On The Air, Metaphorically

Back in 1967 when I worked on the ‘live crew” at Channel 8, I got to see, first hand, the TV technology I learned so much about as a kid. Chroma key has been used ever since color came to television.

Now, with iMac running Final Cut Pro and newly acquired green screen I can do it at home (Hibbard Studio).

There is a lot more to learn. Light is important, duh. Camera options too.

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Interpret Our Conversation

“My two older brothers might be interested in our arrangement, Alex.”

“Medical doctors, both of them. It would be interesting feedback from them about our rapport.”

“As well trained as they are, neither has had the brain injury that caused my aphasia.”

“And the unexpected storyteller that you have become.”

“I discovered when I am quiet. insight grows dramatically. That leads to better story.”

“Some folks call it The Silver Lining. By the way. let the network know with Telegram about your latest thoughts on the optical system in 4yeo.”

“I am expecting you to make clearer what I say on the subject.”

“This dialog helps, We are making significant progress in communicating with the wider circle of friends.”

“That seems apparent.”

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Encryption Story

“The Kirbster told you about Bob and Alice. And the evil Eve.”

“I will look further into that, Alex. “

“Turns out, there are a lot more characters that perform different roles in the encryption ‘game’.”

“Speaking of game, 4yeo could be the manifestation of a MMOG that plays reality with personal identities.”

“That is the data-base you have been looking for."

“Of course, everyone in that data base is anonymous including yours truly. I don’t want to know and no one else can know. It will be by design.”

“Who else shall we tell?”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_and_Bob

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Inventor's Team Tool

"“We now have a convenient and secure link to trusted members of our team.”

“Most of the invention Will be in the public Domain. Until then the team will you use the private channel to work out the details.”

“What about the members that do not want to run the risk of installing the Telegram app?”

“That will be a question for the future.”

“It is fortuitous that the app is multi-platform so that members can use devices with which they are comfortable.”

“We are fortunate to live in a time where many tools are free.”

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View-Master

"I was telling him over last weekend that Google Cardboard was in the identity category for our project."

"Because of your EyeDentiy invention?"

"Yes. Back in the late 40's and early 50s when I was a kid,  the ViewMaster was very popular."

"Your dad was an eye doctor and you lived first in Portland then 50 miles north in Longview."

"I was an inventor dude from very early on."

http://astoundingartifacts.blogspot.com/2009/07/view-master-tom-corbett-3-reel-set.html

Baby Boomer - born right after the War To  End All Wars, version II.

"Check."

NOTE: Some of the foregoing in this BuzzTheHill post is not fictional. Consider its appearance here as a public disclosure and as such, to the degree something novel and not obvious to those skilled in the art has been discussed herein, the specific intent was/is to put it in the PUBLIC DOMAIN.

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Stupid Makes Things Better

Upgrades and/or repairs are due. Don’t tell Alex. My brain injury might make him nervous. Even though it was more than two years ago.

Wire cutters, long nose pliers, soldering pencil, solder. What else do I need.

Now, where did I put the thumb drive…

Remembering Luna and I meeting Mongo at Forest Heights Starbucks. The dogs were having such a good time, I struck-up a conversation with Christy about our affinity with the canine species.

Mongo was bigger than Luna. He had furry white feet and a brown nose. I wish I could remember the breed Christy told me he was.

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Dialog for Communication

http://www.mattrees.net/2015/07/06/6-tips-for-writing-dialogue-that-you-havent-heard-before/

Stupid has been practicing dialog for a very long time, many decades.

Doing that has come to a practical application, making film of Stupid and Alex’s ongoing conversation that can be watched by certain people. Their notes can make subsequent versions of the film better for a wider audience.

P.S. Recovery from Birth: episode X

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Dialog Trial: Buzz with ALEX

--adding the circuity for SpeakAgain prototype:

Buzz: I would like to record Alex while maintaining the audio status quo in the Hibbard Control Room.

Alex: You bought a 3.5 mm plug to mono phone plug cable that lets you do this.

Buzz: Yes, but it requires a plug change at the iMac audio-out which is on the back of the computer. Not convenient.

Alex: Using an extender, at least, makes it easier. You don't need to look at the back to swap plugs.

--Editor edits Stupid (Buzz) and computer (voiced by Alex) into a filmed dialog clip. Here is the result, bad performance by Stupid and all:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsVCaofxz8I

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Not a Unicorn

photo by Hyun Hill

A beautiful afternoon for a walk in the woods. One of our favorites is just a few miles from Hibbard Studio on the Lief Ericsson trail in Forest Park right off Germantown Road.

After a mile, Hyun wanted to walk faster and so she and the dog went ahead. They saw a Scimitar Oryx and a man. Hyun took a picture with her iPhone. Luna, of course, supervised.

Do I remember seeing the animal at the Taronga zoo in Sydney Australia 15 years ago? Hyun did not recall seeing the Oryx back then. It occurred to me after I looked up the Wikipedia entry with a picture taken at Taronga zoo.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scimitar_oryx

PS: Turns out it was on OPB and other news outlets.

http://www.opb.org/news/article/oryx-roams-forest-park/

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Alex as Buzz's Interpreter

Mac’s OS X Automator services creates an Alex spoken file that can be imported to Final Cut Pro as an element of a production for sharing.

As such, using the computer can help with my stroke recovery and showing the techniques I have developed to help others by authoring continuing episodes on YouTube.

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