MFADT Major Studio Computation Spring 2010

Nice find. This really interesting.

i found all the forrest mims books so here they are very cool to look at and tons of ideas in these. here is the link again: http://a.parsons.edu/~davib611/forrest%20mims.zip enjoy

had to share - they are coming to NYC!

WE NEED TO BE FRONT ROW!!!

water level reader

Not related to this project, but interesting

for pcomp nerds. electronis surplus list.

Victor Gama creates his own instruments and performs live with a strong visual element (instrument and projections included). Definitely check out the "Instrmts 4 Da Museum" under the Projects section. He's performing at Brown and at Carnegie Hall with the Kronos Quartet in early March for those interested.

cool. the background music was hilarious.

I think the cultural component of this is esp interesting. Weather vanes would be similar in this regard.

Reminded me of the text-banks we talked about last week. I hear they are coming out with an API soon.

Addressing the issue of providing mobile in off-the-grid areas.

the XO laptops also create their own mesh networks. I haven't found a good write up about it, but here's the wiki: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Mesh_Network_Details

So after a lot of research, this Aircard seems to be the best bet in terms of units that can be tested with Frontline SMS in the US and work in Africa. There are phones that work in the US (which are listed on the Downloads / Requirements page on Frontline), but most of the phones that are on the approved list and are shown to actually work are mostly used in Europe, Asia, and Africa. There are a number of threads, but here are two describing issues and then the end solution: http://frontlinesms.ning.com/forum/topics/where-to-buy-gsm-modem-that?id=2052630:Topic:17627&page=2#comments http://frontlinesms.ning.com/forum/topics/washington-dc-based?commentId=2052630:Comment:24367 I'm going to put in an order so we have it for testing next week.

Here's the solution one: http://frontlinesms.ning.com/forum/topics/washington-dc-based

This is an interesting piece that crosses from musical instrument to art piece. The rules given to the piece give it a distinct sound, abilities and difficulty, but make it truly unique.

Brief description and suggestion of steps to take towards reducing the impact of flooding in China.

Good catch. This is will be a good addition to research. I will be posting a few studies like this also.

A simple tool to measure rainfall.

here is a great interview with Einsturzende Neubauten on their approach and methods.

Great interview and performance. Blixa has always been a big influence of mine. Check out this interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlxfbFDzZUg&NR=1