Tim Slavin

Tim Slavin

I've been a tech writer for Reuters, MongoDB, Amelia, and other companies. Also a website producer. I enjoy teaching tech to non-techie people, kids included. Online since the Well and Usenet.
Jul
10
1.14.1 ๐ŸŽค Star Wars Sounds, Electronic Kits, Minecraft Aether, Mosquito Bites

1.14.1 ๐ŸŽค Star Wars Sounds, Electronic Kits, Minecraft Aether, Mosquito Bites

Hello! This week I cover a few summery topics. That includes mosquitos, an interesting science experiment from Zambia that discovered
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Jul
07
1.13.2 ๐Ÿฆ• Sunday Links... Neanderthals x 2, Bad Dreams, Fuel Cell Trains, Fast Battery Charging

1.13.2 ๐Ÿฆ• Sunday Links... Neanderthals x 2, Bad Dreams, Fuel Cell Trains, Fast Battery Charging

Were the Flintstones Neanderthals? Apparently in the first issue of the Flintstones comic book, Mr. Slate gets Fred to hire
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Jul
03
1.13.1 ๐Ÿงถ Knitting, Coding Problems, Pigeons on Stairs, Knapsack Problem

1.13.1 ๐Ÿงถ Knitting, Coding Problems, Pigeons on Stairs, Knapsack Problem

Welcome to my Wednesday email. I have another summer project this week. You might not think of knitting as a
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Jun
30
1.12.2 ๐Ÿช Sunday Links... Fluffy Planets, Personal Pills, Mind Reading AI, Counting Calories

1.12.2 ๐Ÿช Sunday Links... Fluffy Planets, Personal Pills, Mind Reading AI, Counting Calories

Scientists discovering a massive planet as light and fluffy as cotton candy sounds intriguing. Perhaps aliens have a stash of
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Jun
26
1.12.1 ๐Ÿฉป Instructables, Electric Car History, Geology for Kids, Human Bones

1.12.1 ๐Ÿฉป Instructables, Electric Car History, Geology for Kids, Human Bones

Happy Wednesday. You're halfway through the week! :-) Today's email has another in my series of
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Jun
23
1.11.2 โ™ป๏ธ Sunday Links... AI for Earth, Create AI Assistants, Recycling Orange Peels, Turning Down Noise

1.11.2 โ™ป๏ธ Sunday Links... AI for Earth, Create AI Assistants, Recycling Orange Peels, Turning Down Noise

Unintended consequences are a thing, especially with STEM/STEAM. You can't predict everything that will happen if push
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Jun
19
1.11.1 ๐Ÿšƒ Coding Projects, Trolley Problem, NASA Astronomy Projects, Wolf Goat Cabbage

1.11.1 ๐Ÿšƒ Coding Projects, Trolley Problem, NASA Astronomy Projects, Wolf Goat Cabbage

Is it Wednesday already? :-) Summer is a great time to make time to learn. This week I want to
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Jun
16
1.10.2 ๐Ÿˆ Sunday Links... Coughing Trees, NASA Cat Video, Ancient Dinner, Explaining AI and Deep Fakes

1.10.2 ๐Ÿˆ Sunday Links... Coughing Trees, NASA Cat Video, Ancient Dinner, Explaining AI and Deep Fakes

This Sunday our links feature a cat named Taters whose high definition video of them chasing a laser pointer was
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Jun
14
5 Summer STEM Activities for Kids

5 Summer STEM Activities for Kids

I'm partial to making kittens with code and a web browser. But all of these activities look like fun learning opportunities.
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Jun
12
1.10.1 ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‡ Geocaching, 3D Printing, Moon Rabbits, What's that bird?

1.10.1 ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‡ Geocaching, 3D Printing, Moon Rabbits, What's that bird?

Welcome, hope y0ur Wednesday is going alright for you. This week's email has another fun summer STEM/STEAM
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