this is a room full of balloons
2019
An interactive art installation for Burning Man 2019.
projects
These are some of my completed, documented projects. For in-progress and less documented projects, see my social media accounts.
Firefly Nightlight
2018
A battery-powered nightlight with a motion detector to light your hallway at night. This has two buttons to set the brightness and color of the light.
Modular Synthesizer
2018
An attempt to learn basic analog electronics by designing and building a modular synthesizer from the ground up.
Edge-lit Acrylic Pendants
2018
This is a fully laser-cuttable edge-lit acrylic pendant. The battery can slide in its compartment to turn the pendant on/off.
Workbench Light
2018
This wifi-connected workbench light automatically shifts from a bright, 4000K work light to a dim 2700K as the night progresses into bedtime.
PowerPoint Club Timer
2018
A 5-minute countdown timer for a PowerPoint Club. Doubles as a piece of decorative LED art.
Dancing Shadows
2017
An exploration of LEDs as they pertain to the shadows that they cast.
The Fuckedometer
2016
A wifi-connected device to tell you the predicted outcome of the 2016 presidential election.
The Tiny Museum
2013
The Tiny Museum is, perhaps, the smallest museum in the world. It's situated in the space between two buildings in Union Square, Somerville, MA. Working with co-founder and curator Judith Klausner, I designed and fabricated the museum.
clip2url
2013
A set of simple tools to help you rapidly publish things on your computer to the web. Similar to various pastebins, but lives on your own web hosting.
RFID/NFC Tag Front Door Lock
2012
Some houses ago, I discovered that my apartment’s front door has an electronic door strike, so I had to make it work. I built a door lock that can be opened with an MBTA Charlie Card (public transit card), which supports multiple key groups and has an Android app.
Android SuperGenPass
2010
An Android implementation of SuperGenPass. SuperGenPass is a different kind of password manager: instead of randomly-generating and storing passwords, it combines a Web site's domain and your master password to generate a unique password for each Web site you visit using a strong cryptographic hash.
Android Units
2010
Android Units is a powerful unit-aware calculator that can also easily perform simple unit conversions. It's inspired by GNU Units.
Android robotfindskitten
2009
Now you can bring your kitten-seeking with you wherever you go!
Esquire E-Ink Cover Hacking
2008
Hacking the E-Ink display found in the Esquire magazine
Retro Bluetooth Handset Mod
2007
An old Model 500 (similar, anyhow) handset modified to be a Bluetooth handset. Complete with an activation button and charging capabilities.
24-Hour '12'-at-the-top Analog Clock
2007
This is a design for a 24-hour analog clock. It has noon at the top, unlike most traditional 24-hour analog clock faces. This includes both the face design and notes on how to build a real one (with photos of the one I built).
Lojban-related Projects
2006
My Lojban-related projects