“And the relevance to me
With that issue,
As we spoke
About Africa and some
Of the countries
There that were
Kind of the people succumbing
To the dictators
And the corruption
Of some collapsed governments
On the
Continent,
The relevance
Was Alaska’s.”
Monthly Archive November, 2008
Sarah Palin for poet laureate
links for 2008-11-25 [delicious.com]
- Duey, Huey, Luie
Robot papercraft from the movie "Silent Running"
links for 2008-11-24 [delicious.com]
- Build a Modern Side Table
This plan guides you in making this Frank Lloyd Wright inspired side table from one 4×8 piece of three-quarter inch thick plywood. - Tiny rubber stamp removes "God" from US Currency
Atheist uses little red rubber stamp to strike out "God" from paper bills. - Weekend physical computing DIY: Strip an inkjet printer for parts
My partner in crime from Australia, James Loveday, disassembled an old inkjet for parts. It always seemed like a good idea to me and is well-known as a source of stepper motors, but lay out all the parts, and you'll see there are lots of usable bits, the couple of motors being only the beginning! - Juicebox digital picture frame for mom
- Camera bag made from old leather belts
- Laser cutter, start slicing stuff for under 50 dollars
- Build your own intercom or walkie talkie out of two old cordless phones
- Optical theremin + soapdish
- The ellips shelves; measured drawing included!
This is odd. A website, called ellips, sells these very cool convex shelves. That’s not the odd part. The odd part is that they include measured drawings of the shelves. - How to: Candy tin fume extractor
A fume extractor uses an activated carbon filter and fan to remove the smoke, and noxious fumes, created from soldering. The average price of a small hobby version is about $100, this one will run you about $10. This fume extractor will not be as effective as a larger one, but it is better than nothing, and extremely portable. Remember, always work in a well-ventilated area. - Build: Phenakistoscope
The phenakistoscope (also spelled phenakistiscope) was an early animation device, the predecessor of the zoetrope. It was invented in 1831 simultaneously by the Belgian Joseph Plateau and the Austrian Simon von Stampfer. The word "phenakistoscope" comes from Greek roots meaning "to cheat", as it deceives the eye by making the pictures look like an animation. - BeetleBot Revisited
Flowcharts for every occasion
Flowchart skull inspired by “Results of the evolution of a five cycle exclusive disjunction“
links for 2008-11-20 [delicious.com]
- Sharing a USB printer from Mac OS X to Windows | redemption in a blog
This post will show you how to share a USB printer from Mac OS X to Windows PCs with full driver capability. - Printer Sharing from MacOSX
This is a HOWTO for printer sharing from Mac OSX, including installation of gimp-print, using Samba to share printers with ms-windows PCs, enabling lpd printer sharing to Unix and Linux machines, and IPP to MacOSX-attached printers. For sharing from Mac to Mac, you don't need this HOWTO. If you're trying to use the printer on a Mac from a PC or Unix/Linux box on the network, the solution you need may be here.
