Comments on: Pedro’s Hacks! http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2007/09/pedros-hacks/ An ongoing conversation about technology and culture, hosted by Nora Young Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:30:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Mike http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2007/09/pedros-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Mike Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:26:49 +0000 http://www.cbc.ca/spark/blog/2007/09/15/pedros-hacks.html#comment-98 How do I post my hack photo with the others? It's not readily clear to me. How do I post my hack photo with the others? It’s not readily clear to me.

]]> By: cathi bond http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2007/09/pedros-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-101 cathi bond Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:13:16 +0000 http://www.cbc.ca/spark/blog/2007/09/15/pedros-hacks.html#comment-101 Check out the url for a very neat shoe hack. Thanks for the show. It's great! <a href="http://itp.nyu.edu/~rcc273/spring2007/itpenergy/labs/kineticShoes.php#" rel="nofollow">http://itp.nyu.edu/~rcc273/spring2007/itpenergy/labs/kineticShoes.php#</a> Check out the url for a very neat shoe hack. Thanks for the show. It’s great!

http://itp.nyu.edu/~rcc273/spring2007/itpenergy/labs/kineticShoes.php#

]]> By: Nan http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2007/09/pedros-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Nan Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:21:04 +0000 http://www.cbc.ca/spark/blog/2007/09/15/pedros-hacks.html#comment-100 More ... please! Great ideas. More … please!

Great ideas.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2007/09/pedros-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Michelle Sun, 30 Sep 2007 03:55:01 +0000 http://www.cbc.ca/spark/blog/2007/09/15/pedros-hacks.html#comment-99 great..now give up the other hacks.....please great..now give up the other hacks…..please

]]> By: tara http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2007/09/pedros-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-102 tara Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:36:14 +0000 http://www.cbc.ca/spark/blog/2007/09/15/pedros-hacks.html#comment-102 i too am interested in the other 28 hacks mentioned as being listed here. thanks for the show :) i too am interested in the other 28 hacks mentioned as being listed here. thanks for the show :)

]]> By: Nathan Waddell http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2007/09/pedros-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Nathan Waddell Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:36:47 +0000 http://www.cbc.ca/spark/blog/2007/09/15/pedros-hacks.html#comment-103 On the show you mentioned that Pedro had a whole bunch of these- I hope he gets to come back each week or so with a new one- I had fun experimenting with some old lenses I had kicking around. On the show you mentioned that Pedro had a whole bunch of these- I hope he gets to come back each week or so with a new one- I had fun experimenting with some old lenses I had kicking around.

]]> By: Travis Allison http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2007/09/pedros-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Travis Allison Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:02:35 +0000 http://www.cbc.ca/spark/blog/2007/09/15/pedros-hacks.html#comment-104 Great bit! I'm going to try the fish-eye for sure. That reminded me that I posted a how-to of a home-made macro for my DSLR on Flickr. I used a $4 jeweller's loupe and an old lens cap. Here's the pictures of the setup and some examples: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/whybesubtle/sets/72057594051271168/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/whybesubtle/sets/72057594051271168/</a> Thanks for a great show everybody. Nora: great to have you back on the air regularly! Great bit! I’m going to try the fish-eye for sure.

That reminded me that I posted a how-to of a home-made macro for my DSLR on Flickr. I used a $4 jeweller’s loupe and an old lens cap.

Here’s the pictures of the setup and some examples:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/whybesubtle/sets/72057594051271168/

Thanks for a great show everybody.
Nora: great to have you back on the air regularly!

]]> By: Allan Waters http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2007/09/pedros-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Allan Waters Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:00:22 +0000 http://www.cbc.ca/spark/blog/2007/09/15/pedros-hacks.html#comment-106 I'm looking for a radio hack. What would it take to construct an FM radio that would switch automatically among a selection of stations pre-set by the user in order to avoid talk and provide a continuous stream of music? I’m looking for a radio hack. What would it take to construct an FM radio that would switch automatically among a selection of stations pre-set by the user in order to avoid talk and provide a continuous stream of music?

]]> By: Mauricio Quintana http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2007/09/pedros-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Mauricio Quintana Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:25:52 +0000 http://www.cbc.ca/spark/blog/2007/09/15/pedros-hacks.html#comment-105 Really enjoyed the digital camera hacks discussion on the radio today. I went right to the spark website to check it out!! I am a person who likes to experiment with photo effects, and the idea of calling them hacks really made me laugh! An alternate to the door pephole, if your camera lens is large, is to use a stainless steel pot cover and take your picture pointing at the inside part to the lid and aligning the lid to the subject you want to photograph. This works reasonably well as you can either hold the lid by the handle with your other hand or attach it somewhere. (just make sure the lid is clean!) Really enjoyed the digital camera hacks discussion on the radio today. I went right to the spark website to check it out!! I am a person who likes to experiment with photo effects, and the idea of calling them hacks really made me laugh!

An alternate to the door pephole, if your camera lens is large, is to use a stainless steel pot cover and take your picture pointing at the inside part to the lid and aligning the lid to the subject you want to photograph. This works reasonably well as you can either hold the lid by the handle with your other hand or attach it somewhere. (just make sure the lid is clean!)

]]> By: Ross http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2007/09/pedros-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Ross Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:24:16 +0000 http://www.cbc.ca/spark/blog/2007/09/15/pedros-hacks.html#comment-107 It seems that the sensors in digital cameras and webcams is sensitive to infrared, so the manufacturers include an IR filter to get decent visible-light pictures. Minor surgery to the lens to remove the IR filter and include a filter to block visible light converts the cam to IR. The visible light filter can be as simple as a couple of layers of exposed, developed colour film, i.e. the end of the roll. Google "homemade infrared camera" - many entries. Still putting my lens back together! Oops. It seems that the sensors in digital cameras and webcams is sensitive to infrared, so the manufacturers include an IR filter to get decent visible-light pictures. Minor surgery to the lens to remove the IR filter and include a filter to block visible light converts the cam to IR. The visible light filter can be as simple as a couple of layers of exposed, developed colour film, i.e. the end of the roll. Google “homemade infrared camera” – many entries.
Still putting my lens back together! Oops.

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