03/11/05 10:43 - ID#34140
basic stamp stuff for e:Paul
Anyway, I was reading Hack A Day (http://www.hackaday.com) and they wrote about the Basic Stamp a couple times on two different fun-looking projects. The first is a "robot Grover" modificiation (http://www.hackaday.com/entry/1234000017035470/) and the earlier article, which includes an introduction to the basic stamp is here (http://www.hackaday.com/entry/1234000487032939/).
Maybe this give hope? Or leads to some overlooked resources? I dunno...
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03/10/05 02:50 - ID#34139
Heavy Metal Umlaut
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03/09/05 10:50 - ID#34138
Google Maps How-To on Engadget
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03/08/05 08:47 - ID#34137
Google Maps Hacking and Screencasting
First, GTxA (http://www.grandtextauto.org) just posted about John Udell's walking narrative that uses a unique Google Map Hack. What? Google Maps Hackable? I've been so busy with other stuff I hadn't even played with it, but now I discover this (http://69.90.152.144/collab/GoogleMapsHacking) and this (http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/) which are really interesting resources for Google Map Hacking. The potential seems way fun...
So then I was watching what seemed like a regular video tutorial and I notice that this guy has a link to find out more about screencasting... screencasting? I haven't heard of this... So I clicked around a bit and foiund this: which pretty much sums it up, I guess. I have to do more research. But his point about sharing our use of tools through video and audio and images is pretty cool. I think a lot of people forget how creative we can be with a tool. Just look at all those people using a wrench for a hammer, or a nail file for a screwdriver. We're born to it. We are not necessarily limited by the limitations of software packages or any other technology. But that's a different post...
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03/06/05 09:23 - ID#34136
blog torrent and podcasting
Set that thing up, and you can use the RSS feed as a dynamic XML listng of your podcasts -- that would be the link to put into iPodder to download on schedule.
All this too much? Don't have time to figure it out? Here's what I propose for (e:Strip) folks and anyone else who wants to distribute their podcasts or other media creations. Really, as long as it's yours to share, I'll be happy to have it listed on my tracker. But to use a tracker, you need to do a few things still. And my tracker is not working at the moment (read the post below this), but here's how it will work:
go to (that's my Blog Torrent Tracker) and sign up for an account. Don't worry about me selling, spamming, or otherwise abusing your email address -- I won't.
You can then create Torrents. The Blog Torrent program will make the little Torrent file for you and will automatically open up the basic Bit Torrent program to seed the file. (You will need to seed the file to make sure there is at least one seed online -- no seeds means no downloads.)
That's it. I like to use the Azureus BT client (http://azureus.sourceforge.net/), so I open the .torrent file that Blog Torrent made in Azureus and let it do the work. There are some good tutes out there for using Azureus to gather media and podcasts.
So now if you want to share your materials, you can post the .torrent link shown in the index (http://www.shawnrider.com/bt) on your (e:strip) journal, or anywhere else you can post a link. Anyone with a Bit Torrent client installed can open the .torrent link directly. Other folks can be directed to the index page where they can use the Easy Download link, which automatically installs the Bit Torrent client.
Hopefully this post helps people get into Bit Torrent. I should note that it's not safe to use Bit Torrrent to download illegal materials, and that I don't want any illegal materials on my tracker.
Have fun.
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03/06/05 09:07 - ID#34135
down down down
My kingdom for a goddamned CHECKOUT button! I can't believe there's no way to just pay the bill and move on. Instead I have to hassle them at 8am tomorrow. Whee. I'll just pass the time reading 1and1 hate postings online.
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03/06/05 01:29 - ID#34134
Goodbye Soyeon
I don't blame anyone for her departure. I think all parties had something of merit to add to the discussion. I think (e:Ajay) has a legitimate point, and I don't think (e:Paul) meant any harm at all. It even seemed like (e:Soyeon) was rolling with it when she posted her suggestion on (e:Chrisb) 's website (www.chrisbarr.net) for one of his art projects. I don't think anyone meant to "gang up" on anyone else. Spirited discussion happens when the parties are invested in the topic, which is a good thing.
I dunno. I'm just ruminating. I love soap opera moments on (e:Strip). How fun is this? But I hate to see hurt feelings. I also hate to see the network lose all of Soy's writings. I guess I'll learn to cap my faves to PDF...
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03/05/05 02:51 - ID#34133
Artist of the Century
I found out that the URL ArtistOfTheCentury.com was available so I bought it. I decided to turn it into a little peer based art project. So, peers, let's get collaboratin'. Here's the deal:
The domain name ArtistOfTheCentury.com points to sites entered by you. Everytime you visit ArtistOfTheCentury.com, it's a different site. You can visit the control panel on my website to enter your suggestions for the ArtistOfTheCentury moniker. C'mon. You know you want to put your own site here...
Visit the site:
add a site:
So I just finished this. It might break somewhere along the line. If it does, drop me a note and I'll try to fix it.
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03/01/05 10:39 - ID#34132
Battle "bots"
So, now I'm going to see if I can hotlink some images from my standalone photoblog. I should really set up a (e:strip) quicknote on the phone... I'm so lazy...
This is the best fight we saw. (e:Paul) 's friend with the propeller bot smacked this box around. We couldn't see any weapons on BoxyBot -- it was there purely to be destroyed. A second after I snapped this, Pro Pel Or (I just named it that) popped this bot's grape. Damn.
And check out this crowd -- I'm telling everyone, we need to do ArtWars or ArtSlam in a nice public venue like this...
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02/24/05 01:54 - ID#34131
web space and podcasting
Webspace is a premium commodity for anyone wanting to Podcast. There is no solution like just sucking it up and paying for it. There are plenty of places that will give you space for as little as $5/month (http://www.1and1.com is my hosting service and has a good deal for $5). Hosting services vary greatly in quality -- some indy hosters are great, others are crooks, but then again, some of the big companies are as bad as, well, big companies... phone companies...
There are also some blog services that allow you to post stuff for a premium fee. Blogger.com does this, I know. Of course, I don't really use those much, so I don't know a lot about them, but others are things like TypePad or MoveableType, all of which, I believe have audio posting plugins and will generate an RSS feed.
But if you have any savvy, then it would be easy to just get some cheap FTP space and then post links on (e:strip). But if you really want a podcast that people get behind, then you want to publish an RSS 2.0 newsfeed with <enclosure> tags, which denote a URI and type for a media attachment. Right now, it doesn't look like Elmwood Strip does that, but I bet we could lobby Paul to allow a field in posts where we could denote a link to a media file and choose a filetype from a pull-down.
The file format and stuff should just be something easily used. MP3 is good. If really going for iPods exclusively (something I wouldn't recommend), you might use AAC. Likewise, you could use WMA, but those won't play on iPods, so that's kind of a pain. MP3 is probably best. Or OGG for the 1337. What's most important is publishing your feed, because that's what people put into iPodder or what gets checked from Feedster.com or BlogDigger.com.
Here's a link to the D-Link DSM320 page:
The DSM320 is a UPnP device that uses a wired or wireless (54G) network. It has had a bumpy life so far but the latest firmware is pretty good and has been improving at a decent speed. It plays music, shows photos, and plays all kinds of video formats. It could play more formats, and various other improvements, but overall, if you're an early adopter, it's pretty awesome.
I run a mediaserver program on my main tower where I house my media. The DSM320 automatically sees stuff I place into the media directory. I can keep it very organized and use my home entertainment system to see and hear all the media on my computer. I've written more extensively about my network setup on my website, GamesFirst! -- here's a link: (http://gamesfirst.com/v4/index.php?m=l&i=372) We're working on a major article about setting up home gaming/media networks, networking between households (across the street) and lots more network hardware reviews.
Anyway, I hope that helps. Post your feed link on your journal.
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