So I'm the douchebag in the full-LED shirt

[EkriirkE]

...and I've been wanting to give it a proper name. I missed the Cubatron this year, and the shirt is raver-leaning so I got to thinking "Saharatron". I know many people detest the rave portion of Coachella, but whatever. If anyone cares, what do y'all think for the name?

Thanks!

p.s. to the forum member that called me out sunday for not having it full body, a friendly "fuck you" to you ;)

[shaggyduck]

Saw you on Saturday. Nice shirt...

[Hannahrain]

How about David.

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

Ernest Hemingway Jr. Jr.

[ELECtROjan]

i saw you a bunch of times. good work

just curious.... how much did that thing cost to make and what did you use to do it? I have no desire to create my own, just curious.

[EkriirkE]

Saw you on Saturday. Nice shirt...
Thanks!


How about David.
That's my penis' name already.


Ernest Hemingway Jr. Jr.
Love it.


i saw you a bunch of times. good work

just curious.... how much did that thing cost to make and what did you use to do it? I have no desire to create my own, just curious.
Thanks. I'll just say in the Ks, those RGB LEDs are expensive :( But I'm very satisfied with the fruits of my work. It's plastic chicken wire, CAT5 wire, demultiplexers and 5mm RGD LEDs - more info here: http://lightbright.net (http://lightbright.net/)

[CrimesceneCookie]

Just asked you about this in the Scissor Sisters thread. My friends and I were absolutely appreciating your work. Nice job!

[mattpach]

Your shirt was really awesome.

[Geno_g]

The shirt I saw had arrows going up the sleeves and arrows going down on the front and back of the shirt...

[EkriirkE]

Just asked you about this in the Scissor Sisters thread. My friends and I were absolutely appreciating your work. Nice job!
Glad it wasn't intrusive! Gotta give back if I'm going to block people's view, yaknow?


Your shirt was really awesome.
Thanks much :)


The shirt I saw had arrows going up the sleeves and arrows going down on the front and back of the shirt...
I dunno about the arrows, but yes it was animating upward on the sleeves and downward front+back. My avatar is the shirt from Coachella 09 (no sleeves or back).

[malcolmjamalawesome]

My friend saw you while she was in the ferris wheel and she tried to get a closer look by actually leaping out of the ferris wheel but somebody caught her.

[djandrews25]

Lol, i heard about someone trying to jump out of the ferris wheel. Maybe it was several people.

[PotVsKtl]

Lol, i heard about someone trying to jump out of the ferris wheel. Maybe it was several people.

http://www.notactualgamefootage.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/bush_straight_face.jpg

[wstsidela]

I saw you. Talked to you for a sec too. You're a nice guy with an awesome shirt.

[ivankay]

i talked you you in front of Spicy Pie in the campgrounds Sunday night. i'm having trouble uploading the movie i shot during Space Shanty at Leftfield. i'll let you know when i figure out what the error is. Anyway, excellent job (once again). Here a few pictures:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5102/5635916953_eb5e252868_z.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5108/5636093925_881d626612_z.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5221/5636674560_a81ca6febf_z.jpg

[Courtney]

That's pretty cool.

You also look obscenely tall in those photos.

[Tandemind]

Sorry, but I saw a guy with a better one on Sunday. It was black.

[jackstraw94086]

I dabble in blinky shit for fun as well. I've built tons of 555 circuits on breadboards, and I"m fucking shocked that you're able to keep a bunch of those control cicuits together for any length of time while partying at a festival.

this cracks me up. What is that? Glue?
http://lightbright.net/images/img_7996r.jpg

[Grandma]

the fact that fucker didn't short or any of the leads snap off is impressive....

[GuyInTucson]

My friend saw you while she was in the ferris wheel and she tried to get a closer look by actually leaping out of the ferris wheel but somebody caught her.

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!! This made me laugh for several seconds.

[EkriirkE]

My friend saw you while she was in the ferris wheel and she tried to get a closer look by actually leaping out of the ferris wheel but somebody caught her.
HOW DARE THEY STOP HER!


I saw you. Talked to you for a sec too. You're a nice guy with an awesome shirt.
Aw, thanks :)


i talked you you in front of Spicy Pie in the campgrounds Sunday night. i'm having trouble uploading the movie i shot during Space Shanty at Leftfield. i'll let you know when i figure out what the error is. Anyway, excellent job (once again). Here a few pictures:

I do remember you.. Mike, right? Totally awesome, thanks man! Those came out very nice. I wish it wasn't rebooting at that moment (static-looking chest) or some graphics would've been there, still slick! Thanks again!!


That's pretty cool.

You also look obscenely tall in those photos.
I'm only 5'20", but the shoes make me 6'8"


Sorry, but I saw a guy with a better one on Sunday. It was black.
WHAT? If I saw that, I'd've had to kill a bitch :nono


I dabble in blinky shit for fun as well. I've built tons of 555 circuits on breadboards, and I"m fucking shocked that you're able to keep a bunch of those control cicuits together for any length of time while partying at a festival.

this cracks me up. What is that? Glue?
I designed this with the mindset that I'd be in crowds, bumped into, pushed around and get things "spilled" or poured on me... All the wire is 24ga from CAT5 cabling (best source/deal I could find for bulk strands of wire) - stranded core to resist metal fatigue. Totally meant to be flexible. All the ICs are epoxied at the pins and solder joints for strength (there is no breadboarding or PCB, all wires are directly soldered on the components) then further hot glued for some flexible tension relief. The 555 in that pic was hot-glue only because I wanted to reuse it later...
More than half the people I talk to feel me (it) up, I hug people, girls jump on me :) - last year a guy even got a running start and straight up tackled me on the way to Gorillaz, I landed on my ass on some of the panels under my fat ass and the worst that happened was the battery unplugged and some LEDs got pushed the wrong direction, but still working. And thanks!


the fact that fucker didn't short or any of the leads snap off is impressive....
Inevitably something does, but the only side-effect is a strip of color goes out or becomes too prominent... Nothing permanent so far. Some of the panels worn this year are 3 years old now.

[MusicIsMyBoyfriend]

I saw you, but only during the day so I didn't get the full effect, still pretty cool though.

[Courtney]

I'm only 5'20", but the shoes make me 6'8"

Obscenely tall AND a nerdy sense of humor.

:cat

[PotVsKtl]

As far as I can tell, blinking garments and well-groomed Persians are the only two avenues straight into acceptance.

[Hannahrain]

Think of the money we could make if we developed a line of blinking sweaters for accessory pets. You know how to sew, right?

[PotVsKtl]

I've been making tiny sweater vests for phalluses for a few years, I don't see why I couldn't tack a few 555s in there and call it a Dachsund Ravearound.

[PotVsKtl]

I'll bring you in at 15% if you man the hot glue cannon.

[Hannahrain]

I'm going to need to see a photo of the studio first. The last time someone offered me a deal in those terms I wound up chewing my way through a pair of zipcuffs in the back of a wood-paneled station wagon while footfumbling for the hatch release.

[PotVsKtl]

I don't have a wide shot of the space, but here's a candid snap of your predecessor happily toiling away in his workspace.

http://witneyman.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/cremaster-4.jpg

[Hannahrain]

20% and a Dachshund Ravearound specially treated to withstand taxidermy chemicals and sturdy enough for travel and also shaped like a human instead of a dog, and you've got yourself a deal. But I'm going to need Friday off.

[PotVsKtl]

http://reallygui.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/handshake.jpg

[amyzzz]

Can I test the finished product?

[Hannahrain]

I thought you only liked big dogs.

[amyzzz]

I am currently the owner of two shih zhus and have never actually owned a big dog.

[dorkfish]

prelude to an orgy

http://oi53.tinypic.com/14d0f4m.jpg

[jackstraw94086]

if you extrapolate the correlation between size of dog and life span, Clifford should have been dead within a year.

[jackstraw94086]

I thought you only liked big dogs.

it was only a metaphor.

[Alchemy]

A metaphor for big cats?

[EkriirkE]

I saw you, but only during the day so I didn't get the full effect, still pretty cool though.
Strange, I didn't wear it during the day...


Obscenely tall AND a nerdy sense of humor.

:cat
:cool:


As far as I can tell, blinking garments and well-groomed Persians are the only two avenues straight into acceptance.
I'm trying everything I can to get closer to the almighty Flying Spaghetti Monster


Think of the money we could make if we developed a line of blinking sweaters for accessory pets. You know how to sew, right?
Children and Pets are always good money markets. I use needles to pop deep zits, does that count?

[EkriirkE]

I don't have a wide shot of the space, but here's a candid snap of your predecessor happily toiling away in his workspace.


This is the workspace:
http://www.acclaimimages.com/_gallery/_images_n300/bdsm_dungeon_furniture.jpg

[MusicIsMyBoyfriend]

Strange, I didn't wear it during the day...


Then I saw some other dude with a very similar LED shirt, my bad.

[HunterGather]

I don't have a wide shot of the space, but here's a candid snap of your predecessor happily toiling away in his workspace.

http://witneyman.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/cremaster-4.jpg

What is this. What.. whats going on in this picture.

[EkriirkE]

Then I saw some other dude with a very similar LED shirt, my bad.

Shrooms are awesome!

[Courtney]

What is this. What.. whats going on in this picture.

The art history professor in me wants to explain, but I think it's just better left unsaid.

[brematale111]

my friend took a picture with you sunday night at the lockers. i commented that you had a really cool suit.

[juloxx]

http://reallygui.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/handshake.jpg

youuuu sonofa bitch

[Neighborhood Creep]

How long does it take you to make this and whats the cost of making it?

I wish my brain wasn't so damn lazy or i'd try it out..

[wmgaretjax]

What is this. What.. whats going on in this picture.

In the words of the fluorescent James Lewis Hoberman, it is the narcotization of self-satisfaction.

[thewoodenman]

saw your shirt sunday or saturday night, can't remember which. pretty neat stuff, i stared for a minute or two.

[EkriirkE]

my friend took a picture with you sunday night at the lockers. i commented that you had a really cool suit.
I'd love to see this pics,and thanks!


How long does it take you to make this and whats the cost of making it?

I wish my brain wasn't so damn lazy or i'd try it out..


...I'll just say in the Ks, those RGB LEDs are expensive :(...
The configuration this year was 6 panels, each panel is about 1 month to build in my spare time (an hour or two every few days)...


saw your shirt sunday or saturday night, can't remember which. pretty neat stuff, i stared for a minute or two.
I'm glad I could give back :)

[Hannahrain]

Can we get this thread back on the creepy train? I have trouble staying interested when nobody's parents are uncomfortable.