User: ladyada

Re:Open Source? Not exactly.

On: Hardware Hacking Guide — Citizen Engineer

"They released all the projects as open source" means that the project information - code, schematics and layout - are open source. See: http://ladyada.net/make/simreader/download.html (The payphone schematics will be up soon, also CC 2.5 BY-SA)

Re:AdaFruit

On: Best Electronics Kits For Adults?

Actually I have some part time help and they're doing an excellent job of shipping kits while I'm away :)

Adafruit Kits

On: Best Electronics Kits For Adults?

Well, I design open source hardware kits for teens/adults! :) The problem with most older kits is that they're pretty dull: "yay I have a blinking christmas tree"

I try to mix it up a bit. Plenty of blinking but also C code, analog and digital design You can check out the kits at http://www.adafruit.com/ or if you want to -really- DIY you can just make them from the OS plans at http://www.ladyada.net/
For example, http://www.ladyada.net/make/mintyboost/process.html

Lots of Software/Computer Geeks also like Arduino-based kits and projects because you can skip straight to building stuff instead of learning Ohms Law http://www.ladyada.net/learn/arduino

Re:Old-school hacker connection

On: Open Source Laser Business Opens In New York

some ip's are -lucky-

Re:Some clarifications and notes

On: USB Disco Dance Floor

The LEDs are Gosei ovals: E1L4E-7R311 and similar. (I swear to god I was going to kill schyler for harassing me daily for them when I had my MEng thesis due in a week...but it looks like it was worth it ;)

thanks, slashdot!

On: Build Your Own MP3 Player

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