brian hefele's untidy space

The first cut in this series is complete:

Unfortunately, the scan doesn't really do it justice. The piece is constructed in two layers to minimize the appearance of subtle gaps. These gaps end up as dark shadows during the scan, and appear stronger than had I simply constructed it in a single layer. This method, however, does make it look much smoother in person. Additionally, the roof of the shelter and the light-colored glass panels are of paper with a slight shimmer to them, which obviously doesn't come out in the scan. Aside from trimming and matting, this first in the series is complete!

Despite its breaking of Kindle homebrew, I decided to install update 2.3 last night. Native PDF support, no matter how thin, is a Good Thing. I immediately ran the viewer through its paces, queueing up a variety of PDFs:

• The 2005 Tuscarora Review, which I am proud to have edited
• Moss Grower's Handbook
• My résumé
• The Design and Implementaion of awib, a technical paper about a brainfuck compiler written in brainfuck
• Generativity vs. Stagnation: An Elaboration oof Erikson's Adult Stage of Human Development, an article out of a scholarly journal
• The menu for Ghar-E-Kabab, a decent local Indian joint
• ¡Mis Pantalones Estan en Fuego!, a children's book I wrote for a high school Spanish assignment, and redrew in Illustrator years later
• The original vector illustration of this cartoon
• A scan of US Patent No. 1539895
• The booklet to The Conet Project, a collection of recordings of and information about numbers stations
• Transcript of the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Forum, Just the Facts About Online Youth Victimization
• A handout I made for a panel discussion about pornography, containing images next to type
• Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber-Dissidents by Reporters Without Borders
• The Mars Volta's Deloused in the Comatorium Storybook
• And finally, What Parents are Saying About TV Today, an analysis/report from Public Agenda

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