Hey there, I know this doesn't pertain to the theme of the site 100% but I think it is an interesting interaction of DIY culture and personalizing our material world to increase the familiarity of whatever it might be...Back in 2003, I inherited a PC case from a friend of mine. It was a simple shell that I could modify as I saw fit. What I did was...
My friend Brian spends most of his time traveling and taking incredible photos of surfers in their various habitats around the world from Senegal, Japan, and New Hampshire to The Antarctic. This year he'll reach his goal; seeing all 7 continents by his thirtieth birthday. Somewhere along the way in his globe trotting mission to capture the...
This project that Kyle and I put together was created in Hammer - the Half Life 2 level editor used to create game mods. We chose to use this program because it provided a means for us to easily create three dimensional audio landscapes. This was essential for our project since it is entirely based on navigating with absolutely no visual...
That's right, I said it.
I have no problem with the investigation of self for the betterment of self, but generally all 'exploring inner space' means is you are just being useless, or producing useless artifacts. What's the real world use of your 'exploration'? How is it improving you or driving the advancement of mankind? It seems to me that...
As a person falls through the air, and terminal velocity takes over, imagine them falling through rice paper. The friction, if continuous, should slow the person down.
Fig 1. Terminal velocity without buoyancy.
I wonder if the sheets got thicker, if this could be perceived as a life event like a rut. eventually, as we are falling through...
As I have heard Joy say:
"Everything is perfect just the way it is."
And I say:
"We are all perfectly imperfect"
And John said:
"There is nothing you can know that can't be known.
There is nothing you can do that can't be done.
Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be.
But you can learn how to...