tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225020422024-03-13T13:42:11.259-05:00Steve Bulllocative mediaStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.comBlogger211125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22502042.post-51592431974087912942015-02-15T10:08:00.000-05:002015-02-15T10:09:27.846-05:00NE of Papua New GuineaUpdate: Mine is the red hull <a href="http://www.virtualregatta.com/">racing virtually</a> on the same course that I presume is somewhere near the current 6 wet sailing hulls competing in this leg of the <a href="http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/home.html">Volvo Ocean Race</a>. The No. 1 flag is my next way point off the north coast of Papua New Guinea where I predict the wind will be most favorable in 24 hours.<div id="fb-root"></div> <script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/steve.bull.393/posts/10153561556084056" data-width="466"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/steve.bull.393/posts/10153561556084056">Post</a> by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/steve.bull.393">Steve Bull</a>.</div></div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22502042.post-34160335180381303902015-02-13T22:46:00.002-05:002015-02-13T22:48:55.915-05:00Way point set south of Ngeaur Island, Palau<div id="fb-root"></div> <script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153557536404056&set=a.71414394055.95109.532959055&type=1" data-width="466"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153557536404056&set=a.71414394055.95109.532959055&type=1">Post</a> by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/steve.bull.393">Steve Bull</a>.</div></div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22502042.post-85528704562156847642015-02-08T11:25:00.004-05:002015-02-13T22:47:53.416-05:00Virtual Volvo Ocean RaceI just heard about this race and I have joined the others.
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My current position
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Virtual progress here: <a href="http://www.virtualregatta.com/">http://www.virtualregatta.com/</a>
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Wet crew reports found here: <a href="http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/home.html">Volvo Ocean Race</a>
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<i>"<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MONIAC.jpg#mediaviewer/File:MONIAC.jpg">MONIAC</a>" by <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Kaihsu" title="User:Kaihsu">Kaihsu Tai</a> - <span class="int-own-work">Own work</span>. Licensed under Public Domain via <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/">Wikimedia Commons</a>.</i>
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I discovered the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MONIAC_Computer">MONIAC computer</a> this morning in Chapter 1 of <a href="https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/take-back-the-economy">Take Back The Economy: An Ethical Guide for Transforming Our Communities</a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._K._Gibson-Graham">J. K. Gibson-Graham</a>, Jenny Cameron and Stephen Healy. With the first one built in 1949, perhaps only fourteen copies of this water powered computers were made. Using water tanks, levers, opening/closing valves and pipes models of economic change could be "predicted." I recommend you check out this DIY book.
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Here's a demonstration of a working MONIAC: <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/rVOhYROKeu4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22502042.post-20443096745548226182014-09-16T09:42:00.000-05:002014-09-20T05:01:06.246-05:00House of Literature, Paros, Greece<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FZjsB44AneU/VBhLDFPx1yI/AAAAAAAABnQ/PtZF4tmyLnE/s1600/View-from-House-of-Literature-Paros-Greece.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FZjsB44AneU/VBhLDFPx1yI/AAAAAAAABnQ/PtZF4tmyLnE/s320/View-from-House-of-Literature-Paros-Greece.jpg" /></a>
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This is the afternoon view from <a href="http://www.re-cit.eu/centres/hellas.html">House of Literature</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paros">Paros</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece">Greece</a>. For two weeks I am a guest with <a href="http://teresesvoboda.com/">Terese</a> who got a residency here. I'm writing code for <a href="http://preminder.co/">Preminder.co</a>, <a href="http://cellphonia.org/">Cellphonia</a> and other projects.Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.com1Lefkes 844 00, Greece37.055747 25.20787129999996537.043074999999995 25.187701299999965 37.068419 25.228041299999965tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22502042.post-60930810094241714602014-06-15T17:32:00.000-05:002014-06-15T19:03:44.199-05:00Henry Nelson Bull looking at four brothers<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sJl_YiW6Ig8/U54clZD5ZLI/AAAAAAAABg0/g6FxT-FmTFI/s1600/Henry_Nelson_Bull_and_4_boys_484w.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sJl_YiW6Ig8/U54clZD5ZLI/AAAAAAAABg0/g6FxT-FmTFI/s400/Henry_Nelson_Bull_and_4_boys_484w.jpg" /></a>
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Henry Nelson Bull was father of Steve and Jeff and graciously treated Jay and Ware as family too. Henry aka Hank was pleased to see us whenever we were around. This is a composite of two photos: the four brothers in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaneohe,_Hawaii">Kaneohe, Hawaii</a>, each preparing their own scrap book of youth photos, and Henry in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulder,_Colorado">Boulder, Colorado</a> apparently looking at their activity.
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L-to-R: Stephen Medaris Bull, Jay Craig Hartwell, Jefferson Lochridge Bull, Ware Blocker Hartwell, Henry Nelson Bull.Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.com1Kaneohe, HI, USA21.3996475 -157.7973653000000221.3405145 -157.87804630000002 21.4587805 -157.71668430000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22502042.post-27042783559521853502014-06-15T16:59:00.000-05:002014-06-16T09:28:54.728-05:00Frank W. Bull tells a whopper<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ms_Iz_yuExs/U54VVziZQaI/AAAAAAAABgk/JMaaLkQbTJE/s1600/GrandpaFrankBull_Shlter_-Island_1950.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ms_Iz_yuExs/U54VVziZQaI/AAAAAAAABgk/JMaaLkQbTJE/s400/GrandpaFrankBull_Shlter_-Island_1950.jpg" /></a>
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In the mid-1950s, Frank W. Bull tells his grandsons Steve and Jeff about a big <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trout">trout</a> he caught in a Rocky Mountain stream. Frank was from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulder,_Colorado">Boulder, Colorado</a> and the photo was taken in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelter_Island_Heights,_New_York">Shelter Island Heights, New York</a>.
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L-to-R: Frank W. Bull, Stephen Medaris Bull, Jefferson Lochridge Bull.
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(1). <a href="http://www.archives.com/1940-census/frank-bull-co-923544">www.archives.com/1940-census/frank-bull-co-923544</a>
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Dickson Jay Hartwell with all his sons in the late 1950's
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L-to-R: Stephen Medaris Bull, Ware Blocker Hartwell, Jefferson Lochridge Bull, Kent Hartwell, Dickson Jay Hartwell holding Jay Craig Hartwell
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The location was the front door steps at 120 Greenway South, Forest Hills NY
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Thank you Jay in Vietnam for asking for the photo and thank you Jeff in Massachusetts for providing.
Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.com0Forest Hills, Queens, NY, USA40.718106 -73.844846940.669969 -73.925527899999992 40.766242999999996 -73.7641659tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22502042.post-90204817668986093362014-06-13T19:21:00.001-05:002014-06-13T20:16:21.757-05:00Cellphonia: Wave Farm<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NT9O5Ct88CQ/U5uSaFrYI9I/AAAAAAAABf0/FmIW7F90yV0/s1600/3_wok_mushrooms_Wave_Farm_20140610crop.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NT9O5Ct88CQ/U5uSaFrYI9I/AAAAAAAABf0/FmIW7F90yV0/s400/3_wok_mushrooms_Wave_Farm_20140610crop.JPG" /></a>
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<i>Three wok-mushroom transduced sonic objects inspired by <a href="http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/guides_bibliographies/david_tudor/av/rainforest.html">David Tudor's Rain Forest</a><br />constructed for the Cellphonia: Wave Farm concert</i>
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<a href="http://cellphonia.org/wavefarm/">Cellphonia: Wave Farm</a> is about "Big Ag versus Bees" and you can listen at <a href="http://cellphonia.org/wavefarm/cellphonia_wavefarm.mp3">cellphonia.org/wavefarm/cellphonia_wavefarm.mp3</a> to hear the current ephemeral server version of this sound compost.
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This is the end of my artist residency at <a href="http://transmissionarts.org/residencies">Wave Farm Transmission Arts</a> culminating in a live radio concert of Cellphonia: Wave Farm performed with five colleague musicians joining me and broadcasting on station <a href="http://wgxc.org/">WGXC</a> Saturday, June 14, 2014 4-6pm, streaming available.
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Before the concert, starting NOW, it would be ideal if esteemed and not-so-esteemed, vocal and guttural individuals were to telephone <a href="tel:+15185120518">518-512-0518</a> and when prompted "buzzzz" like a bee (3 seconds) and then name/chant a vegetable or fruit (3 seconds).
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And if the spirits move you in the same call "press 2" and you can leave a longer message about your thoughts on any of the following: global warming, organic farming, list all your favorite vegetables, list all the veggies you hate, gardening tips, GMOs-yes-or-no or any reflections on the state of the world at the moment.
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The radio concert version of Cellphonia: Wave Farm has three movements: 1. The relentless march onward of Big Ag including GMOs with angry bees, 2. The failure of technology to solve all problems by simply increasing productivity ending in super storms and chaos. 3. The annual return of spring, pleased bees, gardening tips shared and more sustainable agricultural practice.
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Thank you <a href="http://wavefarm.org/about">Galen Joseph-Hunter and Tom Roe</a>.Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.com0Acra, NY 12405, USA42.3109186 -74.05541260000001116.7888841 -115.36400660000001 67.8329531 -32.746818600000012tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22502042.post-13400862246175829072014-06-12T19:51:00.000-05:002014-06-12T19:51:43.294-05:00LDSD does NOT = UFO<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r8nnLqware4/U5o23yQ5VdI/AAAAAAAABfg/Yf2OjDIWq_E/s1600/ldsd20140602-640.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r8nnLqware4/U5o23yQ5VdI/AAAAAAAABfg/Yf2OjDIWq_E/s320/ldsd20140602-640.jpg" /></a><br />
This June 2014 flight test of NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) was delayed because of unfavorable weather conditions at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Missile_Range_Facility">U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range</a> in <a href="http://www.gohawaii.com/kauai">Kauai, Hawaii</a>. The complete story <a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-185">HERE</a>. I am personally in favor of extra planetary exploration as it satisfies a human need to explore both in person and by remote contraption. Unwrapping the unknown is exciting as well as rewarding. The international space programs continue to deliver benefit to the general population and our collective future.
Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.com0Kauai County, HI, USA21.9661076 -159.5737911999999621.023473600000003 -160.86468469999997 22.9087416 -158.28289769999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22502042.post-44696286568260613972014-03-31T19:03:00.000-05:002014-03-31T19:03:22.158-05:00Alien invasion in Bogliasco<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pvxvfY86CTE/T3cOgUIdhBI/AAAAAAAAAdo/VOKiap_LgM8/s1600/IMG_0960.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pvxvfY86CTE/T3cOgUIdhBI/AAAAAAAAAdo/VOKiap_LgM8/s320/IMG_0960.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726061399547675666" /></a><br /><br />There was an outer space invasion in <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Bogliasco,+Italy&hl=en&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=33.077336,64.335938&oq=bogliasco+ita&t=h&hnear=Bogliasco+Genoa,+Liguria,+Italy&z=12">Bogliasco</a> ITALY that got no news in the international press. The few that I saw assembled with their <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_gun">ray guns</a> and swords ready to battle the local <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movie_extra">extras</a> held back by a director's assistant.
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<br />- Steve, 2014-03-31, hmmmm 2 years later to the day.Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.com0Bogliasco Genoa, Italy44.3792927 9.064765299999976444.367944200000004 9.0445952999999761 44.3906412 9.0849352999999766tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22502042.post-55142288916823787772014-03-31T18:55:00.001-05:002014-03-31T18:55:40.183-05:00NASA space photo of my farmland<a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-097">Satellite Shows High Productivity from U.S. Corn Belt</a><br />and my <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryland_farming">dryland farm</a> is much smaller than a pixel.
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"Data from satellite sensors show that during the Northern Hemisphere's growing season, the Midwest region of the United States boasts more photosynthetic activity than any other spot on Earth, according to NASA and university scientists.
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Healthy plants convert light to energy via photosynthesis, but chlorophyll also emits a fraction of absorbed light as a fluorescent glow that is invisible to the naked eye. The magnitude of the glow is an excellent indicator of the amount of photosynthesis, or gross productivity, of plants in a given region." <a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-097"> more . . . </a> I subscribe to NASA.
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NEWS: I spoke to Brandon earlier today and he says the wheat survived the winter and he is planting the field peas now. My next call is to Scott to ask about my <a href="http://ogallalanaturalbeef.com/">small grass-fed herd</a>.Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.com0Keith County, NE, USA41.074406064411889 -101.747865120312540.978731564411888 -101.9092266203125 41.17008056441189 -101.5865036203125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22502042.post-22493288934016114232014-03-06T10:18:00.001-05:002014-03-07T11:43:45.530-05:00It's my birthdayIt's my birthday<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mkaPrBugMK4/UxiRszO-LnI/AAAAAAAABaM/I8YmkAxS_9U/s1600/HappyBirthday_Google2_Steve.png" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mkaPrBugMK4/UxiRszO-LnI/AAAAAAAABaM/I8YmkAxS_9U/s1600/HappyBirthday_Google2_Steve.png" /></a><br />
and family, so many friends, new acquaintances and Google send well wishes.
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. . . more . . .greetings from <a href="http://www.oxy.edu/">Occidental College</a><br />
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Thank you.Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22502042.post-74425903299374809402014-01-01T20:13:00.000-05:002014-01-01T20:14:17.726-05:00Nebraska Cornhuskers win on January 1, 2014<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KHCXR72RfVw/UsS85j37q5I/AAAAAAAABWc/kcwnHdNqCoM/s1600/IMG_20140101_120408.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KHCXR72RfVw/UsS85j37q5I/AAAAAAAABWc/kcwnHdNqCoM/s320/IMG_20140101_120408.jpg" /></a>
<br /><br />I joined my father-in-law Frank Svoboda at the "<a href="http://www.nychuskers.com/">Nebraska Society of New York</a>" viewing the Nebraska Cornhuskers win against Georgia at the <a href="http://www.hudsonstation.com/">Hudson Station Bar & Grill</a>. Frank is visiting NYC from <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!q=ogallala+ne">Ogallala NE</a>.
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<iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/vf69YRRce44" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.com0440 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA40.753666 -73.99548290000001315.314236500000003 -115.30407690000001 66.1930955 -32.686888900000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22502042.post-19298995584654918342013-11-04T10:05:00.001-05:002013-11-04T10:07:17.234-05:00Natural Beef for sale November 7, 2013<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/1OFVfZf9CNk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Part of my income comes from a personal exploration of sustainable agriculture. I made this iPad video of our herd of 40 heifers in August 2013. Located in western Nebraska, the cattle have now gained more weight eating organic crop stubble, native grass buffer strips and clover.
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On Thursday November 7, 2013 at the <a href="http://www.ogallalalive.com/Thursday%20Special.htm">Ogallala Sale Barn</a> I am selling most of the 650+ lb herd. Our supporting website is <a href="http://ogallalanaturalbeef.com/">Ogallala Natural Beef</a>. My brand is the 'lazy S backward B.' A link watch a real time video of the auction is found via <a href="http://www.cattleusa.com/">cattleusa.com</a>. You need to register with the <a href="http://www.ogallalalive.com/">sale barn</a> to buy cattle online. I need to sell these beauties per the stipulations of my loan with <a href="http://www.pinnbank.com/">Pinnacle Bank</a>.
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Depending on a favorable outcome at auction, next year I want to pursue a two year all natural organic grass fed cattle practice from birth to slaughter. These calves will be chipped to validate their genetic source that is a requirement for organic certification.
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Suitcase farmer,<br />
SteveStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.com0Perkins, NE, USA40.7922353 -101.4339148000000340.407887800000005 -102.07936180000003 41.1765828 -100.78846780000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22502042.post-33649936468715876002013-10-09T15:00:00.000-05:002013-10-09T15:23:43.191-05:00[HELP] How to tightly crop live video to VGA output <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-524WObLVEkY/UlW1h7ZBw0I/AAAAAAAABUA/OLqyy0tdStg/s1600/letterbox_of_IMG_20131008_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-524WObLVEkY/UlW1h7ZBw0I/AAAAAAAABUA/OLqyy0tdStg/s320/letterbox_of_IMG_20131008_1.jpg" /></a>
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I am in Montreal providing video support for musician <a href="http://www.birdonawire.ca/">Terri Hron</a> for her performance in 2 days, Friday 8pm. I want to take a live component video and crop out most of the moving image to present only a narrow horizontal rectangle of video for output VGA for the projector like the stand-in image above.
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I've got an old MacBook and an old MacBookPro with VGA dongles out but they seem useless as I have no way to get the video in. I've got the loan of two nice Sony PMW EX1 cameras that I am just learning to use.
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I think I am looking for a VJ switcher. If yes, then what are a few model names of those units I might find this evening in Montreal?Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22502042.post-2744639731477883582013-10-01T14:33:00.001-05:002013-10-01T14:33:11.091-05:00SCOUT, robot boat passes Mid-Atlantic 1000 mile mark <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KvkcZzaBgGM/UksghOw5cNI/AAAAAAAABTk/6CMpvEI2P7c/s1600/homeimg.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KvkcZzaBgGM/UksghOw5cNI/AAAAAAAABTk/6CMpvEI2P7c/s320/homeimg.jpg" /></a>
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"Scout is a twelve foot long autonomous robotic boat designed to cross the Atlantic Ocean, relying only on prr-programmed commands and information that it can collect about its environment through sensors. It is built to deal with anything the ocean can throw at it, and its status will be reported live online." - <a href="http://gotransat.com/">http://gotransat.com/</a>
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Read a thoughtful article on <a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/diy/robotic-boat-hits-1000-mile-makr-in-transatlantic-crossing/">Spectrum.IEEE.org</a> site.
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<a href="http://www.gotransat.com/tracking/">Live tracking</a>
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And following good DIY practice, the trolling motor was purchased at <a href="http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=trolling%20motors&origkw=trolling+motors&sr=1">Dick’s Sporting Goods</a>.
Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.com0Mid Atlantic42.6166667 -51.55000000000001117.094632200000003 -92.858594000000011 68.1387012 -10.241406000000012tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22502042.post-50753373558363107912013-08-31T09:31:00.000-05:002013-08-31T12:08:43.209-05:00Last Day #HTB2013 of Hot EphemeratesToday is the last day of my <a href="http://stevebull.org/2013/flaneurbarbican/">Hot Ephemerates</a> at <a href="http://hackthebarbican.org">Hack The Barbican</a> London residency #HTB2013. While I couldn't attend personally, the project gave me some insight and inspiration for new code work. Hey, launching an unlimited number of code sculptures in the Barbican is exposure!
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Below are two views of No. 1, one of the six sculptures that visitors to the <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Barbican,+City+of+London,+London,+United+Kingdom&hl=en&sll=42.746632,-75.770041&sspn=6.066642,8.85498&oq=barbica&hnear=Barbican,+London,+United+Kingdom&t=m&z=15">public hallway near the Curve exit</a> have discovered. I modified my iPad settings so as I work in <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Greenport,+NY&hl=en&sll=51.519092,-0.094079&sspn=0.020082,0.03459&oq=greenport+&hnear=Greenport,+Suffolk,+New+York&t=m&z=14">Greenport NY,</a> the iPad thinks it's located in London.
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lARQ5X-MaoM/UiHzgxUrI2I/AAAAAAAABSw/BodPnQj9Umc/s1600/20130831_Greenport_view_FBHE.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lARQ5X-MaoM/UiHzgxUrI2I/AAAAAAAABSw/BodPnQj9Umc/s320/20130831_Greenport_view_FBHE.1.jpg" /></a>
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The neighbor's house across the intersection in Greenport shows a corner of sculpture No. 1.
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jh8A2LgKYwY/UiHzg1unp5I/AAAAAAAABS0/Rl0YdJYxWPs/s1600/20130831_Greenport_view_FBHE.2.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jh8A2LgKYwY/UiHzg1unp5I/AAAAAAAABS0/Rl0YdJYxWPs/s320/20130831_Greenport_view_FBHE.2.jpg" /></a>
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To the right of the sculpture is the top of sculpture No. 2.
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I'm paying for <a href="http://stevebull.org/2013/flaneurbarbican/contest.php">comments and documentation images</a> by visitors taking screenshots of the sculptures.
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In the spirit of hacking and sharing, I'm publishing the code for Hot Ephemerates <a href="http://stevebull.org/2013/flaneurbarbican/code.php">here</a>. The other five sculptures in this location use the same code with different variable names so all the sculptural elements will show at the same time.
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Seventy-three separate elements (35 .zip model files, 35 .jpg images, 3 .mov movies) were used to build these Hot Ephemerates. I wrote 533 lines of code which includes commenting. My tool set are <a href="http://www.sketchup.com/">SketchUp Pro</a> to build the models, <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopfamily.html">Adobe Photoshop</a> CS4 to edit the images, <a href="http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/">Final Cut Pro</a> v.7 to edit the movies, <a href="http://junaio.com/">Junaio</a> to provide AR specifications and free browser, <a href="http://www.codingmonkeys.de/subethaedit/">SubEthaEdit</a> to edit the PHP files, and <a href="http://fetchsoftworks.com/">Fetch</a> to load the files to the internet server. <a href="http://www.1and1.com/">1and1</a> is the hosting company.
Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22502042.post-61622731858259108062013-08-28T11:35:00.004-05:002013-08-28T11:44:11.708-05:00Image of two sculptures Flaneur Barbican<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I3mEsrQiC_Y/Uh4lR72F2jI/AAAAAAAABSg/Q-ASNywG0Ic/s1600/20130828_Greenport_view_FBHE.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I3mEsrQiC_Y/Uh4lR72F2jI/AAAAAAAABSg/Q-ASNywG0Ic/s320/20130828_Greenport_view_FBHE.jpg" /></a>
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Screen shot today from iPad in Greenport NY of two sculptures from <a href="http://lanyrd.com/2013/hackthebarbican/scmmwz/">Flaneur Babican - Hot Ephemerates</a>. This is hack, I put the local latitude and longitude coordinates of the #HTB2013 Barbican in London into my iPad to relocate the sculptures in the USA.
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Hack The Barbican website: <a href="http://hackthebarbican.org">http://hackthebarbican.org</a>
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Facebook page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/hackthebarbican">http://www.facebook.com/hackthebarbican</a>
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Twitter feed: <a href="https://twitter.com/">@hackthebarbican</a>
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Flickr pool: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/hackthebarbican/pool">http://www.flickr.com/groups/hackthebarbican/pool</a>
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Event page on Barbican website: <a href="http://barbican.org.uk/hack">http://barbican.org.uk/hack</a>
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Schedule on <a href="http://lanyrd.com/2013/hackthebarbican/scmmwz/">Lanyrd</a>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22502042.post-29480721207866825582013-08-20T21:11:00.000-05:002013-08-21T14:18:14.785-05:00Flaneur Barbican - Hot Ephemerates moves to London"Flaneur Barbican - Hot Ephemerates" is public and live at the Hack The Barbican. Effectively, this means the installation is in technical trials until its opening on Monday, August 26th. More details available at <a href="http://stevebull.org/2013/flaneurbarbican/">installation page</a> where visitors can download this <a href="http://www.junaio.com/">Junaio</a> channel by QR code method.
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OdnVwv1hbcY/UhQYnjvx3sI/AAAAAAAABR0/-qVOcBmCCQs/s1600/IMG_1887e_map_barbican.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OdnVwv1hbcY/UhQYnjvx3sI/AAAAAAAABR0/-qVOcBmCCQs/s320/IMG_1887e_map_barbican.jpg" /></a>
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The installation begins in the Curve Exit Gallery 5B arcs around the crescent of the venue to give a pleasing perspective to the 3D sculptural elements. Additionally, three Doric columns are aligned along Beech Street. Each 3D column launches a different short video when the visitor touches the object on the screen.
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I renamed the AR channel "Flaneur Barbican - Hot Ephemerates" - - my partner <a href="http://teresesvoboda.com/">Terese Svoboda</a> proposed the catchy Hot Ephemerates moniker. Here's the channel description, <br />
"You, a wanderer at Hack The Barbican discover Hot Ephemerates automatically rendered 3D code sculpture. <br />
- Walk into any sculpture. <br />
- Share a screenshot with icon found on lower left hand corner of screen. <br />
- Touch a street side column to see a short video."
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ADoOtJW_fEY/UhQYnuwq1UI/AAAAAAAABRw/nU3WjjydXoE/s1600/IMG_1886_ny_barbican_map.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ADoOtJW_fEY/UhQYnuwq1UI/AAAAAAAABRw/nU3WjjydXoE/s320/IMG_1886_ny_barbican_map.jpg" /></a>
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For the curious in today's development, note in this screen grab of taken from the Junaio iPad-view browser interface, I was launching the channel from my studio in Greenport NY see the blue dot within the blue circle on the left. I will continue to tweak the installation in London until Sunday. Zooming in on the venue by the two finger iPad method produced the image at the top of this posting.
Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.com0Barbican, City of London, London EC2Y, UK51.5190925 -0.09407869999995455125.997058 -41.402672699999954 77.041127 41.214515300000045tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22502042.post-81833768160026356332013-08-19T14:19:00.001-05:002013-08-19T14:19:29.594-05:00Monday 3D model for Hack The Barbican<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RvTQaKkPxE4/UhJu6wJZddI/AAAAAAAABRc/oukb3odzcdA/s1600/flaneur_barbican_20130819.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RvTQaKkPxE4/UhJu6wJZddI/AAAAAAAABRc/oukb3odzcdA/s320/flaneur_barbican_20130819.JPG" /></a>
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- two of the six 3D multi-element ephemeral objects visible, getting close to the final modelStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22502042.post-38143426914980409282013-08-19T10:09:00.000-05:002013-08-19T10:12:42.114-05:00Comment on Ambrose Deepwater PortSince I took some time this morning on the federal <a href="http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=USCG-2013-0363-0181">.gov site http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=USCG-2013-0363-0181 asking for comments</a> on the development of the <a href="http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=USCG-2013-0363-0006">Ambrose Deepwater Port</a>, I thought I would share them again below:
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While I am in favor of national and international commerce and the creation of new infrastructure that will bring jobs to local citizens, I am NOT in favor of the proposal to create the Ambrose Deepwater Port and grant a license to Liberty Natural Gas, LLC.
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Here are my several reasons:<br />
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1. The deepwater port will be located in the middle of a proposed offshore wind area, and among several fishing areas and wildlife migration routes. The offshore wind area should be permitted to go forward, the fishing areas remain and the wildlife migration routes undisturbed by the development of a deepwater port.
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2. Liberty Natural Gas, LLC. is a semi-transparent company with unknown stakeholders. Here is what I have read, "Liberty Natural Gas is a foreign energy interest -- the corporation may be licensed in Delaware with an office in New York City, but it is managed by an investment group in Toronto, Canada, and entirely owned by a bank account in the Cayman Islands." The LLC distances the individual investors from any liability in development, maintenance, operation and eventual decommission of the deepwater port. Simply put, for a small risk Liberty Natural Gas, LLC. gets easy profits and NYC, NYS and the community get too small a return on this investment. I would prefer an applicant of a completely transparent company and this should be a requirement in all future applications.
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3. This deepwater port indirectly promotes hydrofracking for shale gas using an undisputed short term method for extracting natural gas BUT an unknown long term damage to aquifers. The deepwater port is an obvious high profit money making scheme that will benefit the few investors while directly and indirectly doing tremendous harm to the aquifers and local environment.
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Therefore, I propose this application be suspended for at least 5 years to better understand the overall impact of the deepwater port on NYS, NYC and the local region.
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However, I would be in favor of a less ambitious proposal integrating a smaller port with smaller shipping vessels as a part of a broader plan that includes development of offshore wind power electric generation, and of course, promotes sensible acknowledgement and preservation of the local environment.
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Thank you,<br />
Stephen Medaris Bull
Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22502042.post-11426458231635568412013-08-10T14:45:00.003-05:002013-08-10T15:42:47.353-05:00Progress 13.08.10 Flaneur Barbican ARtOn a <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Greenport,+NY&hl=en&sll=41.055172,-72.313002&sspn=0.093978,0.151234&oq=gree&hnear=Greenport,+Suffolk,+New+York&t=m&z=14">Greenport NY</a> intersection I am experimenting with another direction to create 3D objects for the Flanuer Barbican installation at <a href="http://hackthebarbican.org/">Hack The Barbican</a>.
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0kzIs11nLJI/UgaTLb5z7cI/AAAAAAAABQ4/yCnItGSFW-U/s1600/IMG_1859e.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0kzIs11nLJI/UgaTLb5z7cI/AAAAAAAABQ4/yCnItGSFW-U/s400/IMG_1859e.jpg" /></a>
<br />Within the red cylinder a blue transparent rod appears. In the background beyond the red cylinder a DNA taro leaf spiral appears. In the upper right hand corner of the screen/image three objects are shown captured in this view.
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<br />From a position outside the perimeter of the red cylinder the blue cylinder does not appear. Apparently[pun], a transparent 3D object can not be seen within another transparent 3D object. An unrelated second large blue cylinder appears alongside the red cylinder.Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22502042.post-3053967227875878012013-08-09T13:07:00.000-05:002013-08-09T13:07:14.906-05:00c1 model test for Hack The Barbican:<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G8jz62b0Prk/UgUsWMkjsEI/AAAAAAAABQo/ttwgA4NmGI0/s1600/8.IMG_1851e.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G8jz62b0Prk/UgUsWMkjsEI/AAAAAAAABQo/ttwgA4NmGI0/s320/8.IMG_1851e.jpg" /></a>
<br />c1 model test created in attic studio in Greenport NY
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Check out the nine photos <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/uku/sets/72157634995610135/">Flickr</a> in order with captions beginning "c1-test" for some how-to on how I made the 3D object.
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Here is the code of the two object files exported by SketchUp Pro.
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FILE: 8x8x8_ceiling_2walls_c1.mtl (materials file)
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## Alias OBJ Material File
# Exported from SketchUp, (c) 2000-2012 Trimble Navigation Limited
newmtl sky_256x256
Ka 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
Kd 0.501961 0.501961 0.501961
Ks 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
map_Kd sky_256x256.png
newmtl M_13_256x256
Ka 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
Kd 0.501961 0.501961 0.501961
Ks 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
map_Kd M_13_256x256.png
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FILE: 8x8x8_ceiling_2walls_c1.obj (the 3D oject file exported from SketchUp Pro
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# Alias OBJ Model File
# Exported from SketchUp, (c) 2000-2012 Trimble Navigation Limited
# File units = feet
mtllib 8x8x8_ceiling_2walls_c1.mtl
g Mesh1 Model
usemtl sky_256x256
v 4.13539 8 4.84642
vt 0 0
vn 0 -0.0833333 -0
v -3.86461 8 4.84642
vt 1 0
v -3.86461 8 -3.15358
vt 1 1
v 4.13539 8 -3.15358
vt 0 1
f 1/1/1 2/2/1 3/3/1 4/4/1
vn -0 0.0833333 0
f 1/1/2 4/4/2 3/3/2 2/2/2
usemtl M_13_256x256
v 4.13539 0 -3.15358
vn -0.0833333 0 -0
v 4.13539 0 4.84642
f 5/1/3 6/2/3 1/3/3 4/4/3
vn 0.0833333 -0 0
f 5/1/4 4/4/4 1/3/4 6/2/4
v -3.86461 0 -3.15358
vn 0 0 0.0833333
f 7/1/5 5/2/5 4/3/5 3/4/5
vn -0 -0 -0.0833333
f 7/1/6 3/4/6 4/3/6 5/2/6
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lfEQo0NeLXw/UfXL-lJrNYI/AAAAAAAABPk/LCFO7O94kDk/s1600/IMG_1702.JPG"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lfEQo0NeLXw/UfXL-lJrNYI/AAAAAAAABPk/LCFO7O94kDk/s320/IMG_1702.JPG" />view from within a 3D cube </a>
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I am in Ogallala Nebraska as a suitcase farmer while also preparing 3D objects for the Flaneur Barbican AR installation scheduled in London at the end of August. I am working with rendered object variables on 3 surfaces of a common cube form, surface textures/colors and manipulations of voids and how these objects and their placement coordinate with the download of these assets.
Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351228939315278718noreply@blogger.com0Ogallala, NE, USA41.147362289235325 -101.7086791992187540.955965789235321 -102.03140269921875 41.338758789235328 -101.38595569921875