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Are you harrassed by electronic devices?

Yes/No.

Are you often devising plans for escape?

Yes/No.

Do you know what you want?

Yes/No.

Are you satisfied with who you are?

Yes/No.

What do you need to change most about your personality?

________.

A while back, a little survey was pasted onto the Internet. It asked various site visitors certain questions, and then stored the answers in a database. Below are the results of the surveys over a period of many years. You can add your own answers to the survey at “Wonderland Products | Your Void is Our Workspace“.

electroencelfloresys — high definition tv — breast implants imploding — Intel MMX — organic circuitry — organic circuitry — not understanding it — cloning — cloning — cloning — – — definitely cloning, as well as vaccines — none — television, novicane, mass production, plastic flowers — weapons — li++gh — li++ght bulbs, medicine — most of them… — – none — animals that are given human growth genes — the ones that make death so easy — implants — Blow up dolls — missels — artificial intellighence — isolation and extermination of the queer gene– — human genome project — most of them — invasion of privacy — – cloning — cloning — speed — high tech weaponry — fat removal systems — cloning — java — all of them — language about language — “The Wheel” — inline skates — chemicals biological warfare — becoming too stagnant — WebTV — genetic engineering — – genetically altered fruits & vegetables — – nothing — surveillance — intelligent bomb devices — – genetic technology — stuff thats broken — – Any technology that makes advertising closer to me — Deep Blue Winning @ Chess — ai — cell division and replication — – olestra — – That I am Vice President of a software company and yet cannot understand MS Word. — postings of first and last names on the internet — Those that try to get rid of other technologies — – Manifesto technologies (push technology) — cheesecake and rat turds — feeding tubes — cloning — cloneing — info overload — – — Disney is thawing — – — dan’s idea to make our computer room a saline tank — virtual reality — – massive cocks — – stupid people with power — surviellance cameras and clone machines — – — – biology — {Caller ID… food radiation… permanent makeup… stealth missles… undetectable video alteration… new, improved detergents — } — – chemical weapons — computers suck, cars and roads, cities, businessmen, politics, governments, wars, nuclear bombs — Nothing — computers — pushme pullyou — – recording devices — possibility of abuse by those in power — surveillance and detection — mutant cows — virtual vibrators — me — www — – — nothing — CORRUPTNESS — – one’s I’ll be too old to enjoy — gentechniques — evesdropping devices — Animal Cloning — – The Net. It transmits info which may or maynot be factual. It may prove to be too much of a temptation for society to live with. We may not be advanced enough to handle the technology we have created. — – — germ warfare -anything contributing to homogenezation of any species — – Microsoft Wizards — – — government control — webtv — fgdfgdfgdfg — – Big Brother type stuff-surveillance and abuse of information — – human — cloning — theirs — – none — none — nothing we all gunna go sooner or later — internet and websites like this — clo — genetically enginered mosquitoes — clonig — everything — nothing — – Spam — all of the above — – atm machines — the market for personal information — |\\\ — all — guns — – biological weapons — those i don’t understand — cloning — bombs — chips….not doritos. The other micro kind. — the pen — the pen — big brother watching me — technologies impact on the enviroment — – the ignorance of ability — guns — advances that are hidden from me — clone — dna — chemicals — chia pets — cloning — – digital imaging and cloning — – FIRE AND WHEELS — Fact that 90% will adopt it. — penis cloning — genetics — None — anti-porn internet safeguards — – the newest, the latest, better than last year — – you — thought — all of the above — genetics — buttmonkeys — genmanipulation — – control on people will — – — more masterbation — biochemicals — cloning — – …i am technology… — computers — – hmm new cemichal things — rubber boots — human cloning — penile enlargement — computers — computers — none — i don’t know so much that it’s techonology that scares me, I think the thing that gets me is the way that people will use the technology. — this — – — – — – Newt Ginghrig on e-mail — – cloning — bill gates — food science and meat science — the ability to lose myself in technological space — – fine ,thanks — fine ,thanks — none — “mouse overs” — thinternet — nothing — nothing scares me, i am thrilled — guns — alien — – cloning, Kenneth Starr — more precise measurement — the end of relgion or spirituality — cloning — the big world wide web — – — toaters — books — juventen 999 [ multi-dimensional volumetricals ]-[ virii {} service sufi:man ] — the genome project — this web site — – I’m not really scared of technology — headless humans — we are getting to close to eachother — No death — refrigerators — – — everything, information technology — genetic — dates — everything — – html — technology — animals being genetically altered — – — – — none — micro brewed ales — – — – this site — the mind — clones — ladyshavers — virtual reality — no really — the relative lack of speed in advance sucks cause i want a clone — Th advances in logistic systems — Chemical warfare — – — cerbral implants–mind control — gnetic engineering — my own — cameras everywhere…….. aaaaaaaaaaaa! — sex — – slippery things — IA — – — – none — surveilence cameras — – Such Internet-Pages!!! — Demise of communication and thought — sex changes — athomic bomb — None, only that I won’t be around to see them — interactions — genecticly egineered humans I swear that rich people children have been egineered to be highly attractive yet pathetically stupid — bio-fascism — windows nt — weapons — – asdf — cloning,chemical weapons — cloning,chemical weapons — – gene manipulation — none and all — ware — cloning — – I am afraid of the slowness of the advances. What if they don´t find eternal life during my life time – then-I-will… — being unable to pick up a pen and write — – CLONING, TECHNOLOGY THAT ALLOWS US TO NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE OR USE OUR BODIES — – synthetic communication devices-i.e. pagers and cellphones — – xxxxxxxxxx — dolly — cloning scares the hell out of me lets start a hatchery! — Information which you can not handle. — – — none — – me — – — – brain implants-If the slates to be wiped clean, why not go full throttle andpump me full of nick at nite reruns — torture techniques — making long lines shorter — – — – cloning — nano machines — – cloning — genetic engineering — Manipulation — – nuclear, — brainstorming — wind-up toys — Cloning, Genetic Engineering, The Internet Faithful — dna technology — – genetics — none — – — cloning — biotechnology — – — none — butt plugs — – — this web site — world wide web — genetic cloning — everything — somewhat — none — – Internet — – biology — substitution of people by computers — lies — genetics — ???????? — cloning — juventen 999 [ multi-dimensional volumetricals ]-[ virii {} service sufi:man ]

What do you need to be PROTECTED from?

myself — thieves — myself — irs, sallie mae, ex-significants, self-consumptive-over-tendencies — my obsessive nature — emf — theives — my fears — my neighborhood — manipulation — julia scher — myself — desires — wealth — rpi — spam — dishonest people, violence, work, people — snakes — mom — msg — products — me — trusting people — society — postmodern cynicism — failure — Martha Stewart–network news — the sun–thesystem — hidden microphones — Women — Women — order — powerful white men — T h i s R a c i s t, S e x i s t, H o m o p h o b i c, M o r o n i c, school I attend named R.P.I. — Asian boys who think they want to date me. — gail — people — my mother — speaking in public — bruce — infinite regress ad absurdum to psychosis — – Organized religion, and its influence on culture — conceptual art — Yog Sogtoth — this website — The grey people — myself. who else? — Yvette — – the cruel cruel world — from almost everything — figs — YOU — depravity — gated suburbs — I, John Sievers, need to be protected from my own poor taste in furniture — Morons in power — – blue — EGOISTS — cheesecake and rat turds — melodrama — people — my ego — I consuming myself — life & time — – mold & mildew — fear — this computer — infomercials selling me gizmos that make cleaning easier — a dissertation topic — myself..and the boogabean — monetary predjudice — an uncultured society — all and nothing — love — The opinions of others — muggers — – — somebody who really loves me — myself..her — god`s revenge — mirrorerrors — – The voices in my head that compel me do perform those tasks that I find less than appealing. — – ice cream — – dysfunctioanl women — myself — Granny — Trip — Government Intervention — Government Intervention — death — The Microsoft Slogan RENOVARSE O MORIR — people like me — boy — you — mobsters — mother — my brother — financial ruin — – I am sick of being protected. I want to be free. — self — The world’s monstrous ways, your apathetic glaze, my own worst days, the rest of this plce….. — jeff’s black friends — my mother — rock-a-billys packing heat — sharks and my parents — life — myself — you — Me Myself and I — my thoughts — nothing — from my lies — myself — frogs — i need protection from sadness and immobility — Apathy and lack of faith — men — liers — reality — PEOPLE — PEOPLE — PEOPLE — – lies — unbridled aggression of skunks — athletes foot — touchy feelies — myself — aliens — the freaks — police — mean people — – my mother — invaders — trains — me — Mitch Rosenberg and Martha Tonkin — myself — – myself — others’ lies — pepols heads and spesiali my own head — myself — – — the government — each other — harm — the everyman — my own anxiety — reality — crime, the neighbors — air — save souls — society — – I don´t know — I don´t know — disease — disease — deceitful individuals — myself — myself — – — modern art museums — Unneccesary worry — the machine — life — financial insecurity — – myself, society – basically from everyone — envy mainly — violent people — danger — – questions — insecurity — people who like to protect me — myself — anyone in authority — art that sucks — hypocrisy — Women — hate — myself — fear — – schmoozlers — everything that is or isn’t, both the known and the unknown — – the world — Mr T, bent paper clips, and oragami. — From Such Webpages — – impending homelessness — stupit web projects — people — – — myself — flitting shadows in the periphery of my vision — – the passivity — – life — PROTECTION — drunken drivers — life — me — Myself — the person i used to be; the person i was supposed to have become — – myself — my job at lycos — – — stally wags — un-constraint — lies — myself — nothing nothing nothing real — me — eviction — speaker phones — the color YELLOW — mundane brain thought -lock patterns — a bunker — myself — – peni — cheezwiz — The Clinton Administration — fire, sun, bad people — introversion — – misery — – money — katholic fundamentalists — myself —

What do you need to CHANGE most about your personality?

i need to get one — — too obsessive and too inefficient — my obsessiveness — stop apologizing — stop apologizing — stop apologizing — stop apo — my shyness — being less direct — confidence — assertiveness — – nothing, i’m not critical enough — compulsive hand-washing — need to become less easily distracted — i shouldn’t be so trusting — my concentration span–insecurity — self-esteem — chaotic demenor — I need to calm down — nothing — too demanding — I need to be more of a bitch. I’m too nice. — my need to control the unknown — I need to set my priorities straight — everything — – dependency on girlfriend living in ex nihlo — My fixation on genital mutilation — my hesitation to speak — wishiwashiness — ego — give myself more credit — – externalisation — – anger about not being asked to do a project at adaweb — my temper — meaness, fatness, phobias — The fact that I am, indeed, John Sievers — waking up in the mornings — Need less addiction to computers — I’m too dapper and debonaire for this — nothing — – — I eat too much cheesecake and rat turd — Actually, I don’t eat rat turd, but I act like one a lot. — My Personal Outlook — apathy — keeping in touch with friends when I move — My inability to handle conflict — – — confiance — I want yo be more rabid — – I am kinda confused, what’s going on here? — A tendency to become locked into everyday cycles of repetition. — of repetition. — – nothing — be more productive — i’m too trusting — my fear of insecurity — my ability to be violent and aggressive in the face of mediocrity — laziness — xxx — I larry mccue lay claim to my arrogance — Jenny Holzer — jenny holzer — jenny holzer — shyness — – my excessive sexual appetite — the will to bring something to an end — I would have to be more constant — Self-doubt. self-hate. Laziness. Apathy. Muteness. Shyness. Inability to communicate who I am. Fear. Self-absorption. — My need to please others at the expense of pleasing myself (except of course masturbation – which is not a problem with me.) — true to myself, more grounded, more relaxed, happier — to be of a happy disposition — nothing — lycra — sex — love who loves me — – — straightness — nothing, ok? — my eagerness to please — X out the procrastination portion of my personality! — – my sense of style — money — my self — lifeover needed — insularity — – discipline — LACK OF SELF-CONFIDENCE — – my hair — – — money — nada — insecurity and fears which lead to incompetency — vulnerability — – negativity — – nothing — i’m too lazy — fearful complacentness — everything — commitment to life purpose — nervousness — ? — ? — ? — irrascibility — irrascibility it is none of your fucking business — self contained self confidence — my indecisivness — I need to shave — – I need to have more drive … — nnnnnnnnnnnnn — my pessimisticness — procrastination — anxiety — i want to be less desperate and more carefree — no-loving orlovig people — – me — assertiveness — myfearmyfearmyfear — I FART TO MUCH >~~ — – temper — raise assertion levels — obssession — nothing I’m perfact — looks — abruptness — – my generally confused state of mind — trust more God and god god is God and God is god — contiousness — lazzyness — does knowing what you want and who you are have anything to do with you PERSONALITY? Not mine. — does knowing what you want and who you are have anything to do with you PERSONALITY? — – — – — self-discipline — general presentation — obnoxcious — – i have to either stop lying, or lie better — inertial guidance systems — tendency towards withdrawal & introversion — my incessant need for love — stop PROCRASTINATING — – — showing what you can and do — – — tendency to overload new people with my ecstatic presence — you — more confidence, more self-righteousness — Time spent watching informercials — the gender — eye color — – be rude — selfishness — need to get more experienced in life- need to gain more self-confidence–guess I have to try to become a better person… — – try to be less controlling — – make more stuff — wonder who? — my laziness — nothing — social skills — the wrapping — Courage — I’m too shy — hair — – — – nothing — the lot — self-conciousness — happiness — – deprivation — – I want to be more consequent in my behaviour — focuse on concentration and relaxation — – more power — money — – — how tall I am —

SEX

— I RESIST THE ART-HOUSE-WANKER-SCENE — – Í´d like to understand men — everything — – me — decisiveness — I want an enire reprogramming of my central nervous system now!!!!!! — don’t know what i want — – — – inhibition — my perpetual laziness — my love of violence — bad habits — my appearance — my confidence — – GREED NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION — GREED NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION — nothing — yes and no — insecurity — insecurity — willingness to take computer surveys — – i must sPEAK MORE LOUDLY !! — love — appearance — my hair — time — selfishness — everything but me — dark — impatience — relax!!!! — FEARS —

What are your WEAKNESSES?

chocolate and figs — chocolate — saying no and saying yes — unprotected oral sex — over confident people who speak more than one language — i am shallow — blindness, unawareness — temptation — over critical — subseptibal to high temp — sometimes i’m selfish — comming to rpi — too preachy — chocolate — men in power — math — sometimes I’m selfish — i am too sensitive, puerto rican surfers — my apathy — – procrastination — sex depraved smart minds — food — food — attraction to women dependent on sex starved brains — Selflessness, selfishness, spelling, other words that begun with the letter “S” — fresh juice and brazilians — ticklish — hmmm — great minds — easy distraction & too-attractive energy — sex, food, ego, my left breast — Being that I am John Sievers, I would have a profound weakness for New Media (or so says my medium). Oh, and Puerto Rican surfers. Yum! — My legs — my brain — rats in the act of turding while I eat cheesecake. — I’m sensitive – and I’d like to stay that way — sitcoms — voices in my head inaudible — diet pepsi — I have none — apathy — bad work ethic — {ANONYMOUS PUBLIC SEX, NEED TO CONTROL SURROUNDINGS, WANTING TO BE YOU, SELF-RELIANCE, GAG/RETCH WHEN FEELING TRAPPED, SALT ‘N GREASE} — I can be easily persuaded, too easily — Lilac Wine. Mojo Pin. Hallelujah. Grace. So Real. Dream Brother. Last Goodbye. What Will You Say. Witches Rave. The Sky is a Landfill. — – The 3 “P”s that momma warned me about: Pot, Pornography, Potato Chips. — poverty — – — – — – oggling — – need for discipline — why would I want to tell you? — my wrists — insecurity, appearance, depression, laziness, youth — BOYS — BOYS — tawdry Victorian novellas and stolen European hotel feather pillows — tawdry Victorian novellas and stolen European hotel feather pillows — self underselling — – — other people’s lack of energy, pornography — Addiction to the opinions of others — i am scared — too many to mention w/o embarassment — I’m completely obsessed with world domination. Oh yeah, and I’m a sucker for a guy with a sexy foreign accent. This has not helped my world domination strategy very much at all. — FOOD — FOOD — FOOD — FOOD — FOOD — FOOD — FOOD — FOOD — FOOD — FOOD — egotistical, cruel, obstinant — – flattery; I blush — drugs love — I have no weaknesses — – fear — soft spokenness?…can be….! — me — stress — lost in thought — low self esteem — not trusting god for my life — – attention — bored — homelessness — a broken mind — smoking — – — My mom is my only problem — skin — creme caramel — – life — obsessing about food — sex — chocolate — being not consequent enough- don’t know what I want, but I’m not satisfied either- I can’t get enough of everything and I think that “damages” my friends… — – — at least one orgasm every day — my lack of intelligence, my laziness, my lack of sleep, my dentist, alcohol — perfectionism — Irregular sleeping pattern — – chocolate — – women — – Burger king — coffee — – loneliness — too kind, women — – too nice — DEPRESSIVE, ANTI-SOCIAL — I don´t like to live on this planet — stupidness (emotional honesty) — mail me to [email protected] — – — kellog’s pop tarts — deflated orifices with a dash of malaise — shy — – my love of destruction — sex — 45 — mURDEr — – lazy — – I like too many things — – — I have none — o.k. — i am hot — plainness — can’t say no — I’m Way to nice and F…… kind!!!! —

What is it about HUMAN interaction that makes you most afraid?

that they will know — staring — sex — people — people — people — people — people — people — people — people — body oder — body oder — touching — ? — TOUCHING — kissing — responsibility for their emotions — – telephones — preconceptions of character — touching — comprehension — the ability to reproduce — m i s t a k e s — confession — grabbers — – intrusion — the fact that nobody really understands anybody — My own true intentions, ambition, and motives — eye contact — They want too much attention from MOI — – speech — murder, rape, love — the truth — – That noone will e-mail me at [email protected] — People think I smell like rat turds….as if that’s a bad thing. — reaction — not knowing where you stand….what is next – Vulnerable — having to make small talk — Alien zoo warehousing — that i will say something embarrassing — they talk back — idea of slaughter — nothing — all of the screaming. — love — – being taken advantage of — insincerity — sponteneity — {exposure, public humiliation, torture, sex, commitment, speaking truth} — x — being judged. being misunderstood. the loss of self. the possibility of rejection. the transience of it all. It mightn’t last. — fearexchangements — The ability of others the see the failure within. — an insight into how ugly people can be — fear of alienating others with my odor — duplicity — i am scared of all humans. — I AM NOT AFRAID — boasting — sex — eyes — unpredictability — death — loss of contact through computers — that I will be dismissed for the mere fact that I am young unattractive and “just a girl” — – shaking hands — – conciquenes — we are all the same — being placed down — – ugly people — why are you hurting my feelings? — marrige — moodiness — – Dinner & movie, and sex afterwards. — Relating — – jumping germs — PEOPLE — REALITY — – sex — fear — the distance — the interaction between humans — eyes — Talking (-limelife-) — i am afraid that people are trying to one-up me — risking humanity — – verbal communication with myself — the sex — the touching, the lack of touching, the taste — – rejection. — the other people — rejection — rejection — jerry springer fans. people who get off on the filth of the earth. — – Dan Sadan — people showing me that they think that I am stupid- and people disliking me and showing this very openly — My jokes not being laughed at — that they are driving cars — pollution — judgement of pther people, — thecan see me — Utilitarianism — Arrogance — – they’re laughing at me they hate me — personal contact — lovers — – Canabalism in the outer Atlantic tribes. — – the talking — humiliation — sorrow — how people percieve me — – sex — somebody refusing to pass me the salt — – do not know — – LACK OF INTERACTION WITH A CROSS SECTION OF SOCIETY — – some men cant fuck with a condom on — perfumes — the humans — sex — scaling that dang wall of china that surrounds the soul aura of most two legged sapienzzzzz — self gratification — they want my time — – nothing — the taste of rejection that only others can provide for me — divulgance — chess — – our constant need to lie in order to make people happy — violence — MY FAVORITE PART OF THE DAY IS WHEN I GET TO COME HOME AND ENTER IN ALL OF MY DNA INTO A DECODER. THATS WHAT REALLY MAKES ME TICK. — failure — conformity — eyes — they might touch me — inanity. — pants — germs — – sexual abuse of children — being stopmed on and squished out of the picture — attachment — embarrassment —

Microsoft, Biological Warfare, Genetic Engineering, Human Cloning, Technology, Breast Implants, Chemical Warfare. These words brought to you by FEAR.

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Thomas Dolby’s Airwaves http://blog.makerlab.com/2009/05/thomas-dolbys-airwaves/ http://blog.makerlab.com/2009/05/thomas-dolbys-airwaves/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 01:57:16 +0000 http://blog.makerlab.com/?p=703 thomas-dolby-golden-age-wireless

Strange how the scale forms
in tiny patterns
on my antenna
and the Five O’clock Show, hello hello…
Brooklyn is crawling with famous people
I turn my vehicle beneath the river, West from South

Through the airwaves -
people never read the airwaves
do we only feed the airwaves
or stamp them out of street level?
Airwaves – the dampness of the wind
the airwaves – the tension of the skin
the airwaves

I really should have seen through the airwaves

Electric fences line our new freeway
here in the half-light, the motorhomes leave
knee-deep in water under a pylon

how slow my heartbeat, how thin the air I’m breathing in

Control has enabled the abandoned wires again
but the copper cables all rust in the acid rain
that flood the subway
with elements of our corrosion
cabled in to me…
Be in my broadcast when this is over
give me your shoulder, I need a place
to wait for morning.
No it was nothing – some car backfiring -
pleased don’t ask questions

I itch all over
let me sleep.

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Yes Yes Ya’ll – Buy CD’s! Buy CD’s! Buy CD’s! http://blog.makerlab.com/2009/01/yes-yes-yall-buy-cds-buy-cds-buy-cds/ http://blog.makerlab.com/2009/01/yes-yes-yall-buy-cds-buy-cds-buy-cds/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:12:12 +0000 http://blog.makerlab.com/?p=628 Yes Yes Yall...

Here is some future for you. It is the CD. You should buy it.

The music website, YesYesYall
has released it. If you are not yet convinced, perhaps this video will do the job.

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It’s Better Than Butter – It’s Spreadable Media! http://blog.makerlab.com/2009/01/its-better-than-butter-its-spreadable-media/ http://blog.makerlab.com/2009/01/its-better-than-butter-its-spreadable-media/#comments Sun, 18 Jan 2009 05:11:56 +0000 http://blog.makerlab.com/?p=618 Here, I would like to share some videos with you. This is what the Internet is for — spreadable media.


Rafter “Juicy” Music Video By Dax Norman from dax norman on Vimeo.


M83 We Own The Sky Music Video by Dax Norman from dax norman on Vimeo.

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Stereoscopic Video http://blog.makerlab.com/2009/01/stereoscopic-video/ http://blog.makerlab.com/2009/01/stereoscopic-video/#comments Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:55:38 +0000 http://blog.makerlab.com/?p=612 Whatever happened to Stereoscopic Video anyway?

Whatever happened. Well, let us think seriously about this. Some things move on. Value is fleeting in a liquid environment like this.

Technology has been the most liquid of all stages of societal development.

Cross your eyes so that the two middle images become three, and then kind of watch the middle. Or you can use stereoscopic glasses.

Ciao.

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Zip Hoodies – That is the Title of this Post http://blog.makerlab.com/2009/01/zip-hoodies/ http://blog.makerlab.com/2009/01/zip-hoodies/#comments Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:24:44 +0000 http://blog.makerlab.com/?p=603 We all know the Zip file. We use it all the time to compress larger chunks of data into smaller ones.

But what about Zip files in the era of ubiquitious computing? Won’t Zip files begin to appear everywhere?

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Well, now you can take YOUR OWN zip file everywhere with the new ZIP SHIRT!

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That’s right…our new Zip shirts come in two different flavors — male and female! So whether you’re male, or your female…you too can have one of these lovely shirts…

Zip Shirts

Show the world how you zip! Or just show your social network! Zip shirts are made of awesome materials that hurt the environment 60% less than other shirts (of course, they still hurt the environment, so if you’re upset about that we apologize). They also contain 20% less fat!

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Shirts will be sent to you two weeks after you order them. We hand craft them ourselves, so we’re sorry that our handicraft does not measure up to the Henery Ford assembly mode model you’re used to.

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How can you purchase one? Simply comment below and we’ll E-mail you some cool stuff. Like prices — and we’ll ask for your address, probably your shirt size too. We only accept PayPal right now, which is cool and kinda safe, but mostly lame.

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TaPuMa – a Tangible Public Map from the Tangible Media Group at MIT http://blog.makerlab.com/2008/12/tapuma-a-tangible-public-map-from-the-tangible-media-group-at-mit/ http://blog.makerlab.com/2008/12/tapuma-a-tangible-public-map-from-the-tangible-media-group-at-mit/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:19:44 +0000 http://blog.makerlab.com/?p=512 Recently, I’ve been studying some of the interesting things that have come out of The Media Lab at MIT. One of the most interesting departments is the Tangible Media Group. So here’s a video on TaPuMa.

TaPuMa is a digital, tangible public map that allows people to use their own belongings or the everyday objects they carry with them to access relevant, just-in-time information and to find locations of places or people. TaPuMa envisions that conventional maps can be augmented by using the unique identities and affordances of the everyday objects.

The TaPuMa system uses a table-top environment where map and dynamic content is projected on the table. A camera mounted above the table identifies and tracks the locations of the objects on the surface. A software program identifies and registers the location of objects on the table. On the basis of identifications of the objects, the software program provides relevant information visualization to be shown on the table. The projector augments the table and objects on the table with projected digital information from overhead along with the map. The project explores a novel interaction mechanism where physical objects are used as interfaces to digital information. TaPuMa allows users to acquire information through tangible media, the things they carry.

TqaPuMa was developed by Pranav Mistry of The Media Laboratory at MIT. You can see some of his other projects at http://www.pranavmistry.com.

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Nicholas Negroponte – Founder and Director of the MIT Media Lab http://blog.makerlab.com/2008/12/nicholas-negroponte/ http://blog.makerlab.com/2008/12/nicholas-negroponte/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2008 08:36:56 +0000 http://blog.makerlab.com/?p=503 Lets face it – it is pretty important to watch historical material dealing with a subject or ecosystem one is currently immersed in. This is why I’ve chosen to post this video. Hopefully it will serve as an amusing and relevant history lesson/historical perspective by the founders of one of the most interesting places currently in existence (both historically and presently), the MIT Media Lab. Enjoy! (Especially his comments on privacy in the Internet age that begin around 14:50).

This is part two of a special two-part series on Net Cafe featuring an in-depth interview with Nicholas Negroponte, Director of the MIT Media Lab, author of Being Digital, and columnist for Wired magazine. Shot on location at the SomArts Cultural Center in San Francisco as a presentation for the Association of Internet Professionals. The interviewer is Net Cafe host Stewart Cheifet. Originally broadcast in 2002.

This video is from the Net Cafe series that’s been graciously preserved by the Internet Archive.

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Join us for a Candy Factory Tour! http://blog.makerlab.com/2008/12/join-us-for-a-candy-factory-tour/ http://blog.makerlab.com/2008/12/join-us-for-a-candy-factory-tour/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2008 22:32:24 +0000 http://blog.makerlab.com/?p=496
Join Us for a Candy Factory Tour! from Amber Case on Vimeo.

While driving around Denver, Colorado, my family and I saw a sign for a free candy factory tour. We called the number to get the address and arrived a half hour later.

However, it was Christmas eve, and there were no tours happening anymore.

But the owner saw our faces and took us on a behind-the scenes tour where he showed us all kinds of cool equiptment and let us sample secret candy they’ve been working on at the factory.

See the post that goes along with this video.

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A story about a Robot and his Dog (and a Duplication Machine) http://blog.makerlab.com/2008/12/a-story-about-a-robot-and-his-dog-and-a-duplication-machine/ http://blog.makerlab.com/2008/12/a-story-about-a-robot-and-his-dog-and-a-duplication-machine/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:42:07 +0000 http://blog.makerlab.com/?p=492
A Story about a Robot and his Dog (and a Duplication Machine) from Amber Case on Vimeo.

What’s one to do when snow attacks your current place of residence, disallowing a flight back home? There’s only one thing a person like me can do — make stop-motion animation!

Warning: Contains violence, terror, and futuristic epicness.

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