NYC Resistor Info Screen
We’ve added a new information screen at NYC Resistor on the new wall that we built next to the new laser cutter. It has a Raspberry Pi connected to the local ethernet and boots into a full-screen kiosk display based…
hudson
I like to take things apart. Sometimes they work when I'm done.
I've been a member of NYC Resistor since 2010 and you can see more of my projects at trmm.net.
Sewable Charlieplexing
Want to drive more LEDs with fewer IO pins? Then you might be interested in the Charlieplexing technique. I’ve written an example sketch can drive six LEDs each with 8-bit PWM using the three IO pins on the Adafruit GEMA…
Cryptographic hardware tokens for more secure email
Are you worried that you’re not paranoid enough about your communications security and want to improve your OpSec? Edward Snowden says to trust in encryption, but you still need to worry about the systems that run it: Encryption works. Properly…
Hack Holyoke
Last Friday was the Hack Holyoke 24-hour embedded systems hackathon, held at Mt Holyoke College. Of the 200 participants, well over half were women from the Seven Sisters schools and many were attending their first hackathon. One of the distinguishing…
resistor.nyc
As of today, you can now reach NYC Resistor’s website as the classic nycresistor.com, the short nycr.us and the fabulous new TLD resistor.nyc. Thanks to NYC Resistor member Herb Hoover for registering during the .nyc land-rush phase!
Maker Faire 2014
NYC Resistor will be at Maker Faire NYC 2014 with project by members, including Olivia Barr’s Not A Camera, Ariel Cotton’s Distance Dolls and the return of Megascroller running Mario-in-the-round. We hope to see you there!
Reverse Engineering with Hopper
Want to get started with reverse engineering on i386, x86-64 or ARM systems? The Hopper disassembler makes it easy! Or at least easier to understand what is going on in binaries, firmware dumps and other random executables that you might…
HOWTO: Boot your PDP-11/34
The dual-rack PDP-11/34 is on static display at my office, so I’ve written a quick guide on booting RT-11 and getting Colossal Cave Adventure compiled from FORTRAN sources.
Solder paste
If you find yourself soldering tiny SMD packages, like these dual MOSFETs, you might pull out the microscope and get to see the solder paste for what it really is: So many tiny balls of solder! And as all of…
Megascroller Mario at the Interactive Show
Megascroller is the 512×64, 32-sided upgrade to Octoscroller, which was the eight sided RGB update to the venerable six-sided red LED Hexascroller. Megascroller is featured as one of the art pieces at the upcoming Interactive Show — on the giant…