It took us a year to make a book, but we spent almost 8 months pitching various versions of the ideas to publishers and waiting to hear responses. This is time that is lost, never to be reclaimed, and the best I can say for that period is that we learned a lot about a [...]
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Book 2.0
Posted in project on December 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Hex-tree GPS Encoding
Posted in project on December 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I had the pleasure of attending PyWebSF and struck up a conversation with my old friend Tadhg about the idea of creating a web service (a’la http://bit.ly) that would provide a unique short GPS “tag” for any arbitrary GPS location. You can read Tadhg’s excellent accounting of the discussion here. I didn’t write any code [...]
Giraffstronaut
Posted in doodle, project on September 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The response to this little doodle that I did with my nephew Mori has been amazing. Can a doodle spark a revolution? Is there a little Giraffstronaut in all of us trying to get out? Get your t-shirt at the Pivotorium (kids, men’s and women’s sizes/shapes). Can anyone recommend a better place to make one-off [...]
Cardboard and Christmas Present Camera
Posted in project, Uncategorized on January 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Experiment that Started the Experiment Holding a piece of scrap-paper in one hand, the ball resting on a table, and snapping a picture I suddenly become interested in spherical lenses. I remember that some of the earliest microscopes (from the 1600′s, I think) were made with polished balls of glass. I decide not to [...]
Holiday Card – Work in Progress
Posted in project on December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am making a card (yes, it’s late), using the laser-cutter of course, and stepped away from the computer for a moment. When I sat back down I had a sudden appreciation for the composition of this random moment in Illustrator.
The Scientific Method
Posted in project on February 17, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Earlier today I was bailing out the hot-tub for it’s regular cleaning. As I tossed the water over the railing one scoop at a time, I soon became entranced with the shapes that the water formed in mid-air just prior to exploding into a fine mist of drops. Julie and I spent the better part [...]
