Re: [Origami] Some personal good news and a tech question

[Doug Peterson]

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From: "Gerardo @neorigami.com" 
Sent: Nov 29, 2020 12:30 PM
To: origami lists digitalorigami 
Subject: [Origami] Some personal good news and a tech question

Now
 my tech question, I'm planning on buying a really economical webcam to 
teach origami. I know it's best to pay a bit more, but I'm decided on 
buying an economical one. I've narrowed my search to two options. One 
has a 720x480 resolution and the other one a 640x480 resolution. Does 
that make a big difference or is it basically the same thing?It depends on the source you are trying to display. 640x480 is Standard Definition resolution. 720x480 is DVD resolution (from an North America and part of South America perspective). Between the two I would tend towards 720x480. It would support playing SD.Thanks,Doug Peterson

Re: [Origami] Some personal good news and a tech question

[Louise Yale via Origami]

Congratulations to you, Garardo 

Louise in Northern California




> *HI EVERYONE*
>
> First of all, my personal good news. For The Origami Bogotá 2021
> convention, in Bogotá, the selected special guests are: Alexander
> Oliveros,
> Robert J. Lang, and... *little old me*!
>
> Woo-hoo! You have NO idea how honored I feel *: )*
>
> Read all about it! http://origamibogota.com/#portfolio
>
> Now my tech question, I'm planning on buying a really economical webcam to
> teach origami. I know it's best to pay a bit more, but I'm decided on
> buying an economical one. I've narrowed my search to two options. One has
> a
> 720x480 resolution and the other one a 640x480 resolution. Does that make
> a
> big difference or is it basically the same thing?
>
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
> --
>
> *Gerardo G.*
> gerardo(a)neorigami.com
> *Knowledge and Curiosity in Origami:*
> *six private classes online*
> 
>

Re: [Origami] Some personal good news and a tech question

[Liliya Brezina]

Congratulations Gerardo!

R. Lang, A. Oliveros and you! Well done! Great photo too:
http://origamibogota.com/#portfolio
Thank you for sharing. Please keep us posted - would love to attend if this
has an online component.
Well done 

Best wishes,
Liliya


On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 at 17:30, Gerardo @neorigami.com 
wrote:

> *HI EVERYONE*
>
> First of all, my personal good news. For The Origami Bogotá 2021
> convention, in Bogotá, the selected special guests are: Alexander Oliveros,
> Robert J. Lang, and... *little old me*!
>
> Woo-hoo! You have NO idea how honored I feel *: )*
>
> Read all about it! http://origamibogota.com/#portfolio
>
> Now my tech question, I'm planning on buying a really economical webcam to
> teach origami. I know it's best to pay a bit more, but I'm decided on
> buying an economical one. I've narrowed my search to two options. One has a
> 720x480 resolution and the other one a 640x480 resolution. Does that make a
> big difference or is it basically the same thing?
>
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
> --
>
> *Gerardo G.*
> gerardo(a)neorigami.com
> *Knowledge and Curiosity in Origami:*
> *six private classes online*
> 
>

[Origami] Some personal good news and a tech question

[Gerardo @neorigami.com]

*HI EVERYONE*

First of all, my personal good news. For The Origami Bogotá 2021
convention, in Bogotá, the selected special guests are: Alexander Oliveros,
Robert J. Lang, and... *little old me*!

Woo-hoo! You have NO idea how honored I feel *: )*

Read all about it! http://origamibogota.com/#portfolio

Now my tech question, I'm planning on buying a really economical webcam to
teach origami. I know it's best to pay a bit more, but I'm decided on
buying an economical one. I've narrowed my search to two options. One has a
720x480 resolution and the other one a 640x480 resolution. Does that make a
big difference or is it basically the same thing?


Thank you in advance!

--

*Gerardo G.*
gerardo(a)neorigami.com
*Knowledge and Curiosity in Origami:*
*six private classes online*

Re: [Origami] Origami air-filtering mask

[Ronald Koh]

I hope it's okay: I've shared this post on my Facebook site.

On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 12:47 AM Robert Lang  wrote:

> For a couple of years, I’ve been advising a small company on an origami
> mask design, and they’re finally ready to start selling. Here it is:
>
> https://www.airgami.life
>
> The mask has N95 performance (see what that means here:
> https://www.airgami.life/products/white) and filters in both directions,
> (so it protects you from everyone else, and protects everyone else from
> you, unlike valved masks). I’ve been wearing prototypes as my go-to mask
> pretty much since the pandemic began, and while I can’t evaluate the viral
> filtration quantitatively (other than to note that, knock wood, I’ve
> escaped infection thus far), it made a big difference during our recent
> brush fires in keeping out the smoke; and I can comment favorably on the
> close fit, ease of breathability (even on strenuous hikes), and non-fogging
> of glasses (due to the good fit).
>
> Experienced origami folks will see hints of the You/Kurbayashi stent,
> Shumakov’s Magic Ball, and Semi-generalized Miura-ori from TTT in the
> design, but the inventor, Richard, came up with the design all on his own
> (and did a ton of design iteration along the way). (So it’s fully his
> design; I’ve just given bits of advice here and there from the sidelines.)
>
> You will note that, given the price, it’s definitely not in the
> “disposable mask” category. I’ve been wearing the same hiking mask for
> months, though; with minimal care, they’re quite sturdy. (There’s hope
> that, as the manufacturing technology ramps up, the price will come down.
> Folding those suckers by hand is HARD—especially using the complex
> multi-layer laminate (which is not paper) that gives it the high filtration
> performance.)
>
> Anyhow, thought you folks would enjoy seeing it. Having watched it gestate
> for the last few years, it’s nice to see the hatchling take wing.
>
> Robert
>
>