NYC Resistor Code of Conduct
Last week at our meeting, NYC Resistor voted to adopt a code of conduct. Woo! We ask that if you’re visiting our space, you adhere to the code of conduct below. You can also find it on our Participate page. If…
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Awesome classes with UrbanGlass coming later this year!
NYC Resistor is getting together with UrbanGlass to do some amazing classes later this year. See UrbanGlass’s site for all the details and to get your tickets quick before they sell out: Neon Robots with Joe Upham, Ranjit Bhatnagar and…
Emoji 8-Ball Prop
I F*CKING love 8-Balls! They’re awesome little desktop oracles that make decisions easier. However, I thought their selection of phrases left a little to be desired, so I wanted to do a project to augment this timeless toy with a…
New Arduino Classes Added!
We’ve added a whole bunch of Arduino classes to the calendar! The next one will be Intro to Arduino: Sensors and Input/Output, on Sunday July 19th. (Tickets here!) All of these classes are designed to be introductory-level, so while we’ll assume…
July 15th (Wed): NYC Mesh Meetup
This Wednesday, July 15th, 2015 at 6:30pm, we’ll be hosting NYC Mesh, a group who are building a community-operated mesh network consisting of Wi-Fi router “nodes” spread throughout the city. The mesh network has no central server and no single internet service provider.…
HackFriday 2015
What is a better holiday activity than a picnic in the park or reading the internet all day at home? Spending the day inside soldering, sewing, programming or laser cutting something great with other nerds! This Friday NYC Resistor is…
July 1st (Wed): CryptoParty!
Since our last CryptoParty in March, sponsored by Bitcoin Anonym Kaufen, crypto tools remain confusing to use, so we’re going to host another one! Join us and some experts talk about how to use privacy-enhancing tools like VPNs, Tor, and…
Open Hardware Summit – Submit a Proposal
The call for submissions to the Open Hardware Summit is now open! This year’s Open Hardware Summit will be back in the States in Philadelphia, PA on September 19, 2015. Now in its sixth year, OHS brings together an inquisitive…
Come Meet the PixelWeaver!
Stop by this Saturday and see my latest creation – the PixelWeaver. It’s a hand-cranked, fully-mechanical display driven by a Jacquard-style punch card reader. Read the full write-up on my website and check out the video below!
A Sneak Peek at Some Interactive Show Installations
The sixth annual NYC Resistor Interactive Show is coming up this Caturday at 8pm. We have an overly generous baker’s dozen artists building a show fit for both organic and robotic party goers. We mentioned a few in our previous…