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Meta-Nixie Clock

I recently caught Matt Mets’ post on hacking a digital photo frame into a clock by generating a static image for each minute of the day, and then automating the action of advancing the image once per minute. This allows for any number of interesting clocks to be made with suggestions ranging from a written-word [...]

Posted on January 22, 2010 at 6:01 pm by W. Aaron Waychoff · Permalink · 4 Comments
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lolshield hacking

My friend Jimmie Rodgers, maker extraordinaire has come up with a great new shield for the Arduino which he is calling the LoLshield for “lots of leds”. It’s a charliplexed array of 126 LEDs in a 9×14 grid that pops right onto an arduino. Neat!
A problem with charliplexing is brightness. Since you have to turn each [...]

Posted on December 29, 2009 at 5:46 pm by W. Aaron Waychoff · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Searching for Space (for your hackerspace)

A long list of things to think about when looking for a physical location for your hackerspace or maker community.

Posted on August 17, 2009 at 7:48 am by W. Aaron Waychoff · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Do you really need a space?

Recently, Emily Daniels, David Nunez and I decided that it was Time To Do Something. We were all struggling with some personal creative projects, and felt that we needed a community of people around us who were making interesting things. With the right kind of people gathered, a lot of magic can happen. We were [...]

Posted on August 14, 2009 at 9:20 am by W. Aaron Waychoff · Permalink · Leave a comment
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New project released: iSrch Rndmzr 3000!

I’ve finally finished the photography for my project, “iSrch Rndmzr 3000! by Subverted Industries”. The “project” really consists both of a device I fabricated (from an Arduino, display, and salvaged enclosure) and the corresponding web site. I’ll let you visit the site for details. My comments on the project can be found under the “about” [...]

Posted on May 13, 2009 at 11:33 am by W. Aaron Waychoff · Permalink · Leave a comment
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