Some interesting things I found recently that I think others might be interested in: A video of a cool 6 bit adder made from wood and marbles — I think this will be really useful for explaining binary maths to my kids when they show an interest. (More detail). A wooden combination lock. There is…
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Just storing this here — how to fix the keyboard bindings on MacOS
Just in case I am ever trapped again, these instructions made the Mac work like every other keyboard ever.
“Other than the fact our child will be bright, text-based and sarcastic, we will otherwise be a normal family.”
Because there are fewer and fewer of us, I must help keep our lineage alive. I am looking for someone to help me do this. I need a woman (obviously) who is willing to raise a child with me in the method of Unix. Our child will be introduced to computers at a young age,…
I’m liking python too, thanks for asking
Roomba serial cables
Similarly, I should build a serial cable for my Roomba sometime. Howto.
Dead Roomba battery
My Roomba’s battery is dead. Am I brave enough to make my own new one? Probably not, but I’ll make a note of the howto, so I can go it next time.
I feel like this engineer
I am currently transporting a bounty that has been frozen in carbonite with a device you created. I have been told to direct any questions or comments I might have your way. The Inbox Of Nardo Pace, The Empire’s Worst Engineer (via Good Gord).
Damn Interesting
I’m killing time at my mother in law’s at the moment, before bussing it back to Sydney (on the way back to the US) tomorrow, and I figured I’d visit Damn Interesting again. Some of the gems from this trip: An article on the use of deliberately introduced infections to treat tumours. How about a…
“Thriller” as performed by inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center
Uncontrollably awesome: Via Boing Boing -> Poetv.
Apparently I am ruder in the office than I realise
Some quotes from the Dublin office last week make me think that I might owe “Master N” (as he will be called) an apology. Master N, you’re nothing like a butterfly. You don’t have wings.