Blog, page 31
page 31 of 76Continuing through the writing archive.
The problems with sending a lot of emails.
Notes on running EveryDayFiction.com: the cost and deliverability headache of sending 2 million daily story emails a month.
Read postIntro to Making Puppets workshop on Saturday, December 7, 2013
Intro to Making Puppets workshop at VHS on December 7, 2013: finger, sock, sock-monkey, and muppet-style builds.
Read postA response to Life tracking and Quantified Self movement.
My life-tracking setup: Google Calendar for every event, phone alarms for sleep, and a spreadsheet of daily habit points.
Read postHow a Greyhound employee stole alcohol from my checked luggage.
Open letter to Greyhound after a Seattle baggage checker confiscated two bottles of 12-year scotch from my checked luggage.
Read postIntroduction to Home automation with the Raspberry Pi - Sunday November 24th 2013
VHS workshop on Raspberry Pi home automation: read temperature, motion, and door sensors, log them, and switch relays.
Read postBEWARE! ShareMouse, MaxiVista, Bartels Media == Crapwear
Rant about ShareMouse and Bartels Media selling crapware that disables itself behind a paywall after you set it up.
Read postIntro to Security, Passwords
Intro to password security: long passwords, multi-factor auth, password databases, and why to use different passwords per site.
Read postStar-wars engraving with a laser cutter
Star Wars scenes etched into wood on the VHS laser cutter as a birthday gift for a friend.
Read postGetting started with your Raspberry PI
Step-by-step Raspberry Pi starter notes: NOOBS, SSH, AdaFruit WebIDE, and a Python blink script on the GPIO pins.
Read postQuick and easy word clock with a spare monitor and JavaScript
A word clock made by laser-cutting a wood mask of words and placing it over a monitor driven by JavaScript.
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