Drones That Can “Live Off the Land”
Cyberweapons and synthetic biological weapons (GMOs) can self provision. But what about drones? Aren’t they limited by quantity of energy in their batteries?
Month: March 2013
Mini Maker Faire Action: Coffeebots in Jerusalem
Makers go on tour! Michael Shiloh and Judy Castro of Teach Me to Make are in Jerusalem for Israel’s first Maker Faire, teaching families how to make Arduino-powered CoffeeBots.
How-To: Basic Knitted Sweatshirt Sweater
As a knitter, I don’t think there’s anything more useful than patterns for perfect basics, and this sweatshirt sweater pattern has all the makings of a comfy classic.
Knitted Grumpy Cat Pillow
Tracy Widdess of Brutal Knitting created this fantastic knitted grumpy cat pillow with her electronic knitting machine.
So You Have a Raspberry Pi… Now What?
I love talking to people about Raspberry Pi, but quite often I hear people say, “I just bought a Raspberry Pi and I don’t know what to do with it!” I understand this dilemma. When I’m playing with a cool new technology that has so many possible uses, it can sometimes feel a bit paralyzing […]
Eben Upton Brings “Pi” to PyCon
Raspberry Pi’s Eben Upton was in the Bay Area to keynote PyCon 2013 on March 15th in Santa Clara. The Python language was part of the plan for Raspberry Pi from the beginning and Upton joked that he had misspelled “Py” in naming “Raspberry Pi.” Upton’s talk serves as a good overview of Raspberry Pi and its development goals.
TMNT Coffee Cup Cozy
Ravelry user Strawberry Knits posted this handsome Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Coffee Cup Cozy pattern, for y’know, if your coffee cup needs something green to wear.
