Mike’s World of fun stuff (pinball, games, electronics, amusement parks, computers, more)

The concept to combine a monitor with a pinball machine was the idea to save pinball at Williams. It was not enough.
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Heard of NEC, the global electronic products giant? Own any NEC stuff? Better make sure it's real...
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Taking the concept of multiple cores well past the high-end microprocessors available for your desktop, this microcontroller opens many doors for embedded projects.
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This bipolar robot likes to destroy itself and then re-build.
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These photos were taken while I was at Disneyland on 4/10/2006 and 4/11/2006.
EDIT: More photos added on 4/17/2006.
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A recent stay at the venerable Tropicana reintroduced me to the "classic" side of Las Vegas.
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Posting will be a bit slower and more infrequent over the next few days.
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The portability isn't so great, but if you've got a desire to grow your own lawn chair, here's the answer.
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Don't worry - the patent has expired so you won't have to pay royalties when your kids build one, but the amazing thing is that this patent was ever granted to begin with!
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Combining the orange glow of nixie tubes with an old-style microprocessor leads to this neat clock.
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