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Penguin October 8th, 2008

LifeZero has a nice rundown on how to setup a fast 4TB RAID system for $1500

Detailed instructions on setting up RAID

The Hardware

1. $520×8 - 8x fast hard drives (buy)
2. $550 - The PROAvio EditBox 8ML (buy)
3. $35×2 - 2x Infiniband cables (buy)
4. $275 - 1x great PCI-Express RAID card (HighPoint RocketRAID 2322 - buy)

Total: $1420 + SH

The Setup
After you setup all the hardware, and follow the instructions, open a browser and log in to your RAID.

Browse to: https://localhost:7402
Login: RAID (case sensitive)
Password: hpt (case sensitive)

Create an array, then format it to your filesystem of choice. And that’s it!

Now you have a great and super fast external RAID configureable to RAID 0, 1, 5, or 10

+ RAID directions
+ Buy 500GB Western Digital Hard Drive
+ Buy Express Sata II Raid Controller
+ Buy External Mini Sas To Infiniban
+ PROAvio EditBox 8ML

-Penguin

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Ninja August 11th, 2008

Alex Holdridge’s romantic comedy, In Search of a Midnight Kiss, follows two cynics who meet on Craigslist for a New Year’s Eve blind date.

We premiered In Search of a Midnight Kiss at Tribeca and it sold to IFC Films. We took it over to the U.K. and Edinburgh, it sold. We took it to Greece and it sold there. It’s hard to believe something’s finally happening because you know how much the odds are stacked against you. If this one hadn’t worked, I don’t know how I would have handled it. I put every single thing I had into this movie, all my knowledge of film, and I hope people like it.
– Alex Holdridge, writer & director

Via Wired

Related link
+ Official In Search of a Midnight Kiss web site

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Ninja August 6th, 2008

Beautiful Losers celebrates the spirit behind one of the most influential cultural movements of a generation. In the early 1990’s a loose-knit group of likeminded outsiders found common ground at a little NYC storefront gallery. Rooted in the DIY (do-it-yourself) subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop & graffiti, they made art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Developing their craft with almost no influence from the “establishment” art world, this group, and the subcultures they sprang from, have now become a movement that has been transforming pop culture. Starring a selection of artists who are considered leaders within this culture, Beautiful Losers focuses on the telling of personal stories…speaking to themes of what happens when the outside becomes “in” as it explores the creative ethos connecting these artists and today’s youth.

Beautiful Losers (a film companion to the exhibition and book) will debut this Friday night in New York at the IFC Center.

IFC Center Showtimes
12:45pm, 2:30pm, 4:15pm, 6:15pm, 8:20pm, 10:20pm, plus Fri-Sat: 12:15am
Director and Artists will be in attendance at the 8:20pm & 10:20pm screenings on Friday and Saturday

For Beautiful Losers fans outside the NY area, it will be showing in theaters in LA, San Francisco Chicago, and Portland.

AIGA members who buy tickets at the Beautiful Losers Store, can use the code BLAIGA. Buy three tickets to receive a free limited edition KRINK / Beautiful Losers graffiti marker at the IFC Center Theater.

Purchasing link
+ Purchase tickets here

Related links
+ Official Beautiful Losers movie web site
+ Interview: Mike Mills on Beautiful Losers

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Penguin July 1st, 2008

If you have a great tripod with a great head, then you have the potential for great pans and tilts. But sometimes the equipment is great, but your hand is not that steady. Rubber band to the rescue!

Strap a think rubber band to the handle and pull it in the direction you wan it to move. The rubber band acts like a shock absorber, dispensing energy as necessary.

No more jerky pans or tilts.

-Penguin

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Ninja June 10th, 2008

I’ve been looking to replace my crummy lamp shade with a prettier washi paper one. I found some simple origami lamp shade instructions online, and I bought the washi paper from the Kinokuniya bookstore. The only thing that I can’t seem to find is fire-retardant spray.

Origami lamp shade design by Tomoko Fuse.

Materials
• 1 piece medium to heavyweight paper 14″ x 22″
• Double sided tape
• Bone folder
• Fire-retardant spray
• Lamp or glass candle

Folding instructions

Images and instructions via Yasutomo

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Ninja June 5th, 2008

Make dad a handmade stitched tie card for Father’s Day with this fun pattern.

Via Marie of Make and Takes

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Ninja June 4th, 2008

If you’re bored, why not take a peek at WhereWeDoWhatWeDo, a photo collection of workspaces? I would upload mine, but it’s an awful mess right now. And I’m far too embarrassed by my clutter.

I will tell you this though: I had a toy light saber and Chinese yo-yo on my desk that would end up in new spots each morning (from various co-workers or cleaning crew battling with them the previous night).

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Ninja January 2nd, 2008

The Western NY Book Arts Collaborative presents its Winter 2008 book arts Saturday workshop series in the Buffalo NY area.

January 12
Intro to hand set type & letterpress printing — Instructor: Hal Leader - Paradise Press

January 19
Intro to Fontlab - Making digital fonts — Instructor: Richard Kegler - P22 type foundry

January 26
Gocco Printing & Japanese binding — Instructors: Diane Bond & Linda Meyer

February 2
Budgeting for Independent publishing — Instructor: David McNamara - Sunnyoutside press

February 23
Foil Embossing workshop — Instructor: Don Dehoff - Keepsake Bindery

March 1
Zine Publishing & Distribution — Instructors: Amy Greenan & Joel Brenden

March 8
Silk Screening Printing on Wood — Instructor: Jeff Sherven - UB Print dept.

via Typophile

Related link:
+ Register here
+ Additional workshops in Rochester NY

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Ninja November 30th, 2007

2008 is just around the corner, so here are some calendars + their purchasing links.

+ DIY recycled calendar from A Little Hut

+ Pentagram type calendar

+ Herman Yu desk calendar

+ Noa’s word play calendar

+ Hand marbled, letterpress printed calendar from Albertine Press

Related Link:

+ infodesign challenge—legible business card-sized calendars
+ The human calendar

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Ninja November 27th, 2007

Spell out love messages. Write your name. Have some fun with buttons and letters. As if that wasn’t enough, by purchasing this kit, you get access to an e27 font.
Each kit comes with of the 2 dark brown horn buttons measuring (2 cm in diameter) with 9 holes, a needle, and three colors of thread.

Purchasing link:
+ Get yours here at Charles & Marie

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