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After a few of us discovered how needlessly complicated many of the setup guides were for Debian/Ubuntu systems, we decided to do a quick tutorial on the steps to get started with Arduino as a public service.
Quick install directions for people using a Debian based LINUX distro, like Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get install [...]
Terry Holt is a local Albuquerque maker who I met three weeks ago. He’s got an extensive background in engineering, but these days he’s working on (among other things) a portable structure he can tow behind his car and use to camp in relative comfort!
His first version was designed out of foam insulation. He chose [...]
To continue the tradition of celebrating Independence day, in a safe way, but also respecting the fire danger and such we are facing in the drought parched southwest.
All you need is a nice bit of paper! And its easy to refold and use over and over again! takes a bit of arm speed [...]
Great BBC documentary from 1979 following the development of recorded music, from the earliest barrel organs through to analogue synthesizers and electronic music. As an added bonus for my fellow Whovians, there are a couple of segments showcasing the technology behind the making Doctor Who’s sound effects and theme song! Part 1, shown above [...]
In local sustainability news, PNM opened a 2-megawatt photovoltaic plant last week, the first step towards adding 22 megawatts of solar-generated power by the end of the year. It’s the second major solar installation to be opened this month, following the opening of Chevron’s 20 acre plant in northern [...]
Cynthia Breazeal of MIT Media Lab discusses the exciting future of personal robots.
Here is a cute little link to topically reliant, geeky wolfram alpha hacks.
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2011/02/13/wolframalpha-in-love
or you can just go to wolfram and enter this, “plot x^2 + (y-(x^2)^(1/3))^2,x=-1..1,y=-1..1.5″
;-D
Thanks to Peter and Brian at Duke City Tech for telling me about this. Want to build an LED cube of your own? You can find instructions here.
Now if only we could manage to borrow some sheep before the 29th…
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