See The Apples in Stereo, help hackers send a balloon to Europe!
LVL1, the Louisville hackerspace, is hosting a benefit concert for the White Star Balloon project, headlined by indie rock heros The Apples in stereo.
Month: November 2010
Egg cup made from a bent fork
I’m not even a big fan of boiled eggs, and I want to make my own copy of Scott Bedford’s egg cup from a bent fork.
Holiday Gift Guide: Personalized Presents
Even if you’re too busy to make a bunch of handmade gifts this year, you can still give special, “I was thinking of you” personalized presents. Here are a few ideas to get you started. If you don’t see what you’re looking for here, do a quick online search. Chances are, someone’s willing to customize […]
Real-time spectrum analyzer powered by Arduino
Paul Bishop has created an Arduino-based real-time spectrum analyzer, that displays it’s output on a TV.
Gluten-Free Thanksgiving: Rosemary Mashed Potatoes
By Jeff Potter A recipe excerpt from Cooking for Geeks This simple mashed potato recipe uses the microwave for cooking the potatoes. If you’re in the anti-microwave category, consider this: cooking a potato or any other starchy root vegetable requires gelatinizing the starches in the vegetable. For this to occur, two things need to happen: […]
Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Gifts you can make
Finding gifts for your family members and friends can be tough. Sure you love to solder, tinker, and write code, but maybe your grandma or dad can’t tell a resistor from an LED. Here are several gifts you can make: either kits you assemble/personalize or projects that are fun to make and give. Ice Tube […]
Waffles + chicklets = QR code
Big Apple hackerspace NYC Resistor recently held an edible QR code competition, including a laser-etched tortilla, waffles with chicklets and chocolate chips, and jello-cube creations. Trammell Hudson’s Flickr set of the event tells the story. Neat hackerspace event idea!