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Sugru is the new epoxy

Fashion colors, plus it loves LEGO. LEGO + Dinosaur = Rawr!

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Don’t let this happen to you

The world never looks quite the same once you’ve started using Arduino. … but you could change from “whip” to “puree” from your computer! Change speeds based on how mixed up the contents look… no, stop. 🙂

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XBMC Pronto CCF

Many moons ago, some kind soul set up a Pronto CCF that has every single “OBC” (which I think means “original button control”) code that XBMC understands, and put it up on sourceforge in the XBMC repository. That was 7 … Continue reading

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CNC Build Day 1, Moving on up

I’ve decided to upgrade my trusty CNC machine to a larger unit. There are several small problems with the current machine, some by design, and some in my execution. By design, the machine has a 24″x48″ table, but it can … Continue reading

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Level-setting – a shop is born

I’ve gone through teaching myself woodworking at a fairly slow pace. In particular, I’ve had to pick and choose projects that fit the tools that I have on hand, and until now, I’ve been missing a critical member of the … Continue reading

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Web app idea

I think that I would like a more personal version of digg. For instance, over the years, I have tagged (by sending the links as emails to my friends) several xkcd strips as “Like”. But there is no way for … Continue reading

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XBMC — it’s pretty good

I have been looking for a solution for my home media for some time now. I got into the DVD revolution early, and amassed over 600 titles that I have been storing in DVD jukeboxes for years. The jukes work, … Continue reading

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Digital media and you

I have over 600 DVDs in my collection. I have been using a constellation of DVD jukeboxes to store and organize them, but this is not a good solution for my family. They are fragile and sometimes hard to access … Continue reading

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Where you at?

Probably the most common phrase ever uttered on a cell phone. Competes with “You still there?” of course. 🙂 Anyway, back to the show. I built myself an Arduino-based GPS receiver last night. I used the GPS Logging Shield from … Continue reading

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CNC update – endmills

I have a DeWalt palm router (I’ll get the model number later). It has a collet, not a chuck, so it can take 1/4″ shank bits only. Speed change bits don’t work. Just round-shank router bits. I ran the endmill … Continue reading

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