Blog, page 18
page 18 of 80Continuing through the writing archive.
Digital stained glass workshop - Post mortem
Post mortem from the September 2019 digital stained glass workshop at Maker Labs: what worked, what broke, and what six attendees built.
Read postDigital stained glass workshop
A workshop at MakerLabs Vancouver where attendees design a 9x9 inch illuminated stained glass window with WS2811 LEDs and CNC-cut foam.
Read postTools and equipment 2019
My 2019 tools and equipment list, with notes on why I switched to PlatformIO, Firefox, and away from Samsung phones.
Read postJun 2019 brain dump
June 2019 bookmarks: a Casper nightlight teardown, the Etch-A-Snap Pi camera, SVG Nest, and stacked paper stained glass.
Read postESP8266 + Neopixel + FastLED - Workshop slides
Slides from the March 2019 ESP8266, NeoPixel, and FastLED workshop I taught at Maker Labs.
Read postCosts - Stained glass windows project
Bill of materials for one stained glass panel: pixels, acrylic, plywood, and laser time totalling about $156 CAD.
Read postWebsite theme update
Why I rebuilt blog.abluestar.com on a fresh Jekyll theme, plus a 20-year history of my CMS choices from plain HTML to static sites.
Read postPodcasts 2019
My February 2019 podcast rotation, with a starter episode picked for each show from Reply All to 99 Percent Invisible.
Read postFeb 2019 brain dump
February 2019 links on Arduino LED projects, an Etch A Sketch CNC, a zombie ESP8266 game, and James Clar's neon art.
Read postTravel Tips
What worked and what didn't on a two-month trip through South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and China.
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