Monthly Archives: July 2009
Installing git on Mac OS 10.4
It’s supposed to be impossible to install git on Mac OS 10.4. Supposedly this is due to some dependency issues with asciidoc and expat[1] that Apple fixed in 10.5. But I needed it to work, so I figured out a … Continue reading
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Open Source Hardware
It appears that a Tuscon amateur packet radio group has produced some sort of license for open source hardware[1]. I think it’s poorly crafted for two reasons — it deals solely with mechanical and electronic hardware, and appears to be … Continue reading
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Open Source Hardware
I had a stimulating talk with Jim Mason of All Power Labs/Gasifier Project[1] on Thursday about what shape an open source hardware license (OSH) could take, and how the application of open source hardware best serves the Gasifier project. These … Continue reading
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Tire Wear
About a month ago, Tim gave me four or five really gorgeous bike tires that someone else was going to throw out. I finally borrowed some of Geo’s leathercrafting hardware, and made two of them into stylish belts:
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Sound Sleep on a Long Flight
I’ve made the six hour flight from the US Mainland to Hawaii many times, and I usually try to sleep through as much of it as possible. I have never slept so well on an airplane as this time, or … Continue reading
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Snella Time
I just finished making the Michael J Snella honorary clock/screen saver, for fun, after discovering a photo set by Bilal Ghalib of Snella apparently breakdancing on the roof of tEp. He’s shown here in the “7 PM” position — the … Continue reading
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Hack Tragedy!
In classic pre-deadline efficiency, I’ve spent the last two days finishing EVERYTHING before I travel home and can’t work on this stuff anymore. This push culminated, tonight, in my determined wiring up of the motor controller for what would be … Continue reading
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Electronic Scooter Hacking
I’m learning. I’m converting an electric scooter I found to a horseless electric roman chariot, for personal transportation, of course, and I’m making the motor controller work today. I was lead to believe that I could treat my scooter throttle … Continue reading
Opportunities
I’ve been musing on creating and recognizing opportunities: I think one of my biggest missed opportunities to date was, not setting up my online store to sell breadboard sweatshirts fast enough, when I first decided to make them. Within a … Continue reading
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