Category Archives: making

The internet of things is really seductive.

Posted on August 2, 2014 by paulwallich

So this morning after the spark cannon and the van de graff and the tesla coil I went to the internet of things workshop. It was fun. And dead easy. The guys from Sparkfun were showing off their new data … Continue reading →

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This is a great time to be doing stupid things

Posted on July 27, 2014 by paulwallich

Ten years ago, I built an ostensibly cutting-edge mobile robot from a kit. It cost close to a thousand dollars, required an attached laptop computer to operate it, and it never really worked. Sure, it could zip back and forth … Continue reading →

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