#TopTweets : December 2021
December was a surprisingly busy month for us in the lab - given that its finals month and a shortened month with the holidays. But we were busy! And its reflected in our Top Tweets for the month, the top two of three of which are about our own students successes, and all 3 of...
#TopTweets : November 2021
November was a big month for us - in that it was our busiest month in-person, on-site, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown back in March 2020. It was also a HUGE month for us on Twitter with one of our most popular tweets yet, thanks to our friends at the Internet...
Professors in Portrait (Also Staff, and a Student)
Some professors (and staff, and a student helper) swung through the QC Makerspace @ Rosenthal Library for a day of professional development, design thinking workshops, and maker pedagogy. One of the tasks a partner institution challenged the teachers to was producing a...
#TopTweets : October 2021
Ahhh October! It seems like an extension of the month of September but it's much different, actually. We had a HUGE uptick in visitors, new Orientations, and other engagements. This lead to a little bit of a dropoff in our online activities, but we still had an impact. Below...
#TopTweets : September 2021
Ahhh September! Our first full month of classes. And potentially when some trees start turning, or at least looking like they're preparing to turn. (We like looking at tress, m'kay.) We're only sharing one tweet this month - it had MORE impressions and engagements than all our...
Upcoming Series of Python Workshops / #GirlsWhoCode
Our friends at @gwc.qc will be hosting a series of online workshops during Free Hour - starting next week on Wednesday September 22nd (future workshops are on Mondays). Check out the flyer for full details and you can RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/gwcpws. (If you click through...
#TopTweets : August 2021
August was a transitional month - for us at least. At the beginning of the month we had 5 interns. We also published our usual tweet-a-day, and had some really good ones, but are only logging two here this month. That's frankly because they're so good - so on point! The...
#TopTweets : July 2021
In July we welcomed our Recovery Corps interns for the beginning of a 6-week intense internship - and it pays off, as exemplified by one of our interns also providing content for one of our most popular tweets of the month! The Internet Archive strikes again -- this time with...
#TopTweets : June 2021
In June classes were over and you'd think things would be slow...but our top 2 tweets alone totaled nearly 24,000 impressions and tons of engagement thanks to retweets by Internet Archive and clever hashtagging for infosec and defcon-watchers. We 💗 the Internet Archive and they...
#TopTweets : May 2021
May is the end of our academic year, and the beginning of our 'reboot' towards a hopeful in-person experience in the Fall. For now we're reflecting on what our audience have been engaging during this transitional month:We cannot praise Make:able enough -- you really should...
#TopTweets : April 2021
April 2021. One year and one month since our eviction from campus and the world has changed so much since then. But one thing that doesn't change is the pursuit of knowledge, and the sharing therein. Here are our top tweets for April! Always cool to see open-source tools make...
#TopTweets : March 2021
March was an odd...interesting month. It's been one year since the COVID-19 pandemic struck our shores, our city, and our campus, and effectively shut down our on-site, in-person operation. But the flow of information does not stop, and so it's interesting to reflect one what...
#TopTweets : February 2021
February came and went (it's a short month after all) but that didn't stop us from tweetin'! (It also snowed a LOT, but we digress.) Here are some choice (and good to see) results from the month of February: Always nice to see empathy (along with assistive tech, we'd argue) at...
#QCMakers Spotlight: Hexapod ‘Bot
If you're afraid of insects and specifically the creepy crawly way with which they move then proceed with caution...even though what follows is not technically an insect but an insect-inspired hexapod robot - but don't say we didn't warn you! 🪰🪲🪳🐞 🤖 😱 We caught up with Nachum...
#TopTweets : January 2021
January was a cold month, but also one of our most exciting on Twitter - we published our most-trafficked tweet yet! Seriously, we're thinking of retiring. Only joking, we have a lot more tweets in store for ya! Code Crafter is an academic project that engages craft, textiles,...
#TopTweets : December 2020
Here's a quick round-up of our more trafficked tweets from December - a slower month than usual online but we stayed busy and found some really interesting stuff to share! Screenity is like an extension hobby gone pro! It's also well-documented on Github - a great example of...
AY’20 Annual Report
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 seems like eons...
#TopTweets : November 2020
Here's a quick round-up of our more trafficked tweets from November - there's one outstanding tweet and then a bunch of good ones with evergreen content to keep you busy during the hibernation months ahead :)Our outstanding tweet of the month with over 10k impressions was...
#TopTweets : October 2020
Here's a quick round-up of some of our more trafficked tweets from October - also because some of them are still relevant and "evergreen" in the sense that their links or content will continue to inspire for years to come! It's always nice to start and finish a month off with...
some 3D-printing breakaways we mean takeaways 🙂
We recently attended a webinar online (like most things these days) about 3D-printing regarding various materials available for Ultimaker 3D-printers. (We'll soon have some newly acquired Ultimaker S3s, so the webinar was useful for us to glean various intel about the...
‘Rikers Mask Project’ is Providing PPE “for the people incarcerated at Rikers Island”
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 Bobbie Harder-Hyde...
Looking for something to do this week? Check out → Play NYC ←
From amplifying the voices of "underrepresented groups" of game developers (immigrants, LGBTQIA, and Black Developers to mention a few) to showcasing the best indie has to offer in-person and online, Play NYC is "A Digital Celebration of Games" running now through August 16th....
What We’re Reading: ‘What’s Old Can Be New Again’
"New technologies like 3D-printing can help upgrade all kinds of items, from coffee makers to medical equipment," reports the NYTimes in this article that not only mentions the virtues of 3D-printing, but also how the Internet of Things ("IoT") and even COVID-19/coronavirus are...
IBM’s MicroscoPy is an Open-Source Microscope Powered by Python and Raspberry Pi
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 below shows...
1-Hour Live Puppet Build with Kreutinger Puppets
If you got some spare time (who doesn't these days) and some scrap fabric lying around perhaps you want to build a puppet? I said, Perhaps you want to build a PUPPET! Adam from Kreutinger Puppets hosted a 1-hour live puppet-making session for Virtually Maker Faire. He walks you...
Play Some Games by LIU Post Game Design Students
Got spare time these days? Looking to be inspired by what other students are up to - having fun with games and better yet with game development! Our friends at Wonderville recently hosted LIU Post's B.F.A. in Digital Game Design and Development student showcase, featuring 22...
Interested in Learning Linux?
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 Debian GNU/Linux is 300+ pages of insightful...
#QCMakers: Reflection of PPE Fabrication
The following was written by QC Makerspace Assistant (and QC Physics undergrad) Lillian C.One of the most stressful and concerning aspects of working in the medical field today is the lack of protection provided to healthcare professionals, especially for those who are directly...
#QCmakers: use ‘Workout’ or ‘Interval Timers’ to Keep Yourself On Task During Distance Learning
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 optimally while working from home. This...
for #QCmakers: RJ45 Cables for ‘Distance Learning’
UPDATE: the LIBRARY is currently CLOSED beginning Monday 3/16 - please see the Library homepage for any recent news or updates regarding re-opening of Rosenthal Library. The following offer/opportunity is currently limited to #QCmakers (makerspace 'members') - these are...