Andy Quitmeyer

@hikinghack
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DIY Digital Media in the Wild. All open source. Former official Professor, but still teaching students weird animal interaction nature tech stuff! Lots of upcycling stuff too.
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lab websitehttps://www.dinalab.net
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The 2026 Open Hardware Summit is coming up this May in Berlin.

Have an idea for where the 2027 Summit should be? @oshwassociation just opened the call for hosts. Find out more and submit an expression of interest by April 15:

https://oshwa.org/announcements/host-the-2027-open-hardware-summit/

Host The 2027 Open Hardware Summit!

Open Source Hardware Association

The 2026 Open Hardware Summit is coming up this May in Berlin.

Have an idea for where the 2027 Summit should be? OSHWA just opened the call for hosts. Find out more and submit an expression of interest by April 15:

https://oshwa.org/announcements/host-the-2027-open-hardware-summit/

If you would like to get a monthly-ish newsletter from me about updates on what we are doing along with other cool opportunities and events coming up, you can toss you email here:

http://www.dinalab.net/contact/

I have a fluorescent tattoo of an agouti on my hand to let me quickly test if certain materials let UV light through :)

I gave it to myself with tattoo silicone that people use for lizards, so can't recommend others actually do this.
12:41 PM · Mar 12, 2026
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I can get lost in moths. They're one of nature's art galleries.

Here's a close-up of the wings of NZ's Greater Alpine Grey (Ichneutica virescens).

You can zoom into the full-resolution version on Flickr at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mollivan_jon/55143236921/

See the whole moth on iNaturalist NZ at: https://www.inaturalist.nz/observations/342554964

#mothodon #Lepidoptera #moths #nz #photography #entomology

Our fourth Open Healthware Session took place in Boulder, Colorado and gathered folks from across the community to discuss business practices, community building, funding, risk and source. Read all about the takeaways right here: https://oshwa.org/announcements/open-healthware-session-4-key-takeaways-and-reflections/
@mike thank you!!
We’ve got such incredible tables at #OHS2025 this year! It’s been so much fun exploring and seeing what everyone has been making!!
Day Two here we gooooo! Doors at 9am, panels and workshops start at 10am!! Get ready to have some good old open source fun!!! #OHS2025
First day of #OHS2025 was a success