by NICK NORMAL | Dec 31, 2020 | #QCmakers
As the year 2020 comes to a close, I’m reflecting on the year before with the publication of this Annual Report. The bulk of this report reflects on months before the COVID-19 pandemic redefined a generation, effectively spanning June 2019 to May 2020. But 2019...
by NICK NORMAL | Aug 11, 2020 | #QCmakers
With the goal of getting “as many reusable cloth masks to incarcerated people as fast as possible,” a group have launched the Rikers Mask Project. The group is constituted of current and former QC students and associate Zeke Luger, Sarielle Luger, and...
by NICK NORMAL | Jun 17, 2020 | Projects & Makes
The MicroscoPy is an amazing project from the folks at IBM that builds an incredibly capable high-definition digital microscope from open-source technology: the Raspberry Pi, an Arduino, and Python software. Oh and some 3D-printed parts and LEGOs for fun! The video...
by NICK NORMAL | Apr 21, 2020 | TIPS and TRICKS
If you’ve heard about or thought about learning the Linux operating system, but didn’t know where to start or what’s a good resource, the publisher O’Reilly has an oldie-but-goodie online – for free! Bill McCarty’s 1999 Learning...
by NICK NORMAL | Mar 17, 2020 | TIPS and TRICKS
One of the most daunting aspects of any ‘work from home’ or ‘remote work’ environment is the ability to stay on task if the workflow is new to you. I learned long ago that my body needed to be treated/respected a certain way to perform...
