2013 was a great start for us at Tampa Hackerspace. Rather than go on and on about what we’ve done, I’ll simply post a list and conclude with some of the things that we already know we’re looking towards in 2014. We’re planning a board workshop to do some goal setting but I really want […]
Hunting Rogue Lionfish
Lionfish are invading Florida! This invasive species has no natural predators and is destroying reef habitats in the Atlantic. They are projected to expand into the Gulf of Mexico. There’s a nice summary of the problem on Wikipedia. In partnership with Middleton High School, we have obtained a grant from the Paul Allen Foundation for […]
Community Repair and Recycling Comes to Tampa
Join Tampa Hackerspace on November 9th for the first Restart Party in North America. This is a fun and free community event where volunteers experienced with electronics help others learn to repair and maintain their broken or slow devices. Restart Tampa runs from 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. A Restart Party is a collaborative process, […]
Classes, Projects, Organizing and More!
Progress is accelerating! There are a lot of changes afoot. We're going to make an effort each Friday to send out one of these updates with the latest news, events, and projects. Andy Thoreson has offered to take on the regular communications via our mailing list and help update and streamline our website. Here are […]
Group Project: Superhoop
Our group project for the Orlando Maker Faire is well underway. Our first meeting was this past Monday where we tested the technology for feasibility, worked out a detailed project plan and feature set and determined a budget for the project. We’ll be building three 1 meter hoops and six 30 cm hoops which will […]
Check us out on Popular Mechanics’ Website
I can’t begin to describe what a blast we had building a full scale Tardis and then embedding a video game into the box! We had 30 days to design, build and program this beast. On the way, I personally managed to fry TWO Raspberry Pi’s. But, in the end, the project rocked. Neil provided […]
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Check Out Our Red Bull Project Exhibition and Planned HackerSpace!
I want to invite everyone to come out Sunday at 1:00 to MOSI. First, our Red Bull Project Group is going to do a public demonstration of our project. In our minds it is FANTABULATOROUS and spectacular! We hope everyone agrees. We’ll be videotaping the event so we are counting on a good turnout to […]
Cheap, Simple Way to Store Electronics Components
Make only mentions resistors but I can’t see why this wouldn’t work for any other discrete components. It’s cheap, simple, and effective. What’s not to like? Simple Resistor Storage System