What it is A big button that lights up an LED strip to catch my attention when I’m wearing noise-cancelling headphones and in a zone. What it’s made of Firmware written in C, compiled by the Arduino IDE Arduino Pro… Continue Reading
External 1.2MB 8″ floppy disk drive Abstract: I have a weird obsession with ancient storage media, so I bought a 8″ floppy disk drive built in 1983 and a pack of disks. I wanted the ability to read and write… Continue Reading
Pi-Hole is a great way to block website ads in your house because it works at the routing level, denying DNS requests to common advertisement domains. It works flawlessly on the Raspberry Pi, but to run it on a Beaglebone… Continue Reading
An interactive, vintage-style astronaut costume. The design is inspired by the 1969 movie Moon Zero Two and the operation is inspired by the Apollo Guidance Computer. What it’s made of Firmware written in C for the Arduino IDE Arduino Leonardo clone… Continue Reading
A faux jetpack I made for Electric Forest 2018, weekend one. It holds stuff, displays realistic flames near the nozzles and makes smoke. What it’s made of Firmware written in C and compiled with Arduino IDE Arduino Leonardo clone 2x Vape… Continue Reading
Abstract A means to control heat coming from a standard steam radiator. Approaches We can cover the radiator with a blanket to keep the heat in until it’s called for. With a fan that pushes/pulls air through the radiator on-demand.… Continue Reading
Abstract A backpack for commonly available RGB video panels, allowing longer/simpler cable runs and local refresh. What it does I’d like to use a single-duplex RS485 data pair with possibly a separate pair to enable auto-addressing or to enable higher… Continue Reading
Abstract An old Systron-Donner counter with nixie tube indicators repurposed as an internet-connected clock. What it’s made of Systron-Donner model 1038 counter ESP32 development board Software written in C Custom PCB designed in EAGLE High voltage nixie tube power supply… Continue Reading
First I need to find a better name, something with the Persian word برق (Baruq) in it. How about the Arabic البرق الشيشة (albarq alshayisha, “lightning hookah”)? Apparently Googer Translate can’t speak Persian aloud. Why? TL;DR: Because. Have you ever seen… Continue Reading
So I found a 9-track reel-to-reel tape drive on eBay that looked like it was in working and beautiful condition. It’s a Kennedy 9800 with the reels arranged horizontally so it doesn’t take up half an equipment rack. I’d like… Continue Reading