Author Archives: robertwilkie

Xerox rolling patches out for scanner bug

Posted on August 23, 2013 by robertwilkie

Started yesterday.  So let the printer patching begin. http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/gYXtrfOeNWE/xerox-is-finally-rolling-out-an-update-for-those-rogue-1187385352

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Laser-Cut Book Covers

Posted on August 23, 2013 by robertwilkie

I like this better than the other cover one I did a few days ago.  But…I do not have a CNC or a laser cutter that I could make this on.  If you do, give it a try. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:12707   … Continue reading →

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Xerox begins rolling out patches -better article

Posted on August 22, 2013 by robertwilkie

I like this article better than the blog post on the patch rollout. http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/22/xerox_copier_bugfix/

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Chess Pieces Made of CONCRETE!

Posted on August 22, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on how to cast wood chess pieces, and make concrete ones.  With some polish, they would really look nice. http://m.instructables.com/id/Chess-Pieces-Made-of-CONCRETE/?ALLSTEPS

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How to turn your RPi into a Media center

Posted on August 22, 2013 by robertwilkie

Basically you are putting on a distro that comes with XBMC.  Its a good write-up UNLESS you have an oddball remote you are trying to attach, using analog video out, using analog sound out.  So, harder to do to attach … Continue reading →

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Got a TV Tuner, an RPi, and live near an airport

Posted on August 22, 2013 by robertwilkie

Well here’s a project for you, listening in on aircraft transponders.  Why?  No idea…. http://hackaday.com/2013/05/23/listening-to-aircraft-transponders-with-a-raspberry-pi/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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Take Arial Photos/video on the cheap

Posted on August 22, 2013 by robertwilkie

This is too funny, the authors use a water balloon slingshot to launch a camera in the air and a dog jumps into the water to collect it.  I guess it works…one way to take pics of something like your … Continue reading →

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Hacking Coin Collectors

Posted on August 22, 2013 by robertwilkie

In the same note as the previous article, this time the author is talking about a presentation at DefCon which went over how coin collectors work in things like videogames (there is apparently a protocol called ccTalk).  The author also … Continue reading →

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Buffalo NY Meter Repair Guy steals 210,000 in quarters

Posted on August 22, 2013 by robertwilkie

Wow that’s allot of quarters.  The funny part is the only reason he got caught, was meters that got switched over to electronic showed a sudden burst in profit from the old ones, which gave him away. http://gizmodo.com/a-crazy-quarter-criminal-stole-210-000-from-parking-me-1177178137?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29

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Spaghetti a Dangerous Weapon?

Posted on August 22, 2013 by robertwilkie

I love the slingshot channel.  This is a bit funny to watch thought. http://gizmodo.com/how-to-make-spaghetti-a-dangerous-weapon-besides-all-t-1182338974?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29

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