00strange

2009-04-03T11:56:00.000-07:00

This is unacceptable...its sad.. really.

Nicolas Dawson points out coverage in Mother Jones of the early stages of a new cybersecurity bill that conveys sweeping powers on the President. Quoting:

"The Cybersecurity Act of
2009 (PDF) gives the president the ability to 'declare a cybersecurity
emergency' and shut down or limit Internet traffic in any 'critical' information
network 'in the interest of national security.' The bill does not define a
critical information network or a cybersecurity emergency. That definition would
be left to the president. The bill... also grants the Secretary of Commerce
'access to all relevant data concerning [critical] networks without regard to
any provision of law, regulation, rule, or policy restricting such access.' This
means he or she can monitor or access any data on private or public networks
without regard to privacy laws."

Source: http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/03/1637203

2009-03-09T16:35:00.000-07:00

DRZ 400 SM

1,340 cc

1,400 cc

2009-02-23T06:33:00.001-08:00

Mars Space Rovers:
Originally built for a planned 90-day mission, Spirit and its robotic twin Opportunity have now spent more than five years exploring their respective Martian landing sites on opposite sides of the planet.
Both Spirit and Opportunity have suffered some aches and pains associated with their unexpected longevity on the surface of Mars. Most recently, Spirit experienced an odd bout of amnesia when it failed to record and report a day of activities to flight controllers on Earth last month."

http://www.space.com/common/media/video/player.php?videoRef=SP_090128_spirit&mode=

While in North Korea..:
"North Korea has said it has the right to "space development" — a term it has used in the past to disguise a missile test as a satellite launch. When it test-fired a shorter-range Taepodong 1 missile over Japan in 1998, it claimed to have put a satellite into orbit. "

2009-02-05T11:56:00.000-08:00

nuf said..

2009-01-28T21:17:00.000-08:00

so fucking sad...

2009-01-03T18:58:00.000-08:00

My sister's portrait (WIP)

here is the composite semi-final version..
I still haven't touched the dress, or the eye-brows.. Will do that soon enough..

To do this protrait, in photoshop:

First I did a sketch based on a photo of my sis,

Then i painted the skin (this is not the final skin version, as you may notice..),
Then I painted the hair, eyes, and mouth.. Here on display without the skin colors, althought I painted with the Skin color;
I liked the eyes and mouth and hair that i painted so much ... that i decided to make a shot without the skin.. I still noticed that the eyes and mouth are very realistic, and deserve a shot without the skin, in order for the viewer to focus on the eyes and mouth... (blablabalblalbalbla... sory about that)

final result, i understand that some proportions are wrong...oh well..:

2008-12-25T11:38:00.001-08:00

Eto ia

2008-12-25T11:33:00.000-08:00

Random Cellphone Photography (Part 4)

2008-12-25T11:25:00.000-08:00

Random Cellphone Photography (Part 3)

2008-12-25T10:05:00.000-08:00

Random Cellphone Photographs (Part 2)

2008-12-25T10:02:00.000-08:00

Random Cellphone Photographs (Part 1)

2008-11-16T13:55:00.001-08:00

" The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?"

2008-10-30T06:58:00.000-07:00

On Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
"And remember, 300hp is plenty. And if done correctly, it's safe as well. Keep in mind that our cars are very unique. It's EXTREMELY rare that one can add a turbo to a non-turbo, high-compression car, nearly double engine ouput with simple bolt-ons, still run pump gas, sacrifice no driveability, and still (presumably) provide years of reliable trouble-free service. Feel lucky."

2008-10-28T12:30:00.000-07:00

"I love deadlines; I especially like the SWOOSHING sound they make as they fly past"

2008-10-28T08:42:00.000-07:00

Objects in Mirror Appear to be Loosing

Subaru Impreza
(only envies Porsche 911s)

2008-10-28T08:38:00.000-07:00

"To ratain respect for sausages and software development; one must not watch them in the making."

2008-10-22T18:41:00.000-07:00

Updated Color 004 Scene
(perspective is still fukt)

2008-10-21T17:20:00.000-07:00

Playing with colors 004

2008-10-18T19:01:00.000-07:00

Playing with color in this simple scene..

2008-10-18T17:00:00.000-07:00

Random faces 002

2008-10-14T17:03:00.000-07:00

Random faces (sketches abstract)

2008-09-04T18:03:00.001-07:00

420AD 001

420AD 002

420AD 003

2008-08-28T09:57:00.001-07:00

2008-08-20T18:22:00.000-07:00

We went out of town with a few friends this weekend.

2008-08-11T09:59:00.000-07:00

My Impreza quite Rumble...I'll try to record a Roar next time...

2008-07-09T17:45:00.000-07:00

2005 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS $ 14 995:
(** If Interested, Contact Me se.strange -at- gmail.com **)

- 2.5 L RS Boxer Engine Very Good Condition
- Symmetrical AWD Perfect for Winter (50 front/50 back 4x4)
- 4 Wheel Disk Brakes
- 114 000 Km mostly Highway
- Still under Guaranty until 200 000 Km

- Car is in Very Good Condition Inside and Outside.
* Regular oil changes, alignment,
* yearly anti-rust (anti-rouille),
* Clean In, Out and under the Hood
- I'm including a New Set of 4 Summer Tires
-AND- a Set of 4 Winter Tires (including seperate Rims)

- A/C for Summer (AND Strong Heater for Winter),
- Cruise Control
- Electronic windows
- Electronic doors
- Remote starter
- Adjustable Three Spoke Steering Wheel

- Quite Economical since this Engine uses regular fuel
-OR- you might perfer using it for an Sti Swap, up to you I guess..

(** If Interested, For Inquiries Contact Me se.strange -at- gmail.com **)

2008-06-11T08:33:00.001-07:00

My new Gallery: http://00strange.deviantart.com

2008-04-26T08:11:00.000-07:00

420A.D.

2008-03-19T19:40:00.001-07:00

It's time to reveal the name of the Comics...

420A.D.

Page 6..

2008-03-17T18:04:00.000-07:00

whatever.. a post card..

2008-03-07T04:14:00.001-08:00

My smart and beautiful girl Nastya..
She is such a Great person and friend, I'm so glad I met her............

2008-03-06T19:49:00.001-08:00

Page 5

2008-03-03T15:22:00.000-08:00

One more page in my comic-book;

I'm looking for a name, and I want to use the three monkeys as the cover, we'll see about that..
I'll need to color the cover ..
Anyway, I'm gona make a website for the comic soon.. That will suggest good Space Ambient music to listen to while you read (or anytime actually)..

Stay tuned for these coming weeks..

2008-02-27T18:24:00.000-08:00

New page in the Comic Book, I'm starting to get an idea of where this is going...

2008-02-18T14:52:00.001-08:00

not my work, just funny...

2008-02-13T13:44:00.001-08:00

Here is what I was doing all this time...
Not literally all this time.. but anyway, first page is done...
Just to show what can be accomplished...
(Sketch)

2008-01-20T19:17:00.000-08:00

keeping Dush in mind....I started on a new drawing, here is a early Work In Progress.....Don't Speak, Don't See, Don't Hear.

update 24-01-2008
note: changed posture of biggest one...

2008-01-06T14:36:00.001-08:00

God knows wtf this is..... let's just say its character-design....

2008-01-06T13:34:00.000-08:00

Cellphone Photography...

2008-01-06T10:54:00.001-08:00

I had this idea, I quickly put it together, but didn't take my time... Well, it'll be there for improvements....

2008-01-06T10:26:00.000-08:00

Attempt #1 at Collage....

Note: Kind of trying to get into the theme of the music band DUSH:

They are a very talented team of musicians that are seing success. I believe they have a very bright future in the music industry...

2008-01-01T19:10:00.000-08:00

cg talk Daily Sketch Forum (DSF)....
Theme: Frozen.......about 1 h...
edit: i find that not many people can recognize what this actually is... its a 2 door pontiac sunfire covered with snow...
FYI DSF is located @ http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=130

2008-01-01T12:58:00.000-08:00

Captured view from my balcony....

2007-12-30T16:46:00.000-08:00

Another daily sketch competition @ cgtalk...
"The Dark Crystal" is the theme...
About 1 hour 15mins...

2007-12-26T23:29:00.001-08:00

5 am......

for a sketch competition on cgtalk... 50 mins

2007-12-26T18:32:00.000-08:00

2 Faace....

..aand.. if there were ..."others"... as well..

2007-12-24T20:02:00.001-08:00

Resistance under pressure...

2007-12-21T18:29:00.000-08:00

If a humanoid FLY was to exist....
....aand a different type of humanoid FLY....

btw, all of this is Work In Progress...

2007-12-17T18:16:00.001-08:00

A quick little painting....

2007-10-20T10:24:00.000-07:00

I have worked on the AI of the turrets in the Space Battle game.
Now not only they aim and shoot, but can also move around and try to follow the player and shoot the hell out of him!

2007-10-19T13:08:00.001-07:00

I purchased a Stylus recently and it finally arrived!

Here is my first drawing with it:
But I also began studying tutorials on how to work with colors!
Here is the woman's face I am working on:
It is amazing how useful photoshop and a stylus are!

2007-09-29T14:43:00.000-07:00

Me and a friend set up a lan at his house...
But he had to finish his project description for one of his courses, i couldn't play while he was "consentrating"... I ended up screwing around with photoshop long enough to have this drawing:

2007-09-25T06:41:00.000-07:00

There was a donate button design competition going on a private site very recently:

Here is my submission:

Although the winner's not yet announced, he/she will get VIP status on that site for life!

2007-09-25T06:23:00.000-07:00

What a great site, so many great artists out there.. in fact, the BEST artists are posting on cgtalk's forums.. Concept artists from popular games, movies, shows, post there work there to let every one vote, criticize and comment.
Oh yes, I am indeed talking about: http://www.cgtalk.com

Recently, I participated in a Sketch of the Week competition.. Cgtalk provides a one sentence subject on which one must draw w/e they want in a specific amount of time (e.g. 45mins)...

Here are some of my entries:

- Image 1 -
Subject: "Woman of Darkness"

- Image 2 -
Subject: "The Green Dot"

- Image 3 -
Subject: "Forrest"
This is actually my first attempt at brush-on-canvas-like painting.

2007-09-19T13:06:00.000-07:00

I had some fun this summer..

Ingredients:
- One (1) 13+ year old back-wheel driven RC car's chassis and wheels (remove gears, body-work, etc.)
- One (1) ~30cm x ~3cm propeller mounted on a brushless motor..
- One (1) liPo battery, i used a 3 celled one..
- One (1) radio trasnmitter, receiver and controller..
- One (1) micro-servo and ESC (electronic speed controller)..
- Various aluminum and wood pieces (wood serves as middle-man between aluminum motor mount and plastic chassis)

OK, attach it all together, add some paint and you get this:

Image 1 -
Notice the back wheels are wrapped in industrial tape... Doing drifts and donuts wastes the original tires very quickly.

Image 2 -
Notice the wing in the back, this is because the powerful brushless motor with this giant propeller, would thrust the whole car forward enough to make forward flips. So the wind generated by the prop, pushes on the wing and helps keep the rear of the car where it belongs.

Various facts:
- The steering is done using front wheel rotation (regular car steering); I had plans to add a fin for extra tight turns, but the wheels alone provided such a good steering angle that you could make a 180 rotation around self. That is, not by sliding the back wheels around the front, but actually driving around its self..

- Inital design had the mount and therefore motor positioned in the middle.. but slight increase in thrust and the car would flip forwards... (several propellers were lost in this manner)
So, I repositioned it in the back, and attached all the equipment (battery, ESC) behind the mount.. all that along with the wing, worked together to keep the rear of the car on the floor and in the back!)

- Since I used a 14 year old chassis, it had no suspension, or shock absorbants.. making the car very sensible to cracks or bumps on the road. Each time you'd gain speed, a branch or rock could make the car loose control..

- The motor mount was totally custom made out of a raw aluminum bar purchased at Reno Depot. The back wheels axle and wheel retainers were also custom made using an aluminum rod and other aluminum parts.

- Now the car is disassembled and the electronic components will be used on a 3D flight plane..

2007-04-12T11:25:00.000-07:00

Back in the days of being 1337 in Counter-Strike, I joined a mod team, they wanted to do a mod called Chaos-Ops. I was one of the modelers.

Here are a few renderings of my models.

2007-04-12T11:21:00.000-07:00

I draw since I'm pretty young, here is a little something something:

I can draw almost anything. So if you need a hand in life, I'll draw one for you!

2007-04-12T11:09:00.000-07:00

A Grocery Store Management System. Using C#, for someone in South America. It can do, everything and anything related to a grocery store. Even the Point of Sale for the cashiers.

2007-04-12T10:57:00.000-07:00

For Comp446, Programming Methodologies with C++ (something like that), we had to do a program. So me and my team mate, did a Space Shooter Engine. With plans of making it into a MMORPG in the future.

These few screenshots partially show the capabilities of that engine.
The scene has been put together through a scripting system that the engine understands.

It was nothing hard to do, but useful at the end.
All that would be left to do, is create a level editor that can write script language. Then users can create levels (or entire games) simply point and click.

2007-04-12T10:48:00.000-07:00

This is my old car, it is a Pontiac 6000 LE. It has long since gone through all the recycling proceedures.. I am so worried, I hope it has a better home now. Part Screw Driver, part Coke Can, part my New Pontiac.

2006-04-09T23:06:00.000-07:00

Dynamic Code

Grass simulation

2006-03-26T19:26:00.000-08:00

Comp 471: Asg 4: Smoke Cont.

I worked some more on this, and now its final.

2006-03-25T16:14:00.000-08:00

Comp 471: Asg 4: Smoke

Description: In my Comp471 Asg4, they ask to either do motion blur on the wagging tail (haha), OR to create smoke coming out of a bush fire of some sort. After spending the morning learning about blur techniques, I found out how (explained bellow). However, the thought of making smoke seemed like a better choice considering the creation fun factor. Anyway, I thought the best way to do smoke for this assignment was with spheres! (looks cartoonish and easy to implement, since its a primitive type). Re-Anway, read the details.

Details:
- Everything is dynamically created and animated (which means I can add, remove, change, move differently, etc);
- For now, limited amount of smoke (the longer lasting smoke, the less fps);
- The texture is nothing special (but that wasn't the point, neither was making a nice giraffe..);

TODO:
- Try a different style of smoke (much smaller spheres, but more of them);

2006-03-24T11:07:00.000-08:00

My College Game Project:

-This is game project I designed and implemented in College;
-The drawings of the maps were done by a friend;
- The background and monkey were "stolen" from the net;

Description:
- You adjust angle and velocity of your cannon;
- You shoot a ball that bounces around;
- The ball must land in the monkey's whole;
- If you miss, you have 2 other tries. And you start from where it landed;
- There are 5 levels, ranging from eassy to difficult;

Details:
- Collision detection is done with my own algorithm: 12 point collision detection;
+ It checks for color differences in the maps on 12 points around the ball.
- Physics are implemeted (except there is no rolling up-hill)
+ Ball composition can be easily altered (rubber, metal, etc)

Wanted to do:
- Add levels in desert and in winter (ran out of time);

2006-03-24T10:39:00.000-08:00

My AI Project: Part 1

These are copies of an AI mind I've coded.
- There is the main BOT (spheres), then there is their direction/speed vector (short line). And finaly, the IR (infra-red) radar (long line).

It all started out when me and a friend decided to create an AI controlled robot in real life. So I started on my part on the PC, while my friend is working on the electronics.
So when I was creating these bots, I was keeping in mind the fact I'd have to use that AI on a real robot.
So for example, collision detection in real life will be done with an IR transmitter and receiver. So...in my digital version, I simulate a rotating IR transmitter and receiver. (transmitter is the long line, receiver is the collision detection algorithm)

In short: They go about randomly, and when they encounter a wall (red) they break then steer in order to avoid it. They will do this forever.

Details: The IR spins around the bot, checking each angle for a wall. When a wall is "touched" by the radar, the bot brakes. Once it is going slow enough, it steers away from the wall and pics a new direction. -- When not "seing" any wall, the bot randomly chooses a new direction to explore.
-- The walls are detected using polygon-line collision detection. So walls can be placed anywhere and still be detected.

Problems:
- After lots of time, they start to get stuck, because the IR is not spinning fast enough.
Must think about this because in real life, we can't have the IR spin too fast.

Next Part:
- Make the IR "see" other bots as well as walls;
- Create a bigger and tougher to navigate level (map);
- Add battery life, and a charging center, where the bot will go to recharge when low on battery;
- Design and implement a better AI:
+ Bots will rememeber walls once they encounter them;
+ Bots will be able to go from A to B watching for new walls and the walls in memory;

2006-03-24T10:16:00.000-08:00

Comp 471: Asg 4

Description:
- Lighted, textured and with FX.

Details:
- Added three lights:
+ A white head light on the giraffe;
+ A red user light (comes out of 3d-person camera);
+ A blue spinning light (around the giraffe facing down);

ToDo:
- Texture the giraffe (Different textures for different body parts);
- Create a mettalic shine and rusty appearances (Be able to switch between the two);
- Add motion blur as an FX;

2006-03-24T10:10:00.000-08:00

Comp 471: Asg 3

Description:
Giraffe in an environment.

Details:
- Grass is dynamically generated;
- Simulation of gentle breeze on grass;
- Giraffe is made of primitives;
- Can move head and neck;
- It can walk forwards and backwards;
- It's belly scales horizontaly to simulate breathing;
- It wags its tail on command;
- Primitives are just for view relativity;

2006-03-24T09:58:00.000-08:00

OpenGL: Plane out of Triangles

pS: not my algorithm.


void drawPlane(int w, int h)
{
  int i, j;
  float dw = 1.0 / w;
  float dh = 1.0 / h;

  glNormal3f(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
  for (j = 0; j < h; ++j) {
    glBegin(GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP);
    for (i = 0; i <= w; ++i) {
      glVertex2f(dw * i, dh * (j + 1));
      glVertex2f(dw * i, dh * j);
    }
    glEnd();
  }
}

2006-03-24T09:46:00.000-08:00

Grass Breeze Simulation

Replace the position of the tip of each grass by a call to this function.

float grassBreeze( void )
{
static int t = 0;

return (cos(fPI * (t += 2)/360)*6)/50+0.4;
}

2: Speed
6: Wideness