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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.
Jun
12
1.10.1 🐇🐇 Geocaching, 3D Printing, Moon Rabbits, What's that bird?

1.10.1 🐇🐇 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
5 min read
Jun
09
1.9.2 🕰️ Sunday Links... Reversing Time, The Sun is Conscious, Origami Computers, Clean Water Solutions

1.9.2 🕰️ Sunday Links... Reversing Time, The Sun is Conscious, Origami Computers, Clean Water Solutions

For the past few months, the sun in our solar system has been nearing solar maximum, the most intense part
1 min read
Jun
05
1.9.1 🐫 Creating Zines, Flying Cars, Hungry Camels, Polynesian Binary Numbers

1.9.1 🐫 Creating Zines, Flying Cars, Hungry Camels, Polynesian Binary Numbers

Welcome to this Wednesday email! This week I wanted to continue both the Summer Projects theme and the Computing Unplugged
4 min read
Jun
02
1.8.2 🥔🔋 Sunday Links... Potato Batteries, Water in Space, Jetpacks, Humans and Tails

1.8.2 🥔🔋 Sunday Links... Potato Batteries, Water in Space, Jetpacks, Humans and Tails

This Sunday our links feature a potato battery than can light up a room like your friendliest energetic friend. Also
1 min read
May
29
1.8.1 ✈️ Computing Without Computers, How Planes Fly, Flying Pancake

1.8.1 ✈️ Computing Without Computers, How Planes Fly, Flying Pancake

Last week, the Labyrinth article informally kicked off a series of weekly emails with kid-friendly projects that you can explore
4 min read
May
27
How High Did My Rocket Fly?

How High Did My Rocket Fly?

A neat tutorial about using math and rockets.
1 min read
May
26
1.7.2 🙀 Sunday Links... Plants Scream, Summer Smoke, Transparent Laptops, Gen Z and Libraries

1.7.2 🙀 Sunday Links... Plants Scream, Summer Smoke, Transparent Laptops, Gen Z and Libraries

This Sunday our links reveal that plants do scream, which is sad. And it turns out that Neptune is blue,
1 min read
May
22
1.7.1 🌀 Labyrinths, Foldable Houses, Scientific Method, Forest Bathing, Building with Trees

1.7.1 🌀 Labyrinths, Foldable Houses, Scientific Method, Forest Bathing, Building with Trees

Since it's almost the start of summer, at least here in the US, I want to begin finding
5 min read
May
19
1.6.2 ⛽️ 🦖 Sunday Links... Astrolabes, Female Conservationists, Malware, Ditching Fossil Fuels

1.6.2 ⛽️ 🦖 Sunday Links... Astrolabes, Female Conservationists, Malware, Ditching Fossil Fuels

This Sunday our links explores how astrolabes were first created, our freshwater cycle, AI-powered malware, 10 female conservationists, how one
1 min read
May
15
1.6.1 🚗 What Cars Know, Your Privacy Online, Sharing Links, Data Brokers, Latanya Sweeney

1.6.1 🚗 What Cars Know, Your Privacy Online, Sharing Links, Data Brokers, Latanya Sweeney

This email has links about privacy online and in the real world. For example, what happens to data collected by your car, how to maintain privacy online, and more.
7 min read