Author Archives: Brian Jepson

UFO over RI Mini Maker Faire?

No, UFO-like is more like it. Bob Desmarais (aka “signguy”) brought his tricopter to the RI Mini Maker Faire, and flew it during the Faire, shooting some videos in the process:

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Processing.js Mini-IDE for iPad, iPhone, Android, Chrome

Ever since I got my hands on a handheld device (my first might have been a PocketPC or a Palm), I wanted to be able to write code in a little editor on the device and run it right there. It … Continue reading

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Of Versed and Foot Surgery

About a week ago, I underwent corrective foot surgery. Since I’ve never had surgery of any kind before, I had plenty to be worried about. But what freaked me out most of all was what my friend Gareth referred to … Continue reading

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Sample iPhone (Wi-Fi) to Arduino (Ethernet) app

Inspired in part by a recent discussion with some fellow makers about getting the iPhone to talk to stuff, I built a sample iPhone app using PhoneGap that lets you tell an Arduino to take a given pin high or … Continue reading

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Maker Faire RI this week

I’m thrilled to be part of the group of people organizing Maker Faire RI. We’ve just launched our new web site, just in time for all our workshops and events leading up to the main event on Saturday, September 19. … Continue reading

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South Kingstown Town Council votes against transparency and citizen participation

Sad news from Andrew Gilmartin, who in his most recent posting to South Kingstown, RI Now, writes: Yesterday night the Town of South Kingstown Council voted against the “Automatic Open Records” petition funding the “Automatic Open Records” Committee outlined in … Continue reading

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South Kingstown, RI Now – advocating for local open government

I really appreciate the work that Andrew Gilmartin’s been doing with his attempts to bring my home town’s government into the 21st century. His goal is to increase public participation in the Town of South Kingstown, and to this end, … Continue reading

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Inauguration Posts

I’ll be posting from Washington, DC over the next few days using whatever means I have available. In addition to this blog, check me out on flickr and Twitter.

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Microsoft paid me $144 to search

Well, not yet, but the money’s coming in less than 60 days. As David Pogue has reported, Microsoft really wants you to use its search engine: Until the end of the year, you’ll get points every time you use Microsoft’s … Continue reading

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The MAKE Magazine table at The Last HOPE

I attended The Last HOPE recently and worked the MAKE table there. It was tremendous fun; we had all sorts of kits and books and magazines and t-shirts for sale, and a lot of interesting folks came by with interesting … Continue reading

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