new iTunes upgrade/download Skin Pistol The Apple Way Can you believe Bush has the audacity to attack Kerry on service? Question: Did Kerry Discard Vietnam Medals? Answer: who cares? Why do the Dems consistently give in to complaints by the Repubs? If Bush can keep silent, and the problem gets ignored, why does Kerry keep [...]
It’s that time of the month – keep away from me. I’ve got PMS: Pre Mailbox Syndrome. My inbox is flooded so much (didn’t I just do this?) that I’m actually starting to get happy about the 20 junk emails I get a day – they at least make it seem like I’m making a [...]
What to do with your spare USB port (thanks ITP!) Tags: pop culture, uncategorical
I hate-hate-hate when people give bad directions (especially because, even with good directions, I tend to get lost). This morning, I drove in circles for 3 hours looking for a highway exit that did not exist; I finally gave up and came home, empty-handed, after failing an errand that was supposed to take me 45 [...]
Max Objects dot com is a searchable database of over 1500 max/msp/jitter objects, by keywords (externals – free and for sale – and included objects with the app; all are specified as to which of these they are, with links to how to get them; most are freeware or shareware, to use with max). If [...]
Can you beat these Bumper Stickers? Tags: news and politics, pop culture
Apple’s new, speed-bumped iBooks and PowerBooks are out (YUM!). Makes me wish I had the money to buy the one-older models, as the price goes down, while supplies last. Campbell’s Soup has new Andy Warhol labels – what more needs to be said. But, most exciting of all, my students loans from the US are [...]
What a week! I like to think that my opening at outlet last Wednesday was pretty successful – there was a very nice Joburg/Pretoria mixed crowd, and so far, there seems to be interest from 3 parties in purchasing the limited edition DVD (out of 5). I’d appreciate any feedback from gallery-goers – the installation [...]
Please consider making a donation to the Revlon Run/Walk For Women, for cancer research. That link is for a pledge in the name of Staten Island’s own, beloved Jennifer Wandy. She’s the rockin’est. If you still can’t find meaning, try Yahoo’s new Soul-Search Engine Tags: news and politics, pop culture
And whilst on a break from American politics (for a change), I stumbled on the AfricaPundit blog. Interesante…. Tags: re-blog tidbits
SO, I skipped out on the freelance work I was meant to do yesterday (it’s always easier to catch up when I’ve had a day of fun), and went on a li’l picnic, with one of Abrie’s crews, to a place called Hekpoort; don’t ask me where that is – I have no clue. In [...]
“The New Forms Festival is an annual festival forum highlighting emerging forms at the junction of art, culture and technology.” It’d be nice to see some South African arts/academic representation there – the call for works and abstracts is current. Last night, some local artists came round for a pot-luck dinner – I love the [...]
Hello everyone out there in webland, and welcome to yet another exciting edition of the nathanielstern.com blog. Today’s topic, thanks in no small part to the help of the charming Jerry Botha over at Deloitte, will be: taxes. So it seems that due to my South African residence, and the fact that I have spent [...]
The physical computing workshop at Wits was a huge success!!! There will actually be another beginner’s workshop on interactive video and sound (in real time) at some point in the next few months (led by me), as there seemed to be keen interest, as well as an advanced p-comp workshop to follow. The former is [...]
Hektik few days, but so be it. The workshop at Wits (see last entry) is going fantastically well! Everyone’s ‘milmoe box’ works (this is our interface for physical devices and the computer to speak to one another), and today we will play with Max/MSP/Jitter. Because of this workshop’s success, we’re likely going to do another [...]
Just got the Fire-i Digital Camera in the mail – works on both Mac and PC. At only $89US, it is honestly the bestest real-time camera for interactive video I have ever used, and I’ll probably pick up another the next time I get to the states. Super fast, high-quality & resolution, and sees both [...]
my show at outlet opens in Pretoria on the 14th, less than two weeks away – hope to see you (whoever you may be) there :) Digital Video poetry installation, with more than a touch of irony and just a bit of political savvy… Ralphy B arrived here just a little bit ago (we’re talking [...]
Wired News: How E-Voting Threatens Democracy Tags: news and politics
