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May 22, 2012
17:30
Hey Tupac, Holograms Have Come A Long Way, Huh!
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Hey, how's it going, world? I've been pretty busy lately — Daphne and Fox have been keeping things running while I've been away. Thanks, you guys. I have to say it is amazing to have supportive colleagues and work in a place that gives its people the resources to rock and roll. But enough about that, [...]
May 15, 2012
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Big Ups to The Oatmeal for Mad Props to Nikola Tesla
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In case you aren't an avid follower of The Oatmeal (@oatmeal), you should be. If today's posted comic about Nikola Tesla doesn't say enough about why you should follow along, then you are probably a web crawler and are just going to catalog this with no emotional understanding. Oh well, your loss web crawler – especially [...]
April 27, 2012
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Huggable Light
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At the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, designer Diana Lin said the concept of d*light Huggable was to "provide companionship to those in need of comfort." Light to the rescue! This pillow is filled with warm white LEDs in bubbles of silicone, which create a diffuse, comforting light which connotes sunlight. The silicone absorbs body heat for extra [...]
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Must Watch Short: Luminaris
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Juan Pablo Zaramella's stop motion short Luminaris has won my heart! The film effortlessly dives you in to a world controlled by light, and one man's big ideas about that. It is absolutely wondrous. Below is the trailer. There are also two behind the scenes videos online showing the tests Zaramella performed with light and [...]
April 25, 2012
17:30
Where in the World is Lumen Sandiego?
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STORY TIME! Try to guess where in the world Lumen Sandiego is, and learn about some RE-DONK-U-LOUS-LY cool lighting art at the same time! Some years ago, I travelled to an "Art Island," which hosts work by some very spectacular artists, including Claude Monet, Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Tadao Ando, Yves Klein, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and most importantly [...]
2:25
Just Around the Riverbend
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We're nearly there. The new look is here and we've moved to the new server. Thanks Media Temple!

The only thing I'm waiting for is our new content delivery network (CDN) – you know, that thing that puts all of your content all over the world so that everyone experiences a quicker site load time – to start mirroring our content. That should be a couple of days. You shouldn't notice any negative impact in the meantime.

But until then…enjoy the new look!

P.S. – If you're interested in advertising, we've got a few new places on the site to put your ad! For more info, start on the advertising page.

UPDATE: (8:00 AM PT) - It looks like the CDN has taken a liking to the site. I hope that everything loads tons faster for everybody and looks like it should. If you see an anomalies, please don't hesitate to let me know on the contact form.
April 24, 2012
5:43
Long Overdue Changes
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Greetings all. I'm sorry if you've noticed some downtime and other weirdness going on at the site over the last few days. I'm trying to work through all of it and give us an upgrade. Needless to say, I'm burnt out and frustrated with all of the crap that has been dealt to the site. I couldn't stand the lack of responses or completely inadequate responses that we did receive about issues that were out of our control.

Anyway, I'm combining a change of hosting server and much-anticipated new look into this horrendous process. You should be able to see some of the new look at this point but you probably can't see any of the photos included in articles. I'm hoping that worst case scenario for the ugliness is only through the end of Tuesday (April 24).

I'll try to keep everyone posted with what's going on when I can. I'll be visiting my with my doc tomorrow for my pre-surgery appointment. One week and counting…
April 20, 2012
15:00
San Francisco Bay Bridge Lightning!
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This image of our friend electricity was so neat I had to share! Phil McGrew took out this photo in a single 20-second exposure during one of the recent thunderstorms in beautiful San Francisco. Related posts: The Lightning Fantastic, Oklahoma City, August 8, 2011
April 19, 2012
17:00
Real-Time Light Painting!
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Earlier this year, the light painters JanLeonardo Wöllert and Anton Julmy got together with Jochen Merker, and his newest creation. Merker has created a Real Time Light Painting program for both live performance and video production! On a basic level, this video is well worth a watch because it shows how many of the more intricate light painting photographs [...]
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Real-Time Light Painting!
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Earlier this year, the light painters JanLeonardo Wöllert and Anton Julmy got together with Jochen Merker, and his newest creation. Merker has created a Real Time Light Painting program for both live performance and video production! On a basic level, this video is well worth a watch because it shows how many of the more intricate light painting photographs are created. However, when you get in to what the program is doing and its applications — the video is BEYOND FASCINATING! As Google Translate tells me, the program takes the light source, and traces its movements, colors, and intensity. It then processes the material, and adds the images collected together. The final result can either be recorded, or immediately outputted in real-time for live events. There was something about how the program can map the light paintings to objects, buildings, or stages, but Google Translate wasn't exactly clear–if you speak German, I would love toRead More»
April 16, 2012
18:50
Jim at NAB
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Hey everybody! Fox here. I just wanted to check in and give a little update… We're still planning on a site update in the very near future. When it happens, we'll try to make it happen on a Saturday – 'cause I can dedicate a whole day to the change over then and it won't [...]
April 11, 2012
17:00
150 Billion Pixels, 1 Billion Stars
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Ok, have a look at this image — if you click on it, it gets really, really big: That's our Milky Way. The image below here represents the material within the white square on the left — a star-forming region called G305 to astronomers and astrophysicists — again, a click makes it bigger: That cutaway [...]
15:00
Amazing Video of the Birth of the Universe
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Physicists at Stanford's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, CA have created some pretty cool videos of how they think the universe was created — things like the birth of stars, the universe expanding, and other things that happen to be so beautiful that not showing them is a crime. Check this out: Way [...]
April 10, 2012
18:11
DISCO BALL HELMET!
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Back in my undergrad days, I used to front a band… Oh, it was glorious, we had a blast, and the guys are all pro musicians now. Another crazy picture of me with hair: We had so much fun!!! I used to wear those crazy shirts at gigs at the bars in town that were [...]
17:10
Awesome Glo NightLight from ThinkGeek!
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Our master safety ninja Erich Friend sent a link to this great toy from ThinkGeek's Geek Kids section – the Glo Nightlight with Glowing Balls! Ok, I'm not 3-7 years old (well, perhaps mentally most days) but I want one of these! Daphne, when are we getting matching Glo NightLights?!?!?! Check out this video – [...]
15:30
Tuesday Morning Face Rocking
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Fresh from Jeff Waful's FOH Super Lighting Cam comes this very sick version of The Bottom Half from the Fox Theatre in Oakland, CA on March 17, 2012.

Good morning, world!!! Have a Tuesday Morning FACE ROCKING courtesy of Umphrey's McGee!

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April 09, 2012
18:00
Luminous Field – A Projected Reality in Chicago
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You might have been to Chicago, and you might have seen Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate. But you've never seen Cloud Gate in Chicago like this before… Luftwerk is the firm who designed and coordinated this work — a husband/wife team of Sean Gallero and Petra Bachmaier. From Frame Mag's website: Luminous Field comprises of 10 video [...]
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Interactive Light at Miami-Dade Government Center
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Ivan Toth Depeña has made some pretty incredible displays in his career thus far. One beautiful and fun example would be the Miami-Dade Art in Public Places commission that Ivan did for the Miami0Dade Government Center. Check this out: From Ivan's Vimeo page on the installation: MIAMI, FL – Ivan Toth Depeña’s light-based installation “Reflect” was permanently installed in the Stephen Clark Government Center Lobby in Miami on November 18, 2011. Commissioned by the Miami-Dade Art in Public Places initiative, the work illuminates the dynamism of the lobby space and encourages a sense of discovery in the visitors. This dynamic art work is designed by the artist with the idea of welcoming visitors and employees to Government Center in a fun and interactive way,” said Michael Spring, Director of the Department of Cultural Affairs. “It will energize the lobby and symbolize the County’s commitment to be informative and responsive to ourRead More»
15:00
Remember That Huge Solar Storm We Just Had?
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At the beginning of March 2012, we had a few days' worth of pretty major solar activity — does anyone remember this? This storm produced some pretty incredible Auroras Borealis and Australis for days before and after the big CME from the Sun. CME means coronal mass ejection, which is a huge burst of solar wind that is powerful enough to push the bits of solar wind our direction. Solar wind is a big gust of protons and electrons with very, very strong electrical charges. Solar wind and coronal mass ejections are the things that the news and scientists talk about that might disrupt our power grids and kill our electronics. All of these phenomena are called space weather — which tickles me silly and makes me giggle: These massive bursts (CMEs) of charged particles plays hell on the Earth's magnetosphere, which is a protective magnetic field that basically windRead More»
April 08, 2012
22:00
Sunday JimOnLight.com Flickr Group Photo Pool
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It's time for another installment of light-loving photography from the JimOnLight.com Flickr Group! Are you a member? Awesome! Check out the photographers' Flickr photostreams, just click on each pic! Related posts: Sunday JimOnLight.com Flickr Group Photo Pool Sunday JimOnLight.com Flickr Group Photo Pool Sunday JimOnLight.com Flickr Group Photo Pool
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A NEW JOL?! That's CRAZY TALK!
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SAY WHAAAAT?! That's right, it's coming soon, a fresh re-design of the JimOnLight.com website! Fox and I have decided that it's time for a new backend build and a fresh face to the JOL site, so we're planning a roll out once the Fox Family returns to the Fox Den! Stay tuned, we're going to have to pull the site down for one day coming up soon, but we'll announce ahead of time. It's time for some fresh code to go with all of the traffic increases we keep experiencing! The JimOnLight Community kicks some serious ass! We've had all kinds of interest in advertising on the website, and we welcome your company to send us an email to see if you're the right fit for the JimOnLight readership base. We're also rolling out an RSS Feed Sponsorship program, and this week's RSS Feed Sponsor is the ever-glorious Source FourRead More»
15:00
A 4D Theme Park?! Oh Yes.
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It's too bad we can't buy tickets to one of THESE kind of parks at the gas station like you can places like King's Island and Six Flags Over, uh, Wherever: Whoa! This place is called Live Park, and it was on some kind of a "world tour" for three months in South Korea recently: Live Park was created by a firm called d'Strict — who has some pretty huge projects under their belt, check them out! Related posts: WHOA! Timor Steffens Video Mapping for AMSTEL LIVE!
April 07, 2012
23:00
Jeff Waful +1 Episode 3 is OUT!
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If you're a fan of the band My Morning Jacket, if you appreciate Tour Managers, or you feel that you need to know why you need to appreciate Tour Managers, then watch Jeff Waful +1 Episode 3. No, seriously. My Morning Jacket at Madison Square Garden happened mostly because of the Tour Manager Eric Mayers had his sh*t together. Check our the "intrepid reporter" for another excellent episode of Jeff Waful +1! Here we go! Related posts: Jeff Waful +1 — My Morning Jacket [A Teaser] Jeff Waful, Huey Lewis, and "The Umphreys" – Jeff Waful +1 Episode 2 Jeff Waful +1 is Now on Relix.com
20:15
What are YOU Doing with YOUR Saturday?
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Ever go through one of those phases where you've had so much coffee on a regular schedule where you actually have the sh-shhhakes?! I'm having one of those times right now. I'm getting wysiwyg and Vivien ready for NAB 2012, managing and coordinating the site load-in, living in an empty apartment until April 20, trying to figure out how to get Light Day kicking full speed again, and missing my cat. It's a very weird experience coming home to a completely empty apartment; I mean, I have an air mattress and I went and bought some cooking gear so I didn't have to spend tons eating takeout all the time, but really that's it. I haven't had time to go back to OKC and get everything packed up and moved. That happens after NAB, around April 20 after load-out. I'll be in Vegas for 11 days or so, I hopeRead More»
April 06, 2012
22:45
Nikola Tesla: The Love Song!
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Here's a geek tune to put a little spark(le) in your eye. Ben Folds, Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer, and Damien Kulash formed a band, 8 in 8. They decided to make eight songs in eight hours, and from the collective mad genius sprung "Nikola Tesla." Between this dream team and lyrics like, "Edison's enemy, Man who gave us AC, He'll always be to me My little Serb Voice on the radio I'm looking high and low Here in the afterglow Send me a word…" what's not to love? Give it a listen! Thanks to THE Nikola Tesla site for the Time image!
April 02, 2012
15:10
Moonlight Mini-Lesson
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The above photo by Andrew Tallon was taken at 10:30 pm! What I love about this image is it perfectly exemplifies that our moon is just a reflector for sunlight. So why don't we see our night landscape this way, if a camera can capture it? A number of fascinating factors! Our moon's albedo (the measurement of amount of light reflected by astronomical objects) is 0.12, which means about 12% of light which hits the moon is reflected. This amount is subject to fluctuation by numerous factors, including the phase of the moon. The amount which hits the earth's surface can be–and frequently is–significantly less. To capture the above image, the shutter was open for 30 seconds. Our eyes have our own tricks for seeing in low-light scenarios, which involve our fantastic friends the rods and cones. The outer segment of rods contain the photosensitive chemical rhodopsin (you might knowRead More»
March 30, 2012
14:46
WOW: Work It, Tron Dancers!
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Japan, I love you. You've done it again.

The Wrecking Crew Orchestra performs a jaw dropping dance performance inspired by TRON. I love their use of cueing and the effects they can create using only intensity parameters and their bodies! CHECK IT OUT!

This is the full length version of a piece seen in the Sony Experia smartphone ad:
March 28, 2012
15:20
Starfield from Lab212 – Interactive Swinging and Stars!
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Good Morning, World! To all that will stumble upon this page in "error," I wasn't referring to THAT kind of swinging! We can thank Lab212 for something absolutely awesome – Starfield. This equation seems to have it nailed down: 1 kinect + 1 swing + var stars + 1 projector = full speed great. Check it out: From the Vimeo page: Starfield is an installation where a swing is used to create a large interactive starry sky. With a Kinect installed behind the swing and a video projector, the software creates a galaxy of stars in which the user wanders with the rhythm of his swing. Created with openFrameworks, the application allows to configure almost any type of swing. With anaglyph glasses, a 3D mode gives an even more immerse experience. Music : Chapelier Fou – Postlude chapelierfou.com/ An installation by lab212 - lab212.org Related posts: WHOA! Timor Steffens VideoRead More»
March 27, 2012
15:00
Ljósið — Take A Minute and Watch
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What an amazingly beautiful video. Believe me, the 3:28 it takes to watch this will change your life. There is more beauty in this video than most people have in their entire month. Check it – you can thank Esteban Diácono for this: From the video site on Vimeo: Please watch my new video for Ólafur Arnalds / Slowly, comes the Light! vimeo.com/11662772 Official Version: Ólafur Arnalds / Ljósið vimeo.com/6284199 You can listen to and buy the album at: foundsongs.erasedtapes.com/ The quotes are from many sources, including Brian Eno, Stefan Segmeister, Albert Einstein, Nitzche and a few more i got randomly and i'm not sure about the author. In all cases, thank you for the inspiration. I strongly encourage you to visit foundsongs.erasedtapes.com/ and order the vynil or cd special limited edition of the record and give support to a great artist and his wonderful music. let yourself feel by esteban diácono has all rights reserved.Read More»
March 26, 2012
23:10
ProLight+Sound 2012 – Eine Kleine Schweineschnitzel
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Hiya, everybody! I'm back in the land of the horse-riding 5-0, at the hotel for one more week. I have an apartment that is available April 1, and I'll be moving in April 2. I never thought I would be so happy to see a king-sized bed and my little fan blowing air on me so I can sleep. I'll also be flying back to Oklahoma pretty soon to load-out of my apartment there and drive that stuff up to Toronto. I'll also be able to pick up my sweetheart! I just spent the last nine days in Frankfurt, Germany working the CAST Software booth for ProLight+Sound 2012. What an awesome show! The Messe Frankfurt is huge; there are about eleven buildings full of lighting, audio, lasers, pyro, musiccal instruments, thumping bass, people from all over the world, atmospheric haze, video screens, LEDs, and currywurst. Holy moly, do I loveRead More»
March 23, 2012
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6:30 am Never Looked So Good
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Taking the same exact photograph each day would get boring, right? HELL NO, thanks to that most spectacular lighting designer–nature. Robert Weingarten did just that, and the results are something to marvel at. It is SO important to appreciate the root of all lighting design, our sun, and these photographs prove that that star's still got it! Each exposure would be made at precisely the same time of day – 6:30 am – measured by one quartz clock. All exposures would be made with the lens focused on infinity and at the same aperture of f/22. Just two variables were allowed into this disciplined scheme: the shutter speed of the lens, which would be adjusted faster or slower depending on the quantity and quality of light available at 6:30 a.m. each day; and, the most variable element of all, changes in the scene that were introduced by the forces ofRead More»
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Nixie Tubes – Old But Awesome Technology
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Have you ever seen the trademark amber glow of the Nixie Tube? Nixie tubes have made a bit of a comeback by Makers and tinkerers of today's tech — an old-school look with old-school innards using pretty simple technology to create some pretty spectacular results. Nixie tube clocks, signs, and even Nixie tube wrist watches, as worn by Steve Wozniak: For those of you nerds out there like me who HAVE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WOZ'S NIXIE WATCH RIGHT NOW OMFG OCD LALALALAAAAAA, please check this video out! Here's Woz talking about scaring the crap out of his seatmates on flights as he changes the time zone! The maker of this watch is Cathode Corner, and they are pretty freaking cool! Ok, ok, enough about the watch. Now as I was saying… NIXIE TUBES! In short, a Nixie tube is a little illuminator/signal tube that looks a lot like aRead More»
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Jim on Stage Directions
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I'm guessing that most of JimOnLight.com's community reads Stage Directions Magazine, too — if you don't, I'm going to recommend that you start, regardless of the fact that I guest there on occasion. Jacob Coakley writes circles around me so fast that his keys melt a little. Writing for Jacob is absolute aerobic exercise, and you gotta sweat to keep up, regardless of who the bleep you think you are. That dude is hardcore, I love him. I'm my own editor, and it is pretty fun to write with someone else wielding the iron pen. I wrote two articles for Jacob while he was on vacation — Lighting Your Unicorn, and Chasing Yale. Check them out, leave a comment if you have one! Some of my favorite Jacob Coakley articles — by the way, that's him there on the left, funny enough at the CAST booth in I think atRead More»
March 15, 2012
20:05
WHAT?! Cell Phone Camera Lenses!
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If I haven't seen it, it's news to me! I've been using my iPhone pretty much exclusively for images that I need in a hurry, or just images I want to take. I do use my little point-and-shoot from time to time as well, but since some asshole thief stole my camera (and lenses) when I taught at Oklahoma City University, I've not had the bones to get a new one. And then I come across THIS: From PhotoJoJo: Presenting three small yet powerful lenses: the Fisheye, Telephoto, and Macro/Wide Angle Cell Phone Lenses. These finely constructed lenses transform your standard phone photos into wide, up-close, super zoomed and wonderfully warped wonders. They work with any camera phone (even the slick glass on your new iPhone 4!) and attaching them is easy breezy! A detachable magnetic ring sticks to your cell, providing a sturdy, shake-free hold between the lens and your phone. The Wide Angle/Macro Lens isRead More»
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Beware! The Blob
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While not a 1970s scifi horror flick, Sunday Paper's spectacular short film Light is certainly haunting. For a fascinating and beautiful minute and a half short film, it certainly carries an elegiac note. Just watch it! Light from Sunday Paper on Vimeo. Related posts: A Cosmological Fantasia from BDH A Study of Body and Light, Part One A Study of Body and Light, Part Two
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Happy Thursday!
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Happy Thursday, everybody! Sorry for not posting yesterday, I have gotten a wicked case of Strep throat. I'm glad I was able to finally find a Canadian clinic that would treat me after going to three (regardless of the fact that I have Canadian health insurance, how messed up is that?), and since I'm heading to Germany on Saturday for the ProLight+Sound 2012 Show in Frankfurt, there was no better time than the present. One lady told me – and I'm not making this up – that the clinic could not treat me because "Americans love to sue, so we are unable to treat you. It's our policy." I'm sorry, but what the f*ck does that mean?! Can you *really* refuse someone treatment in Canada for that kind of bullsh*t? Where are all of the awesome Canadian strangers who aren't douchebags, eh? I need an honest Canadian hug!!! Someone helpRead More»
March 13, 2012
16:00
How to Get Anything Through TSA's Nude Body Scanners?
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Oh my. I've been pretty critical of the TSA and the Millimeter Wave technology in the past, but I'm nothing like this guy – this man took it upon himself to prove that Millimeter Wave tech doesn't work. Check this out: This video is here to demonstrate that the TSA's insistence that the nude body scanner program is effective and necessary is nothing but a fraud, just like their claims that the program is safe (radiation what?) and non-invasive (nude pictures who?). This video is not intended to teach anyone how to commit criminal acts, nor is intended to help "the terrorists" — if I could figure this out, I'm sure they've long figured it out, and by exposing it to the public, we now have an opportunity to correct it. The scanners are now effectively worthless, as anyone can beat them with virtually no effort. The TSA has beenRead More»
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A JimOnLight Life Update
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Holy crap, I miss my freaking cat. I have gotten quite a few emails about what I've been up to lately, so I figured a post is in order! Life has taken me all kinds of places and in all kinds of directions over the last three months – it's been a whirlwind, that is fo sho. Back in December, I left teaching to take a promotion at CAST Software as the Product Manager for wysiwyg and Vivien Event Designer. I have been working for CAST for about three years writing product copy and technical articles, and the job as product manager opened up back in December. Pretty much everything has been going full speed since then. I have been here and there, I just drove halfway across the country (from Oklahoma City to Iowa to Toronto) in my Mustang. I had to drop of Lumiere at Grandma's house soRead More»
March 12, 2012
14:00
UK Streets Might Get Mood Lighting
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Heyooooo! JimOnLight's UK correspondent here, coming at you with hot off the press news!

The conversation to dim streetlights during very low traffic levels has been initiated, and it's causing quite a stir! The Press Association reports:

" Norman Baker, the local transport minister, supported the move as long as safety was not compromised.

In a parliamentary written answer he said: "The level of light reduction will be based upon internationally agreed standards and made in consultation with the UK's Institute of Lighting Professionals.

"It is right that lighting authorities consider, in the interests of cost-saving and the environment, whether lighting can be sensibly dimmed or turned off, consistent with proper safety assessments." "

The roads in question are the A roads, the major thoroughfares connecting cities which are not motorways. The Californian side of me would describe A roads as "highways," while motorways are "freeways." Kapeesh?

So we like saving the environment, and we like saving money. Why is this such a massive discussion?

Numerous fears including increased crime, automobile accidents, are mixed with financial worries. The conversion would cost a significant sum, and people aren't sold on MAKIN IT RAIN!

The Telegraph reports:

"…While authorities across the UK are saving £21.5 million per year by turning off nine per cent of lights, the schemes to reduce street lighting cost a total of £106.3 million.

The bill for installing dimming technology or converting lights to part-night operations, which is five times greater than the saving, means some councils will not start seeing the benefits for up to eight years."

This follows other UK locations, such as the Welsh county of Gwynedd have already experimented in dimming street lights between midnight and 5:30 am. There seems to be much more support of dimming street lights than turning them off. Kirklees and Derbyshire are amongst numerous experiments in turning off street lights, both completely and in selection (1 in 10 seems to be a common cutting ratio). Fears of isolation ensued.

What do you think? Turn 'em all off and make everyone wear headlamps, selective black outs, dimming, ALL OF THE LIGHTS! @ FL or something else?

If you found this interesting, I also posted about the delightfully unexpected results of blue street lights in Glasgow as well as Japan here. I'm imagining these cobalt lamps as urban super heros, stopping crime and saving lives! Neato burrito.
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Sunday JimOnLight Flickr Group Photo Pool
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Not much to say today. Words have failed me on this Sunday. However, my eyes never deceive me. My sweet little boy before he died: How many things can YOU count that are f*cked up in this picture? Yeah, this probably still looks like this too, no, I had nothing to do with it: We're approaching 1300 images in the JimOnLight.com Flickr Group. Check it out! Related posts: Sunday JimOnLight.com Flickr Group Photo Pool Sunday JimOnLight.com Flickr Group Photo Pool Sunday JimOnLight.com Flickr Group Photo Pool
March 10, 2012
15:00
Second Song – TV On the Radio
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Happy Saturday, everybody! A friend sent me a link to this video for Second Song, from the band TV On the Radio. This is some incredibly visual stuff, the perfect thing for a Saturday morning! I hope you enjoy this, you have no idea how appropriate this is right now. This has been one incredibly long and productive week, and I am happy to be sitting here off of my feet. With Tim Horton's coffee. It is not Dunkin Donuts coffee, that's for sure. You also check out where this came from, the movie of their album, Nine Types of Light. Now how perfect is that?!
March 08, 2012
16:00
Cars With Fricken Laser Beams
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Ok, so maybe not quite. However, this is still neat: The BMW Group has been developing laser headlights for vehicles. With intensity a thousand times, a fuel consumption at less than half even their current LEDs, and a size one hundred times smaller, the desire to develop this technology is quite self-explanatory. This opens up all sorts of new possibilities when integrating the light source into the vehicle. The BMW engineers have no plans to radically reduce the size of the headlights however, although that would be theoretically possible. Instead, the thinking is that the headlights would retain their conventional surface area dimensions and so continue to play an important role in the styling of a BMW, while the size advantages could be used to reduce the depth of the headlight unit, and so open up new possibilities for headlight positioning and body styling. The laser diodes used originally emit blue, butRead More»
March 07, 2012
21:14
Top Ten Posts of 2012 – First Quarter!
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(AWWW! I miss my Dewey D 'Oh Dat's mah Dew' and my Stink R. Butt!) I used to do these pretty frequently, but I've become so engrossed in the research aspect of writing that I completely put these off! I LOVE to see what the world likes and dislikes that I write, it's a real great incentive into the feel of learning about light on the web! Here's the top ten posts of 2012 so far – I'm pretty excited that the home page is the top hit! JimOnLight Home Page! Happy Birthday, Stephen Hawking! Something is Going Horribly Wrong at Wicked Lasers DIY Globe Cluster Chandelier-esque Fixtures Lighting 101: Luminance VS. Illuminance Indiana State Fair Collapse Report Blames Mid-America Sound and IATSE 55,000 LEDs Make A Cathedral The Gaff Tape Dress Showdown The McNamara Tunnel, Detroit Airport (designed by Marcus Wuebker, one bad ass mopho of a lighting designer/programmer!)Read More»
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Zeiss OLED Cinemizer Glasses
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I just found this crazy article on Engadget about the Carl Zeiss Cinemizer glasses. Have you seen these things? (This image opens up HUGE if you want detail…) So these are OLED, HD glasses with some pretty interesting specs. They're only pre-ordering now, but they're pre-ordering for 649 Euro. That's about 851.55 USD. I'm guessing that they're gonna be about 850 bucks cool. A video demo of the Zeiss Cinemizers: From the pre-order site - for $850+ you get: Cinemizer OLED with battery Cinemizer HDMI adapter – 720p / 1080p (2D / 3D) Nose pads plus 2 matching items USB cable AV video cable Quick Guide and safety handling Headset Travel case HDMI to Mini-HDMI Cable Adapter Some tech specs on the Cinemizers: Compatibility: HDMI: 720p, 1080p and 3D (Frame Packing) video-capable iPod and iPhone models (component, composite) AV-in: yellow RCA cable (composite video, PAL / NTSC) Diopter adjustment: each eye separatelyRead More»
March 06, 2012
21:15
Jeff Waful +1 — My Morning Jacket [A Teaser]
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Whoa.

Have you seen any of the Jeff Waful +1 episodes out there? I just got an email from the man himself, and he's about ready to release another awesome episode of his excellent show that's sweeping interest in what we do and how we do it from all kinds of demographics across the world. This time? He interviews the tour manager from My Morning Jacket, Eric Mayers. Check it out:

Awesome, Jeff. We're looking forward to this one, too!
15:00
Five Minute Film School — Green Screen Movie
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Alright, alright, hold on, check this out. By the way, GOOD MORNING! Yes, Jim got up early this morning, apparently instead of the coffee *I THOUGHT I DRANK* I had a big cup of completely crazy, and I've done about a day's work already. In this time I determined that I was going to teach myself how to use chroma-key green screens, and I found a few clever videos that should make you either go "hmm!" or maybe just give you a belly laugh. This should be an excellent way to start your day! Household Hackers do a green screen: and THIS? This – is just awesome. Green screen tech in action: Rosco sells Chroma Key blue and green – check it out. FilmTools also sells Chroma Key stuff like tape and paint, and flooring. Yeah, I had no idea either. (Image credit from a cool article on photoshop chroma-keyingRead More»
March 05, 2012
21:00
20×2 NEEDS OUR HELP! Please RT, and OFTEN.
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So you guys might remember when I did a guest spot at 20×2 in Austin, during the SXSW Interactive Conference a few years back. Here's my presentation for the 20×2 Festival to refresh your memory: 20×2 is a volunteer thing – an awesome thing – and it's a thing that is very jam-packed with very awesome and intelligent people. Mark Couvillion, one of the creators of 20×2, has reached out for some help this year. Mark needs someone to help him broadcast and record the 20×2 show happening at Skinny's this year, on March 9. This is on FRIDAY of this week. This year's question that the list of folk need to answer is: How Did I Get Here? Look – if you're going to be around the Austin area on Friday night, March 9, and you happen to have some gear that could make something like this possible, canRead More»
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Pay As You Go Solar in South Kenya
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I saw an interesting article this weekend from CNN World's website. A company called Eight19 has created a pay-as-you-go solar technology called IndiGo that is being deployed right now in Kenya. Check this out, this is Simon Bransfield Garth, the CEO of Eight19. I knew I would like this company as soon as I realized what "Eight19" meant – it's the time that a ray of light from the sun reaches Earth. Here's Simon: Here now is a quick video of a man named Samuel talking about the benefits of his Pay-As-You-Go Solar installation: This is some pretty cool stuff. The solar technology that Eight19 prides themselves on is a low-manufacturing-cost solar cell printed on a plastic film. The reason that they can have products that are so low cost is that the printing method benefits from being able to use the high-speed roll printing technology that exists in theRead More»
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Curioser and Curioser
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Curious Displays from Julia Tsao on Vimeo.

Julia Tsao's Curious Displays are just plain neat! The proposal for a display that goes beyond set dimensions and aspect ratio is in itself fascinating, but then the augmented reality functionality shown in section 2 shows a whole new level of possibility. I would just LOVE to get my hands dirty programming some art on these little buggers!
14:07
A Guide to the Lamp Phase-Out
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I have mixed feelings about this subject, but it's important to spread the news about what's going down and how it's gonna go down with respect to this incandescent phase-out happening in our time. Sylvania has an awesome guide to this phase-out, showing the whats and the whens of this thing. Check it out here. Also, Sylvania's website has a link to some of the political and law items of this phase-out. It's worth a look. Click on the image, it opens up full-size. Also, check out the PDF from whence it came. Lemme just ask you this: knowing what we know about how the government is handling things right now, do we really want them messing in what we use to see? Related posts: I Think I Agree with Jon Stewart On EISA 2012 Right Now
March 04, 2012
18:11
High Speed Camera + Gelatin Cubes = F*CKING AWESOME
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Nothing needs to be said. It's already been said. RIGHT?! Here's one more, just in case you need a few minutes of just plain happiness: Photo credit Related posts: Roomba Light Painting – These Little Buggers are AWESOME! WHAT LIGHT: Ready to Have Your Mind Blown?
16:00
Sunday JimOnLight Flickr Pool
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Well, I'm in Canada! I finally got my visa, as you might have read earlier this week. I'm working my ass off up here, we have lots in the pan right now. I'm also writing and working on the first JimOnLight TV episode, and let me tell you – I am not a video editor by trade. It is some hard shit that takes tons of time! Ask Jeff Waful! Hahaa as far as my romantic life? I think there is a good saying for that: "It is only once that you've hit rock bottom that you bounce." I think I should go out more. HEY HEY! SUNDAY JIMONLIGHT FLICKR POOL! Check out this week's gems! Related posts: Sunday JimOnLight.com Flickr Group Photo Pool – Late Night Edition Sunday JimOnLight.com Flickr Pool Photos Sunday JimOnLight.com Flickr Group Photo Pool
March 03, 2012
18:11
Andrew Hedges' Awesome Aspect Ratio Calculator
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I have been using this free online tool for so long I feel it is my duty to share it with the rest of the web. Check this out – this is Andrew Hedges' Aspect Ratio Calculator: I use this aspect ratio calculator to resize images and video that I post on JimOnLight.com. it is awesome. Thanks Andrew for making such a f*cking awesome and useful free tool! No, I didn't get paid to post this, nor would I have taken the money to do so. This is just an awesome tool that always stays open on my Chrome browser. All 172 tabs of its Chrome glory. I found the information below on Wikipedia – a visual list of commonly used aspect ratios and their applications. Nerdy? YES! I'm JimOnLight! What do you expect??
15:08
Lamps That You Shoot On and Off
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My dad would love this. HEY DAD! CHECK THIS OUT! Also, this: This is from a company called bitplay, INC from Japan. About the lamp: BANG! is a desk lamp with a gun-shaped remote controller. User can fire the “gun” to turn the light off. The light goes out and the lampshade knocks to the side, showing that it’s been hit. To turn it back on, simply shot it again, and the lampshade will raise up slowly and turn the light back on at the same time. So obviously you know now that it's called BANG! - I'm guessing. Related posts: Boa Design's Neoline Lamps Steffi Min's PEG – This is AWESOME and Simple and AWESOME. Krstyna Pojerova's Glass Greenhouse Lamp
March 02, 2012
21:48
Jim Hutchison Promoted to Product Manager at CAST Software
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W00T! <hands raised in the air quite in the same fashion as if I didn't care> So this is some pretty awesome news I want to share! I am not really a press release guy, but this is MY press release! Sorry I've had to be so secretive about this news, there was some Immigration stuff that had to happen first before it could all be released! I've taking over the Product Manager gig at CAST Software in Toronto, Canada for wysiwyg and Vivien Virtual Event Designer! I'm moving up here to Canada for a while, but still doing the tradeshow route and traveling the globe talking about light and the world of lighting! Here's the release, sent earlier today: TORONTO – CAST Software of Toronto announces the promotion of Jim Hutchison, creator and editor of the internationally renowned JimOnLight.com, stepping up to assume the role of Product Manager forRead More»
17:00
What the #$%& is Amber Drift? [Infographic]
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A few months ago, I received an email from a reader about explaining the phenomenon of Amber Drift. I was feeling froggy, so I figured I'd make an infographic to attempt to give a simple explanation to this phenomenon. Happy FRIDAY! If you click on the image, it'll open up in its original large size – so check it out! Related posts: How Big is GE? [Infographic] How Fireworks Happen – A Great Infographic! Dangers of Natural Gas [Infographic]
14:30
Yvette Mattern's Global Rainbow
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Alright, so Fox posted about this yesterday, but I had to know more. I mean, this is Rick Hutton crazy laser sh*t here! Remember this? Alright, now check THIS out! That, my friends, is Yvette Mattern's installation, Global Rainbow, that is on display in the night time sky until March 4 in the UK. Yvette took seven parallel laser beams, one of each color of our pal Roy (G. Biv of course), and blasted them across the sky. The images are stunning. You must see this exhibition, because it is freaking outstanding. Check out some pics, courtesy of the BBC. Also, check out a bunch more pics at Yvette's Flickr, and then take a moment and read Yvette's blog! She's all over the web! LASER WIN: Related posts: Andika Pradana's Interview with James Turrell, Master of Light and Space Jay Shinn – Light Art Opening in Dallas, April 2, 2011 A SunshineRead More»
February 25, 2012
17:29
Sugarland's Lawyers Blame the Injured – IN State Fair Collapse
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Just like the remainder of this story, this isn't going to end well. So, the legal people for the band Sugarland have made some pretty sensational comments regarding claims made by the some of the people injured or killed in the collapse that took place at the Indiana State Fair during the summer of 2011. I doubt you've forgotten any of it, I can't believe that I'll ever forget that image of the stage crashing down: From a post at the MSNBC site: Fans who were killed and injured when stage rigging and sound equipment collapsed onto them as they awaited a Sugarland concert at the Indiana State Fair failed to take steps to ensure their own safety and are at least in part to blame for their injuries, the country duo's attorneys said. The statement, part of a Feb. 16 response to a civil suit filed by survivors andRead More»
February 23, 2012
15:00
JimOnLight TV, Episode 1 Tease
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This is some exciting stuff for JimOnLight.com! We're starting JimOnLight TV pretty soon, and we wanted to give you a bit of a teaser! JimOnLight TV is a YouTube series where we talk about the coolest lighting designs, the most awesome designers from now and from the rich history of this industry we all love so much, and the gear that we're using today and that was used in the past. Yeah, one of these episodes I'm gonna show a VL2C. I f*cking LOVE that fixture. That's right. We submit for your approval – a teaser of Episode One of JimOnLight TV: Please help us spread the word – tell your friends! JimOnLight TV is coming! We're also on Vimeo, too! Related posts: Laser Goofing, JimOnLight Style The Home Stretch – and More JimOnLight.com!
February 20, 2012
18:22
PLASA Focus, HERE I COME BOYEEE
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AWWWWWWW YEAH BOYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE You know, sometimes I crack myself up. No, actually, I crack myself up all the time. If you've ever hung out with me, you know that I am prone to these outbursts of laughter pretty much constantly because I think the world is awesome and hilarious often, so you can imagine what my neighbors must think of the guy who works in his apartment all day long just cackling to himself all day. Oh, yeah, I also speak with my cat. She does speak conversational English, or maybe I speak conversational Meow, I'm not really sure. I think I need to get out more. Which, coincidentally, allows me to SEGUE INTO THE WHOLE REASON FOR WRITING THIS POST! HA HAAAA! Who's coming to THE FOCUS?! [haha that's not really what it's called, but for the time being it's called that in my noodle, so imagine it beingRead More»

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