We learn, share, and make things.
We learn, share, and make things.
*** UPDATE: We’re hosting our first 6.5 hour-long cryptoparty to make more time for hands-on help with installing stuff and answering questions, like a cypherpunk Genius Bar! Come earlier than rush hour to beat the crowds! *** CryptoParty returns to…
NYC Resistor installed a Shopbot last year and we’ve experimented with different materials. Today I spent some time testing how well the bot would cut Coroplast. This corrugated plastic is very lightweight, fairly inexpensive, and reasonably rigid when triangulated. There…
NYC Resistor created a mini golf hole inspired by a human cell for the annual Figment mini golf course on Governors Island (opens June 3 2016)! The theme of the multi-hole course this year is “mini is the new big,”…
We’ve got a brand-new class on June 25th! Resistor member Becky Stern will be leading our Sewing Basics class. Always wanted to learn to use a sewing machine? Here’s your chance! We’ll thread needles, tie knots, sew buttons, and practice…
We have a box with two TI-83 Plus calculators, some scientific equipment, and a manual for how it all works together — all free to a good home. If you’re interested just come by on an open night and pick…
The Interactive Show is Tomorrow! Last chance to get tickets! Here’s a preview of Adelle Lin’s augmented reality project “Liisa: Augmenting InnAr Beauty”. Tickets are just $15 and include wine/beer! There is something magical about the friendships between women, something…
TLDR; NYC Resistor now has TWO craft nights each week – Monday Craft Night and Thursday Craft Night. This is just a naming change, each night’s activities remain unchanged. Why the change? We used to have just one Craft Night,…
Neural Networks, a longtime staple of Artificial Intelligence research, have recently enjoyed a renaissance in the hands of artists painting with GPUs and algorithms instead of brushes and easels. Style transfer, an algorithm used to read a particular painters style…
It’s the last week before the show and everyone’s heads down putting the finishing touches on some really awesome projects. We’ll preview a couple more this week, but here’s a quick preview of the music from DJ Teddy Roosevelt and…
Code Liberation is bringing 8-bit sound to NYCR with a workshop for women next Wednesday. Who doesn’t love a vintage Atari soundtrack? In this workshop, we’ll teach you to do more than press buttons to this kind of sound, we’ll…