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I take *tons* of documentation photos as I build the electronics I design for RepRap, and sometimes I get a bit bored and like to take random macro shots. Sometimes they turn out really neat, showing you a perspective or…

Two for two. Stay tuned for another exciting meeting photo next week.

I spent the day today hacking on an RS485 circuit for the RepRap Project. It was successful, and pretty fun to boot. I managed to send serial data over a big long wire and had no noise problems. This stuff…

i’d like to start getting more group photos of this wild and crazy bunch.

We sort of took a break on classes in October, but we’re back in full force in November with a programming-oriented lineup. Here are the various classes we’re offering: Arduino Programming 101: Hello World Sunday, November 02, 2008 1 session,…

NYC Resistor is not only a sweet hackerspace, but it is also the home of the RepRap Research Foundation, a not-for-profit setup to support RepRap research. If you are unfamiliar with RepRap, it is an open source project to build…

Confirmed: Moleskine notebooks contain PVC or other chlorinated plastics. Do not laser cut them for your safety and the safety of your laser cutter. Adam brought his laptop in to etch today. As we all know, laser cutting PVC is…

I do all of my hacking at the NYC Resistor hacker space, and I’m proud to announce the most recent fruit of my labors: the Sanguino. This board is an Arduino-compatible board that boasts 4x the memory (64K!) 4x the…

Online software services generally get a bad rap. Nobody says anything about them unless they break, and when they do everyone throws a fit. I’d like to do the opposite of that today and say that Eventbrite has done something…