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Anti-War Protesters Rally In San Francisco – Photo – LIFE Just found a picture of me from 2002 where I’m on stilts, dressed as Uncle Sam, drumming at an anti-war protest in San Francisco! who knew?
Raygun Rover @ Nasa Ames for Yuri’s Night
DSC_0232_330 Originally uploaded by jon sarriugarte A Big hit hit with kids of all ages, the Raygun Rover rolled around the tarmac at Nasa Ames Research center April 10th, along with the Raygun Gothic Rocketship, Les Claypool, The Black Keys, Glitch Mob, Beats Antique and many more talented and amazing people!
Higgs-Boson Photographed!
“It’s small, its elusive, but its very friendly!” says Tom Sepe of the Higgs-Boson particle he photographed in his garage on Monday. Scientists have been looking for the Higgs-Boson or “God Particle” for decades but “They’ve been going about it all wrong!” says Sepe, who was able to coax the quantum particle out of hiding […]
WORC- Rocket Video Tease
Wow I just got back from a fantastic weekend in Tahoe with the West Oakland Rocketry Club (WORC) here’s a little video tease shot with a Casio EX-FS10 at 400 frames per second of my X-Patriot missile: 4 “D” motors. cardboard tube, foam-core fins, whiffle-ball nosecone, perfect paint job. no recovery method. Tahoe WORC trip […]
Winterizing the Steampunk Treehouse (timelapse video)
The winter storms. Warehouses open their doors and close them again. The treehouse must move. Out of Treasure Island and into the badlands of East Oakland… NIMBY takes us in for a while as we make a list of that which needs fixing; Wiring, windows, holes in walls, a new roof. In June the Treehouse […]
By The Time I Get To Arizona – Martin Luther King Day
[Tippin’ my hat to Martin Luther] “I’m countin’ down to the day deservin’ Fittin’ for a King. I’m waitin’ for the time when I can Get to Arizona’ Cause my money’s spent on The goddamn rent Neither party is mine not the Jackass or the elephant “ YouTube – Public Enemy – By The Time […]
Wade Davis: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World – The Long Now
Last week I attended an incredible talk by Wade Davis titled: The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World – The Long Now. It was hosted by the Long Now Foundation at Herbst Theater in Fort Mason. Mr. Davis is a fantastic storyteller – I’m not even sure I could catch him breathing… the […]
This is your Brain on Techno
Non-Newtonian Fluid Dynamics demonstrates what may be happening inside your skull when you listen to music at a club! This scientific experiment uses a tone generator, an amplifier and a speaker cone to create chaotic waveforms inside a a mixture of cornstarch and water.
Hexayurt Project – Shelter for $100
The Hexayurt is a new kind of sheltering solution. To make the simplest hexayurt, make a wall by putting six sheets of plywood on their sides in a hexagon. Cut six more sheets in half diagonally, and screw them together into a shallow cone. Lift with a large group on to the wall, and fasten […]
Shelter 2.0
Over one million people will go to sleep this year without proper shelter and in the wake of our countries current economic situation and the continual growth of tent cities here in America, it is the mission of Shelter 2.0 that everyone should have the right to a roof over there head and a floor […]