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Reclaim Old Ring Binders to Corral Crazy Cables
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If your office, shop, or other workspace suffers from a surplus
of empty ring binders and a bird’s nest of tangled cables, fear not.
Check out how, with nothing but a hand drill and an hour of your time,
you can repurpose your binders’ ring-snap mechanisms into a handy
organization system. |
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Build an Autonomous R/C Car with Raspberry Pi
Last November, Adam Conway brought an R/C car, a Raspberry Pi,
and some hastily 3D-printed and laser-cut parts to DIYRobocars. While he was
assembling his vehicle, he met Will Roscoe. Together, the two created the
Donkey Self Racing Car. They recorded their process so now you can make one
too! |
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CircuitPython Snakes its Way onto Adafruit Hardware
In a recent discussion with Scott Shawcroft, an engineer at
Adafruit, we learned that the company is transitioning into using CircuitPython
on their products. This will allow makers to plug in their devices and have
them show up as USB storage, before simply dropping their code onto it. |
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Touring London’s Biggest Workshops
Follow Liam Grace-Flood’s year of traveling all over the
world as he explores maker culture and spaces. He begins his journey in
London, checking out the city’s two largest workshops, Building BloQs
and London
Hackerspace, and comparing their different approaches to getting makers
to
create. |
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Take a Tour of TekSpacy, Riyadh’s Women-Only Maker Space
Saudi Arabia’s restrictions on women’s rights are well
known, but TekSpacy, co-founded by Sarah Al-Dosary in December 2016,
shows how women in a repressive environment find ways to express
themselves through creativity and entrepreneurialism. |
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What Makes a Maker? Childhood
Professor AnnMarie Thomas feels that, too often, some of
her
students come to her classes with a joy for math, but no passion for
taking things apart and putting them back together. She believes that
Maker Camp provides a healthy sense of
curiosity and collaboration in children, an important trait for future
engineers. |
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Decorate Your Desk with Dual LED Clock Towers
Check out these towers that light up to show what
time it is. The tower on the left tells the hour and the tower on the right
tells the minute. Between 11pm and 8am, the lights dim so you can sleep. Grab an Arduino and build
it yourself. |
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