<img decoding=”async” loading=”lazy” class=”size-medium wp-image-290 alignright” title=”layout” src=”uploads/2010/05/layout-300x158.pngThanks to my extremely…

Thanks to help and instigation from 3ric, Ian, and Sirus, the go-kart is up and running. Not autonomous yet, but it does make the morning coffee run a lot more fun. (Flickr set)

It’s very good to be back at the Unit. I enjoyed the work (and play!) in Italy, but five weeks is too long to be away. Here’s what I’ve been researching this week: Particle beam physics. I have an ide…

Two full days in Venice. First we measured the effect of strong motorboat waves on a hand-rowed two person boat called a mascaréta. We used seven wireless accelerometers (Waspmotes w/ Zigbee modu…

The ICTP wireless school rages on. On Wednesday we did the annual “long distance link” exercise from Muggia to the ICTP. This year was cold, but at least there was no snow this time. Two out of three …

<a style=”text-decoration: none;” href=”uploads/2010/02/ICTPlogoColor-300x101.png It’s that time again: the 2010 ICTP school on wireless networking is rapidly approaching. …

It has been a while since I checked in on the Metaverse scene. Tonight I downloaded Snowglobe (the open source viewer from Second Life, remember them?) and OpenSimulator (the still-alpha but apparentl…

I ordered some 1000 Megohm resistors today. They’ll be the basis for some new HV measuring tools. I’m finding that I could really use a high voltage voltmeter and oscilloscope lately. Using a gigohm r…

A while back, I inherited a surgical lamp from a decommissioned hospital in Mt. Vernon. While astoundingly awesome in its light throwing and ambiance-enhancing abilities, it weighs about 150lbs. And s…

Matt Westervelt (Metrix:CreateSpace), Willow Brugh (Jigsaw Renaissance), and Eric McNeill (Seattle Dorkbot) had a discussion about hacker spaces on KUOW. I find it interesting that it’s 2010 and the m…