Cryptography

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:48:46 -0500

Cryptography is the hiding of information. It involves a combination of math and computer science to manipulate information into forms that only intended recipients can decypher.

Cryptography (or cryptology; from Greek κρυπτός, kryptos, "hidden, secret"; and γράφω, gráphō, "I write", or -λογία, -logia, respectively)^[1] is the practice and study of hiding information. In modern times, cryptography is considered a branch of both mathematics and computer science, and is affiliated closely with information theory, computer security, and engineering. Cryptography is used in applications present in technologically advanced societies; examples include the security of ATM cards, computer passwords, and electronic commerce, which all depend on cryptography.

Engineering

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:20:56 -0400

Screenprinting

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:27:24 -0400

Grantwriting

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:52:30 -0400

Writing strong project proposals can earn big money from institutions and governmental granting agencies.

10 ways to grow a pair, you passive aggressive f_ck

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:42:25 -0400

Assertiveness

Demysticism

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:54:07 -0400

Mystical and demystifying seekers both seek to uncover the truth beyond common knowledge. Mystics seek mysteries. Demystics seek answers.

Demysticism Handbook

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:54:07 -0400

This is the front page of your new group handbook. Feel free to edit it.

Demysticism

Agnosticism Handbook

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:58:29 -0400

This is the front page of your new group handbook. Feel free to edit it.

Agnosticism

Empowering Principles Handbook

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:57:45 -0400

This is the front page of your new group handbook. Feel free to edit it.

Empowering Principles

Gunsmithing

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:55:21 -0400

A gunsmith is a person who repairs, modifies, designs, or builds firearms to factory or customer specifications, using hand tools and machine shop tools (such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders).

Gunsmiths may be employed in:

factories by firearms manufacturers,
armories by military or law-enforcement agencies,
sporting goods stores, or
small gunsmith shops, as either the owner, or as one of a handful of employees.

To pursue the entirety of this trade, a gunsmith must possess skills as a mechanic, a metalworker, a woodworker, and an artisan; be knowledgeable in shop mathematics, ballistics, and chemistry; and be capable of working accurately and precisely. Those who are (self-)employed in small gunsmith shops must also possess skills as small business operators; work effectively with a wide variety of customers; and remain abreast of, and comply with federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, and requirements.

Due to the great breadth of subject matter to be mastered, many gunsmiths specialize in only a few of the skills required of the general gunsmith (see Specializations section below). Alternatively, some gunsmiths learn many of the skills of the trade, but only apply them to a few weapon types (only pistols, or only shotguns, or only (pre-1964) Model '94 Winchester Lever-Action Rifles; for instance).

—http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunsmith

Agnosticism

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:53:53 -0400

"Agnosticism (from the Greek α-γνωστικισμός, meaning "without", and gnosticism or gnosis, meaning "knowledge") is the philosophical view that the truth value of certain claims — particularly metaphysical claims regarding theology, afterlife or the existence of God, gods, deities, or even ultimate reality — is unknown or, depending on the form of agnosticism, inherently unknowable due to the nature of subjective experience perceived by that individual."

—http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnosticism

Freedom from negative emotions

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 21:25:02 -0500

Dear moderatos, I'm sorry if I've written in the wrong theme. Please, don't delete my post and move it in the proper section. Day after day, minute after minute people keep feeing negative emotions ("NEs"): jealousy, pity, fear, anger, irritation, discontent, resentment, rage, perplexity, insult, malice, envy, anxiety, uneasiness, contempt, disgust, shame, revengefulness, apathy, indolence, grief, melancholy, disappointment, greed etc.

Help me with my firewall

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 03:13:17 -0500

What will be a better one firewall I can download and use for free, that will come with my windows xp and won't slow it down? :(

MacBook

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 06:16:22 -0500

The recommended doer notebook is the MacBook Pro 15" if you can afford it or MacBook 13" to reduce cost and size. MacBooks are cross-platform machines capable of running Mac OS X, Windows and Linux by rebooting or at the same time using Parrallels. This gives you the widest possible selection of software on a quality hardware platform with the highest reliability.

Getting A Mac

Educational Discount

The least expensive way to get a Mac is by buying educational price. If you know someone who is a student, you can buy the computer for them and then they can give it to you. The only limitation is that a student can only buy one discounted MacBook per year, but even the most bleeding-edge Mac users don't need to upgrade their Mac more than once every two years. For the very best price, find a student in a state without sales tax like Oregon to buy your Mac for you.

Mac "vs" PC

Mac PCs vs Non-Mac PCs

The so-called "Mac vs PC" debate is an anachronism in a world where Macs run Windows but Windows cannot run Mac.

Non-Mac PCs now serve several special purposes:

Field-Expedient: There are many PC notebooks already in service that can do the job adequately at no cost.
Special Purpose: There are some specialized applications that can only be met by non-Mac hardware, such as ruggedized Toughbooks, wearable PCs and cheap servers.

LED-lit Matte Screens for Overall Quality, Glossy Screens For Outdoor Visibility

If you do most of your computing indoors, use a matte screen. If most of your usage is outdoors, choose a glossy screen instead of matte on MacBook Pros. The screen is readable in direct sunlight despite reflections and can be adjusted to eliminate any glare you encounter. It is less reflective than most PC notebooks.

"I've been studying the screens side by side. It may be the opposite of what several are guessing, but the truth is the glossy MacBook has far and away the best visibility outdoors. I'm talking direct sun, partial shade, overcast, you name it. It does have some reflection, but you can actually read your text clearly. There is a big (negative) difference when viewing the PowerBook and the MacBook Pro [matte] in the same environments... Generally speaking, any glare on these glossy screens is easily corrected by tilting the screen 1/4 of an inch, up or down... I'm ordering myself a MacBook Pro with the glossy option. I'm sold. Seeing is believing..." "The mac was about 75% less reflective than the HP..." "Today with the MB, there was a lot of glare but you know what, the screen was soooo easy to read... I was NOT sold on the glossy screen but I after having my MB for about a week, it's great everywhere even in the office under flourescent lights. I don't think I'd pay EXTRA for one on a MBP, but I like it more then the matte of my current MBP." —macrumors forums

Laptop Shade ($30): Install only once, then open/close in seconds, Attaches to your lid with hook & loop fasteners, Universal size fits 10-17 inch laptops (9 to 16-1/2 in. wide), Fits virtually all laptops, Swings open/closed while remaining attached to your lid, Made of ultra-light, durable polyethylene material, So thin your laptop still fits inside its case, Forms a 9-inch deep viewing tunnel to reduce glare, Unique, patented design provides true convenience

WolfQuest

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 23:01:46 -0500

WolfQuest is a fascinating learning game.

Preview Video Trailer

The Minnesota Zoo and eduweb are partnering to develop WolfQuest, an innovative new project that brings the immersive, compelling drama and action of video games to informal science learning while creating a model for nationwide distribution. Designed for players age nine to adult, WolfQuest will teach wolf behavior and ecology through its exciting gameplay and intense social interactions.

WolfQuest's three major components comprise a powerful informal learning experience:

WolfQuest Game: WolfQuest is an immersive 3D multiplayer role-playing game. Players join a wolf pack made up of friends or computer-controlled wolves and, through trial and error, instinct, and experience, learn to maximize both individual and pack survival. Each player discovers how to compete or cooperate, challenge or submit, and defend or attack during complex interactions within the pack. Players find they must balance individual and pack needs in order to increase their collective ability to hunt, defend territory, avoid danger, and protect their young. As they respond to challenges presented by their environment, players will experientially learn about habitat quality, prey populations, and the impact of human presence on the landscape. As they explore a variety of strategies to succeed in the game, players will exercise critical thinking and inquiry skills. Gameplay will create a strong emotional connection between players and wolves, changing player's attitudes toward wolves and habitat conservation in the real world.
WolfQuest Web Site: The WolfQuest game will be focus of a game community Web site where players can learn about the game and download the latest version, as well as post tips and strategies, ask questions of wolf experts, share personal wolf artwork and stories, test their wolf knowledge with online polls and quizzes, compete for prizes, and participate in partner promotions. Also on the site will be background information about wolf ecology and conservation and educational materials for classroom use.
WolfQuest Network: WolfQuest's impact will be greatly expanded by a national network of Informal Science Education (ISE) institutions. Each institution will publicize the project to current and expanded audiences in its region. Versions of the WolfQuest Web site customized for each network member will promote the institution's wolf-related programs, foster regional social interaction online, and provide data for evaluation.

The WolfQuest game will be released in December 2007 as a free downloadable game for Macintosh and Windows computers.

WolfQuest is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation under grant number 0610427

September 20, 2006 - The National Science Foundation has awarded the Minnesota Zoo and eduweb a $508,253 informal education grant to develop WolfQuest. WolfQuest brings the immersive, compelling drama and action of video games to informal science learning, creating a model for nationwide distribution. Designed for 9-13 year-olds, WolfQuest will teach wolf behavior and ecology through exciting gameplay and intense social interactions.

Astroturfing

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:17:48 -0500

Corporations, politicians, scam artists and magicians often employ schills, plants and actors feigning as normal crowd members to direct the crowd's mood or make deceptions seem plausible.

Avoiding Astroturfing

How do you avoid crossing the line into astroturfing while engaged in advocacy? There is a fine line between schilling and packing an audience with supporters.

Anyone who is directly associated with a group that has a conflict of interest in the matter at hand should disclose their involvement before speaking as a member of the public.

Don't be shy about organizing people to support something so long as you are disclosing your affiliations.

Crowd Actor Astroturfing

Nazi Germany

"Hitler authorised Goebbels to confiscate all works of German decadent art and sculpture to stage a Junk Art exhibition... Using methods well proven in the years of struggle, Goebbels hired actors to circulate among the crowds feigning disgust at the works on display."

—David Irving, "Goebbels, Mastermind of the Third Reich"

Question Planting

Japan

"They were supposed to be exercises in grass-roots democracy, events during which Japan’s political leaders met and talked with voters more accustomed to a political system in which decisions were simply handed down. The government even baptized them “town meetings,” or “TM,” using English to suggest perhaps that they were something so new, so revolutionary, that their essence could hardly be captured in Japanese. But a government report released Wednesday concluded that two-thirds of the town meetings organized by the Japanese government since 2001 were Soviet-style performances with people paid to ask planted questions — favorable to the government."

—Japan's Leaders Rigged Voter Forums, NYT

"The planted citizens were told to make sure they didn't start off "I was told to say," but their comments often clearly backed the government's plan to overhaul the education law to promote patriotism and civic virtue."

—Japanese Gov't Under Fire For Town Meetings, AP

"The education reform bill triggered controversy, both because of its sensitive content and because of disclosures this week that the government had planted officials posing as ordinary citizens at "town meetings" discussing the measure."

—Japanese Schills Infiltrate Town Meetings, CNN

Hillary Clinton Campaign Question Planting

"I said 'Yeah, can I ask how her energy plan compares to the other candidates' energy plans?'" Gallo-Chasanoff said Monday night.

"'I don't think that's a good idea," the staffer said, according to Gallo-Chasanoff, "because I don't know how familiar she is with their plans." Watch the student describe how she was approached »

He then opened a binder to a page that, according to Gallo-Chasanoff, had about eight questions on it.

"The top one was planned specifically for a college student," she added. " It said 'college student' in brackets and then the question."

—CNN

Online Sock Puppet Astroturfing

People on sites like Wikipedia use as many as hundreds of puppets to spam votes.

China's Government Bloggers

"China has formed a special force of undercover online commentators to try to sway public opinion on controversial issues on the Internet, a newspaper said on Thursday.

China has struggled to gain control over the Internet as more and more people gain access to obtain information beyond official sources. The country has nearly 100 million Internet users, according to official figures, and the figure is rising.

A special force of online commentators had already been operating in Suqian city in the eastern coastal province of Jiangsu since April, the Southern Weekend said."

—China Hires Net Squad To Sway Public Opinion

Letter Writing Astroturfing

pentagon orders soldiers to commit pro-war astroturfing

Censorship

"I work for a marketing company called Tomkins and Scott LLC. We are not a typical marketing company. Many of our campaigns involve what is known as "black PR" - a covert type of marketing campaign designed to influence and sway public opinion through covert means.

Although many of the techniques we use are not specifically in violation of the law, the fact that many of the clients we have give us money for black PR campaigns is.

I have decided to come out and tell the public about what my company is doing because I believe it is unethical and wrong.

Several years ago we received a contract from an agency with the city of San Francisco. The purpose of this contract was to block the spread of any information which spreads a negative light on the city, or might adversely affect its burgeouning tourism industry or robust real estate market.

Members of the agency were concerned about community forums like Craigslist which are read by millions of people. Our job at Tomkins and Scott, my job specifically, was to monitor Craigslist and summarily flag all postings which reflected negatively upon the city in any way. I am going public with this because, after 3 years of being a censor for Craigslist, I believe what we are doing is totally wrong.

I can tell you that the agency of the city of San Francisco which contracted us is not the only government agency to be engaging in black PR operations. If you knew the full list of agencies hired by us and sister firms you would be absolutely shocked. If the average citizen understood the extent to which the information being presented to him or her is being filtered and skewed they would be up in arms immediately.

Information is power and the powers that be fully realize this, which is why they are willing to devote multi-million dollar budgets to covert campaigns like ours to distort and funnel public perceptions in ways that they consider appropriate. Nothing could be more fundamentally poisonous to a democratic society than the blocking of free and open exchange of information and ideas."

—Digg

Known Astroturfing Companies

There are a number of PR companies that specialize in providing astroturfing services. Many of them are highly secretive due to the illegal and unethical nature of what they are paid to do.

Strategic Communication Laboratories

"Strategic Communication Laboratories, a small U.K. firm specializing in "influence operations" made a very public debut this week with a glitzy exhibit occupying prime real estate at Defense Systems & Equipment International, or DSEi, the United Kingdom's largest showcase for military technology. The main attraction was a full-scale mock-up of its ops center, running simulations ranging from natural disasters to political coups."

—Slate

Netvocates

Tomkins and Scott LLC

Demonstrating

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:59:23 -0500

Demonstrations typically have four audiences:

The target of your demonstration.
People who see your demonstration in the media.
People who see it live.
People who participate.

The worst way to learn how to demonstrate is to read conservative media about how progressives demonstrate, then go out and do what they say we do! There's a lot of this that happens, without people realizing. Gandhian inspired loving people will try to show the world their heart, and the press will say they're rabble-rousers, and so all the angry people show up.

Empowering Principles

Sun, 29 Oct 2006 04:03:55 -0500

Empowering principles are ideas that may be helpful as you empower yourself.

People’s beliefs differ and Empowerment transcends narrow ideologies and disparities between ideas.

Empowerment is just a tool to strengthen your own identity and philosophy. You may be inspired to become more intensely who you are now or to widen your horizons to explore new ideas. It is your mind to use as you see fit.

These are just a few simple principles, not a belief system. They are just common sense reminders of what we already know and too often forget.

Awarding

Sun, 29 Oct 2006 01:26:04 -0400

Awards are a way of honoring or sometimes mocking particular people's notable achievements. A regularly given award can create a lasting institution that promotes its recipients, the award's own prestige, and the entire category of achievement which the award recognizes.

Creating An Award

Creating your own award to give out can be fun and easy.

Some awards are given for specific competitions.

Some awards are given for people's achievements in a particular category during a certain period.

Judging Criteria

Judging criteria must be clearly established for people to see the validiity of the choices.

Criteria for selecting judges is also important.

Award Structure

There are several ways to structure an award.

Ranking

The most common ranking system is First Place, Second Place and Third Place plus 3 Honorable Mentions or more Nominees. Some have a winner plus a short list and a long list of nominees.

Nominations

"The format for most major prizes conforms to the model of the Oscars. 'It's very much a case,' says English, 'of maintain perfect secrecy regarding the decision, assemble all the nominees, and roll the cameras in hope of catching bad behavior [eg. Kayne West], poor sportsmanship or just plain unhappiness.'" —The Guardian

Nominees may be notified of their consideration for an award.

Prizes

Awards usually come with prizes.

Prizes are usually monetary but some prizes have more orginal forms. For example, My Dream App's prize was the production of the Dream App concept by a team of experienced developers along with a financial share of the profits made by selling it.

Awarding Examples

The X Prize

The Nobel Prize

Wikipedian Barnstars

Wikipedia

Beauty Pageants & Playmate of the Year

My Dream App Design Contest

"There's the Oscars, the Golden Globes, the various Guild awards, the BAFTAs, the Emmies, the Peabodies, the Pultizers, the Booker Prize, The National Book Award, the Pen/Faulkner Award, the Orange Prize, the Nobels, the Turner Prize, the Eisners, the Harveys, the Ignatzes, the Mercuries, the Hugo, the Nebula, the Annies, and on and on. According to James English, author of The Economy of Prestige: Prizes, Awards, and the Circulation of Cultural Valueafter, it's become an "economy of cultural production and prestige," reaching "the point of a kind of cultural frenzy, with scarcely a day passing without the announcement of yet another newly founded prize." Are we getting carried away with the prizes?

There's no doubt there's some stake in winning or, at least, getting on the shortlist of some prizes. English says, "Prizes create symbolic value astonishingly quickly and easily, because they bring together economic power, social connections, academic expertise and celebrity and enable rather complex transactions to take place." Lionel Shriver winning the Orange Prize rocketed her career out of the doldrums and gave her all kind of attention paid to her words. But of course for one writer that gains recognition, there are many others struggling and competing for attention, "their cultural capital undervalued, their currency depreciating with each new artwork that passes unacknowledged in our economy of prestige." Of course the Orange Award was one award that was spun off in response to an earlier established, major award overlooking deserving artists.

And in that line, Jason Cowley also notes how the award mania is turning art into a sports mentality, with "its roster of winners and losers and its spectacles of competition" (Hello, Susan Lucci and Martin Scorsese). David Lodge's The Year of Henry James recounts the "pangs of professional envy and jealousy" he felt over Colm Toibin's biography of James winning the Impac prize and making the Booker shortlist, while his book on James, published at the same time, languished in obscurity. Lodge notes the schadenfreude he felt when Toibin didn't win the Booker. Cowly advises to take it in stride, as it's all become a game, something to enjoy complaining about.

Plastic.com

Anonymous Users Can Create Books And Edit Their Own

Tue, 10 Oct 2006 03:00:41 -0400

This makes it possible for anonymous third-parties to put up content, especially if anonymous logs are purged in some regular fashion.

Toolpedia.org: Get Tools

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 06:54:22 -0400

Toolpedia is a community for finding and reviewing the best DOSPEC tools that doers can rely on to get things done.

A Paricipatory Tool Community

The DOSPEC.com tool database is community-driven and includes both negative and positive reviews in search of both DOSPEC passes and failures.

Adoptions: Tools that meet DOSPEC requirements are adopted and documented for methods of successful employment.

Failures: Candidates that don't meet our needs are failed to warn us away from inadequate tools that could contribute to mission failure.

Learn Supplying Skills

Learn how to buy and supply the right stuff to the people who need it quickly and cheaply.

Inventory Have/Want/Offer Listings

You can view and add to the list of all the tools people have, want and offer.

Buy Directly From Our Amazon Associate Store

We've set up an Amazon Associate aStore to make it easy for you to buy many DOSPEC tools in once place while contributing up to 10% of the item's price to help support EmpowerThyslf development. We have just begun implementing aStore integration.

Buy Other Things On Amazon

You can find everything on Amazon from books to musical instruments. Find your purchase with this search box and it will contribute a percentage to supporting Empower Thyself.

How do we define DOSPEC requirements?

"When evaluating anything, ask yourself 'What does it do and how well does it do it?'"

—Sean Kennedy

DOSPEC requirements are just beginning their evolution. At the present moment, DOSPECs are somewhat arbitrary and the methodologies for devising doer requirements and testing candidate tools are in an experimental stage. At this point, the main emphasis is on exploring new ideas and providing an initial "better than nothing" set of recommended tools.

Using Prior Art & Off-The-Shelf Tools

"Not Invented Here (NIH) is a term used to describe a persistent sociological, corporate or institutional culture that avoids using already existing products, research or knowledge because of its different origins."

—Not Invented Here in Wikipedia

Not-invented-here approaches have a tendency to reinvent the wheel badly. Empowerment doesn't compete with similar efforts. To anyone working for similar ends we say, "You may already be a member".

Empowerment leverages all the work that is being done by highlighting the current state of the art and targeting the work that still needs to be done to pull it all together for comprehensive solutions.

Most DOSPEC systems need not be developed entirely from scratch. Many essential tools already exist or can be improved to full DOSPEC with contributions to the larger project. Reinventing the wheel is unnecessary in many cases.

Developing New Tools

"The good thing about reinventing the wheel is that you can get a round one."

—Douglas Crockford

Where a gap in existing tools leaves an important doer need poorly served, new tools are researched and developed to fill the void and give us new capabilities.

In some cases existing tools do something close to what we need but we believe we can do much better.

First we establish what our ideal system should achieve.
Then we document what exists already with temporary workarounds to integrate the pieces to approximate the desired capabilities.
Next we initiate the research and development of the desired tool until it becomes a reality.

DOSPEC Testing

DOSPEC exists to help those who want the best tools for the job at hand. You should be able to focus on your mission without the hassles of product research and the dangers of inadequate tools.

DOSPEC is not a restrictive list of approved equipment to prevent you from experimenting with new technology and techniques.

On the contrary, it is a community-based database that relies on adventurous souls willing to take a chance on unproven kit to discover new and improved solutions to add to DOSPEC. That which does not pass muster gets flagged for its failings to warn others what not to use.

An item can be certified as DOSPEC once it has proven through testing to be the best tool for a particular job.

Multiple similar items can be DOSPEC because they serve different needs.

For example, many tool categories have both a high-end and a low-cost solution. You might choose the best for your personal kit, but for outfitting a large group with a limited budget you might have to issue more basic tools.

DOSPEC Writeup Style

Data is in a compressed block format. HEADINGS IN BOLD: Fields plain. MORE HEADINGS: More fields.

Other Review Sites

One of the most exhaustive examples of testing is at http://www.backpackgeartest.org where a very detailed field report methadology is followed. They have a gear testing info page.

Tool Cards

Each tool can have its own tool card that summarizes the core details and pricing. Like idea cards, tool cards are shareable and carrying tool cards for all the tools you use allows you to give out cards to people who express interest in learning more about obtaining the tools for themselves.

How should tool cards be implemented?

Tool cards are stored as separate nodes the same way as idea cards, with Related Nodes of type tool.
They could be outlined underneath their associated items.
Tool cards, like idea cards, can contain double sided information with secondary information on the back.

Track Your Inventory

New Inventory Item

List what you have, wish list what you want.
Request what you need, offer what you can give.

Soldiers, Doers & Slackers: MILSPEC vs DOSPEC vs NOTSPEC

MILSPEC tools to win war with weapons at any cost

DOSPEC tools to win friends with ideas at low cost

NOTSPEC tools to be apathetic with TV at great cost

DOSPEC is based on MILSPEC because doers can learn a surprising amount from soldiers about accomplishing missions against all odds with disciplined teamwork and cutting-edge technology.

DOSPEC Categories

There are a number of distinct subcategories of tech.

Doer Tools

The most important DOSPEC tools are those which enable you to carry out activities effectively.

Mediapedia: Communication Technology

Communications media are technology-driven and mastering DOSPEC media tech like web design and video cameras can make your campaigns more effective. Examples: Tabling Kit

COMMS Technology

Internal COMMS gear is essential to teamwork and preventing COMMS failure.

Survival Technology

Survival is all about staying alive and happy outside of conventional home environments. Activists may need survival skills if they travel abroad to do activism in the field. Survival kit is not strictly for distasters and wilderness. Survival is also about making daily life more efficient and being prepared for every eventuality.

Survival tech can play a crucial role in activism when weather gets bad such as in the case of the Ukrainian Orange Revolution which encamped thousands of people around parliament for weeks in freezing cold temperatures to overturn a stolen election.

SOTA: State of the Art Tech

SOTA tech may not be affordable or practical, but staying abreast of new developments allows early adopters to be the first to take advantage of new technologies as they become available.

Cool tech of the Gizmodo variety may seem totally unnecessary now, but it deserves close monitoring and experimentation to see where things are headed and develop new techniques.

Examples: http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/

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