Let's Do The Time Warp Again
This morning it was 7 o'clock three times in a row! Wow!Clearly I must be caught in a Time Loop! So I did what any sensible person should do when they're caught in a time loop; I went back to...
View ArticleBicycle Shop
In March I finally cleaned out my basement so I'd have a place where I can work on my bicycles. I have an alcove that's just right for parking one or two bikes by the door so I can easily wheel them...
View Articlecheaphack.net
Just wanted to extend a little link-love out to Nick Johnson's cheaphack.net. When I first started reading his blog, I expected it to really take off, so I've been surprised by how few comments I've...
View ArticleFerron's Guaranteed No Mess No Mixups Method for Swapping Rims without Relacing
I'm restoring my fiancée's bicycle. The hub and spokes are ok, but the bottom of the rims once sat in a puddle until they rusted out. Luckily I had a spare pair of rims left over from my last bicycle...
View ArticleMountain Bike to Road Bike Conversion
Since my '63 Huffy was stolen, I've been saving parts for a new bicycle. I wanted another road bike, but all I found was a used mountain bike. I hate mountain bikes! Still, it was in good shape, so I...
View ArticleMy New Old 64-bit AMD
It might be a sign it's time to upgrade when you find a better computer in the dumpster!Melissa (my future wife) and I just moved to a nice little apartment in Norman. One of the perks of living in...
View ArticleHost Offline
I was trying to think of a catchy title for my first post after being away so long. Due some ironic glitch in my blogging software, "Host Offline" appeared as the default text in the title box. Why,...
View ArticleC++ Iterators
A friend of mine and I are collaborating on a game in the C++ programming language. The part I'm writing is a general purpose engine that will be used on both the game server and the game client, so I...
View ArticleI Feel Stupid And Triumphant
For years I haven't been able to run Linux on my laptop because my wireless card is not supported on Ubuntu. Dell used several different Broadcom chipsets in different runs of the laptop I got, and I...
View ArticleGetting the OpenMoko
As our cell phone contracts expire soon, I wanted to take the opportunity to get a phone that I can hack the software on (I've been quite frustrated by the horrible software on my Sprint phone). I've...
View ArticleMy Neo Freerunner Arrives
It's here! It's finally here! My Secret Decoder Ring Neo Freerunner!When you open the box, you're greeted by a quote from the Tao De Ching. I keep that same book on my desk. How cool is that?The quote...
View ArticleUSB Networking on the Neo Freerunner
Well the new version of the open moko software isn't much better; they changed a lot in the interface but it still has some serious bugs.This version of the software has a bug that causes my phone to...
View ArticleSuccess at Last: Wireless on the Freerunner with Om2008
Since I lose the USB network device when the Freerunner powers down, it would be helpful if I set up Ubuntu to automatically reconfigure the device when it does come back online. I haven't tested if...
View ArticlePROP6502 Laptop Project
I made a laptop. It won honorable mention in the Parallax 2008 Propeller Design Contest. The point of the contest was to do something that shows off the unique capabilities of the Propeller...
View ArticleMeatloaf Recipe
This is a meatloaf recipe that sort of just evolved out of cooking experiments done by my mother and myself with the help of my brothers and sisters when I was a teenager. We (especially my mother and...
View ArticleGiant Robot Headed for Colorado
Woot! We're going to Colorado! Sparkfun.com is hosting an Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle contest in their parking lot in April. This is exactly the kind of contest my powerwheels robot is designed...
View ArticleFinal Days Before Robot Competition
The Hardware is (mostly) done but as usual Software is holding up the show. Lateness is the nature of software; it's worse with robots because given the choice between finishing the hardware and...
View ArticlePublic Key Authentication
I haven't been updating this blog lately because I've been trying to get my webserver set up first, so that I could put the pictures there and just link to them from the blog posts. (Uploading pictures...
View ArticlePublic Key Authentication - Update
Turns out it's not easy to uninstall Ubuntu's encrypted home directory feature either, at least not while logged in over an ssh session. All I succeeded in doing when attempting to uninstall was...
View ArticleElectric Bicycle Conversion
A student parking pass at the University of Oklahoma costs ~$200 a semester. As if that weren't bad enough, they first try to trick you into buying the nine hundred dollar reserved pass. Instead of...
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