November 2011

Doing better next time: In the year or two since I finished the Mark 3.5, I’ve had time to give it a good workout and… Read More »The Mitochondrion 3.5 – An Excessive Glowstaff (8 of 8)

Debugging: You wire it all up. You plug it in. You turn it on… and nothing happens.

Tips for making circuit boards – (tiny, dense, double-sided boards in your kitchen): Like a fool, I tried to pack far too much into far… Read More »The Mitochondrion 3.5 – An Excessive Glowstaff (6 of 8)

Sensors: Pic by Marla at Kiwiburn 2009 I don’t like dumb objects. I don’t like noticeable user interfaces. I want shiny things that just do… Read More »The Mitochondrion 3.5 – An Excessive Glowstaff (5 of 8)

Power and output: Photo by Loki Gash for Filament Magazine LEDs For the purposes of shiny toys, LEDs come in two kinds: bright ones and… Read More »The Mitochondrion 3.5 – An Excessive Glowstaff (4 of 8)

Picaxe Microcontroller: Photo by Loki Gash for Filament Magazine Knowing nothing about microcontrollers, I chose something easy to start, the Picaxe family. The learning curve… Read More »The Mitochondrion 3.5 – An Excessive Glowstaff (3 of 8)

Physical structure and layout: Photo by Loki Gash for Filament Magazine

Vidcap by Craig Bellhouse Firespinning is fun, but I thought to myself: 1) It’s been done 2) This is the Twenty-First Century and we have… Read More »The Mitochondrion 3.5 – An Excessive Glowstaff (1 of 8)