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Kilauea Cove Build — Part 3: Paint, Reed & Bamboo
As noted in the last update, I got the NeoPixel RGB LEDs working with the Raspberry Pi. I then cut the long NeoPixel strand into strips and glued…
From the workshop
Software, home automation, and things built by hand.
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Kilauea Cove: Raspberry Pi-controlled Active Volcano!
Since the last Kilauea Cove update, there have been a lot of updates to the Cove, and the Raspberry Pi-controlled volcano feature is now active in my basement…
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Emerald City Comicon
[googlemap address=”Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA” width=”640″ height=”400″ position=””] I will be appearing on a panel at Emerald City Comicon, Sarcastic Voyage: Comedy for Nerds, on Thursday,…
Makeup
Production Methods for Borg Prosthetics
I’m working on a project — one, to learn more about effects makeup and prosthetics, and two, to make a set of Borg prosthetics for my friend’s cosplay…
Tiki Mugs
Making Tiki Mugs: Seattle Pottery Supply
My goal is to have made at least one tiki mug for my home tiki bar, by the end of the year. I’ve been poring over Tiki Central’s…
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Kilauea Cove Build — Part 2: Raspberry Pi LED Control
I’m controlling everything in this project with a Raspberry Pi 2, a system on a chip. Essentially it’s a really tiny Linux computer that you can use for…
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Kilauea Cove Build — Part 1
I’m gonna build a volcano. Movies are a huge passion in my life, so of course I have a screening room (which most other people would probably call…