One way to make your own floating island - from floating junk!

One way to make your own floating island - from floating junk! They guy who did this succeeded, but seems a bit off his gourd.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnLhWpy_nqI

"Natron is a free open-source, cross-platform compositing software.

"Natron is a free open-source, cross-platform compositing software. It aims to produce visual effects." That said, how it does this baffles me entirely. Is that effects for images, video, what? Looks snazzy though.
#natron #opensourcesoftware  
http://natron.inria.fr/

Just what I've been looking for!

Just what I've been looking for!
http://www.bibme.org/

How can there NOT be ghosts in a place like this?

How can there NOT be ghosts in a place like this?
#ghosttownphotography  
http://www.forbidden-places.net/urban-exploration-hospital-X#1

Another photo exploration of Gary, Indiana.

Another photo exploration of Gary, Indiana.
#ghosttownphotography  
http://www.forbidden-places.net/urban-exploration-gary-indiana-ghost-town#1

Until earlier today I only knew two things about Gary, Indiana - its name, and that it was in Indiana - and that...

Until earlier today I only knew two things about Gary, Indiana - its name, and that it was in Indiana - and that only came from THE MUSIC MAN.  I watched an episode of a series about life after Humanity, and Gary was used as an example of what happens to an unlived -in city after 30 years.

It seems that Gary was a company town for US Steel and and when that declined so did the city. The population dropped from 200,000 (less than 1/2 the population of the city area I live in) to below 80,000. As it did, houses and other places were just left abandoned. This article shows some of them.
#depopulation #ghosttownphotography  
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2173761/Tragic-portrait-city-decline-The-desolate-ruins-Gary-Indiana-reveal-decaying-heart-Americas-proud-industrial-centre.html

A year old article, but interesting none the less.

A year old article, but interesting none the less.
#opensimulator #mesh  
http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2013/03/mesh-in-opensim-part-2-even-meshier/

Steam Punk drawing

steampunk 1 by Laura Ess, on Flickr

Something I did to get out of a deep depression following an anxiety attack - decided to draw myself as a steampunk lady. The rifle is based on a Warehouse 13 prop. The background is based on a late Victorian telescope.

Design your own track - a free program.

Design your own track - a free program.
#scalextric #freesoftware  
http://www.scalextric.com/design

Looks sorta cool, but don't build in a flood plain. This makes me think of a Hobbit hole but above ground.

Looks sorta cool, but don't build in a flood plain. This makes me think of a Hobbit hole but above ground.
#diy #strawhouse  
http://www.motherearthnews.com/green-homes/cob-building-basics-zm0z13onzrob.aspx#axzz3MrUd2WV1

The last time I looked at Krita (back in 2007) it was an overly simple drawing program.

The last time I looked at Krita (back in 2007) it was an overly simple drawing program. This time it seems to have updated to a fully functional painting and comic making program. Nice!
#krita #digitalpainting #digitalcomics  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBfv8t9r4dQ&list=PL8A96A483225EEBD4

I wish I'd known this BEFORE I finished my graphic novel (final version done in Illustrator)!!

I wish I'd known this BEFORE I finished my graphic novel (final version done in Illustrator)!!
#adobeillustrator #comics  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhsqRjBehmw

I've seen a few of these before, but they are no less spectacular for that.

I've seen a few of these before, but they are no less spectacular for that.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/autodeskeducation/the-most-unique-pieces-of-architecture-around-the-worl?b=1

I have always loved this design, though it looks like something fairly impractical to live in and prone to rapid...

I have always loved this design, though it looks like something fairly impractical to live in and prone to rapid aging.
#design #architecture  
http://www.cultofweird.com/blog/futuro-house/

This looks ultra cool, but I've never met ANYONE (that I know of) who actually uses LaTex.

This looks ultra cool, but I've never met ANYONE (that I know of) who actually uses LaTex.
#opensourcesoftware  
http://sourceforge.net/projects/texstudio/

This looks a hideously overthought bit of software. No doubt it's EXTREMELY GOOD at , um, whatever it does!

This looks a hideously overthought bit of software. No doubt it's EXTREMELY GOOD at , um, whatever it does!
#outliner  
http://alternativeto.net/software/outline-4d/

Pretty straight forward - try some of the online text games on the page.

Pretty straight forward - try some of the online text games on the page.
#interactivestory  
http://twinery.org//

Love the design, but with what we know about Venus now, unlikely.

Love the design, but with what we know about Venus now, unlikely.

Originally shared by Bambi Dingman

Sorry if this has been posted before, as it's an older article, but I hadn't seen it before and found it interesting.
http://www.science20.com/robert_inventor/will_we_build_colonies_that_float_over_venus_like_buckminster_fullers_cloud_nine-127573

Synching can be an issue when you have a home network

Synching can be an issue when you have a home network . The Windows powertoy is fine, but this looks much more useful.
#fileutility  
http://www.freefilesync.org/

This probably covers similar ground as the last post, but also handy to have.

This probably covers similar ground as the last post, but also handy to have.
#software #archives  
https://archive.org/details/software

You never know when these will come in handy.

You never know when these will come in handy.
#software #archives  
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-websites-download-older-versions-software/

My third home computer was an ATARI PC2 XT.

My third home computer was an ATARI PC2 XT. It was  an IBM Clone (we call those simply "PCs" nowadays) and had built-in vEGA graphics. I had a "massive" 20mb hard drive on mine, and spent many a weekend riding my pushbike to the Western Australian Institute of Technology (W.A.I.T., now Curtin University) to copy free and shareware software from the CD-Rom archive distributed from a repository at (if I remember correctly) Oakridge in the USA??? The Internet  was in its infancy at that point, and services like ARCHIE were still being used.

I would have a certain amount loaded on the hard drive, and the rest archived to floppy. There were useful programs back then like Telnet, YARN (a newsgroup reader) and LYNX (a text web browser), games like Captain Cola and Helicopter Rescue (where I killed more hostages than saved on average).

Thereafter all my home computers (except one) were PCs of various sorts. But this was the last pre-mouse computer I owned.
#atari #pc2 #homecomputer  
http://retropages.uw.hu/Lexikon/Atari/Atari_PC2_Large.jpg

My second home computer was one of these.

My second home computer was one of these. It had a "Dual boot" in that it came with a couple of disk drives, and if you didn't insert the CP/M boot disk, it'd boot to MSX. There was also a cartridge slot in the top for games! It was OK but a bit under powered. CP/M was best for word processing with WORDSTAR. I even wrote a technical manual for it!
#spectravideo #msx #homecomputer  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SVI-728

My friend Joe Aquilina had one of these and I was so jealous, as I only had a System-80.

My friend Joe Aquilina had one of these and I was so jealous, as I only had a System-80. It had superior graphics, but all I can remember about it now is playing "Snakes" on it!
#exidy #sorcerer #1978
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEnsYJOjh2k

This was my first ever computer as well.

This was my first ever computer as well. Loved it at the time. I have the best memories of the computer games, which were loaded by cassette, and used a 128x72 pixel display (an 64x24 character space, and each character could be replaced by a 2x3 pixel grid)!

I had mine extensively modified with sound, custom character ROM,  and cursor keys. I also had SEA DRAGON, ALIEN TAXI and SCRAMBLE - cool games. Later I got the expansion unit and a full set of disk drives. I can remember using LAZY WRITER to write my fanzines (printed on an Epson dot matrix printer and then photocopied).  Those were the days

Loved that device!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtMFhbl4mAU

Gosh - I don't think I'm organised enough to use this open source task manager! Looks impressive though.

Gosh - I don't think I'm organised enough to use this open source task manager! Looks impressive though.
#todolist #taskmanagement #opensourcesoftware  
http://www.taskcoach.org/

Some very cool stuff here!

Some very cool stuff here!
#publicdomain  
http://publicdomainreview.org/

You can even get software to do it for you!

You can even get software to do it for you!
#anamorphic #software  
http://www.anamorphosis.com/software.html

Great example of what Manga Studio can do.

Great example of what Manga Studio can do.
#mangastudio5  
#mangastudioex5  
http://www.creativebloq.com/digital-art/draw-paint-manga-studio-5-111413455

My first computer

DICK SMITH SYSTEM-80

This was my first ever computer as well. Loved it at the time. I have the best memories of the computer games, which were loaded by cassette, and used a 128x72 pixel display (an 64x24 character space, and each character could be replaced by a 2x3 pixel grid)!
I had mine extensively modified with sound, custom character ROM, and cursor keys. I also had SEA DRAGON, ALIEN TAXI and SCRAMBLE - cool games. Later I got the expansion unit and a full set of disk drives. I can remember using LAZY WRITER to write my fanzines (printed on an Epson dot matrix printer and then photocopied).

Those were the days

Loved that device!

MSX SPECTRAVIDEO

My second home computer was one of these. It had a "Dual boot" in that it came with a couple of disk drives, and if you didn't insert the CP/M boot disk, it'd boot to MSX. There was also a cartridge slot in the top for games! It was OK but a bit under powered. CP/M was best for word processing with WORDSTAR. I even wrote a technical manual for it!

ATARI PC2 XT

My third home computer was an ATARI PC2 XT. It was an IBM Clone (we call those simply "PCs" nowadays) and had built-in vEGA graphics. I had a "massive" 20mb hard drive on mine, and spent many a weekend riding my pushbike to the Western Australian Institute of Technology (W.A.I.T., now Curtin University) to copy free and shareware software from the CD-Rom archive distributed from a repository at (if I remember correctly) Oakridge in the USA??? The Internet was in its infancy at that point, and services like ARCHIE were still being used.

I would have a certain amount loaded on the hard drive, and the rest archived to floppy. There were useful programs back then like Telnet, YARN (a newsgroup reader) and LYNX (a text web browser), games like Captain Cola and Helicopter Rescue (where I killed more hostages than saved on average).

Thereafter all my home computers (except one) were PCs of various sorts. But this was the last pre-mouse computer I owned.


The one PC exception was a classic Mac that a boarder gave me In lieu of
rent. For several years I used it to play CDs in the bathroom while I had a bath. Fell apart eventually.