In Gothenburg, at the FSCONS conference. Henri Bergius, a Midgard developer from Helsinki, was here, and I asked him: “Is Finland small enough that you know Timo Multamäki?” “Why, yes, I know him.” And with that, Henri proceeded to tell me about Monday Night Larp, a 2-hour event, every week, that’s been going strong for …
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Going to Gothenburg: FSCONS
In 10 hours off we go, on the train to Gothenburg. A conference! It feels splendid. I’m going with Isak, my colleague. Wow! Look at the schedule! Just look at it. The tracks line up so excellently. This’ll be a blast.
Circuit learning
Bought an issue of Circuit Cellar. You learn so much from a magazine in a field you’re new in!
Python egg-serving
Once, I showed how to serve RubyGems, the distributable Ruby modules. Serving “eggs”, the Python equivalent, is also very simple, it turns out. In my case, the lean simplicity of “let’s have the company-used eggs closer to home” was very simple: a user-side configuration file ~/.pydistutils.cfg: [easy_install] # use download links on these pages before …
Going on adventures in PEI
PEI, Prince Edward Island, Canada. (Dig that bridge, Øresund people.) Me and Luisa will be there for a while, as artists-in-residence. Maybe we fit into the “1990 Globalization: new wave of artist in residence programs” category, maybe not. We’ll write a blog about that, called Hello PEI. You could subscribe to its RSS feed. Tonight, …
Music video made in Malmö
Thanks Karl W, for this. Amazing.
Diagram Prize
Had me choking. Read about the prize at wikipedia: Diagram Prize.
Electronic components refurbishing
Open worn-out electric appliance. Find its circuit board. Remove still-working parts. Reuse! Story about illicit refurbishing of components. Refurbishing strikes me as an eco-friendly thing to be doing, if done right and the consumer is conscious about it. Is there a downside?
Hardware stores for the electronics enthusiast
This is just me linking to my nearby local stores that I’ve gotten recommended. I’ll revise the list when I’ve experienced these. Malmö At Jägersro Center the local electronics specialist Bejoken is joined by almost-an-institution Elfa (Jägershillgatan 20. Open 8AM-6PM Mon-Fri). More inner-city access can be given by Electrokit at Södervärn. They’re open daily at …
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Is it bad or really really good?
Circuit-bent sound toys; can be excellent, like the above video, or rotten, like an annoying little sister’s sound toy on irritating repeat.