Geekspace for Women

Posted by ubergeeke on July 22nd, 2008 in blogpost, how-to, sites-to-visit

The best makers give you the best hacks.

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Posted by ubergeeke on June 2nd, 2008 in blogpost

Last month, I saw a blurb in the IEEE Spectrum about Dr Jeannine Mosely and her Menger sponge made from over 66K business cards. Seems like a perfectly good application of an EE/CS PhD to me. (I’m kind of curious about the structural integrity of that thing.) What I *really* thought was cool, though, was […]

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Posted by ubergeeke on May 22nd, 2008 in blogpost, sites-to-visit

Leah Buechley is a post-doc researcher in Computer Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Buechley created the LilyPad Arduino, “a set of sewable electronic components that let you build your own soft, interactive fashion.”
Check out her site where she includes an introduction to programming the Arduino, as well as photos […]

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Posted by ubergeeke on May 20th, 2008 in blogpost, how-to

Last week, I was sitting at an Engineering Showcase at the university with my rocket buddies and one of them (thanks, I.O.!) mentioned “Lady Ada”. I’ll chat more about her soon, but in the meantime, browse her site for all kinds of cool goodies.
If you’re looking for the first project to try with your new […]

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Posted by ubergeeke on May 9th, 2008 in blogpost, interviews

H.R. “Roach” Crystal is a self-described Camera Jockey in the independent film industry with numerous credits from production, direction, and management, and who loves the editing process. And that’s just *officially*. You can find out more about Roach from her site, www.roachsrealm.com. Roach was kind enough to answer a few casual questions. Don’t let the laid-back tone fool you - this woman works hard, and has the credits to prove it.

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Posted by ubergeeke on May 3rd, 2008 in blogpost

I was cruising the Make magazine site, looking for cool stuff, and I came across a post about BENT . The Make post only mentioned Jessica Rylan and her Battery Powered Noise Generator, but the Bent site had this link to her You Tube video . Now, that vid is basically a promo for an […]

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