After a failed petition to the U.S. government to build a Death Star, someone has taken up the cause to fund the construction project using the popular crowd sourced funding website Kickstarter. Thankfully, to help keep costs down and to help make the project a reality open source hardware and software will be used. Along with “enough chicken wire to protect reactor exhaust ports.” I can’t wait.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/461687407/kickstarter-open-source-death-starOpen Source Death Star Kickstarter
The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.
Hero of Geek Myth #1: Albert Einstein, The Man Who Invented Time.
Relatively speaking, it’s not a bad sketch of the man who invented time. Posted by stateoftrey
Understanding our Future with Robots: ABB Frida and the Bot & Dolly IRIS
Whether you’re a fan of R2-D2, Wall-E, Robocop, or the Terminator, one can imagine a future where we co-exist with intelligent machines. ABB’s FRIDA (Flexible Robot Industrial Dual Arm) and Bot & Dolly’s IRIS Robotic Platform are at the forefront of a new generation of industrial machines that illustrate the fascinating potential of articulated robots. FRIDA is designed to work alongside humans in a factory while IRIS is spending its time making movies.
What Song Do You Dance To During A Coup D’Etat In Myanmar?
I teach a class on the illusion of reality where we discuss the interactive systems that surround us and our ability to create/edit/break them. The focus of the class is to empower students to create their own immersive elements of society and distribute them.
Let’s talk about the illusion.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Poster
Peter Jackson released a teaser poster for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The second part of the prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy is set to premier December 13, 2013. A teaser trailer will debut June 11. Here’s a high resolution version of the poster.
Around the World – Honduras and Cozumel
Recently I took a cruise to Honduras and Cozumel. Thought I could share the trip and some of the pictures I took. Upon arriving in Honduras we took a van…
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