Tuesday - May 15, 2007

A Little Pufferfish Video 


13 Seconds of 640x480 15 fps fishes in a jar at the beach


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Sunday - April 15, 2007

More fun 


I had a recent birthday windfall and I've ended up spending it on (mostly) bike stuff.  Since some of this spending is experimental, I thought I should file a (not-entirely objective) report.


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Monday - April 09, 2007

Longtail fun


I ride an xtracycle, which is a bike plus an extension, a most-convenient way to carry many things. It looks like long bikes are becoming more popular.

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Sunday - April 01, 2007

Comcast Digital Voice bait-and-switch


If someone from Comcast makes you a very attractive offer to upgrade your service to include Digital Voice, they're lying.

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Saturday - March 31, 2007

Muffler-shop handrail


Need a handrail, feeling cheap? Get some help from a custom muffler shop.

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Monday - February 12, 2007

Bike path IED


No, really. Near Boston, even.

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Sunday - February 04, 2007

Stupid resistor tricks


I needed pairs of resistors matched as precisely as possible

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Friday - February 02, 2007

Woo-hoo, a simple low-voltage synchronous rectifier circuit


If I only had a brain (left) I could have done this myself.

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Thursday - February 01, 2007

Update on bike light design


It's always better to use a canned solution, assuming you can find it.

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Sunday - January 07, 2007

Car with Mass plates 4057 RO is a menace.


 


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Friday - December 22, 2006

Ever wonder what happens when your hood latch comes undone at 70 miles per hour?


Your hood flaps back into your windshield, like a giant steel lasagna noodle.

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Thursday - December 21, 2006

Unsafe storm sewer grates in Lexington, Mass.


 


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Sunday - November 12, 2006

Trying to design a bike light


Once upon a time, we were happy to power a 3 watt generator; now, we make do with 80 milliwatt LEDs.

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Wednesday - November 01, 2006

The guys at xtracycle are sharp


It works, and people notice it, and like it.

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Saturday - October 14, 2006

Stupid stupid spammers


 


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Tuesday - October 10, 2006

So, when we run out of oil, how will we get around?


On bikes, of course, but would it hurt to have a little electrical assist?

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Saturday - October 07, 2006

Not a bad couple of weeks


 


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Saturday - September 30, 2006

Bike mods


Pimp your ride, on the cheap-ish.

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Tuesday - June 20, 2006

Phone Phun


Why on earth would anyone pay for ring-tones?

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Sunday - December 11, 2005

If you're a Quimper pottery nerd


Most of the Quimper pottery that you see on the net is junky looking stuff. This isn't.

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