O Ruby Where Art Thou?

O Ruby Where Art Thou?

by Gray Kemmey
October 31, 2012

I love Ruby. I have a feeling this is a theme I will visit again from time to time. I don’t mean to downplay the importance of C, but I hate coding in it. I took a class on parallel … Continue reading →
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The Mind Behind Gray Matter

by Gray Kemmey
October 24, 2012

In case you haven’t figured it out, my name is Gray. It’s not short for anything, it’s not a nickname, that’s exactly what is written on my birth certificate. I know what you’re thinking, “Where did that name come from?” … Continue reading →
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Reflection

by Gray Kemmey
May 1, 2012

Reflecting on DS 106:
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Final Project Explained

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
May 1, 2012

For my final project I wanted to highlight some various businesses and look at their start up stories. What are some things that went well? Didn’t go so well? Interesting information about their start up days. Point out some the … Continue reading →
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Flickr

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
April 18, 2012

I love businesses that stumble into themselves. At first it’s easy to think, “Wow wish I could get lucky and just stumble into such an idea,” but you have to remember, they didn’t get lucky. Usually, they were working their … Continue reading →
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Blogger

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
April 18, 2012

Blogger, another Web 2.0 company, is another company that came into itself while working on something else. Evan Williams cofounded Pyra Labs in 1999. Originally Pyra set out to create a web-based project management tool, not unlike Basecamp. However, Williams … Continue reading →
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Dropbox

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
April 18, 2012

Dropbox is a seriously cool company. First of all, I know you have all used it, if you haven’t do so. It’s awesome. And so is Drew Houston (pronounced like the street in New York City, not the city in Texas) … Continue reading →
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Final Project

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
April 18, 2012

I have long since been interested in business’s and startups. I enjoy hearing success stories of people carving out their own piece of value in this world. They inspire me and make me think, “If they can do that, why … Continue reading →
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Retroactive Blogging

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
April 16, 2012

Ten Second Rington Using Your Voice: I’ve always thought this was a cool sound to make with your voice. When I was a kid I would get in trouble doing that at the dinner table. A Sketch that Shows Perspective: … Continue reading →
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What is Culture for You? + Subtle Switcheroo Remix

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
April 16, 2012

Here’s the original image from takujik1219: Here it is with two subtle switches that were made using Gimp:
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A Sunset + Where’s Waldo Remix

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
April 16, 2012

I borrowed this sunset from Layzlay: Then, using Gimp, I added Waldo as a new layer:
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The Contest Nobody Cold Win + Media Bender Remix

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
April 16, 2012

For this one I used the song challenge uploaded to Soundcloud by cryptovalence. Then I laid it on top of a text based movie that supplies the words as well as the actual lyric. Hopefully, that serves as a visual clue … Continue reading →
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Play By Play + Where’s Waldo Remix

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
April 16, 2012

For this I used a video posted by youngmoney315 on YouTube of a play-by-play of a UFC game (I’m a fan of UFC, never played the game though). To do this I had to first edit the picture of Waldo. Using Gimp, … Continue reading →
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Retroactive Blogging

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
April 8, 2012

One Object Through Another: My grandmother’s living room. through my Aunt’s Nikon D60, and my iPhone taking the picture. Repeating Geometric Shapes: My grandmother’s dining room chair. Draw Love: We sent each other those the other ...
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Play It Backwards, Jack

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
April 7, 2012

Made this using iMovie to reverse the clip and lay a track on top of the movie.
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Make a Tutorial for Your Mom

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
April 7, 2012

For this one I wanted to do something different that Mom’s would find “cool”. Additionally, it looks at the process for learning anything given some basic computer experience. [..]
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Movie Scenes That Changed Our Lives

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
April 7, 2012

This one was pretty fun to do. The movie explains why each scene was life changing using iMovie’s voiceover.
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Movie Trailer Mashup

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
April 7, 2012

For this one I took two Joss Whedon movie trailers, Serenity and The Avengers, and used them. It was pretty simple to do with iMovie. You load one [..]
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Retroactive Blogging

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
April 3, 2012

My Ride: I recently hit a guard rail and decided to junk my 1995 Ford Winstar. Sadness. A Beautiful Mess: I’d dare say it’s magical. I’m not the [..]
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Retroactive Blogging

by Gray Kemmey
March 27, 2012

Self-Portrait, without the Face: Tree: Favorite Quote:
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Movie Analysis

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
March 27, 2012

This assignment built off the written analysis of Joe Versus the Volcano. I used two free pieces of software for the Mac during this process. One is called [..]
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Recording a Memory

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
March 26, 2012

This one was a quicker “point-and-shoot”. I asked if anyone wanted to do a movie with me (I have lots of potential stars in my house) and Tanner [..]
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Educational Video

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
March 26, 2012

This one was fun to do, but let’s be honest, anytime you get to work with a baby that cute, it’s going to be a good time. To [..]
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Plinkett Review

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
March 26, 2012

This one was very similar to the Movie Analysis assignment, only it had to focus on what was bad. It used the same technologies and methodologies for downloading [..]
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Retroactive Blogging

by Gray Kemmey
March 18, 2012

Through the Window: I thought this turned out cool. You can see details of the inside of the house through the window, as well as details of the [..]
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Educational Video

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
March 18, 2012

I was thinking it could be fun to do something in terms of taking care of children, specifically changing a baby’s diaper. That’s totally strange, and I don’t [..]
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Plinkett Review

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
March 17, 2012

I think for this assignment I would look at the movie I Spit on Your Grave. It’s apparently a cult classic from the 70s. Admittedly, I only ever [..]
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Movie Analysis

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
March 17, 2012

For this week’s video assignments, we were supposed to find a movie that pretty much stands out as an exemplary film in terms of what film making should be. I [..]
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Retroactive Blogging

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
March 3, 2012

Sound of Something Ordinary: An essential item for any regular gym goer. Instrument for Measuring: Kind of nerdy, but if you know what it is then you really [..]
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Retroactive Blogging

by Gray Kemmey

| Syndicated
February 26, 2012

Photo of Favorite Weather: I enjoy fairly cool weather, but most of all, I just like it when it looks spectacular outside. Origin of Your Name: As a disclaimer, this [..]
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