I’m back to share with you the very first contraption I rigged up with my MaKey MaKey kit: dance pads for playing Flash Flash Revolution more like the game it imitates. (If you missed my first post that explains the concept of the MaKey MaKey, you should check it out here: Making Keys with MaKey MaKey!) Flash Flash Revolution is an online flash version of the dance video game Dance Dance Rev... »
Ever wanted to play a banana piano? It’s possible with MaKey MaKey! Back in June, I helped* Kickstart the production of a kit that allows you to turn anything that’s a little bit conductive into a button, control, or key. The MaKey MaKey is a panel that you connect to your computer with a USB cable and then to other objects (like clay, vegetables, pencils drawings, pools of liquid, or ... »
The Mad Art Lab backchannel is a treasure trove of information, resources and goofiness. Sometimes mostly goofiness. Here’s an excerpt from last week: From: Brian G To: madartlab Subject: Since you’ve all been so great Imma treat you all to a little Flavaboom BOOM! »
So, you’ve probably noticed that we at Mad Art Lab have been playing with 3D printers. Lots of fun, these things. You can take designs on your computer and print them off as actual, physical objects. How cool is that? But you might be thinking to yourself, “What could I possibly want to print with one of these things?” »
Guts! Sorry this is a little late. I was accosted by a turkey and green bean casserole which insisted I eat them and then lie on the couch moaning. And then some other excuses occurred which I’m sure you don’t want to hear me make up. Allons-y! As mentioned last time, it’s time to peer into dear Maddy’s guts (Donna insisted that MadArtBot needed a nickname and that “M... »
As of Friday, EAS has decided to stop trying to communicate with the Russian Phobos-Grunt (or Fobos-Grunt) probe which didn’t make it out of Earth’s orbit on its mission to Phobos. I think it’s fair to say that the most likely outcome now is a mid-January re-entry. Thankfully, NASA’s Curiosity is safely on its way to Mars and expected to land next summer. But, as a robot ti... »
Part 3 – The Extruder Years My darling, I write to you from the battlefield that is my living room. Parts are strewn hither and yon like the detritus from a child’s willful rampage through a toy chest. I do not know how much longer my urge to clean will hold, but my resolve is as strong as I can make it and is bolstered, as always, by my thoughts of you and what a clean home might look... »
Well, it seems I was way off base when I said Ben Franklin invented Linux. He only advocated for the adoption by the founding fathers user group. Madison actually wrote the code. At any rate, welcome back for part two of our 3-D printer odyssey. If you’re just joining us and don’t know what I’m going on about, check out Part 1. This time around we’re going to have a look at... »
I agree, Adventure Time lives in its own delightful moral space where Princess Bubblegum is either a Monster or Quirkily Inventive depending on the day.... – Mar 10, 7:23 PM
Princess Bubblegum is a power-mad amoral monster. In fact that's one of the most compelling aspects of Adventure Time. By this point the evidence is... – Mar 10, 6:48 PM
Whaaat? I thought that was you the whole time, Beth. The humor is strikingly similar. Oh well, Jarius will remain part of our conversation because,... – Mar 10, 6:00 PM
You guys, Chicago Skeptics was our fearless SkeptiPope, Jairus. 
He's kinda the best. And he is SkeptiPope because of reasons. – Mar 10, 5:02 PM
Anne - Delilah was AWESOME P.S. I Tivo'ed it, and the National Geographic channel replayed the entire original series over the weekend. Not sure which... – Mar 10, 4:53 PM
Thanks for pulling this together, Smash--it's like we were all hanging out in the living room together. =) I like your drinking game idea, though... – Mar 10, 1:38 PM