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Comment by Jerry Isdale on March 30, 2011 at 12:08pm

Update on Maui Makers & Great Global Hackerspace Challenge ...

Our first prototype/demonstration for the Chill Box is under construction and will be shown this week Saturday April 2, at the Maui Agricultural Festival (http://www.mauicountyfarmbureau.org/mcaf.shtml) in the Educational tent.

The prototype is a small styrofoam ice chest that will be full of chilled water - chilled by containers of ice floating in it. A small submersible fountain pump circulates the water thru a small loop of 1/2" copper tube. The idea is there will be condensation on the copper tube and it will drip onto a small planter of "starts".

The festival runs 9am-4pm on the lū‘au grounds of Maui Tropical Plantation in Waikapū.  The general event is free and open to the public. 

for more info see Maui Makers google group..

http://groups.google.com/group/mauimakers

Comment by Les Vogel on March 30, 2011 at 9:55am

Two things...

1) Reminder of dinner next Tuesday

2) A client of mine is looking for another software contractor.  If your interested send me your resume and I'll forward it.  Ideally one with lots of skills. (PHP, Python)

Comment by Larry Stevens on March 24, 2011 at 6:39am

And remotely-piloted helicopters: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military/robots/robot-he...

Comment by Garrett Lisi on March 23, 2011 at 11:28am

Hey Kids,

If anyone would like to see the talk I gave at the Institute for Astronomy a month ago, "A Geometric Theory of Everything," I'll be doing a repeat performance at a casual private potluck dinner out in Huelo this Saturday around 6pm. There are a few spots open -- email me soon and I should be able to put you on the invite list.

Best,

Garrett

garrett.lisi@gmail.com

Comment by Larry Stevens on March 23, 2011 at 6:10am

More on Japanese plant robots: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20044970-1.html

Comment by Kevin Bates on March 21, 2011 at 11:06am

Anyone here going to the WordPress 201 workshop in Kihei?  

If so.. See you there. :)

 

http://www.hightechmaui.com/wp/?p=575

Comment by Jerry Isdale on March 21, 2011 at 10:49am

Maui Makers (our local makerspace) has been selected to participate in the Great Global Hackerspace Challenge (of spring 2011).  We have six weeks to complete a project that has a) educational goal b) uses microcontroller c) use portable power supply and d) orders some parts from Element14.  More details on our blog: http://www.mauimakers.com/blog/?p=622 (and the google group)

Comment by John Hardin on March 20, 2011 at 12:43am

Now if they just had something similar with the size/strength to wrestle hoses into place and turn valves so they could get some water on those rods.

Comment by Jerry Isdale on March 18, 2011 at 11:34pm

Radiation monitor robot finally arrives at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.boingboing.net/2011/03/18/japan-nuclear-crisis-5.html

Comment by John Hardin on March 18, 2011 at 1:40pm

Hard to have an uprising of pilot-less drones.  :-)

 

I'm afraid the Less Wrong article had too many undefined TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms) for my taste.  I got tire of trying to figure out what AGI (adjusted gross income?), FAI (flightless albatross index?) and TDT (truly demented tautology?) meant. ;-(

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