“Processing is an open source programming language and environment for people who want to create images, animations, and interactions. Initially developed to serve as a software sketchbook and to teach fundamentals of computer programming within a visual context, Processing also has evolved into a tool for generating finished professional work.”
Learning Processing by Daniel Shiffman book, tutorials, examples, exercises
An online interactive site at http://tributary.io/inlet/6666089
Life and Death Planning:
Low effort, high reward.
https://workflowy.com
“WorkFlowy is an organizational tool that makes life easier. It can help you organize personal to-dos, collaborate on large team projects, take notes, write research papers, keep a journal, plan a wedding, and much more”
http://www.timferriss.com/ author of The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body
according to Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/gweek-077-tim-ferriss-author.html
“Tim is a broad-spectrum enthusiast and his sense of curiosity drives him to learn about and participate in a dizzyingly large number of activities. He’s developed a system of sorts to quickly pick up enough skills and knowledge to understand, participate in, and appreciate crafts and practices such as learning languages, game hunting, martial arts, body building, tango dancing, and startup investment. His latest book, The 4-Hour Chef“
THE AUDITION from celia rowlson-hall on Vimeo.
Video from NPR
“The American Helicopter Society (AHS) has promised $250,000 to the team that can build a human-powered helicopter. All it has to do is hover for a minute, reach a height of 3 meters (about 10 feet), and stay in a 10-meter box”
http://duolingo.com “With Duolingo you learn a language for free while helping to translate the web”
I using this to learn Spanish. I’m pretty impressed with the clean interface and interactivity.
“Instead of written tutorials or videos, TinkerLearn gives you the geeky but sultry source code to real apps, written by the Mysterious Trousers team, allowing you to get straight to the point of learning iOS.”
Very affordable. The entire core curriculum for $15.
Norman Melancton Bel Geddes (April 27, 1893 – May 8, 1958) was an American theatrical and industrial designer who focused on aerodynamics.
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Norman+Bel+Geddes&qpvt=Norman+Bel+Geddes&FORM=IGRE
http://boxdesigner.frag-den-spatz.de/
This site offers a variety of box options for laser cutters.
TopTenReviews of die cutting machines. Their top choice: Black Cat Cougar $749 “With 900 grams of pressure it will get through an amazingly long list of materials. The usual suspects are of course on that list – cardstock, vinyl, velum, etc. – but consider the family of projects you can create when your die cutting machine can carve precise shapes into rubber, leather, sponge and even faux fur. ”
http://die-cutting-machines-review.toptenreviews.com/
