In January 2019 I gave a presentation at Nerd Nite about my experience selling Wacky Dancers on Amazon. There’s no video, but someone recorded audio. I finally got around to syncing it with my slides, so if you didn’t get to see it then, here’s as close a chance as you’ll get. Also, an update…
Category: Personal Projects
Gluten-free, Dairy-free, mostly Sugar-free Pecan Pie
This turned out really well. I modified my cherry pie recipe. Before starting, put 1/2 cup shortening in the freezer to get cold. Then work on the filling, then the crust, then put it all together and bake it. Filling 2 Tbsp quick-cooking tapioca Pinch of salt 1 Cup sugar substitute – I used 1/2…
Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Sugar-free Cherry Pie
I’m not going to write some super long back story behind this pie. It’s a good recipe. It took me three tries to refine it. I made it for my partner, and she really liked it. Filling I tried corn starch but it wasn’t very good. I tried all Stevia but that left a bad…
The Escape Room
In 2018 I wanted to give experiences instead of presents, so Danielle and I built an escape room. It went over very well, and I documented some of the elements of it here: https://hackaday.io/list/164542-krampus-escape-room
Escape Room Map
This project uses 5 (arbitrary) magnetic reed switches in series with a battery and come LEDs. They are embedded in foam-core board, with the map overlaid on top. Some tokens have embedded rare earth magnets, so that when the tokens are placed in the correct location, on top of the switches, the switches are all…
Bilexa Bass
Yes, it has been done before, but nobody else has embeded Alexa INSIDE the Billy for a seamless solution. This project uses an ATTiny to perform all the logic, which includes a photoresistor for detecting when the light ring is illuminated, and audio input for detecting the audio, running a DFT (Discrete Fourier Transform), and…
Ben Heck Show – Alexa Workbench
In Jan 2018 I was invited on to the Ben Heck show to build an automated workbench using Alexa. The show happened in two parts. Part 1: Part 2:
IoT Security Posters
In 2017 these three posters were commissioned by the University of Wisconsin IoT Research Lab to demonstrate concepts of Internet of Things security. The three posters demonstrate 1) security vulnerabilities associated with sensors, and how a hack at each level of the chain might impact sensor data 2) security vulnerabilities with controllers, and how hacking…
LED Icicles
This project uses an ATTiny to control WS2812 LED strips. The strips are waterproof, and the embedded PCB and connector are as well. Up to 60 LEDs can be on each strip, and they cycle different modes on a power cycle or button press. This way they can all be synchronized to the same mode….
Ben Heck Show – IoT on Wheels
In August 2017 I went on the Ben Heck show to build an IoT device quickly. We built the hardware, firmware, and app, in just a few hours. Part 1: Part 2: