On Saturday, January 9th, we’ve got a great workshop called “CMOS Music : 1-Bit Chiptunes” taught by Phillip Stearns a.k.a Pixel Form. You’ll make a simple music synthesizer using a combination of analog and digital electronics. No programming here, just…
So, the end of the year is fast approaching. It’s time to look back and take stock of your life. And for me, NYC Resistor has been a big part of my life, though not as big as I’d like…
Photo by Will Sherman/ANIMAL Two or three of your friendly neighborhood hackers helped beautify New York this morning with the opening of the second annual “Holiday Gift to NYC Show” curated by Mat Benote and Jordan Seiler. Among the pieces…
Holiday time again. NYC Resistor will be suspending the regular Craft Night on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve so we all can spend time hacking interesting things with our families. We’ll resume regular Thursday night open sessions on January…
Many thanks to those who came to the paper engineering class today, it was tons of fun! I was especially impressed by how everyone took the principles they were learning and jumped off into their own experiments. Check out some…
Wednesday is over. It’s early morning Thursday, and we’re still at the bench. Here’s a picture of us cracking our fingers at the keyboard. Also, check out DIYbio NYC to see our last workshop here at NYC Resistor. Thanks again,…
If you’ve not been closely watching our calendar, you might have missed Shelby’s DIY Paper Engineering class that’s this Saturday, December 5th. Shelby is a new member of the group and a frequent Craft Night attendee. Her day job is…
Yesterday Star Simpson, Billy Gordon, and Josh Gordonson (from MIT & Brooklyn Poly) came by to visit NYC Resistor. They told me of their crazy schemes and brilliant plans, and helped me eat a giant slice of strawberry cheesecake. When…
Devon pulled out his amazing, hand-made chainmail dice bag Tuesday at NYCR and everyone immediately swarmed to check it out. Much like the mythical Turducken packs three meats in one, this amazing bag pulls together three geeky memes, D&D, DIY,…
If you were around Craft Night earlier this summer, you might have gotten interviewed by a nice TV producer who was working on a program called Physics of the Impossible where they’d explore how to implement “impossible” super powers using…