Building a NodeBots Outfit - v0.1 to v2.0

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Version history runs from a messy NodeBots Dress v0.1 to a resilient v2.5 outfit that actually demos: a sewn RGB skirt (50 addressable LEDs) powered by espiro with forked power rails to fix dimming, shoes that mesh via Pinocchio and react to Twitter favorites, and a beanie driven by an electric imp. Failures include a LiPo header ripping off, brittle 26‑gauge silicone wires, and unreliable conductive thread; successes include recycled Adafruit disc LEDs and a four-rail power fix that evens brightness.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 0:45Kassandras Story
3. 1:20College Education
4. 1:59Pipeline Problem
5. 2:28JSConf 2013
6. 3:26Im back
7. 3:54Im an introvert
8. 4:25My first robot
9. 5:09Where else can I go
10. 5:32How not to be afraid
11. 6:34NodeBots dress
12. 6:47Cats
13. 7:06Dress
14. 8:13Power Supply
15. 9:31Building an Outfit
16. 9:43The Skirt
17. 10:11The Power System
18. 11:16conductive thread tech
19. 12:01Pinocchio
20. 12:45Demo
21. 14:44Learnings
22. 15:16Halfway point
23. 15:45Electric Imp
24. 18:21Open Pixel Control
25. 19:22NodeBots Days
26. 20:15Community Code
27. 20:37Dont Make Assumptions
28. 21:55Community Issues
29. 24:01NodeBots SF
30. 24:48Outro

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