I'm doing some more experimentation with raspberry pi's around the house. Working on a base ubuntu setup, that is pretty close to what I would do with ubuntu on any other computer.

Flashing

Install ubuntu-server through rpi-imager. Annoying rpi-imager doesn't work with sway, something about QT apps and security. I've been flashing from my work macbook so far. I'd like to get a better setup. I could do it from the command line with dd but I'm not sure how to replicate the settings presets that the imager has, which is especially nice for automatically connecting to wifi. Still, I should dig in and get this figured out.

Organizing a new quotes repo: https://github.com/grantcuster/quotes

pokemonsay hooked up to my quotes text file

Inspired by dynamicland to try some real world manipulation linked to digital objects. I'd guessed coarse color matching would be enough here - it may not be.

Red construction paper in real life moves sloth on computer

The elements: mini PC, AR glasses, portable battery, bluetooth keyboard

Simulation of POV from the porch. A floating window over the world.

After trying out a DIY deck version, I've redone my cyberdeck experiment using AR glasses. It's not perfect but I've been using it pretty consistently on subway commutes and porch nights.

Redid CSS zoom method again. Hopefully a base to build on for future projects at https://github.com/GrantCuster/zoom

Zooming in on the sloth

Source, output, data. More wyswig work.

Maybe: everything (source, layout, output) in one big image. WYSIWYG

Source on the left, output on the right, the beginning of data below

I have some image blending ideas.

Sloth overlap

Progressively pixelate an image.

https://grain.constraint.systems

I think this is actually the 'right' progressive pixelation. Had to step away for a while and come back.

Pixelated sloth redux

Ambient TV is on the wall now.

Flipping through channels on the ambient TV setup

First ambient TV prototype is put together. Laptop strapped to a monitor with a macropad control. One button for random shuffle. Currently featuring Terry B bike riding, Primitive Technology and Rambalac. More iterations to come.

Monitor showing ambient videos

Pixelation layers

Adjusting a pixelation layer on top of sloth image

Progressive pixelation.

Sloth in layers of progressively smaller pixels

OKLCH sloth variations

Sloth hue winners in HSL and OKLCH

RGB winner versus RGB to HSL hue winner

Sloth color variations

Hue winner kinda looks like thermal camera.

Better pixel glooper. One effect I like here and in palette reduction generally is when the background and foreground start to infect eachother.

Forest enveloping a sloth

Trying out flood fill averaging agents. Start in a random spot and eat nearby color values, digest as average.

Sloth rendered in patches

Some debug images:

Sloth to outlines

Sloth to blocks

Generally working. Need to think more on where to take it.

Another sloth shot

Progressively pixelated Olympic shot