Author Archives: robertwilkie

Woodworking for Geeks

Posted on February 9, 2013 by robertwilkie

Good notes on sites for info on woodworking oriented towards tinkers and “geeks”.  Great for folks that may have just retired from Xerox (hi guys). http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/learn-to-build-your-own-furniture-with-these-impressive-carpentry-and-woodworking-resources/ http://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/ http://woodgears.ca/ http://www.woodworkingformeremortals.com/

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Military using mini copters with cameras

Posted on February 8, 2013 by robertwilkie

This sounds pretty neat, a robot copter with a camera a soldier can carry around, til you hear that they paid 31 mill for 160 of them. http://hackaday.com/2013/02/05/military-steals-idea-of-anyone-who-ever-tied-a-cellphone-camera-to-quadcopter/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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How to delete data in Linux

Posted on February 8, 2013 by robertwilkie

Well securely that is.  I have heard/used shred and dd.  But bleachbit  (aka ccleaner) is a new one for me. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-securely-delete-wipe-data-linux/  

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New 3D gun clip design, nicnamed the Cuomo

Posted on February 8, 2013 by robertwilkie

Being in NY, I got a kick out of the name.  The author designed and build a 30 round clip for an AR15.  Given he used a commerical printer to print.  Its still pretty neat that its out there. http://www.3ders.org/articles/20130207-defense-distributed-unveils-new-3d-printed-gun-magazine-and-named-it-cuomo.html

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$150 3D printed hand

Posted on February 8, 2013 by robertwilkie

This is cool, an open source project made a 3D printed hand (with motors and stuff too) for a kid for about $150 in material.  This could lead to allot of changes in prosthetics (which are very expensive).  Especially for … Continue reading →

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Xerox a good Cheap Stock

Posted on February 8, 2013 by robertwilkie

Over and Over again I hear about Xerox looking like a good company with undervalued stock.  BUT…never a reason why its undervalued.  I can only read the first page of the article, but it talks the same things about the … Continue reading →

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6 places for cheap business cards

Posted on February 7, 2013 by robertwilkie

Why would you need b-cards.  Well if you work for someplace that is too cheap to get them for you for one.  Another is its a great way to give our contact info without email.  And lastly, if you are … Continue reading →

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FDA approves robot doctor

Posted on February 7, 2013 by robertwilkie

Basically its one of those video conferencing robots that got the FDA seal of approval.  This just makes me wonder how much its going to cost me to see a doc over video instead of in person now. http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/01/fda-approves-robot-doctor/

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How to save money shopping on the net the lazy way

Posted on February 6, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice article about how to find deals on the net for certain things you are looking for.  I already knew about signing up for price alerts at amazon/newegg/etc.  And have used camelcamelcamel in the past.  Also have filtered email as … Continue reading →

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First porn star to go into space

Posted on February 6, 2013 by robertwilkie

Sigh…you knew it was going to happen.  Apparently Coco Brown has paid for and is getting training to be one of the first folks to go up in SpaceX’s spaceship.  No not for a movie, just to go up and … Continue reading →

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