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Former Xerox CEO nominated to LPL Financial board

Posted on March 19, 2013 by robertwilkie

Looks like Ann is keeping busy in retirement. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/viewart/20130318/BUSINESS/303180034/Anne-Mulcahy-LPL-Financial

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Wow, I wonder if we all would look like this with 2D dresses

Posted on March 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

Wow, check out this 3D dress printed out for Dita V.    But this does bring up another good point for 3D printers, custom clothing…. http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/dita-von-teese-stuns-first-ever-3-d-175606524.html

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Just when Xerox thought it was ahead in printing

Posted on March 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

HP and Samsung are coming together to make a seamless print client between Samsung devices and HP printers.  No need for an app.  Just “print”.  Sure beats all the proprietary apps out there BUT….this is still proprietary and thought built … Continue reading →

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Make a portable Air Conditioner

Posted on March 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

OK yeah I know its snowing still.  But not having A/C in my truck sucks, and for a few years I have been thinking of building something like this myself.  But with a few mod’s of my own.  All you … Continue reading →

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Nice concrete planter

Posted on March 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

I like this build, the author uses ducttape, cardboard boxes to make this planter.  This might be a good mothers day project with the kids. http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-CONCRETE-Cardboard-Duct-Tape-Planter-Box/?ALLSTEPS

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Guys tests AC and DC current to see which hurts more

Posted on March 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

This guy is nuts, the puts probes on himself and runs DC and AC thru to see which one hurts more (guess what, AC). http://www.electroboom.com/?p=151

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Good Post and Rebuttle about TDD and startups

Posted on March 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

Two good articles about TDD and when and when not to use it.  The first one goes on about not using it will lead to lots of issues in the future, which it true.  But the second article points out … Continue reading →

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Simple but feature rich display for RPi

Posted on March 17, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice display for the Raspberry Pi.  Worth a second look.  Thought its a bit more complicated than something I would make.  Just for a display that is. http://hackaday.com/2013/03/13/minimalist-user-interface-for-headless-raspberry-pi-applications/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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RFID cloner

Posted on March 17, 2013 by robertwilkie

A nice, already built RFID cloner.  And its small. Why would you want this?   To clone folks business ID cards of course.  Only downside is the controller is a PIC based one. http://hackaday.com/2013/01/18/rfid-emulator-card-includes-a-learning-mode/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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Bruce Schneier Makes CNN

Posted on March 16, 2013 by robertwilkie

Bruce is a vocal crypto guy and looks like he made CNN with one of his posts.  The post is basically about how privacy is nil in the Internet these days.  He points out several cases where the folks where … Continue reading →

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