porges » self http://porg.es/blog ... master of none Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:57:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Employable http://porg.es/blog/employable http://porg.es/blog/employable#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:09:20 +0000 Porges http://porg.es/blog/?p=254 If there’s anyone in Auckland who’d like to hire a 3rd-year undergraduate student over summer (until the end of February), that would be sweet

]]> http://porg.es/blog/employable/feed 0 Presenting Meteoroids http://porg.es/blog/presenting-meteoroids http://porg.es/blog/presenting-meteoroids#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:23:37 +0000 Porges http://porg.es/blog/?p=244 This post brought to you as part of fulfilling the requirements for Massey University’s 143.362.

I thought I had posted this earlier, but it turns out I hadn’t. So, it’s here now

Meteoroids

Meteoroids is a simple game (the premise being an homage to the classic Asteroids-based titles), programmed in Processing. Audio is provided via ChucK, and input is provided by a Nintendo Wiimote via OSC commands generated from an extension of Darwiin Remote.

To explain more, here’s a short video

]]> http://porg.es/blog/presenting-meteoroids/feed 0 Witold Pilecki http://porg.es/blog/witold-pilecki http://porg.es/blog/witold-pilecki#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:49:19 +0000 Porges http://porg.es/blog/?p=210 The story of Witold Pilecki should be more widely known.

Since this is the only version seemingly available in English on the internet, I decided to clean it up a bit so it is easier to read.

You can download the PDF I have created here. It needs a bit more cleaning up but I haven’t gotten around to it yet… if you find any errors, feel free to tell me about them! The thing that needs the most work is the English translation, but I’m wary about changing that lest I lose some of the original meaning.

Credit to Michał Tyrpa for putting this on the internet, and André Miede for the LaTeX style. Of course, most credit should go to Witold Pilecki for his bravery.

]]> http://porg.es/blog/witold-pilecki/feed 0 How to tell if your handwriting needs improvement http://porg.es/blog/how-to-tell-if-your-handwriting-needs-improvement http://porg.es/blog/how-to-tell-if-your-handwriting-needs-improvement#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:58:16 +0000 Porges http://porg.es/blog/?p=168

]]> http://porg.es/blog/how-to-tell-if-your-handwriting-needs-improvement/feed 0 Robot Love Video http://porg.es/blog/robot-love-video http://porg.es/blog/robot-love-video#comments Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:06:15 +0000 Porges http://porg.es/blog/?p=158 Start music composed using ChucK and Pro Tools. Further credits at end of video. Produced as a pair assignment.

Update: Here is a version with some further edits performed in order to learn how to use Shake.

]]> http://porg.es/blog/robot-love-video/feed 0 Backlink Follow Meme Capture Extreme Technique http://porg.es/blog/backlink-follow-meme-capture-extreme-technique http://porg.es/blog/backlink-follow-meme-capture-extreme-technique#comments Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:41:31 +0000 Porges http://porg.es/blog/?p=155 Following my one backlink, I ended up at Αριστοτέλης Παγκαλτζής doing an album art composition based upon random elements; of course, I had to follow suit.

So, here it is, the art for Halo’s Enough Grit To Fail Twice. Sorry about the copyright violation, podrepobreepoeta. It’s for a good cause.

Cover art for a fictional album.

Cover art for a fictional album.

]]> http://porg.es/blog/backlink-follow-meme-capture-extreme-technique/feed 2 Pro Tools work http://porg.es/blog/pro-tools-work http://porg.es/blog/pro-tools-work#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:05:32 +0000 Porges http://porg.es/blog/?p=144 Using Pro Tools I created the following for a university paper. The restrictions were to only use the supplied water sounds and your voice, and not to use any effects plugins… I’m not sure what happened

Water Composition

Second part of the brief was to set this to some video, so here is the result:

Unfortunately the movement didn’t hold up too well under compression. If you go to the actual Youtube page you can view it in “high quality” which is a bit better.

]]> http://porg.es/blog/pro-tools-work/feed 0 Wanted: Summer of Code [2.auckland] http://porg.es/blog/wanted-summer-of-code-2auckland http://porg.es/blog/wanted-summer-of-code-2auckland#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:20:17 +0000 Porges http://porg.es/blog/wanted-summer-of-code-2auckland I really (really) want to participate in the Wellington “Summer of Code 2.0” (blog), but it is Wellington-only… and I doubt any of the companies involved want to take on an unproven second-year student to work remotely on their software. Argh!

]]> http://porg.es/blog/wanted-summer-of-code-2auckland/feed 2 lyre http://porg.es/blog/lyre http://porg.es/blog/lyre#comments Tue, 03 Oct 2006 09:16:38 +0000 Porges http://porg.es/blog/lyre I fear that I’m losing myself
in an R. G. B. horizon.
But at least I can say
it’s not CMYK.

]]> http://porg.es/blog/lyre/feed 1 Tomorrow, the world! http://porg.es/blog/tomorrow-the-world http://porg.es/blog/tomorrow-the-world#comments Mon, 10 Jul 2006 08:28:40 +0000 Porges http://porg.es/blog/tomorrow-the-world I just read how the Cauchy-Riemann equations can be derived from a (complex 1-manifold/real 2-manifold/Riemann surface), and I think I understood it. Yay!

]]> http://porg.es/blog/tomorrow-the-world/feed 0 Out of The Loop http://porg.es/blog/out-of-the-loop http://porg.es/blog/out-of-the-loop#comments Thu, 08 Jun 2006 01:17:04 +0000 Porges http://porg.es/blog/out-of-the-loop Moving to another city does have its disadvantages after all.

I only find out a month ago that —— has come out (du cabinet), and this only through an off-hand remark someone made while they were visiting the city. Now —— is getting engaged.

I think I need to keep in better contact. At least I’ll be back in time for the party!

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