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Blog, page 20

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Continuing through the writing archive.

Projects · 4 min

Kangaroo words

A python script that hunts kangaroo words, smaller words hidden inside larger ones, across the 20,000 most common English words.

#Code#Ideas
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Bookmarks · 4 min

January 2018 brain dump

Notes on dropping Evernote for are.na, TeamViewer alternatives, blockchain art, the Ice Cold Beer game, and a pile of bookmarks.

#Paper#Arduino#Raspberry Pi#Motor#Code#Art
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Tips · 1 min

How I buy bitcoins and Ethereum

How I buy Bitcoin and Ethereum from Canada using Coinbase, LocalBitcoins, and Quadrigacx, with the fees and signup time for each.

#Security#Canada#Tutorial
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Projects · 1 min

ESP8266 bitcoin tracker

A Wemos D1 and OLED shield that polls the Coindesk API every five minutes and shows the current BTC price and my running profit.

#Arduino#ESP8266#Code
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Vancouver · 2 min

Vancouver Maker Faire 2017

What I brought to Vancouver Maker Faire 2017: the LED Pillar rhythm game, laser kaleidoscope, fox mask, thunderstorm cloud, and more.

#LED#Motor#Code#Maker Faire#Vancouver
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Bookmarks · 3 min

Notes from May 2017

May 2017 links: ESP32 sniffers, a giant laser-cut Bulbasaur, an 8-bit computer from scratch, Big Poop Data, and the BLACK 2.0 paint.

#Paper#LED#Laser Cut#ESP32#ESP8266#Sensor
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Vancouver · 4 min

Earthquake Kits for Vancouver

What I put in my Vancouver earthquake kit for under $30, parts list, and the personal items I tell people to add themselves.

#Metal#Paper#Vancouver#Canada#Tutorial#Journal
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Bookmarks · 3 min

Notes from April 2017

April 2017 links: Google AnyPixel, a drinkable tequila cloud, the Cubic Cyphercon puzzle badge, ESP8266 deauther, and Shodan.

#Paper#Plastic#CNC#ESP8266#Code#Markdown
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Vancouver · 2 min

Renting to the vancouver hackspace

Notes for any landlord considering renting to Vancouver Hackspace: unpermitted electrical, absentee board, garbage, fumes, missed rent.

#VHS#Vancouver#Hackspace#Photo
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Vancouver · 4 min

Laser cutting in Vancouver

A guide to laser cutting in Vancouver after 4000 hours on the machines: where to cut, who to follow, and which shop to avoid.

#Wood#Metal#Paper#Laser Cut#CNC#Code
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