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Openframeworks

2011-11-24T01:55:42Z

Rob:

*[http://wiki.openframeworks.cc/index.php?title=Creating_New_Project_in_Xcode Renaming a project]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/ofauckland/examples/8-artoolkit-example Ricks hints and tips]
*[http://wiki.openframeworks.cc/index.php?title=Ooops%21_%3D_Object_Oriented_Programming_%2B_Classes array tutorial]
*addons
**[http://forum.openframeworks.cc/index.php/topic,3316.msg21867.html#msg21867 download file vis HTTP] - this works
**[https://github.com/Flightphase/ofxImageSequence Display Image sequences] - compile errors
**[http://forum.openframeworks.cc/index.php?topic=1335.0 Threaded video playback] - compile errors
**[https://github.com/Flightphase/ofxQTKitVideoGrabber/tree/master/example Video grabber] - overkill

==String formating==
Format int to string
<pre>
string ofxFormatString(string format, int number) {
char buffer[100];
sprintf(buffer, format.c_str(), number);
return (string)buffer;
}
</pre>

Cast a string into a char array
char *fileName = (char*)FileMeasure.c_str();

sprintf can handle most type conversions into a char*
sprintf(buffer, "mkdir -p %s", path);

==Mac OS X ACL==
chmod +a "rcar004 allow file_inherit,add_file,add_subdirectory,directory_inherit" /Volumes/
But better to just set perms in finder.

Marin mountain bike

2011-07-20T01:43:05Z

Rob:

Taken from outside AUT WT building crn Rutland St between 10am and 1:30pm Wednesday 20 July.

*Marin Nail Trail mountain bike - Black
*White fox forks - partly peeled off stickers on the forks
*Schwalbe road tires
*White paint scratches on the frame.
*Very worn grips
*Contact: [mailto:rob@mintmedia.co.nz Robert Carter], 021 421 129

[[File:Marin Nail Trail.jpg|thumb|500px]]

Simple smb.conf

2011-07-14T22:54:06Z

Rob:

<pre>
[global]

netbios name = MEDIA
workgroup = WORKGROUP
security = user
encrypt passwords = yes
smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
interfaces = 192.168.1.1/16
guest account = rob
map to guest = Bad User

[media]

comment = media
path = /home/media
writeable = yes
create mask = 0770
force create mode = 0770
locking = yes
guest ok = yes
</pre>

Then do:
sudo smbpasswd -L -a rob
sudo smbpasswd -L -e rob
to create and activate the user.

Flashing WRT64G routers

2011-05-26T00:33:22Z

Rob:

*Assign a static IP address to your host system
**IP: 192.168.1.123
**Mask: 255.255.255.0
*Set the ethernet config
**Speed: auto-select
**MTU:1500

Power on the router and run this command. '''openwrt-wrt54g-squashfs.bin''' is the image to write to the firmware.

<pre>

rob-macbookpro:wrt54gl rcar004$ echo -e "verbose\nbinary\nrexmt 1\ntimeout 60\ntrace\nput openwrt-wrt54g-squashfs.bin\n" | tftp 192.168.1.1
Verbose mode on.
mode set to octet
Packet tracing on.
putting openwrt-wrt54g-squashfs.bin to 192.168.1.1:openwrt-wrt54g-squashfs.bin [octet]
sent WRQ <file=openwrt-wrt54g-squashfs.bin, mode=octet>
tftp: sendto: No route to host
rob-macbookpro:wrt54gl rcar004$ echo -e "verbose\nbinary\nrexmt 1\ntimeout 60\ntrace\nput openwrt-wrt54g-squashfs.bin\n" | tftp 192.168.1.1
Verbose mode on.
mode set to octet
Packet tracing on.
putting openwrt-wrt54g-squashfs.bin to 192.168.1.1:openwrt-wrt54g-squashfs.bin [octet]
sent WRQ <file=openwrt-wrt54g-squashfs.bin, mode=octet>
received ACK <block=0>
sent DATA <block=1, 512 bytes>
received ACK <block=1>
sent DATA <block=2, 512 bytes>
received ACK <block=2>
sent DATA <block=3, 512 bytes>
received ACK <block=3>

</pre>

The Netherlands

2011-04-24T03:23:37Z

Rob: /* UK passport application */

==With an EU passport==
*Able to work without special permit.

==UK passport application==
*[http://www.votemenot.co.nz/thread/200306/english-british-passort-for-my-children/ Children of non-uk passport holders cannot get a uk passport.]

*[http://ukinnewzealand.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-british-nationals/passports-old/applying-in-nz/passport-forms-in-New-Zealand Application forms]
*[http://ukinnewzealand.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-british-nationals/passports-old/applying-in-nz/checklist1 Checklists]

==Piet Zwart Institute Willem de Kooning Academy Rotterdam University==
*[http://pzwart.wdka.nl/networked-media/category/apply/deadlines/ Application deadline May 1]

==Links==
*http://www.netherlandsembassy.co.nz/

Funding organisations and trusts

2011-01-17T02:58:44Z

Rob: Created page with 'In New Zealand if a bar or pub has gambling machines they are required to distribute a certain percentage of the profits to community organisations in order to offset the social …'

In New Zealand if a bar or pub has gambling machines they are required to distribute a certain percentage of the profits to community organisations in order to offset the social costs of such machines. Some community trusts are run as non-profit organisations to administer gambling and distributing the money to organisations such as sports clubs.

== Authorised Purpose ==

Under the gaming act trusts must award money to organisations based on rules. Here is an example for a [http://oxfordsportstrust.org.nz/index.htm sports club] funding body.

*[http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Services-Casino-and-Non-Casino-Gaming-Authorised-Purpose-Guidelines-for-Societies-and-Clubs?OpenDocument&ExpandView General guidelines] from the Dept of Infernal Affairs

== Documentation ==
Most trusts require you to provide the following documentation.
*Three quotes
*Application signed by two committee members
*Employment contracts (if the grant will be used to pay someone)
*Meeting minutes showing a resolution to apply for funding
*Covering letter (on letterhead) describing the organisation and it's objectives
*Bank deposit slip or bank account number
*Affiliations (regional or national body)
*[[w:GST|GST]] registration status (GST number)
*Incorporation certificate is the organisation is an Inc.
*Trust certificate if the organisation is a trust.
*Latest income and expenditure account

== Sports funding organisations and trusts ==
Though not exclusively funding sport these organisations give the majority of their funding to sports organisations.
*[http://nzct.org.nz/grants_applications.php NZCT]
**[http://nzct.org.nz/grants_get.php Application form]
*[http://oxfordsportstrust.org.nz/grants.htm Oxford Sports Trust]
**[http://oxfordsportstrust.org.nz/grantpolicy.pdf Grant policy]
**[http://oxfordsportstrust.org.nz/Application%20forms%203%20pages.pdf Application form]
*[http://www.centuryfoundation.co.nz Century Foundation]
**[http://www.centuryfoundation.co.nz/CenturyFoundation/New%20Pages/Images/Grants/Form/application%20form.pdf Application form]

== General community funding organisations and trusts ==
*[http://southerntrust.org.nz/ Southern Trust]
**[http://southerntrust.org.nz/index.php?test_trg Application form]
**[http://southerntrust.org.nz/index.php?authorised_purpose Authorised purpose]
*[http://lionfoundation.org.nz/default.asp?ObjectID=122 Lion Foundation]
**[http://lionfoundation.org.nz/default.asp?ObjectID=150 Application form]
**Contributions: NZ$46,911,548 in year to 31 March 2006
*[http://pubcharity.org.nz/ Pub Charity]
**[http://www.pubcharity.org.nz/default.asp?pid=7&sid=14&tabcap=CC0000 Regulations]
**[http://www.iserve.co.nz/users-nt/www.pubcharity.org.nz/images/uploaded/Application%20Form.pdf Application form]
*[http://trillian.co.nz/ Trillian Trust]
**[http://trillian.co.nz/index.asp?pageID=2145827556 Applying]
**[mailto:shelley@trillian.co.nz?subject=Grant Request form by email]

Screen printing workshop

2011-01-07T21:24:22Z

Rob: /* What to bring */

[[Category:Screenprinting]][[Category:Events]]
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==Who, when and where?==
[[File:Applying-emulsion.jpg|500px]]
* '''Facilitator''': [[Home|Robert Carter]] (cell 021 421129)
*Workshop phone: +64 (0) 22 069 2047
* '''Date''': Sunday 23 January 2011. 10am
* [http://www.tangleball.co.nz/?q=node/1 Tangleball], 27 Edinburgh St, Newton.
* '''Numbers''': Group of 8

==What is screen printing?==
Screen printing is a fun and versatile way of printing artwork onto fabrics, wood, paper and a range of other materials. Also known as silk screen printing, silk screening, seriography, or serigraph, the process uses a fine mesh held under tension by a wood or aluminium frame. Historically the mesh was actually made from silk, but these days it's made from nylon monofilament. A rubber blade attached to a wooden handle, called a squeegee, is used to drag a pool of paint or ink across the screen.

The core concept of screen printing is the idea of a stencil. A stencil is a way of preventing paint from being able to pass through the screen mesh. A simple stencil could be a sheet of paper with a design cut out of it, taped to the down side of the screen. Where the paper has been cut out, the paint will pass through the screen and onto the work you are printing on. More sophisticated stencils can be made photographically using photo emulsion and a film positive.

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</html>

*[http://mintmedia.co.nz/Category:Screenprinting Rob's screen printing photos and articles]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen-printing Wikipedia article on screen printing]

==How much will it cost?==
*Base cost is $35 ($20 to Tangleball or Tumeke Cycle Space financial members). This amount is payable in advance to secure a place at the workshop.
*A limited number of screens will be available on the day at a $5 per screen.
*Add $5 if you want a screen already coated with photo emulsion - you need to tell me in advance if you want make a photo stencil. If you aren't sure or don't know please call or email.

==Sounds great! How do I take part?==
*First email me ([mailto:rob@mintmedia.co.nz rob@mintmedia.co.nz]) with your info
** Name and contact details
*Make a direct debit payment to secure a place at the workshop, you can also take your chances and pay on the day.
*Account details: Mint Media, ANZ Bank, Ponsonby Branch, 010249-0081889-00
*Please note: We don't have EFTPOS facilities and we don't accept cheques or credit cards.

== Subjects covered ==
I estimate the workshop would take half a day and covers these areas.

* Safety - Risks and personal protection. Chemicals involved. Environmental management.
* Applications of screen printing in commercial and graphic art and a bit of history
* Materials - Screens. Squeegee. Paint. Emulsion. Emulsion remover. Degreaser.
* Practical experiments - Qualities of paints. Screen meshes. Kinds of stencils. Printing on what?
* Paper, plastic, photo stencils
* Screen preparation - degreasing, mixing and coating with photo emulsion, exposure and washing.
* Practical printing techniques - In pairs. Tests. Printing an edition.
* From here on depends on what the people want to know about / experiment with
* Project idea: Create a poster for Tangleball #2

==What to bring==
*Clothes that can get paint on them
*Craft knife
*Things for drawing or sketching: Pens, pencils, markers.
*Source material: Sketches, books, posters, artwork you find interesting or inspiring.
*Transparencies (film positives) with your artwork photocopied or laser printed onto - bring two identical copies.
*Garments, paper or wood to print on.
*TWO transparencies with your design photocopied or laser printed onto them (not essential as we do hand cut stencils also)

==Things to print on==
I will be providing some brown paper for tests and for paper printing. There will be a small range of garments available for purchase at $10 per item ($5 for members). These include tops and t-shirts in mens and womens styles in a few sizes. I strongly recommend that you bring some garments, fabric items or sheets of paper as it's much nicer to print on something you've chosen yourself. You could also bring wood or MDF.

==Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) ==

===Can I bring my own design and have it put on a screen and print it?===
Yes, BUT. You must do these things:
*Your design must be A3 size or less.
*You must bring two transparencies with your design photocopied (darkest setting) or laser printed onto. When backed up together and held up to the light you should see no light through the dark areas of the design.
*You must tell me in advance you want to do this so I can coat a screen with photo emulsion for you. You also need to pay $5 extra to cover the the cost of the emulsion.
*You must purchase the screen on the day

===How about bring your own screen or use existing designs===
..for folks that are happy to have the experience and a t-shirt printed with an existing design?

Yes, we have a range of existing screens you can use to print with. You don't have to purchase a screen as part of the workshop.

===What can be printed on?===
Hats, denim, automobiles?

We'll be providing assorted colours of fabric paint to print with. This will make nice prints on most fabrics, also paper and wood. You won't be able to print on your car, but you could print on the canvas spare-wheel cover of a 4WD for example. Hats are tricky as the print area is small and you would usually use a special small screen and a rig to do this. The screens we have are probably too big to print on hats, but people are welcome to try (provide your own hat).

===Can we play around a bit with the pricing? I'm thinking about buying an extra screen or two===
I hope to have 10 screens available for purchase at the workshop. See the [[#How_much_will_it_cost?|pricing schedule]] for details.

===Can I print photographic designs in multiple colours like on that Barak Obama / 50 Cent / Iron Maiden T-Shirt?===
No. We won't be using screen printing machines, just people and benches. It's best to leave that kind of work to the professionals.

===Do you have EFT-POS?===
No, cash only.

Home new

2010-06-21T05:01:31Z

Rob:

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My name is Robert Carter. Collected here are images, writing and links to my work and the work of others that I find interesting, inspiring or curious.
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[[Image:Magic Garden closeup.jpg|398px|link=Magic Garden]]
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[[Image:Doro.jpg|398px|link=Doro - A short film]]
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Blake

2010-05-31T01:44:25Z

Rob:

[[Image:Blake Ange and Luna 1.jpg]]

[[Image:Blake Ange and Luna 2.jpg]]

[[Image:Blake and Luna 2.jpg]]

[[Image:Blake.jpg]]

[[Image:Blake Ange and Luna 3.jpg]]

Timber

2010-02-13T02:15:46Z

Rob: Created page with '500px 500px'

[[File:Timber.jpg|500px]]

[[File:Timber closeup.jpg|500px]]

Fan oscillator

2010-01-18T21:31:27Z

Rob:

__NOTOC__[[Category:Electronics]]
I wanted to make a simple synth that produced nice bass sounds. [http://gieskes.nl/instruments/?file=synth-fan Gijs Gieskes] fan synth project shows a simple circuit to make an oscillator based on a fan. Gijs has done some interesting original stuff so check his site out.

The oscillator would generate analogue frequencies down to the [[W:Absolute_threshold_of_hearing|limit of human hearing]]. It also has some very nice distortion threshold conditions.

The on/off switching you hear in the second clip is me turning on and off a lamp above the photocell - the lamp acts like a distortion pedal.

<html><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fvdu23%2Ffan-audio-test-1&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=18400c"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fvdu23%2Ffan-audio-test-1&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=18400c" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/vdu23/fan-audio-test-1">Fan audio test 1</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/vdu23">vdu23</a></span></html>

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<object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fvdu23%2Ffan-synth-test-with-lamp-switching&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=18400c"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fvdu23%2Ffan-synth-test-with-lamp-switching&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=18400c" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/vdu23/fan-synth-test-with-lamp-switching">Fan synth test with lamp switching</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/vdu23">vdu23</a></span>
</html>

This is what it physically looks like - see Gijs site for the schematic diagram (the section on the right).

[[Image:Fan oscillator on breadboard.jpg|600px]]

That's not quite true, the fan itself is connected to a 10K pot to control it's speed.

The next step is the build this into a half-way decent instrument and perhaps add a light sequencer to allow you to chop up the sound.

==See also==
*[http://www.jaycar.co.nz/productView.asp?ID=ZD1950&CATID=33&form=CAT&SUBCATID=245 IR Phototransistor]
*[[Wikipedia:555_timer_IC|555 timer]]
*[http://home.cogeco.ca/~rpaisley4/LM555.html Extensive LM555 oscillator circuits]
*[http://www.jaycar.co.nz/products_uploaded/ZD1948.pdf datasheet for the photodiode]
*[http://chiphacker.com/questions/1485/sensing-light-and-outputing-voltage-suitable-for-audio/1493#1493 Chiphacker question and answers]
*[http://delicious.com/robmint/electronics Datasheets and links]

Juicy Threes brake pad service

2010-01-15T00:27:13Z

Rob:

These are hydraulic disc brakes and it's tricky to replace the pads. The system uses a non-standard bleed nipple which requires you to buy a special kit. I didn't want to go to this trouble, so here is how I replaced the pads with minimum fuss.

Firstly don't remove the bake calliper from the frame, just remove the wheel and sit the bike upside down. Don't touch the brake lever at any time during the work, other wise expect to spend an hour or so pushing the brake piston back into the cylinder.

[[Image:Juicy Threes old pads rear view.jpg|500px]]

Push a small flat head screw driver between the outside of each pad - the side that does not touch the disc. There should be a small amount of play where the pad backing plate can move. Lever the brake piston to push it back into it's cylinder - use a medium amount of force so as not to damage the piston.

Do this on both sides so both pistons give you clearance to remove the old brake pad assembly. The two pads are installed with a spring clip that separates them from the disc when the pistons are retracted, when not under braking.

You should be able to remove each pad one at a time, then the spring.

[[Image:Juicy Threes old pads disassembly.jpg|500px]]

At this point you should check you piston clearance to make sure the pistons are retracted. Be very careful not to touch the brake lever when the brake is in this state.

[[Image:Juicy Threes rear view no pads.jpg|500px]]

Remove the new brake pads from the packaging and remove the protective cardboard between the pads. Holding the pads and spring together push them into the brake calliper - making sure you have them the right way around.

I helps if you remove one of the pads to let the spring and the other side fit more easily. You can then use the small screwdriver to bend the spring to let you fit the second pad behind it. Each pad will click into the calliper fitting with it's two ''ears''.

[[Image:Juicy Threes rear view new pads.jpg|500px]]

mint media - New pages [en]

Openframeworks

Marin mountain bike

Simple smb.conf

Flashing WRT64G routers

The Netherlands

Funding organisations and trusts

Screen printing workshop

Home new

Blake

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Timber

Fan oscillator

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