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Quick Tip: Changing Default Directory of Git Bash
I don’t know why this gave me so much trouble, but it did. When I installed Git for Windows, the default, Bash-like Windows terminal for git, it insisted that its home directory was /s (nowhere near my Documents folder in windows). Here is a quick tip to make Git Bash change its home directory automatically (so…
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LED Circuit From Magnet Video
I have had a few requests for the LED circuit used in my magnet video. I’m excited to see people wanting to build the circuit! The same concept is used in those shake flashlights. The circuit is really not too difficult. The important thing is that you will need a spool of magnet wire with a…
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Initial Thoughts on the Intel Edison
To be perfectly honest, when I made this video, I had not even powered up an Edison. I feel weird promoting something that I have not played with, but that’s the way business goes sometimes, I suppose. A week later, I was able to get my hands on a working Edison unit. Flying home from Maker…
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Programming in Schools?
The New York Times recently published an article showing how a few big cities (e.g. New York, Chicago) are trying out Code.org‘s “Hour of Code.” According to the article, nine States have begun awarding computer science credit in the same manner as science and math. It’s about time.
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My Time at the USA Science and Engineering Festival (USASEF 2014)
(Image courtesy of SparkFun Electronics) This past weekend, my fellow coworkers and I attended the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C. More than just attended, we had a booth to teach kids (and adults) how to solder. People would wait in line, get a free kit (Yes, free. They got to take…
