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September 19, 2007

Cube prank: Locking the door is not enough

by @ 4:18 pm. Filed under Fun Stuff

Office prank covered everything in foil
Here's the shiny results of some dedicated pranksters who wanted to celebrate their boss's 40th birthday.
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September 15, 2007

Good example of creativity at Microsoft

by @ 3:03 pm. Filed under Fun Stuff, Retro Computing

Bill Gates of Microsoft as a young kid
If you've ever wondered why nobody looks to Microsoft for creativity or "cool" this video will explain why.
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September 9, 2007

Create standalone OS X programs with Perl, Ruby, Python, etc.

by @ 7:45 pm. Filed under Apple, Software

Platypus packages Perl and other scripts for OS X
Easily create standalone programs for OS X which don't require any commandline experience for the end-users.
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September 2, 2007

External enclosure with custom microcontroller goodies

by @ 12:11 pm. Filed under Electronics, Hardware

The finished external drive with the custom microcontroller circuits
This beautifully crafted external hard drive enclosure features my hard-drive bargraph LED project in addition to a temperature display, fan controller, and custom metal-work.
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August 28, 2007

Rice racer with a roof scoop?

by @ 3:41 pm. Filed under Weird Stuff

This rice racer has a ROOF SCOOP!
Just where is that scoop on the roof of this rice racer pushing air to in this front-engined car?
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August 26, 2007

Very rare: Atari Music Video system on Ebay

by @ 7:13 am. Filed under Retro Computing

The Atari logo on the Video Music system
I'm a pretty big Atari fan and I've never heard of the Atari Music System and chances are that you haven't either. Read on...
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August 21, 2007

Lego assembly line builds tiny cars

by @ 1:36 pm. Filed under Fun Stuff

A Lego Mindstorms set
What do you do with $1,000 worth of Lego Technic and Mindstorms sets? You take your design to the next level!
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August 12, 2007

Ultra tiny full-blown x86 class computer

by @ 5:13 pm. Filed under Hardware

The first pico-ITX computer that’s available
Imagine what you could build with a fully functional, fully spec'ed x86 class computer that's the size of a couple 2.5" laptop drives stacked?
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August 4, 2007

Old school relay computer #2

by @ 7:28 pm. Filed under Electronics, Retro Computing

One of the many schematic diagrams for the relay computer two
There's something strangely fascinating with watching the videos of this home designed relay-based computer operate.
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July 27, 2007

Play pinball in the first-person!

by @ 4:39 pm. Filed under Fun Stuff, Pinball

This pinball machine is elevated so you play at eye level
Well, I guess you usually play in the first person, but not quite like this!
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