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October 24, 2009

Noisebridge visit - Amazing hacker space in San Francisco, CA

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Here are some photos from my visit to Noisebridge, an amazing hacker space in San Francisco, CA.

Noisebridge is an educational non-profit corporation, 501(c)3 public charity status.

We provide infrastructure and collaboration opportunities for people interested in programming, hardware hacking, physics, chemistry, mathematics, photography, security, robotics, all kinds of art, and, of course, technology. Through talks, workshops, and projects we encourage knowledge exchange, learning, and mentoring.

As a space for artistic collaboration and experimentation, we are open to all types of art - with a special emphasis on the crossover of art and technology. From hardware labs to electronics, cooking, photography, and sound labs, anything that's creative is welcome.

Many interesting things are happening at all times. Sharing is essential to making this work. We believe in starting from a point of respect and trust. We believe it builds a safe community and that this will foster innovation and creation. Our code of conduct is "Be excellent to each other".

July 23, 2009

MAKE: television Episode 6 - Music Machines & Trebuchet

Enter the plugged-in world of Tim Kaiser, a maker who fashions experimental musical instruments from scavenged objects. In the Workshop John Park assembles a portable trebuchet from plastic plumbing pipe, and circuit bender Bianca Pettis demystifies the art of soldering. The Maker Channel presents a Smash Bat that snaps moment-of-impact photos, a drum synthesizer played with Skittles, a pedal-powered tennis ball launcher, and an evil mouse that causes the cursor to misbehave when moved. Watch in HD at blip.

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May 16, 2009

Make: television Episode 10

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Visit SparkLab founder and designer Syuzi Pakhchyan, a maker who explores the new frontier of high tech and fashion with her space age handiwork. In the Workshop, John Park shows us how to build a guitar out of a piece of wood, some string, nails and a cigar box. Then he "makes it rock" by wiring it to a buck-fifty cassette-player amp. In a Hidden Treasures segment, Mister Jalopy opens up his Chevy Camaro's cassette player to show us the beauty and value of clear schematics for makers like him. The Maker Channel features a sunlight-triggered poem, a pedal-powered blender, a time lapse photography rig, and a handmade theremin.

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May 9, 2009

Make: television Episode 9

Meet CCRMA, a group of musical makers who stretch the sonic boundaries by turning personal computers into an electronic symphony. In the Workshop, John Park hacks a Wii controller and turns it into a personal flight recorder that can measure the G forces of roller coasters and other high-speed activities. In the Toolbox segment, William Gurstelle demonstrates the slick, back-cutting action of a super-sharp Japanese saw. The Maker Channel features a tesla coil-powered guitar amp, an RFID reader implanted in a human hand, and LED fan sign to bring to baseball games, and a solar powered bicycle gondola.

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May 2, 2009

Make: television Episode 8

We journey upstream with environmentalist Dan McCormick, a maker who crafts intricate watershed sculptures out of woven willow. In the Workshop, John Park shows how to build lively and inexpensive miniature robots. Mister Jalopy reveals the hidden treasures of his "Compact Childhood Museum." The Maker Channel segment features French fries shot from a spud gun, freeline skates that ride like a skateboard, an Asteroids game wrist watch, and a motorized wheel chair that shoots flames.

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March 7, 2009

MAKE: television Episode 10: Wearable Technology & Cigar Box Guitar

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Maker Profile - Wearable Technology on Make: television

Visit SparkLab founder and designer Syuzi Pakhchyan, a maker who explores the new frontier of high tech and fashion with her space age handiwork. Syuzi attaches LED's and audio recording devices to clothing to craft unique sound and light wearables. Then see the very first maker of electric fashion.

Learn more about Syuzi Pakhchyan at http://www.sparklab.la.

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Maker Workshop - Cigar Box Guitar on Make: television

With a piece of oak, some string and a cigar box, John Park creates a three-stringed guitar. The cigar box acts as the resonating soundboard for the instrument. John then wires the guitar to a buck-fifty cassette-player amp and makes it really rock.

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Maker to Maker - Camaro Cassette Deck on Make: television

In this Hidden Treasures segment, Mister Jalopy opens up his Chevy Camaro's cassette player to show us the beauty and value of clear schematics for makers like him.

Check out Mister Jalopy's blog, Hoopty Rides.

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Maker Channel Ep. 10 - Sunlight poem, Pedal-powered blender, Handmade theremin, Time-lapse camera

Make: television presents:

Sunlight Poem - Ji Yeon Song's one-day poem projector made of cardboard and sunlight.
Pedal-Powered Blender - David Butcher outfits a bike with a generator that can run a blender.
Handmade Theremin- Lorin Parker's theremin works great and sounds even better.
Time-lapse Camera - Jay Burlage hacks into a clock to create an inexpensive way of taking panning time-lapse photography. Watch more of Jay's videos at his YouTube channel.

[Trouble Maker] Cellphone Jammer - Limor Fried made a handheld RF emitter that can disrupts cellphone signals. Never overhear awkward conversations again!

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February 28, 2009

Make: television Episode 9: Computer Making Music & Personal Flight Recorder

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Maker Profile - Computer Making Music on Make: television

Meet CCRMA, a group of musical makers who stretch the sonic boundaries by turning personal computers into an electronic symphony. Based at Stanford University, CCRMA teams composers, artists and acoustical researchers together to meld music with new technology and explore the outer limits of audio from playground-activated sounds to laptop orchestras. Then see the origins of the synthesizer.

Learn more about CCRMA at http://ccrma.stanford.edu/, or visit Chris Warren's website and blog.

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Maker Workshop - Personal Flight Recorder on Make: television

John Park hacks a Wii controller and turns it into a personal flight recorder that can sense and measure the stomach-churning G forces of roller coasters and other high-speed, high-risk activities.

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Download the Personal Flight Recorder program for the Arduino.

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Maker to Maker - Japanese Saw on Make: television

In this Toolbox segment, William Gurstelle demonstrates the slick, back-cutting action of a super-sharp Japanese saw.

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Maker Channel Ep. 9 - Tesla coil guitar, RFID implant, LED fan sign, Solar-powered gondola

Make: television presents:

Tesla coil guitar - Steve Connor plays his tesla coil guitar amplifier
RFID implant - Amal Graafstra opens locks and other devices with his hand-implanted RFID tag.
LED fan sign - Kip Kedersha lights up the baseball bleachers with his homemade sign.
Solar-powered Gondola - Reno Tondelli takes us on a spin with his Solar Powered Bicycle Gondola.

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February 21, 2009

MAKE: television Episode 8: Watershed Sculptures & Miniature Robots

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Maker Profile - Watershed Sculptures on Make: television

Journey upstream with environmentalist Dan McCormick, a maker who crafts intricate watershed sculptures out of woven willow branches. Dan places his eco-art in gullies and riverbanks to help reduce erosion and filter out sediment and farm fertilizers that can clog streams and suffocate spawning salmon. And see other manmade structures built to help fish return to their origins.

Learn more about Dan McCormick at http://www.landviews.org/la2003/meaning-dm.html, or check out his blog.

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Maker Workshop - Miniature Robots on Make: television

John Park builds some lively and inexpensive miniature robots. Starting with a simple vibrabot made from a scrub brush, John assembles a solar junkbot and a slightly more complex beetlebot, which has paper clip 'feelers' attached to switches that allow it to respond to its environment. All it takes are a few common electronic components and some everyday objects and you can make an entertaining robot all your own.

Check out the PDF for details on how to build your own bots.

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Maker to Maker - Compact Museum on Make: television

In this Hidden Treasures segment, Mister Jalopy reveals the wonders of a Skippy Peanut Butter jar he bought at a garage sale that is chockfull of a kid's treasures circa the 1950's.

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Maker Channel Ep. 8 - Uber Tuber, Freeline Skates, Asteroids Watch, Moto Wheelchair

Make: television presents:

Uber Tuber - Zack Gens and Ted Groessling slice and French fry potatoes with each blast of an air cannon.
Freeline Skates - Ryan Farrelly's skates are made to simply step on and ride like two mini-skateboards.
Asteroids Watch - John Maushamer's watches tell time while playing Asteroids and Pong.
Motorized Wheelchair - Lance Greathouse's custom wheelchair shoots flames.

Submit a video of your own project at makerchannel.org.

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