The Gowanus Data Dredger is a project that compiles real-time maritime data from various sources related to the Gowanus Canal, a Superfund site. It utilizes a combination of APIs, data scraping, and hardware like Raspberry Pi and ...
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The author reflects on the impressive vocabulary used in the 1976 film 'Network' and shares their experience creating a tool called Lettervoxd, which extracts rare words from movie subtitles. They detail the challenges faced in ga...
The author recounts the experience of creating a homebrew photo booth for a friend's wedding in just 48 hours. The project involved using a Raspberry Pi, a DSLR camera, and various components to achieve high image quality. The aut...
4.2Save Midwood Station
2023-12-18 • community u.s. postal service brooklyn ai
The local post office in central Brooklyn is closing due to the building being sold, and the USPS plans to relocate it a mile and a half away, outside its service ZIP code. The community is unhappy, but feedback can only be sent v...
The text discusses the author's obsession with the Hamilton Avenue Bridge over Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal, which is a drawbridge causing traffic delays. The author built a tool to determine if the bridge is open or closed in real-ti...
0The Rotary Club
2025-04-14 • pi voice over ip rotary phone usb audio linphone
The author describes the process of adapting an old rotary phone for his niece, including the challenges of using a rotary dial, customizing the interaction model, and implementing filters and controls. He also explains the proces...
The MTA has expanded its rollout of the new open-gangway train, known as the R211T, to the G line. A website called traintrack.now uses real-time data sources to track the location of these experimental trains. The author shares t...
The author discusses their 40th birthday and the emotions they are experiencing. They have created a collection of audio memories from their life and put them into a vintage jukebox. They describe the process of collecting the aud...
0Everything I Know About Driving in NYC
2024-12-25 •
The text provides tips for driving in New York City, including information about traffic laws, parking, and navigating the city's unique driving conditions. The author shares personal experiences and advice for drivers of all leve...
0Now You’re Playing With Power
2024-11-23 •
The author built a tiny NES emulator called the NinTARDIS, inspired by a Thingiverse project, to play 600 games and a capacitive touchscreen inside an original NES cartridge. The project involved a lot of prototyping and fiddling,...
0Track o’ Lantern
2024-10-29 •
The author repurposed an old CRT monitor to create a 3D animation of a jack o’ lantern that follows head motions and facial expressions, and plays spooky Halloween classics. The monitor was originally designed for use in boats and...
0The Last Waltz
2024-10-14 •
The author reflects on their nostalgia for the past and how it has influenced their creative project of making a miniature of their family's old house. They describe the details of the miniature, including references to family lor...
0Bit-banging a BASIC Birthday
2024-08-13 •
The text describes the author's journey of building an app for his dad's 70th birthday using a Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 1. The app includes various functionalities such as chatting with a bot, playing 'Happy Birthday' over cassett...
0Six Degrees of Syncopation
2024-05-22 •
The text discusses the creation of a Spotify remote that uses the Spacetec Spaceball 2003 to tweak song recommendations across six axes based on Spotify's audio features. The author details the process of creating the remote, the ...
0Theory vs Praxis
2024-04-28 •
The author shares their journey of reverse-engineering a 1983 Underwood 3500 typewriter to create a modern version that interfaces with a computer. They discuss the challenges faced, the resources used, and the process of getting ...
0Generative Daily Planner
2024-03-11 •
The text discusses the creation of a GPT-4-powered bot named Mr. McGillicuddy, which is used to print a daily agenda on a typewriter. The author details the process of assembling the bot and the challenges faced during the project...
0Suite 2412
2024-01-28 •
The author recreates their dad's old law office in miniature, which is now on display at the Brooklyn Museum. They spent a lot of time in the office as a child and decided to recreate it as a project. The process involved sourcing...
0Gen Pals
2024-01-07 •
The text discusses the process of automating sending generated letters via postal mail, using various services and APIs, and the author's experience with receiving and replying to mail from Joshbot.