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5-in-5

Summer 2008
A group event at ITP to create 5 creative projects in 5 days

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Life


First Day of Class!
First Day of Class!

Back in NYC? Check.
Moved in to new apartment? Check.
Started new semester? Check.


HOT in Oklahoma
HOT in Oklahoma

I flew in to OKC yesterday afternoon from San Diego, and not only did I receive a jump in temperature (74-94) there’s also a train that has caught fire near where my parents live. It’s on the northeast side of the city and we’re on the northwest, so there shouldn’t be any chance of [...]

School


Learning Processing now available
Learning Processing now available

Shiffman’s new book Learning Processing: A Beginner’s Guide to Programming Images, Animation, and Interaction is now available for purchase. We used a pre-release copy last year in ICM and it’s a great intro to the Processing language.
Check it out (and the site when it becomes available).


Obama and Politics 2.0
Obama and Politics 2.0

Obama and Politics 2.0: Documenting History in Real-Time
An event sponsored by Frog Design and ITP about video and other new media’s place in the Obama campaign.

Inspiration


How photography connects us to the world
How photography connects us to the world

David Griffin is the photo director at National Geographic.

Design


Three interlaced Klein bottles
Three interlaced Klein bottles

This Klein bottle at the Science Museum contains three interlaced Klein bottles in one. For a very brief explanation of what a Klein bottle and Möbius loops/strips are, check out Clifford Stoll’s talk on TED at the 4:30 minute mark.

Technology


eye-shaped camera
eye-shaped camera

Eye spy: Reuters
U.S. scientists have built an eye-shaped camera using standard sensor materials and say it could improve the performance of digital cameras and enhance imaging of the human body.

Insanity


8 people bought the $1000 “I’m Rich” app
8 people bought the $1000 “I’m Rich” app

I’ve been waiting for a good moment to mention the current I’m Rich app debacle (a $999.99 app that has a simple jewel on screen that rotates… that’s it…). Now a total of eight people purchased the application before being taken down by Apple, as reported by iPhonefreak.
I think it’s fantastic. The author [...]

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Three interlaced Klein bottles

This Klein bottle at the Science Museum contains three interlaced Klein bottles in one. For a very brief explanation of what a Klein bottle and Möbius loops/strips are, check out Clifford Stoll’s talk on TED at the 4:30 minute mark.


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