Ok, here is part 2 of this artile that will tell you ( as well as possible ) how to make a wig as fuck-tarded as this.
SiSeN falls and a flash drive :: look at meh USB cable...
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First, choose your wig and design to make with the craft foam.
Cut out your foam design and just super-glue those fuckers in place strait on the wig.
Second, if your design sticks up in any weird way like mine you are going to need to find a way to freeze it into shape. I used a light coat of super glue to quickly make it conform to the shapes I was holding it into. *Note* if you decide to go my route using the glue, you might have to apply a small coat of paint on the foam where the glue could fuck over the color.
For the “hair” I used plastic craft lace arranged in sections of about 5 to 8 strands that had been folded over once. To hold the sections together, I used 1 - 2 small rubber bands and rubber-banded the plastic-rainbow-fake-fucking-hair-plugs just below the fold.
I then positioned them in place on the wig. ( and cut holes in teh wig lace where It would not let me position them ) Once positioned I took the needle and thread and then sewed them into place.
After the hair had been secured I ran the USB extension cable through the wig into it’s hanging position, then coiled any remaining cable length in the wig cap ( making sure it was still wearable ) and then sewed the cable into position.
Finally, plug in your flash drive at the end of the cable in the wig cap, style the wig how you like and then be done with the fucking thing.
Yes, you read that right, it’s hair falls AND an effin’ portable drive THAT YOU WEAR ON YOUR HEAD. It’s a piece that is inspired by some falls worn by the very adorable DJ SiSeN.
SiSeN falls
SiSeN falls
SiSeN falls
teh guts of meh hair
make sure the DJ never plays a shitty song again, now that's using your head ... er, hair.
PARTS
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* Some spools of plastic craft lacing for the hair
* A wig of your choosing
* Small rubber bands
* craft foam
* super glue
* needle and thread
* USB extension cable
* a USB flash drive
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I will have a detailed instructional guide tomorrow in the second part of this article.
Happy hacking.
Ok, it’s been a while since the last post. I’ve had to unfortunately scale back a number of my projects these last months since I’m now what I like to call ” self employed ” and what everyone else calls ” unemployed “. Eh, potato, tomato I’d say.
Anyhoo. My latest fix for one of my broken things, this time being my glasses, was inspired from an issue of MAKE from a few years ago. The article was about functional body modification and featured glasses that were ” floating ” on the bridge of someones nose, held in place with some magnets from a piercing.
I didn’t really feel like getting blood all over the floor and everything else in my apartment this time and decided to go with a less permanant fix. I instead used these items to recreate the same effect.
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I cut out a piece of velcro wire wrap, grippy side facing out, to fit exactly over the nose bridge area of the glasses and secured it in place with the super glue.
I then cut another piece of velcro wire wrap the exact shape of last, and then placed against the piece that had just been mounted on the glasses. The side that would now make contact with the skin will be better held in place by the spirit gum, and is now also more easily replaceable.
Finally I simply brushed an adequate ammount of spirit gum across the newly mounted velcro wire wrap where I wanted the glasses to hang from and held them firmly in place for about 3 - 4 minutes.
Ok, so a few years back I purchased a HP pavilion ZD8000 series Desktop replacement system / egg fryer.
It was fantabulous for my needs which were ::
* having the only system that could play Doom 3 with everything on max sans any of the lag associated with such endeavors
*3d modeling and rendering with Maya
* Having the best screen in the house
* and burning the SHIT out of myself if I made the mistake of resting my hands next to the keyboard.
Check the specs here system review and specs
Now the damn thing runs hot as it is, but two of the case fans went out and that was no bueno. Here is how I “fixed” the problem as well as gaining a new desk.
mind not what it is running ... ssshhh.
:: Parts used ::
* a gimpy system/cooker/sterilization device
* a $15 box fan from Teh Wallmart
* a coffee table with the glass top removed for air flow
I just set the fan blowing side down on a coffee table with the glass top removed, then placed the system of flaming destruction on top of that so the fan pulls the hot air out of the system.
I eventually got used to hurricane force wind noise while using my new “workstation”.
You know, I just wanted to fuck with my wifi antennas. Is that too much to ask, Dell? That if I fiddle with my antennas and have to take apart the lcd/hinge to get at them, that it should be able to go back together?! I’ve heard that same complaint from a number of other hardware hackers about the Vostro 1000, so it’s not just me being fuck-tarded and breaking my stuff due to my sheer ability of stupid. ( it’s a $400 business laptop from Dell Dell Vostro specs and review )
Here is my solution for the damn hinges not working anymore … it is better then having to hold the screen up with one hand and <insert computer related task> with the other.
Vostro 1000
All I used to fix this was ::
+ some trimmings from a roll of velcro wire wrap
+ some super glue
I added two small strips to the side of LCD where the rubber bits should have been. ( if I hadn’t ripped them off ) I then added two long strips along the side of the keyboard for a large selection of screen angles. To finish, I cut two strips of the same length, about 8 or 9 inches long, then connected one end of the velcro strips to the velcro bits on each side of the screen. The other end of the strips get velcroed to a specified angle onto the adjustment strips.
It’s been busy busy damn BUSY so don’t kill me for no updates recently, I’m working on several projects and trying to maintain flow of skrilla in the flaming-shit-storm that is our global economic collapse ( The Ride™ ! ^_^ ) while being sicker then all hell.( as in “feel like shit” as apposed to being “the shit” )
I do have a really nice Ghetto Solution as an answer to MIT’s “Sixth Sense” coming together using nothing but off the shelf hardware. It will be ugly, but dammit, good engineering is someone else’s job, I just have to prove it works. Other crap being worked on too. Piss off, I’m 1337 in the realm of slackerdom so you come to expect periods of me not having anything to say to you bastards … take some initiative and post something yourself here. I will give you candy … … except I won’t. I will however give you cookies. I promise I won’t have them store your personal information in plain-text though.
Here is something to look at for now that I built a little while back out of crap I found lying around my apartment. I hope it amuses you. I was able to find 30 access points in a radius around it from my living room.
wtf that card sucks
I do not represent this tasty tasty wireless device and snack food maker
It’s that time again … TEH WEEKEND! Since I am soon to be off to the boondocks of Austin I don’t want to leave the 5 people that watch this site hanging. Here is a video of me showing off some of my DIY clothing that was tailored together with safty pins and nothing more. ( no clothing was cut to make this form fitting attire )
This took place at The Lizard Lounge during a ” The Church ” night for their pin-up girl contest. I only took semi finalist, but judging by the youtube views, I believe I won on the interwebs. I’ll post a tutorial on how my “fold and pin” technique works later with more examples.
There is an awesome photography technique that you don’t need much cash to look like a mad pro, it’s called “light painting” within the photography world. All you need is a digital or old school film camera with a manual setting, a flash light and colored saran wrap or thin cloth and a dark room. Here are a few examples from my photography of what you can do with this technique.
Nish and his bike
More Nish and his bike
me and teh magicks
So, the things you will need to pull this off is ::
* a camera that you can manually set the the ISO to a low setting and the shutter speed to a slow setting or manually hold open for a 1 minute exposure period at least.
* something to secure your camera to to hold apsolutely still like a tripod or other improvised solution. You want no movement or vibration.
* some colored saran wrap or thin colored cloth
* a flash light or light source of another type that you can cover with the improved color gel
* a subject that can remain absolutely still ( unless you are going for a special effect )
* and a completely dark room
So before you can start painting set up your camera, then shine a light at your focal point and focus your camera on that point. If you have auto focus use that then turn it off once you have brought your subject into focus.
Make sure all light sources are out, then hold open your shutter, you can have a friend hold it open for you or you can use a timer.
You will then begin the light painting. Light your subject with the colors you choose while making sure the light does not shine directly at the camera. Only if you want to draw lines you can shine it strait into the camera.
Do try to move the light up down and around the subject to get a more 3 dimensional effect.
Be creative, try new tricks and different lighting types. Try not to shine the light on yourself, you will show up in the image as a ghostly looking figure.
Ghetto solutions is here for all those mad Macgyver mofos on a budget of near nil. I will be showcasing some of my own ghetto ingenuity and have several projects lined up. I invite anyone else to the table with the mad skillz to show high tech doesn’t have to be high priced, and the most elegant solution might not be the best for when you just damn well want something to work.
Since I am still working on a few projects I will fill this empty void with a wonderful episode of “Hacking with Ramzi”.
He and his data security solutions inspire us all.
