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JPEG Compression

A good non-mathematically introduction to the technical aspects of JPEG compression, with lots of illustrations of what different settings do to images.

dead link: http://www.photo.net/learn/jpeg/

[computers (33), software (16), jpeg (5), 2005 (33), deadlink (136)] [2008 Nov 22] [permalink]

Build a "Square Incher" Microkite

Plans for a mylar kite with with a surface area of about one and a half square inches (on each side). Perfect for a kite to fly in the breeze of your computer power-supply fan. (I used mylar from potato chip bag for mine.)

dead link: http://www.vientocero.com/kpb/planos/micropln/micropln.html

[do-it-yourself (38), low-tech (7), kites (2), 2008 (6), deadlink (136)] [2008 Nov 21] [permalink]

Mechanical Television in Colour

This hobbiest has recreated a mechanical television (a moving light is rapidly turned on and off by radio signal to create an image), put a pair of eye holes in for stereoscopic images, added spinning RGB filters to add color, and built a mechanical camera too.

dead link: http://www.radiocraft.co.uk/3dcolour.htm

[do-it-yourself (38), historical-recreation (3), 2003 (146), deadlink (136)] [2008 Jan 17] [permalink]