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April 29, 2006

Upcoming documentary shows the rise and fall of Williams’ Pinball 2000

by @ 10:24 am. Filed under Pinball

Pinball 2000 logo
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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April 27, 2006

Even large companies are victims of identity theft

by @ 6:51 pm. Filed under Uncategorized

Identity theft photo
Heard of NEC, the global electronic products giant? Own any NEC stuff? Better make sure it's real...
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April 23, 2006

New microcontroller has eight 32-bit cores

by @ 6:33 pm. Filed under Electronics

The Parallax Propeller microcontroller logo
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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April 19, 2006

A robotic chair that assembles itself

by @ 8:45 pm. Filed under Weird Stuff

Photo of a robot
This bipolar robot likes to destroy itself and then re-build.
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April 16, 2006

Construction photos from Disneyland’s Nemo submarine ride

by @ 2:15 pm. Filed under Disneyland

Disneyland Finding Nemo submarine ride construction photo
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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April 15, 2006

What does this say about hotel security?

by @ 6:40 pm. Filed under Review, Travel, Vegas

Las Vegas sign
A recent stay at the venerable Tropicana reintroduced me to the "classic" side of Las Vegas.
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April 10, 2006

A bit slow over the next week for posting

by @ 12:12 am. Filed under Disneyland, Travel, Vegas, micsaund.com

The Vegas strip at night
Posting will be a bit slower and more infrequent over the next few days.
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April 8, 2006

Lounge around in your grass armchair

by @ 10:37 am. Filed under Weird Stuff

The structure that creates the grass chair
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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April 5, 2006

Lawyers Gone Wild! Patenting the tin can and string telephone

by @ 7:57 pm. Filed under Commentary, Stupid Stuff

Tin can phone
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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April 4, 2006

Retro style nixie-tube clock powered by a 6502 microprocessor

by @ 7:49 pm. Filed under Electronics, Retro Computing

Nixie tubes
Combining the orange glow of nixie tubes with an old-style microprocessor leads to this neat clock.
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