25.01.09



T R E K U Bookshelf >> by: DWR ""current books on the personal reading shelf...>

* * *

Human Action :: Ludwig von Mises
Processing: A Programming Handbook for Visual Designers + Artists :: Reas + Fry
Projective Geometry :: H. S. M. Coxeter
The Orgone Accumulator Handbook :: James DeMeo
Biedermeier :: Ottomeyer, Schroder + Winters
Economics in One Lesson :: Henry Hazlitt
Geometry, Relativity, and the Fourth Dimension :: Rudolf Rucker


22.01.09




E L B I N 50l__+__80l
>> by: Nola ""it nearly brings upon the action of fainting_ to bear the visualization of an individual tossing something_like a diaper_into such beautiful refuse containers.

www.nola.se



20.01.09



Caravaggio P2 >> by: L I G H T YEARS ""news had just come over, we had l i g h t years left to cry in :_:

: We've got l i g h t years, stuck on my eyes
L i g h t years, what a surprise
We've got l i g h t years, my brain hurts a lot
L i g h t years, that's all we've got
We've got l i g h t years, what a surprise :

l i g h t years.dk

16.01.09



Tunnel >> by: Dune NY ""Everyday, on my walk to the pizzeria, I cross paths with this bench;__ it's mystique is akin to Bill Wonka.


FREE FAMILY :: ZERO RADIUS SINK(S)

14.01.09




S I N K + DOUBLE S I N K_ZERO RADIUS
""contemporary undermountings.


TURN YOUR SINK INTO A "TOXIC ENERGY DRAWING CONTAINER" >>

what you'll need:
SINK STOPPER
GROUNDED WATER
PLYWOOD (3/8"THICK+)
DRILL + FORSTNER BIT (1 1/8")
SILICONE SEALANT
(4) 3' LONG, 1" DIA. STEEL TUBES

Insert the stopper to seal the deal
Add clean grounded water into the bowl(s) until reaching the half-way point
Cut your wood to fit the inside dimension of the sink edges
Drill four 1 1/8" diameter holes into the plywood, allowing at least 3" of space between the holes
Cap the bowl(s) with fabricated plywood
Insert the 3' long steel tube
s into the holes, so that their ends penetrate the surface of the water.
Apply silicone to seal any gaps.


Congratulations, you are now finished and have taken the first step to clean the toxic air out of your interior environment!


10.01.09



E L E P H A N T
""first on the ark.



APPLYING TEXTURE TO HIDDEN LINE-or-SHADED w/HIDDEN LINE VIEWS

q u i c k s t e p process (revit > photoshop)
=

1. create a digital image of a desired view in Revit (* print PDF_vector based):



2. open the now saved image/PDF in Photoshop:



3. find/open/create a "material map" or texture that you want to use:


*courtesy of Google images

4. open the "material map" file in Photoshop > click Edit (top toolbar) > Define Pattern > Name the pattern.



5. navigate back to the Perspective View. [Ctrl+Tab]

6. use the Magic Wand Tool [W] and select the desired faces/regions, use [Shift] to include multiple faces/regions in the same selection:




7. keeping the selection active, create a New Layer, [Shift+Ctrl+N] and apply a fill/paint to the selection on the New Layer with the Gradient Tool [G] (Foreground to Transparent):



8. Deselect [Ctrl+D] and navigate to your New Layer's_Blending Options.

9. Apply Pattern Overlay Effect > select the "material/map" (i.e. Defined Pattern) > adjusting the "Scale", "Opacity", or "Blend Modes" to create the desired effect.




V O I L A



07.01.09



Modulo >> by: Gandiablasco ""p-p-please pay proper attention to the parametric data placed within this pergola's "Dimension"/"Other" parameter groupings. The purpose for such attention will pleasantly please you when preparing the positions of the fabric privacy panels.


05.01.09



iMac 24"
>> by: Apple
""one of my favorite monitors.

Relating to "HUMAN ACTION" ::

"Division of Labor__The fundamental social phenomenon is the division of labor and its counterpart human cooperation.
Experience teaches man that cooperative action is more efficient and productive than isolated action of self-sufficient individuals. The natural conditions determining man's life and effort are such that the division of labor increases output per unit of labor expended.

In Effect__The division of labor is the outcome of man's conscious reaction to the multiplicity of natural conditions. It assigns to the various geographic areas specific functions in the complex of the processes of production. It makes some areas urban, others rural: it locates the various branches of manufacturing, excavating, and agriculture in different places. Exercise and practice of specific tasks adjust individuals better to the requirements of their performance; men develop some of their inborn faculties and stunt the development of others. Vocational types emerge, people become specialists.

The division of labor splits the various processes of production into minute tasks, many of which can be performed by mechanical devices. It is this fact that made the use of machinery possible and brought about the amazing improvements in technical methods of production. Mechanization is the fruit of the division of labor, its most beneficial achievement, not its motive and fountain spring. Power-driven specialized machinery could be employed only in a social environment under the division of labor. Every step forward on the road toward the use of more specialized, more refined, and more productive machines requires a further specialization of tasks."

-M I S E S

05.01.09




M I L K + BLACK M I L K
""yours_delivered_free_just the way you like it.

http://www.milk.dk/