Alan Moore’s Secrets
As a fan of Christian Marclay, I thought I’d share with you some of his influences, such as the unbelievably-ahead-of-its-time LP by Milan Knízák, Broken Music.
Milan Knízák (1940 - ) is a Czechoslovakian artist, musician, theorist, and was an all around avant-garde thorn in the side of…
Vaudeville
DIY Japanese full-size mecha robot project controllable by smartphone and Kinect. Via Plastic Pals:
Suidobashi Heavy Industry (an impressive name for what is in reality a small group of dedicated giant robot afficionados), is in the process of building the first 3.8 meter (12 ft 5 inch) tall, 4,500 kg (4.9 ton) single-occupant mecha. The ambitious group is made up of Kogoro Kurata (production), Wataru Yoshizaki (control circuitry), and Yusuke Kitani. They’ve opted for V-SIDO software to handle the mecha’s master-slave controls (developed by Asura Engineering), and plan to have the mecha, named Vaudeville, fully operational by the end of this year.
According to the official website:
Vaudeville has the AE “V-Sido”, the control system of the computer technology is watched by all world with interest. Not only operating by boarding the pilot’s seat, but also enabling you to control and interact Vaudeville with Kinect*. Moreover, without taking a professional training such as a combat plane, people can operate it easily. Furthermore, you can control Vaudeville via the mobile 3G Internet access.
Here is a video of the machine demonstrating it’s controls:
The project is not complete, but you can find more information at the official website here
Paralyzed Woman Completes London Marathon in Bionic Suit After 16 Days
Claire Lomas of the U.K. was paralyzed from the chest down in a horse-riding accident five years ago. Yet today, she accomplished something difficult for anyone: she finished the London Marathon. It took 16 days and one impressive bionic exoskeleton, but she did it.
Since today would have been the 74th birthday of Jean “Moebius” Giraud, I thought I’d share Chris Mautner and Joe “Jog” McCulloch’s countdown of six essential Moebius books:
1. The Airtight Garage (Marvel/Epic). “Is this anything like ‘Naked Lunch’?” That’s what my physical…
