October 2011 archive

Game controls hacks

Here’s 9 pages of game controls hacks. Enjoy! http://hacknmod.com/topics/nes_atari/page/5/

A Collection of Many Problems (In Memory of the Dead Media Handbook) – Garnet Hertz, 2009

Hey, everyone, here is a reference book for you all. Title: A Collection of Many Problems  Format: Bookwork and Card Set Bookwork: 166 pages, 4.25″ x 6.875″ perfect binding, white interior paper (60# weight), black and white interior ink, white exterior paper (100# weight), full-color exterior ink, Telharmonium Press (Artist’s Proof Edition 1) September 2009. Related Exhibition, …

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Neil Seldman Lecture!

Here are my notes from Neil Seldman‘s Talk about Recycling in the US to our class on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 Neil Seldman Talk Sustainability, decentralization, democracy, development, solid waste New Rules – laws needed for sustainable economy Economic development in rural areas. Garbage, solid waste Municipal Solid Waste – throw out 250 million tons …

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Junk hunting! (WenChing and Xiaoye)

Last Saturday, Xiaoye and I went to Upper West side for junk hunting. We started our route from 86 street to 77 street. When we considered to give up and  find somewhere else to restart the journal, there came a junk wonderland, see fig 01, we were so surprised and jumped in immediately. Actually, I …

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rube goldberg machine – final assembly

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Project 1: Write up

1. Who was in your group? Elizabeth Clare and Xiaoye Lin (Lain) 2. What did you create? We built a switch that drops from a pole to trigger the motor on the printer to start spinning the conveyer belt. 3.What junk did you use to build your project? We used the motor and conveyer belt …

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Dead Tech Application – Floppy Drives

Here’s some dead tech and other mechanical bits being used to make music. The first one is a pair of old floppy drives playing the Imperial March from Star Wars.     Another from the same guy uses an old keyboard as an digital piano.     This one is less dead tech but it …

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Bose wave radio

I found an older model bose radio on the upper west side,  the display doesnt work, but it does have voltage. I tested several transistors getting different popping noises. My idea is to attach buttons and switches to several transistors. and make some kind of noise machine.

Rube project in Progress

After finally being able to test the voltage and whatnot, we decided to utilize the conveyor belt on the printer, while using the inkjet cartridge holder to slide down a pole attached to the top of the blender…I think we used some of the padding from the drum machine as well for the base. And …

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