Don's Open Brain House

Testing some video editing

donsopenbrain — Thu, 31 May 2012 12:53:50 +0000

At the Open House, we get to play with cool toys Video editing is much more affordable (as in free to be more precise). So I decided to take a stab at a short little test video and some music. It’s just something I put together in about 10mins. Want to learn? Come on over and find out!

Tarantino Movie Fest & Poker Night

donsopenbrain — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:59:39 +0000

We are having a Quentin Tarantino movie night! We will watch 3 movies in a row, with a short break in between. There will be a 5000 won cover to pay for munchies/pizza. Pick from the following list of his movies: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quentin_Tarantino_filmography

Date: Jun 2

Time: 2pm till 8pm

Grand Opening All Day Live Broadcast

donsopenbrain — Sat, 19 May 2012 02:20:27 +0000

Click here for Don’s Open Brain House live Bambuser.com broadcast!

Our first big table

donsopenbrain — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:23:10 +0000

We got our first big table! This was a donation from Mina (& a friend of hers), the owner of Tom & Jenny’s hogwan. Thank you!

Grand Opening Event & Live Broadcast!

donsopenbrain — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:02:34 +0000

On Saturday May 19th, we will be having our Grand Opening Event! We have decided to combine the local Teachers Bookclub into the day of the Grand Opening as well! Also, we will be broadcasting LIVE on Bambuser.com, the link will be posted here!

Date:

Saturday May 19th, 2012

Time

12pm to 10pm

Location:

Yonghyun-dong 30-7
Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do 480 080

경기도 의정부시 용현동 30~7 번지

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Feel free to call me if you get lost! 010-4488-8507

Getting into some Decorations!

donsopenbrain — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:39:56 +0000

I am working to have this place be a representation of freedom and freedom of expression. This includes using tools that aid us in that endeavour. So I will be decorating the place with some logos of products that are free/open source to promote this idea of freedom.

This logo is for Ubuntu and I am hand painting everything.

And what place isn’t’ complete without the ubiquitous Android logo?

More to come

Also, got some more wall cleared from the little inner room, this is a tough job!

Slowly this place is coming along. I hope to have it open by the end of the month! Just need some tables and chairs

Furniture construction begins!

donsopenbrain — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:35:25 +0000

Ever since learning about Playatech, I’ve been fascinated by their designs and simplicity of engineering. I made it a goal to make all the furniture in the space using their methods, or designs that are similar. Today the first piece was made.

Of course the local hardware store didn’t have the exact size as outlined in the plays. So I had to calculate and convert from inches to mm, and then reduce that number to one that works for my size of wood.

I liked this design because the initial cuts are pretty simple (truth be told, most of their cuts are simple).

I didn’t get any action shots of the cutting as I was the only one doing the works and I was limiting my Galaxy Tab to dust exposure. So here are the pieces all set and cut.

So, does it all fit together? Was my handy-dandy craftmanship good enough for this job? You be the judge.

Now the big question, will it hold any real weight? It is only 10mm thick after all, and it is only 75% of the original size…..

Apparently it is sturdy enough to hold me

Wondering what should I do next….a proper sized one or a table? I will need both any ways. we’ll see.

Tools!

donsopenbrain — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:11:55 +0000

We have a saw, let the cutting begin!

Closer to reality!

donsopenbrain — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:48:56 +0000

With the help of some awesome people(Bharati, Amy, Damon, Erin), the place is yet another step being closer to a reality. We got a bunch of painting done and it is looking good! Thanks for everyone’s help!

Nice white walls now!

Before:

After:

Spring!

donsopenbrain — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:47:58 +0000

Ok, I reeeealy don’t like winter. Things slow down on too many levels. Now that spring is just peeking its head up in a ‘Uhhh, who turned on the lights.’ fashion, we can get this place ready.

Up next, let the painting begin!