Monthly Archives: March 2013

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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Hacked Camera System to beat Poker game for 33 Mil.

Posted on March 16, 2013 by robertwilkie

Sure beats shoulder surfing.  Anyways the article goes on that the Crowne (Vegas)  had a high stakes roller come in and got into one of the big tables, and someone hacked the cameras in the place so the roller (with … Continue reading →

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Make your own welding rods

Posted on March 16, 2013 by robertwilkie

Um…no I won’t , but still creative idea.  Me, I have heard of folks in a panic using a bicycle spoke.  But this…way to much work for me.  I could be to the store and back 5 times with rods … Continue reading →

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BotQueue, cloud support for 3D printing

Posted on March 15, 2013 by robertwilkie

HAHAHA Oh wait the article is serious.  The goal is to send a “print job” to the cloud that would distribute it to the right printers.  Gee this sounds familiar… http://hackaday.com/2013/03/13/cloud-support-for-fleets-of-3d-printers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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