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The Long Tail of Hardware
I just read an interesting dissertation by Leah Buechley and Benjamin Mako Hill from MIT about diy culture as it relates to electrical engineering. “… when media is easy to create, publish and distribute, production and consumption decentralize. While the … Continue reading
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Tagged arduino, Buechley, design, Engineering, lilypad, MIT, open source hardware
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Per Ryan’s request…The Coal Powered Rocket
As Ryan requested in Episode 46 – Alien Invasion, here is my preliminary design of a coal-powered rocket: (Click the image to zoom to full size…Take note of the detail in the coal-room.) Find out my design assumptions, and how … Continue reading