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Update 2: DIY Hario conical burr grinder Kitchenaid stand mixer attachment
More updates to the previous 3D printed prototypes. The pieces are available on Thingiverse and Shapeways. These pieces were 3D printed by Shapeways in their White, Strong, Flexible material. Screwing...
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As XKCD says: "Log scales are for quitters". So, dear internets, I hope you will enjoy this playful critique of Marco Rubio and his pandering Young Earth Creationism.
View ArticleLIRC RasPi remote control configuration for GE Air Conditioner
I set up lirc_rpi so that I can use my RaspberryPi as an infrared remote control. As detailed nicely here, the process has been much simplified, at least if you're on Raspbian. Note, as I commented...
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Mount Auburn Cemetery Map and Key
Mount Auburn Cemetery used to distribute this map of the grounds with notable monuments marked. Maybe they still do distribute it, but they don't seem to have made it available online. A few other...
View ArticleUpdate 3: DIY Hario conical burr grinder Kitchenaid stand mixer attachment
Probably final update to the previous 3D printed design is here. (No change to the previous bearing adapter piece design.) You can also order these designs essentially at cost here. The main changes...
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Smoked trout on a Weber Q1200
I recently watched Jamie Cooks Summer and was inspired to try smoking some trout. I didn't have a bucket handy to do his method, but I have a Weber Q1200 small gas grill, so I wondered if it would be...
View ArticleHummingbird nectar recipe by weight (grams)
Online resources say 1:4 sugar to water ratio by volume. This translates to about 1:5 by weightTo be more precise: 0.25 cups sugar is 48 g, 1 cup water is 237 g, so the ratio is 1:4.9375 or 0.2025:1 or...
View ArticleVL53L0X NIR laser time-of-flight distance sensor with cover
These distance sensors are pretty nice, but most are sold without a protective cover and the makeshift glass or tape covers I tried did interfere with the ranging to some extent. This could be okay...
View ArticleCompiling GnuCAP in CygWin
Update: GnuCAP is now available as an official CygWin package, as is some dialect of SPICE.Very simple patch to get recent development snapshots of GnuCAP to compile in CygWin: --- md.h.bak 2010-03-19...
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