Collaborate Disseminate
On 6 February 2018, a Tesla Roadster was launched as the mass simulator on the first ever Falcon Heavy launch — putting for the first time ever a car on …read more Continue reading Five Years On, Where Is Starman and Where Will He Go?
When the computer science department of Carnegie Mellon University expanded in the 1970s, this created a massive issue for certain individuals who now found that they had to walk quite …read more Continue reading The ARPANET of Things and CMU’s History of Networked Soda Machines
Having an enclosure around an FDM 3D printer is generally a good idea, even when printing only with PLA, as it keeps the noise in, and the heat (and smell, …read more Continue reading Custom Enclosure for 3D Printer
When it comes to demining or finding victims after a disaster, dogs are well-known to aid humans by sniffing out threats and trapped humans with ease. Less well-known, but no …read more Continue reading Equipping Rats With Backpacks to Find Victims Under Rubble
What is an FDM filament coloring’s purpose but to be an aesthetic choice? As it turns out, the additives that create these changes in coloring and transparency also affect the …read more Continue reading The Effect of Filament Color on Print Strength and More
The fonts seen with old computer systems such as those from Apple and Commodore, as well as Microsoft Windows 3.1 and older, form an integral part of our interaction with …read more Continue reading Reliving a Bitmapped Past With a Veritable Hoard of Bitmap Fonts
When we hear the term ‘bowling’, most of us think of what is known as ten-pin bowling, yet this is only one of the many variations. Candlepin bowling — so …read more Continue reading The Struggle of Keeping a 1950s Candlepin Bowling System Working
When your residence has soil moisture sensors embedded that were dictated by your friendly neighborhood HoA, you may start asking questions about the system used. That’s what [Modest Maker] did …read more Continue reading Comparing Cheap Capacitative Soil Moisture Sensors With Commercial Sensors
In today’s world we are surrounded by various sources of written information, information which we generally assume to have been written by other humans. Whether this is in the form …read more Continue reading Detecting Machine-Generated Content: an Easier Task for Machine or Human?
Keeping a 35-year old system like the MacIntosh SE and its successor, the SE/30, up and running requires the occasional replacement parts. As an all-in-one system, the analog board that …read more Continue reading A New Analog and CRT Neck Board for the MacIntosh SE