This is a response to Walter Benjamin’s Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction for Comm Lab @ ITP. I had to brush up on my Marxist fundamentals, which I haven’t really engaged in depth since my undergrad political science classes, to understand some of the historical/political references that Benjamin was making.  This sent me [...]

I met up with my classmate Catherine at the Oyster Festival on Stone Street yesterday.  I thought that I would share this funny pic she took of me eating an oyster.  This blog post is just me procrastinating when I should be working on my Walter Benjamin response.  More pics on Flickr.

Week 4 of Intro to Physical Computing @ ITP involved learning about analog output on the Arduino microprocessor and getting familiar with servo motors. Physical Computing Week 4 – Evil Servobot from lee-sean on Vimeo. I decided to take a riff on the lab assignment and attempt to create pure evil with limited resources (and [...]

I watched the Obama-McCain debate tonight, while chatting on AIM with my ITP classmates.  Rather amusing indeed, the best part was when both candidates compared their accessories collection. “I HAVE A BRACELET TOO!”  Are bracelets from military families the new yellow ribbons or flag pins? Show your patriotism with an “I HAVE A BRACELET” T-shirt.  [...]

My audio slideshow of the protest on Wall Street on September 25, 2008. Protest Against the Bush Bailout on Wall Street from lee-sean on Vimeo. Also on YouTube and Blip.tv. Photos on Flickr.