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NASA dropped this promo video for the Artemis program. Its a fun trip around the moon that should get you hyped for what a modern day moon exploration can be. Cameras on NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft give us amazing views of our adventure around the Moon. See up close views of the Moon from external cameras as well as the view from inside the capsule. Orion launched on the SLS rocket from Launch...

Visualize and Hear Ultrasonic Frequencies With a Third Ear #WearableWednesday

This project shows you how to convert ultrasonic frequencies into a range perceptible to the human ear.4Eyes6Senses shares this awesome project on instructables. Continuing my interest in wearable augmentations that visualize phenomena, I designed a “third ear” that enables you to listen and/or visualize ultrasonic frequencies. For perspective,...

Making Gandalf’s Pipe from Lord of the Rings

Years ago, Adam Savage acquired the Weta Workshop Gandalf staff and pipe. But the pipe wasn’t real, it was a solid resin cast. So, he made his own, not to smoke from it, just to create as accurate an experience as possible. In this “One Day Build,” he creates another pipe to show us how he made the first one. from Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers! https://ift.tt/A7a1J9v via IFT...

New map restores Native names to northern Minnesota #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #NAHM #AmericanIndianandAlaskaNativeHeritageMonth

Who doesn’t love a map project? The Ely Folk School and the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa are working together to add the orignal Ojibwe names to towns and waterways. Surprising that this map doesn’t already exist! From MPR: “This project underscores our voice and our history in the region,” said Bois Forte Tribal Chair Cathy Chavers. “This...

Making Gandalf’s Pipe from Lord of the Rings

Correlation Waves #ArtTuesday

Pulling inpiration from isolation and global events, Correlation Waves envelopes the viewer. It creates a unique experience that is almost like a drop down wearable. From Action.io: Correlation Waves is a physical interactive installation composed of a kinetic sculpture suspended from the ceiling. The sculpture reacts to the position of...

вторник, 29 ноября 2022 г.

Elon Musk’s hell as Twitter’s owner is just getting started

Officials from nations across the globe are beginning to voice discomfort over content moderation on Twitter under Elon Musk’s ownership. Playtime is over. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/xpLgNMH via IFT...

Walker, Warnock make their cases a week before runoff; Arizona sues county

Georgia appears to have broken its record for early vote turnout in a single day, according to Gabriel Sterling, the Chief Operating Officer for the Georgia Secretary of State. NBC News' Vaughn Hillyard reports on turnout efforts one week before the runoff election and a lawsuit in Arizona over refusal to certify election results. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/F06XYgc via IFT...

Arizona voters protest Maricopa County officials over election results certification

Officials in Maricopa County, Arizona certified the results of the 2022 election despite objections and outrage from those in the audience. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/jJUlgEh via IFT...

DOJ sues city of Jackson, Miss., over water crisis

The Department of Justice took new legal action against the city of Jackson, Miss., aimed at trying to fix the ongoing water crisis. The lawsuit against the city says they are failing to provide adequate water to the residents. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/bG6Axg7 via IFT...

Joe: Republicans are paying the price at the ballot box for Trump's actions

The Morning Joe panel discusses former President Trump's dinner with Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes and Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, and the criticism from Senate Republicans and questions of if and when Kevin McCarthy will denounce the meeting. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/SYj1wpd via IFT...

UPDATED GUIDE: Adafruit GFX Graphics Library (Reducing Flicker)

UPDATED GUIDE: Adafruit GFX Graphics Library for Arduino Specifically, a new page, “Minimizing Redraw Flicker,” has been added to get cleaner updates on many GFX-compatible displays. For example, when showing live updates from a sensor, rather than clearing the whole screen and printing new numbers, there are ways to have new values overwrite...

Gun laws work — and Joy Reid brought some stunning receipts to prove it

Joy Reid and Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action, discuss gun violence in the U.S., and share staggering statistics that back up the need for stronger legislation. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/etPuHSs via IFT...

понедельник, 28 ноября 2022 г.

Wish You Were Here: Teaching with Historic Postcards

There is a long history and tradition of sending postcards, whether you’re on vacation or just wishing someone will come back home. The New York Public Library will be hosting the in-person workshop for educators of all ages. You can reserve your spot through Eventbrite. Does pairing an image with a short note and dashing it off to a friend...

Wish You Were Here: Teaching with Historic Postcards

I'm surprised anyone is still surprised by Trump's actions: Jonathan Greenblatt

Former President Donald Trump held a pre-Thanksgiving dinner at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, and white supremacist Nick Fuentes. The Anti-Defamation League's Jonathan Greenblatt discusses Trump's meeting. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/30R4CgP via IFT...

Through a Chicago high school’s drone-flying program, teens expand their horizons #drone #droneday

Drones are being added to the curriculum around the country. This new pilot school is letting students at Corliss Early College STEM High School in Chicago’s south side learn to fly drones. In the expanding world of drone flight these skills may lead to new heights. Via the Chicago Tribune: The entire program started with one student’s...

John Park’s CircuitPython Parsec: Incremental Iteration @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit #circuitpython

How iterate incrementally with a loop within a loop. To learn about CircuitPython: https://ift.tt/okTrXIR from Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers! https://ift.tt/F0EqvuY via IFT...

Through a Chicago high school’s drone-flying program, teens expand their horizons #drone #droneday

воскресенье, 27 ноября 2022 г.

Meet the Robot Sidekicks of Jorvon Moss

You may have seen the talented maker and robot builder, Jorvon Moss, on the cover of Make: magazine several years ago. Jorvon makes characterful robotic companions. In this Tested video, Jorvon joins Adam Savage in Adam’s Cave to talk about his various projects and what motivates him to keep dreaming and building. from Adafruit Industries...

The Science Fiction Visions of Helene Maas #SciFiSunday

Witness the astonishing visionary art of Helen Maas. Here’s more on ArtStation. from Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers! https://ift.tt/LNcmXRY via IFT...

Making a Wood and Steel Parts Cabinet

In a follow-up to his steel box-making video, Pask makes a wooden cabinet and a set of steel drawers to organize parts in his shop. Gorgeous work! from Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers! https://ift.tt/QX3Nlse via IFT...

Making a Wood and Steel Parts Cabinet

‘None of us can come out until we feel safe’: LGBTQ+ community mourns those lost in Club Q attack

Lauren Hough, author of "This Holiday I’m Going to a Gay Bar," speaks with Yasmin Vossoughian about her New York Times piece and her reaction to the Club Q shooting throughout the LGBTQ+ community. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/sVgvQbx via IFT...

Strangely chonky exoplanet has astronomers puzzled

Who doesn’t love a chonky space mystery? Planet HD 114082 b is the size of Jupiter (a gas giant) and denser than Earth (an iron cored rock). These dimensions and its relatively young age defy some of the current planet formation models. Via Digital Trends: The planet, called HD 114082 b, is similar in size to Jupiter, but seems to have...

Strangely chonky exoplanet has astronomers puzzled

суббота, 26 ноября 2022 г.

The Innovative 3D-Printed Fashion of Sophy Wong

Designer and maker Sophy Wong visits Adam Savage in his cave to show us some of the incredible 3D-printed fabrics and garments she’s made. Inspiring stuff. from Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers! https://ift.tt/TcweHEn via IFT...

Testing Out a Robotic Cooking Assistant

In this video from Alex (French Guy Cooking), he tries out the Cooksy, a $300 digital cooking assistant that watches you as you cook (with both a regular and thermal camera) and provides step-by-step instructions. In the end, Alex didn’t hate it, but he didn’t seem all that impressed, either. This might be useful for someone just learning to cook, but from a distance, it looks like technology that is not ready for prime time. from...

Testing Out a Robotic Cooking Assistant

U.S. reaches 600+ mass shootings for third year in a row

President of Brady United Against Gun Violence Kris Brown, former Congressman David Jolly, and former U.S. attorney Barbara McQuade discuss the second high profile mass shooting in three days as the country reaches over 600 mass shootings so far this year from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/FJZrE1a via IFT...

Forging Kratos’ Blades of Chaos from Fork Lift Fork (Workshop ASMR)

Faraway Forge crafts these hefty Blades of Chaos. If you are grinding away for that Ragnarök Platinum this satisfying build video wouldn’t be bad to have on in the background. See more! from Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers! https://ift.tt/HYJMvrS via IFT...

Forging Kratos’ Blades of Chaos from Fork Lift Fork (Workshop ASMR)

пятница, 25 ноября 2022 г.

Making Quick and Easy Steel Boxes

Metal boxes come in so handy in the workshop. Image how cool it would be to make your own at whatever sizes you desire. In this Pask Makes video, he makes metal boxes using a jig that he makes. No special bending equipment needed. To seal them up, you do need to weld them, although, as he points out, you could easily make corner brackets and rivet them on. from Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and...

Regularly Updated List of Black Bookstores from the African American Literature Book Club! #BuyBlackFriday #BlackOwnedFriday

So many books to read, so many friends and family members who need gifts! If you like the slackjawed look of inititial disappointment from your loved ones when they see you’ve bought them a book for the holidays that later gives way to wonder and gratitude when they finally read the book, why not buy from a black owned bookstore? Here’s...

Bring STEM Into a Child’s Life with the Coding and App Development from Brown Toy Box! #BuyBlackFriday #BlackOwnedFriday

Brown Toy Box has a mission “to normalize Black excellence and create prosperous career pathways for Black children through STEAM education, cultural representation and educational play.” They have subscription boxes, culturally presentative books, TEAM projects and activities, STEAM products, classroom décor and more! Their STEAM products...

Bring STEM Into a Child’s Life with the Coding and App Development from Brown Toy Box! #BuyBlackFriday #BlackOwnedFriday

Building a Cardboard House Model on a $10 Budget

Martina of NerdForge, recognizing that most makers don’t necessarily have 3D printers, laser cutters, and all of the other high-end toys that YouTubers often have, decided to see what she could make using only the most basic house tools and ten dollars of supplies. from Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers! https://ift.tt/uaWQTsp via IFT...

Building a Cardboard House Model on a $10 Budget

четверг, 24 ноября 2022 г.

Mini Loom #3DThursday #3DPrinting

Ziamor shares: portable mini loom. The spacing for the warp is 5mm, but I plan to create variations, put an requests in sizing in the comments. download the files on: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5537799 Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects...

tweezers protection cap #3Dprinting #3DThursday

OpenHardwareSociety shared this project on Thingiverse! This Design is part of the 3D printing things This is a protection cap for esd tweezers. Dies ist eine Schutzkappe für antistatische Pinzetten. Design by Dirk Feyerabend v2 rotated the stl for faster use in slicer Download files: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5538664 Every Thursday...

Tips for More Aesthetically Pleasing PCB Designs

It was a real mind-blowing moment, decades ago, when I saw my first art-minded PCB design. It was designed to look like mandala and it was beautiful. The idea that you could design a board however you liked, with either an arty design or just something that was more aesthetically pleasing in layout or more thematic. In this Phil’s Lab video, he looks at aesthetic PCBs and some of their design considerations. from Adafruit...

Paint Can Lip Cover (Flex PLA) #3DThursday #3DPrinting

Th3An0maly shares: A 1 gallon paint can lip cover for keeping paint out of the pesky groove that the lid snaps into. FLEX PLA ONLY! This print was not designed to work with rigid filament, please use a flexible filament, as this cover is designed to fit tightly on the paint can. download the files on: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5538741 Every...

Tips for More Aesthetically Pleasing PCB Designs

iPhone 14 Pro Camera Bump Protector #3DThursday #3DPrinting

abcpdo shares: Protects your naked iPhone 14 Pro’s camera bits. Stays on using a pressure fit against the metal camera rings. download the files on: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5538570 Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital...

среда, 23 ноября 2022 г.

SHOW and TELL 11/23/2022 with @makermelissa #ShowandTell @adafruit

The biggest and longest running worldwide online Show and Tell LIVE! Right now! 11/23/2022 at 7:30pm Eastern. Hosted this week by Melissa LeBlanc-Williams. from Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers! https://ift.tt/HWjvC3R via IFT...

Former Pence Aide: “He Might as Well Just Say ‘I’m Running’” in 2024

Mike Pence has all but said he plans to run for president in 2024. When asked by multiple reporters this week whether he would support Donald Trump next cycle, Pence says he believes there will be “better options.” The former Vice President’s senior adviser Olivia Troye joined “Velshi” to discuss her old boss’ political prospects: “He might as well just say ‘I’m running.’” from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/fWNYoLc via...

The Hobby Lobby leak looks bad for Justice Alito. But that’s not the worst part.

The real story is the religious right's growing influence over the Supreme Court. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/W8itYnI via IFT...

Two red counties in Arizona refuse to certify elections. That could backfire.

Republicans in two Arizona counties have refused to certify their election results over bogus voter fraud claims. But if they let the deadline pass, they could end up handing seats to Democrats. “My question to these MAGA Republicans is: Are you really going to take two of the darkest red counties in Arizona and just throw all those votes away?” says Arizona Secretary of State-elect Adrian Fontes. from MSNBC Top Stories...

John Park’s Workshop — LIVE! TODAY 11/23/22 @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit

It’s JOHN PARK’S WORKSHOP! — LIVE! — Coming up at 8pm ET / 5pm PT LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! Today’s project: IR Blasting Also: Gear Report New Learn Guides CircuitPython Parsec Product Pick Recap Fresh Discount Code Python on Microcontrollers Roundup The live video will be on Youtube LIVE, Twitch,...

John Park’s Workshop — LIVE! TODAY 11/23/22 @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit

One killed, 14 injured after two bombs detonate in Jerusalem

At least one person was killed and 14 others injured after bombs detonated at two separate bus stops in Jerusalem during morning rush hour. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez reports from Jerusalem. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/EogLKjA via IFT...

вторник, 22 ноября 2022 г.

White House to extend student loan payment pause amid court battle

The Biden administration announced they it will extend the student loan payment pause on federal student loans as the White House battles to cancel a portion of debt in court. The payment pause will extend through June 2023, or until the court block is lifted, NBC's Mike Memoli reports. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/NK1rDxA via IFT...

Studying the Doom port for the original PlayStation #Doom #PlayStation @fabynou

DOOM was ported to the PSX by Williams Entertainment with some assistance from id Software. It took a little bit less than a year for a team of five to port the engine, change the assets, and make everything work with “only” 3.5 MiB of RAM. The graphics were reduced: the textures chopped down in size, the sprites, monsters, and weapons...

JP’s Product Pick of the Week — 4pm Eastern TODAY! 11/22/22 @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit #newproductpick

Come on by for JP’s Product Pick of The Week! A new product pick will be revealed. The show airs at 4pm ET / 1pm PT, TODAY! Check out the livestream right here inside this product page — you won’t want to miss it because there will be a HUGE DISCOUNT during the show! Tune in for: John Park’s latest product picks Learn how to use them Live...

Supreme Court allows release of Trump’s tax records to House Democrats

The Supreme Court rejected former President Donald Trump’s plea to block the release of his tax records to House Democrats. The committee can try and access the tax documents ahead of the Republican House takeover in January. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/STfL62C via IFT...

понедельник, 21 ноября 2022 г.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Wave 3 Coming December 7th

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Wave 3 is launching December 7th, which means we should all have enough time to practice so that maybe, just maybe, we bask in the light of winning first place when playing siblings over the holidays and NYE. I really can not wait to drift around some of these turns and find all the secrets. Check out the promo video from Nintendo of America on YouTube from Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers!...

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Wave 3 Coming December 7th

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Polygon’s Favorite Donghua for Starters

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Donghua is often mistaken for anime. The two are not the same and the animation does look very different if you pay attention. Regardless, the stories, animation, and history are unique and very worth your time.Polygon shares their top 10. Donghua — Chinese animation, sometimes mistakenly conflated with anime — covers as wide a variety...

воскресенье, 20 ноября 2022 г.

Painting Miniatures Using the Opposite of Zenithal Shading

Zenithal shading is all the rage in miniature painting. This is where you spray paint a light/white top-down (from the zenith) shade on the miniature after priming which adds highlights to the top of everything on the mini as you add successive layers of paint. In nadiral shading, you do the opposite. After the mini has been basecoated, you airbrush a thin dark wash from the bottom-up to create all of the undershading/low-light...

“The Mechanical,” an award-winning sci-fi short film #SciFiSunday

A lot of sci-fi shorts on channels like DUST offer curious little vignettes, slices of life from some imagined future, but they rarely feel like a complete narrative arc and few ever have what could be called a definitive ending. Not so this wonderful little short, The Mechanical. Its ending pitches a zinger. from Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers! https://ift.tt/cJGnUX6 via IFT...

Remembering Obscure Classics of Early Science Fiction #SciFiSunday

If you look at the history of any genre, you’ll find obscure masterpieces that you never knew existed. The fans of science fiction and fantasy love new discoveries, and it can sometimes seem as if every nook and cranny has been explored. But publishers regularly surprise us. Here’s a selection of obscure gems from the early 20th century...

“The Mechanical,” an award-winning sci-fi short film #SciFiSunday

Remembering Obscure Classics of Early Science Fiction #SciFiSunday

GOP worries Trump's 2024 presidential run could cost them GA Senate seat