know tech http://blog.knowtech.tv pointing to interesting stuff elsewhere posterous.com Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:31:59 -0800 123D Make prints 2D plans to make 3D objects http://blog.knowtech.tv/123d-make-prints-2d-plans-to-make-3d-objects http://blog.knowtech.tv/123d-make-prints-2d-plans-to-make-3d-objects

123D Make prints 2D plans to make 3D objects. print a stencil to cut cardboard then stack the layers to make an object. OS X only for now.

http://t.co/zsR9nGuM

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/303118/jwf_southpark.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qLuerdgl5D john foster johnfoster john foster Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:53:00 -0700 3d printer in the NYT http://blog.knowtech.tv/3d-printer-in-the-nyt http://blog.knowtech.tv/3d-printer-in-the-nyt

15basics-web-jumbo-v2

yep. we already know all about it. that which isn't the point of the infographic. it's the fact the New York Times devoted time to making such a detailed map of a 3D printer. and published it!

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/06/15/technology/personaltech/2011091...

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/303118/jwf_southpark.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qLuerdgl5D john foster johnfoster john foster Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:11:05 -0700 Feynman http://blog.knowtech.tv/feynman http://blog.knowtech.tv/feynman
Feynman

it came out last week. it's a biography of Richard Fernman drawn as a comic book. it's an easy read. you can enjoy it in one go. or you can stop often letting the stories sink in over a bunch of days. there are two lectures included toward the end. go slow or re-read a panel until you get the full affect. because after you read it you will understand what it's like to be a theoretical particle physicist even if you aren't. don't worry, the effect won't last long. you'll return to your normal self soon enough.

preview it here. buy it here.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/303118/jwf_southpark.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qLuerdgl5D john foster johnfoster john foster Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:33:38 -0700 font of the day: highlands http://blog.knowtech.tv/font-of-the-day-highlands http://blog.knowtech.tv/font-of-the-day-highlands
Fod-highland

nice big square serifs. http://www.losttype.com/font/?name=highlands

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/303118/jwf_southpark.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qLuerdgl5D john foster johnfoster john foster Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:00:55 -0700 FreddieW vs Alie… err, Cowboys http://blog.knowtech.tv/freddiew-vs-alie-err-cowboys http://blog.knowtech.tv/freddiew-vs-alie-err-cowboys

be sure to watch the behind the scenes.

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Cvsa

Rio Grande vs Squiznor

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/303118/jwf_southpark.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qLuerdgl5D john foster johnfoster john foster Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:10:20 -0700 the $25 PC hits it's Alpha mark http://blog.knowtech.tv/the-25-pc-hits-its-alpha-mark http://blog.knowtech.tv/the-25-pc-hits-its-alpha-mark
Raspberry1

based on an ARM processor this "PC" has 128MB of RAM, USB and displays video via an HDMI port. it seems odd to us that they would use HDMI instead of VGA because there are so many "free" displays that it could power. fortunately, a $4 cable solves this problem. the plan is to make 2 versions one with 128M of RAM and another that doubles the RAM and adds a ethernet port selling for $10 more.

http://www.raspberrypi.org/

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Mariohtml5

link and be sure to check out the source!

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Pijamas

PIJAMAS

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/303118/jwf_southpark.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qLuerdgl5D john foster johnfoster john foster Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:40:30 -0700 ethernet just gets faster and faster http://blog.knowtech.tv/ethernet-just-gets-faster-and-faster http://blog.knowtech.tv/ethernet-just-gets-faster-and-faster
Img_1118

ethernet had compromise in mind from the beginning which is what allows it to get faster as technology improves. this Wired article covers it from beginning to end.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/303118/jwf_southpark.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qLuerdgl5D john foster johnfoster john foster Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:56:16 -0700 Orbiter: more real space flight sim http://blog.knowtech.tv/orbiter-more-real-space-flight-sim http://blog.knowtech.tv/orbiter-more-real-space-flight-sim
Atlantis_launch

if flying the real thing has always been you dream then bust out the Windows machine and light some realistic fires with Orbiter. failure is a likely option.

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Kspimage07-1

bust out the Windows machine and light the fire, we've got a space program to simulate!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/303118/jwf_southpark.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qLuerdgl5D john foster johnfoster john foster Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:13:14 -0700 moving to Nebraska… please stand by. http://blog.knowtech.tv/moving-to-nebraska-please-stand-by http://blog.knowtech.tv/moving-to-nebraska-please-stand-by

Image

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/998995/knowtech_square.jpg http://posterous.com/users/he6x3FMH7jurg Know Tech Know Tech Know Tech Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:31:11 -0700 font of the day: Hauaracherell http://blog.knowtech.tv/font-of-the-day-hauaracherell http://blog.knowtech.tv/font-of-the-day-hauaracherell
Fotd_624

it's retro cartoony in a serious way. you can see it headlining everything from Instant Hole to Rocket Skates.link.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/303118/jwf_southpark.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qLuerdgl5D john foster johnfoster john foster Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:33:25 -0700 font of the day: Gretoon http://blog.knowtech.tv/font-of-the-day-gretoon http://blog.knowtech.tv/font-of-the-day-gretoon
Fotd_622
nifty typeface. nasty license. YMMV. <a href = "http://www.fontspace.com/måns-grebäck/gretoon">link</a>.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/303118/jwf_southpark.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qLuerdgl5D john foster johnfoster john foster Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:23:00 -0700 100 years of IBM http://blog.knowtech.tv/100-years-of-ibm-23381 http://blog.knowtech.tv/100-years-of-ibm-23381

100ibm

nobody ever got fired for buying big blue. here's an incomplete picture set of 100 years of technology. link

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/303118/jwf_southpark.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qLuerdgl5D john foster johnfoster john foster Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:42:49 -0700 making a virtual turntable http://blog.knowtech.tv/making-a-virtual-turntable http://blog.knowtech.tv/making-a-virtual-turntable
Turntable-outline

all the details, design, and code is there to see. link.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/303118/jwf_southpark.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qLuerdgl5D john foster johnfoster john foster Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:23:24 -0700 Gaming Made Me: Colossal Cave http://blog.knowtech.tv/gaming-made-me-colossal-cave http://blog.knowtech.tv/gaming-made-me-colossal-cave
Adventure5

"The terse text lent itself to that kind of dreaming. The game was littered with treasure objects: a Ming vase, a pearl, an emerald, clearly meant to be carried, but for what purpose? Points? Why were we in a cave, for what were we searching, to what end? Why was there a pirate? We never asked. We never even thought about it. It was about the exploration, and we cared only about how to get to the next room, and how to put it all in order."

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/303118/jwf_southpark.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qLuerdgl5D john foster johnfoster john foster Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:02:54 -0700 Stencyl helps you make Flash games http://blog.knowtech.tv/stencyl-helps-you-make-flash-games http://blog.knowtech.tv/stencyl-helps-you-make-flash-games
Overview-section3-gallery3-ful
Tiles, characters, a simple scripting language, tons of sample games, and a bunch of publishing options. free. link.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/303118/jwf_southpark.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qLuerdgl5D john foster johnfoster john foster Tue, 31 May 2011 16:01:22 -0700 Adam Savage at Maker Faire 2011 http://blog.knowtech.tv/adam-savage-at-maker-faire-2011 http://blog.knowtech.tv/adam-savage-at-maker-faire-2011

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