Where do ideas come from? I know I can't be the first person to think about making lights turn on when something happens. Actually there are tons of projects like that. But I was disappointed that none of them (that I could find) focused on space. So much happens in space that we don't notice [...]
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ISS Notify
Update, August 19:The kickstarter project was a huge success!! Now I have to figure out how to make hundreds of them. In the meantime I hosted a site about the project: open-notify.org. Update, June 13:Thanks everyone for their comments and feedback! For everyone who is interested in buying one, check out my kickstater page! If [...]
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Near Earth Asteroid Lamp at Science Hack Day SF
This past weekend I was at science hack day in Palo Alto. A normal hack day is when a bunch of people get together and try to build something—usually a program, but can be something physical like electronics too—in 24 hours. Science hack day is a 24 hack day for making things for science—whether it [...]
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Fun with Real Time Data
I've been working on bits and pieces of a project to be able to record and view data in near real time for the last few months. It's one of those things where each layer has its own set of challenges and is written in its own language. But I finally put all the pieces [...]
Successful Launch!
In my last post I talked about building a rocket. This past weekend I actually flew it! I went out to the middle of nowhere in Eastern Oregon for Oregon Rocketry's “Summer Skies” launch. My plan was to launch with an H motor and then a J to get my level 1 and level 2 [...]
