Chelfyn from The G33kshow rounds up some amazing and freaky advancements in Robotics.
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Chelfyn picks up MsBehaviour’s topic from last week by explaining personal fabrication and a 3D revolution called Makerbot. As Chelfyn explains, it is extraordinary how the present really is starting to look like the future… Check out more audio and video over at theG33kShow.com.
MsBehaviour says maker spaces are growing in popularity, bringing hackers, crafters, and creators together to share tools and skills. Urban zones are sprouting knitted or crocheted overlays, embedded with Arduino open-source electronics for interactive creations. Old skool crafts are being given a geek twist, with knitted robots, crocheted computers or games characters immortalised in cross stitch. Check out all the links over at The Big Idea.
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Also take a look at the new video edit of the MsB Files:
MsBehaviour reports on Paul Graham who a runs successful seed fund company Y Combinator, and writes a popular series of essays the most recent of which is on the Maker’s v Manager’s Schedule which is important to understand if you are trying to manage writers, coders, designers, editors, or any other ‘creative types.’ Full links and show notes are over at TheG33kShow.com.
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The Guardian Science section reports that a team of US scientists have engineered bacteria that could solve complex mathematical problems faster than anything made from silicon. Chelfyn gives a summary of what all this means. Check out more audio and video over at theG33kShow.com.
MsBehaviour reports on the growth areas of the entertainment industry. CD Baby have paid out over $100 million to indie artists and the stats show that contrary to some reports sales of entertainment media are on the rise… Full links and show notes are over at TheG33kShow.com.
MsBehaviour looks at why tagging data is important as the next phase in the development of the Semantic Web and provides some tips for tagging your content. Full show notes are up on The Big Idea and check out more audio and video over at theG33kShow.com.
Chelfyn has some great tips to improve productivity when doing repetitive tasks in front of your computer. He has found some nifty ways to employ gear that is traditionally used in a musical context to take care of those computer keyboard “shortcuts”. Indulge in more over at theG33kShow.com or follow Chelfyn on Twitter
Chelfyn tells us about Opera Unite which allows you to easily share your data: photos, music, notes and other files. You can run chat rooms and host entire Web sites. It puts the power of a Web server in your browser and using your own computer and internet connection. Indulge in more over at theG33kShow.com or follow Chelfyn on Twitter
MsBehaviour has a round up of sites delivering digital information about New Zealand Culture & History just in time for the school holidays. Listen to the audio and click the links over at theG33kShow.com.
