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Limor Fried
Personal blog · ladyada.net · on HN as ladyadahardwareprogramming
Limor Fried's personal blog at ladyada.net covers hardware and programming. Since 2007, 62 different Hacker News readers have linked it 75 times, most often “Build a self-tuning portable RF Jammer”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
ladyada.net is getting a refresh. In the meantime, visit Adafruit and Adafruit Learn.
Most-linked posts?
- /learn/arduino/9 people · 9 mentions · first linked 2008-06-25
- Build a self-tuning portable RF Jammer5 people · 6 mentions · first linked 2008-05-14
- The mysteries of Apple's secret battery charging methods4 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2010-08-03
- /library/pcb/manufacturers.html3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2013-04-22
- /make/x0xb0x/3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2009-09-20
- /make/tweetawatt/3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2009-12-10
- /make/minty/index.html2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2007-12-02
- /pub/research.html2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2011-01-31
- /make/wavebubble/2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2021-04-14
- PIC vs. AVR2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2011-06-09
What Hacker News says?
For PCB printing, OSH Park is a highly recommended one: https://oshpark.com/ For PCB assembly, http://www.4pcb.com/ is recommended. Some reviews from Lady Ada: http://www.ladyada.net/library/pcb/manufacturers.html Also check out http://pcbshopper.com/
Comment linking /library/pcb/manufacturers.html
on “Sega Saturn CD Cracked after 20 Years”Submitted Hacking the Kinect - How to hack USB device drivers as a story · 245 points
HN discussionDoes it? The whole reason I chose AVR back in the day was the gcc port. http://www.ladyada.net/library/picvsavr.html
Comment linking /library/picvsavr.html
on “The Untold History of Arduino”Submitted PIC vs. AVR as a story · 64 points
HN discussionYou can have just the PCB part (without components) made at any of the places on this page: http://www.ladyada.net/library/pcb/manufacturers.html You'll have to buy the connectors and solder them on yourself. It sounds like an adapter kit might have a little market when shipped with a displayport plug, a small power supply, and a fully assembled PCB. Small kickstarter?
Comment linking /library/pcb/manufacturers.html
on “Connecting an iPad retina LCD to a PC”Submitted The mysteries of Apple's secret battery charging methods as a story · 20 points
HN discussionLadyada's guide ( http://www.ladyada.net/learn/arduino/ ) has all of the basics to get you started with the physical parts of hooking up your Arduino. I've glanced at "Lessons in Electric Circuits" ( http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuits/ ) by Tony Kuphaldt, and it seems to cover all of the physics that you would need to get started with hardware hacking. Volume I appears to be the most relevant to you, c…
Comment linking /learn/arduino/
on “TI releases Launchpad, a $4.30 (shipping included) microproccessor dev kit”Submitted Howto: TRONify your stuff as a story · 9 points
HN discussionI thought x0xb0x did a single blind test and they were indistinguishable? http://www.ladyada.net/make/x0xb0x/samples.html
Comment linking /make/x0xb0x/samples.html
on “Show HN: TB-303 Synth, Drum Machine and Sequencer in Web Audio”Submitted Build a self-tuning portable RF Jammer as a story · 9 points
HN discussionI believe Limor Fried did something similar for her master's thesis. http://www.ladyada.net/make/wavebubble/index.html
Comment linking /make/wavebubble/index.html
on “Startup Ideas We'd Be Willing To Pay For”- xd · 2011-02-01
Submitted The iPhone killer - well, probably not. as a story · 6 points
HN discussion This reminds me of Limor Freid's (ladyada) Media-Sensitive Glasses: http://www.ladyada.net/media/pub/thesis.pdf
Comment linking /media/pub/thesis.pdf
on “IRL Glasses Block All the Screens Around You”Submitted We made our own credit card reader for taking payments... as a story · 6 points
HN discussionI will assume removing the radios, or modifying them would indeed void the warranties. On the other hand if the radios were blocked, without direct manipulation (i.e. Faraday cage-ish ideas) if the connectivity fails, is warranty void? An alternative would be to use something Ms Fried built in 2006[0], but more specific. Come to think of it... this might be a small business idea... [0] http://ladyada.net/make/wavebu…
Comment linking /make/wavebubble/index.html
on “Who is collecting data from your car?”Submitted Open source non-lethal weaponry as a story · 3 points
HN discussionWhen I was in high school, I somehow came across her post on building an MP3 player and putting it into an Altoids tin[0]. The post was a formative experience in my life and spurred me to pursue an engineering degree! [0] http://www.ladyada.net/make/minty/index.html
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on “Adafruit Founder Limor Fried: Open-Source Hardware Revolution [video]”Submitted Microtouch - a handheld AVR touch screen demo board as a story · 2 points
HN discussionI was! That's the first thing I thought: "I could make a way smaller one of those with a GPS shield on an arduino." http://www.ladyada.net/make/gpsshield/ I figure the bulk is in the battery pack. Altho that baffles me, if I was tasked with building one I'd make it splice into to the tail lights power like a cheap tow adapter kit. edit: Damn, I had to add "make a lojack style tracker for my truck" to my project list…
Comment linking /make/gpsshield/
on “Caught Spying on Student, FBI Demands GPS Tracker Back”Submitted Bedazzler - Open Source Homeland Security non-lethal weapon project as a story · 2 points
HN discussionhttps://www.ladyada.net/make/wavebubble/ >> This website details the design and construction Wave Bubble: a self-tuning, wide-bandwidth portable RF jammer. The device is lightweight and small for easy camouflaging: it is the size of a pack of cigarettes. >> An internal lithium-ion battery provides up to 2 hours of jamming (two bands, such as cell) or 4 hours (single band, such as cordless phone, GPS , WiFi, bluetoot…
Comment linking /make/wavebubble/
on “Employee refuses to download app that monitors location, says it got her fired”Submitted Open source russian vacuum fluorescent tube clock kit as a story · 2 points
HN discussionI've never owned an 808, but I've owned at least 18 hardware synths and samplers, as well as Live, Reason, Rebirth, and lots of softsynths on iOS. I hate softsynths on OS X because it's not stable enough. I have two synths that were made in the 1980s and they don't need any software updates to run. You just plug them in and turn them on. Hardware lasts for a very long time. Software, you don't really buy it, you ren…
Comment linking /make/x0xb0x/
on “The Roland TR-808: the drum machine that revolutionised music”Submitted The mysteries of Apple device charging as a story · 1 points
HN discussionI have a similar background to yours. I program Java professionally and have iOS and web apps as side projects. I think the first three website you may want to go to for getting familiar with the quick prototyping platforms like Arduino and Beaglebone are: (1) http://learn.adafruit.com (2) https://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials (3) http://bildr.org/ The advantage of (1) and (2) is you can quickly order parts right from…
Comment linking /library/pcb/manufacturers.html
on “Ask HN: I want to learn how to prototype hardware. Where do I start?”Submitted An “Internet of Things” Camera as a story · 1 points
HN discussionAlternatively: http://www.ladyada.net/make/tweetawatt/
Comment linking /make/tweetawatt/
on “Wattvision: The Smart Energy Sensor”Submitted DIY “Internet of Things” Camera as a story · 1 points
HN discussionMe too. I built a x0xb0x ( http://www.ladyada.net/make/x0xb0x/ - it's a pretty impressive project, Ladyada does great stuff) a few years ago and play around with it occasionally, but I've realized I'm much better at enjoying other people's music than creating my own.
Comment linking /make/x0xb0x/
on “Ask HN: Do you create music? Let's hear it!”Submitted The new Arduino UNO Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) as a story · 1 points
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