Curious to see if the OpenTools / OpenPrinter share.google/5rLTaaHG0A2G... earns a cult following like the Axidraw. Would be cool to see artists embracing this with custom inks and endless rolls of artworks.
Never has an article made me jump from a phone to the computer so quickly. Definitely want to explore a Claude based MCP server for TouchDesigner. derivative.ca/community-po...
Last night we put on an immersive installation at POV Film in Toronto. We had people waltzing, kids playing, and a child confined to a wheelchair playing in the waterfall. Some really special interactions to remember.
Would love to play around with this tech in an exhibition some day: www.media.mit.edu/projects/ele...
Looking at Refik Anadol's Machine Dreams - Biophilia brings back all sorts of memories of working on the Charleston East Corridor project for almost two years before it was cancelled. Congrats to the team that pulled this off, it looks stunning.
refikanadol.com/works/machin...
I guess this begs the question, if we all splinter off to handle issues in our own environment, how do we more broadly collaborate to solve the environmental issues on a macro scale? Have we just given up on the grand view of reducing climate change and we're going to fight a mitigation battle now?
The Suzuki Fountain's solution to this is to develop local alliances between volunteer groups and to become aware of your neighbours capabilities. This echoes the way indigenous people understood their own lands. It is a rejection of mass consumption and the detrimental effects on the environment.
(There's social changes, medical advancements, energy developments that have had long lasting impacts) On an environmental scale, we need to pursue a collective foresight on where we need to go for the next 100 years.
And that's difficult now that we can't predict one season to the next.
But Suzuki's words made me think about our human inability to plan for generational change. Most of our decisions are based on immediate impact, or at most, a four year political cycle. I don't think there's many examples of humans strategically collaborating to make change over 100 years.
And as a theatrical performance, Miriam Fernandez's work gave the audience what they wanted, which was an intimate dinner table conversation with David and Tara. No one knows how many more chances like that we'll have.
Theatre was allowing them to engage the local community and bind volunteer groups together during their performances. This local grassroots approach made more impact on an immediate geographical area than any nationwide tv show ever could.
They spoke about the Suzuki Foundation being a failure with lots of examples of winning battles but not the war. But there was also the realization that the act of theatre was a solution they hadn't considered before.
Lots of thoughts after seeing David Suzuki and Tara Cullis perform in Guelph last night. First, at 90yo, Suzuki rocks! I hope to have that level of mental acuity at that age, but I suspect it's already going downhill!
I had no idea Scotch Tape had so many interesting qualities!
arstechnica.com/science/2026...
Triboluminescence, emitting x-rays, supersonic fractures!
And while I'm at it, How to Love a Forest by Ethan Tapper was rather heartwarming. www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
Really did enjoy this book, but I can't remember what it was about. Read it again for the first time yesterday. www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
Does the phrase "arse over tea kettle" come from the face you make as you're about to crash?
(Thoughts that live in my brain as I'm about to hit that tree while biking)
Continuing the work on the ESP32, the RTSP stream is now working at 15fps 720x720px. Looks really sharp. Recovers when the network connection drops.
It took me forever to figure this out, but I finally managed to get TouchDesigner to output a Spout stream to an ESP32. Framerate and resolution improvements coming next.
And new on the CT scene is the Creative Technology Field Notes: creativetechfieldnotes.com You can subscribe to it using all of your favourite podcast services.
The VL53L5CX is a tongue-twister of a name, but a cool little sensor. How to build a LiDAR mapping sensor for $30 USD. www.youtube.com/watch?v=s32O...
I've been using these aluminum protoboards to hold together quick protos. www.digikey.ca/en/products/... There's different sizes available. The hole spacing is a little awkward though. Also, pair this order with a package of plastic standoffs and screws.
Just fiddling around with a knob with adjustable detents and API for the weekend. Now I just have to draft up a custom circuit board and 3D print.
Never clicked on a YouTube thumbnail so quick, and the payoff was amazing. Breaking out my Origami Design Secrets book again over the break: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNVB...
"That's why we're now seeing some toy stores focus more on experiences and play"
CBC Article on the death of toy stores, and the possible reincarnation as experience centers.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
It always resets to Ottawa for me. It's amazing they haven't figured this out as the redesign is a few years old at this point.
Biking yesterday I had GnR's November Rain stuck in my head. Looked up the lyrics. Amazing. Somewhere along the way we lost the art of songwriting. Case in point:
genius.com/Guns-n-roses... vs genius.com/Nine-inch-na...
Seriously?
Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
This is the coolest firmware update screen I've seen in a long time. Nicely done Opal Camera.
