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OSCAR (clumsily backronym ed to OScilloscope Code And Renderer) is a live coding environment designed for vector visual performances. It lets the artist create visuals using sound waves, which are plotted on an x-y oscilloscope. For example, two offset sine waves on different audio channels produce a circle. Although the engine (and live environment) is built [ ]
I recently came across a couple of X-Rite/Pantone RM200 spectrophotometers on eBay for cheap. No power-on test, no cable, and no packaging, but for $20 each I had to buy them. The devices the RM200 go for hundreds of dollars new, and are still pretty recent. For my readers who aren t massive nerds [ ]
A dear friend of mine, who has lived in this country for twenty years, has been detained by ICE for three weeks (and counting). Below is a letter that I sent to several elected officials to impress upon them just how important it is that he be released and allowed to stay in America. His [ ]
At long last, this year saw the return of Hackaday Supercon as a fully in-person event. My friend Voya designed the badge, and Sara and I wanted to add a microphone to supplement his wonderful design. She wanted to use the incredible four-bit computer Voya designed to calculate the FFT of an audio signal and [ ]
Again it s been a while since I ve posted, and a lot has been going on: we traveled a bunch, lots of friends visited us, and the Queen died (but more about that in a different post). The Queen s Platinum (and apparently final) Jubilee The Queen s Platinum Jubilee (70th anniversary of being the Queen) was back [ ]
A pandemic-project turned product. This is one I ve been meaning to post for over a year now, but better late than never. PiMod Zero brings old tech back to life by allowing a Raspberry Pi Zero to display color or B W video – and play audio – on vintage televisions. It provides a super-compact way [ ]
This one isn t done by any means yet, but I wanted to write a short update. I don t trust any of my light meters, so I decided to make my own. It uses a VEML7700 light sensor, Adafruit Feather M0, and Sharp Memory-In-Pixel display to measure light levels, calculate exposures, and display the results. There s [ ]
I was disappointed by the lack of an appropriate online venue on which to share my jewelry designs, so I made my own. OpenJewelry is a Django-powered website that lets users upload and share their wearable art for others to enjoy. The platform itself is fully open-source, with all code hosted in a GitHub repo. [ ]
I m cis male, so for obvious reasons I ve never had an abortion, and I can t foresee a reason I ever will. Like many members of my sex, I enjoyed the luxury of never really having to think about abortion while growing up. I never had to worry that I would someday have a pregnancy that [ ]
Alright, yeah it s been a while But hi there! We ve been busy. Aside from the trip to Athens we took a while ago, I haven t really written about anything we ve done since December (whoops) so here s a few of the things we ve been up to. Buckle up for a ton of photos Hamilton We saw [ ]