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Author Archives: mahto
The Mid-Atlantic Mini Maker Faire
Oh yeah, something about we took a field trip to the Mid-Atlantic Mini Maker Faire this past weekend :-). Full photoset here. Sweet photo of us by Matthew Forr.
Posted in Journal, Photo
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Controlling a Rigol oscilloscope using Linux and Python
After many frustrated nights trying to debug electronics projects blindly (the analog scope is wayyyy too much work to pull off the shelf and use), I decided it was time to spring for a digital storage oscilloscope. Since I had … Continue reading
Midway:Booth @ CMU Spring Carnival 2010
I had the good fortune to check out Midway:Booth, part of the 2010 Spring Carnival at Carnegie Mellon University. Combining the best features of an art installation and a fun house, these booths (really, calling them miniature pavilions would be … Continue reading
Posted in Journal, Photo
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A short link to nearly nowhere
It occurred to me today that sic’ing url shortener services on each other to create an infinite loop would be funny. If you aren’t familiar, these are sites that can take a long url (such as http://www.cibomahto.com/2010/04/homebrew-flash-triggers-using-xbee-radios/) and convert it … Continue reading
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Tagged recursion, redirection, short link, shortlink, url redirector
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Homebrew flash triggers using xBee radios
A year and a half ago, I started dabbling with using off-camera flash units, in order to exact better control over the lighting in my photographs. Of course, to do this, I had to invest in some equipment. I was … Continue reading
Posted in Photo, tech
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Dry erase marker holder
Built this to go on our wall of whiteboards over at Hack Pittsburgh. It’s a 6.5″ long piece of 2×4 that was ripped to be about 2.5″ wide, with four 7/8″ holes drilled at 1.5″ offsets. To hold it to … Continue reading
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In case of stairs, use fire (plus HOWTO)
Just a silly re-consideration of a sign my friend Nancy found. Hit the jump for a making-of…
Posted in Ridiculous
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