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Face Jam: Evade Facial Recognition

Mike Senese is the Executive Editor of Make: magazine. He is also a TV host, starring in various engineering and science shows for Discovery Channel, including Punkin Chunkin, How Stuff Works, and Catch It Keep It.

An avid maker, Mike spends his spare time tinkering with remote-control aircraft, doing amateur woodworking, and attempting to cook the perfect pizza.

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June 16th, 2020August 11th, 2020

Keep clear from recognition algorithms with these methods.

Monitor Soil Moisture With An ESP8266 And A Hygrometer

By Diego Moreira

Diego Moreira

Diego Moreira full name is Francisco Diego Lima Moreira. Diego Moreira is a technician in Industrial Automation, graduating in Mechatronics Industrial Technology at the Federal Institute of Cear│ and Founder of the Arduino School Company in Brazil.

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April 2nd, 2020April 14th, 2020

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.

Private By Design: Free and Private Voice Assistants

By Kathy Reid

Kathy Reid

KATHY REID is a master’s student in applied cybernetics at Australian National University. She was previously director of developer relations at Mycroft AI.

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March 17th, 2020March 17th, 2020

Command your own voice assistant without the Big Tech eavesdroppers and data snoops, using free and private tools

An RFID Music Box Fit For A Child

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

Senior Editor for Make: I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity of the masses! My favorite thing in the world is sharing the hard work of a maker.

I'd always love to hear about what you're making, so send me an email any time at caleb@make.co

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November 25th, 2019November 25th, 2019

Browsing around the internet, looking for cool laser cut projects to do while I’ve got a fancy laser cutter here for review, I found a very interesting looking music box posted to reddit. I thought the design was delightful. While I personally could do without the little figures with built-in RFID tags, this music box […]

Doubling Down: Google’s AIY Endeavor Leads To A Brand New Board

By Billy Rutledge

Billy Rutledge

Billy Rutledge is the director of Google’s AIY and Coral teams.

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October 9th, 2019October 7th, 2019

Google AI is committed to bringing the benefits of AI to everyone, and one of the ways we do this is by building tools to ensure that everyone can access AI. In 2016 I started AIY (do-it-yourself AI) as a new initiative from Google to help students and makers learn about AI through affordable, hands-on […]

Hacking the Sonos Ikea Symfonisk Into a High Quality Speaker Amp

By Ben Hobby

Ben Hobby

Ben Hobby is a 18 year old maker (and destroyer) from Maryland. When he isn’t building 3D printers, CNC machines, electric scooters, or raiding yard sales, he studies mechanical engineering and music at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

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August 16th, 2019August 16th, 2019

As soon as I saw IKEA’s announcement for a $99 Sonos-powered Airplay speaker, I was excited for the possibilities its internals could bring. And oh boy, was I right to be. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to whittle away the woefully inefficient compact speaker unit, and bring it to life on a pair […]