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[Understanding Networks] Project Database Documentation
by Greg on Dec.13, 2011, under ITP, Understanding Networks
sample portfolio page
>Goal: Increase documentation and adding to the projects database by providing value to the process. Most people don’t have time to make a portfolio page, and this will allow them to easily create one as they go instead of at the last minute. Value and incentive are increased to both document and use the floorsquare API because using it may increase your exposure to classmates, faculty and the public. We also wanted to have the ability to browse and search old projects in the database through a more comprehensive projects gallery to supplement the one on the main page.
project portfolio zip file: https://github.com/ghobot/portfolio
[ITP2800] Big data from NYC
by Greg on Dec.04, 2011, under ITP, Social Activism using Mobile Technology
I was excited for our assignment on government data because my Techcrumbs final looks to use large datasets to really mature. I first looked through the cavernous datasets of data.gov primarily in the world of commerce/exports. It was an ordeal, not because the government has done a bad job in serving this data up using a unified UI with loads of features, but because of the lack of urgency govt agencies have organized their data. It puts a developer at a disadvantage because at any point, when the government wakes up and realizes this is the future of everything and mandates the upkeep of better datasets, scores of web apps, and applications will be broken. If you have time though, you can see an unreal amount of amazingly relevant data. This data access evolution is a shockingly important point in our democracy.
[ITP2800] TechCrumbs documentation
by Greg on Nov.05, 2011, under ITP, Science Life, Social Activism using Mobile Technology
Problem: This past weekend, the UN reported the 7 billionth person was born on earth. In about 200 years, we went from having 1 billion people on our planet to 7 billion. You might think that space is a problem, but you would be wrong. We have plenty of space, especially since the current human migration trend is toward super dense cities. The greater issue with so many people living on this planet is resources and demands on them. South Asia, South America, and Africa are all enjoying varying degrees of growth. This need for resources puts disastrous pressure on the environment and availability of water and food.
[ITP2800] This week in tech discusses the cycle of gadget consumerism
by Greg on Nov.09, 2011, under ITP, Social Activism using Mobile Technology
I was listening to this week in tech and they had this great conversation about consumption. I made a popcorn.js media of it with some commentary to show how it is related to Techcrumbs.org and sourcemap.org.
[ITP2800] Using Google My tracks
by Greg on Oct.12, 2011, under ITP, Social Activism using Mobile Technology
Create, publish and socialize your own geo map using GPS functionality on device
I have been using google’s my tracks on my android phone and it has been challenging. It has many settings, including how often it alerts you of your travels, and how often it will ask where you are. It is not always accurate due to this granularity of sensitivity and the instability of the android platform. Dont get me wrong, i love my android phone but it is a model of flakiness. GPS location can nod off, even with plenty of sky above you. It worsens being in the concrete jungle that is NYC with its tall buildings. I found turning wifi on while the gps also is on can cause a very noisy track. I know that android phones use wifi to triangulate position, and in their other services, it is possible to get more accurate position data when it is on. That doesn’t seem so with this app. (continue reading…)
[ITP2800] Occupy Wall Street + Tor for mobile devices
by Greg on Oct.05, 2011, under ITP, Social Activism using Mobile Technology
- Document a contentious public event with a mobile device
[Understanding Networks ] Pong Game Controller
by Greg on Sep.30, 2011, under ITP, Understanding Networks
Assignment: Socket exercise: communicating in realtime. I will give you a game platform and the protocols to log in and communicate with it. Make a client to log in and play. Work in Processing, Flash, Arduino or whatever environment is comfortable to you. (continue reading…)
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Nasa's Image of the Day
Expedition 30 Cosmonauts Perform Spacewalk
This image of Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Anton Shkaplerov, both Expedition 30 flight engineers, was taken during a spacewalk on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. During the six-hour, 15-minute spacewalk, Kononenko and Shkaplerov moved the Strela-1 crane from the Pirs Docking Compartment in preparation for replacing it in 2012 with a new laboratory and docking module. The duo used another boom, the Strela-2, to move the hand-operated crane to the Poisk module for future assembly and maintenance work. Both telescoping booms extend like fishing rods and are used to move massive components outside the station. On the exterior of the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2, they also installed the Vinoslivost Materials Sample Experiment, which will investigate the influence of space on the mechanical properties of the materials. The spacewalkers also collected a test sample from underneath the insulation on the Zvezda Service Module to search for any signs of living organisms. Both spacewalkers wore Russian Orlan spacesuits bearing blue stripes and equipped with NASA helmet cameras. Image Credit: NASA
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