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My new Happy Hacking Keyboard Professional 2, imported from Japan.
I do look at the keys occasionally (thankfully, with black labels on black keys, it's not much), so I needed labels. Also, labels are vital because of so many keys that are in non-standard places and only available through the function key.
The keys have a roughened texture (not a camera artifact). For some reasons, Topre-based HH keyboards don't photograph well.
Color adjustment with GIMP, and depth-of-field effect added with Focus Blur filter.
Hacking a digital bathroom scale to use as a general-purpose weight sensor or input device.
Explained in more detail at:
The goal was to create a super wide and cheap APS camera.
Step 1: Take a Canon IXUS FF - file down and glue on a 67-72mm filter step-up ring - paint black to hide all the messy glue (and also to cut down on internal reflections?).
Step 2: Screw on a 0.43x wide angle converter lens that I found for a few pounds on ebay.
Step 3: Realise that you just more than doubled the camera's weight (175g -> 400g!)
Step 4: Shoot and pray it worked out OK.
It came out with a focal length of about 25mm (35mm equivalent) which isn't bad. The bonus is that you get the macro lens thrown in (by unscrewing the wide angle bit).
Hacking a digital bathroom scale to use as a general-purpose weight sensor or input device.
Explained in more detail at:
An event celebrating the 20th anniversary of the classic technology movie, "Hackers." The film was played, followed by 90s-era music and a costume contest.
Governor’s Arts Awards Gala
On Thursday, March 10, 2016, Gov Earl Ray Tomblin and the West Virginia Division of Culture and History and the West Virginia Commission on the Arts sponsored the Governor’s Arts Awards Gala at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston. During the awards ceremony, 10 Governor’s Arts Awards and 10 Legislative Leadership Awards in the Arts were presented. In addition, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the National Endowment for the Arts, etched glass medallions will be presented to 50 individuals and 50 organizations whose work in respective fields exemplifies the importance of art in our lives. The program includes performances by Ryan Kennedy on guitar, The Mountain Stage Band, Barbara Nissman on piano, Kari Stafford Blankenship on vocals, Cabell Midland High School Jazz Band and Adam DeGraff on violin.
WHO: Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith of the Division of Culture and History, Director of Arts Renée Margocee and Commission on the Arts Chair Susan Landis will present awards to 120 individuals and organizations.
WHAT: Governor’s Arts Awards Gala
WHERE: The Culture Center, Capitol Complex, Charleston
WHEN: Thursday, March 10, 6 p.m.
WHY: To recognize and honor exceptional artists and arts organizations that have made significant contributions to the state’s culture.
HONOREES
Governor’s Awards for the Arts:
Lifetime Achievement to Carter Taylor Seaton, Huntington, Cabell County
Artist of the Year to Robert Villamagna, Wheeling, Ohio County
Arts in Education to West Virginia Symphony Orchestra – SCALE Program, Charleston, Kanawha County; Mark Albright, Martinsburg, Berkeley County; and Tim James, Barboursville, Cabell County
Arts Patron to The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Distinguished Service to Susan Landis, Beckley, Raleigh County
Leadership in the Arts to The Old Opera House, Charles Town, Berkeley County; Sen. William P. Cole, Princeton, Mercer County; and Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, Logan, Logan County
Legislative Leadership Awards
Arts in Education to Del. Kelli Sobonya (R-Cabell) and Sen. Craig P. Blair (R-Berkeley)
Community Arts to Del. Eric Nelson (R-Kanawha) and Sen. Art Kirkendoll (D-Logan)
Cultural Facilities to Del. Denise L. Campbell (D-Randolph) and Sen. Greg Boso (R-Nicholas)
Folk Arts to Del. Ron Walters (R-Kanawha) and Sen. William R. Laird IV (D-Fayette)
Lifetime Achievement to Del. Doug Reynolds (D-Wayne) and Sen. Mitch Carmichael (R-Jackson)
Individual Medallions for Excellence in Support of the Arts
John Auge, Charleston, Kanawha County
Judy Belcher, Charleston, Kanawha County
Jude Binder, Big Bend, Calhoun County
Lynn Boggess, Fairmont, Marion County
Steve Brightwell, Beckley, Raleigh County
Roger Bryant, Logan, Logan County
Adam DeGraff, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County
Nina Denton Pasinetti, Charleston, Kanawha County
Jeff Diehl, Meadow Bridge, Fayette County
Norman Fagan, Red House, Putnam County
Jeff Fetty, Spencer, Roane County
Charli Fulton, Charleston, Kanawha County
Kay Goodwin, Charleston, Kanawha County
Frank George, Walton, Roane County
Buddy Griffin, Cox’s Mills, Gilmer County
Marc Harshman, Wheeling, Ohio County
Kate Harward, Belington, Barbour County
Dale Hawkins, Rock Cave, Upshur County
Harold Hayslett, South Charleston, Kanawha County
Ron Hinkle, Buckhannon, Upshur County
Joni Hoffman, Duck, Clay County
Vernon Howell, Barboursville, Cabell County
Stan and Sue Jennings, Grafton, Taylor County
Danny Jones, Charleston, Kanawha County
Michael and Carrie Kline, Elkins, Randolph County
John Lambros, Charleston, Kanawha County
Susan Landis, Beckley, Raleigh County
Margaret Mary Layne, Huntington, Cabell County
Tom and Connie McColley, Chloe, Calhoun County
Gerry Milnes, Elkins, Randolph County
Barbara Nissman, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County
Pam and Ren Panziale, Kearneysville, Jefferson County
Cat Pleska, Scott Depot, Putnam County
Susan Poffenbarger, Dunbar, Kanawha County
Randall Reid-Smith, Charleston, Kanawha County
Jerry Rose, Beckley, Raleigh County
Norm Sartorius, Parkersburg, Wood County
Dr. Bernie Schultz, Morgantown, Monongalia County
Carter Taylor Seaton, Huntington, Cabell County
Steve Shaluta, St. Albans, Kanawha County
Stephen Skinner, Charles Town, Jefferson County
Sarah Sullivan, Williamsburg, Virginia
Matt Thomas, Shock, Gilmer County
Bob Thompson, Charleston, Kanawha County
Jack Thompson, Morgantown, Monongalia County
Drs. Joseph and Omayma Touma, Huntington, Cabell County
Brian VanNostrand, Hacker Valley, Webster County
Dianna Vargo, Wheeling, Ohio County
Billy Edd Wheeler, Swannanoa, North Carolina
Steve Williams, Huntington, Cabell County
Organizational Medallions for Excellence in Support of the Arts
Augusta Heritage Center, Elkins, Randolph County
Allied Artists of West Virginia, Charleston, Kanawha County
Apollo Civic Theatre, Martinsburg, Berkeley County
Appalachian Children’s Chorus, Charleston, Kanawha County
Appalachian South Folklife Center, Pipestem, Summers County
Appalachian String Band Music Festival, Clifftop, Fayette County
Art Museum of WVU, Morgantown, Monongalia County
Blenko Glass, Milton, Cabell County
Carnegie Hall, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County
Charleston Ballet, Charleston, Kanawha County
Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Charleston Light Opera Guild, Charleston, Kanawha County
Chuck Mathena Center, Princeton, Mercer County
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia, Charleston, Kanawha County
Contemporary American Theater Festival, Shepherdstown, Jefferson County
Fenton Art Glass Company, Williamstown, Wood County
FestivALL, Charleston, Kanawha County
Frank and Jane Gabor Folk Life Center, Fairmont, Marion County
Greenbrier Valley Theatre, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County
Heritage Craft Center of the Eastern Panhandle, Martinsburg, Berkeley County
Heritage Farm Museum & Village, Huntington, Cabell County
Holls Chocolate, Vienna, Wood County
Homer Laughlin China Company, Newell, Hancock County
Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, Cabell County
Huntington Symphony Orchestra, Huntington, Cabell County
Marble King, Paden City, Tyler and Wetzel Counties
Marshall University School of Art and Design, Huntington, Cabell County
McArts Fine Arts Organization, Kimball, McDowell County
Morgan Arts Council, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County
Mountain Stage, Charleston, Kanawha County
Mountain State Art and Craft Fair, Ripley, Jackson County
Museum of American Glass in West Virginia, Weston, Lewis County
New South Media, Morgantown, Monongalia County
Old Brick Playhouse, Elkins, Randolph County
Old Opera House, Charles Town, Jefferson County
Parkersburg Arts Center, Parkersburg, Wood County
Pocahontas County Opera House, Marlinton, Pocahontas County
Randolph Community Arts Center, Elkins, Randolph County
Stifel Fine Arts Center at Oglebay Institute, Wheeling, Ohio County
Tamarack Artisan Foundation, Charleston, Kanawha County
TAMARACK: The Best of West Virginia, Beckley, Raleigh County
Theatre West Virginia, Beaver, Raleigh County
Vandalia Gathering, Charleston, Kanawha County
West Virginia Division of Culture and History
West Virginia Quilt Guild
West Virginia State Folk Festival, Glenville, Gilmer County
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Charleston, Kanawha County
West Virginia Youth Symphony, Charleston, Kanawha County
Wheeling Symphony Orchestra, Wheeling, Ohio County
Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia, Beckley, Raleigh County
Photos available for media use. All photos should be attributed “Photo courtesy of Office of the Governor.”
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One of the best-sounding portables ever produced. This one dates from 1969 or 1970, which were probably the peak years for Maidenhead-based Hacker, before increasing market pressure from far-eastern built sets forced economies which resulted in quality compromises for later sets, even those of the premium Sovereign line.
This set was fitted with a Celestion 8 x 5 inch/ 20.3 cm elliptical speaker (earlier models had used Goodmans speakers) giving famously good sound. Like most of the best radios of this era, the set requires two PP9 type batteries for operation.
I sold this set yesterday.
P1150088 E-PL2 with Zuiko 50/1.4
An event celebrating the 20th anniversary of the classic technology movie, "Hackers." The film was played, followed by 90s-era music and a costume contest.
Ben Templesmith is a New York Times best selling artist and writer most widely known for his work in the comic book industry where he has received multiple nominations for the International Horror Guild Awards as well as the industry’s top prize, the Eisner Award. He also won a Spike TV Scream Award.
As a creator, his most notable works have been 30 Days of Night (which spawned a major motion picture) and Fell. His other projects include the critically acclaimed serial Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse, as well as Welcome to Hoxford, and Singularity 7, all of which he also wrote.
He has also worked on the Star Wars, Doctor Who, GI Joe, Army of Darkness, Silent Hill and Buffy: The Vampire Slayer properties and produces art and design for music bands, dvds, toys, and film concept work.
Reach him by email: bentemplesmith@gmail.com
An event celebrating the 20th anniversary of the classic technology movie, "Hackers." The film was played, followed by 90s-era music and a costume contest.
So, the main news headlines in the UK is the phone hacking saga of press reporters.
Did they hack the phones of murder victims and their families?
Did they hack the phones of celebrities?
One thing its made me realise is that I'd make a very bad reporter.
I really don't care that much about celebrities
and I can't for the life of me imagine what gossip I'd get out of phone hacking the families of murder victims.
Hacker: "originally, someone who makes furniture with an axe", according to The Jargon File.
I think this shutter was made by a hacker... who use the axe to paint it, too.
Since the first 7 points of the hacker definition can also be used to describe myself, I bought this fancy toy to restore the original hacker work. After all, a sander called "Mouse" is perfect for a hacker... the problem is I'm always trying to turn the wheel ;-)
I've a heavy duty sander (8 kg!) which is good to sand the keel of an aircraft carrier (if you can find a wood one), but it is not very appropriate for small details.
I've seen this small sander at our local version of Home Depot for 35 euro, but it was out of stock and the clerk suggested me to visit the other shop, 50 km away. Before to waste a couple of hours and 7,50 euro of gasoline I asked him to check the inventory on their network, and he stared at me just like I've demanded a spare hadron collider. So I came home, check on eBay and found the same sander in Rome for 1 euro less, shipping included.
Next time I'll check eBay before to go to the shop... so I'll save another 15 km.
Now I guess you want to know the strobist infos...
- lens: SMC Pentax-DA 16-45mm F4.0 ED/AL
- flash on the left: Hanimex TZ1 in tele mode with standard diffuser - 0.13 GBP (yes! 0.16 euro!) on eBay
- left trigger: cactus like
- flash on the right: Vivitar 3500 Thiristor in wide mode, without diffuser - this one far more expensive, 10.50 GBP (13.26 euro) on eBay
- right trigger: ebay optical slave
See the setup below for the flash positions.
If you want to see the shutter "before" version, it had the same ugly color of the rest of this door.
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Hacker: "originariamente, qualcuno che costruiva mobili con un'ascia", secondo The Jargon File.
Penso che questo scuro sia stato fatto da un hacker... che ha usato l'ascia pure per pitturarlo.
Visto che i primi 7 punti della definizione di hacker possono essere anche usati per descrivere me, ho comprato questo bel giocattolino per restaurare il lavoro originale dell'hacker. Dopotutto, una levigatrice chiamata "Mouse" è perfetta per un hacker... il problema è che cerco sempre di girare la rotella ;-)
Ho una levigatrice pesante (8 kg!) che sarebbe buona per levigare la chiglia di una portaerei (se ne trovate una in legno), ma che non è molto appropriata per i piccoli dettagli.
Ho visto questa piccola levigatrice in una negozio di bricolage a 35 euro, ma era esaurita e il commesso mi ha suggerito di visitare l'altro negozio della catena, a 50 km di distanza. Prima di perderci un paio d'ore e 7.50 euro di benzina gli ho chiesto di verificare l'inventario sulla loro rete, e mi ha guardato come se gli avessi chiesto un collisore di adroni. Così me ne sono tornato a casa, ho guardato su eBay ed ho trovato la stessa levigatrice a Roma, per 1 euro meno spedizione compresa.
La prossima volta guarderò su eBay prima di andare fino al negozio... per risparmiare altri 15 km.
Ora immagino vorrete conoscere le info strobiste:
- ottica: SMC Pentax-DA 16-45mm F4.0 ED/AL
- flash a sinistra: Hanimex TZ1 in modo tele mode with diffusore standard - 0.13 GBP (si! 0.16 euro!) su eBay
- trigger a sinistra: tipo cactus
- flash a destra: Vivitar 3500 Thiristor in modo wide, senza diffusore - questo molto più costoso, 10.50 GBP (13.26 euro) on eBay
- trigger a destra: servoflash ottico preso su ebay
Guardatevi il setup più sotto per le posizioni dei flash.
Se volete sapere com'era lo scuro "prima", aveva lo stesso colore angoscioso del resto di questa porta.