Daily Archives: April 7, 2009

I was thinking about considering to start a Society in Eugene, Oregon

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Joel Johnson

Every Friday night, my girlfriend teaches a milonga here in Eugene, leaving me home alone until the wee hours. Which is fine by me—I hate going out on Friday nights, especially in a college town. So I’ve been toying with … Continue reading →

Fox News discovers 4chan

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Rob Beschizza

The article writes itself: Users write “moar” to challenge each other to post further loathsome material It’s just brilliant. The writer believes that memes are merely internet jokes, and has an inexhaustible supply of scare quotes to prove it.

White Leica

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Rob Beschizza

Exclusively for use by white ninjas in battles with the cunning Sho Kosugi, who wields the traditional model. [Gizmodo]

Business card headphone cosy

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Rob Beschizza

[Core 77 via Cult of Mac]

If you’re spending $70,000 on a studio camera…

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Rob Beschizza

…Sony’s HSC-300 is ready for the “budget realities.” “Considering the current budget realities of today’s professional who needs to move into HD broadcast and video production, we’ve developed a new line of complementary technology that delivers the legacy and control … Continue reading →

Maclover’s Printer Driver Museum

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Steven Leckart

The Mac Driver Museum has a nice selection of printer drivers on file. Good stuff if you’re the kind of person who wants to refurb an old dot-matrix. [image via Mac History]

Khan watchers get a surprise screening of Star Trek

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Joel Johnson

At a screening of The Wrath of Khan at the Alamo Drafthouse, Paramount executives switched in a final version of the upcoming Star Trek movie. I am super jealous. Harry Knowles of Ain’t It Cool News was there: JJ’s STAR … Continue reading →

Rapid prototyping maid figurine wows nanotech conference attendees

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Lisa Katayama

At a nanotech trade show a couple of years ago, Japanese company Nakamura Choko unveiled this figurine replica of a maid created using a non-contact 3D digitizer and a rapid prototyping machine. The process was simple–scan human with digitizer, adjust … Continue reading →

How To: Build Your Own Letterpress

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Steven Leckart

Every spring, the wheels of the reprehensibly-shiesty wedding industry begin turning. Planning my own nuptials went smoothly. But if I had to do it over again, I would have tried crafting my own letterpress invitations and save-the-dates instead of outsourcing … Continue reading →

Three examples of dot matrix printer music

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Joel Johnson

Younnat used this dot matrix printer to provide the rhythm track to his marimba and synthesizer etude. Soothing. Sue Harding made music with dot matrix that is a bit more glitchy and alien. Canadian art duo [The User] made an … Continue reading →