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Dmitriy, Josh, and John are trying out for a TV show called Build Anything by Proper Television. After I made the video of the rocket launch, I volunteered to create the audition tape for them.

Here is the audition tape:

I want to wish Dmitriy, Josh, and John the best of luck as they go on in the casting!

Let me know what you think of it. The last minute of the video is the BEST! 🙂

-Kix

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42 Magazine LogoMakers Local 256 made the news! We were interviewed by 42 Magazine on 12/9.  They published an article on us on 12/15 in their print and online publications.

You can pick up a print publication in Huntsville at locations marked here.

42 Magazine (associated with the Huntsville Times) is the answer to Huntsville’s Technology questions. They are the local technology news magazine and report on technology happenings in town.

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You er tahring me apaaaaht!

Immediately after its release in 2003 The Room was rightfully mocked and ridiculed as one of the worst movies since Plan 9 from Outer Space, and cult audiences have loved hating it ever since. In the spirit of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, fans have organized showings to share their love and tear the movie to shreds.  It’s never been so much fun to hate a movie.

From the Guardian- “A movie whose transcendent awfulness has made it a cult phenomenon.”

Members of Makers Local 256 are hosting a screening of The Room at Huntsville’s Flying Monkey Arts Center on Friday, December 3rd.  The movie starts at 9pm, tickets are $10 at the door of the Monkey’s second floor theater and concessions will be available.  There will be audience participation throughout the screening. Bring spoons!

If you’d like to learn more about the audience participation, the Onion’s AV Club has an excellent write-up.

Flying Monkey Arts Center
2211 Seminole Dr SW # 501
Huntsville, AL 35805-7805
http://www.flyingmonkeyarts.org

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Six of us went to HOPE this year. What a time we had. Very little sleep, lots of socializing, and even some hacking. Nathan made me bring our Wifi Geiger Counter to work on and show off. This turned into more of a hacking project than a fixing project. This years conference badge features an MSP430 and a Nordic nRF24L01+ radio. They could communicate with each other and a tracking network. After realizing the badges could be aware of other badges I came up with a plan! Now the Geiger Counter detects other HOPE badges!