Microsoft released Windows XP on October 25, 2001. Still going strong.
Archive of entries posted on October 2007
Tech Support Film Festival
Tech support humor to begin the week: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGU74QoMH_g] Everything Feels Better When It Works Jebs Jobs Blonde vs Windows Foamy Tech Support, 2, 3, 4 Tongue Stuck in VCR Technically Non-Support Previous posts: Tech Support, Tech Support 2, Theremin Film Festival, Theremoid FilmFest
Wind Chime Puzzler
The Enigma column of New Scientist August 20 2005 issue presents this problem by Bob Walker: A wind chime, with 10 chimes of lengths 1 cm to 10 cm, placed uniform distances apart around the circumference of a round disk so they are “balanced perfectly.” The 10 lengths of the chimes in this sequence form [...]
Random Friday: What We Cook 2
Red Chile Salmon 1 fresh fillet of salmon 1/4 cup almond flour 1/8 cup New Mexico chile powder dash of salt 1 egg white cooking oil Pour almond flour, chile, and salt into plastic bag. Scale and cut salmon into serving size pieces, approximately 100grams to 200grams each. Coat each piece with egg white, shake [...]
Ambient Noise Generator as Plot Device
This clip from News Radio is rather good. A stressed manager is given an ambient noise machine, and becomes too mellow… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWJQlftrP2U] link
Venti Theremin at Burning Man
Gort is a large multi-antenna sound art installation at Burning Man 2007. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSJ9RFJim_E] link [kudos Make:]
Motorola/Tracfone v176 Cell Phone USB Charger
The purpose of this project is to allow the Motorola/Tracfone V176 cell phone to be charged through a USB port. Recent Motorola cell handsets (RAZR, W370, etc.) already provide a mini-USB port for charging. Future cell phones will standardize on the micro-USB connector. Standardizing on USB for charging has certain advantages: No need for another [...]
What We Have Read 6
From our reading journal: 9/29/07 Stop Forgetting to Remember: The Autobiography of Walter Kurtz Peter Kuper Writing a fictionalized biography in graphic novel form, the artist relates several intimate embarrassing stories tha might not be expected in a biography, including awkward first experiments in sex, trying drugs, losing a long-time friend through neglect. Other chapters [...]
Make Theremin
Make Magazine publishes a lively weekend video podcast, documenting a quick building project. Here they make a simple electronic theremin, using a kit from Harrison Instruments. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl78K8kU-SY] Link
Morning Chimes at Burning Man
Chimes greet the dawn at Burning Man. Video link [via ifilm]