McRorie One Man Live
Um, wow. Who knew kilts and one-man-rock ‘n roll go together so well?
Ooh-aaar, cows do milk themselves, down on the robotic farm
A robotic milking system that allows cows to choose when they want to be milked, gives them a back scratch and a warm or cold wash (their choice.) Developed in Holland, and in use in the UK and US.
The City - Elizabeth Hickock
Photos of model San Francisco cast in Jell-O.
Hokey Spokes!
Persistence of vision bike spoke attachments, customizable text messages via an IR connection and some Palm software. All it takes is $30 bucks to become the nerdiest biker on your block.
“A Miniature Gate in Hot Pursuit of a Miniature Central Park”
“A motorboat with a tiny replica of one of Christo’s Central Park sculptures nears a tugboat pulling Robert Smithson’s “Floating Island” in the East River.”
Songs from Twigger’s Holiday
Great original music from cancelled Channel 101 show.
Trackback: A Tragedy in Three Acts
Love the script format. Funny reading.
Let them sing it for you
A project where you type in a phrase, and it is sung back to you as a stream of audio clips - one per word. Really neat effect.
Scientists determine optimal way to skip a stone using a robot
Answer? 10 degrees tilt.
The two terms of academic-turned-mayor Antanas Mockus in Bogota, Columbia
Mockus used many unconventional methods of curbing violence, irresponsible public behavior and corruption in the city while achieving some very real improvements in quality of city services and the quality of life. He used mimes to discourage jaywalking!
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A couple oddball xmas albums (404 now sadly)
Drag Net’s “The Christmas Story” and The Roller Disco Orchestra’s “Non-Stop Christmas Disco”
Waiting for Godot Chair
This chair will invite passers-by to sit in it and wait for Godot. Once sitting the chair promises godot will “arrive soon” and will start to plead if the person leaves.
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Estonian TV ads from the 70’s and 80’s
Oh so corny, but wacky and fun to watch.
Mathword on McNugget numbers
The series of numbers which can be obtained by adding together orders of McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets. Totally silly.
Sock puppet MIDI controller
Fun project that uses a flex sensor and potentiometer to help a sock puppet sing! The videos are pretty amusing.
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“Designing Visual Interfaces: Communication Oriented Techniques”
UI design book. Not for browsing, sounds like some heavy duty study. By Kevin Mullet and Darrell K. Sano. No, really!
Fish tank, with built in periscope!
Totally ugly tank, but pretty hilarious idea.
Dial Comes to Town
Telephone education film from the 20’s (?) featuring a town hall meeting with oversized rotary dial. Plus, the title is great!
State of Idaho House resolution commending the film makers of “Napolean Dynamite”
I especially like the “WHEREAS” section detailing all the reasons why the movie should be commended for benefiting Idaho.
Mad Max fans trigger panic
Mad Max fans surround a tanker truck with their vehicles (which have been decorated to resemble jeeps with machine guns.) Hilarity ensues.
Hello
John is currently thinking and designing in San Francisco.
Projects
Message Muni
A simple and forgiving text messaging service for San Francisco Muni arrival times.
DSButtons.com
DS Buttons are an invitation to play.
Collaborators
Adam DuVander
of WifiPDX and Simplicity Rules fame.
Josh Heumann
Polaroid alchemist extraordinaire.
Sean Madden
The Pixelnomad.
Name Redacted
Qué mysterioso.
Tom Watson
Stays up late over at 110am.