I received all parts to build my own fine particle sensor unit and become part of the global sensor network that creates Open Environmental Data.

Another DIY video from the Gentle Living Shop. This time how to sew a roll-up pouch organiser. When you're interested in sewing or just want to organize stuff.

They're all beautiful -- a few even usable, I'd guess!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/81747 > I worked one of those typical project so I would learn design and built tools I have: 3d printer and openscad. I built a video light that goes on a light stand.

You probably all hate these videos that start playing once you open a certain website. I use uBlock Origin for a long time so I was used to select the element zapper and boom the video was gone. It's only recently that I wondered if I could remove this element of the website permanently with very visit. Call me an idiot but I just found out today that uBlock Origin can do that too. Instead of explaining it to you I added a link to the article that helped me. Sometimes these little tips can bring great joy and hopefully it is helpful for some of you people here.

Why did [Hales] end up hacking the BIOS on a 10 year old laptop left over from an Australian education program? When your BIOS starts telling you you’re not allowed to use a particular type of hardware, you don’t have much of a choice.

By now, the process of creating custom lithium-ion battery packs is well-known enough to be within the reach of most makers. But it’s not a path without hazard, and mistakes with battery protection and management can be costly. Happily for those who are apprehensive on the battery front there’s a solution courtesy of a group of engineering students from the University of Pittsburgh. [Their project was to convert a pedal bicycle to electric assisted power](https://hackaday.io/project/180098-diy-ebike-battery-system), and in doing so they didn’t make their own pack but instead used off-the-shelf 40V Ryobi power tool packs. The bike conversion is relatively conventional with the crank replaced by a crank and motor assembly, and a pair of the Ryobi packs in 3D-printed holders on the frame. The value in this is in its reminder that these packs have evolved to the point at which they make a viable alternative to a much more expensive bike-specific pack, and that their inclusion of all the balancing and protection circuitry make them also a much safer option than building your own pack. The benefits of this are immense as they bring a good-quality conversion within reach of many more bicycle owners, with all parts being only a simple online order away. Take a look at the video below the break for more details. Those Ryobi cells [certainly seem to have carved themselves a niche](https://hackaday.com/2020/02/20/diy-power-station-puts-ryobi-batteries-to-work/) in our community! [](https://youtu.be/FgjxSFlo72g)

Meeting people where they are with technology is so important, and I love that this lets the grandchildren message from their phones as is presumably convenient for them.

I really love how creative people are when it comes to enclosing their RPis, but I'll probably end up just sticking it in cardboard!

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I've been thinking about building a structures with pvc pipes but before buying the materials i want to plan it. The things that i know: -It doesn't concern liquid transportation -I am not going to use pipe connectors (i can mold them) -I have ways to bend the pipes. Any suggestions? thanks

The Faraday cage (or shield), named after Michael Faraday, is a device that is used to protect from electromagnetic radiation. A Faraday cage may be formed by a continuous covering of conductive material, or a mesh of such materials. This creates a shielding effect for any item inside the cage and protects those items from radiation. The effects of the cage can be enhanced by layering conductive and non-conductive layers - this creates a cage within a cage within a cage, providing additional protection without the need of specialised materials. Though it may sound complicated, you can make your own Faraday cage from aluminum foil. You can also make a larger version using a steel trash can.

This is very interesting! I love the smell of incense but my current space is really too small for it because I do notice an air quality decline. Really what I love most is the scent of it that clings to everything; I need to work out some kind of smoker for a coat closet...

via [@stephaniewalter@mastodon.design](https://mastodon.design/@stephaniewalter) When you update dimensions, the little previews change too, so you can ballpark a shape even if you don't know the right numbers. Is anyone DIYing Christmas presents? I don't think I have the time this year, so I may just do very complicated gift wrapping...

What a cute project! Being able to see what's now playing on an Amazon listening device that has a screen is one of the very few uses of said listening device's screen in my household... her version seems particularly nice because it's got embellishment with personality. I wonder what similar projects might be fun. Remote controlled flameless candles that light when a group chat is active...

Realizing that this would be a *clutch* heirloom to have cast of my mother and grandmother.... think they'd go for it? Or make one of myself and specify in my will that to inherit, any heirs have to make [pan de muerto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_de_muerto) in it and eat it...

It's a great post but phew does it have me depressed about mending as a judgy ethos[^1]. My clothes give out in the upper thighs and the armpits. I'm pretty sure my body shape is implicated in ways I don't want to call attention to. But no, tiny pretty 22-year-old, please tell me how your cute elbow patches confer moral superiority over replaced garments... Anyway, I still love #mending #content about covering stains and such so I will continue to subject myself to this depression. [^1]: This particular blogger is probably innocent; I'm really thinking of Instagram.