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Monthly Archives: August 2013
How to turn your RPi into a Media center
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
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
Posted in RaspberryPi, Tinkering
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Take Arial Photos/video on the cheap
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
Hacking Coin Collectors
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
Buffalo NY Meter Repair Guy steals 210,000 in quarters
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
Posted in Misc-Life
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Spaghetti a Dangerous Weapon?
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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Buildinome Automation System with RPi and Arduino
Oh and an android app tossed in too. Interesting project done over the pond for this. I am not so sure I would take it on. Playing with low voltage DC is on thing, playing with AC in my house … Continue reading
Posted in Arduino, Cheap, RaspberryPi
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Give your kids the binder of wood for school
Well a binder cover out of wood. I like the project, but would make a few mods, maybe use rivets instead of screws for a smoother finish. Oh and woodstain, maybe some burning on the cover to label it. … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching and Learning, Tinkering
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Lego Powered 3D Printer
too funny, and good directions on making your own. I wonder if the bed is more level with legos than other means. http://www.instructables.com/id/LEGO-bot-3d-printer/
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Interesting move for new Xerox Research Director in India
Xerox’s new R&D director in india just came from Goldman Sachs Technology Division from the sounds of it doing the same thing. I would think G&S would be more interesting, or at least better funded. I wonder what sold him on … Continue reading
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