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mathew "Nice results! I've had difficulty with the ITW Levitation tilting to one direction or the other-- I don't quite get it, but I guess they aren't to..." | Read more » almost 12 years ago
mathew "glad it came back! those trees... " | Read more » almost 12 years ago
mathew "Raspberry Pi is going to release a camera module: " | Read more » about 12 years ago
mathew "I don't think I get same back and forth movement you were getting because my wind fins are much lighter, made from strips of the bottle and not the..." | Read more » about 12 years ago
mathew "Also, if your delta is tending to one side, adding a tail to the wingtip of the opposite wing will help. " | Read more » over 12 years ago
mathew "this is awesome! thanks for posting all your notes. I love your fold over pocket design, really clever. Green bamboo is more flexible than dried ..." | Read more » over 12 years ago
mathew "It is wonderful to see you integrate these tools into your activism and advocacy. keep up the struggle! " | Read more » over 12 years ago
mathew "DIY kites-- Once you pop, you just can't stop. ok. sorry. I'm done now. " | Read more » over 12 years ago
mathew "They're probably more waterproof than the mailer tube I use. nice! " | Read more » over 12 years ago
mathew "I really love how you blur out the background. it makes your labeled photo much easier to read. great plan-- can't wait to see it. " | Read more » over 12 years ago
mathew "That's the kingfisher! " | Read more » over 12 years ago
mathew "looks like a fine kite-- it will probably need a long tail and needs to be turned around, so the frame is on the back of the sail material. to adj..." | Read more » over 12 years ago
mathew "cool. White Star Balloons has done some great open hardware work on high altitude balloons as well. Those interested in high altitude ballooning ..." | Read more » over 12 years ago
mathew "cool- the spars sound a little thin, I'd keep it only for light wind (sub 10mph), and add some sort of re-enforcement at the ends of the spreader s..." | Read more » over 12 years ago
mathew "Nice! can't wait to hear more. makes me feel like i've been wasting my time measuring things. Build questions: -- is that yellow duct tape? -- wh..." | Read more » over 12 years ago
mathew "cool. if it's a problem, grab a few 1N4001 (or 1N4002,3,4...) diodes from radioshack or any electronics store, they're handy to have around for ju..." | Read more » over 12 years ago
mathew "cool! the 6v signal isn't a problem for the cameras? USB is usually 5v or lower. if there's a problem, you could put a few diodes in the line to d..." | Read more » over 12 years ago
mathew "The long hotdog balloons also bring up another great possibility-- coding ground control points via balloon animals. I look forward to matching up ..." | Read more » over 12 years ago
mathew "Great idea with the coded ground control points-- I attached the rendered PDFs for folks who aren't comfortable with code, and made a modified vers..." | Read more » over 12 years ago
mathew "Jesse-- I've always loved this mini milk crate design-- I think that container would mesh well with some of the techniques used in the FABArig http..." | Read more » over 12 years ago
mathew "What a perfect fit! I'm really impressed by your design and appropriation of materials. I was just thinking-- Jesse Breen used a CD -sized "milk c..." | Read more » over 12 years ago
mathew "i couldn't find that box on ikea's site-- this is the closest I could find. its a bit big though, in inches: 15 3/4" x 11" x 9 3/4" (5 gallons) in ..." | Read more » over 12 years ago
mathew "beautiful! I'm in love with your hang-ups-- brilliant re-use of those springs. I'd love to see the camera mount inside, but I'm guessing that if i..." | Read more » over 12 years ago
mathew "Jeff, if you need to modify the circuit, look at the 555 calculator in my note on 555's. http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/mathew/8-5-2011/adjustab..." | Read more » almost 13 years ago