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Thanks!
Whoever you are who is clicking on my affiliate links to order your audio gear and garden supplies, thanks! I suspect it's one of you who bookmarked my link, because the same stuff - none of which I linked to - gets bought repeatedly.
Anyway, I just found $123 of Amazon gift cards for my associates' fees dating back to 2016. This modern world, ( Read more... ) -
Kick it, Chuck: a Public Enemy review
I’ve been playing Watch Dogs ( Read more... ) -
Making my new DirecTV RC71 remote work with my Samsung TV and Onkyo Receiver
My regular readers will understand that this is really not aimed at them; it's reference for me when my devices get wiped by an EM pulse and I need to reconfigure them; and it may be helpful for some random schmo wandering around the web.
So recently I upgraded to the HR 44 Genie receiver. I had complained several times to DirecTV that the ( Read more... ) -
recipe: fried chicken
The New York Times recently did a thing about fried chicken and it got me thinking that I would like to try it. I have now tried making it twice and thought I might share the recipe with you; it is surprisingly easy and surprisingly good. I do not feel like I have worked all the bugs out; I am journaling these recipes - particularly the dredge ( Read more... ) -
DSM-V's a-comin' out, doo dah, doo dah
The anti-psychiatry movement is out in full force lately, due to the imminent release of DSM-V. Here's a Slate article reviewing a book that hops on this trend; I have read 5 or so similar articles on the topic in the past week ( Read more... ) -
Simcity (5): First Impressions
I have a little more free time than I used to - I've been making it for myself - and one of the things I have really been looking forward to is Simcity, the 5th iteration of the franchise that I've been playing since 1990. I bought the SimCity - Standard Edition physical copy
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Some Arduino links
Arduino software
Arduino Uno R3: This is the right arduino, a nifty little Italian-made board powered by USB with useful lights on the board.
An assortment of LEDs. These are nice because you get resistors with them and it is easy to figure out the voltage drop depending on the LED colors.
BB400 Solderless Plug-in Breadboard: This breadboard ( Read more... ) -
fiber optic scrap
Anyone have some short fiber optic scrap around? Thicker the better, up to about 3/8"; less than a foot long. If so and you'd be willing to mail it, drop a comment and I'll hit you with an address. I'd owe you one. -
Lumosity - We Steal Your IQ Score and Sell It
Say! Want your IQ measured, and associated with your name, address, credit card number, income, health insurance, and buying habits?
Then head on over to Lumosity. Oh, of course, they don't tell you that's what they're doing. They have 'brain exercises' for you. Those 50 years of research that prove that "brain exercises" don't ward off ( Read more... )
