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Gun boy gets parents in trouble

Posted on March 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

Apparently a Dad got his 11 year old son a 22 that looks like an AR-15.  And posted a pic of it on facebook.  Not a good idea, the  pic when viral and the cops, CPS, etc showed up at … Continue reading →

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Hedge funds leaving Xerox?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting stock article.  Basically several key hedge fund groups dumped Xerox.  And the other bit of interesting news is that in the past 180 days not a signal exec in Xerox has bought stock. http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/hedge-funds-are-dumping-xerox-corporation-nysexrx-92192/

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Xerox has cloud/mobile solution for Medical devices

Posted on March 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

Not a whole lot of meat in this article, but mostly an announcement about Xerox has a product to manage mobile medial devices. http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/xerox-rolls-out-cloud-based-solution-mobile-device-management

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Xerox CEO on How to Succeed as a Woman, Marry and Old Rich Guy

Posted on March 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

Well maybe not rich, but well off.  I found this amusing article on Xerox’s CEO Ursula Burns on an interview on how to succeed…. http://blogs.wsj.com/atwork/2013/03/20/xerox-ceo-ursula-burns-has-advice-for-ambitious-women/  

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FinFisher / FinSpy spying on your fellow countrymen

Posted on March 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting article on software from Germany that is basically spyware for governments.  And how its not just country’s like US using it, its Places like Egypt, etc to stamp out “bad seeds”. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/19/finfisher_spyware_apac_countries/

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Make a Wobble Seat

Posted on March 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

Neat idea, but I can’t see this being something comfortable to sit in for a long time.  So I guess it would make you get up and “move around” http://www.instructables.com/id/Wobble-Seat-1/

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Speedy Inchworm robot

Posted on March 20, 2013 by robertwilkie

Fun to watch this little guy move along.  The goal is to make a device that can go into a person of course. http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/speedy-inchworm-robot-only-needs-one-motor?utm_source=feedburner-robotics&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IeeeSpectrumRobotics+%28IEEE+Spectrum%3A+Robotics%29

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Xerox going after a deadbeat customer

Posted on March 20, 2013 by robertwilkie

For ~51 grand.  Yeah its pocket change for a big company, but all that pocket change can add up.  Now why would Xerox be doing this? Xerox typically is its own bank for leasing its copiers/printers out.  So, it has … Continue reading →

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The $5 Arduino Clone

Posted on March 20, 2013 by robertwilkie

Seen this written up a few different ways, but this article is nice that is explains why you would want to do this, and the cost savings. http://hwstartup.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/how-to-build-a-5-arduino-clone/

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Airhorn office chair prank

Posted on March 20, 2013 by robertwilkie

Oh I so want to do this. http://www.instructables.com/id/air-horn-office-chair-prank/

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