http://localoaf.org Information: It's the Magic Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:53:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's one about "information." http://localoaf.org/2008/07/21/sometimes-i-make-t-shirts/ Now we just need pink and blue to play a game together. More about Jug Hero. Thanks to clickfarmer for taking the video! http://localoaf.org/2008/05/07/yip-yip-plays-jug-hero-at-maker-faire/ So I was looking at my YouTube comments today... ... and I realized that xkcd was right all along! (Thanks, xkcd!) http://localoaf.org/2008/05/06/its-true/ Japanese fans initially had some trouble with the 1998 American movie "Godzilla." The monster looked totally different from their iconic monster, and the film just didn't fit in with their established lore. However, instead of wholesale rejection of the foreign knock-off, famous Japanese film studio Toho welcomed the ... http://localoaf.org/2008/04/24/japan-imports-the-american-godzilla/ Remember the hack to change the "READY" status message on your HP printer over TCP/IP? Well, that was fun ("PC LOAD LETTER" and "OUT OF CHEESE" being the classics). Unfortunately, the display isn't long enough for some messages (like Twitter's 140 characters vs. 2x16 on your LaserJet 8100 DN. So ... http://localoaf.org/2008/04/21/how-to-turn-your-hp-printer-into-a-marquee-display/ NOTE: I'm trying out Flickr's "Post to Blog" feature. So far, so good. Feels weird typing a post outside of the 'oaf. Thanks to Raymond Yee for the the encouragement. I am having an imagination block. I can't, for the life of me, imagine ... http://localoaf.org/2008/02/06/oreo-speedwagon/ Since Ken-ichi put us to shame, posting the wi-fi divining rod so quickly, Hannes and I worked hard this week to make the video of the Bubblegum Sequencer extra special. Built in the same course at the Berkeley iSchool, the Bubblegum Sequencer is a physical step sequencer that lets you create ... http://localoaf.org/2008/01/16/the-bubblegum-sequencer/ A Silicon Valley computer dude turns right when that sexy GPS voice says to. Fiery Crash (mp3 link). http://thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080103/NEWS01/801030409 How can we encourage the creation of technology that augments existing senses, or that encourages us to improve underdeveloped skills? http://localoaf.org/2008/01/07/gps-sense-of-direction/ Spam is one thing, but toast animations warm my chilly little heart. Via Drawn! http://localoaf.org/2008/01/05/fill-your-mind-with-meat/ Oh. The. Joy. To eat an Oscar's cheeseburger. As mcd has said, it's a little bit of red-state red meat in a sea of lefty veggie hippy yuppy. The burgers here are just so flavorful and simple. Their burger-smoke chimney has stained the sign. Yum. ... http://localoaf.org/2008/01/02/burgers-part-2-oscars-in-berkeley/