@hardhack.bsky.social
Maker hacker and tinker with a position for science
Meaningful work, activity, or recreationβwhatever you choose to call itβis important in everyoneβs life. Regardless of ability, disability, or individual talent, having a sense of purpose is a fundamental human need and a vital part of our quality of life.
27.07.2025 06:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A very special guest speaker at this Sunday's IoT meeting. Dr Sebastian Tomczak (Little-Scale) is an Adelaide-based music technologist little-scale.blogspot.com
Discussing his experiments with IoT, Home Assistant, and Max for Live/Ableton integration. events.humanitix.com/iot-experime...
Registrations open July 14th collections.humanitix.com/stem-squad
10.07.2025 23:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Come and visit me at the Port Plaza on Friday 11:30 am to 1:30 pm I'll have some #stem activities and activations. ;) www.portadelaideplaza.com.au/event-and-of...
09.07.2025 08:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The new indoor paper #rocket #holiday program ran just as well as our outdoor air-water rocket program. Some exploded on the launch pad, only one got stuck in the roof :)
08.07.2025 21:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0#cosmicray #enthusiasts in #adelaide I'm planning an event, for the 14th International Cosmic Day, Thursday 13th November 2025, at PEA Libraries at Parks. Please email me if you would like to help and be involved, robert.hart@cityofpae.sa.gov.au. We can schedule a meeting to discuss. icd.desy.de
30.06.2025 00:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Parks Library #Repair Cafe next Sunday 8th 1pm to 3pm events.humanitix.com/parks-repair...
03.06.2025 00:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0How do you build a paper #rocket launcher?
30.05.2025 07:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Just completed a new indoor #rocket launching system.
28.05.2025 05:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We are hosting a special all day #stem #training for all #sa #library people in collaboration with #South #Australia public libraries #PLS. It's being held at the lovely Parks #Library and #Makerspace on 16th June. Send me an email to stem@cityofpae.sa.gov.au for details.
16.05.2025 08:29 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Our next #Iot #experimenters is next Sunday, 18 May, 1 pmβ3 pmβParks #Library CR2 (events.humanitix.com/iot-experime...). The agenda is the Rain Gauge Model RG-15 (rainsensors.com/products/rg-...). I also have some of the #RAK Wisblock-meshtastic-starter-kits and other #electronics equipment
15.05.2025 21:28 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Terrorism US ICE.. What does terrorism look like? People being abducted by armed men, without uniforms, warrants, identification, in unmarked cars and then being deported without due legal processes.
26.04.2025 09:21 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Today, the #PAE #Libraries #STEM team explained #rocket #science to 20 children and their families. The children then built and launched their own air-water rockets on Semaphore Beach.
22.04.2025 06:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0www.abc.net.au/news/vote-co...
12.04.2025 23:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Everyone asks me how to build an #air-water #rocket launcher, so I'm slowly moving information about projects unrelated to Cosmic Rays to my old hardhack.org.au domain. hardhack.org.au/rockets-air-...
12.04.2025 02:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Look at what the LNP did when in government: 10 years of nothing on climate mitigation, funding corporations billions on carbon capture nonsense. Making the poor, unemployed, and aboriginal a crime. Dumping down public service, outsourcing to consultancy. Dutton doesn't like you and will do more.
11.04.2025 08:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Techno-authoritarianism is not a new fad of the techno-bros. Its roots are in fascism, surprise-surprise. Forget the past and break things www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
11.04.2025 07:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Rockets on the #beach bookings opened today, almost booked out. #Adelaide #Semaphore #Rocket #Science events.humanitix.com/rockets-on-t...
08.04.2025 02:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Next Sunday at the Parks Library Community Room 2 - 1.00 pm 3.00 pm
events.humanitix.com/parks-repair...
Really?? Reduce the cost of living?? By sacking 1000s of people, stopping wage growth and spending billions of taxpayers' money to fund corporations to build complex nuclear-powered steam machines backed up by fracking thousands of methane gas wells because solar and wind are ugly?
04.04.2025 08:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I heard a comment that tariffs are like putting rocks in your harbour to stop boats coming in. So retaliating by putting rocks in our own harbour so boats can't go out is ridiculous.
04.04.2025 06:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The first pre-launch system checks begin, parts counting charging batteries, making minor repairs, lubricating and pressure testing.
28.03.2025 21:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0One of our special interest groups I organise at the #library has been collecting #microclimate data at 4 locations across Adelaide for nearly 3 years. It is an #opensource project, and data is accessible to download. hardhack.org.au/microclimates/
26.03.2025 07:44 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Built Launch systems for Air-Water Rockets since 2017. I've built several versions with several 100 launches. Current system launches four rockets simultaneously, 100 metres high. Our next launch window is scheduled for the School Holidays on Semaphore Beach. events.humanitix.com/host/paelibr...
23.03.2025 01:05 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Oh my goodness! hackaday.io is being bandwidth throttled/censored/restricted; it has been operating since 2004 :( What next, Wikipedia?
23.03.2025 00:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A very special new type of component I'm going to experiment with.
20.03.2025 20:17 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0David Riley and I are presenting today. Sustainability in our STEM and Makerspace programs at PAE Libraries. #InfoOnline2025
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