Published inNerd For Tech·Pinned🦉Zombie Detecting Smart Security OwlIn this Halloween tutorial, we’ll be showing you how we put a super spooky twist on a mundane household classic: the security camera. How?! We’ve made a night vision owl which uses image processing to track people. Oh, and it hoots, just like the real thing! We’ve been super excited…Raspberry Pi 48 min readRaspberry Pi 48 min read
Published inNerd For Tech·Jul 13, 2021Emoji Search 🔮 Creating, Deploying and Evaluating a Machine Learning ServiceComputers can model language in such a way that they can perform well on tasks such as text similarity. In this article, I attempt to create an Emoji suggestion tool which uses vector word embeddings to determine the relevant Emoji recommendation. I also deploy the machine learning model as a…AWS7 min readAWS7 min read
Jun 10, 2021Giving away free APIs without going broke.I like to write articles on Medium. I also want to share the same articles on our own site without having to rewrite them in a different format. For this reason, I have created a service which runs something similar to the Medium-To-MarkDown library, a programme which converts Medium posts…Markdown9 min readMarkdown9 min read
Mar 17, 2021How to Make a Home LabIn this blog post we’ll be sharing some of our tips for setting up and organising your own home lab. Just as a little disclaimer, this is by no means a definition of what a home lab should be — based on different interests, everyone will want slightly different kit…Homelab8 min readHomelab8 min read
Mar 17, 2021Wireless Charging SofaFed up of the wires and hassle of plugging and unplugging your phone as you move around the house? So were we! We’ve made a wireless charging cover which fits snugly on your sofa arm and blends in seamlessly. This simple make is a great way to upgrade your sofa…Wireless Charging5 min readWireless Charging5 min read
Mar 17, 2021The Ultimate Knife BlockWe’ve all been there, chopping vegetables with a knife so blunt it would be more effective to use a teaspoon. In that moment, you reflect on how you got there: your knives were sharp as razors when you bought them but now, three years down the line, they’re thoroughly inadequate…3D Printing6 min read3D Printing6 min read
Published inNerd For Tech·Mar 13, 2021Smart Buoy — Waterproofing, Dashboards and Deploy 🚱📊This Smart Buoy series charts our (ambitious) attempt to build a scientific buoy that can take meaningful measurements about the sea using off-the-shelf products. This is our final tutorial— make sure you’re up to date, and if you need a swift introduction to the project, check out our summary. …Makers8 min readMakers8 min read
Published inNerd For Tech·Mar 13, 2021Smart Buoy — Scheduling Power to the System🔋⌛This Smart Buoy series charts our (ambitious) attempt to build a scientific buoy that can take meaningful measurements about the sea using off-the-shelf products. This is tutorial three of four— make sure you’re up to date, and if you need a swift introduction to the project, check out our summary. Part…Oceans5 min readOceans5 min read
Published inNerd For Tech·Mar 13, 2021Smart Buoy — GPS, Radio (NRF24) and a SD Card Module 📍📡💾This Smart Buoy series charts our (ambitious) attempt to build a scientific buoy that can take meaningful measurements about the sea using off-the-shelf products. This is tutorial two of four — make sure you’re up to date, and if you need a swift introduction to the project, check out our…Oceans4 min readOceans4 min read
Published inNerd For Tech·Mar 13, 2021Smart Buoy — Making Wave and Temperature Measurements 🌊🌡️This Smart Buoy series charts our (ambitious) attempt to build a scientific buoy that can take meaningful measurements about the sea using off-the-shelf products. This is tutorial one of four. If you need a swift introduction to the project, check out our summary. In this tutorial, we show you how…Arduino4 min readArduino4 min read
