LED Umbrella
Ever wanted to grow grass in your cubicle? I did. But the grass kept dying. So I made a custom grow light out of LEDs, and now I have the nicest lawn on my block. Build photos, schematic, sourcecode, etc.…
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!= Lazer etching a Moleskin
When we got the Lazor at NYCR, Adam discovered that Moleskin’s have PVC (not good) in the leather and lazering such a thing could be harmful to your health and might even harm small puppies! (Gasp!) I wanted to Lazer…
Interview with Matt Shlian: Paper Engineer
I found Matt Shlian‘s work while surfing Youtube. I’m a big fan of paper engineering and after seeing the way he makes paper move, I had to know more! – Link
Make:NYC Meeting 9
Make:NYC Meeting 9 happened yesterday at NYCR. I’m still compiling a more robust breakdown of the event, but I thought I’d toss out a sneak peak… And as always… big thanks to all the resistors for putting up with us!
Meeting Photo 10-21-2008
Another Tuesday Night meeting, just after bloody MAKE:NYC gore and just before the phooky phenom on twitter.
Danger Shield Build
Marc de Vink posted a nice video demoing the Danger Shield I created over at MAKE Blog. This little board was designed for teaching people how to program for the Arduino and if you sign up for classes, I’ll teach…
Gilderfluke Lives!
Here at Resistor, other people’s technology cast-offs show up on our shelves. Occasionally we take one down and give it a good thrashing to see whether or not it’s useful. This time, we have an animation controller manufactured by the…
Teletype operational at NYCR
Thanks to Justin’s hard work we have an internet party line link to two teletypes at NYCResistor. Here’s some video of us watching the live feed of teletype traffic coming in from the internets.
Fun with Macro photography
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…
Sanguino Software v1.3 Released
I’m happy to release the v1.3 of the Sanguino software. This is a compatibility update for the Sanguino. I’ve fixed some minor compatibility issues with some of the core Arduino libraries. I’ve tested and fixed the following libraries: * LiquidCrystal…