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Things that are technical in nature

Reminder: Penguicon, next weekend (I’m going!)

Posted on April 12, 2008 by mahto

The Penguicon Open Source/Science Fiction Convention is happening next weekend in Troy, MI. What could be better than a weekend of Free Software and Science Fiction? Highlights include: – Singing Tesla Coils! – Cool People, including webcomic celebrities Randall Munroe … Continue reading →

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Arduino on Ubuntu x86_64

Posted on April 6, 2008 by mahto

I recently picked up a new laptop (Thinkpad t61), and have been working to get it set up the way I like it. Installing Ubuntu on it was dead simple- using the Hardy Heron 8.04 beta, I had a fully … Continue reading →

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Controlling a clock with an Arduino

Posted on March 19, 2008 by mahto

Update: The Arduino system is fine; the only thing you have to take into consideration is the 9.54 hour rollover event, which Rob Faludi has provided an excellent solution for here. I made up a nice little over-analysis of the … Continue reading →

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Wii bootloader hack

Posted on March 14, 2008 by mahto

Just saw this today, it is pretty exciting! Here is the tetris game running on my system: Instructions are here. The tetris game is from here. Update: There are a few more programs here. First to port Shark! Shark! to … Continue reading →

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OLED display

Posted on March 14, 2008 by mahto

I was discussing LCD display options for projects with a friend, when I remembered that I bought this nice OLED display (possibly even pre-ordered it?) years ago, and never bothered to actually hook it up. Thus, tonights project. The display … Continue reading →

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Hacking a camera flash

Posted on March 9, 2008 by mahto

I was thinking about making a slave flash for my camera, and came across this post, which talks about re-purposing a disposable camera for just this purpose. Sounds good to me! I pulled out an old camera and extracted the … Continue reading →

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Thing-a-day, Day 27: Remote Trigger for Powershot S3

Posted on February 28, 2008 by mahto

Canon did not include a remote trigger option in this camera, however there are many times when I have wanted one. Recently, though, the CHDK people figured out that you can use the USB port on the camera as a … Continue reading →

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