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Phoenix DIY: Meeting Six

Posted on March 25, 2008 by mahto

Almost forgot, the 6th meeting is tomorrow! Two cool presentation, lots of free goodies! See you there! Mention this ad, and make me happy! What: Phoenix DIY 6 When: Wednesday, March 26 7:30pm Where: Conspire Phoenix 901 N 5th St … Continue reading →

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Thing-a-Day, Day 29: Photos, Thanks!

Posted on March 1, 2008 by mahto

No technical project today because I have people sleeping next to my workspace :-). Instead, we went to the Desert Botanical Garden and took some pictures. I am quite glad that I participated in the Thing-a-Day project! The whole experience … Continue reading →

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Thing-a-day, Day 28: Photo Wall

Posted on February 28, 2008 by mahto

My parents are coming to visit so I am trying to straighten up my place. I hung some pictures on my wall for a project today… Right now, they are just taped up, but as soon as I find me … Continue reading →

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PhoenixDIY: Meeting 5 is February 28th@7:00pm

Posted on February 27, 2008 by mahto

Live in the Phoenix Metro area? Come on out this Thursday! Thursday night is the February meeting for Phoenix DIY!! We’ll be meeting at 7:00 at Conspire, in Phoenix. Please bring anything you’d like to share (food, drinks, ideas, no … Continue reading →

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Thing-a-day, Day 21: Ordering Parts

Posted on February 22, 2008 by mahto

Today I ordered a bunch of parts that I have been lacking, including some H-Bridge drivers to drive the steppers (ST L298) and some random power transistors. It seems ridiculous, but it ended up taking the greater part of the … Continue reading →

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Thing-a-day, Day 18: (incomplete) Subsititution Cypher Solver

Posted on February 19, 2008 by mahto

Today I re-started work on a program to solve substitution cyphers. The substitution cypher is where you take every character in your message and replace it with a different character- they sell little puzzle books full of these to try … Continue reading →

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Thing-a-day, Day 16: Excuses

Posted on February 18, 2008 by mahto

The only thing I created on Day 16 was a hangover. It turns out that one is not supposed to ignore the strong in the name Strong Beer Festival. Which, one should have become aware of when the first morsel … Continue reading →

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