On Cats and Typing: An Intersection of Machine Learning and Robotics
Guest speaker Elecia White will describe the twists and turns on the path to making a voice-controlled typing robot for…
Thank You Shuttleworth Foundation
I’m very honored to announce to have been the recipient of Shuttleworth Foundation “Flash Grant” grant to continue working on the…
Levitating Fountain
Steve Goldstein and Kevin Jordan confused a plethora of stunned Makerfaire makers with their levitating fountain. We used an oscillating pump to create a constant stream of equal droplets for…
Jewelry Box
Crasher Kevin decided to make a jewelry box for his wife for a Valentine’s Day gift. Using the handy ShopBot Desktop at Crashspace it was as easy as can be.…
Recording a Variable Strobe Light
Steve and I made a really fun fountain controlled by a bike pump for Maker Faire 2017. It was a huge hit with attendees. Unfortunately, sharing it on social media was a…
One Thing To Do Today: Border Control Advice Round Up
Lots of bad advice is getting floated around about border crossings, including creating weird partitions or fake lightweight logins. Sadly, as this 2011 EFF guide shows, border control overreach isn’t a…
Hacker-Supplies Field Trip
Thursday Hutch and I did the rounds at various local outlets for Physical Computing/Hardware Hacking resources. LA is SPOILED, I tell you. Coming from NYC, the idea that you can…
Tuesday Sweep: 25 July 2017
Okay okay, so I have a cat-addled brain, but here… JUUUUUUUSSSST under the wire is your weekly reminder to back up your data, update software and otherwise pay attention to…
