Early-20th-Century Drawings of Fanciful Flying Machines #SciFiSunday

From blog.adafruit.com 6 years ago in Platforms Stores

Beautiful illustrations that draw on science, fantasy, and art, from Charles A.A. Dellschau on Hyperallergic. Prussian immigrant Charles A.A. Dellschau spent most of his life in Houston working as a butcher; when he retired in 1899 at the age of 68, he turned his attention skywards and devoted himself to an entirely...

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Elden Ring player beats Margit while using a harp as a controller

From blog.adafruit.com 8 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Anna Ellsworth is an accomplished harpist. She managed to turn her tunes into a controller and take down the Fell Omen. Defeating Margit via any method is an accomplishment. She has also gone onto defeat Godrick. Video from YouTube. More...

Guitar Amp with Raspberry Pi #MusicMonday

From blog.adafruit.com 11 hours ago in Platforms Stores

In this video dsagman shows the features of this amp, via MusicTech:Guitar amplifier in remodeled Vox amplifier cabinet using Raspberry PI, Python, PYO audio processing and a class D amplifier. See more on YouTube and GitHub

The Python on Microcontrollers newsletter is out Tuesday, please subscribe #CircuitPython #Python @micropython @ThePSF

From blog.adafruit.com 12 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Interested in Python, especially on small devices?With the Python on Microcontrollers newsletter, you get all the latest information in one place!The Python on Microcontrollers newsletter is the place for the latest news involving Python on hardware (microcontrollers AND single board...

Building an Extremely Detailed Cyberpunk Book Nook #cyberpunk

From blog.adafruit.com 13 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Via Boing Boing comes word of this 4-part video series on how to construct an extremely detailed cyberpunk book nook.

Solving The Mystery Of The Maillardet Automaton

From blog.adafruit.com 13 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Great use of reverse engineering in this project video from Fran Blanche!A two month long project that fulfills an 8 year long quest to know once and for all what the original writing instrument was for the famous Maillardet Automaton,...

The Music of Atari #MusicMonday

From blog.adafruit.com 14 hours ago in Platforms Stores

See Thru Jet Engine

From blog.adafruit.com 16 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Rad video from Warped Perception on YouTube.I put together a small Jet Engine with a See Thru transparent housing to allow us to see inside of the jet engine while it’s running, I explain the combustion process of the jet...

Can Music Be Happy or Sad? #MusicMonday

From blog.adafruit.com 17 hours ago in Platforms Stores

The Saddest Music in the World is one of Guy Maddin’s multiple masterpieces. The movie depicts an international competition to make the saddest music in the world, and it is fantastic, hilarious, insightful, and strange. But can music really be...

Zipline Unveils Onboard Acoustic Detection and Avoidance System #drone #droneday

From blog.adafruit.com 19 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Zipline has announced a new detection and avoidance system:The global leader in instant logistics, Zipline, today unveiled its new Detection and Avoidance (DAA) system. A first for the industry, the new system uses onboard acoustic-based technology to enable safe and...

Charles Dellschau: Anti-gravity fuel and the adventures of the Sonora Aero Club

From blog.adafruit.com 20 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Fascinating piece from Obelisk Art History about the life of Charles Dellschau, specifically his years spent as scribe for the Sonora Aero Club. Dellschau’s drawings themselves are beautiful, the use of the color red is especially arresting.But more than 40...