Monthly Archives: September 2015

Why STEM is a place that can be scary in the USA

Posted on September 16, 2015 by robertwilkie

This poor kid got arrested for building a clock that he showed off at school, and was arrested for a “hoax bomb”. The “bomb” was a homemade digital clock the kid invented and brought into school to show off. Apparently … Continue reading →

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Surviving the end of the world

Posted on September 16, 2015 by robertwilkie

Interesting article that covers what folks are doing to prep incase a solar storm occurs. The one bit I found of interest was the Surviror Library site. Most of the books are from a 100 years ago, but cover how … Continue reading →

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Use paint sticks for a rustic countertop

Posted on September 15, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nice build where the author got a small cabinet out of the junk, put a piece of plywood on top and then layered it with paintsticks. I like this build if you happen to have A TON of paintsticks lying … Continue reading →

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Make a mini forge

Posted on September 15, 2015 by robertwilkie

And by mini, I mean tiny. The author makes this from 1 fire brick. I guess its going to run you under $20 to make. Nice build overall. Why would you do this? Well to make knifes of course. http://www.instructables.com/id/Mini-Forge/?ALLSTEPS

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Make your phone be an Oscillosope and function generator

Posted on September 15, 2015 by robertwilkie

Apparently there are apps for Android and Apple you can use for this. The author uses about $20 in parts to build the control box and then that goes into the phone for the apps to control. Cool build. Could … Continue reading →

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Xerox: Your mission, should you choose to accept it…

Posted on September 15, 2015 by robertwilkie

Xerox apparently invented a chip, that when a command is given, will self destruct in 10 seconds. I wonder if its in firmware and how you get the command into the chip (or is it hardcoded). I see good and … Continue reading →

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Xerox pushs new rule to help hire more minorities and women

Posted on September 15, 2015 by robertwilkie

Xerox has a new rule that if there is a leadership job open at Xerox, at least one minority and/or woman needs to be interviewed for the job. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150804006733/en/Xerox-%E2%80%98Wilson-Rule%E2%80%99-Diversity-Policy-Announced-White#.VcIAD7WnSiw http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2015/08/04/xerox-adopts-nfl-strategy-improv-diversity/31120425/

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Xerox Buys inVentiv

Posted on September 15, 2015 by robertwilkie

Xerox buys out another medical processing company, inVentiv, last week. It looks like this company basically helps sell drugs to folks that need them by getting thru the paperwork for insurance, and/or other means. Basically its another middleman company between … Continue reading →

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Xerox tech helps reduce prescription pain abuse

Posted on September 15, 2015 by robertwilkie

It sounds like Xerox is using tech similiar to credit card fraud detection, to find folks that are abusing Pain Medication abuse by folks in Missouri. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/xerox-technology-reduces-prescription-pain-medication-abuse-in-missouri-2015-09-10

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Xerox has some interesting software for its high end printers

Posted on September 15, 2015 by robertwilkie

Xerox release some interesting software packages, that is oriented towards their high end printers, for customizing images, marketing materials, etc etc. It looks interesting but I think it will only work for the high end Xerox machines (think million dollar … Continue reading →

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