Gilligans Island Gilligan as Hamlet sings To be or not to be to Carmens Habenera Dennis Woo 2010-05-31 | More high art/low art collision.
Even More d3 Dataviz (laid back edition) Dennis Woo 2015-04-08 | more d3 data visualization at rails school (no rails in this!)
Rails Learning Blockers - Rails School Dennis Woo 2014-05-21 | This is a recording of the presentation at Rails School in San Francisco. For more info, go to: http://www.railsschool.org/l/rails-learning-stoppersClass description:If Rails is supposed to be easy to learn, why am I having such difficulty?Okay, I'll be that guy: If Rails is supposed to be easy to learn, why am I having such difficulty? Because Rails is BIG and a number of the most popular online resources simply throw too much at you at once. So this is yet another run through of Rails basics with attention to typical stoppers (specifically: routing, params, MVC, simple database access) — examples will be drawn from a smaller framework called Sinatra. From my experience, working with Sinatra helps to clarify some of the basic magic going on with Rails that remains mysterious to many novices.Agenda:Presentation on Why is Learning Rails So Hard? - 30 minsWalk through of implementation in Sinatra - 30-45 minsDiscussion, bonus walkthrough as time permitsIf you want to follow along, already have a Ruby on Rails environment set up on your machine, just type "gem install sinatra" from your terminal to save a bit of time. Or just show up and we'll see what we can do.As usual, we will post a google hangouts link on the whiteboard for those of you following at home.ps In reviewing the timing for this workshop, we'll probably have time for routes, params, the "VC" in "MVC" and a basic session. We'll leave models for a part 2 — we would rather have you absorb this basic knowledge than to cram.presentation URL: http://dwoodwoo.github.io/railsblockers
Star Trek Into Darkness Where No Man Has Gone Before Trailer Dennis Woo 2012-12-07 | Everybody's seen the new Star Trek Into Darkness trailer by now. There is fan speculation that the new movie will be based on the characters Gary Mitchell and Elizabeth Dehner introduced in the 2nd original series pilot episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before." Here's my recut of the trailer based on that episode.Some elements of this video based on fair use. All rights belong to their respective holders; no infringement is intended.
#dancingonwalls Niagara Falling Dennis Woo 2012-09-28 | Performance by dancersgroup/ ONSITE and Flyaway Productions. West wall of the Renoir Hotel, San Francisco (near 7th and market). Wed-Sat, sep 26-29 nightly for 30 min @ 8:30 and 9:30pm. This was from the thurs 830pm performance.
7 Minutes of Terror Curiosity Mars Landing - Prometheus Trailer Edit Dennis Woo 2012-08-02 | This is a remix of 7 minutes of terror in the style of the Prometheus trailer. No infringement is intended and all copyrights belong to their respective holders.
Unboxing - Magnum Temptation Fruit Frozen Treat Dennis Woo 2011-07-21 | Unboxing the Magnum Temptation Fruit Frozen Treat. Wish they had Magnum in its original euro format in the US -- it's definitely the king of ice cream-on-a-stick treats. Made for fans of Magnum ice cream and unboxing videos everywhere.
Fireworks fountain Dennis Woo 2011-07-05 | Fireworks fountain on my street -- goes off for like two minutes. Gal comes up to ask me and my buddy Bruce for fireworks while it's going off -- we tell her she's talking to the wrong guys... Shot with a canon 300 hs.
Terry Gross as a Lion Avatar Dennis Woo 2011-07-05 | Playing with Crazytalk 6. This is Terry Gross from NPR's Fresh Air speaking through a lion avatar.
Adam Savage Boogies to Dr. Who Theme Dennis Woo 2011-05-23 | Adam Savage in Faraday Cage zapped by Tesla coil arcs dancing to Dr. Who theme
Galadriels Tonkatsu Dennis Woo 2010-11-29 | In this deleted scene from LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring, Lady Galadriel exhibits a craving for tonkatsu. It is a widely held misconception that she is vegan.
Ophelias (Gingers) Song from Gilligans Islands version of Hamlet Dennis Woo 2010-09-20 | By request, Ophelia's song, featuring Ginger and Gilligan, from the Gilligan's Island version of Hamlet (to the tune of Tales of Hoffman by Offenbach (per catjprince's observation).
Gilligans Island Polonius Advice to Laertes sung to the Toreador Song Dennis Woo 2010-05-30 | Posted as public service to Hamlet, Bizet and Gilligan's Island fans everywhere.
