Speak-n-Ode
This is the latest incarnation of Ode, a bad poetry generator that I first made when I was 13.
See the web version for more information and the code.
This version runs the output of the Ruby code through espeak on a Raspberry Pi.
The music that plays behind the poem is called "Life" and is taken from a four part sequence, "Birth, Life, Dying and Death", composed by Matthew Barton and myself at about the same time as I wrote the original Ode.
That Wedding Playlist In Full
- Dancing In The Street - Martha Reeves And The Vandellas
- Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
- You Can't Hurry Love - Diana Ross And The Supremes
- Going To A Go Go - Smokey Robinson
- Think - Aretha Franklin
- In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Picket
- Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd
- Needle In A Haystack - The Velvelettes
- Itchycoo Park - Small Faces
- Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
- Lola - The Kinks
- Paperback Writer - The Beatles
- Ride A White Swan - Marc Bolan & T Rex
- Rebel Rebel - David Bowie
- Heart Of Glass - Blondie
- In Between Days - The Cure
- This Charming Man - The Smiths
- Dancing Queen - ABBA
- Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
- (Edited Wayne Carr intro to Motherbanger from Chris Morris' Radio 1 Music Show)
- Here Comes Your Man - Pixies
- Something Changed - Pulp
- Friday I'm In Love - The Cure
- Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes
- Panic - The Smiths
- Queen Bitch - David Bowie
- Debaser - Pixies
- Seether - Veruca Salt
- Razzmatazz - Pulp
- Hey Hey 16K - MJ Hibbett & The Validators
- Lipgloss - Pulp
- Shut Up And Let Me Go - The Ting Tings
- Babies - Pulp
- Disco 2000 (Nick Cave Pub Rock Version) - Pulp
- Buy Nothing Day - The Go! Team
- Where It's At - Beck
- How Soon Is Now - The Smiths
All carefully edited together in Audacity to remove gaps. Our attempt to side-step the first dance thing with Dancing In The Street failed. The song says "every guy grab a girl" but everyone was too busy ogling us. I had thought people would be danced out by the final track, but no. It had to be skipped in favour of something more up beat.
Derby Mini-Makerfaire - Robo-Xylo
By Matt of BuildBrighton
| Make | Canon |
| Model | Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| Exposure | 0.013 sec (1/80) |
| Aperture | f/4.0 |
| Exposure Program | Aperture-priority AE |
| ISO Speed | 640 |
| Date and Time (Original) | 2012:06:03 10:00:54 |
| Exposure Bias | -2/3 EV |
| Flash | Off, Did not fire |
| Focal Length | 55 mm |
| Quality | Fine |
| Metering Mode | Evaluative |
| Lens Type | Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS |
| Camera Temperature | 28 C |
Pulp
At Brixton Academy, they were very good indeed.
Olympus XA on Kodak Ektar
| Make | Epson |
| Model | PerfectionV500 |
Brighton Mini Maker Faire After-party - Thomas Truax
The after party consisted of some brilliantly bizarre music and contraptions.
BuildBrighton Presents 8-bit Beats
BuildBrighton’s Noise Toys workshop was followed by an evening of accomplished performers of loopy-beepy noises. This is our own Unsymbol with projected visuals by our also own Luke.
| Make | Canon |
| Model | Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| Exposure | 0.01 sec (1/100) |
| Aperture | f/1.8 |
| Exposure Program | Aperture-priority AE |
| ISO Speed | 200 |
| Date and Time (Original) | 2011:05:30 19:32:53 |
| Exposure Bias | -1 EV |
| Flash | Off, Did not fire |
| Focal Length | 50 mm |
| Quality | RAW |
| Metering Mode | Evaluative |
| Lens Type | Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 MkII |
| Camera Temperature | 26 C |
Hot Hyde Park
Sitting in the only bit of shade waiting for Blur.
| Make | Nokia |
| Model | E71 |
| Aperture | f/3.2 |
| Date and Time (Original) | 2009:07:02 16:33:13 |
| Flash | Auto, Did not fire |
| Focal Length | 4.9 mm |
Waiting for Primal Scream
Sitting in the relentless drizzle.
| Make | Nokia |
| Model | E70 |
| Exposure | 0.261 sec (261241/1000000) |
| Aperture | f/3.2 |
| ISO Speed | 500 |
| Date and Time (Original) | 2007:09:01 22:09:42 |
| Flash | 32 |
| Focal Length | 4.5 mm |
Mogwai's Lightshow
| Make | Nokia |
| Model | E70 |
| Exposure | 0.261 sec (261241/1000000) |
| Aperture | f/3.2 |
| ISO Speed | 500 |
| Date and Time (Original) | 2007:09:01 21:11:14 |
| Flash | 32 |
| Focal Length | 4.5 mm |