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Blog, page 37

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Continuing through the writing archive.

Projects · 1 min

The Giant Claw Game! - Controller

Laser-cut controller box for the Giant Claw Game with an arcade joystick, a fire button, and an RJ45 pigtail.

#Laser Cut#Robots#Vancouver#Wood#Maker Faire
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Projects · 2 min

The Giant Claw Game! - Vancouver Maker Faire 2013 project

Kicking off a giant claw crane game for Vancouver Maker Faire 2013, with research notes on cable rigs and XY tables.

#Robots#Furniture#Maker Faire#Vancouver#Hackspace#Video
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Development · 2 min

RaspberryPI - Find the MAC address and change the host name

How to find your Raspberry Pi's MAC address and rename its hostname so you can pick it out on a shared network.

#Code#Raspberry Pi#CNC#Arduino#Security#VHS
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Projects · 1 min

Space ship mobile

A laser-cut spaceship mobile made at VHS as a baby gift, with painted rings and pre-cut string holes.

#Laser Cut#Wood#Painting#VHS#Vancouver#Hackspace
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Tips · 1 min

Raspberry PI controlling an Arduino via the pyfirmata protocol

Talking to an Arduino from a Raspberry Pi over USB with the pyFirmata protocol to read analog pins and drive PWM.

#Arduino#Raspberry Pi#Code#Tutorial
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Projects · 2 min

Raspberry PI and the GPIO pins

Setting up a Raspberry Pi headless, wiring the GPIO pins to an LED and a magnetic door switch, and pushing readings to COSM.

#Arduino#Sensor#Code#Raspberry Pi#LED#Security
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Vancouver · 1 min

Board members on B.C. Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (LCLB)

Asking the BC Liquor Control and Licensing Branch who sets their policy, and what they wrote back.

#Vancouver#Canada#Journal
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Development · 3 min

Working with Open Data, Maps and data.gov.bc.ca

Building a bathymetric map of the Salish Sea in TileMill from BC and US open data, planned as stacked plywood layers.

#Maps#Canada#Code#Vancouver
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Self · 1 min

2013 Goals and Resolutions

Goals for 2013: weekly blog posts, 300 geocaches, learn Rails, build a card game, and add more home sensors.

#PHP#Vancouver#Journal
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Projects · 2 min

The Noun Project - Laser cutter Tips, tricks and resources

Using Noun Project icons as a source for laser-cut pendants, engravings, and geocoin designs.

#Laser Cut#Coins#Furniture#Flowers#Video
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