An Ode to Hill and Adamson

httpv://vimeo.com/44374830

Artist Maisie Broadhead originally trained as a jeweller and now produces fine art photographic parodies. Her work is being featured as part of a ground-breaking exhibition at the National Gallery. As part of the exhibition Jack Cole and Maisie Broadhead directed a video to be hung next to the 1844 photographic print by Hill and Adamson that it references. It was Produced by Cap Gun Collective, Edited by James Norris at Whitehouse London and Post and VFX by Carbon FX. It recently aired on Channel 4’s “Random Acts”.

Category: Pix

Making a Server

In the past, I’d had a few more DIY photologs (Making a Closet, Making a Patio, Making a Genovese) and thought it was about time that I put a new one online.

Last month, our Linux sandbox server died—presumably from heat prostration. So while we were shopping around for a new one, we thought: “wouldn’t it be better if we just built the server ourselves rather than ordering some pre-fab system that doesn’t really suit our needs?” (tons of fans, Debian Lenny/Linux, small, etc.). The parts arrived a few days later. Above is a gallery of the server construction. I’m happy to report that for the last few weeks, the server has been quietly humming without any problems.

Here’s a the step-by-step process of the server’s installation. Below the gallery, you can see a list of the parts we ordered.

Part Price
Rosewill R101-P-BK 120mm Fan MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Item #: N82E16811147112
$29.99
Foxconn A76ML-K 3.0 AM3 AMD 760G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813186215
$44.99
Hitachi HDS721616PLA3 80 160GB 3.5″ SATA 7200RPM 8MB Pull Drive
Item #: EBTECH-719855
$33.99
LOGISYS Computer AC610 92mm Hydro Beta 10 AMD CPU Cooler
Item #: N82E16835999041
$12.99
Sony Optiarc 24X DVD Burner, Bulk Package Black SATA Model AD-7280S-0B – OEM
Item #: N82E16827118067
$16.99
COOLER MASTER R4-C2R-20AC-GP 120mm Case Fan
Item #: N82E16835103061
$9.99
AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor 3.0GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor ADX250OCK23GM – OEM
Item #: N82E16819103904
$52.99
hec HP485D 485W ATX12V Power Supply – Power Cord Included
Item #: N82E16817339020
$29.99
G.SKILL Value 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC310666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9S-4GBNT
Item #: N82E16820231423
$20.49
Total 252.41
Category: Pix

Did Tom Waits Inspire Heath Ledger’s Joker?

Heath Ledger’s performance as The Joker in The Dark Knight is legendary. So is Tom Waits.

If these thoughts seem disconnected, you clearly need to watch this video.

The 1979 Australian TV interview with then 29-year-old Waits has been making the viral rounds on the Internet this weekend, and for good reason — Waits’ voice is virtually indistinguishable from Ledger’s memorably creepy Joker. The only difference? Waits is speaking this way in real life.

Also worth noting is interviewer Don Lane’s impressive — and presumably unintentional — rendition of Phil Hartman’s Frank Sinatra impression.

The two share a genuinely awkward (read: hilarious) conversation — witness Waits struggling to sit up and Lane attempting to avoid second-hand smoke to no avail.

Ledger’s extreme commitment to his role as The Joker has been a topic of interest for years, particularly after the actor’s untimely death.

But it seems that a little credit may be due to Waits’s unique voice — and perhaps even his casually bizarre demeanor.

Found on Mashable

9/11 Memorial

This Saturday, I finally got the chance to visit the 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center construction site. The week of the attacks, all my friends and family expressed a desire to help with the rescue effort at Ground Zero. Because I lived in NYC at the time, I was lucky enough to be able to do something.   Read more