How to easily set up a campaign finance database (well, kind of) or Make Python work with MAMP via MySQLdb

I’ve been trying for a few hours to run a Python script from The Sunlight Foundation Labs which downloads (and updates) a campaign finance database from the Center for Responsive Politics. See their original post for more information. In the process of getting this working I accidentally broke a working copy of MySQL and overwrote […]

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Automata: Counter-Surveillance in Public Space paper on the Public Interventions panel at ISEA2010

ISEA2010 RUHR Conference in Dortmund, Germany P26 Public Interventions Tue 24 August 2010 15:00–16:30h Volkshochschule Dortmund, S 137a Moderated by Georg Dietzler (de) 15:00h | Owen Mundy (us): Automata: Counter-Surveillance in Public Space 15:20h | Christoph Brunner (ch/ca), Jonas Fritsch (dk): Balloons, Sweat and Technologies. Urban Interventions through Ephemeral Architectures 15:40h | Georg Klein (de): […]

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Recent and ongoing projects

Howdy, it’s been awhile since I last shared news about recent and ongoing projects. Here goes. 1. You Never Close Your Eyes Anymore You Never Close Your Eyes Anymore is an installation that projects moving US Geological Survey (USGS) satellite images using handmade kinetic projection devices. Each device hangs from the ceiling and uses electronic […]

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You Never Close Your Eyes Anymore (new video by Asa Gauen)

I am very much enjoying the video my friend, Asa Gauen, is working on for You Never Close Your Eyes Anymore, which is installed at AC Institute in New York until July 31. […]

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You Never Close Your Eyes Anymore @ AC Direct

You Never Close Your Eyes Anymore opens tonight at AC Institute in Chelsea. July 1 – July 31, 2010 Opening: Thursday, July 1, 2010 6-8pm AC Institute [Direct Chapel] 547 W. 27th St, 5th Floor New York, NY Gallery Hours: Wed., Fri. & Sat.: 1-6pm, Thurs.: 1-8pm […]

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You Never Close Your Eyes Anymore (mock-installation-in-pa-shop)

Here are a couple installation shots of You Never Close Your Eyes Anymore leading up to the AC Direct installation in New York. Everyone should be so lucky to have a retired shop teacher for a father in law! […]

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BBC News reports on Give Me My Data

BBC News reports on Give Me My Data. Their website and video player is pretty clunky, and while they avoid crediting the developer, its still a nice plug to wake up to. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/8744514.stm […]

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