I’m tired of my keys always jangling in my pocket, so I built a key-multi-tool out of a Crank Brother’s M5 bicycle tool. While I had the tool disassembled, I rearranged it so that the M3, M4 and #2 phillips were on the same side, which leaves room for five keys on the other side. It turns out other people had the the same idea. My keys still need cutting down since the key heads on the Medco keys are so large.
Chris Fenton will be demoing his contribution for the interactive party on Saturday: the NYCRcade is a collection of NYCR-themed arcade games for your playing pleasure. Try and beat ’em all!
We sold out of pre-sale tickets yesterday, we we’ve added some more at the $10 price.
Or you can be lazy and pay $15 at the door. Your call hoss.
Check out Paul Strohmeier’s amazing interactive paper cranes, which will be at our Interactive Show this Saturday!
Guess who’s guest bar tending at our favorite watering hole? Pacific Standard will be hosting our robotic bartender Tuesday night from 8pm until 10ish or whenever we tired of the bottitude, which ever comes second. Come see the bot in action! Drinks are just $4 and proceeds will go directly into our next generation bot.
There seems to be a lot of confusion around what The Interactive Show on May 7th actually is. I’m hoping the venerable Venn Diagram can help explain. It’s hackers, it’s a party and it’s interactive art! Drinks and music are included, so make sure to stop by. We’ll be featuring some of the projects you’ll be able to see all next week so stay tuned.
Inspired by Ranjit’s instrument-a-day (Make coverage), I’m writing a new wrist watch face every day for my progamable inPulse watch (more background). The full sources are posted online for others to build on.
Day 1 was a fixed point 3D rendering engine with a rotating Utah Teapot, day 2 was a rolling odometer or aviation altitude ticker display and day 3 is a 24-hour analog clock. This last one still needs some work.
You have been hearing all about HTML5, now come find out what all the fuss is about! Topics covered include video, Offline Web Applications, Microdata, CSS3 effects like Gradients, Transitions and Transforms, and some of the new JavaScript APIs like Geolocation, Drag and Drop, Canvas and Web Storage.
Pre-requisite: The Intro to HTML/CSS class, or a working knowledge of HTML/CSS.
This course is taught by NYC Resistor member Alexis Goldstein, a co-author of the upcoming book HTML5 and CSS3 in the Real World.
Sign up for this class at EventBrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1482156169
Saturday May 7th! Come one, Come all!
NYCR will be hosting our super duper Interactive Show.
The theme this year is ANYTHING INTERACTIVE. That’s right, ANYTHING… INTERACTIVE. That includes people, peoples!
Music? yeah, we got it.
Blinking lights? hello? c’mon, you know we got that covered!
Stabby things? why do you think we have an 18+ policy?
So come and be creative, come and grab a drink, come and meet the Resistors. Screw it, it’s a Saturday night and we like to have an excuse for a blow out kind of party so just come!
$10 tickets in advance, $15 tickets at the door
Have you ever purchased a snack, beverage, breadboard, or kit from a Resistor vending machine?
Ever wonder what happens to your lovingly deposited dollars after that?
This.