Monitor Soil Moisture With An ESP8266 And A Hygrometer
In this article we will take the first step towards developing an intelligent system aimed at monitoring and controlling soil moisture in plants and plantations.
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The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Build This Food Takeout “Airlock” to Fight Covid-19
As restaurants are forced by the coronavirus crisis to close dining rooms and serve takeout only, here’s a DIY project to help them make the pivot as safely as possible, for their retail workers and their customers. San Francisco’s robotic burger restaurant, Creator, has designed a take-out transfer window that works like a mini […]
Toilet Paper Alternatives and Other Self-Sufficiency Home Projects To Quickly Keep Your Family Fed and Entertained
Store and grocery shelves might be lightly stocked at the moment, but there are often DIY alternatives for the missing necessities. Here are things to make and do to help keep yourself going as we shelter in place. Kitchen Yeast: In stores and online, it’s become hard to find bread yeast (and flour, rice, dried […]
Private By Design: Free and Private Voice Assistants
Command your own voice assistant without the Big Tech eavesdroppers and data snoops, using free and private tools
How They Made: World’s First Cheeseburger Robot
Two California Kids Overcame Doubters To Automate The Freshest Burger Ever Served
Spice Up Your Christmas Tree By Making It A Video Game
Bob and friends from the youtube channel I Like To Make Stuff have really outdone themselves this year. In an effort to add some excitement to the neighborhood over the holidays, they’ve created a giant Christmas tree video game! The game is fairly simple, but the execution of everything including the construction is quite well […]
A Hard To Find Traditional Treat, Recreated With Ease
Dina Amin wrote in to share this video with us and the simplicity and pure accessibility were immediately striking. Here, she’s showing how to create a Moulid doll, a traditional sweet treat that seems to have fallen out of favor with retailers. We wanted to bring this tradition back since the sugar dolls are not […]
