Environmental Architectural Design..

With some foresight and courage, architectural design can promote good basic health...

All power to my family's kinsman Dr. Richard Jackson and his life's pursuit.

Profile here....









additionally, here is a YouTube preview of the PBS series:

Here is a Colbert interview with Michio Kaku...
This is a name you should know if you are serious about science and our technology future. He is a good top scientist, but his role as communicator is broadening and knowledge of him is good to have in your back pocket as he makes the public rounds.

Michio Kaku

The Colbert Report	Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
www.colbertnation.com
Colbert Report Full Episodes 2010 Election Fox News

His 'official' website is here, yet there is always more...

Most Excellent Stop Action Video:


See how it is made at http://www.sorry-im-late.com

Make your own stop action animated videos using free version of SAM Animation..
http://www.samanimation.com/

Martin Gardner died at 95 over the past weekend. I am certain it was just another trick.

The Nature of Things / Martin Gardner from Wagner Brenner on Vimeo.

Go OK

Using a webcam and laptop, here is feedback from a digital source. Different parameters: rotation, refresh rate, color filtering, pixel size.. and more, affect the geometric patterns, image blurring and chaotic appearance and sometimes pulsation of the video motion.

This is a very simple first try. With some time and work, artistic patterns can emerge. I remember playing with this phenomenon a decade ago after seeing studies in analog video systems, but am happy to see it work in digital format.

James Crutchfield wrote an article on analog video feedback in systems more than a decade ago, and it was just great. Here is his site on other dynamic systems analysis and more.
http://cse.ucdavis.edu/~chaos/chaos/pubs.htm


Experiment carefully so you do not cause a burn out of any equipment.

Vacation in the Pool

So, I didn't see the sign.

Web Based "WiFinder"..

Here is a JAVA based wireless internet access finder. It seems to work fairly well, although I haven't tested it in too many locations...

http://meraki.com/tools/stumbler/

Of course, I am now a proponent of trying out another Open Mesh network system, and may just have to buy a couple of these to try them out on campus. The components look 'cheap' at around $50 each.

There are some hard to reach spots that would benefit from Open Mesh, but I am not sure how it will mix with Netgear, and Linksys of different types. The outdoor and indoor housings have appeal for efficiency.

http://www.open-mesh.com/store/


~Richard.