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This demanding reading asks us to recall Marxism, Freud and an era that predates the current pervasiveness of film. Ironically, it discusses the dilution of art out of context, because it must itself be read out of context. I think Benjamin would have appreciated Marshall McLuhan’s concept of media as message. He clearly states that […]

Here’s three images that have been manipulated:

Sensor Glove Originally uploaded by Professor Shiny. This is a prototype of the sensor glove for my binary finger counting project. The flex resistors are sewn directly to the glove. I only was able to obtain three working ones this week, so the little finger and thumb still need to be done. The little finger

We saw Robert Smithson’s “Floating Island” on the Saturday when it opened at Pier 46. Most of the time was spent waiting. Pier 46 is covered with Astroturf, making it an ideal venue to wait for an artificial floating island. In fact the artwork seems to be about artifice. After several rounds of free virgin

Marshall McLuhan has always struck me as one part visionary and one part kook. His argument that the “message” of a particular technology is the change it introduces into human affairs. Certainly this is a brilliant observation. There is not only an effect from what a train delivers, but also effects resulting from the speed

Binary Game Originally uploaded by Professor Shiny. This project was to create a binary number game. The red light blinks between one and fifteen times. Then switches (in this case highly economical bare wire contacts) are closed to match the number in binary. So for 5, the first and third switch would need to be

I’ve been working on getting together a useful style sheet template that I can use for my entire site, including blogs and other extensions in the future. To ensure that the site is compatible with a large number of different browsers and platforms, I’d like to keep it very simple and clean. Therefore, I’ve tried

Photo_091605_002 Originally uploaded by Professor Shiny. LED is on when switch (bare wires at top) is open. Closing the switch causes the light to go out. Boring on the outside, rich with possibilities on the inside.

Photo_091605_004 Originally uploaded by Professor Shiny. Flashes the LEDs in sequence. Very pretty.

PhysicalBlink Originally uploaded by Professor Shiny. Step 4. A blinking light, with a physical source for the oscillation. A photocell under the fan acts as a variable resistor. The potentiometer varies the speed of the fan. As the blades turn, the photocell receives more or less ambient light, causing the LED to flicker. It was