Pixel-lapse

This Wednesday Baltimore Dorkbot will be hosting digital artist Steven Silberg. Silberg’s work centers on the pixel, processing still and video imagery pixel by pixel into new forms. See his website for more information.

Afterwards we’ll open up the group for folks that want to share projects that they’ve been working on. The meetup will be hosted at Baltimore Node on 120 W. North Ave in the Load of Fun building (Across from Joe Squared), come out and share!

This month, we are very excited to feature presentations from the following:

Kelley Bell – Hydra

Kelley Bell is an animator, graphic designer, and educator who is often willing to make mistakes and other interesting experiments. Hydra has been a guest of the Ralleigh Arts Space, the Transmodern Festival, the 14k Cabaret and Artscape, all in Baltimore MD.

Samuel Burt – Composer

A composer of generative musical processes and improvisor expanding the vocabulary of clarinet technique, Samuel Burt has performed with Mobtown Modern, Geodesic Gnome, Second Nature and Death in the Maze. He is a board member of the High Zero Foundation, and a founder of After Now, a Baltimore composer series.

Jon Lesser- Google Fiber
Jon Lesser is a web developer at the Alliance for Climate Protection.He helped found the Baltimore Node hackerspace in 2009 and is currently working to bring Google’s community fiber pilot to Baltimore. Jon will discuss the online tools and organizing strategy behind bmorefiber.com.

This event is FREE and open to the public!

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So now the question you are probably thinking is what happens at Holiday dorkbot?

Drinks, conversation, talk about geeky things, and hopefully a pleasant evening with old and new friends before the holidays kickoff.

RSVP to me.

See you there,

Joe

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After organizing series for over a year I think I am beginning to understand how a group like this will work in Baltimore and how people in the community can benefit from what the meeting has to offer and what each of us has to offer each other.

After the December 15th social gathering( more on this very soon), Dorkbot Baltimore will be undertaking a “reset” and start again in 2010 as a series that meets every two months. I see this as a way that we can plan more interesting sessions and make this into something that has a more meaningful impact to the Baltimore region. There is a lot that goes into planning these types of events and I think that with enough lead time we could create something that is very engaging and has a stronger presence. Some ideas would be bringing artists, engineers and scientists from this region and other as special guests. Another would be to have meetings around a specific topic.

I am still developing the plan for the meetings and I would also be open to suggestions, comments and most of all , help. I can’t do all of this along and I would be happy to collaborate with anyone interested in engaging with our community and build these integrated connections of technology, science, art, etc.

I feel this is an important resource. We are building it, so and steady. E-mail me.

mp3Car Mid-Atlantic Car Computer AFK Fest

Saturday, August 22 11:30am to 4:00pm

Fort McHenry

mp3Car is hosting a one-of-a-kind show and BBQ, Saturday August 22, in Baltimore, Maryland. Join computer hackers, car enthusiasts, techies, and audiophiles in a day of informative talks, car computer install presentations, socializing and innovating. Enjoy a free outdoor BBQ and Car Computer Show by the Baltimore Harbor.

The Node started just a few months ago with 2 people and now has a growing membership and new space for activities at the Load of Fun building on North Ave. If you are curious about what the space is about or what members are interested in, come to the meeting.

Since we just signed the lease the space itself will be rather empty.  There will be plenty of DIYers/hackers there to meet however and we will be making our first steps towards organizing what will go in the space. So bring a pillow/stool or be prepared to sit on the floor. Ideas for creative cheap/free shop furniture are encouraged.

Load of Fun is located at 120 W North Ave. The Baltimore Node space is on the left side of the building, in the space formerly occupied by On The Road Theatre(There sign is still on the window).

Load Of Fun Building
120 W North Ave
Baltimore MD 21201-5813 [MAP]

Baltimore Node website: http://baltimorenode.org

Motore Galvani by Renee Tantillo

July’s meeting was styled as a round robin discussion, inviting attendees to present whatever projects they have been working on. Here’s a general list of what was shared:

Artist Carrie Fucile showed us a project that was recently exhibited at Artscape. How to Melt My Heart is a time based work in which  a frozen model of the human heart melts onto paper. As the heart melts, a contact microphone picks up the sound of the dripping fluid, and the drips, which consist of pigment and water, create drawings on the paper. You can check out How to Melt My Heart, as well as some of her other projects at www.carriefucile.net.

Artist Renee Tantillo shared some of her sculptures which are made from scrap metal. Tantillo is interested in making new works which are kinetic in nature.

Multimedia Producer, Laddie Odom spoke about contraptionism.com. This site documents a Chicago exhibition of art-making machines and the art they make.

Kelly Egan gave us an update on the progress of Baltimore Node, a new hacker space in town.

Finally, Les Bradley provided a status report of his Wiichuck + Arduino project involving distance sensing.  Bradley is looking in to LIDAR (Laser Radar) technologies for distance sensing.
Check out this video which explains how Radiohead’s House of Cards “video” was made using LIDAR scanners.

Some of the most entertaining, informative and mind-blowing science videos on the web come from TED – the Technology, Entertainment, Design conference. Challenged to give the “talk of their lives,” the world’s top scientists and science communicators have been dazzling audiences – many of whom are thought leaders, trend-setters and entertainers – for years now. Most of the best talks are now freely available on the internet, but sifting through hundreds of video clips to find the real gems can be hard going.

To make things easier, here are five of my favorite TED Talks on science. The selection rules were simple:

- Was I engaged within the first few seconds?
- Was I entertained, inspired and challenged?
- Would my kids understand the talk? and
- Together, do they tell a story?