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Joined November 2018
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Jasper Tran O'Leary's work on using computational notebooks for CNC milling really helped me expand my thinking around how symbolic representations can "escape" the computer to manifest in fabricated objects. Also a rad use of @observablehq! dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/35445…
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Field agent Willa is designing super playful throwing and catching interactions now 🤹‍♀️
One of the best moments at CHI was reCHInnecting with Nadya @nadyapeek after 3 years! She was the one who introduced me the incredible world of HCI research when I was a lost undergrad. Now I am actually an HCI PhD student (still a bit lost 🫠)!
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Biomakespace participated in an interview for this super-interesting and rich new research paper '“Short on time and big on ideas”: Perspectives from Lab Members on DIYBio Work in Community Biolabs' by @SeaGreenODL @nadyapeek & Kellie Dunn arxiv.org/pdf/2205.00079.pdf cc @cammakespace
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I don't know about you... but I am very exhausted and simultaneously very inspired for all the interactivity demos we had at #CHI2022 today! Thanks to a lot of people for this special & heart warming event with our #CHI2022nola hands-on demos. 1/4
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Replying to @madelinegannon
And now I have all 4 online ... I think I need more #robots
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Jennifer Jacobs and Nadya Peek discuss teaching a largely hands-on course while remote. Topics include the importance of digital fabrication, the prospect for the future, challenges with remote lectures, & more. @jsquare @nadyapeek @machine_agency dataskeptic.com/blog/episode…
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Eleftheria has made us strong biodegradable 3D printer materials out of spirulina and cellulose thank you material scientists👩‍🔬🧪🧫✨
New research article in @JPolymSci: Spirulina‐based composites for 3D‐printing by Jeremy L. Fredricks, Hareesh Iyer, and co-authors. @UW onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… #freetoread
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found some LaTeX documentation with a LaTeX bug in the title heading. this… has to be intentional… doesn’t it?
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Another DIY Stock Part Special! It turns out you can make your own thrust bearings by laser cutting the retainer from Delrin as long as you dont mind installing each BB by hand.
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Having too much fun making @Machine_Agency stickers on the silhouette. Orange used to be my least favorite color but I must admit it’s growing on me thanks to @nadyapeek
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I’m proud to announce the arrival of another #axidraw at @Machine_Agency… DOODLEBOB HAS RISEN!! @EMSL #plottertwitter
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Made a thing! A 10cc Syringe Tool for Jubilee Toolchangers! Now you can extrude pastes, gels, and other gooey media. Source Files are up too. Note: 10mm Cube is extruded from Pluronic F-127 on a previous revison. Hopefully this is the last rev... github.com/machineagency/jub…
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Hi #3DPrinters! We are researchers @hcdeUW interested in your printer #maintenance practices! All skill levels are welcome: if you manage your own printer & are 18 , you can complete a survey here & enter a raffle to win 2 spools of filament ⚡ forms.gle/fTuVE3hK7XmPBWq17 (1/2)

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The @UW recognizes HCDE Prof. Nadya Peek with the Distinguished Teaching Award for Innovation with Technology, for her work developing a new digital fabrication curriculum that helped students master computer-aided design and 3D printing skills from home. hcde.washington.edu/news/pee…
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Jasper and I are back in lab @Machine_Agency for the first time in 15 months!!!
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This is really ramping up!! 💙💙💙
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I'm super excited to present my new paper tomorrow at #chi2021! "Tools, Tricks, and Hacks: Exploring Novel Digital Fabrication Workflows on #PlotterTwitter" Read it here: doi.org/10.1145/3411764.3445…
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If the CHI website is not helping you find cool content we (with absolutely zero bias) can recommend just looking at the stuff Lea recommends 👩‍💻👨‍💻
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Absolutely fantastic presentation by @branchwelder on work done with Jasper Tran O'Leary and @nadyapeek on the "nuanced interactions between human expertise, machine idiosyncrasies, material properties, and code" seen on #plottertwitter: youtube.com/watch?v=xqhT-8El…
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Monday (US time) #CHI2021 panel moderated by @nadyapeek, @jsquare brings together @wendyju, Tom Igoe, and Neil Gershenfeld on teaching prototyping, electronics, and digital fab remotely. Making at a Distance: Teaching Hands on Courses During the Pandemic: bit.ly/remotemaking

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