Blog, page 45
page 45 of 80Continuing through the writing archive.
InkPop.com, Are spammers and a security risk for their users. DONT USE THEM. They suck
Rant about InkPop.com sending repeat SEO pitch spam and storing user passwords in plain text.
Read postSpin Art - Vancouver Mini Maker Faire 2011
Rebuilt the giant spin art box with a belt drive and splash guard three days before Maker Faire, then ran out of paper by noon day two.
Read postSign Posts - Vancouver Mini Maker Faire 2011
150 hand-painted directional signs mounted on four posts for Vancouver Mini Maker Faire 2011.
Read postRGB LED POV Globe - Status update and mechanical issues
Twelve days before Maker Faire the 6-foot POV ring bent under stress, so the build shrank to a bicycle rim.
Read postNetburner http weird errors - Daily WTF
Fixing a batch of undefined-reference linker errors in a Netburner HTTP project by adding an /http/index.html file.
Read postRGB LED POV Globe - LED test 3
A second RGB LED test with 2-pin screw terminals between each OctoBrite CYANEA board, much more reliable.
Read postRGB LED POV Globe - LED test
Video of five OctoBrite CYANEA boards wire-wrapped in series and driven by an Arduino off a PC power supply.
Read postRGB LED POV Globe - Software
Software progress on the POV globe with a frame buffer class, bluetooth serial loading, and an ADXL345 accelerometer.
Read postStatus update May 12, 2011
May 2011 update covering a burned out spin art motor, a DC trip to HacDC, and progress on the POV globe.
Read postGiant spin art - Maker Faire 2011 Vancouver
A giant spin art box built in a weekend from a junkyard washing machine motor for Maker Faire Vancouver.
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