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Glass Blowing demo at Fritz Glass

On vacation on Cape Cod, we happened into Fritz Glass and were treated to an amazing demo by Fritz himself as he made some incredible glass platters start to finish. I caught a good chunk of the process here with his permission, but there was so much more in his banter about the Cape, the [ READ MORE ]

Unraveling Capacitors

What’s inside a capacitor? Watch this video to find out! (and then, go read the wikipedia entry for waaaay more info) Credits: Zach Hoeken, Adam Mayer, Raphael Abrams, & Eric Skiff Music: Ascending from: http://glitchnyc.com/music [ READ MORE ]

Count to 1023 on your fingers with binary!

Bre and I shot another video this weekend, this explaining the basics of binary, and I got a chance to show off a skill that I never actually expected to find useful This video is part of our “Fameoff” battle with F.A.T. Labs, and as such, diggs are highly appreciated! http://digg.com/educational/Count_in_binary_on_your_fingers_Win [ READ MORE ]

Making a DIY Robotic Arm

I stopped in at NYC Resistor Saturday night looking to really start learning how to program electronics using the Arduino platform, and started taking apart the twitchie kit that I’d bought from Raphael to hack on. It turns out that Bre was already in the middle of a similar project, and had fashioned a DIY robotic [ READ MORE ]

Photos from the Cape

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D.C. Segway Tour!

Sara and I took a Segway tour with “Segs in the City” a few weeks ago when we were down in D.C. We had a great time, and both remarked at just how intuitive the Segways are. You step on the and for 2 seconds you think “this might be interesting,” and then you’re off! [ READ MORE ]

Videoblog: Making Guacamole

Thanks to Chef Mark of ReMARKable Palate and Remarkably Mark for his twitter advice on keeping Guacamole fresh. If you like this episode, be sure to check out FearlessCooking.tv and GardenFork.tv, two of the shows that inspired it. Want to get new videoblog posts on your iPhone, iPod or other device? You can subscribe to this show [ READ MORE ]

What’s your “Earth Day Fix”

Last night, Sara noticed that I always run the water while brushing my teeth, which honestly is a total waste. There’s no need for it to be running, it’s just habit. Instead of “going green” or making some other token effort today, I’m going to actually make a small fix in the way I do things. [ READ MORE ]

NYCResistor: The Knitting Machine

I shot this video of Bre’s knitting machine as demoed by Kelly at NYC Resistor last night. They just don’t make machines like this anymore! It’s incredibly intricate and the pieces move and work together in amazing ways. Crossposted from: http://www.nycresistor.com/2008/04/17/the-knitting-machine/ Yesterday, the awesome Kelly Farrell took some time to demo the knitting machine that Bre’s got [ READ MORE ]

New tune – and check out Noel’s new project!

I just uploaded my 4th gameboy music track, “All of Us.” It took a LOT of revisions to get me happy with this one, but I was able to bend it to my will and I’m really digging the second half. I’m going more in that “soundtrack-style” direction for my next song. I’m determined to [ READ MORE ]

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