a few cool things

For my fellow Toorcampers, here are the badge soldering instructions in case you lost or never got them:

1. Solder 10pf capacitor (the one with the pink line) into the holes labeled 1.
2. Solder the 22nf capacitor into the holes labeled 2.
3. Solder the LEDs into the holes labeled 3.
4. Solder the jumper into the holes labeled 4.

Notes: When the jumper is to the left, the left LED will light up when 13.56mHz is detected. When the jumper is to the right, the right LED will light up when 125kHz is detected.

Check out Mike Ossmann’s excellent hack for the badge, turning it into an RFID decoder using a standard sound card and analysis software.

Toorcamp 2009 was a success. Talks were had, badges were soldered, and silos were explored. I also managed to snag a partially-burned newspaper clipping (dated 1966!) from the launcher #3 equipment terminal. Many thanks to all my new friends, especially the Portland dorkbotters.

View the entire gallery here. Also, there is a separate gallery for stitched panoramas.
A few samples: