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The Backwards Brain Bicycle

If more scientific concepts and ideas were presented in this kind of manner, then the world would be a much more interesting and exciting place. It took me 8 months to learn how to do this, but I was only picking up the bike and running to the end of the driveway and back every day. I wasn’t “ACTIVELY” trying to learn. Meaning… I…

▶ Converted van as full-time home for nomadic Canadian couple – YouTube

Mat and Danielle spent their first date bonding over Lloyd Kahn’s book “Home Work” and discussing their ideas for simplifying their lives. They became a couple, but “somewhere along the way, we ended up doing the exact opposite of what we wanted,” explains Danielle on their blog. “Instead of simplifying, we bought a house and spent…

Ancient Aliens and Paris chat on We Free Skeptics – 11th January 2015

An important and no way silly discussion about Ancient Aliens on the History Channel, Logging and eventually the recent issues in Paris. I was invited on the “We Free Skeptics” show, which is a weekly video show on YouTube. It is run by a bunch of Welsh fellows, who normally talk and debate about interesting subjects and conspiracy theories – but unfortunately I may have ruined it for them…

The Overall Plans for Dirty Boxers in 2015

So the past few days has seen some rather BIG changes on the Dirty Boxers Site – some you can see, and some that you can’t… Well, at least, not yet. I thought it would be a good idea to explain about what I am planning for the whole site, and what the whole vision is. This is all listed in no particular order, and I hope it inspires the Family of DB to get involved with all these changes.

Let’s…

Home Automation with the Raspberry Pi and Node.js

This is a REALLY interesting concept – and a LOT more of what I’ve been thinking about how a Home Automation System is supposed to work. A mixture of control, across different platforms and integration – digital AND real-word.

The Raspberry Pi at $25 – $35 is cheap enough to be used in every light switch and wall socket of a house as a distributed home automation system. In this episode, we look…

Home Automation with iPad control system

Liking these ideas – I’d like a mix of tablet / phone control WITH voice controls if need be…

A project I’ve been working on in my spare time (more info below)

Thank you for all of the Likes and comments!

To answer most of your questions I am currently working on a website that will give some details of the apps and methods that I am using to do all the the things you see in this video.

UPDATE: I…

Chinwag with @RynotheBearded on his #Unformatted show

I had the great pleasure of sitting down and having a chitchat with Ryno the Bearded on his #Unformatted show.

Last Saturday I got to sit and talk with an old friend Leigh Brown of Dirty Boxers fame. We talked about great pranks to pull on your friends and his new project Pixelated Projects  I am not sure what else to say enjoy 2 & 1/2 hours of me and Leigh rambling as we both do so well.

Check…

Android Home Automation Demo

Interesting ideas about how to enable home automation to a house. Don’t particularly like having to “say” commands constantly, but interesting concept. Unsure whether I’d really would like “OK Google” to have that much interaction with my house – plus I would always be concerned about the amount of information that is being collected by Google from such a project.

Android is a very powerful…

Success Freaks #154 – Transitions – Pixelated Projects

Success Freaks is hosted by my good friends Mordant & McFall – yes Charlie-Boy of Dirty Boxers fame has a proper show! We conducted the interview on Google Hangouts – and there is a weird echo on the recording from using it. Honestly, it was my first time using Google Hangouts in a production, so it’s probably my fault some how!

Video starts with a F-Bomb randomly, but shows the raw recording of…

Computers2Know talking about Pixelated Projects

Every Sunday I listen to Computers2Know – a perfect geeky relaxing show for a Sunday – and occasionally I call in. This week turned in to a general catch up and big discussions about Pixelated Projects.

Something tells me a few of them were surprised concerning the new charity…

Wednesday Night LIVE with Jonny and NO Rach & Aaron – 24th Sept 2014

A show full of silliness and laughter this week as Jonny is left alone in the studio. Leigh calls in and more randomness ensues.

I phone in at approx 42:40. Watch out for the EPIC miscommunication between Jonny and I, which leaves us LESS than professional :P

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MrKlay’s Cartoon Animation Tutorial – Part 2: Facial Rigging

Using only After Effects and a handy script you can create awesome character animation. This tutorial covers the facial rigging process.

Link to FREE Duik Script: http://duduf.net/?page_id=167

It’s about time to Introduce My Secret Sexy Lover – @TotallyPatsyMay

I’ve been hiding this secret for sometime now, however now she’s been on Britain’s Got Talent, I think it’s about time to come out about it. Patsy May and I have been an item for a while. That girl is saucy!

Unfortunately, this is not “the best” video of her performance on BGT, but it is the most complete.

The reason I’m finally coming out about our sordid love affair now is simple: I can sell my…

Look Up by Gary Turk

“This media we call social is anything but, when we open our computers and it’s our doors we shut”… This is one of the most vital messages that everyone needs to hear.

Look Upis a spoken word for the “online” generation. Written, performed and directed by Gary Turk, it is an extremely important life lesson for our youth.  Children are growing up in a world where they don’t play outside or…