Internet along with some streaming audio and video feeds, and you could potentially mix and interact with parties anywhere on the globe.<br /><br />For now however, I'd be happy just having a play with one of these in the flesh. :)<blockquote></blockquote>Yetimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01968617492058109294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15777300.post-1134976824552724842005-12-19T20:10:00.000+13:002005-12-19T20:33:06.390+13:00Photos of Smoke<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://picture.sensitivelight.com/smoke2/0D0T0611.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://picture.sensitivelight.com/smoke2/0D0T0611.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />In a similar vein to the fractal flames of Electric Sheep come <a href="http://sensitivelight.com/smoke2">fluid forms of smoke,</a> photographed and processed to stunning result.Yetimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01968617492058109294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15777300.post-1124962470357892902005-08-25T19:26:00.000+12:002005-08-25T22:00:50.796+12:00The Sheep shall inheret the earth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.electricsheep.org/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://v2d6.sheepserver.net/gen/198/354/0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.electricsheep.org/">Electric Sheep</a> is a windows, mac and linux screensaver that downloads and plays highly complex and very <a href="http://v2d6.sheepserver.net/cgi/node.cgi?id=157">beautiful</a> <a href="http://v2d6.sheepserver.net/cgi/node.cgi?id=304">fractal</a> <a href="http://v2d6.sheepserver.net/cgi/node.cgi?id=156">animations</a> (sheep).<br /><br />Each animation is based on a genetic algorithum - sheep breed and mutate with each generation, and new sheep pop up every day or so. We humans are able to influence the evolution of this artificial species, by voting for the best or worst sheep. The better looking sheep breed and mutate, "hence the flock evolves to please its global audience."<br /><br />The animations loop seamlessly, and just when you've become transfixed by one, it smoothly morphs into another sheep.<br /><br />As more people run the screen saver, the sheep have more computing power to graze on. Over the last year or so they have grown in resolution, and have become more colourful and intricate.<br /><br />The software is open source, and the sheep can be freely used under the creative commons licence (hence they also make great VJ material).Yetimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01968617492058109294noreply@blogger.com0