Two weeks in Egypt
Egypt has far too many sites to see, with more being discovered all the time. I’ve never been so amazed and exhausted with a trip. You can follow us on our voyage with my extension to the Google Maps...
View ArticleFinally, mattjackets.com exists.
After years of thinking about it, I finally registered a domain for myself and got a real website up. Good bye free hosting, good bye home server, hello internet.
View ArticleFree custom laser or waterjet cut part day at Big Blue Saw
Big Blue Saw is having a free part day on August 6. You can create one part to be made from laser cut acrylic or waterjet cut aluminum, just pay shipping. It’s a shame that I don’t have any projects...
View ArticleOpenInterval project posted at last
OpenInterval is an older project of mine to create a universal IR interval timer that can support any camera capable of accepting remote control input. I left it at the point where it supports my Nikon...
View ArticleA few days in Korea
Recently, I had the chance to spend a few days in Seoul and Daejeon Korea to work directly with one of our customers. It had been about a year since I was overseas last, so my travel bug was starting...
View ArticleMegaTwit – iamsoftware
I wrote an interface in ruby between the Twitter API and the chatterbox software MegaHAL. Why? I don’t know. Initially, I had it using the same brain developed over a few weeks of MegaHAL sitting in...
View ArticleDecoding APRS packets with parts from your junk box
A few days ago I had a chance to talk to some amateur radio operators about something called Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS). APRS is a low bandwidth data communications mechanism that...
View ArticleThe Jacob’s Lantern — 10,000 volts of Halloween fun!
This year I took part in a pumpkin carving contest. I knew I didn’t have a chance unless I had a gimmick…so I grabbed my trusty oil burner ignition transformer and some wire coat hanger. I mean, why...
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