Archive for May, 2009
Gauss Guns
http://hackedgadgets.com/2009/05/07/mv-coilmaster-mark1-coil-gun/ I . . . I dunno what to say. As a young geek growing up with cyberpunk novels and roleplaying games, I’ve always wanted a gauss pistol. As a photography geek with access to large capacitors, I’ve seen what happens when they connect to a coil and push something ferrous at high speeds. Usually [...]
In: Uncategorized · Tagged with: geekery, weapons
May 4th/5th
For some, today will be Star Wars day. For others, Cinco de Mayo. For us at the Lab, it’s a day of mourning. Five years ago, David Reimer killed himself. If you don’t know who he was, that’s kinda understandable. Most of the medical, psychological, and research world knew him as John/Joan, the research patient [...]
In: Uncategorized · Tagged with: for David, John/Joan
It’s actually over
Took my parents to the gallery tonight, and I’m glad I got there early. I guess the email saying “Yes, we actually need you to open the doors for everyone else” never made it to me. Oh well, so they only have minutes to prepare instead of half an hour, it keeps the undergrads on [...]
In: cyberart · Tagged with: cs4xxx