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https://hackaday.com/2009/09/06/diamond-thermal-paste-update/
|
Diamond Thermal Paste: Update
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"arctic silver",
"ceramique",
"diamonds",
"dow",
"heat sink",
"thermal paste"
] |
The need to conduct laboratory-style experiments runs deep in some people. [Freddyman]
built an apparatus to test out several commercial and homemade thermal pastes
, including the DIY
diamond thermal grease we reported on last month
. He setup each experiment in the middle of an air conditioned room, ran the heat sink fan for 30 minutes to equalize the temperature, then turned on the DIY heat generator that the paste and heat sink were connected to. He’s got a lot of data from tests he ran with the eight thermal conductors; air (using no paste),
Arctic Silver 5
,
Ceramique
,
Dow thermal fluid
, pure silicone oil, silicone and diamond slurry, Dow fluid with diamonds, and the Inventgeek.com remake.
One of the big problems with DIY paste is the air bubbles that are introduced into the slurry as you mix in the diamonds. All of the homemade pastes except one were put in a vacuum chamber in an attempt to remove tiny bubbles. The one that wasn’t put in the vacuum performed the worst of all the thermal conductors. In all cases, the commercially available products performed quite well while the DIY solutions delivered mixed results.
| 18
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{
"comment_id": "92266",
"author": "heatgapho0d0o",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T18:17:29",
"content": "I find this very interesting because on my next gaming rig (i7) was thinking of reproducing the diamond paste…I’m not so sure now.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92271",
"author": "Megan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T19:11:01",
"content": "Great job.It’s nice to see people going out an doing comparisons of things that people wouldn’t normally compare.I mean how many people (except us on hack a day) would even think twice about a comparison of thermal pastes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92273",
"author": "jayson anders",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T19:22:04",
"content": "I am actually using the inventgeek thermal compound on my Intel Quad Core right now with very good results. i haven’t testes the other compounds but it is worth mentioning this is the first DIY Thermal compound ever. and while the results of testing may be flawed with his methodology, he as inspired alot of people to experiment and opened this up as world to experiment in!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92279",
"author": "vonskippy",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T19:56:52",
"content": "Maybe next he can experiment with various SPELLCHECKERS to see which one makes his write ups seem more professional and less dorkish.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92280",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T19:57:34",
"content": "I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: you cannot test Arctic Silver 5 seriously until you have let the paste cast for the specified amount of time. It’s something like 100 or 200 hours with periodic cycling between hot and cold. Usually temperatures drop about 2-3 C after this is done.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92285",
"author": "Alecks",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T20:38:19",
"content": "vonskippy, I thought that the writeup was easily understood and well thought out. don’t be a jackass.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92286",
"author": "tom.needer",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T20:43:47",
"content": "not bad for a 3 year old project with nothing to compare it to when it was written…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92287",
"author": "tom.needer",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T20:48:01",
"content": "Ya know… reading that forum and even some of the posts here I can’t help but feel a certain lynch mob attitude is forming. I thought it interesting that hackaday published their original post about that article with no reference that it is 3 years old, and at the time there was nothing to compare it to on the market. Basically I’m starting to feel hackaday is somewhat responsible for a very negative attitude about an author that has had a tremendous amount to contribute to hackaday and an even greater involvement in the comments defending hackaday. Kind of feels like hackaday is hanging him out to dry out of context to me. Where’s Elliot now?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92293",
"author": "jayson anders",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T21:53:20",
"content": "an interisting and applicable quote from the forums…“… your results are just as flawed as his are. I know of only one truly scientific study that used the appropriate scientific equipment to determine actual results. Overclockers.com conclusively showed the power of diamond based cooling a year before the InventGeek article. InventGeek even reference it. The article has been ironically removed but is available on the way back machine. So before you go throwing the first stone remember your testing methods are equally flawed though well thought out. In the words of the original article by oc.com, “a specially designed and built calorimeter was used. This is a precise instrument that cost about $75,000 to build.”. Secondly I would never test with or use in construction for test equipment wood. It is a tremendous insulator and with each test you change the thermal characteristics of the material with repeated attaching and seating of your heat sink and smearing of thermal compounds absorbed by the wood. Finally you didn’t even test and compare the actual test they did using arctic silver, so you’re testing is far from conclusive. Unless you reproduce his exact environment you are not proving anything. Though kudos for the efforts!”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92294",
"author": "Paxtez",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T21:57:25",
"content": "One possible methodology error is how he mixed the DIY compounds. In the inventgeek article they used some ghetto paperclip in a gum container contraption. In this aritcle he states that he used a dremel with a special mixing attachment.Then he comments on air bubbles being a factor.Anyone who knows anything about baking would know, one of the main reasons you use a high speed mixer is that it adds air bubbles (thus creating a lighter final product).He acknowledges that air bubbles are an issue and then treats his other DIY compounds to a vacuum to remove them… except for the inventgeek compound.Not saying the inventgeek compound would have won, but it seems disingenuous to handicap it as much as he did.(For those that will say: “But inventgeek never said to use a vacuum on the compound.”, I say: “Yes, but they also didn’t say anything about using a dremel to mix it.”)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92297",
"author": "jayson anders",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T22:36:56",
"content": "I am now actually far more fundamentally disturbed than I thought possible. I just spent the last 2 hours going through every post on hackaday… no small task… and this is the first time hackaday has attacked someone openly. What makes this more grievous in my eyes is the fact that the person attacked is a prolific author and has contributed a great deal to hackaday and in many cases were the only posts of fresh content when the site was young and content starved. If this is how hackaday will be operating now I recommend that no one contribute to a machine that now attacks its fan base and contributor pool. This is absolutely obscene and wrong regardless of the assigning articles and rebuttal articles. We post hacks. We post our experiments. We don’t attack another person for having integrity and follow through in highly experimental areas. Hackaday shame on you today.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92306",
"author": "vikki",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T23:25:05",
"content": "to jayson anders:you are obviously too intelligent to post on hack-a-day, I suggest you stop posting and save yourself the aggravation.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92307",
"author": "rasz",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T23:27:46",
"content": "you can argue about infogeek goo being better/worse all you want, what you are all missing is the conclusion – difference between best stuff he had and “Pure Silicone Oil” is 5’C at MAX.Thermal Conductivity (g/cal/cm/sec °C) = 0.00038thats 1.59 W/(m K). This is normal for cheap silicone paste. I use stuff that has 0.78 and I am happy with >3GHz OCshttp://www.angela.pl/p4782,ag-chemia-pasta-silikonowa-termoprzewodzaca-h-100g.htmlAS5 has ~9 W/(m K) according to manufacturer, but 0.9 W/(m K) in reality (IBM labhttp://www.electronics-cooling.com/html/2009_feb_a2.php)There is a lot of marketing and lies surrounding this subject because there is a LOT of money to be made on stupid people buying paste for $20 a pop.Conclusion is simple – 5’C difference.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92336",
"author": "Maoo",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T04:29:48",
"content": "Rasz is correct, with 5 deg difference from the best performer to the worst, that is no real difference at all (maybe to hardcore overclockers only). The average gamer will have their cpu run anywhere from 50-60 deg, what does 5 deg extra mean to such a person? Diddly squat since most cpu’s can run stable in excess of 70 deg!Heck I used to use some cheap ass white silicone compound on my old gaming rig, the temps never really got high and the rig is still running fine today. I intend to use the same cheap ass stuff on my newly bought i7 processor (Ebay is king for cheapness lol), given I only intend to play games and no overclocking malarky. I do not need an E-penis to say my cpu can do 5ghz quad core etc, as long as it plays the top end games at max quality, that is all that is needed.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92348",
"author": "asd",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T06:28:09",
"content": "the best paste is the MX-2,it cost less than the other,it’s easy to use(like normal grease,not stiky like silver),outperform as5 and other paste and come with a cheap and big tube.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92353",
"author": "jproach",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T06:34:53",
"content": "@jayson anders: This is NOT the first DIY thermal compound, and is not the first DIY diamond paste compound. You are giving him far more credit than is due.inventgeek posts (in my opinion) clearly fudged data, in an attempt to receive attention. Sadly it works.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "130447",
"author": "mcman",
"timestamp": "2010-03-17T19:05:00",
"content": "Producing a thermal diamond paste is not as easy as the DIYers think it is.I happen to be in the industrial diamond field and we have worked with major companies to overcome issues involved. It’s very difficult to have an air free application. Also the thermal properties and efficiency vary with diamond type, size and shape. Dispersion and suspension are also critical.Any real success would be truly accidental in an amateur situation. Like anything else, it’s wise to know your materials.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6444644",
"author": "John",
"timestamp": "2022-03-10T19:38:28",
"content": "Meanwhile back at the original topic, I have another candidate that should/could be tested.I needed some paste the other day for a giant LED array (9000lm !!) and couldn’t find my tiny $10.00 tube I bought a few months ago. Arghh.Have you ever seen anti Seize compound? It is powdered metal in a grease base. Maybe it has some metal plating or oxygen excluding chemical in it. It’s used on exhaust manifolds, spark plugs and anything else that may become seized and result in tearing the threads out of the softer metal in an assembly.Whoa! It’s thick and sticky just like thermal paste. It is available in copper and nickel and perhaps some others.So far It has worked OK, I haven’t fried any big components with it yet. Is anyone interested in testing this stuff?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,598.381794
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/06/diy-mechanical-scale/
|
DIY Coffee Table Scale
|
Jake W
|
[
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"balance",
"coffee table",
"Guus",
"scale",
"weight"
] |
[Guus] screwed together
this coffee table which doubles as a scale
. No welding was required to put it together – just some bolts, pulleys, miscellaneous fittings, and an original design. The weight is indicated through the (unlabeled) position of the counterweight arm. Currently it is limited to measuring 10kg (22 pounds), but can easily be boosted by adding a heavier counterweight. It looks pretty robust, maintenance-free, and fitting for any living room workshop’s weighing needs. [Guus] is also the proud inventor of the
rock radio
, and he is working on creating
Man-Y-Man
: a modular play system allowing children to create up to 1520 unique creatures.
| 16
| 16
|
[
{
"comment_id": "92262",
"author": "Pete",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T17:20:51",
"content": "It appears that this “scale” can tell you if something weighs more than or less than 10kg. Also, for personal interest I would like to see a graph of the spring rate that you would use for calibration.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92264",
"author": "SOOPERGOOMAN187",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T17:35:00",
"content": "How many POUNDS of the good stuff have you put on that so far? Only Reason I can see for the build. Not like you’re weighing babies after birth… oh and send me a pound too…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92270",
"author": "Megan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T19:06:40",
"content": "wtf. this is neither a coffee table, nor a decent scale. Seriously, what is the point!I see no way that this is a coffee table, and as far as a scale goes, there is no exact measuring. It looks like the counter balances are a couple of pieces of ham or sausage.Only a stoner would call this usefull.Sorry to be so mean, but com’on this is no hack, and sure isn’t hack a day worthy.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92278",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T19:54:42",
"content": "what the heck is it??",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92281",
"author": "godisafiction",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T19:58:20",
"content": "This looks like a Dada assemblage sculpture.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92284",
"author": "localroger",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T20:29:34",
"content": "Well, this is an idea that is all kinds of bad for reasons that admittedly aren’t readily obvious.For reference, I work in the scale industry.Perhaps the most chilling (or stupid) part of this is the bit at the end about finding a manufacturer. Here’s a clue: the first thing you will need to do, whether you find it aesthetic or not, is print “not legal for trade” in some place where it is prominently visible when you are reading the “display.”You don’t get to not do this. It is very illegal almost everywhere to build a scale, much less to market it, without placing a prominent notice that it has not undergone the usual testing and calibration procedures.There is long-standing reason for this; it’s always been more profitable to build a cheating scale than to supply product at better cost. So modern industrial countries get a bit picky about the tech. The ancient egyptians deified scales (in person of the goddess ma’at) because of their role as revealer of hidden truths, but they can also be the teller of hard to reveal lies if misused.I won’t even get into all the things that would be wrong with this design if it were meant to perform more than a decorative function; the bearings in casters are not up to the job of substituting for pivots and bearings, nor are the rolling surfaces of casters dimensionally stable enough to be trusted in this function.Scales are very subtle; if they’re properly working they don’t move much and things can easily go wrong with them that aren’t immediately obvious, but cause their readings to become totally whacked. My job has gotten me hauled into court more than once over such things.Build it as a toy if you want, but make very sure nobody ever thinks it’s anything other than that.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92295",
"author": "Jacob Woj",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T22:00:32",
"content": "If you just need to measure something within a five pound range, I think it should be decent (provided some sort of ruler is present to indicate the weight).I really don’t get the coffee table function either, but the creator has stated that it is one of its purposes (so I guess it serves that function for him).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92308",
"author": "vikki",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T23:37:31",
"content": "as a functional scale, it is very simplistic and not very accurate, but having 2 daughters that love to try things on their own, this is wonderful! kids love to get involved in my projects and love to help. I gave my oldest (12) an old VHS camcorder so she could do her own documentaries. homebrew and antique is great for kids, cause no one else at school has anything like it.kudos on the scales!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92327",
"author": "aztraph",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T03:26:21",
"content": "OMFG, I can’t believe all the negative posts! Did any of you even follow the link and read the article? I mean, he talks about his kids learning about measuring stuff; LEARNING PEOPLE!! That’s the whole point of hacking, to learn stuff. so what if it isn’t even close to being accurate, his kids don’t care. and if anyone would bother to study his design, it is rather innovative, it wouldn’t be too hard to add a scale to it and calibrate it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92344",
"author": "saimhe",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T05:45:31",
"content": "So why this “hack” isn’t described as merely kids’ playground, as a demonstration of working principle?And no, calibration here almost has no sense, unless you don’t mind of having an accuracy of ~3 kg. (FIY, calibration also involves non-trivial switching between various loads, and I’m sure that this thing will behave differently after (unloaded) => 10kg w.r.t. 6kg => 10kg.) If you ever disassembled a commercial scale, you already saw how sturdy and simplistic those pivot points are — minimum possibility of deformation, wobbling, etc.So why this “hack” isn’t described as merely kids’ playground, as a demonstration of working principle?And no, calibration here almost has no sense, unless you don’t mind of having an accuracy of ~3 kg. (FIY, calibration also involves non-trivial switching between various loads, and I’m sure that this thing will behave differently after (unloaded) => 10kg w.r.t. 6kg => 10kg.) If you ever disassembled a commercial scale, you already saw how sturdy and simplistic those pivot points are — minimum possibility of deformation, wobbling, etc.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92352",
"author": "Guus Oosterbaan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T06:33:22",
"content": "Guys,I’m happy to read about all your concerns dealing with exect balance and specific usage. I’m quite happy to read aztraph’s post though, since that was the only puropose I had in mind.Cheers",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92373",
"author": "Sp`ange",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T09:31:07",
"content": "I like the clever pivoting system made of casters. I’ll have to try to commit that one to memory for future projects.I would replace the wood counter balance, though. It would have to be adjusted based humidity change.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92452",
"author": "mike b",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T18:45:18",
"content": "I’ve made this great scale. its looks terrible but hey i can put my coffee cup(full) on it so it also doubles as a table. yah. pretty special. i mean its great when you need to figure out if something is 22pounds. like say… a cat. yep… spent a long time on this one",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92467",
"author": "aztraph",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T20:14:43",
"content": "Guus, i looked through your websight, did see a lot of neat ideas, I like the coat hanger/cloths pin light. way cool and love your work. I’m happy giving my kids old laptops to play with. keep up the good work!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92480",
"author": "Brad (halconnen)",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T20:52:56",
"content": "will it blend?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92525",
"author": "Wwhat",
"timestamp": "2009-09-08T01:09:42",
"content": "So, all the big mouth people with their accuracy talk and highwindedness, let’s see some links to a scale you made from an inverted table leg and some furniture wheels and using bolts only to connect stuff why don’t you.And no this not a hack…… sure it isn’t…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,598.439594
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/04/farewell-hack-a-day/
|
Farewell, Hack A Day
|
Eliot
|
[
"News"
] |
[
"@sweetums",
"anniversary",
"eliot",
"eliot phillips",
"robotskirts"
] |
Now, on the eve of Hack a Day’s fifth anniversary, seems like an appropriate time to announce my resignation. Site founder [
Phillip Torrone
] published the first post,
a red box
, on September 5th, 2004. On May 7th, 2005 I took over editorial duties at Hack a Day by publishing one of my favorite projects:
[Jonathan Westhues]’ proximity card spoofer
. Since then, I’ve run Hack a Day with a number of great contributors over the last four years: [
Fabienne Serriere
], [
Will O’Brien
], [
Ian Lesnet
], and current senior editor [
Caleb Kraft
] just to name a few. I’ve enjoyed watching the site grow, powered by the constant stream of
tips from readers
. Whether we were
turning hard drives into molten goo
or putting our hardware designs into production, it’s been a lot of fun. With all the new talent we’ve brought on recently, I have confidence that Hack a Day will continue to be a great resource in the future.
You’ll be able to find me online running my personal blog
RobotSkirts.com
and on Twitter as
@sweetums
. In real life, I’ll still be attending hacker conferences, like the upcoming
ToorCon in San Diego
, and local Los Angeles tech events like
Mindshare
and the weekly
Hacker Drinkup
.
In closing, I’d like to thank you, the readers, for all the support you’ve given us over the years. If it weren’t for all the tips, personal projects, and ideas you’ve sent us, we’d never have made it this far. Thank you.
[photo:
Viss
]
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "91873",
"author": "Whydon Tchablowme",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T20:58:46",
"content": "No, Eliot, you can’t leave! You’re our only hope!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91874",
"author": "Thiago",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T20:59:21",
"content": "So long, and thanks for all the fish.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91876",
"author": "jared",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:03:46",
"content": "You’re just going to be gone for the long weekend right?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91877",
"author": "_matt",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:04:18",
"content": "I’ll try not to cry over this for much longer",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91879",
"author": "heh",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:07:07",
"content": "At least this wasn’t a link to an instructible on how to leave Hackaday.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91880",
"author": "accela",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:08:18",
"content": "♥",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91881",
"author": "macegr",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:09:50",
"content": "Ummm…so, Eliot leaves and suddenly we have capital letters? CAPITAL LETTERS I SAY!!! In truth, Eliot has been mostly gone for the past year anyway. But thanks for getting this site on its feet, we’ll always remember the glory years.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91882",
"author": "jimmys",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:11:01",
"content": "I feel the site will be worse for your departure.I’m hoping you decide to start a new site that features innovative and original projects from around the internet that appeal to the ee/programmer crowd.Good luck!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91883",
"author": "richard",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:14:42",
"content": "dude, we’ll miss you. good luck with your other ventures!and why do we have capital letters?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91886",
"author": "omg",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:19:02",
"content": "We have proper capitalization now???Oh and bye. See you around. :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91888",
"author": "brokenlcd",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:23:50",
"content": "It was good having you around, good luck with everything else.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91890",
"author": "_matt",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:26:21",
"content": "CAN WE CRUISE CONTROL NOW?Sorry, it’s like he’s leaving everyone a sweet present. He’s giving us a going away gift.<3",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91891",
"author": "Winphreak",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:30:53",
"content": "Farewell, Phillip. I enjoyed the Satellite Wifi and iTablet you posted. Good luck with future ventures!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91894",
"author": "Matt Schultz",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:37:24",
"content": "It’s a shame to see you go, mate. Team Hack a Day will miss you.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91895",
"author": "pt",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:44:35",
"content": "eliot, you did a great job, thanks for all your efforts here and behind the scenes… i’m sure we’ll be seeing you around. i enjoyed running the site when i did and enjoyed reading the site after i went on to do other things.for all the new authors – there are a lot of great projects and interest in hack-a-day, it’s up to you to keep it going.i think most readers know it’s now a mahalo/outside company running things – the site still can continue to be a great resource without compromising it’s editorial *and* as all the evidence has shown with efforts like make, maker faire, sparkfun, adafruit, etc – you can also create a good business around the massive diy renaissance.(disclosure, it’s me phil, i came up with hack-a-day. you can blame me for the logo, colors and forced lowercase)…good luck eliot, see you around!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91898",
"author": "Jared Bouck",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:48:16",
"content": "Eliot, you will be missed by inventgeek! Thank you for your interest and support in our endeavors through the years!Jared",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91899",
"author": "calebkraft",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:49:30",
"content": "later tater. Thanks for everything.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91901",
"author": "davisr",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:55:51",
"content": "This is truly a sad day.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91902",
"author": "Wolf",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:57:58",
"content": "Farwell Eliot, may your future endeavors work out as well as HAD.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91903",
"author": "Tec",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:58:40",
"content": "I’m relatively new here, but when I look over at the index of hacks – wow, just wow! There is an amazing amount of great content here and that speaks volumes about the job you’ve done. Best of luck and thanks!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91904",
"author": "zandor",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:59:37",
"content": "Thanks for all the good stuff. Best of luck!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91906",
"author": "tech123",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T22:02:59",
"content": "sad to see you go. Thanks & Good Luck.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91907",
"author": "ME",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T22:05:02",
"content": "Why?justtake care, have fun and visit us..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91908",
"author": "Edward",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T22:06:58",
"content": "in true hackaday commenter tradition let me be the first to say:not a hack!thanks much for your contributions!!! you will be missed.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91911",
"author": "Stephen",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T22:08:59",
"content": "WOW, now I can use caps! No really, sorry to see you go, just hope it’s on to bigger and better things.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91913",
"author": "Skout",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T22:10:47",
"content": "I’ll miss you most of all, Scarecrow, I mean sweetums. Great work, will see you at drinkup.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91915",
"author": "Jeff",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T22:19:03",
"content": "Eliot, you will be most certainly missed! Thank you for the many years of digging up projects and presenting them here. How about a guest appearance every now and then? :) Take care man.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91916",
"author": "bort",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T22:20:25",
"content": "bye manyou + will o’brien = had’s finest days",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91918",
"author": "Theodric",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T22:23:37",
"content": "Happy trails, dude!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91919",
"author": "ehrichweiss",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T22:31:58",
"content": "C’ya…had to post that just so I could see that we REALLY have capital letters.. I’m impressed.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91922",
"author": "daley",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T22:37:52",
"content": "it was pretty obvious which posts were yours – I enjoyed those the most, without even looking at the author. you’ve paved a well-defined road, and i have much hope for the folks that follow you. thanks for making an epic idea a reality. may the electrons be with you.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91924",
"author": "happy gilmore",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T22:58:21",
"content": "will miss you. expect h-a-d to go to hell without you shortly. long live h-a-d!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91928",
"author": "MJS",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T23:02:27",
"content": "I wish you the best with things to come, thanks for all the time you’ve put in, we all appreciate it.s3c",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91930",
"author": "Miles",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T23:06:12",
"content": "Have a great one mate",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91934",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T23:28:52",
"content": "Good luck! Your posts will be missed.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91936",
"author": "dimm",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T23:36:50",
"content": "HOLY CRAP WHERE DID THE BETA TAG GOGood luck Eliot, and thanks for everything you’ve done here over the years. You will be… missed!~And we’re out of beta, we’re releasing on-time~",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91937",
"author": "shavenwarthog",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T23:38:48",
"content": "Hack a Day was always fun. Thanks for all your work!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91939",
"author": "Sahal",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T23:47:33",
"content": "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!IT CAN’T BE POSSIBLE!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91941",
"author": "Arkenklo",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T23:56:16",
"content": "i’m just going to pretend this is a enormously out-of-sync april fools joke. Right, that’s what this is. it has to be.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91946",
"author": "nave.notnilc",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T00:08:25",
"content": "cya",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91947",
"author": "Will OBrien",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T00:12:18",
"content": "Good luck! Welcome to the HAD Alumni club.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91948",
"author": "Polaczek",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T00:13:04",
"content": "Good luck!Thanks for starting this whole thing!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91949",
"author": "poisomike87",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T00:15:46",
"content": "going to miss your writing around heretake it easy and enjoy your endeavers whatever they may be@mike",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91955",
"author": "Backtrace",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T01:01:36",
"content": "Good luck with everything. You’ll be missed.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91958",
"author": "mrgoogfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T01:21:27",
"content": "bye eliot. et will phone home",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91963",
"author": "smith",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T01:43:45",
"content": "I was never a contributer to the site, but I just wanted to thank you for all the great articles and projects!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91965",
"author": "D",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T01:54:33",
"content": "Good luck, Eliot. Thanks for the memories. Or something. Thanks for the capital letters if nothing else.Now we can easily see who doesn’t even bother trying to use the shift key.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91967",
"author": "heatgapho0d0o",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T02:03:48",
"content": "Thanks for your contribution(s) to the site! Ive been reading hackaday since ’04 and to this day it is one of the few site I visit everyday when I wake up and drink my coffee. I will continue to read hackaday and as long as it’s up it will remain one of the top sites on the net for hacking/gadget hacking related articles.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91968",
"author": "Tomasito",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T02:17:42",
"content": "You will be missed Elliot. You did a GREAT job here, and made many of us read hackaday each day for a fresh hack.Greetings from Argentina, and the BEST of lucks.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91969",
"author": "gonnafail",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T02:35:02",
"content": "i cant believe this hasnt been said.no arduino?good luck on future endeavors.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,598.697177
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/04/hard-core-nintendo-dsi-hacking/
|
Hard Core Nintendo DSI Hacking
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"Nintendo DS Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] |
[
"dsi",
"microscope",
"nintendo",
"solder"
] |
So, you hacked your DSI did you? Let me guess,
you ran a flash cart
. No? You probably
added some LEDs
then right? No? You must be pretty hard core, did you
add a NES controler
? No? Well what did you do?
We still have no idea what this guy is doing. But he is doing it very meticulously. We found
[Micah Dowty]’s photo stream on flicker
and we were instantly pulled in. He has done some extensive modifications to his DSI. He has spread its innards for all to see and begun hacking. It appears as though most of this is for memory dumps and direct access to the RAM in the unit, but frankly we just want to stare at these pictures.
| 25
| 25
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91848",
"author": "jamieriddles",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T19:33:41",
"content": "wow.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91856",
"author": "apocas",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T20:11:40",
"content": "damn thats some serious soldering skills.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91858",
"author": "firetech",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T20:13:39",
"content": "http://scanwidget.livejournal.com/This is his website.. it seems that he is playing with the hardware for homebrew!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91868",
"author": "Cody",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T20:48:57",
"content": "Somebody get this guy a million bucks.No fucking way would well over 75% of us readers have a hand that steady. OR a needle that small that doesn’t end up corroding/melting off.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91869",
"author": "BILLY MAYS",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T20:52:33",
"content": "GAAA! CAPITAL LETTERS, ON MY HACKADAY?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91893",
"author": "abcd",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:32:00",
"content": "Seriously, it’s not that hard to solder those small wires. I often have to do such things when debugging prototypes at work. Soldering 0402 by hand is the norm for us too – and that’s all without any magnification. A good light and eyes only is all I use – I find using some form of magnifcation actually hinders seeing what’s going on.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91912",
"author": "napalm",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T22:10:24",
"content": "Holy God in Heaven! That man is a freaking genius and there are capital letters here, which is also neat.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91920",
"author": "monkeyslayer56",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T22:36:08",
"content": "so wont the wires overlap when he move it? or are the wires firm enough the wont bend over?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91932",
"author": "Dan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T23:08:59",
"content": "@monkeyslayerThat looks like the kind of wire used for wire-wrapping. It has some real thin insulator on it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91982",
"author": "Mic",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T03:31:11",
"content": "Wow they answered our prayers. Capital letters. Nice.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92015",
"author": "tony",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T05:54:29",
"content": "I don’t know if that is magnet wire or what, but if is, you could just burn off the enamel with acid, then take the tiny little bit of exposed copper and solder it to an exposed trace with a microscope. I see it being entirely feasible. The amount of dedication and patience is impressive though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92025",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T07:01:04",
"content": "“Seriously, it’s not that hard to solder those small wires.”rawr rawr rawr king douchebag",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92030",
"author": "heatgapho0d0o",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T07:18:40",
"content": "Like most of you I am thoroughly amazed at this guy’s skills. I mean wow, just ..wow. It’s hard to give to many of us electronic junkies a title like “badass”…but I have to say this guy has earned the title “definite badass”. I just hope this guy is breaking some of the DSi homebrew barriers some of us gamers/ds hackers are running into.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92049",
"author": "astroboy",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T10:54:38",
"content": "abcd has it right; with patience and a good iron, and good light, it’s not that hard to solder this small stuff. I use a binocular microscope at work.And, wow, captial letters!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92088",
"author": "samurai1200",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T16:27:40",
"content": "for really-real, it IS “hard” to do that close of pitch soldering, but it becomes orders of magnitude easier with a bit of practice and a good solder tip. at work i routinely do lots of rework, and we use 0402 size passives and TSSOP or QFN packages exclusively, no special light or magnification. but yeah, lots of practice is all that makes it easier…whats worse is that it is REALLY easy to make a cold solder joint when working this small… i’d hate to have to track one down in that BGA broken-out mess…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92122",
"author": "Edd",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T19:29:52",
"content": "“[Micah Dowty]’s photo stream on flicker” – flickrNot picking on anyone in particular but I’ve seen quite a few typo’s in the past few days on hackaday :) Someone needs to hack together an Arduino spellchecker that beeps loudly when there’s a mistake……",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92133",
"author": "charliex",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T20:21:56",
"content": "He’s probably doing some reverse engineering, or live trace debugging. I use that same spartan board to do the same thing ( and for the sump LA )Basically watching everything the bus is doing, giving you a roadmap of what it did. very useful for RE or debugging.Its like the hardware equivalent of that C64 visual debugger from last week.Lot easier with pogo pins though :) but definitely some skill involved with what he’s doing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92210",
"author": "manolis",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T08:44:55",
"content": "this could be interresting tohttp://hackmii.com/2009/09/dsi-ram-hax/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "93514",
"author": "Spork",
"timestamp": "2009-09-12T05:45:31",
"content": "It’s not terribly difficult to solder that small. I use my station with a 0.5mm tip and it works great. He did an excellent job though. I’m impressed.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94230",
"author": "Ziv",
"timestamp": "2009-09-16T00:20:40",
"content": "Only question left is … WHY?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "96998",
"author": "Download Free DS Games",
"timestamp": "2009-09-28T07:23:48",
"content": "Nice! You can nowDownload Free DS Games(as well as DSi Games) and transfer them to play on your DS or DSi without any special hardware or modification!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "101023",
"author": "William",
"timestamp": "2009-10-13T21:26:38",
"content": "The previous post is a scam. Do not give any money to that crook.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "104549",
"author": "DSi Games",
"timestamp": "2009-10-28T23:00:00",
"content": "Genius , this guy needs to build and launch his own console – at least his own games",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "126827",
"author": "jones",
"timestamp": "2010-03-01T01:54:32",
"content": "yea everyones using flashcards currently there are no realnintendo ds hacks",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "432579",
"author": "ed",
"timestamp": "2011-08-11T18:07:49",
"content": "It is quite clear what he is doing. He is picking up signals from the DSL to better understand its working. So the wires have no other practicle use than to transfer signal to a probe",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,598.607399
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/04/how-a-storoage-company-builds-their-own/
|
How A Storage Company Builds Their Own
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Linux Hacks"
] |
[
"debian",
"hard drive",
"hdd",
"jfs",
"raid",
"storage"
] |
Want 67 Terabytes of local storage? That’ll be $7,867 but only if you build it yourself. Blackblaze sells online storage, but when setting up their company they found the only economical way was to build their own storage pods. Lucky for us they
followed the lead of other companies
and decided to share
how they built their own storage farm
using some custom, some consumer, and some open source components.
Each pod is a standalone
HTTPS-connected
storage unit with 45 hard drives in it. Nine SATA port expanders connect to 4 SATA controller cards on the mainboard. The system boots from a 46th hard drive into 64-bit
debian
. Drives are running
RAID 6
and using the
Journaled File System (JFS)
. Our first thought when reading this was about the heat generated by those drives. A custom case houses all of this hardware and includes 6 big fans to take care of the cooling.
[Thanks Dave]
| 28
| 28
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91809",
"author": "Hackius",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:20:45",
"content": "I did the exact same thing for a company on a contract on a slightly smaller scale (20 TB/unit). They needed all that storage for huge video files.It’s simple really but it’s an elegant writeup.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91811",
"author": "Hackius",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:22:54",
"content": "BTW what software did they use to make these swanky diagrams:http://blog.backblaze.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/backblaze-storage-pod-power-wiring-diagram.jpgI’d like to make diagrams like that too.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91812",
"author": "louis ii",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:23:28",
"content": "Yeah, very simple but good writeup.",
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"comment_id": "91813",
"author": "Schreiaj",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:24:38",
"content": "http://www.c0t0d0s0.org/archives/5899-some-perspective-to-this-diy-storage-server-mentioned-at-storagemojo.htmlFor another perspective on this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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{
"comment_id": "91816",
"author": "BRANKKO",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:27:02",
"content": "This is really cool, but what’s about electricity?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "91818",
"author": "Hackius",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:33:26",
"content": "The seagate ST31500341AS seems to have a huge failure rate. People seem to be going through one a month. Even with RAID 6 is this an acceptable failure rate?",
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"depth": 1,
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"comment_id": "91820",
"author": "bob",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:34:39",
"content": "This setup is getting slated around the net. Please don’t use this as a good example of how to do storage, there are several pretty major flaws. It’s a nice writeup though.",
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"comment_id": "91835",
"author": "colecoman1982",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T19:02:31",
"content": "@bob: Thanks for the input, but it’s “put up or shut up” time. I don’t know you, and I doubt many of the other people here do either. If you want anyone to take what you have to say seriously then you should be able to give, at least some, examples of what “flaws” you’re referring to. Otherwise, we have to assume that, like the majority of people that post on internet message boards, you’re just talking out your rectum and don’t have a clue.",
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"comment_id": "91839",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T19:08:09",
"content": "major flaws not worth mentioning obviously.",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "91841",
"author": "daryl",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T19:14:43",
"content": "I think most of the negative comments on this solution are due to the lack of access to the software that runs the solution. The redundancy isn’t in the hardware (each red box is essentially designed to be throw away as I understand the solution). The beauty of this solution is in the software (which no one has access to, and they don’t really want to talk about – naturally, because that is their business edge) and how that software doesn’t require huge, complex redundant hardware systems.When you can build the hardware for next to nothing compared to commercial hardware storage solutions, who cares if you lose an entire rack of these boxes, because they were so cheap to build, they have 6 other copies of the data (made up number) in other racks and data centers. I’ve read some comments trashing speed, but when you realize that most people don’t have a fat enough pipe to strain these servers, that’s not an issue either.My assumption is that these boxes are seen as expensive 67TB hard drives in themselves. Cheap interface board (mobo, cpu, ram, boot drive) and high capacity in the hardware were the goal of the project, allowing the maintainers to write the redundancy into the software end and not worry about a higher downtime per box, because the box itself isn’t critical.*** I could be completely wrong. I’m just saying take another look at it and recognize that none of us have the whole picture due to the missing software component. I wouldn’t build one of these for personal use or for my business. ***",
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"comment_id": "91844",
"author": "phoenix",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T19:17:30",
"content": "I wonder why they went with three two-port and one four-port SATA controllers instead of three four-port controllers. To save $35?Also, what was the developement cost of the “custom Backblaze application layer logic”?",
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"comment_id": "91845",
"author": "daryl",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T19:20:58",
"content": "@phoenixCould it be PCI bus speeds? better I/O per raid array via more channels? I dunno on that one. Good question. I do know they have nine backplanes, and this way they only have one extra port instead of three extra sata ports. No real logic there, just pointing it out.",
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"comment_id": "91871",
"author": "redbeard",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T20:57:06",
"content": "There are a number of points i’d like to address. Now, there are also solutions here (unlike a lot of comments here). Please, in the truest sense of research and commentary, provide feedback. If I’m chasing this down the wrong path, please let me know.So each of these nodes consist of 46 disks. One for the core operating system, and 45 disks provisioned in three 15 disk RAID 6 arrays. One obvious failure is the operating system disk, this would be very unlikely to lead to total data loss so we can rule that out.Additionally, lets analyze the problems in the perspective of a single 15 disk RAID 6 array. A failure in one does not mean anything is more likely to cause a failure in the other two, so let’s start there.They’re using 1.5 TB drives in their arrays, thus providing approx 19.5TB in each RAID 6 array. Important metrics to note:* These disks have a MTBF of 750,000 hours. (With 15 disks in the array, thats 15 disk hours for every geological hour)* The MTBF is for average use, not greater than average activityThe note about increased activity is important. When a drive fails, you will need to interleave reads across every single disk in order to recover parity information to rebuild the failed drive. Doing this while the drive is in use causes extra seeks across the head leading to an even higher than “normal” amount of activity, increasing chance of failure.More insidious is the chance for bit error issues.On a SATA disk, the error rate in bits is 1 in 10^14. Problem is, a single 1.5 TB disk provides 1.31941395 × 10^14 bits. If there is a problem with one of the disks, we will need to read 13 disks in order to produce the replacement data. This means, given the formula:Percentage_of_Loss = ( (Recovery_Disks * Disk_Capacity) / Error_Rate ) * 100And the values:Recovery Disks = 13Disk Capacity = 1.32 * 10^14 bitsError Rate = 10^14 bitsWe achieve a 1700% chance of inability to read a block of data. This means a guaranteed loss of data even at one tenth the probability.So, where to go from here? Well, first, we need a better filesystem. Filesystem Copy-on-write with checksumming alleviates these problems. On FreeBSD or Solaris, that would be ZFS. On Linux we’re looking at BTRFS or NILFS.A hardware RAID controller will do little to take care of this problem. While it can do checksumming of the disk and periodic health checks, it doesn’t change the fact that due to the size of disks now, ther WILL be errors. We need to move to a method of compensating for this by design.",
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"comment_id": "91872",
"author": "redbeard",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T20:57:49",
"content": "Apparently, it won’t let me post my bibliography, lets try it with broken links:Bibliography:hxtp://db.usenix.org/events/fast07/tech/schroeder/schroeder_html/index.htmlhxtp://research.google.com/archive/disk_failures.pdfhxtp://permabit.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/are-fibre-channel-and-scsi-drives-more-reliablehxtp://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data-Storage/Hard-Disk-MTBF-Flap-or-Farcehxtp://blog.econtech.selfip.org/2008/09/56-chance-your-hard-drive-is-not-fully-readable-a-lawsuit-in-the-making",
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"comment_id": "91887",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:21:37",
"content": "I’m totally making one. That rules. I’ll never need a new hard drive again.",
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"replies": []
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"comment_id": "91897",
"author": "bob",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:48:09",
"content": "@colecoman1982 – I was going to post a link but didn’t in the end because out of the several places I’ve seen criticisms, no single post summed up everything flawlessly. Also the link that was posted 2 or 3 comments up did cover most things.I guess a lot of storage experts are a bit annoyed because they’ve been making cheap storage units without the noobular errors for some time but obviously you only get attention with a shiny red paintjob and some nice exploded diagrams. It is a shame that doing it properly is too boring.",
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"comment_id": "91917",
"author": "blerik",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T22:20:34",
"content": "How about this for a major flaw: When the primary power supply croaks, you really do not know what happened to the data you wrote in the last second. No raid6 is gonna fix that. There is no battery backed ram here. Oh, and when the secondary power supply croaks, you mess up a full set of 15 discs since half of them lose power (and raid6 cannot fix that as well).Why are they even using raid6 on the boxes is a mystery to me. The only way to make this setup work is replicating the data across multiple units in multiple racks so they don’t take power from the same bus.",
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"comment_id": "91923",
"author": "vikki",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T22:46:55",
"content": "to M4CGYV3R, untrue, they are using conventional drives, not solid state, and with data storage traffic they will degrade over time. of course solid state would about quadruple your total cost, but so far there is no long term permanent fool proof storage option for data. vigilance is always going to be a necessary ingredient.",
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"comment_id": "91927",
"author": "redbeard",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T23:01:48",
"content": "Whoops. Math snafu. The failure progression is not linear, but the idea still holds true. More disks, more bits, more failures.",
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"comment_id": "92021",
"author": "fcisler",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T06:29:43",
"content": "I wonder what the price difference is between using these cards versus a couple nice 3ware cards.The newer 3ware can span multiple arrays over multiple controllers – and has a 16 port model (IIRC). Performance would be significantly better.",
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"comment_id": "92051",
"author": "fra5",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T11:42:06",
"content": "I wounder what temperature the harddrives operate in? they seam to be mounted very close to each other. And how does temperature relate to fail rate?",
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"comment_id": "92150",
"author": "b0red",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T22:31:21",
"content": "I see comments and an article below that addresses the low speed of the system, how it is limited by the bus, the board, the ram, etc etc.This system is meant to be connected to the internet… via ethernet…. the best it would ever see in speed is 1 Gbit, the max the ethernet card can provide….What is the disadvantage in speed then in the sata bus or whatever… if your major bottleneck is the actual ethernet card?Also, I see many comments on redundancy… on another site someone said how the system was not for “real life like in yahoo or google” because of the lack of redundancy…. I don’t see dual power supplies on the google server (linked on this very same article)… and those are servers used on very real life applications.This system seems perfect for what it was designed for IMHO.",
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"comment_id": "92193",
"author": "Bluedodo",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T03:56:56",
"content": "So how would you do an offsite backup of so much data.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "92302",
"author": "anonymous",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T23:09:33",
"content": "@b0red: The google servers are for computation, not data storage. If and when a google server fails, the upstream software will simply have a different server do the work the broken one was supposed to do. Very little data is kept on each server, and all of the data is easily replaceable, of little consequence, and probably replicated elsewhere anyway.",
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"comment_id": "92386",
"author": "andrei",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T12:06:48",
"content": "May have missed it in the article but how do they delay the power up of the second PSU ? Is that achieved with a micro controller or can it be triggered by the operating system loaded with the first PSU via the motherboard ?",
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"comment_id": "136383",
"author": "Robert Paulson",
"timestamp": "2010-04-16T13:59:10",
"content": "For that $-u could get twice the TBs off of new egg with old AMANDA backing ya up. f(x)=bulk purchase external firewire drives, copy and paste the config file from the renegade site and let the daisy chain via USB and fire wire cook. I’ve got 30 TBs going now and it is smoking!",
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"comment_id": "200538",
"author": "Shadyman",
"timestamp": "2010-10-21T19:47:11",
"content": "@blerik:These pods use JFS, “Journaled File System”; however, like you said, “JFS journals metadata only, which means that metadata will remain consistent but user files may be corrupted after a crash or power loss.”[wikipedia:JFS]I would imagine this is mitigated in their ‘system logic’ such that if a write fails, it gets sent to another machine.I would also hazard to guess that the data center has some form of UPS and backup generator.",
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"comment_id": "202605",
"author": "Tanner",
"timestamp": "2010-10-25T16:52:38",
"content": "@ShadymanHe’s not talking about power loss due to the grid going out, he’s talking about the power supply giving power to the hard drives failing.",
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https://hackaday.com/2009/09/04/why-we-dont-need-phone-numbers/
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Hackit: Why We Don’t Need Phone Numbers
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"HackIt",
"Phone Hacks",
"Rants"
] |
[
"cell phone",
"landline",
"network",
"phone",
"phone numbers",
"telephone",
"voip"
] |
[digg=http://digg.com/software/Why_we_don_t_need_phone_numbers]We’re starting to think that phone numbers are deprecated; it may be time to integrate how we connect telephones with the new digital millennium. To get a firm grasp on this topic it is important to take a look at the reason we started using phone numbers, why we still use them, and the why’s and how’s of transitioning to a new system.
History of phone numbers
Telephone numbers started out as a way of physically addressing a telephone extension. Whether connected by an operator at a switchboard or through a magnetic exchange, each number corresponded to the hardware switch that connected the handset you were trying to ring. This
originally started
with named exchanges such as Pennsylvania-6-5000. The geographic location of the extension was shown in the name and this system gradually transitioned over to area codes and prefixes.
Continued usage
The proliferation of cell phones means that numbers are no longer tied to a physical location but are routed to the nearest tower to which each wireless phone is currently connected. So why have we continued to use telephone numbers? Backwards compatibility is paramount.
Cell phones overtook land lines years ago
but there are still millions of people connected to the telephone companies’ wired networks. Most of the phones used on these land lines rely on the touch tone system to function. Even the advent of
Voice over Internet Protocol
implements the same system of connecting calls by dialing a number.
What works better than phone numbers?
How many different phone numbers does your family have? Many households have a home phone, a cell phone for each family member, and a work phone for each adult. What if all of these numbers were addressed similarly to how the
Domain Name System
works for internet addresses? Something like this:
phone://famiy.johndoe2155.voice/john_at_home
phone://family.johndoe2155.voice/jane_at_home
phone://www.your_company’s_domain.com/customer_service
This can be accomplished in the near future. All cell phones and many land line phones already have the ability to store numbers so that you only have to enter them once. Cell phones can already input web-style addresses and a firmware upgrade would allow for a new system of addressing and storing voice connection information. Service providers like Comcast and Charter are already providing phone service that utilizes VOIP, paving the way for dialing from your computer. For legacy hardware an inexpensive interface box similar to the
digital cable converter boxes
could be implemented. The new box would have a keyboard and character LCD and be rolled out in the same way that
caller ID boxes
were.
Conclusion
No one wants to change their telephone number and be in the position of trying to inform everyone who might ever call them. This is why
laws were enacted to allow you to keep your telephone number
if you change carriers. If each family owned their “voice domain”, changing carriers, cities, or even countries would be as simple as editing the domain registration. Transitioning to a new system of dynamically addressed telephone extensions is the next logical step in voice communications. Although it would be a change for billions of people, it is possible and worth taking a look at.
[photo credit
Projekt Runeberg
]
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"comment_id": "91783",
"author": "DarwinSurvivor",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:40:45",
"content": "Except then we would run into the same BS system that ISP’s try to force on their customers. Most families would end up with “phone://family.telus.net/home” and the new “numbers” would once again be tied to the company you bought your phone service from.I know a few people that can’t switch ISP’s simply because their email is too well known for them to lose.I also don’t like the idea of requiring a 40 character keyboard (26 letters, 10 numbers, dots/underscores/etc) on every phone. That would get really annoying really fast.Phone numbers are old and deprecated, but we have to remember that the system to replace it must be backwards compatible (converters are fine) and sensible for physically small devices.",
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"depth": 1,
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{
"comment_id": "91786",
"author": "grumfus",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:45:14",
"content": "I’m all for advancing technology, but this sounds to me like another solution in search of a problem.let’s spend our time on more productive engineering exercises… like twittering toilets.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91787",
"author": "therian",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:45:16",
"content": "another fix of what not broken",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91789",
"author": "miket",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:48:16",
"content": "Saying we don’t need phone numbers because we can use a named address is like saying we don’t need IP addresses because I have have a domain name. Phone number == IP address. That’s not to say that the phone number addressing scheme is woefully outdated but look to the IPv6 migration from IPv4 if you want an idea how changing it would play out…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91790",
"author": "limey",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:48:39",
"content": "and when that’s done, we can focus our attention on replacing obsolete social security numbers with human-readable character strings identifying the person associated with that string… whoops… forget it… that’s my name.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91797",
"author": "louis ii",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:59:29",
"content": "I don’t think your suggestion makes sense to me… it’s a lot more strait forward to memorize a 7-10 digit string of numbers that can by typed as just that than it is to (see first reply).If your system was to work, it would still need to rely on some sort of number system, lest it confuse the users too much; humans are used to reference numbers. If SS numbers weren’t tied to weirdness, I’d say those would be the optimum identifiers of individuals for phone calling; one number calling all devices… but then, what happens when 8 people share a phone line?The proposition of this article just does not seem to hold any relevant purpose to our collective reality.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91800",
"author": "donovan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:05:37",
"content": "SIP (most VOIP systems use this) and XMPP (this google talk / jabber) type protocals already use an email like syntax for identifying clients (i.e. phones). Which is based on DNS discovery and then peer to peer / proxy negotiation.So we’re already headed into the no number future since the spread of SIP enable phones and proliferation of apps / services like Google Voice is rapidly increasing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91801",
"author": "Ian Tester",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:07:53",
"content": "Why would you have “www” in a phone:// URI?It should simply be phone://company.com/customer_service",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91804",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:12:34",
"content": "It would only make things harder to remember, and would probably not be practical if you are over using someone elses phone or a pay phone and you want to call home, are you going to easily remember a 20-40 character address or a 10 digit number? We could just carry arduinos around to dial for us.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91806",
"author": "TJ",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:13:45",
"content": "There are already RFCs and IETF standards for this so that one “designator” can reach you regardless of what you’re using (landline, mobile, voip, wet string).Perhaps implement research-before-ranting protocol.Needing to only remember 12-14 digits to reach most people with a phone anywhere in the world is a pretty compact system.If you’re a real hacker you convert all phone numbers to hex and back in your head with a flag to indicating leading zeroes and cut it down to under 10 alphanumerics..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91807",
"author": "Pilotgeek",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:16:43",
"content": "Hey guess what? Know your fancy domain names you speak of? They still need an IP address. IP addresses are similar to phone numbers in the leveled numbering system, and they’re what makes our magical internet work. No matter what, we need numbers to address certain devices no matter whether they are tied to specific location or not. Sure, we could make some sort of name addressing system to go on top of that like we do with domain names, but why? It’s easier to type in numbers on a phone. The reason domain names exist is so we don’t have to remember numbers for every public website but phone numbers tend to be more private. Your private home network doesn’t have its own domain, does it?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91819",
"author": "Thomas",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:34:35",
"content": "yes yes… because “phone://famiy.johndoe2155.voice/john_at_home” is MUCH easier to give out & remember than 817-555-1234…sheesh…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91824",
"author": "Anonymoose",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:39:14",
"content": "Not going to rehash all the stuff posted here, but I’d like to point out that this also breaks the unlisted number concept.In addition I could also see this sort of thing making “address guessing” easy using things like common name dictionaries. That would be a telemarketers dream, and a regular home phone user’s nightmare.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91825",
"author": "John42",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:40:20",
"content": "At the end, everything comes down to bytes, bits, 0s and 1s.So essentially everything is a number that’s in a computer.phone://family.johndoe.voice is also a number (presented in text), it’s just much longer.But 812-555-1212 is easier to tell and spell.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91828",
"author": "Leif",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:48:54",
"content": "While the concept of logical addressing is intriguing, it has some limitations too, such as knowing the location, family membership, etc (the “domain”) of the person. What happens when someone gets married, does the family name change?Why not just address the person directly?We already have Social Security numbers bonded to a person at birth – why not use that to address an individual?Aside from being computer-friendly (it’s numerical), it fits the infrastructure perfectly. The allocation system is automatic (get born, get a number. easy). The nine digit ss#, followed by the connection number (up to 10 connections per ss#). Your number would follow you everywhere.Besides SS#s are a joke when it comes to “security.” An easily memorized 9-digit number? Come on. That will get fixed once we get a national/global biometric database that actually verifies identity (rather than memory).",
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"depth": 1,
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"comment_id": "91834",
"author": "Neckbeard",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T19:01:58",
"content": "Well thought out article Hackaday. With your reasoning we may as well do away with IP address’ too.@Jack yeah maybe an arduino based solution would be best!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91836",
"author": "dnafrequency",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T19:03:01",
"content": "Google Voice already fixed this problem.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
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"comment_id": "91837",
"author": "monopole",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T19:05:16",
"content": "pilotgeek is right, it all comes down to numbers in the end. No need to throw them away or even appreciably change them. What is desirable is to build a DNS on top of them that allows for a common mnemonic device to obtain the desired number. As a practical matter this is really just a “411” protocol purged of ambiguity.This is already happening in practice. My new phone hides the numeric keypad in a slider. I generally call or text based on recent calls and entries in my phone. In essence I’m using a list of bookmarks. The presence of a DNS would simply expedite new number lookup. The option of 411 texting a ‘business card’ that my phone could add to its address book would be largely sufficient.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91840",
"author": "Jonathan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T19:12:41",
"content": "not useful… what happens if a family grows up, moves, maybe divorces, marriages, etc. The naming system falls apart.All you need is a location-neutral identifier. much like an ip address, but with a whole new namespace. then some sort of dns with simple easy to remember alphanumeric string that will look up the device’s address.Basically, what you’d end up with is… a phone number.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91843",
"author": "Michel",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T19:15:58",
"content": "A better solution is to have a unique phone number and attach more telephone numbers to this one, this works.Thinking on an alternative solution it’s not so good.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91849",
"author": "ney frota",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T19:37:00",
"content": "yeap! email syntax its better======================scenario======================dial to me…neyfrota@att.com(phone:neyfrota@att.com url) and ring on my mobileand if i want.. i just got my domain frota.com and use my phone server (included in my hosting package) .. now i gotphone:ney@frota.comphone:mom@frota.comand i use my phone server in my domain to create voicemail, routeney@frota.comtowhatever@someplace.com======================what we have======================sip:user@domain.com … this is real in sip world.======================smell like money======================for sure we will get …neyfrota@facebook.com… a service to route to my phone and also manage contacts and voice mail in facebook …. think same in many other “web 5.0” company======================follow the money======================now .. think At&t… think at&t+apple… think hight prices for long distance… do you really believe phone company will loose the control? No way!!! we still have numbers, because they dont want evolve … money dont evolve, money just create more money :)dont wait that change come from mobile company. embrace sip, support hardware that allow sip over any network (not iphone+att), create good and simple phone services, start your own phone service (and fight with google voice)… any more ideas?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91850",
"author": "kyle",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T19:40:45",
"content": "I can see it now. DNS poisoning becomes the 2020 version of ‘Call 555-5555 for a good time’.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91855",
"author": "Peter",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T20:07:20",
"content": "I like the idea of leaving phone numbers in the dust. It wouldn’t be too hard to do it either. Think about how cell phones have slowly overcome landlines. This system could be put in place over the current system and you could use either your Phone Address or Phone Number. As users get used to addresses over numbers, phone numbers can be phased out into the background as a unique identifier for the carriers. Then if they needed they could even just start using MAC Addresses and get rid of the phone numbering system.I think of it like email addresses, people are able to remember them or enter them in their phones or contact managers.Haven’t the phone companies had trouble with the current phone numbering system running out of numbers that they have to overlap area codes?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91859",
"author": "varjag",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T20:19:06",
"content": "So, what’s wrong with sip:yourname@yourdomain scheme? See “Session Initiation Protocol”, RFC 3261. It’s been used for years in VoIP now, and yes it does allow non-numeric usernames.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91861",
"author": "ney frota",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T20:28:46",
"content": "yes! sip is what we have!We already have the tools.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91863",
"author": "nave.notnilc",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T20:33:24",
"content": "hang on, where does the arduino go?more seriously though, having a system for people to link a variety of services to a personal domain that can switch backends for each of these services would be extremely useful, from phone calls to email to websites.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91865",
"author": "supershwa",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T20:40:17",
"content": "There’s just the matter of convincing 33 million canadians, 300 million U.S., 730 mil eu, etc. to curb away from a system that’s been familiar to them for so long. a few numbers is also easier to remember than “uri:howthafookisthisdomainspeled.com” format. Those with spelling problems would be pretty pissed too.if it ain’t broke, don’t break it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91866",
"author": "supershwa",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T20:43:23",
"content": "let’s also not forget the billions of telephones currently out there. there’s no simple backwards-compatibility method in place for it.I say this idea is burned…………….we need phone numbers for the same reason we use forks and spoons – for ease-of-use, and so we don’t make a fucking mess!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91896",
"author": "Fry-kun",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:47:04",
"content": "I agree that phone numbers are an antiquity, but URLs are much more annoying to remember.Another problem with them — what if you want an “anonymous number”?I think a system like email addresses would work much better.Ideally, user would be free to give outfranziska@von.karma.comon her resume andfoolswillbewhipped@gmail.comto a stranger in a bar. She’d be able to define which of these goes to which physical device (switching on the fly, adding/removing addresses, etc.)Allocating one address to one device is last century thinking ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91921",
"author": "ney frota",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T22:37:18",
"content": "numbers are not easy to remember.. i only know 3 or 4 numbers by mind… all others i use my phonebooknames are easy to remember, for sure.with names i can use same name for email, im, phone, website… like i do (not in phone level)but, this is possible only on SIP word, not on phone word…what we really need is:1 – a killer sip phone app… something like skype on sip .. everybody has, work in many platforms, everybody knows how to use2 – services to connect old phone network with SIP word (dial IN and dial OUT credits)3 – let live flows and see the changes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91933",
"author": "monkeyslayer56",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T23:10:40",
"content": "ok before i say anything else let me say this I DID NOT READ EVERY POST so forgive me if this ahs been posted. now on with the post…you could use a phone number a an IP address and then make the phone number domain optional(registering your IP with an DNS provider for instance) and then either give people your phone number(IP address) and they can call you wile u could also just give someone your domain name(such as phone://mydomnain.com) and then if u changed numbers a lot(switching from cell to landline/moving a lot) then you could do that and since the Domain anme would be optional u still would have the “unlisted” number option. and then u wouldn’t need those long and hard to remember addresses(phone://famiy.johndoe2155.voice/john_at_home) idk for sure if that would work but with IPv6 coming out i don’t see why we cna’t use those extra address to tie them to a phone number or just simply have the phone company tie the phone number to the internet some how(modified IPv6 address maybe?) idk but thats my 2 cents on the matter",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91935",
"author": "Anonymoose",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T23:36:49",
"content": "Another thought as to why it wouldn’t likely happen is because carriers use call data records to track for billing.These CDRs contain a great amount of information about a call, and are a specific format. Software has been written to deal with these things, and the software would require changes (in some cases radical ones).Furthermore, software has been written for telephony switches too, that would have to be updated.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91942",
"author": "Mark Roduner",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T23:56:53",
"content": "Besides arm long URLs to address everyone, I’m surprised everyone here seems to think the rest of the world would want to, or even can be, represented within the roman alphabet? Even with localization of the character sets, calling ايران, 日本, or even Ελλάδα, would be a herculean chore.Phone numbers however, use a universal human construct… numbers, and a nearly global usage of arabic numerals. You know… could there be a reason why nobody has tried this bright idea with devices with a limited input system?In closing… this seems like a solution^w a problem in search of a problem.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91950",
"author": "KingOfDos",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T00:15:59",
"content": "The technique (what people describe as sip:user@example.com) for VoIP based on DNS is calld SIP URI.Quote @ supershwa:“a few numbers is also easier to remember than uri:howthafookisthisdomainspeled.com format.”Remember, that’s a USER problem! No, *not* the person who wants to remember the domain name, but the person who choose to register the domain.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91972",
"author": "SoulSalmon",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T02:58:13",
"content": "@KingOfDosI think that’s what he’s saying.My 2 cents:Basically this might look all well and good on paper, but in practice it’s just not practical.The email format MIGHT work but theres still the problem of phasing out the old system… basically once someone moves to the “new” system everyone on the “current” system would be cut off from them.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92010",
"author": "blankthemuffin",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T05:32:29",
"content": "Numbers are way easier to remember and deal with than names, this is why we all use IP addresses instead of domain names.Seriously, are you guys listening to yourselves?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92013",
"author": "moshguy",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T05:36:53",
"content": "I believe that the article presents an interesting point. The telephone numbering system is antiquated and could use some updating.There were some folks that said remembering a domain name is going to be harder than a phone number. I’ll be the first to say is wrong. We’ll even put it to the test. We can have a group of 15 people memorized 10 phone numbers and 10 domain names in 5 minutes. My money would be on the domain names being remembered better than the phone numbers.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92016",
"author": "Sid B",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T05:58:59",
"content": "There’s a solution already in place that is doing exactly what you’re proposing above. Its called .tel (or “dot tel”).Have a look athttp://telnic.orgfor more details.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92036",
"author": "Rachid",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T08:45:00",
"content": "Why not do it the other way around using ENUM ?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92066",
"author": "jim",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T13:58:43",
"content": "No one wants to change their telephone number and be in the position of trying to inform everyone who might ever call them. So I have Google Voice now",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92076",
"author": "Tetrafluoroethane",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T14:58:04",
"content": "Normally I like the idea of changing things up, but this seems insanely bad for a couple of reasons.First: to maintain proper portability, everyone needs their own domain. Not such a big deal until I find my family domain has already been registered by a family with the same name. Then we have a problem. I am sure I am not the only person in the world with my exact name and that is bound to be a problem.Second: verbal clarity. While many methods exist for me to transfer my phone number to you, one common method is verbally. It is much clearer speaking a string of numbers than a string of letters. Did you say ‘V’? Or ‘B’? Or was that ‘D’? Or ‘E’? Unless everybody learns the phonetic alphabet, this would be a potential stumbling block.I am, however, in favor of reform! ;) I would like to see the phone number system become more of a global namespace. Find a more universal format similar to IP that could hopefully address any potential phone user in the world. I like the ability we have currently to shorten the number by leaving off the country code, but I am in favor of full 10-digit dialing.Just my ha’penny.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92148",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T22:23:16",
"content": "this is a bad idea.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92154",
"author": "octelcogopod",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T22:52:10",
"content": "@monkeyslayer56:You should have read EVERY post",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92159",
"author": "sansan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T23:16:26",
"content": "Probably is easier 911 thanphone://san_jose_ca_usa.police_department.voice/emegency “help!”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92165",
"author": "monkeyslayer56",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T23:53:58",
"content": "@octelogopodthere were so many post and so little time…@ sansanthat is probable the reason they don’t just make us suffer with it lol",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92171",
"author": "Matthew",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T00:15:24",
"content": "While I detest the idea of eliminating telephone numbers entirely (I use rotary dialing), I would certainly not mind to see some sort of DNS-like system implemented over top.(Warning: a tangent follows.)However, a point was raised about transferrable telephone numbers. In this respect, the internet is, in fact, lagging the telephone system, for static IP addresses are far from universal. I would like to see a law passed mandating static, transferrable IP addresses for all ISP customers, so that if I wished select friends to be able to view my site or otherwise access my network, I could simply tell them to connect to, for example, 10.10.10.10, and it would work indefinitely.Just my $0.02.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92200",
"author": "Ivan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T05:28:59",
"content": "While I can understand the assumption that “the phone system has not evolved because it needs to be backwards compatible,” I disagree. The system used isolates groups and individuals requiring them to pay to connect. Further, the current information string used to address phones requires far less system resources to use. It’s about using the least resources to get our money, not about keeping landlines in the loop. It would actually be very simple for companies to decide that all landlines would be returned and replaced with a modem and handset. They would gladly pass the cost on to the consumer. We could have a numberless system in place in only as long as it would take to manufacture the devices and tell customers to come in and switch.Truly, the biggest reason we don’t need phone numbers is because we have so many computers and wireless devices. Anything done by phone can be accomplished with simple voice messaging programs. The only requirement is knowing which program and an e-mail address, and of course paying your ISP (no need to pay long distance even if your ISP is a cell provider). Cell providers already provide a connection to the internet, if your cell had an MSN app (just an example) you could text and/or voice chat without using a number. BUT, data transfer is a lot more bandwidth and information to deal with.Phone numbers are a well established means of generating revenue, that’s it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92242",
"author": "JayD",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T14:25:43",
"content": "Say hello to the real problem with cell phones – lack of coverage! I just read last week that China is getting the iPhone. That’s good for China but still no good for most of Middle GA USA. Get 5 miles off the interstate in our area and the US doesn’t even have service with AT&T or Sprint or the signal is down to none or one bar and unusable. An iPhone here is nothing but a $500 paperweight. It should be illegal to let only one company sell a product from another company. Apple, AT&T and Sprint can kiss my blackberry! In general, people don’t really care how a phone number is routed or how it works as long as it actually works. no shoes, no service, big problem.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92243",
"author": "Wwhat",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T14:41:55",
"content": "So basically what we could do is a central computerized white pages ‘DNS’ system that is run efficiently and globally, by parties not tied to a business or government, then we can use number as normal but if the subscriber wishes he can make an alphanumeric address too.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92244",
"author": "Wwhat",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T14:42:23",
"content": "@JayD paperweight is overdoing it, it still has apps and music and stuff, it just can’t do calls.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,598.545852
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/04/variable-range-sprinkler/
|
Variable Range Sprinkler
|
Devlin Thyne
|
[
"Arduino Hacks",
"green hacks",
"home hacks"
] |
[
"arduino",
"sprinkler",
"variable range sprinkler"
] |
[vimeo
http://vimeo.com/6409575
w=470&h=352]
[
Pete
], a
musician
, and the guy behind SparkFun’s
pogobeds
and
locking footprints
has a sprinkler hack. He wanted to keep his dog, Choppy, happy with a green lawn while also keeping his sidewalk water free. To solve this problem, he hacked his sprinkler and hose to adjust the sprinkler’s range. He uses an
Arduino
to read a potentiometer signifying the direction that the sprinkler is facing and a servo to adjust a hose valve that controls the sprinkler’s water flow. Be sure to check out the video above to see it in action.
| 14
| 13
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91778",
"author": "sly",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:23:28",
"content": "how to shoot a square pattern with a round pattern device.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91781",
"author": "Odin84gk",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:30:27",
"content": "Or you can do it mechanically.http://www.gilmour.com/Watering/Hose-End/Sprinklers/Large-Coverage/Pattern-Master-.aspx",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91796",
"author": "dixon",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:58:47",
"content": "Wonderful. Now all you need is an input device so that you can map the outer perimeter of the fall line. Then the arduino could shoot any pattern you wanted.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91799",
"author": "louis ii",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:02:45",
"content": "That is seriously awesome.Thanks for sharing!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91847",
"author": "RoHS",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T19:33:21",
"content": "way sweet post",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91875",
"author": "Velli",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T21:01:03",
"content": "Odin84gk, you can’t do anything mechanically anymore. This is the digital age! If it doesn’t have an arduino in it, it’s not a hack.GET OFF MY BROWN PATCHY LAWN!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92031",
"author": "Kidmose",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T07:20:47",
"content": "Brilliant!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92147",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T22:19:24",
"content": "another worthy arduino project. keep it up!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94660",
"author": "Pete",
"timestamp": "2009-09-17T16:23:41",
"content": "Hey thanks! This was a fun project! Sparkfun was kind enough to post it on their homepage yesterday! (http://www.sparkfun.com) And I found out from a comment about another guy doing some fancy sprinklers. No videos, but it sounds pretty cool and you can check it out here: “The SmartRotor”http://www.innogation.comAlso – hey Dixon – great minds think alike! I’m schemin’ up a board that will have 5 trim pots for user input. It will allow you to input different water pressure levels for 5 different windows of sprinkler position. Right now I gotta set my pressure levels in the code and re-upload, but it would be way better to adjust it in real time.You guys got any other ideas for an input device?Anybody interested in seeing my hacked arduino sketch? I’m sure there are much more efficient ways to write it, and I’d be happy to learn!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "182249",
"author": "Kris Lee",
"timestamp": "2010-09-17T11:32:18",
"content": "What is the price of this system?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "582397",
"author": "martinmunk",
"timestamp": "2012-02-14T21:37:39",
"content": "WHY not just connect the sprinkler feedback directly to the valve? With the proper “arm” length, it should be fine?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "583575",
"author": "Pete",
"timestamp": "2012-02-16T19:20:27",
"content": "Hey Martin,It took quite a bit of force to move the valve, so it was nice to have the strength of the serve to move the valve. I don’t think the mechanical movement of the sprinkler head could have had enough power to move the valve. But hey, maybe with a better valve, it could be done.",
"parent_id": "582397",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "683943",
"author": "Michael",
"timestamp": "2012-06-19T09:04:59",
"content": "You could spray an interesting pattern on a big field, and have this pattern stand out in fresh green grass after a few weeks",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "690172",
"author": "mikerr",
"timestamp": "2012-06-28T09:35:27",
"content": "Nice, but it won’t work on a windy day!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,598.92805
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/04/mini-mame-cabinet/
|
Mini MAME Cabinet
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"home entertainment hacks"
] |
[
"arcade",
"i-pac",
"mame",
"mini cabinet"
] |
[luis] added to the
collection of
MAME projects
we’ve covered with his mini MAME cabinet build. This is his 5th mini cabinet and features a 5″ PlayStation LCD screen, a joystick, four control buttons, player 1 and 2 start buttons, speakers, and a lighted marquee. The controls are interfaced through an
I-PAC
and the system running the whole thing is a mini-ITX board with an Atom processor and two gigs of RAM. The
build log is in Spanish
and takes us all the way from a cardboard prototype to the finished particle board cabinet full of high quality artwork.
Gameplay starts about 5:30 into the video.
| 10
| 10
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91779",
"author": "B",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:23:59",
"content": "Where can i get one? Hoe much $$???",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91793",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:50:32",
"content": "Off topic but can anyone recommend a BT wireless game pad I can use with my netbook for playing emus?It’s that or hack a wireless dongle internally.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91817",
"author": "pod",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:32:36",
"content": "cool music!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91864",
"author": "Reinier",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T20:33:36",
"content": "@ striderI normally just read and don’t comment but since your thoughts are always insightfull I feel I should respond to your request.Look at using a PS3 controller. They are bluetooth and, imho, quite comfortable. Not the cheapest though, but that’s a personal call.The drivers are an open source project I think, or at least free. For windows Hackaday featured it here:http://hackaday.com/2009/01/11/windows-drivers-for-ps3-controllers/Good luck with it :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92132",
"author": "CoR",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T20:18:05",
"content": "Es todo un placer ver articulos tambien en castellano!!!Seguro que no soy el unico seguidor hispanohablante, de todos modos llevo años siguiendo la web en Ingles, Felicidades por el 5 Aniversario.Una pena que la gente de por aqui no se anime a publicar mas cosas.Saludos y a seguir muchos años mas.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92260",
"author": "sqwatdog",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T16:58:33",
"content": "Amazing project. Anyone know what software he uses for his main interface? For lack of a better term, it’s beautiful. I’m building a mame cabinet and it’s exactly what I’m looking for.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "93184",
"author": "sam seide",
"timestamp": "2009-09-10T17:27:30",
"content": "from the translated website it says the front end is “maximus arcade”. Don’t know if it’s translated right but that’s what it says.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "133773",
"author": "Tommi",
"timestamp": "2010-04-02T08:59:55",
"content": "So is this like an arcade cabinet for babies? :) why not just make the thing real size",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "281545",
"author": "Garth Bock",
"timestamp": "2010-12-09T22:53:16",
"content": "Does anyone have templates for the cabinet or a blueprint ? Please help I would like to make this for a christmas present.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "410281",
"author": "Corbo",
"timestamp": "2011-06-26T13:07:50",
"content": "Check out my mini cabinet attempt:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeAWzEoEBHY",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,598.268152
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/04/tap-controlled-metronome/
|
Tap-controlled Metronome
|
Jakob Griffith
|
[
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"metronome",
"PIC 16F",
"tap"
] |
[Adam] and his buddy [Matthew] sent in their tap-controlled metronome, or as they prefer, “
metronome with an attitude
.” Using the piezo speaker you can tap patterns and rhythm into the memory and it will repeat it back to you in loop. The two buttons allow you to speed up or slow down the beat which is indicated by an led array. As per their request, we mention its entirely on a PIC 16F, not an Arduino. Perhaps the most interesting part we found that’s definitely worth checking out was their
amazingly detailed build process
. Check out a quick video of the metronome in action after the break.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-vJAlJf0Gk]
| 8
| 8
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91769",
"author": "pod",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T16:58:29",
"content": "lovely :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91772",
"author": "John Smith",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:04:24",
"content": "The pattern repeating and piezo INPUT features are pretty creative. This is great.Good job guys",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91826",
"author": "Oscar",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:42:11",
"content": "I really like this project. I can foresee incorporating it into a guitar and having the output routed to an amp to make all sorts of weird noises. What I’d like to find is a diy metronome. I have a project I want to use it in, but haven’t found a diy version anywhere.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91829",
"author": "Adam",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:50:11",
"content": "Thanks for the positive comments!Oscar, I’m curious why you say you haven’t found a diy metronome… you can use *this* as a DIY metronome, just tap it at the tempo you want!Great idea about putting it in a guitar. Be sure to send us a video if you do it!Related idea: I can see it now, modifying the output so it will slap your acoustic guitar for you, with a solenoid or something. Start out the song by tapping your guitar, and it’ll keep going after you start to strum.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91961",
"author": "napalm",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T01:32:41",
"content": "I love it! Can I haz one plzzzzzzzzzzz??",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91970",
"author": "Adam",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T02:35:54",
"content": "napalm, we’ve made kits available for purchase. :)The net connection out here on the dock is a little flaky, so apologies for any double/triple posting.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92199",
"author": "Oscar",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T05:18:59",
"content": "Sorry Adam, I should clarify my statement. Although this metronome project is amazing, I’ve been looking for something simpler (turn a knob and set the tempo)I have a spare Epi Les Paul that would be perfect for the tap metronome project. I’ll start drawing up a couple of ideas.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94449",
"author": "Rufio",
"timestamp": "2009-09-16T19:18:56",
"content": "Oscar, I just found this one on the net and was thinking of adding it in an effects pedal.http://www.danielandrade.net/2007/11/01/howto-make-your-own-metronome/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,598.320816
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/06/toyaanisqatsi-time-lapse-control-using-lego-parts/
|
Toyaanisqatsi: Time Lapse Control Using LEGO Parts
|
Phil Burgess
|
[
"Arduino Hacks",
"digital cameras hacks"
] |
[
"animation",
"arduino",
"filmmaking",
"gears",
"lego",
"motion control",
"photography",
"processing",
"stepper",
"Technic",
"time-lapse",
"timelapse"
] |
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm1fFQfGc9M&feature=player_embedded]
A simple panning motion can add impact to the already-dramatic effect of
time lapse photography
. To accomplish this, frugal cinematographers sometimes build [Rube Goldberg] contraptions from clock motors, VCR parts or telescope tracking mounts. Hack a Day reader [Stephan Martin] has
assembled a clever bargain-basement system
using an Arduino-driven stepper motor and a reduction gear system built up from LEGO Technic parts, along with some Processing code on a host PC to direct the show.
While the photography is a bit crude (using just a webcam), [Stephan’s] underlying motion control setup might interest budding filmmakers with [Ron Fricke] aspirations but Top Ramen budgets. What’s more, unlike rigid clock motor approaches, software control of the camera mount has the potential for some interesting non-linear, fluid movements.
| 4
| 4
|
[
{
"comment_id": "92267",
"author": "Tater",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T18:35:24",
"content": "Really well done, I’m impressed, I may just use something based on this for an upcoming project. Thank for the post.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92283",
"author": "ironjungle",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T20:09:44",
"content": "See my low tech $3 drop dead simple how to video on how to make a panning device here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnmhTjPHHOMand a quick sample of it working here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl9bwdcrkS4",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92381",
"author": "Kevin",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T10:25:01",
"content": "he should have disabled the autoexposure on the webcam",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92394",
"author": "grovenstien",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T13:09:11",
"content": "innsbruck ah yes scary airport between the mountains!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,598.87943
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/05/take-command-of-your-bash-prompt/
|
Take Command Of Your BASH Prompt
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Linux Hacks"
] |
[
"bash",
"linux",
"prompt",
"shell"
] |
[Joshua] has put together
a list of BASH prompt customizations
. The command prompt is used in a command-line interface to show that the system is ready for the next command. Often times this is nothing more than a user name, host name, and working directory:
mike@krusty:~$
[Joshua’s] customization examples can be used to color code the information in your prompt, change what information is displayed, and make the prompt respond differently when an invalid command is typed. A
BASH prompt reference
is helpful in deciphering what each of these commands do. The easiest simplification is to understand that non-printing characters (such as color codes) are surrounded in escaped square brackets. For example, line 1 is the sequence for Red, line 2 is the sequence for Dark Grey, and line 3 sets a simple prompt to display in Red and all text after that to be in Dark Grey:
\[\e[0;31m\]
\[\e[1;33m\]
PS1="\[\e[0;31m\]\u@\h:\w\$ \[\e[1;30m\]"
Above you will notice an added notification that we typed an invalid command. This prompt is produced with the following code:
PS1="\`if [ \$? != 0 ]; then echo \[\e[33m\]---=== \[\e[31m\]Oh noes, bad command \[\e[33m\]===---; fi\`\n\[\e[1;30m\]XX \[\e[0;32m\]Hack a Day \[\e[1;30m\]XX\n\[\e[0;37m\][\[\e[1;31m\]\@\[\e[0;37m\]] \[\e[0;32m\]\u@\h \[\e[0;37m\][\[\e[1;34m\]\w\[\e[0;37m\]] \[\e[0;32m\]\$ \[\e[0m\] "
We use the shell a lot and this transforms the prompt from something we mostly ignore into a useful tool. Typing a command in the shell will change the prompt for the current session only. If you want a more permanent change, add the line to the bottom of your ~/.bashrc file.
[via
Digg
]
| 32
| 31
|
[
{
"comment_id": "92151",
"author": "bandwaggon",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T22:37:14",
"content": "BASH, so… avergage. If you wanted better promtage, you’d most likely be using zsh. Its really a shame more people dont know of the wonders that zsh has, so many people dragooned into mediocrity.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92153",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T22:50:23",
"content": "a digg article about ricing up the bash prompt. a new low hack a day…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92161",
"author": "f|_|ckr1c3rs",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T23:19:27",
"content": "i hate ricers, they suck",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92162",
"author": "blitzcat",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T23:24:19",
"content": "Capital letters! on hack a day? say it ain’t so!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92164",
"author": "tauntaun_rider",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T23:41:18",
"content": "Wow, you’re right, we have capital letters now! Everything was so comfortable to read I didn’t notice!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92167",
"author": "alvare",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T00:00:00",
"content": "Hey that’s a good idea, now my “$” at the end of the prompt indicates the output of the last command with it’s color xP",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92177",
"author": "Zencyde",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T00:50:06",
"content": "Oh holy crap, capital letters! FINALLY! My punctuation and grammar will not go unnoticed!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92188",
"author": "guns",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T03:13:41",
"content": "NEWLINES!!! Break up your prompt with a newline to ensure that the input caret is always in the same spot:[HOSTNAME] guns [/path/inside/a/really/deep/nested/directory/tree/so/long/that/you/can’t/see/your/command/prompt] $ your_command_hereVSHOSTNAME [/path/inside/a/really/deep/nested/directory/tree/so/long/that/you/can’t/see/your/command/prompt]guns $ your_command_here—Add a ‘\\n’ to your $PS1 for better usability. Most terminal emulators will handle it just fine.It’s like [Fitts’ law][1] for CLIs.[1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitts%27s_law",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92189",
"author": "anonymoose",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T03:19:57",
"content": "I wrote an even better article on customizing the bash prompt:“man bash”This should be tomorrow’s article…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "4338377",
"author": "Ren",
"timestamp": "2018-02-02T19:24:29",
"content": "man bash?“Can’t we all get along?” -Rodney King",
"parent_id": "92189",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "92190",
"author": "ellisgl",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T03:20:42",
"content": "Here’s a couple of cool ones:http://www.gilesorr.com/bashprompt/prompts/http://maketecheasier.com/8-useful-and-interesting-bash-prompts/2009/09/04I have #7 from the second link on one of my boxes.Anyone know how to get putty to do the IBM “Extended ASCII” or how to get Linux to output it over Mingetty? Tried all sorts of TERM and LANG settings to no avail.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92191",
"author": "amk",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T03:26:58",
"content": "i don’t think my keyboard supports capital letters. do i need an arduino for that?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92192",
"author": "lovro",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T03:41:29",
"content": "this is so not a hack, that i had to write something. all the other things that aren’t hacks but something else, they should not be here, but ok.this is not a hack, this is a tutorial, and week one at that…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92196",
"author": "Neckbeard",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T04:58:45",
"content": "I wonder if I could control and Arduino with Bash … In all seriousness stop knocking this most Linux newbies can barely dribble their way through apt-get this could be useful for them.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92204",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T06:13:19",
"content": "maybe an arduino or two could help said newbies",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92213",
"author": "Richard",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T09:30:51",
"content": "@ ‘The Haters’ – we were all newbies once, and quite a few people reading will still be battling their way up the Linux learning-curve.Sometimes your lame ‘leet’ egos seem to forget that, so get over it already.Rather than complaining when somebody offers newbies a hand up, why don’t you do something constructive and encourage them too?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92215",
"author": "lovro",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T10:11:11",
"content": "I am not saying that you should not help someone that does not know something, but this is not the place to teach someone three lines of bash. if you are a linux newbie and can’t find this in google than you should stay a newb.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92218",
"author": "maddhat",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T10:31:29",
"content": "Why is this article on hack a day? I must say I don’t enjoy this move recently to just digg/reddit tech stories versus hacks. I hold hack a day to a higher standard.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92219",
"author": "daarkblackcorner",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T10:41:35",
"content": "Not sure this is really Hack a Day material. Its not really a hack, simply utilising commands that are already available. I got this working on windows a couple of years ago – kept me amused for about five minutes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92221",
"author": "Eric",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T11:15:55",
"content": "now this is just my opinion, but its non-hack bullshit like this that makes a person like eliot want to leave. i don’t know the real story, or even if there is one, but i sure a hell would leave too if this is the best that hack-a-day can come up with. this is so _not_ a hack. i’ll tell you what, mr. mike sczycs, you tell me how this is a hack, or even remotely a hack, and i’ll take it all back. oh and one other thing __boycott capitals__–who’s with me?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92222",
"author": "yosh",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T11:30:04",
"content": "@anonymoose: lol, you won the game ^^",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92223",
"author": "Fuzzy",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T12:28:20",
"content": "All I see in the comments is a lot of bitching about how hackaday is going down hill.Here’s an idea get off your fat asses and provide a few links, I’m surprised anyone’s stuck around with you lot posting holier-than-thou comment crap each day.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92236",
"author": "fringe",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T13:51:23",
"content": "actually this _is_ a hack. I think every kind of customisation is a kind of hack. Would it have been better if they posted about a bash sourcecode hack that implemented a new modular way of handling the prompt? with latest tweets, arduino reporting when coffee machine is ready, … ?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92237",
"author": "PidGin128",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T13:58:41",
"content": "—–C:\\Users\\PidGin128>set prompt=$P$_$GC:\\Users\\PidGin128>prompt /? …..—–I also enjoy breaking it onto a newline, so this is in my system environ, I just hadn’t got that far on this install yet. I think $M is remote share, so sometimes I include that, but I don’t really remap like mad– most of my shares are static.Also, since like you said guns, this is the result of deep paths, I think we are violating so other basic tennant that I can’t put my finger on.I am on both sides of this argument, I don’t like seeing it on hackaday, but equally, it’s not so obvious to many people. It would be nice to prioritize hardware stuff, but I’m guilty of the not submitting myself, so….Anyways, on to the future!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92250",
"author": "Josh",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T15:19:58",
"content": "You could also consider using fish:http://fishshell.org/index.phpWorks like a heavily customized zsh from the first install. Perhaps not as fast as bash or zsh, but computers are getting faster every day…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92251",
"author": "16Bitiges Bit",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T15:22:48",
"content": "Is there something in this add-on which zsh is not able to do?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92269",
"author": "sol",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T18:56:20",
"content": "There’s nothing more pathetic than posting on a forum about how much the forum sucks and you aren’t coming back. Only slightly less pathetic is complaining day after day about how the quality has gone down over the last few years but not taking the simple (and potentially free) steps necessary to put up a few pictures and text explaining your own “hack.”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92361",
"author": "TALR",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T07:02:19",
"content": "Hah, this is funny because I was just about to go look for some interesting things to do for $PS1 ^_^Very nice",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92363",
"author": "TALR",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T07:21:21",
"content": "And @ “all complainers” – Wtf is with you guys whining about this? I mean, it’s not like hackaday is going to, or _has to_ for that matter, come out with an “o-day” everyday. That’s just not going to ever happen. So why not just sit back, and relax.And btw, all the “wise” complainants in the room should know what a hack IS.You mod a system?You hacked your system.You mod your shell?You hacked your shell.You only change 1 variable in some source?You hacked the source code.Size doesn’t matter- and if you’re going to whine about it, then maybe you need to re-evaluate your “hacker” status, because whining is not what hackers do.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92601",
"author": "alex",
"timestamp": "2009-09-08T12:50:02",
"content": "HAHA….Very basic stuff here. You have to be a complete idiot not to already know how to do these things. Way to funny",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "93012",
"author": "Mark",
"timestamp": "2009-09-10T02:11:02",
"content": "For me personally, the -= bad command =- is far too verbose. I colour-code my $ symbol like so:\\[33[01;$([ $? -eq 0 ] && echo 34 || echo 31)m\\]\\$ \\[33[00m\\]So it’s blue (like the preceeding text) when a command returns zero and red otherwise.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "601354",
"author": "science",
"timestamp": "2012-03-12T18:08:14",
"content": "The funny thing to me about people ridiculing “newbies”, is that in my experiences, the people who feel it necessary to do so are typically only slightly less “new” than those they attempt to insult.Anyone who has been involved with this stuff long enough has better things to do than try to act “leet” in random comment sections.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,599.002368
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/05/harry-potter-marauders-map-realized/
|
Harry Potter Marauders Map Realized
|
Jakob Griffith
|
[
"gps hacks",
"handhelds hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] |
[
"08m",
"gps",
"harry potter",
"map",
"marauders map",
"PICAXE",
"python",
"swarm robotics",
"wireless"
] |
After reading about
cheap wireless for microcontrollers
, [Leigh] left a comment about his
Marauders map
. Much like the Harry Potter version, whoever holds the ‘map’ is able to see the location of the ‘marauders’ within certain bounds. Unlike the magical version however, each person being tracked needs to hold a PICAXE 08M, GPS, and 433.92MHz transmitter: while the map needs a computer running his Python script and a receiver of the same frequency. It has the potential for locating people, but we feel it might be better off in a
swarm
robotics
setup.
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| 19
|
[
{
"comment_id": "92143",
"author": "Chris KC8UFV",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T21:46:55",
"content": "This is strangely similar to the APRS standard, just using part 15 devices, instead of part 95",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92144",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T22:01:02",
"content": "Hmm it doesn’t show the interface to see the map, which is pretty disappointing…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92145",
"author": "Hiroe",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T22:06:09",
"content": "getting these the cost of an led throwie would be amazing. just quietly throw one into people backpack pockets or shoes…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92146",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T22:11:54",
"content": "Or, If it was able to use bluetooth to receive signals, and there was an app for cell phones that could send telemetry via BT to the controller. then that would be cool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92149",
"author": "Joel Haasnoot",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T22:27:27",
"content": "Isn’t this what we call a “wireless sensor network”, it just has some high power requirements due to the GPS…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92156",
"author": "Gonzalo",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T23:03:16",
"content": "What about doing it the other way?Setting up three receivers and radio power meters in some three points and then triangulating the signals?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92160",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T23:18:04",
"content": "Or doing it the swarm way where they all have synchronized internal clocks and directional antennas and can calculate relative locations.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92166",
"author": "s0crates82",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T23:56:26",
"content": "imagine if you could tap into stuff that’s already constantly pinging gps in a network.gm’s onstar cars? instantly know traffic conditions without having access to dot radar stations. blackberrys? easily find concentrations of business travelers. iphones? now you know where to advertise the farmer’s market. etc.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92178",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T01:05:11",
"content": "It would be illegal however to do this, im pretty sure. I think cellular radio communications are protected by the FCC, I know they are at least with scanners and voice traffic…. I don’t know about data over a cellular transmission.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92201",
"author": "xrazorwirex",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T05:41:46",
"content": "You can’t interfere with the signals and jam them or anything, but the air is still free and the electromagnetic waves traveling through you or your property can be freely absorbed and any information disseminated is public domain. It’s no different than if I was shouting out my window to my neighbor, just over the electromagnetic spectrum.Now if you broadcast on an ‘unauthorized’ bandwidth or subsequently jam any ‘legal’ signals then they get pissed and ‘fine’ you ‘a million dollarz’ or something, but I’m pretty sure that his exact frequency, although in the block allocated for digital transmission, most likely resides in one of the many white space gaps inbetween channels, being as how it’s quite a specific frequency.Just speculation however…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92202",
"author": "Roee",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T05:46:06",
"content": "Can you add the initiation words of the Harry Potter version to it?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92233",
"author": "Jeff",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T13:31:20",
"content": "@s0crates82 There are “intelligent” traffic systems that are being experimented with by the NY State DOT that do exactly what you suggested.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92277",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T19:54:02",
"content": "@xrazorwirex took a quick picture off the back of my radio scanner… heres a linkhttp://tinypic.com/r/2mo36ys/3",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92310",
"author": "xrazorwirex",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T23:46:31",
"content": "Ok; I read up on the ‘laws’ (aka: whatever the FCC decides it wants to enforce) and apparently it’s also “Illegal to monitor remote radio-TV broadcast signals”… so.. your television is illegal… or maybe it’s illegal to make a television that doesn’t have an FCC stamp on it.. I’m not sure, probably whatever’s more convenient for them..So ok, you may be violating an FCC law, but are you ‘really’ committing a crime that’s going to be enforced? And if you aren’t broadcasting on a registered spectrum or anything then it’s pretty tough to get caught since you aren’t interfering with anybodies stuff.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92311",
"author": "xrazorwirex",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T23:52:23",
"content": "I looked into it more and to actually go through and monitor cellphone information (it’s encrypted) is a pain in the ass anyways – but alot of cellphones use standard gps I think, and I know you won’t have jackboots on your doorstep if you’re just trying to interface with gps satellites, so… figure it out – mabye use the cellphone’s internet connection to transmit its gps data to a server somewhere…way too much thought is going into this….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92351",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T06:31:00",
"content": "Usually cellphones don’t constantly broadcast gps data. Unless they have been stolen, or the owner just loves to drain their battery. Lol.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92534",
"author": "FriedPope",
"timestamp": "2009-09-08T02:32:04",
"content": "Everybody remembershttp://www.openbeacon.org/.Not to downplay the current project, but open-beacon seems a bit more like a marauders map to me.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92762",
"author": "Leigh",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T04:30:18",
"content": "I did this project for the 2009 Maker Faire for the National Association for Amateur Radio (“ARRL”) booth.Thanks for all the comments, especially the first one comparing the project to APRS.My idea was to show how to combine parts and techniques from the MAKE/DIY world with the ham radio world. There’s a significant overlap, both in interests and in individuals, and I felt that a project bringing something from each together would help cross the bridge in both directions.I didn’t see it mentioned in the write-up, but there are some Youtube videos of both the MM project and some APRS projects at the Maker Faire:For Part 1 (the Marauders) seehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_Q69eQ_OK0For Part 2 (the Map) seehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4k5nBmsoM8If you’re interested in doing something like this, but with more range, consider getting a ham radio license and trying out APRS.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92772",
"author": "shicks",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T05:27:24",
"content": "@Jack Ironic that I could listen to analog cellular communications with my UHF television receiver (without modification) in the 80s.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,599.115625
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/05/programmable-spring-actuator-legs/
|
Programmable Spring Actuator Legs
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"Robots Hacks"
] |
[
"leash",
"relex",
"robot"
] |
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g79mOSvSsE]
This
proof of concept
shows an interesting way of making robotic legs. They are using
programmable spring actuators
to make these legs function as though they had a “reflex”. The builder pulls the robot along on a leash. As the leg reaches its limit of backward motion, a signal is sent from the shoulder down to the knee that lifts it, causing it to return to the forward position. A signal is also sent to the opposing shoulder to suppress the lift reflex, keeping them from both stepping at the same time. The resulting motion is very organic feeling. We’re curious how this could be implemented in a robot which moves under its own power.
[via
makezine
]
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| 17
|
[
{
"comment_id": "92084",
"author": "soggy pretzels",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T16:13:22",
"content": "although it is an obvious innovation, i cant help but think how pathetic and helpless it looks.like a dog with no hind legs.i almost cried tears of pity for the poor thing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92085",
"author": "soggy pretzels",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T16:16:00",
"content": "although on a purely tech point of view, it is amazing. i have been looking for something like this for a while now. it seems hard to recreate with cheaper parts. am i wrong?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92090",
"author": "Drake",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T16:31:58",
"content": "Soggy Pretzels –> The legs appear to only have 2 actuators on each of them. If more were used in a configuration closer to that of a mammal then it probably would have more stability. Also they could probably be setup with some sort of hardware/software neural network to make it run smoother.I think it looks like a sea turtle being dragged. Though they typically use their underside as a fifth leg.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92094",
"author": "Mark",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T16:57:26",
"content": "I went to a talk the creator (Bill Bigge) did at the BuildBrighton hacker space. Its a research project for his PhD. The idea was to make something the home builder could afford. MIT have something like it but its massively expensive.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92110",
"author": "Scott",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T18:19:50",
"content": "@soggy pretzels, I was thinking dog with busted backbone, the robot looks pathetic like it needs to be put down.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92115",
"author": "Larry",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T18:44:05",
"content": "awesome, the movement is very interesting.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92117",
"author": "Satiagraha",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T18:55:18",
"content": "It looks pretty cool, definitely a very organic feel to the motion.Has anyone noticed that the graph in the “Programmable Spring Actuators” link is completely useless? What is it plotting??",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92118",
"author": "Mic",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T19:10:54",
"content": "Very impressive motion. Looks like dog got hit by a train, eh soggy?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92135",
"author": "monkeyslayer56",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T20:29:58",
"content": "now if only u make it instead of spring like make it were it walks on it own.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92181",
"author": "DrNick",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T01:36:48",
"content": "I did some research on the locomotion in the cat. The stepping reflex is hardcoded in the neural networks in the spine of all mammals and works a lot like this robot. When one leg has reached its hind position, it is brought in front and the other leg is inhibited from lifting up in order to support the weight. This is a fantastic demonstration of this concept. Google «Central pattern generator»",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92195",
"author": "24601",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T04:40:24",
"content": "it’s awesome! I’d love to make that into a zombie half-corpse on a noose and drag it around the neighborhood on Halloween!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92214",
"author": "memals",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T09:41:10",
"content": "I can not help but imagine this with grey rubbery ‘seal’ skin as a toy.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92220",
"author": "le'chef",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T11:10:37",
"content": "NightMareish zombie torso!Why won’t you die?!?!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92234",
"author": "deedubs",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T13:49:07",
"content": "I can see this as a awesome trailer for increasing the load of Boston Dynamics Big Dog",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92393",
"author": "Bill Bigge",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T13:05:16",
"content": "Satiagraha:The graph is actually the method of defining the spring damping behavior of the actuator – the X axis is the actuators angle (the axis name was clipped from the image) and the Y axis is force (for the red line) and damping (for the other two lines) you ‘draw’ the spring forces and damping forces with the mouse and download the configuration to the actuator, when it runs it reads its angle and looks up the force value for that angle, reads its velocity and adds in the damping, then applies that force to the output.This lets you define arbitrary spring damping behaviors that vary across all angles. There are two sets of damping, one for each direction of motion, so you can make things that are highly damped but only in one direction, and only across certain angles.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92395",
"author": "Bill Bigge",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T13:21:38",
"content": "General note – my prototype actuators are really weak and I could only afford to make four, hence the reason for two legs with two degrees of freedom – you can see in the video that I put a counterweight on the back of the bot to help with the weight. This isn’t a major issue, I just need better motors. The actuators are a bit over-sized as well but I should be able to engineer them to fit into something about the same size and power (and price) of some of the robot servos that are on the market.You could easily extend this robot to create a hexapod with three degrees of freedom per leg – it would still walk when you pulled it, and you can extend the control system further so it could walk autonomously – I’m also working on embedding a small neural network in each actuator to reproduce some more biological CPG based behaviors.And also, yes – with the addition of a balance sensor you could use them to make your own miniature version of big dog, but for a few hundred dollars.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92438",
"author": "ihavenobeer",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T17:01:10",
"content": "kill it with fire!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,599.195862
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/05/arduino-email-alert/
|
Arduino Email Alert
|
Zach Banks
|
[
"Arduino Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] |
[
"alert",
"arduino",
"email",
"ethernet",
"notify",
"pop",
"pop3"
] |
The Arduino makes a great platform for
alert systems
because it doesn’t need additional parts, other than an
LED
or
motor
. [Torchris] made
email notifier
, and used an Ethernet shield to make it standalone. The Arduino polls your POP server seeing if there are unread emails. POP is an incredibly simple protocol, even simpler than HTTP; this made it easy to communicate with, even with little processing power. He hopes to add a servo or
serial display
to present the data better, but his current system seems to work well. Video of it in action after the break.
[youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1nG-naOe2s%5D
[via @
littlebirdceo
]
| 18
| 16
|
[
{
"comment_id": "92074",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T14:43:01",
"content": "Maybe It could tell another arduino to wake you up or it could read your email for you and then make some sort of decision as to whether it is worth your while. Jk of course. It is pretty interesting however I don’t really feel the need to know THE SECOND that I get a new email. I’d rather just browse my email at my leisure.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "852134",
"author": "big ah",
"timestamp": "2012-11-02T05:10:16",
"content": "My son sent this to me. I was more interested in receiving an e-mail alert if the house temperature dropped below a preset level. I have birds and reptiles and they are very sensitive to temperature drops, especially in the winter. If this could be set up to a temperature sensor, it could help me protect the animals in my home.",
"parent_id": "92074",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "92082",
"author": "proxide",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T15:43:19",
"content": "i’d like to see an arduino running as a ms-exchange client so it could push emails. Then maybe control it with true push.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92097",
"author": "Rizalperdana",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T17:02:03",
"content": "Wew, cool! Hope i can make it :))",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92099",
"author": "Tater",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T17:22:06",
"content": "Does this guy not own a cell phone? Pretty sure all cell phone’s now a day’s already have this functionality and they have the added benefit of being wireless. Whoa. Talk about reinventing the wheel, seems more like an intro to basic micro controllers than a hack or even worthwhile project besides the learning experience it would provide.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92102",
"author": "patric",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T17:53:25",
"content": "Good job! I like your project, and it is about the learning experience. A simple project like this and the skills learned can lead to other more ambitious ones. I’m a geologist and am using my new Arduino to learn about circuits and programming – so success for me is getting an LED to blink! Hack a Day; keep up the good work and keep a mix of projects. I like to see the stuff I could never build but I also like the simpler stuff I can build.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92104",
"author": "Daniel (Finder)",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T17:55:12",
"content": "Nooooooo! Arduino! I hate you! You’ve killed hackaday :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92131",
"author": "srilyk",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T19:59:19",
"content": "He should make a binary display to count how many emails he has.That would be much, much cooler",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92173",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T00:29:07",
"content": "agree with the above. After reading alot recently about the Arduino this seems like a trival task.If it got a beer out of the fridge, opened it, and delievered it to his living room on a little serving robot evertime he got an email I’d be impresed.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92175",
"author": "jeffx",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T00:47:06",
"content": "Well that does it, I’m getting the Arduino kit on sparkfun. So long ARM.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92184",
"author": "PocketBrain",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T02:28:21",
"content": "Include POE so you only have one plug-in.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92197",
"author": "cnawan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T05:03:57",
"content": "Humbly suggest Hackaday readers seek revenge on the evil Arduino by devising buffer overrun exploits on all ethernet-connected microcontrollers.“POP is a simple protocol…” … leading to simple implementations which can be more readily fooled.Quick, before they grow enough cpu to run Snort!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92212",
"author": "obnauticus",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T09:29:44",
"content": "Why in the hell did he make a POP3 email alert if he has a bloody iPhone?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92540",
"author": "firetech",
"timestamp": "2009-09-08T03:26:56",
"content": "@obnauticus – Did you watch the video?He said it was a “nice little Ethernet connectivity experiment with an Arduino and Ethernet Shield”.This is the simplest way to test, and is a great starting point for larger projects.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "106359",
"author": "Connor",
"timestamp": "2009-11-08T20:38:41",
"content": "May I thank you for adding that startling info. I have learned a lot from it. Running a home office is very challenging. Since I use Chandler “Running-To-Do-Lists” in my business too, I have the advantage to be more organized in fulfilling my daily errands and thus my day does not feel so stressful and packed. In order to stay organized with my emails too, I use Email Sorter Wizard, a MS Outlook add-in. Using Email Sorter Wizard is like having a personal email assistant that takes care of a cluttered inbox and gets everything organized. I am so glad that I read this interesting post and I really enjoyed it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "126173",
"author": "Gerard Johnson",
"timestamp": "2010-02-25T04:50:07",
"content": "Hey this looks so cool. What is the code you type in so that this will work?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "223372",
"author": "Tumbleweed",
"timestamp": "2010-11-30T18:58:26",
"content": "The article and supporting materials have been moved to here:http://opensource-torchris.blogspot.com/2009/09/arduino-pop3-email-checker.htmlTook me some digging but apparently my Google-Fu is strong today.Tumbleweed",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "451534",
"author": "lochnessduck",
"timestamp": "2011-09-09T20:36:56",
"content": "wow thanks for digging that up. I had just found this post and despaired at the broken link. Nice find!",
"parent_id": "223372",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
}
] | 1,760,377,599.0599
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/04/multi-screen-video-with-ipod/
|
Multi-screen Video With Ipod
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"iphone hacks",
"ipod hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] |
[
"iphone",
"ipod touch",
"MultiVid",
"osc",
"playback",
"sync"
] |
[
Marco Tempest] has developed some software called MultiVid that allows synchronized video across multiple iPhone or iPod Touch devices. For this to work, all of the devices must be connected to the same WiFi network. Playback can be controlled from any one of the iPhones/iPod Touches or from the Mac running the controller software. There is of course the option of connecting to larger monitors through a video output cable. The app also supports OSC. We’ve embedded the example video as well as a video detailing the software setup after the break.
The client software is available at the
apps store
and controller software can be
downloaded from [Marco’s] website
. Both are free which is our favorite price point.
[vimeo
http://vimeo.com/6288279%5D
Example video of MultiVid in action
[vimeo
http://vimeo.com/6315983%5D
How to setup and use MultiVid
[Thanks
tommEE
]
Update 9/6/09:
We contacted Marco because this app was MIA from the App Store. He responded promptly to let us know that his app is “still in approval limbo”. He’s going to contact us when it is approved and we’ll be sure to pass on the update to you.
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| 25
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91962",
"author": "Cliff",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T01:33:18",
"content": "Nothing for Windows?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91977",
"author": "36Chambers",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T03:13:56",
"content": "This could be interesting at live events, for the people who aren’t as close as they would like to be.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91996",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T04:30:23",
"content": "i wonder if you could make a huge tv with thousands of ipods. each one a “pixel”when ur far away enough, it would all blend together",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91997",
"author": "Duck",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T04:32:14",
"content": "That’s awesome, is there a way to send out different video to each iPod and have them all playing different clips simultaneously?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91998",
"author": "ZERO16LIVES",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T04:33:19",
"content": "This is cool but I only have one iPod and no Mac :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92007",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T05:17:26",
"content": "Sweet, how do I use it without Mac crap?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92012",
"author": "Duck",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T05:34:45",
"content": "Lol, get one of them Mac Crap things?;)I guess you’ll have to wait for them to either release a Windows copy of the software, or make your own?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92038",
"author": "Ned Scott",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T09:12:20",
"content": "There is no MultiVid app on the App Store.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92053",
"author": "Collin",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T12:19:28",
"content": "For all of you people complaining about not having a mac. Find yourself a copy of VMWare. And to Duck, what would be the point of coding software that streamed separate videos to each iPod? The iPod can already do that on its own just fine.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92068",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T14:14:28",
"content": "@Collin You could have synchronized video from different angles, or combine a few iphones to make a larger screen, similar to what you can do with 4 xbox 360’s and four TV’s with forza motorsport 2, or 3 of each for forza 1.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92093",
"author": "McSquid",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T16:50:41",
"content": "I would like to see this done with audio. although im sure it wouldnt be too difficult. it would be great for finally creating that silent rave from the walkman commercial. (at least i think it was walkman. the little blue guy?)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92106",
"author": "Duck",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T18:00:08",
"content": ">And to Duck, what would be the point of coding software that streamed separate videos to each iPod? The iPod can already do that on its own just fine.I was intending for use with the AV out, allowing remote control of video on screens.I’m investigating other alternatives from MultiScreen for doing displays :)Here’s my blog post review on MultiScreen:http://blog.duklabs.com/?p=108",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92108",
"author": "Collin",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T18:07:46",
"content": "Ahh I see, that makes sense. I was wondering if there would be shown a multi screen iTouch video display. I just assumed the reason they didn’t show it was do to that fact that it might be impossible to accurately sync the devices together due to the 1/2 second lag.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92134",
"author": "CB",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T20:23:20",
"content": "I can think of a couple reasons for running more than 1 video across a group ipod/iphones. If you were in a lecture or some sort of group participation event, making a selection from a bannk of options would give different videos (think of those choose-your-path books). Choice A gives you the correct answer video and Choice B gives you the wrong answer explanation video. This sort of application has tons of real world use. Very cool!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92163",
"author": "windrago",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T23:34:41",
"content": "there’s no MultiVid on the appstore – what’s the exact name or url to get it?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92203",
"author": "Sp`ange",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T05:57:37",
"content": "I don’t see this as a really big deal. It’s just synchronized playback of the same file. There’s no streaming or multi-plexing involved. Is the host even really necessary for this other than putting the files on to the device? It would be nice to see this evolve further to at least multiplexing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92206",
"author": "-pill.head-",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T07:35:11",
"content": "love the TvPod comment this could be a new ter “iPixel”….lmao",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92207",
"author": "-pill.head-",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T07:35:42",
"content": "^ “term”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92240",
"author": "elamar",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T14:21:42",
"content": "This app is not in the appstore, is it on cydia",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92257",
"author": "Mike Szczys",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T16:28:34",
"content": "It seems the iPhone app part of this software is not to be found. I’ve put in an email to Marco about it and will post an update when I hear back.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92261",
"author": "Mike Szczys",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T17:06:57",
"content": "Marco responded promptly to let us know that his app is still going through the approval process. We’ll update the post when more information is available.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92275",
"author": "bob",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T19:25:45",
"content": "Multicast?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92368",
"author": "Julien",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T08:17:24",
"content": "Excellent. This is a nice use of the iPhone/iPod. You might be interested to check what we are doing (www.spinetix.com) concerning multi-screen and other synchronized display. It is not using the iPod, but our own device. However the result is very similar and would be more targeted at professional application.Have fun with the best toy in the world… the iPhone :-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94657",
"author": "elamar",
"timestamp": "2009-09-17T15:46:19",
"content": "Has their been any updates from apple about when it will be released, or have they added this one to its list of Great Apps Rejected!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "112951",
"author": "david cow",
"timestamp": "2009-12-23T05:30:12",
"content": "%d�xcellent blog with lots of useful information Are there any forums that you recommend I join",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,599.622458
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/04/mozilla-fennec-alpha-3-for-windows-mobile-released/
|
Mozilla Fennec Alpha 3 For Windows Mobile Released
|
Brett Haddock
|
[
"Cellphone Hacks",
"downloads hacks",
"News"
] |
[
"browser",
"fennec",
"mozilla",
"windows mobile"
] |
Mozilla
released
the latest alpha version of their new mobile browser Fennec for Windows Mobile. It brings many new
features and fixes
, such as improved startup time and a caching system to help scrolling on a page. They have also added support for a wider range of screen resolutions, and for those of us running an HTC Touch Pro support for zoom via the directional pad has been included in this release. Being an alpha release, it’s still a bit on the buggy side, but is very a promising browser for mobile phones. The final release should give other browsers a run for their money.
| 18
| 18
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91945",
"author": "Arkenklo",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T00:02:20",
"content": "I’m standing in salute, this is the very first blogpost pro-beta. Words cannot express the epicness of this very moment. May your trips in finalized state across the vast oceans of the intarweb bring happiness and prosperity.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91951",
"author": "jgrimm",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T00:16:57",
"content": "fennec is awsome but does any1 know if they make a version that works on win mobile 2003? i got a samsung i730 and no data cable so i cant upgrade",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91954",
"author": "DarwinSurvivor",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T01:01:24",
"content": "Haha, I love how every couple of months they announce that it runs on a new version of Windows. I’ve had this available on my N810 since the day I bought it last year.Now if only they could get it to run faster than micro-b…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91992",
"author": "pantspuppet",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T04:20:20",
"content": "You lost me at “windows”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91995",
"author": "Ben Combee",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T04:29:13",
"content": "Alas, we’re not planning on supporting Windows Mobile versions older than 6.0… Fennec really needs at least 128MB of RAM too, and more is better. The i730 just doesn’t have enough oophm, even if it was updated to WM6.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92005",
"author": "Drone",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T05:00:07",
"content": "How is this a hack? Next thing you know hack-a-day will become another “me too” site with every other post being about the iPhone.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92009",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T05:21:25",
"content": "Furries + Software Development = FennecSeriously. Why?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92014",
"author": "Larry",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T05:51:32",
"content": "Now, if you at least could show how to hack the software to make it run on Windows Mobil 5.. THEN the article would have relevance.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92077",
"author": "jgrimm",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T15:08:26",
"content": "520 mhz proccessor isnt enough? or is it just the ram? also it can only upgrade to win mobile 5",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92101",
"author": "hifennec",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T17:49:10",
"content": "if mozilla -really- wanted to give other wm browsers a run for their money they need to support devices with <128mb ram and it needs to be made really efficient on resources. my wm6.1 pda is pretty small on specs; 195mhz cpu and 64mb ram.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92105",
"author": "hifennec",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T17:56:37",
"content": "(until then i’m sticking with IE6 Mobile or Opera)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92119",
"author": "jgrimm",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T19:15:31",
"content": "ive never used opera mini cause my i730 cant do java but the reg opera mobile is slow loading pages with images and video",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92141",
"author": "theweirdness",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T21:28:20",
"content": "you should try skyfire, it runs pretty well on wm5 phoneshttp://www.skyfire.com/I use it on my motoq",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92179",
"author": "jgrimm",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T01:25:38",
"content": "i kno i need to get a cable and upgrade to wm5",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92374",
"author": "jake",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T09:38:05",
"content": "so far ilike it but it still needs work",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "112508",
"author": "Andrew J. Leer",
"timestamp": "2009-12-19T23:18:59",
"content": "How much memory do you need to run this thing anyway?Every time I try to start Fennec Winmo alpha 3 on mine is says I don’t have enough memory to run it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "126042",
"author": "Cram",
"timestamp": "2010-02-24T13:23:14",
"content": "I’m new to this mozilla family and have to say, NOT IMPRESSED. this apps is a space and memory hog for WM devices. 9mb cab file that uncompresses to a 25mb app. (I smell a windows vista… rev engineering) out of the WM browsers, overall function and use goes to Skyfire, well rounded goes to Opera Mobile and best for just browsing Opera Mini 4 (5 cant import bookmarks)Sorry to say, try again mozilla. I uninstalled after 1 use of alpha 3 and trashed cab file.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "622799",
"author": "Tessa Abron",
"timestamp": "2012-04-06T22:10:52",
"content": "To be fair, the grossly inflated Apple price tag usually does come with nigh-indestructible products. Usually.(look up a Macbook Air teardown some time. I think the listed number was 70 screws holding the keyboard in place. SEVENTY! My keyboard is held in place by ONE!)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,599.551908
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/04/80-gig-drive-inside-a-game-boy/
|
80 Gig Drive Inside A Game Boy
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] |
[
"external drive",
"game boy",
"hard drive",
"hdd",
"nintendo",
"usb"
] |
[_n3o_] put together a nice external storage mod by
fitting a 2.5″ drive into a broken Game Boy
. This mod fooled quite a few people because it appears that the device still plays games with the drive stuffed inside of it. Sadly, this is not the case. The reflective backing has been removed from the screen and replaced by a piece of paper with a graphic printed on it. The LED from the hard drive was moved to the battery indicator for the Game Boy for added realism. There is no build log for this project but [_n3o_] did give
a short explanation of it in a forum post
. You can see two more pictures of the project after the break.
Update:
Take a look inside too!
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| 19
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91762",
"author": "Ronald",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T16:25:02",
"content": "I am sure despite all his hard work on this, some people will gripe that it woul only be cool if the gameboy worked. BUT, I think this is a great example of using something broken to make something you need that is cooler than one you can buy. Try to find a really coll 2.5 hd case that starts conversations. Great JOB.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91792",
"author": "Bryan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:49:41",
"content": "If you wanted the Game Boy to still be usable you could always put a 64GB ($139) or 128GB ($324) thumb drive in it, Though it would cost quit a bit more.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91794",
"author": "Bryan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:51:16",
"content": "On second thought, I think It is usable via USB power.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91802",
"author": "Diddle",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:08:10",
"content": "I love it. Retro-cool recycling.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91815",
"author": "Pilotgeek",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:26:18",
"content": "@bryanNo, unfortunately it isn’t usable. He said the screen is simply a printed paper image embedded under the screen. Even though it isn’t usable as a GameBoy, I don’t have a problem with it since the gameboy was broken anyways.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91910",
"author": "vikki",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T22:08:02",
"content": "perfect way to store valuable info, who would even look twice at an old monochrome game system anyway. good camo.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91959",
"author": "Mitchell Duncan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T01:23:36",
"content": "What if he used “e-ink” technology for his screen. haha",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92100",
"author": "Alvaro",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T17:33:19",
"content": "Hey, what about using the innards of a gameboy pocket (or color). Or gameboy micro ^^?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92396",
"author": "_n3o_",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T13:21:54",
"content": "Lol originally my name is _n3o_, maxconsole make a mistake and type it _n30_ and now i’m _n30_ everywhere :s.I’m gonna reoppen de gbHDD to take more pictures, a tutorial isn’t needed because it’s a very easy mod to do. (you just need a 2,5″ hdd case (6$) and a Dremel to cut nearly everything inside :)The only hard part was to drill the battery port with the only aim that was to fit the hdd at the bottom of the gb to place the USB plug in replacement of the Link plug.(i have some other dead GB (GBp and GBc) just need to think at a nice mod (maybe the old good usb key + emus + gamecontroller, all in the gb?)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92440",
"author": "Mike Szczys",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T17:07:30",
"content": "@_n3o_: Sorry about getting your name wrong… I’ve fixed it in the post. Great project, I love the method you used to make the screen look like a game!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92448",
"author": "kapman",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T17:53:07",
"content": "This is very cool, totally retro.This is how I installed a 1.5 TB Seagate hard drive in my PC, bot the same this,but:http://ellipz.com/?p=101",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94014",
"author": "Sakshi2982",
"timestamp": "2009-09-15T03:09:59",
"content": "Cool Project:) One of the best mods i came across.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "104439",
"author": "kurye",
"timestamp": "2009-10-28T10:46:34",
"content": "perfect thank you",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "108891",
"author": "phongdet",
"timestamp": "2009-11-25T14:13:20",
"content": "This pretty much no web. I like very important and I like games with a person to know.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "117961",
"author": "Aimbot Download",
"timestamp": "2010-01-17T18:53:35",
"content": "I’d be FAR more interested if I could still play Pokèmon ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "131303",
"author": "Burr",
"timestamp": "2010-03-22T17:38:45",
"content": "Hey I dunno if you know this or not but I’m getting the following error form your site: Warning: require_once(../wp-includes/pomo/entry.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "445249",
"author": "james",
"timestamp": "2011-09-01T00:33:18",
"content": "some people are so smart at making cool things like these",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "1294249",
"author": "someguy",
"timestamp": "2014-03-23T18:30:09",
"content": "this is super cool, and an unintentional example of security through obscurity. Criminals are very likely to steal a portable hard drive since they so often contain unencrypted company and personal data. Criminals are much less likely to steal a 20 year old gameboy. Very very cool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3227708",
"author": "batterie externe iphone",
"timestamp": "2016-10-11T10:43:06",
"content": "I miss my original Game Boy. To this day it remains the only piece of gaming hardware I’ve had completely up and die beyond repair. I replaced it with a GBA, and then traded that in for a GBA-SP as soon as they came out. I made that trade because I realized I couldn’t see the screen of my original GBA worth a damn! Stupid lack of backlight….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,599.683913
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/03/nes-on-zipit/
|
NES On ZipIt
|
Jake W
|
[
"home entertainment hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] |
[
"emulator",
"nes",
"nintendo",
"port",
"z2",
"zipit"
] |
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwxGQhtf4uU]
Going
even further back in time
than 4th gen, [Kevin] tipped us off to
this project
by [Hunter Davis]. It is a collection of software mods for
Zipit’s Z2
instant messenging device. Some of them include allowing it to run (ports of) the
Fluxbox window manager
,
FCE Ultra NES emulator
, and (most impresively) the Java framework. The next leap in development, a SNES emulator optimized for the Zipit, is in the works. The Z2 runs Linux out of the box. This means you no longer
have to reflash the device
to add software, such as
DOSbox
(also introduced to the Zipit by [Hunter Davis]). Be sure to check out the video demo of FCE Ultra on the Z2 above.
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| 22
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91639",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T01:20:36",
"content": "1stuhh, you already posted this…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91642",
"author": "davisr",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T01:34:18",
"content": "@googfan: Wrongo; hackaday posted an article about DOSbox on the Zipit Z2, not the NES.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91649",
"author": "markyb86",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T01:43:29",
"content": "Being first doesnt mean you cant fact check googfanFAIL",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91650",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T01:45:26",
"content": "@markyb86be a dick y dont ya?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91652",
"author": "r4v5",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T01:52:59",
"content": "@googfan he wouldn’t want to steal your bit, now, would he?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91664",
"author": "googdetractor",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T02:59:21",
"content": "http://hategrenade.wordpress.com/#comment-72Googfan, enjoy spam.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91671",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T03:36:17",
"content": "@googdetractorwow, that’s really low. anyway, gmail has an awesome spam filter so… nice try, but fail",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91687",
"author": "Whoever",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T05:59:49",
"content": "googfan is anactual13 year old:http://mrgoogfan.oxyhost.com/fstturk.htm(hey, it explains a lot)could anyone tell me if the zipit actuallyhas tobe bought with a year of service or you can buy it without service and just not get the zipit’s own functionality? their site doesnt make it very clear and for some reason i cant connect to the https cart to see what happens",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91690",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T06:15:52",
"content": "Wtf is up with your hair there googfan? ugh hidious.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91693",
"author": "will d.",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T06:30:09",
"content": "for some reason this video makes me want to paint a happy tree. it would be fun.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91697",
"author": "wdfowty",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T07:28:27",
"content": "@jacki was gonna say the same thing lolz",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91728",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T11:33:23",
"content": "Chaka from land of the lost called, he wants his hair back.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91731",
"author": "Ben Ryves",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T11:48:08",
"content": "@will d. – My thoughts exactly!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91733",
"author": "Twobee",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T12:27:27",
"content": "I ordered one of these little devices after reading the first post on hackaday about it. it really looks like a fun device to mess around with. Well the moron driver for Fedex left it at the wrong house and it got stolen. So no fun hacks for me.I renamed my router SSID in the off chance that one of my neighbors stole it (very likely) I named my router “whomever stole my zipit = douche” I know it won’t get my new toy back but did make me feel a bit better :)I have another one on the way, wish me luck!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91735",
"author": "Russell Davis",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T12:48:43",
"content": "@whoever you can buy it from target.com for $49.99 and just not register it with zipit and i think you can do that with one bought direct from zipit too but i never got a chance to check as both mine (1 from target and one from zipit) were bought/arrived/powered on during a free registration period so i got free im functionality",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91736",
"author": "Tom",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T12:55:37",
"content": "You don’t need the service plan to buy one, but it won’t do anything (officialy) without one. As long as you only want to run Linux apps like this, it is no problem. Just get one for cheap on eBay, they go for $30-$40 as I recall.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91761",
"author": "Life2Death",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T16:23:33",
"content": "I’m sorry but that video looked like it was struggling to run SMB3 at half speed.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91767",
"author": "Frogz",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T16:53:49",
"content": "(posted from palm centro)what I wanna know, can you I’m without paying $10 a month? I saw these and was hella tempted to get 1 as its only $50 but I didn’t want to pay monthly for something my cell phone does free, hm…. java you say? anyone get opera mini working?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91857",
"author": "jgrimm",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T20:12:52",
"content": "hey im 13 and i build computers, mod game consoles, hack stuff, can program in more than 7 languages,etc,etc,etc,etc… so shut upand does the nes emu hav sound cause i cant hear it in the vid",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91960",
"author": "mrgoogfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T01:25:54",
"content": "yo everyone, im 15 now in case you didnt pay attention to my instructables.and i like my hair that way.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92180",
"author": "jgrimm",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T01:31:01",
"content": "i wanted 2 kno the same as frogz if its got java can u use opera mini with the wifi? and i like the way the company made it open source more people should do that. it would get them more buyers",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92674",
"author": "marshallh",
"timestamp": "2009-09-08T20:11:40",
"content": "I’ve had one for a bit now.You do NOT need to pay any money to use it. The service charge is ONLY if you want to send texts to people on mobile carriers, AIM/MSN/Yahoo is free.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,599.994033
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/03/arduino-muon-detector/
|
Arduino Muon Detector
|
Zach Banks
|
[
"Arduino Hacks"
] |
[
"arduino",
"detector",
"diy",
"electronics",
"geiger counter",
"maxmsp",
"muon",
"radiation"
] |
[
Sebastian Tomczak] was borrowing a
homeade muon detector
from his friend, and managed to hook it up to his computer through an Arduino. The detector itself uses 3 fluorescent tubes to detect radiation. Three separate tubes are used in order to filter out terrestrial radiation; cosmic radiation will fall in-line with the tubes and pass through at least two of them, whereas terrestrial radiation will only hit one. There is some basic circuitry to amplify the signal and then perform the OR operation.
[Tomczak] used an Arduino to take the raw data and feed it into his computer. He then used Max/MSP to analyze the data and filter out background noise, leaving only the cosmic ray data. He didn’t mention what he was going to use the data for, though. Maybe he’ll hook it up to a
synthesizer
.
Related:
Digital Geiger counter
[via @
littlebirdceo
]
| 22
| 22
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91618",
"author": "arcnemisis",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T00:28:51",
"content": "maybe hack a day is worth reading again after all..not because there is a arduino but because there is a quality project after all.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91621",
"author": "medix",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T00:39:14",
"content": "looks pretty good, though at first glance I thought it said “moron detector”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91629",
"author": "tz",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T01:02:25",
"content": "it takes a (greek letter mu)-controller to detect muons?I’ll have to see how they avoid congestion in the microcontroller operating system or Mucos.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91635",
"author": "napalm",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T01:10:56",
"content": "A good, non hateable ardunio based project! hooray!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91637",
"author": "sean",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T01:12:26",
"content": "so it’s basically the humbucker equivalent of a geiger counter?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91641",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T01:33:20",
"content": "@sean: while it does detect cosmic radiation in the same manner as a geiger counter, geiger counters don’t discriminate terrestrial from celestial radiation. with this, you know that the radiation is coming from space rather than, say, stray radon leaking through the cracks in your basement ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91648",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T01:42:34",
"content": "i just noticed, the description says he used fluorescent tubes, but that is a different project, the one linked and pictured uses actual geiger-mueller tubes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91659",
"author": "reboots",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T02:19:41",
"content": "Related link with synthesizer implementation:http://kosmophone.com/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91668",
"author": "Skitchin",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T03:26:20",
"content": "A neat addition would be a multi-toggle switch to control the number of lights on in the circuit.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91679",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T04:59:32",
"content": "this would be a good source of randomness",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91694",
"author": "Skitchin",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T06:47:45",
"content": "erm sorry posted comment in wrong article >_<",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91695",
"author": "Oren Beck",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T07:15:42",
"content": "Hmn ccckc meets in a cave. 85 or so feet of rock might shield some radiations. And provide a differential for one detector at surface and one in cave.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91713",
"author": "rusli zainal sang visioner",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T09:56:42",
"content": "Awesome and great idea. I like it",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91729",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T11:36:13",
"content": "That’s extremely cool.(I read moron at first too)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91823",
"author": "macegr",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:38:18",
"content": "Moron detector? An Arduino uses a servo to open a door, revealing itself. Then it uses frequency analysis to determine if someone says “Cool!” Just kidding, I use Arduinos a lot for testing ideas, then C and assembly for final projects.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92095",
"author": "lekernel",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T16:57:57",
"content": "Why do you have to stress that much that it’s using an Arduino? Detecting muons with fluorescent tubes is cool by itself, and you should rather focus on this part and explain how it works instead of speaking of Arduino and MaxMSP that everyone knows.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92226",
"author": "Tachikoma",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T12:57:23",
"content": "I’m fairly impressed with this. I wonder if this is method extensible to a 3D detector with a 3D array of neon bulbs.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92247",
"author": "Wwhat",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T14:56:41",
"content": "“cosmic radiation will fall in-line with the tubes and pass through at least two of the”As if comsic radiation ONLY travels straight down, you know the horizon also extends into the cosmos, and depending on the angle some might be absorbed by the larger volume of air between the detector but certainly not all of it, that’s why the author says “meaning a stronger likelihood of a cosmic source”, whereas hackaday suggest otherwise.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92385",
"author": "Robert Hart",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T11:45:39",
"content": "The detector loaned to Seb is built using Geiger Müller tubes but I have been working on a low-cost version using Fluorescent Tubes. I expect that is where the confusion may come from.Very pleased people think this is a worthwhile project.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92866",
"author": "Zombie",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T16:57:01",
"content": "What to do with this:The University of Washington has (or at least used to have) a project where they’d install muon detectors with data loggers at schools all over Washington state. They collected all the data and looked for coincident events to detect, count, and estimate the size of large (high energy) cosmic ray air showers, which gives information about the highest energy (and least understood) part of the cosmic ray spectrum. This was part of their particle astrophysics group, which was also involved in the Superkamiokande neutrino oscillation experiment, which needed good baseline data on high-energy cosmic ray events.If I recall correctly, their detectors consisted of a photomultiplier tube inside a metal garbage can, which would have a much higher volume than a couple of flourescent tubes, and thus be more likely to see a muon from a given event.But in any case, if you can get enough people to build and install them, log data from them, and collect that data, you can do Real Science[tm].",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92978",
"author": "Robert Hart",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T23:46:01",
"content": "The method using scintillators and photomultiplier is well documented and has the added advantage of measuring the energy of each muon detected. However they are quite expensive to build and not really the realm of most want to be Amateur Cosmonuclitian :-)My aim is to develop a very low cost system for detecting Muons, that anyone can build. That being said there isn’t any real intention to do “Real Science” although I like the idea of many detectors linked over the internet in an array.This project is more about interest, fun and the mystery that Cosmic Rays.Sebs’ idea of producing music from the detections has real artistic merit which in its own way may inspire some young people to explore a career in real science.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "762277",
"author": "Robert",
"timestamp": "2012-08-30T07:03:26",
"content": "I’ve now build a more elaborate unit with its own midi soundhttp://www.hardhack.org.au/cosmicpixel",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,599.745946
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/03/700-lumen-led-bike-lamp/
|
700 Lumen LED Bike Lamp
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"LED Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] |
[
"bike",
"lamp",
"led",
"light"
] |
We’ve seen
bright bike lamps
before. This one caught our eye because it needs a heat sink while in operation. [700lumenLED] built a
super bright light for his bike
that features an aluminum enclosure and heat sinks to protect the LEDs against overheating. Some nice work was done
incorporating the 12v battery into a bike bottle
with the power switch and a dimming potentiometer attached to the bottle cap.
| 15
| 15
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91599",
"author": "sly",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T23:23:04",
"content": "now there’s a bright idea1st pun :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91612",
"author": "epicness",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T00:06:06",
"content": "Meh… Someone built a 2800 lumen light already.http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=487467",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91613",
"author": "PDF",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T00:11:17",
"content": "Before instructables whiners start, here is the direct-NO-LOGIN-REQUIRED-pdf-link;http://www.instructables.com/pdf/700-Lumen-LED-Bike-Light/700-Lumen-LED-Bike-Light.pdfI submitted instructions in obtaining PDF URL just from the article URL for any Instructables articles to Hack-a-day, I guess they didn’t like it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91633",
"author": "tz",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T01:06:37",
"content": "http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.14413Brighter and easier. Remove the reflector if you want a flood.8.4v works, like 2 LiPos, or a Nimh “9v” (1.2 x 7).Actually anything from just under 5 to 8.4 volts works, but it requires enough current, and will deplete batteries very quickly.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91661",
"author": "tony",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T02:33:12",
"content": "I used that same LED tz, and built a custom current driver using an lm3401. the thing will project a beam 300 yards. need to get a proper lens on it, but i’m good with electronics, not optics.http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee334/ajm8127/DIY%20Bike%20Light/00001-640×480.jpg",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91670",
"author": "roy",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T03:31:40",
"content": "i thought leds didnt get hot",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91675",
"author": "dielectric",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T04:08:53",
"content": "@roy:power leds get really hot, but out the “back” side. some high-power led designs use some thermal feedback to keep the operating point sane, others just throw a big heat sink on it and let ’em go.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91678",
"author": "Man On Fire",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T04:52:42",
"content": "that’s not really a potentiometer, looks like he’s using a pre-packaged PWM module./at least i hope he is.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91689",
"author": "Jason Knight",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T06:11:13",
"content": "With only R2’s, that’s only marginally better than my 3x Q5 setup – but I would suspect that the use of just lenses with no reflector backing means the cast and fullbrights aren’t as useful with much of the energy wasted – especially given the existing lens on the bulbs. Brute force instead of finesse.Though I’m planning on my next build using R2’s, but I’m going with this reflector:http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.18842Probably go with the same pucks I did for my existing unit:http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3256Just like my existing unit I’ll do one puck per bulb and put copper VGA ramsinks directly on the base of each bulb. I like the 14mm base DX has for the Q5’s.http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.11023I’ve looked at the R2 on a premium star, but my parkinsons ridden hands aren’t up for cutting things down anymore – and really I don’t consider the 2-3% brightness difference to be worth the 20% price hike.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91722",
"author": "Rob",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T10:45:49",
"content": "@dielectric:I’m not disagreeing at all with what you’re saying I just wanted to note that with enough output you can actually feel some heat from LEDs out the front as well. I built a custom light a year or so ago that puts out around 800 emitter-lumens and you can feel some heat from that radiating out the front. Nothing even remotely close to an incandescent though (I managed to burn a hole in my TV with a custom incandescent I built which turned itself on when I wasn’t around, whooops)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91750",
"author": "pdf",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T14:43:31",
"content": "Looks like Instructables closed down no login pdf link access. You may resume whining.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91755",
"author": "Xiejol",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T15:36:31",
"content": "I’ve wondered why I haven’t seen more bright LED projects on hackaday. Check out candlepowerforums.com for some good info.My light setup for my bike is a Marwi P7 conversion that puts out around 700 lumens. I don’t need an external heatsink, the one inside moves all the heat to the body. While stopped it gets hot quick, I have to dim it until I get moving.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91756",
"author": "JD",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T15:52:03",
"content": "If one was to take a microcontroller and create a stobing circuit with this set up, one could find out the frequency of the stop lights around town with a few adjustments. :-) However, I hear it’s not highly suggested.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92248",
"author": "Wwhat",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T15:02:53",
"content": "Intructables has really gone down in my view with all their forcing people to sign up and log in for more and more functions (although I understand the PDF being users only).I used to have that site in my quicklinks but no more, you can’t even see the secondary small pictures without logging in.It’s a pity, and an affront to people that submitted articles when he were more reasonable, but it shows that you should never put too much money on a single horse eh.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92259",
"author": "TalkingJazz",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T16:50:22",
"content": "Quite nicely put together, although i’m not sure that using a heatsink is anything new with high power LED’s. I’e been seeing cheep 20w modules floating around on ebay quite a lot recently. Has anyone had any luck with these?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,599.486391
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/03/simple-pop-up-notifications/
|
Simple Pop-up Notifications
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Linux Hacks"
] |
[
"libnotify",
"linux",
"notify-send",
"popup"
] |
[Kristofer] shares a tip on
a simple way to add pop-up notifications to Linux scripts
. The package libnotify allows you to use the command “notify-send” to pop up a message when you need it. The syntax is simple enough, just place your message in quotes after the command like so:
notify-send "Go read hackaday.com"
There are a lot of other options that go along with this command such as adding an icon and setting how long the message will be displayed. This would be great for projects that interface through scripts, displaying messages as events happen. For Ubuntu, installing this package was as simple as “sudo apt-get install libnotify-bin”.
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[
{
"comment_id": "91589",
"author": "DarwinSurvivor",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T22:42:57",
"content": "How is this a hack? This is a simple command line utility that has been around for years doing exactly what it was meant to do.This is the GUI version of “print ” for linux.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91591",
"author": "Dan Fekete",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T22:44:34",
"content": "For ubuntu, install the libnotify-bin package.sudo aptitude install libnotify-bin",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91595",
"author": "xiao_haozi",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T22:54:03",
"content": "Yeah agree with darwinsurvivor… this isn’t a hack but, rather, a way to use the libnotify package. There are many ways to do so including pynotify (for use in python) and other tools like zenity and so forth.Handy tip though… and if anyone is looking to use this for scripts, I would recommend wrapping everything in some python and just using pynotify for the notification portion.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91597",
"author": "MrX",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T23:14:08",
"content": "It is indeed simple and obvious for long time GNU/Linux users but it is still a good tip for newusers. Also it is hardly a hack.Just my 2 cents: If you want to write text on your screen like a OSD, try the osd_cat command provided by the libxosd package.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91600",
"author": "octelcogopod",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T23:24:20",
"content": "not to be a a macfag, but growl has been around since 2004",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91604",
"author": "Terry",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T23:36:01",
"content": "macfag, how do you do this in a shell script in OSX? I’m making the switch from Ubuntu to OS X.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91608",
"author": "Matthew",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T23:40:15",
"content": "I have been popping notifications up for a while, with xmessage. Does this package offer any sort of advantage, such as, for example, console notifications? That would be news to me.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91615",
"author": "D1g1talDragon",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T00:14:28",
"content": "Thumbs up from me. Even if the package has been around a while, it’s always nice to have attention called to something I don’t specifically search for. I’ll be playing with it alongside pynotify for my next project.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91617",
"author": "ak77",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T00:24:51",
"content": "terry,http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20070602201030683http://blog.wi.id.au/2008/07/07/os-x-command-line-fun-with-growl/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91636",
"author": "jojo",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T01:11:41",
"content": "Good to see that a windows utility I’ve had since 1996 is available on linux and mac (since 2004).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91647",
"author": "xiao_haozi",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T01:41:07",
"content": "“Good to see that a windows utility I’ve had since 1996 is available on linux and mac (since 2004).”…. just because you are seeing someone post about a tip from linuxjournal now, does not mean it is a new utility.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91656",
"author": "FiveseveN",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T02:00:18",
"content": "Hey Mike, what theme are you using :) That taskbar looks mighty smooth.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91658",
"author": "Mike Szczys",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T02:15:00",
"content": "@fiveseven: I’m using the “New Wave” theme. I believe it comes standard with Ubuntu 9.04",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91700",
"author": "simonvc",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T08:01:42",
"content": "What _is_ a hack is this little script that lets root send messages to the current logged in users X session.simonvc@katana:~$ cat /usr/local/bin/root-notify-send#!/bin/sh#find out who is running X by looking for the screensaverUU=$(ps -ef | grep gnome-screensaver | grep -v grep |awk ‘{print $2}’)US=$(ps -ef | grep gnome-screensaver | grep -v grep |awk ‘{print $1}’)ESS=$(iwconfig eth1 | grep ESS | awk ‘{print $4}’ | sed s/ESSID:// | sed s/\\”//g )DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=$(grep -z DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS /proc/$UU/environ | sed s/DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=//)sudo -u $US DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS /usr/bin/notify-send “$*”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91714",
"author": "somehelp",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T10:07:17",
"content": "I agree, not a hack. For brevity I have clipped the most relevant definition:* Main Entry: hack (2)6 : a usually creative solution to a computer hardware or programming problem or limitationNow if there is an official definition that applies, by all means let me know.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91718",
"author": "matschi",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T10:27:13",
"content": "A nice hack would be to write a dbus library for arduino. It is possible to connect dbus via tcp/ip. Authentication is still a task though..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91749",
"author": "chango",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T14:38:58",
"content": "Hey kids, did you know you can write messages to the system log with the “logger” command?It’s true!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91757",
"author": "Sariel",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T15:57:53",
"content": "I have to agree that this isn’t a hack, but it really keeps you up to date on things going on with your server. so its more of a production utility than a hack.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91759",
"author": "Eraser",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T16:00:31",
"content": "Thats the thing guys, like D1g1talDragon said,“Even if the package has been around a while, it’s always nice to have attention called to something I don’t specifically search for.”Who cares if there is something older or newer. Thats not why I visit Hackaday ever day. So I wasn’t thinking about my particular scripts giving feedback with popups, but than I saw this article, and although I had prior knowledge of other ways of creating popups, it was the injection of the idea that helped me out. So stop your flippin whining about this not being up to your standard.Hackaday: Keep up the good work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91808",
"author": "MrX",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:17:48",
"content": "@jojoAnd which utility is that? You are full of shit.Since you first started the “we had it first” flame war, take this dumbass:xmessage command which does the same is available since the early beginnings of X11 servers.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System“The current protocol version, X11, appeared in September 1987.”Good to see that a UNIX utility I’ve had since 1987 is available on windows (since 1996).Suck it, LOL.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92046",
"author": "rofl",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T10:17:37",
"content": "@jojo: pwnd! winfaggot",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92751",
"author": "spindizy",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T03:40:45",
"content": "Wow, now with e-dawg gone, this place is turning into /b/ for geeks.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "137166",
"author": "scenekid",
"timestamp": "2010-04-21T05:57:02",
"content": "notify-send “hackaday.com publishes excellent posts”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "1050101",
"author": "kkkkkkkkkkkk",
"timestamp": "2013-08-30T15:49:32",
"content": "notify-send “hackaday.com publishes excellent posts",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
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|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/03/top-10-iphone-apps-for-electronics-hackers/
|
Top 10 IPhone Apps For Electronics Hackers
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"downloads hacks",
"iphone hacks"
] |
[
"electronics",
"formula",
"iphone",
"led",
"resistor"
] |
There are so many apps available for the iPhone, one might even say there are a plethora. We would like to take a moment to help you find a few that might help with your hacking projects. Ever have problems remember a formula when you need it? Need to track the acceleration of your brand new rover? How about beginners needing help remember resistor codes. Well, there’s an app for that. Check out our suggestions after the break.
Here at Hack A Day, we are strong believers in frugality. We think most hackers are. With that in mind, lets start off with our recommendations of free applications to get the job done. These are in no particular order.
The iPhone camera: Not only is this free, its already on your iPhone. yeah, we know its not a great camera, but it is indispensable. Taking apart a project? Snap some pics along the way so you can refer back to them when you reassemble. Project ready for testing? Document it quickly and easy with pictures. Project burst into flames on the tarmac? Snap a pic for posterity. We love the camera.
Electrical toolkit
: Even the most experienced hackers need a little help sometimes. Need to find the SCR Firing angles this app can help with that.
Electronics toolkit
: Another app meant to help us find the missing pieces to a circuit. This one has some different circuits than the Electrical toolkit above.
iResist
: Maybe you never committed the resistor codes to memory, or maybe you’re a beginner just learning. Either way, this appears to be a pretty useful application. Simply select the appropriate colors and it will tell you the value of your resistor.
ResistorCode
: Another resistor code application. This one has the ability to do up to 6 band resistors. We listed both because some people really have a preference between the text selection or color selection. We like the more robust feature set of this one.
LED resist
: Who hasn’t been left scratching their head when wiring LEDs? This handy little app will help you figure out what resistance value is needed to keep those LEDs functioning optimally.
Runkeeper free
: Runners have been raving about this one for a while now. It will track your time, distance, GPS location, and speed. You can view your path on a google map. We’re not exactly sure what project would merit this, but it just seems perfect for tracking rovers or measuring experimental vehicle performance.
Though we do love the free applications, sometimes things just merit a little payment. We really only found 2 apps that we thought could be useful enough to pay for when it comes to hacking.
Formula Pro
: We don’t care how l337 of a hacker you are. You simply can’t know everything. This application is a compendium of the most common formulas needed for Engineering, Optics, Thermodynamics, Electronics and much more. There are over 680 formulas out of the box, with features like the ability to modify and save formulas or even add your own. At 1.99, this is a steal.
Accelleration 3d detector
: This feature rich acceleration detector will log and chart in 3d your acceleration information. You can even download the results to your computer for inspection. Though we have concerns about the destruction of our iPhone, this just seems like it would be a great tool in a pinch for finding out some acceleration data.
Lastly, we understand that no project goes perfectly. Sometimes you are so frustrated and your brain is so fried, you just can’t function. It is times like these that
Bubble Snap
comes to the rescue. There are no rules, just the soothing pleasure of popping bubble wrap. Careful though, your kids or significant others might get addicted to this one and steal your phone.
Well, those are our favorites. What do you use? Did we miss any? The iPhone is supposed support accessories with the latest iteration, are there any must have accessories for the hacker?
[digg=http://digg.com/apple/Top_10_iPhone_apps_for_electronics_hackers_Hack_a_Day]
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[
{
"comment_id": "91569",
"author": "captain obvious",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T21:39:11",
"content": "I absolutely agree about bubblesnap. best tool ever.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91574",
"author": "jimmys",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T21:51:47",
"content": "I’m going to stick with my pocket ref for now.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91577",
"author": "rosary",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T21:58:36",
"content": "in all actuality, i love this article. seriously. i want more of this type of article posted on hackaday. this is the interesting stuff. i love the internet.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91578",
"author": "bananapanda",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T22:01:49",
"content": "this is shitting brilliance",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91579",
"author": "calebkraftisgoddamnedhot",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T22:10:49",
"content": "*stares*",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91584",
"author": "missingNo",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T22:23:54",
"content": "Anything good for Windows Mobile?Y’know… Windows Mobile? The OS that’s more free than iPhone OS?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "2988884",
"author": "Joe",
"timestamp": "2016-04-13T16:14:25",
"content": "Nothing in the Microsoft world is free or works very well.",
"parent_id": "91584",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "91593",
"author": "nemo",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T22:47:49",
"content": "If only hackaday could change its name to 1337HackerTools or Info4Hackers or something. Otherwise, great article, keep it up.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91594",
"author": "The Brown-Eyed Albino",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T22:49:02",
"content": "I’ve been liking Electrical Ref, by Hipster Logic. It’s got a Resistor Calc, LED resistance calc, capacitance calc, Arduino language references, a 555 timer frequency calc, and quite a bit more. It’s new, but they seem to be updating regularly, and adding new features and schematics to their repertoire. It’s only 99 cents for all that too.I’m not condoning or promoting piracy here, but if you really wanted to try it out, there’s always places like Appulo.us",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91602",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T23:28:45",
"content": "I like resistulator for resistor calculations. It teaches you how the codes work when you use it, plus it just looks better than those other ones:http://calftrail.com/resistulator.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91607",
"author": "Terry",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T23:40:05",
"content": "I use sheeplauncher all the time. It keeps my four-year-old busy while I work on a project.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91619",
"author": "cde",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T00:34:25",
"content": "OMFG HAVING INFO ON A GOOD SET OF REFERENCE TOOLS IS SO AGAINST HACKING!!!!111one2.Jeez, whiny posters are whiny.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91622",
"author": "tripp",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T00:40:24",
"content": "I like “Do Not Push” ^_^",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91628",
"author": "Cliff",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T00:56:05",
"content": "iResist and Resistorcode seem to no longer be available at the app store.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91669",
"author": "nrp",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T03:29:10",
"content": "Another use for the iPhone Camera is checking IR LEDs. The IR filter still lets some light through, so you can use it to see if IR LEDs are on.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91738",
"author": "Marek Sokal",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T13:15:27",
"content": "Seriously when is Hack a Day sending the space probe! They should have an app for that!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91740",
"author": "jeff-o",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T13:20:32",
"content": "I’ve been promised an iPod Touch for christmas. it’s so far away! I want one now!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91747",
"author": "nave.notnilc",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T14:34:30",
"content": "I’m holding out for the arduino emulator on an iphone, then hackaday can double the BS in any given post :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91795",
"author": "free iphone apps",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:56:43",
"content": "thank you. nice post.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91860",
"author": "zapp",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T20:24:27",
"content": "SPL Meter from Studio Six is accurate and neat.Graphing Calculator (I think that is the name of it) is a pretty decent app as well.Some of the OCR apps are decent (don’t get anything from Senstic) with the new camera on the 3GS.Pocket Universe is relatively cheap and if you have a 3GS it uses the compass and accelerometer to overlay constellation maps over the night sky. There are a few astronomy apps that do it but it is a neat trick.Sadly being an EE and having tried Electrical Toolkit I can tell you that it is one of the worst technical apps available. The UI takes counter-intuitive to new ++heights.All in all this article just reinforces that there aren’t very many cool geek apps on the iPhone.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92044",
"author": "mykeyFinn",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T09:43:44",
"content": "If you don’t like whats there jailbreak your iPhone/iPod and install cydia, then write your own dam app, I am.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92080",
"author": "uther",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T15:32:11",
"content": "Nobody mentioned signal suite? Expensive, but very handy.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "93759",
"author": "Free Mobile Phone",
"timestamp": "2009-09-13T22:36:06",
"content": "Cheers for the great info m8",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "109539",
"author": "Grant",
"timestamp": "2009-11-30T12:25:39",
"content": "I posted some comments before anyway, because lots of your stuff is really informative.Absolutely amazing man!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "109541",
"author": "Angela",
"timestamp": "2009-11-30T12:38:38",
"content": "I posted some comments before anyway, because lots of your stuff is really informative.Absolutely amazing man!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "109546",
"author": "Sherman",
"timestamp": "2009-11-30T13:07:01",
"content": "Great job! Can�t wait to start my own blog. :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "120617",
"author": "jonas",
"timestamp": "2010-01-29T12:58:25",
"content": "These are all great, but iResist are not in the app store already.itronixpal is another worthy app – its just beautiful. one of my favourite electronics app. and also, have you guys seen Graphing Calculator? thats just awesome. basically completes my need in my daily electronics job.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "129127",
"author": "10top",
"timestamp": "2010-03-11T00:44:16",
"content": "I enjoyed reading your interesting yet very informative insights. I am looking forward to reading more of your most recent articles and blogs. :D -10top",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "480373",
"author": "uMaker",
"timestamp": "2011-10-15T01:33:28",
"content": "you should try icircut",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "1016099",
"author": "FastBlinker Calamity",
"timestamp": "2013-06-15T06:36:22",
"content": "somebody should make an app for hackaday itself",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "2065826",
"author": "Best hackers",
"timestamp": "2014-10-31T11:59:48",
"content": "World Best Hackers: Our Set of professionals provide Quality Hacking Services. We have series of testimonies from our clients Worldwide.We are base in Asia and We are Proficient in Hacking every areas of ICT which include:* Hack and access DATA FROM ANY COMPANY Web Sites* FUND TRANSFER FROM ANY BANK WEBSITE* HACK AND UPGRADE UNIVERSITY GRADES* SALES OF HACKING SOFT WARES & ONLINE Tutorials* HACK INTO YOUR PARTNER’s FACEBOOK ACCOUNT without their knowledge/Notification* Hack into any GOVERNMENT AGENCY WEBSITE* HIJACK A USERNAME & PASSWORD TO ACCESS ANY SITE* Hack into SECURITY AGENCY WEBSITE and ERASE CRIMINAL RECORDS* HACK AND OBTAIN CASH ADVANCES* HACK AND OBTAIN SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER* Hack into any DATA BASE* Hack PAYPAL ACCOUNT, MASTER CARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS etc.* SERVER CRASHED hack* HACK INTO COURT SYSTEM AND CLEAR CRIMINAL RECORD* WE ARE EXPERTS IN DATA AND FILES RECOVERY…* HACK BANK ATM CARD, PIN and PASSWORD DEVELOPMENTNOTEWe Offer Expert training on hacking and Pin Generation with our e-Book and online tutorials* Is your partner cheating on you, we can teach you how to Hack into their phone, monitor their text and conversation.* Hack and use Credit Card to shop online* Monitor any phone and email address",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "2066396",
"author": "Brian Benchoff",
"timestamp": "2014-10-31T15:10:14",
"content": "The above comment is spam, but it’s the best spam I’ve ever seen. Edited and approved",
"parent_id": "2065826",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
}
] | 1,760,377,599.939956
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/03/look-at-your-gerber-files-with-gerbv/
|
Look At Your Gerber Files With Gerbv
|
Devlin Thyne
|
[
"hardware",
"Linux Hacks"
] |
[
"gerber",
"gerbv",
"pcbs"
] |
Tired of making kindergarten macaroni art PCBs? Check your
Gerber
files before you send them off to a fab house with a Gerber file viewer.
Viewplot
, GerbTool’s
Viewer
, and FAB 3000
Free DFM
are all free versions of for-pay software to view your Gerber files. If you use Windows and demo software, these are nice options. If not, you can use
gerbv
. Allied with
gEDA
, Gerbv is free, open source software that you can use to view all of your RS-274X Gerber files and Excellon-type drill files. Still being worked on with an active development group, gerbv does not have all the bells and whistles, it does have the ability to delete objects. Check it out after the break.
“You should always check before shipping or you could wind up with holes in the wrong spots. While you’re at it, a little-known feature is that you can also delete stuff!” -[
zach banks
]
To start, make sure you have gerbv version 2.1.0 or later installed with
cairo
.
Copy and paste the following lines into a text document and save it however you like:
*
%FSLAX24Y24*%
%MOIN*%
%ADD10C,0.250*%
D10*
X00000Y00000D02*
X10000Y00000D01*
X10000Y10000D01*
X00000Y10000D01*
X00000Y00000D01*
X05000Y05000D03*
M02*
You will now have a simple Gerber file you can view and play with. Open it in gerbv either through the command line or by starting gerbv and then choosing “Open Layer(s)…”
You should now see a rounded rectangle with a dot inside on the right side of the screen.
If it is not already highlighted, click on the arrow button at the top of the screen to enter object selection mode.
Click around, you should be able to select the various Gerber objects present. You should also be able to draw a selection window to select groups of objects. Pick an object, in this picture it shows the center flash (the dot) selected. Hit the delete key, and you should get a window that pops up asking if you really want to delete that object. Go ahead and delete that object, that is why you have been provided the little Gerber file.
You should now see the flash gone. If not, you should check to make sure you are in the correct layer. You can now save the revised Gerber file.
Of course, this is just a sample of what you can do with deleting objects in gerbv. Hack away!
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| 7
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91567",
"author": "dudebro",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T21:35:20",
"content": "Did anyone else read the title as “Look at your Gerbil Fly with Gerbfly.” ?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91575",
"author": "dext3r",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T21:56:00",
"content": "no",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91585",
"author": "ross maclean",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T22:27:39",
"content": "i thought it was talking about gerber the multitool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91598",
"author": "TJ",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T23:18:43",
"content": "I thought it was something to do with encrypting stuff with baby food..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91616",
"author": "gyro_john",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T00:23:19",
"content": "I read it as gerby instead of gerbv, and thought that gerby sounded like a nice, friendly name for a gerber utility.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91681",
"author": "asdf",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T05:01:57",
"content": "Another Windows-based free viewer is ViewMate from PentaLogix.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92017",
"author": "Drone",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T06:02:44",
"content": "c’mon hack-a-day. unless you’re using fritzing.org’s thing to make your idiotic arduino thing; if you ever get to the point where you’re having to proof gerbers, you already know about these viewers. here are more…gerbv is foss:http://gerbv.sourceforge.net/others like viewmate and camtastic to name just a couple.then there are the online gerber viewers. here are just two off the top of google’s head…http://www.circuitpeople.comhttp://www.gerber-viewer.com",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,599.865884
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/03/ubuntu-9-04-on-kindle-2/
|
Ubuntu 9.04 On Kindle 2
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"handhelds hacks",
"Linux Hacks"
] |
[
"amazon",
"kindle",
"linux",
"ubuntu"
] |
[digg=http://digg.com/linux_unix/Ubuntu_Jaunty_on_Amazon_s_Kindle_2]Having read books on a Palm device for years we were excited when Amazon came up with the Kindle. Our problem is that if you’re going to carry around a portable device it should
do a whole lot more
than just display text from a few books. [Jesse Vincent] managed to get
Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope running on the Kindle 2
. This opens up endless possibilities to run whatever you want on this hardware.
The new functionality was presented in a talk at
OSCON 2009
. Be warned, [Jesse] has a very high geeky-hacker level. Make sure you have a tech dictionary and Google at the ready when you watch the video embedded after the break. His talk starts at about two minutes in and runs for five minutes total.
[blip.tv ?posts_id=2411095&dest=-1]
[via
Gizmodo
]
| 36
| 36
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91536",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T19:23:44",
"content": "1stProbably the lowest power netbook in the world",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91544",
"author": "Universal",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T20:16:54",
"content": "very impressiveyer that’s it",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91545",
"author": "Tim",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T20:17:32",
"content": "That’s really dodgy about the GPS/syslog uploading.The video’s really not that technical.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91546",
"author": "sean",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T20:21:14",
"content": "$400 for e-paper signage that you can update over the internet? Sounds like a heck of a good deal to me.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91548",
"author": "Yrb",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T20:27:18",
"content": "If you don’t comprehend the terms he uses, you shouldn’t be using a computer.Stop embedding flash videos! for fuck sakes already.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91556",
"author": "Rich",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T20:56:14",
"content": "@yrb: Um, maybe YOU shouldn’t be using a computer. The video is QuickTime, not Flash. N00b.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91562",
"author": "bry",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T21:25:13",
"content": "@rich: Yes, that’s probably why the context menu says “About Adobe Flash Player 10” when I right click the movie.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91563",
"author": "Tommy.S",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T21:27:41",
"content": "Dosn’t the Ubuntu 9.04 include the 2.6.29 release of the Linux OS?Well, Linux OS running on Kindle is something nice.And if you can use it for notes, remote server queries and checks it would be awesome!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91565",
"author": "Peter Shank",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T21:28:04",
"content": "“I tarred up a copy of Ubuntu… I typed chroot, and I have a working Ubuntu on my kindle! But x requires a TTY, for no good reason. So I added a couple of return one statements, and x works fine!” [gets biggest audience reaction of entire talk]This is comparable to:“Unless you have a DIS, you can usuallyfix hesitation by moving the timing so it’s not as far retarded.”If you don’t comprehend those terms you shouldn’t be using a car.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91566",
"author": "RamBahadur",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T21:29:53",
"content": "I dare you to run ubuntu on my nokia 5300.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91573",
"author": "medix",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T21:50:07",
"content": "I dare you to use debian",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91580",
"author": "IceBrain",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T22:11:40",
"content": "@tommy.s: actually, Kindle’s platform is Linux. He didn’t “install” Linux in it, he just used the running Linux installation to run some software included with Ubuntu, like Xorg.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91596",
"author": "meh",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T22:56:26",
"content": "im really not that impressed with this because of the fact that kindle is using a form or linux",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91603",
"author": "Bucky",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T23:31:30",
"content": "How many minutes into the video until Jesse starts his presentation?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91610",
"author": "Tom",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T23:48:17",
"content": "It is really a shame that a hackaday.com editor thought this was an overly complex explanation. Why not assign stories to staff members that have relevant knowledge in that field?It seems like at least once a week something is put up here that the staff member simply didn’t understand, or at least misjudged. Kind of embarrassing considering that technical articles are basically what this site is about.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91611",
"author": "sean",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T23:48:32",
"content": "it says 2 if you read the story bucky",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91620",
"author": "cyd",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T00:36:30",
"content": "The most interesting use of this, to me, would be SSH through the wireless service. If Amazon allows those packets to get through, then I could do a lot of my work from a Kindle wherever I went. I suspect they’ll not allow this, blaming bandwidth issues. But a day’s worth of SSH would amount to fewer packets than a single web page with graphics. Really, if Amazon just included that single app, I’d buy a Kindle right now.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91624",
"author": "cyd",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T00:43:17",
"content": "It might be possible to SSH to a server with sshd on port 80 or 443. Worth trying, anyway.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91626",
"author": "Shyft",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T00:51:29",
"content": "Interesting… Where does the atmega328 go again?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91640",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T01:21:46",
"content": "not enough arduinos.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91654",
"author": "me",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T01:57:23",
"content": "I want this book.Seriously though…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91676",
"author": "NidStyles",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T04:27:32",
"content": "I’m not into the whole Kindle scene, but it’s nice to see something other than Arduino hack’s that really aren’t useful for much more than oddities.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91680",
"author": "salt",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T04:59:38",
"content": "Ok, so how do I enable Kindle on my Ubuntu Laptop?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91683",
"author": "cptfalcon",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T05:13:39",
"content": "i’m curious why he chose ubuntu, but frankly not curious enough to watch the video.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91760",
"author": "Kop",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T16:16:06",
"content": "Lol, was reading about Kindle on Wikipedia, hit StumbleUpon button, and landed here.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91773",
"author": "Beavis",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:13:16",
"content": "I’m going to run out *right now* and load Ubuntu on my Atari 2600!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91777",
"author": "Mike Szczys",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:22:55",
"content": "@beavis: If you do get ubuntu running on your atari 2600 make sure to send it in. I’d love to see it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91953",
"author": "ffilou6",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T00:50:02",
"content": "What Would John Connor Do ?!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92366",
"author": "David Legg",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T08:08:54",
"content": "The difference between cool and useful would be when some-one gets a desk-top running on a kindle. To save power, it would have to avoid things like constantly changing clocks and flash animations etc. Quite a challenge :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "104610",
"author": "andysuth",
"timestamp": "2009-10-29T11:57:38",
"content": "Brilliant.I think I might buy one, but only when the DRM which stops PDFs going on the Kindle is removed.-AS",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "104926",
"author": "Gene Venable",
"timestamp": "2009-10-31T10:27:05",
"content": "I don’t think anything “stops” PDFs from going on the Kindle. I didn’t detect an invisible shield popping up over my Kindle — I can put anything on it, basically. PDF’s won’t WORK on the Kindle, because there’s no PDF reader on it, but to say DRM stops PDFs from going on the Kindle is a bit too incoherent for me.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "111992",
"author": "deathcapt",
"timestamp": "2009-12-16T20:00:35",
"content": "The new Kindle Global has a native PDF reader, and free global Wifi.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116897",
"author": "damon",
"timestamp": "2010-01-12T07:51:02",
"content": "the wifi you speek of is actualy using the 3g mobile network and the new kindle speeks of being able to load simple webpages and having net access i beleave it has access to face book",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "203612",
"author": "JohnC",
"timestamp": "2010-10-27T09:40:34",
"content": "Has anyone tried this on Kindle 3? Need a wordprocessor for mine real bad",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "207004",
"author": "hayden",
"timestamp": "2010-11-03T04:43:30",
"content": "this would be cool to try. but it would be cooler to have it as just a browser. like chrome",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "282090",
"author": "Eirinn",
"timestamp": "2010-12-11T00:10:33",
"content": "@Yrb the terms he uses makes no sense for people who have no expertise within the following two areas: electronics/linux – so i suggest crocheting a brain (if you get that one :) ) or at least a little moral sense.I advise everyone to watch not just the kindle part but the entire video, it’s quite interesting.And yes it’s a flash embed and no i can’t see why there should be anything wrong with it :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,600.162499
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/03/guitar-hero-strum-bar-as-guitar-kill-switch/
|
Guitar Hero Strum Bar As Guitar Kill Switch
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"home entertainment hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Playstation Hacks"
] |
[
"guitar",
"gutar hero",
"kill switch",
"playstation"
] |
[Ray] had a Guitar Hero controller for PlayStation 2 sitting around. Because he moved on to playing the game on Xbox 360, he decided to cannibalize the older controller for its parts. He removed the strum bar and
fit it inside of a mid-1980’s Peavy Patriot
electric guitar. Once wired up, it works as a kill switch; it stops all sound from making it to the amp whenever the strum bar switch is actuated. Don’t miss hearing this effect in the video after the break and keep sending in those
Guitar Hero mods
.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6VsLi84WnE]
[Thanks Sebastian]
| 20
| 20
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91516",
"author": "McSquid",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T17:44:07",
"content": "damn work computer for having a broken sound card. i LOOKS sweet. gotta wait til i get home to hear it though",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91517",
"author": "fenwick",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T17:50:57",
"content": "Dang, and it actually looks practical, too.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91520",
"author": "Jeff",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T17:56:19",
"content": "great hack, take something laying around and make good use of it. :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91521",
"author": "knetcomp",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T18:02:17",
"content": "Wow 3 comments in a row with no complaints? This must be a really great hack. ;)I really like the idea. I have a digitech guitar processor which does the same thing, but you have to use a pedal. Maybe this works better.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91525",
"author": "Rockarolla",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T18:23:56",
"content": "Actually it reminds me to the effect that Rage uses in some solos, like here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrHczTK3JWo#t=2m15s",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91526",
"author": "Andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T18:25:30",
"content": "What? No Arduino? BOOO!Sorry, couldn’t continue the string of praise for too long. Looks and sounds like a sweet hack though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91534",
"author": "Bryan Thielbar",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T19:08:59",
"content": "Sweet, I have always have just used my pickup selector switch for that, but that is kinda useful…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91540",
"author": "CB",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T19:38:07",
"content": "Tom Morello also uses this effect extensively. He sets one of his pickups to zero and uses a pickup selector to switch back and forth between signal and no signal. Pretty cool hack.Tom Morello (using this technique while “scratching” the strings on his guitar to get a DJ-record-scratching sound effect)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-58-36lSqG4#t=2m32s",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91543",
"author": "CB",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T19:55:35",
"content": "Not sure why the video is embedded… Pretty sure I used the link. The “scratch” solo is around 2:33 if you’re interested.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91551",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T20:37:22",
"content": "Not only is this an actually useful and cool hack, but there’s some decent music embedded in one of the replies and nobody is complaining.Best Hack-a-Day post ever;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91553",
"author": "wifigod",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T20:49:10",
"content": "Now he can play Buckethead’s – Jordan for REAL. :-)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-woe3SCAaA",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91561",
"author": "stinkymonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T21:22:44",
"content": "I think this is super sweet! it seems so natural opposed to a button toggle/tap er not.. you would still use an up or down motion for it so I think it would be a Comfort to use…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91592",
"author": "Lolfret",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T22:46:32",
"content": "Buckethead has a button on that les paul. id like to see the fret buttons as killswithches on it also, that would be faster to use. GREAT HACK hope i didnt break the nice comment chain.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91614",
"author": "Ian",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T00:12:15",
"content": "When I read the headline, I automatically thought of a very cruel prank and rig the switch to turn off the controller when they started to play.. =)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91644",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T01:36:19",
"content": "Reminds me of North Mississippi Allstars’ Luther Dickinson playing R. L. Burnside’s Snake Drive (he uses the pickup switch method, muting one of the pickups):[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKUJxIzTyR4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0]",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91673",
"author": "36Chambers",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T03:40:22",
"content": "Great Mod!Definitely better than a button, and a lot of people are familiar with this control already from the game, so thats good.However, I think a fader, like the type skratch DJ’s (turntablists) use. They don’t really fade, they kutt the sound on/off completely over a small travel distance; something like, .5MMVestax (Professional DJ Mixers)actually made a “guitar style” midi controller turntable thing that had a built in fader on the neck, I don’t know if it ever made it to production tho.Here is a pic of ithttp://www.skratchworx.com/images/plasa2005/vestax/s1_2.jpghttp://www.skratchworx.com/images/plasa2005/vestax/s1_2.jpg",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91677",
"author": "ASCII",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T04:42:51",
"content": "Sweet! now he can play this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQvG2SMVl84#t=2m45s",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92176",
"author": "PocketBrain",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T00:49:45",
"content": "I would beef up the middle “on” range of the thing; it was more off than on, but I can see where he was going with it. He can achieve a very fast manual switching rate, probably faster than attainable with just a pickup switch (it’s dead both in up and down positions, live in the middle).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94962",
"author": "PocketBrain",
"timestamp": "2009-09-18T19:28:08",
"content": "Tom Morello also uses the fast-kill technique (at a very fast pace) in Audioslave’s Shadow on the Sun.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zhSRNFeQpM#t=2m29sIt makes me think he’s using a similar device with two dead zones, so it can be switched very quickly, one sound pulse per transition (up/down or down/up) instead of two transitions per pulse.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116759",
"author": "Guitar Center Coupons",
"timestamp": "2010-01-11T19:38:34",
"content": "Music is definitely my passion. this year eventually will organize my band and I’ll come to play again.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,600.223243
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/03/single-tube-nixie-clock/
|
Single Tube Nixie Clock
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"home hacks"
] |
[
"clock",
"nixie",
"pic",
"tube"
] |
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-7QAWshEXo]
This
single tube nixie clock
cought our eye today. After receiving an IN-8 tube from a friend, [Trax] wanted to find some project to show it off. He decided on an art piece that doubles as a clock. Tastefully mounted in a simple wooden box with a pretty inlay, the tube is lit from below with a green LED that pulses every second. A single button, located on the back, out of view is pressed to request the time. You can see the time being displayed on the video above. To see the guts and read about how he’s using the PIC16F84’s built in clock to keep track of time, check out his site. Even though this is a Nixie, it reminds us of the
Decatron kitchen timer
we saw recently.
[via
Hacked Gadgets
]
| 20
| 20
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91498",
"author": "chicosoft",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T16:04:28",
"content": "Very cool indeed. Where do i find that kind of tubes?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91503",
"author": "Tomasito",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T16:29:14",
"content": "i really love to see a nixie tube POV clock.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91504",
"author": "tomas",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T16:31:55",
"content": "i really love to see a nixie tube pov clock.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91506",
"author": "Agent420",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T16:39:16",
"content": "Single tube nixie clocks are actually kind of old hat, but the construction of this project is certainly very well done.@chicosoft – they’re all over ebay@tomasito – in a manner of speaking, the first mechanical tv sets did use neon tubes and pov…http://www.tvhistory.tv/1920s%20TV%20Picture.htmand let’s not forget the neon vu/spectrum analyzer…http://hackaday.com/2008/03/27/nixie-tube-vu-meter/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91509",
"author": "glum",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T16:59:13",
"content": "Here is a nixie tube pov clock.http://www.nixiana.com/hardware/ntpclock.shtml",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91512",
"author": "Agent420",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T17:20:06",
"content": "^ ok, that is just damn cool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91518",
"author": "twistedsymphony",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T17:52:50",
"content": "I’d love to see a nixie tube application other than a clock…the only two things I could come up with is a Nixie thermostat/termometer or a nixie calculator. The former might be kind of cool, the latter wouldn’t really be that useful.Can anyone else come up with any good nixie tube applications other than the stereotypical clock?hmm thinking about it just now maybe hack it into a tube amp to display the volume level :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91522",
"author": "Orv",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T18:08:45",
"content": "@twistedsymphony: I always thought a Nixie tube digital dashboard for a car would be cool. It’d have to be the right car, though; putting one in an ’83 Corolla or something just wouldn’t be right.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91524",
"author": "twistedsymphony",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T18:13:55",
"content": "OOOH that gives me a very cool idea. I’ve got a few Nissan 240SXs in the S13 chassis they came with an optional Digital gauge cluster which included a heads up display of the digital speed read out… I have said cluster and an extra HUD projector unit that I was planning on fitting up to one of my cars…the projector looks like it’s just a couple of 7 segments in a little reflector housing.once I’ve got that installed I might just try to see if I can fit up the spare projector with a couple of nixie tubes…you wouldn’t happen to know of a good circuit for driving nixie tubes using automotive 12V would you?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91527",
"author": "calebkraft",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T18:42:46",
"content": "@orv,I’ve been tempted to do something along these lines with one of my vw busses. imagine a nice nixie display across the dash of this:http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/435/121/26085060013_large.jpgthat’s not mine, but almost identical. I’m thinking a clock might be my best bet, though a tachometer would work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91528",
"author": "Agent420",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T18:51:52",
"content": "^ while the nixie element might be cool, i’ve never been a fan of numeric dashboard displays… research has demonstrated that the brain can interpret analog methods such as dials or bargraphs much more readily than numeric symbols. i’m sure that’s the reason why digital dashboards quickly fell out of fashion after they were first introduced in the 80’s.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91532",
"author": "JD",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T19:05:40",
"content": "I’m not sure about other people’s brains, but I utilize the center digital display in my car for speed (I can set it to different types of info) rather than the large analog dial speedo immediately to the side. My brain more easily recognizes huge “75” in red, rather than “roughly 2:30”. So, although I’m sure for the average folk, analog is a great “gauge” for their speed, I prefer to know if I’m going 72 or 78 on the highway (analog only gives rough indications) which means the difference between an uninterrupted drive to work and a speeding ticket (plus 6 years of surcharges on my insurance).Summary: A nixie tube dash would be awesome!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91538",
"author": "twistedsymphony",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T19:32:07",
"content": "@Agent420: I’ve read the same thing… I think it was related to airline controls where the pilot can more easily scan over the gauges to determine that everything is ok rather than try to interpret dozens of digital readouts.The thing about a digital speedo though is that most of the time speedos are off by a good 3-4% even more if you’ve swapped out your tires for a different size. Anyone who’s used a GPS and compared the speed readout of that to the readout on their dash should know what I’m talking about.some gauge clusters have an adjustment pot in the back, which is handy if you’re so inclined to improve the accuracy of your speedo. (FWIW tach outputs are typically spot on)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91541",
"author": "John Smith",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T19:51:26",
"content": "“Can anyone else come up with any good nixie tube applications other than the stereotypical clock?”I have a nixie tube frequency counter.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91568",
"author": "Ayush",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T21:38:46",
"content": "“cought”really? can you please english good?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91570",
"author": "amishx64",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T21:39:24",
"content": "I like. The green LED accents it very well.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91582",
"author": "dthyne",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T22:19:47",
"content": "What about a nixie display of portions of what you get from top or htop? You will get huge props for making a whole terminal from nixies. I doubt anyone makes ASCII nixies though, so you would have to map certain characters to displayable characters.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91754",
"author": "Nisei",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T15:31:50",
"content": "I like the idea of the flashing led beneath the tube but I would’ve used an IN-3 neon bulb which has the same color as the Nixie tube itself.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91771",
"author": "Orv",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:02:01",
"content": "@agent420: I agree, actually. For practical driving analog gauges are best, and they’re what I want in my daily driver. But custom cars are often more about what looks cool.Actually, in my daily driver I took it a step further and twisted the auxiliary gauges (voltage, oil pressure, oil temperature) so that the needles all point straight up when I’m driving on the freeway and everything’s normal. That way I don’t have to read them at all, just glance at where the needles are.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3405627",
"author": "Martin P",
"timestamp": "2017-02-10T21:00:35",
"content": "Hello, thank you for sharing your projects, can remove pointers that can automatically display the time every minute, can you help me?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,600.276655
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/neo-geo-case-mod/
|
Neo-Geo Case Mod
|
Jake W
|
[
"home entertainment hacks"
] |
[
"Case mod",
"genesis",
"neo geo",
"sega"
] |
What do you get when you cross a Neo-Geo and a Sega Genesis? A
pretty vintage case mod
. [Brett] used a variation of
the 16-bit console
(known as the Mega Drive II) as the base of
his project
. With an original Neo-Geo motherboard and a few other components (such as a power indicating LED), the ‘Geosis’ was born. [Brett] removed a few of the unnecessary parts from
the mobo
, like the power-amp, and set it up to work with a regular 5V DC wall adapter. The PCB also had to be clipped so it would fit into the Mega Drive chassis.
Though it may not be the case, some Neo-Geo motherboards in circulation have been salvaged from arcade machines. An enclosure would be essential for protecting them during standalone use – something [Brett] plans to do a lot.
| 15
| 15
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91360",
"author": "Bakamoichigei",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T02:18:04",
"content": "Clarification: NEO-GEO MVS motherboards come from arcade cabinets. The NEO-GEO AES is the home version. They take different cartridges. (The one pictured is an MVS cart)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91366",
"author": "Jacob Woj",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T02:45:12",
"content": "Thanks for the info. I should have been more clear about the fact that I was unsure whether or not it was salvaged. I guess that makes the hack more practical.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91422",
"author": "cantido",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T08:15:15",
"content": "Though it may not be the case,some Neo-Geo motherboards in circulationhave been salvaged from arcade machines.Looking at the pictures on neo-geo.com (a forum that should really be avoided if you have any brain cells) the board is the top loading one slots (mv-1c) that came later in the neo-geo’s life. Just before SNK started rolling out all-in-one boards for games like SNK vs Capcom.An enclosure would be essentialfor protecting them during standalone useAll of the MVS boards come in an enclosure, the earlier board come in a metal case, the later ones come in a plastic case.MV-B1 is the best to consolise in my opinion…Mine (http://tinyurl.com/lbg9yy) is a bit messy, really long wires so I can still just about get the case off, but it’s pretty easy to get all the ports, a DC-DC supply and audio amps into the MV-1B case. Switching supplies need really good filtering though, that’s one thing I’ve got to do to mine.W-hy-TF do people keep calling the NeoGeo 24 bit? Nothing inside there is 24bit.. the 68000 has a 24bit address bus, but that’s it!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91459",
"author": "JB",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T13:43:00",
"content": "@cantidoif i remember correctly it was marketed as a 24 bit system. i obviously opened mine and discovered the lie. a 68000 processor, just like in the genesis.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91468",
"author": "cantido",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T14:13:03",
"content": "@JBI’ve read that SNK advertised the system as 24bit somewhere (16bit 68k + 8bit z80) but never actually seen it myself. Thing is the m68k isn’t 16bit, it’s 32bit! I have a feeling if it was ever advertised for its “bitage” that would have been SNK America..“The industry’s lowest cost 32-bit microprocessor, the MC68000 offers an excellent low cost entry point to the M68000 Family.” – Freescale",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91495",
"author": "JB",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T15:55:09",
"content": "@cantidoyou are right about it being 32 bit. however back then they used the data bus width as the number of bits on the consoles to advertise. that’s why sega’s genesis was 16 bit (not 32) and neo geo did that weird addition with the z80 and came up with the 24 (or were they referring to the address bus?)still have a few 68000 cpus (just in case) and my old neo geo and atari st in working order :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91496",
"author": "Winphreak",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T15:56:47",
"content": "Nice looking finish!That is a pretty polished looking product by the end. Great work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91542",
"author": "DanAdamKOF",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T19:51:44",
"content": "Gotta love arcade hacks.Shame those NGCD pads need constant up-keep to work properly, SNK really only got the click-stick right in the Neo-Geo Pocket and Pocket Color.cantido, why all the hate for N-G.c?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91560",
"author": "AF",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T21:17:55",
"content": "@danadamkofBecause he’s a twat.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91672",
"author": "cantido",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T03:38:01",
"content": "@danadamkofIt’s far too fanatic by a long shot. Like flaming people for using bootleg carts. Flaming people for using emulators. Then there’s shit like everyone ripping each other off (happens on all the retro forums though) like picking up carts off ebay and selling them on for twice the price..The only more fanatic community is the Amiga community, some of those guys are seriously scary.@afNice going. You’re one of those people that pays ridiculous prices for plastic boxes of mask roms aren’t you?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91682",
"author": "DanAdamKOF",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T05:11:45",
"content": "Suit yourself but N-G actually tends to run off price-gouging sellers.Also I’m a MVS fan myself so I don’t pay ridiculous prices for plastic boxes, I’m actually lamenting that it’s not 2002 anymore since almost all the carts are way cheaper, and you almost spoil yourself with how little you pay for a game like KOF 98, Metal Slug X, etc.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91684",
"author": "Bakamoichigei",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T05:27:03",
"content": "@cantidoWanna know why bootlegs piss them off so much? Putting aside all the piracy arguments that should really be left up to personal moral judgment seeing as how the games are no longer in production and the original SNK is defunct, it’s because by the simple fact that bootlegs exist (And by extension the fact that people want them) there will always be unscrupulous cunts who sell you boots as genuine, which is fine for people who don’t care, but not for people who want legit carts.As for emulation… Eh. I couldn’t care less. I occasionally play a few rare games or games I’m thinking of buying in Kawaks. And emulation, unlike the market for cheap bootlegs, doesn’t really affect anyone else.Quite frankly though, it’s simply not the same. I always find it worthwhile to play it on the real hardware.Don’t get me wrong, I don’t like the attitudes on the forums either; too much elitist bullshit and prick-waving. But as someone who has ended up with a couple bootlegs, I can understand why that might stick in their craw.As for me, I own over a dozen single-slot boards, a pair of two-slot boards, and a four-slot that I’m building a cabinet for from parts. And I’ve never paid more than $50 for any of my ~25 games, and usually less than $30.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91691",
"author": "cantido",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T06:16:00",
"content": "wanna know why bootlegs pissthem off so much? putting asideall the piracy argumentsYou see all sorts of idiotic shit on neo-geo forums, not just neo-geo.com. If someone has bootlegs, fair enough they own bootlegs, you don’t need people telling you off. The Amiga guys have this issue too. They’d rather let the remaining working hardware go to waste than share software that has been out of print for decades.The people that lament others for having that sort of thing probably sit at home all day stroking their collection of carts. Yes, phoenixed CPS2 boards aren’t “real” either.that bootlegs existbootlegs exist because arcade operators want cheap games,.. I went into an apparently “sega” franchised place in Spain once and saw a row of 5 neogeo’s playing hacked KOF’s and 100-in-1 carts. The amount of collectors in comparison is rather small. Some of the bootleg arcade stuff is actually fairly interesting.. like making one game run on totally different hardware. But fanatics aren’t interested in that.there will always be unscrupulous cuntswho sell you boots as genuine,I’ve never bought a bootleg arcade board unintentionally, and I haven’t even tried to avoid them.which is fine for people who don’t care,but not for people who want legit carts.So, save yourself the time and head aches and buy carts from decent dealers. If you’re a major collector you can probably save enough money buying legit carts from a real dealer in Japan to cover the shipping or a flight over here to get them.the real hardware.People like the real hardware, but then mod the hell out of the machines to remove behaviours that make the real hardware what it is..too much elitist bullshit and prick-waving.Yup, that’s my major gripe with all of this. everything is a contest. I have the most carts, I have the best RGB encoder..but as someone who has endedup with a couple bootlegs,This is why there is legislation in most countries to protect buyers from counterfeit goods.i’ve never paid more than $50 forany of my ~25 games, and usuallyless than $30.Well, I’d glad there’s at least one other person that isn’t totally insane.I think the most I’ve paid for a game was 4000 yen, and that was a full kit. What I hope will happen one day is that some dealer will find a big ole box of metal slug 1/ and whack um up on ebay.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "99300",
"author": "or_muddslinger",
"timestamp": "2009-10-07T10:23:30",
"content": "Great project!!! Loved your idea for making a simple solution to a simple problem. I hope you get many years of enjoyment out of this thing. As for the other BS piling up around here, just put your boots on and ignore it.Well Done!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "519851",
"author": "TheSpasticBastad",
"timestamp": "2011-11-26T22:03:25",
"content": "Great work ! I like what you’ve done here and I agree with or_muddslinger completely.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,600.59394
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/build-an-analog-tv-station/
|
Build An Analog TV Station
|
Zach Banks
|
[
"Video Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] |
[
"analog tv",
"fcc",
"omgimontv",
"tv",
"tv station",
"tv transmitter"
] |
With the transition to
digital TV
, the FCC has abandoned the old analog format. Luckily, you can take advantage of this and
set up your own analog TV station
. The FCC has a tool on their site to see what channels are open in your area to broadcast in. To broadcast, you need a TV transmitter, but cheap short-range models can be
found on eBay
or
made at hom
e [pdf]
. Once you have a transmitter, you can pump in a video source, either your own content or videos from youtube. One group,
OMGimontv
is showcasing popular youtube clips on channel 14 in New York. On their site,
users can vote
for what clips they want to see. Although this isn’t as simple as
making a radio station
, it still has a lot of potential.
[via
BoingBoing
]
| 51
| 44
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91336",
"author": "refujee",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:21:20",
"content": "isn’t this illegal?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "938639",
"author": "BGJMV",
"timestamp": "2013-01-13T10:41:29",
"content": "legal",
"parent_id": "91336",
"depth": 2,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "2528359",
"author": "john",
"timestamp": "2015-04-15T16:17:31",
"content": "no refujee is right its illegal without a licence",
"parent_id": "938639",
"depth": 3,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6347535",
"author": "Samuel Woodward",
"timestamp": "2021-05-11T03:57:38",
"content": "Ok, and?",
"parent_id": "2528359",
"depth": 4,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6698711",
"author": "Redstone Miner",
"timestamp": "2023-11-14T19:45:45",
"content": "fair enough",
"parent_id": "6347535",
"depth": 5,
"replies": []
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "91340",
"author": "St.Jimmy",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:28:13",
"content": "OMG FURST!Anyway, cool as this is, as soon as the FCC auctions off the frequencies, this probably will become very illegal. Still, I believe that this counts as “wicked dope”.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91341",
"author": "St.Jimmy",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:28:48",
"content": "Drat! Beaten!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91346",
"author": "Pilotgeek",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:31:50",
"content": "@refujee: I don’t believe it’s illegal as long as it’s within the fcc’s allocated “free” channels, similar to CB-Radio type frequencies. Of course, I could be completely wrong, that’s just a guess.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6483196",
"author": "SPCNorthTexas2017",
"timestamp": "2022-06-13T13:48:01",
"content": "it is legal unless you transmit it from a certain amount of power",
"parent_id": "91346",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "91350",
"author": "napalm",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:36:17",
"content": "@st. jimmylol, fail!anyway, i wondered what would happen to the analog tv range, probably similar to what happened with the first ham/radio broadcasters. no matter ho illegal or not this is, its made of epic win all the way.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91355",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:50:09",
"content": "Unfortunately, the Part 15 regulations of the FCC don’t allow for any transmissions on broadcast television frequencies.It is illegal, so don’t do it!There is a legal option though: Go get your Technician class, amateur radio license, and then experiment with fast-scan television in the amateur radio frequencies. Most people use a television hooked up to a regular antenna, tuned to “cable” channel 59 or 60 to receive these amateur “television” signals!",
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"depth": 1,
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"comment_id": "91357",
"author": "_matt",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T02:09:06",
"content": "Since they’re abandoned, I’d assume they aren’t “broadcast frequencies”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
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"comment_id": "91368",
"author": "Spadefinger",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T02:49:14",
"content": "well, thank you, captain fucking obviousthis post has a big duh factor…who cares if it’s illegal or not.it’s pretty obvious you could do this with some minor effort.the pdf sucks btwgive me a writeup on the technical details of building a transmitter from the ground up and I might be slightly impressed (probably not, but maybe)There are far more interesting things going on with this spectrum. Let’s see a hack utilizing it for cheap broadband or something else slightly more useful (or even entertaining). Preferably without twitter.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "91382",
"author": "xrazorwirex",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T04:35:07",
"content": "Yeah, the FCC loves it when people compete with the major companies that dominate the media now, so all you have to do is:apply for the spectrum and pay $1,000,000 minimum non-refundable applicationIf you get approved then you have to operate the station for one year on a probation phase without generating any revenue from the station to ‘prove yourself’comply with the 587,000 pages of regulations, which a violation of a single one will result in several millions of dollars in fines and a ‘demotion’ back to the probation phaseIt’s easy, and FUN!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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{
"comment_id": "91384",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T04:41:10",
"content": "i heard google was going to buy some channels. something about broadcast internet????",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "91386",
"author": "error404",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T05:09:48",
"content": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_spaces_%28radio%29This is apparently legal as long as they’re not interfering with licensed users.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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{
"comment_id": "91394",
"author": "Leigh",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T05:42:13",
"content": "No, white spaces devices will be required to monitor for interference and have other stringent requirements. This is not “apparently legal.”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "91395",
"author": "xrazorwirex",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T05:48:34",
"content": "Pirate Radio evolves to Pirate TV – I would love to see someone with the cajones that goes ahead and does this anyways.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "91403",
"author": "dano",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T06:16:15",
"content": "So according to the wikipedia article from abovehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_spaces_%28radio%29The FCC is allowing whitespace utilization locally, but you have to actively monitor to make sure there are no legacy transmissions on the same frequency. Every minute!So with some interesting coding and whitespace frequency monitors you might be able to get away with a low powered signal. You’d want to research to make sure that wikipedia was right on this, but still it’s doable.The easy way is to get a ham radio license and just do it legally without the monitors required. If you are interested in developing things like live monitoring of the band you can test and learn with that easily on the ham bands too.",
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"depth": 1,
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"comment_id": "91417",
"author": "jd",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T07:36:53",
"content": "Why bother going analog? How about hooking up an amp to something like this:http://www.zeevee.com/connected-home/zvbox150",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "91428",
"author": "a",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T09:04:06",
"content": "two words:GNU Radio",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "91436",
"author": "McNoob",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T10:32:47",
"content": "these broadcast bands have not been “abandoned ” they just switched the modulation format. tv is still uhf and vhf 7-80something. 2-6 is to be repurposed as some other kind of portable something or other, but certainly not abandoned, it will be used.",
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"depth": 1,
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"comment_id": "91441",
"author": "sss",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T11:03:57",
"content": "I’m pretty sure this is illegal unless it’s a whitespace approved electronic. Wireless microphones have used tv bands for years (sorta licensed, sorta not licensed).New whitespace electronics need to be able to detect wireless microphones in the area and disable themselves if they find them.There are regulations for how often they have to rescan for new systems being powered up (30 seconds or a minute I think) and before the white space device broadcasts it has to make sure it won’t interfere with any wireless microphones.Also, white space electronic devices must limit themselves to select frequencies (which wireless mics still have the right of way to), other newly “freed” frequencies are being preserved for wireless mic usage only.",
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"comment_id": "91456",
"author": "Brad",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T13:26:39",
"content": "Is it just me, or did anyone else spot the hilarious link to this post? (http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/09/02/howto-set-up-an-anal.html)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "91490",
"author": "kabukicho2001",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T15:41:45",
"content": "It’s legal if your power is less than 1mW ERP. By the way I’m buying a analog uhf tv channel license for $ 1000,000 if every dude can pay 1 dollar we can get to 1000,000 of people.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
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"comment_id": "91558",
"author": "Haku",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T21:05:32",
"content": "I’ve got a couple of small black metal boxes from the 80s called “video senders” which can transmit a normal UHV tv signal over a short distance (up to 300 feet line of sight), if you look on eBay you may be able to pick one up – if you can find one in amongst all the current generation 2.4ghz tv extenders.These small UHV tv transmitters will be useful when the tv stations go digital only because you can use them to send a signal to the “useless” pocket tvs which only have an antenna and no AV input.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "91655",
"author": "Hirudinea",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T01:57:33",
"content": "Yea Hauku I use video senders to watch TV when I have to take a dump, video spliter from the box and to the sender, hook up an ATSC converter and you’ve got HDTV, sort of, on your old analogue sets, so don’t toss out your old tubes yet.",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
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"comment_id": "92451",
"author": "Electrician",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T18:10:27",
"content": "Pirate TV is easy, you don’t have to build a TV-transmitter. Just use your VCR. Hook an antenna to the RF-out and voilà, your very own Pirate TV-station. We did this n school, works great. The broadcast range is of course not great, but you could always hook up an signal amplifier to reach more people.",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "93787",
"author": "kurye",
"timestamp": "2009-09-14T02:22:56",
"content": "emege saygi tesekkürler",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
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"comment_id": "94098",
"author": "conundrum",
"timestamp": "2009-09-15T17:10:03",
"content": "Now here would be an application for a wifi to uhf converter, to save all those otherwise useless TVs from the landfill.Shouldn’t be too hard, you can get wifi usb dongles and USB PICs aren’t expensive, just fake the appropriate responses to get the dongle to initialise and fit it inside the existing TV’s casing. :)last time i checked, wifi is more than capable of handling a single analogue channel’s worth of data, and causes far less interference than those 2.4G “senders”.",
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"comment_id": "102989",
"author": "WhoEver",
"timestamp": "2009-10-21T17:28:22",
"content": "I will like to make a test one to learn how broadcasting works. I was looking for a instruction on how to do and and this one helped me. I will get a $25 UHF sender and a TV attena to do it. I use cable TV in my home and will not discard it because there is hardly any TV channels in air in my area. I will just unplug the Cable from the TV for Cable TV in the basement, try the station, and then turn it off and put back the Cable TV cable.",
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"comment_id": "108413",
"author": "hank",
"timestamp": "2009-11-22T23:20:24",
"content": "hello what is the fcc site to check on free open analog channels? the link was not mentioned in article",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
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"comment_id": "108414",
"author": "hank",
"timestamp": "2009-11-22T23:21:14",
"content": "hello also has any one looked in to using the cable system fore low power broadcasting? not sure how this could be done but am curious if any one has considdered this metnod as well?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "130733",
"author": "MikeDice",
"timestamp": "2010-03-18T20:30:08",
"content": "actually your blog is one of those i will bother to revisit. most i saw today are full of useless informations and advertising. thank you for providing some real content to the world :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
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"comment_id": "149000",
"author": "Farhan Gondal",
"timestamp": "2010-06-10T15:24:38",
"content": "I Want to know how to build a tv/fm transmiter at home and what are the expences on it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
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"comment_id": "158408",
"author": "Acikogretimci",
"timestamp": "2010-07-13T13:42:37",
"content": "its very enteresting",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
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"comment_id": "309320",
"author": "Maximus",
"timestamp": "2011-01-19T18:59:20",
"content": "Wonder how much is it gonna cost to get an entire area covered. i work at a church and is looking into covering a very large area, would be cheaper then to rent a channel than building you own one. Am aware that if i were to cover a large area you will have to pay a licence for the frequincy",
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"comment_id": "398504",
"author": "Farhan Gondal",
"timestamp": "2011-05-27T09:40:44",
"content": "“Wonder how much is it gonna cost to get an entire area covered. i work at a church and is looking into covering a very large area, would be cheaper then to rent a channel than building you own one. Am aware that if i were to cover a large area you will have to pay a licence for the frequincy”Well I need The Design No Matter Itx Legal Or Illegal",
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"comment_id": "407074",
"author": "DJmatt",
"timestamp": "2011-06-17T11:45:31",
"content": "its illeal weather you like it or not when analogue TV if its not already shut down in your area runs on the same frequency bands as the digital stations the only difference is for each frequency multiple channels can be broadcast on each channel frequency thus alowing a lot more channels to be broadcast on the same frequency allocations say here in southern tasmania/australia analoge channel 6 is trasmitted with 3 other channels in digital on the same frequency band as analoge channel 8 if you use a scanner on this frequeny you dont hear anything but a digital tuner will. so if you transmit on these frequencies it can interfere with the digital TV service. anyway even if that wasn’t the case over a certain wattage you require a licence on non public frequencies. say if you wanted to transmit on 1148.3375Mhz at say 10W you require a permit for that frequeny and have to pay and re-submit the application every so many years like australia its usually 2 years a a time. but personally I dont care if I could find a decent transmitter I would run my own TV station and play all the latest movies and even Porn at night I have no respect for the law when it comes to this sort of thing :-) would love a 5W+ Transmitter schematic to build and have a community TV station and once analoge is turned uff here no one would know other than someone with a spectrom analizer unless you told them to scan there TV on Analoge chances of them finding it is slim. if you keep it to a small subburb and dont transmit into the main sity area you could get away with it for a long time.",
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"comment_id": "464049",
"author": "POed",
"timestamp": "2011-09-25T21:34:26",
"content": "If the government assholes have anything to do with it, they will find a way to screw you. Copyright, FCC license my ass.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
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"comment_id": "5597265",
"author": "Rick",
"timestamp": "2018-12-15T01:19:59",
"content": "I would agree. The FCC is really no more than a bunch of unelected bureaucrats in a Monarchy, their “kingdom” being US airwaves. These airwaves are purported to be “ours,” but if you try using them without their little “note from Daddy,” you risk a $10k fine and jail if you keep it up. BUT, whenever you try to get said “note from Daddy,” cooperate with this Monarchy and “do it their way,” you’re met with nothing but bureaucratic bullshit and stonewalling. “Well, the window for applying won’t be until 2023.” So if you want to go on the air with the BEST OF INTENTIONS to SERVE your local community with programming that the local big, full-power corporate licensed stations refuse to be bothered with, oh well, you get the proverbial “middle finger” from the Monarchy, and taunting laughter from the management of your local big, full-power corporate licensed station. Well, I think that’s total horseshit. Not that it matters to them, though.",
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"comment_id": "570878",
"author": "Stephen",
"timestamp": "2012-01-30T19:12:11",
"content": "Since 1994 the FCC has been auctioning licenses for the electromagnetic spectrum (airwaves). This could and does includes parts of the spectrum allocated for Amateur Radio (ham).Frequencies previously used by amateur radio have been sold for commercial purposes. TeleCos (cellular phones) are big users of the radio spectrum formerly designated for amateur radio.Sadly, unlicensed use of airwaves won’t send a message to the feds that citizens believe that preserving sections of the airways “free from commercial use” is important for THE PEOPLE.However, licensed users have a voice – the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL).http://www.arrl.org/regulatory-advocacySmall potato pirates – not so much.",
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"comment_id": "599421",
"author": "WudrnSoul",
"timestamp": "2012-03-10T06:35:26",
"content": "To Stephen,While the old dogs still have it, they are not the future. The Small potato pirates are.I agree, flooding comercial streams with interference before doing your research is not a good idea. do not, however,fool yourself into thinking your “licensed User” is the big fish in the pond.To everyone else:be safe, be free ,and dont let fuddy duddy ole farts silence you ! EXPERIMENT!",
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"comment_id": "992932",
"author": "Slim shady",
"timestamp": "2013-04-13T00:44:36",
"content": "I don’t think anyone’s gonna care if you transmit for a few hours then go silent. I do this on my pirate radio station. Never got caught yet, going on three years!",
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"comment_id": "999622",
"author": "jqgeneralpublic",
"timestamp": "2013-05-01T09:14:23",
"content": "I heard just recently that one of the main reasons that tv converted to digital from analog was because our government has technology that allows digital tv receivers to be used as…for lack of a better analogy…spy cameras. What that means is that analog didn’t give the proper signal ability to turn your screen into something that they could use to look “in” at you from your viewing tv device; digital allows such a reversal without your knowledge of such.Things are going to change very drastically in the next 5 years–if not sooner–and those of us that have the ability to transmit independently in am/fm/shortwave/tv are going to be the ones that convey information to those that need the help.Keep hacking. Keep transmitting secretly and in covert ways. Keep doing what you do to keep freedom a reality.-J.",
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"comment_id": "2928323",
"author": "BothersaidFCC",
"timestamp": "2016-02-22T03:27:23",
"content": "Apparently the latest idea someone (namely me) came up with is transmitting TV signals using NIR light.The restrictions are a lot simpler and because it is line of sight a single 1mW VCSEL can reach hundreds of people with a custom designed passive beam splitter.Also as long as this is done carefully the receiver can be integrated into existing replacement LNBs and also be used for: SETI, astronomical observations, etc.All that is needed is a simple APD/PMT setup which can now be had for under £20 and lasts about 10 years.Its also possible to “transmit” from the lunar surface using an 11 GHz setup and someone also suggested this as a way to encourage “moonshot” thinking as recycling the old Apollo era nuclear RTGs would provide a regenerative power source.",
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"comment_id": "3542556",
"author": "Vash",
"timestamp": "2017-04-26T03:51:06",
"content": "The rules used to sate that it must be 100mw now its 200 ft distance. You may read the low power unlicensed rules on the FCCs website.https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/low-power-radio-general-information",
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"comment_id": "3542559",
"author": "Vash",
"timestamp": "2017-04-26T03:52:42",
"content": "Building a transmitter is not required all you need is a channel modulator. You can get them surplus from cable TV head ends that are converting to digital.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "4769722",
"author": "scroogemcduck",
"timestamp": "2018-07-23T05:03:00",
"content": "there’s a handheld nintendo out there called Top Guy and it has a built in VHF transmitter. turning it on will display the game on all TVs in the vicinity that are tuned to a certain channel. would have been fun to have in the 90s when everyone was tuned into cable via channel 3/coaxial connection and bringing this thing with you all over the place lol… now days everyone’s on AV or HDMI… I still wanna build one for home use, game museum etc… any know how? imagine a game gear sized device and a small transmitter built in (it had a pull out antenna i believe). parts? legal info? limits? anything would be helpful thanks!",
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"comment_id": "5873930",
"author": "number15bkfootlettuce",
"timestamp": "2019-02-15T06:10:15",
"content": "Would these signals interfere with any other signals, like Air Forse base signals?",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "6161779",
"author": "Myfakename",
"timestamp": "2019-07-05T02:40:57",
"content": "There was an article in an electronics magazine back in 1987 giving full instructions on how to build an amplifier to boost the useful channel 3 cable frequency. You could put an aerial on the output and feed a modulated ch 3 or 4 signal into it and broadcast your vcr programmes all around the house; no wires or cables. Kind of like my Bluetooth speakers. Ten years later I hooked one up to my cable tv box and can watch tv anywhere in the house, on various receivers. In this way I actually predated the multiple tv services I’m sure would cost extra, and kept my analogue TV sets in service (I couldn’t care less about “keeping up with the Joneses”, what have they done for me lately?).I’m sure if you wanted to try sending a modern digital signal through it it would work, but then I haven’t had the need. And I’m not totally against progress, I own a couple small portable digital tv’s I’m using for ota reception away from homeThe aforementioned unit is also pretty reliable. It’s been running 24/7 for 20yrs with no problems. As far as causing interference goes, it only covers the house floor plan (2 stories) and a small section of the yard around the outside walls so it’s not going to bother anybody anywayI think the magazine was “Popular Electronics” or something like that from around July 1987. Those of you with back issues, start looking. I’d guess any suitable video amplifier would do, but at the time this was the low-bucks entry level way to go.A friend of mine also built this, hooked it up to a rotatable roof antenna and broadcast porn across the street for a party, but that’s an entirely different story. I guess.",
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||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/direct-to-pcb-inkjet-printing/
|
Direct-to-PCB Inkjet Printing
|
Phil Burgess
|
[
"Tool Hacks"
] |
[
"direct",
"diy",
"inkjet",
"pcb",
"print"
] |
Full Spectrum Engineering has offered up a
tutorial for their inkjet direct PCB kits
that repurpose direct-to-CD capable inkjet printers (such as the Epson R280) to print etch-resistant ink straight onto copper clad board. This is easier and less error prone than some
iron-on
methods, especially for two-sided boards. Just print (no need to reverse the design), dry on a hot plate or in a toaster oven for a couple minutes, and your board’s ready for
etching
!
Homebrew methods exist for all of this, but for those who would rather move ahead with their design than spend time scrounging for the required bits,
the kits
offer a pretty good value. They can also meet you halfway…say if you’re only lacking access to a laser cutter and just want the CD stencil…all of the parts are available individually or as a complete set: the resist ink cartridge, the stainless steel board-holding stencil, and a supply of double-sided copper clad boards precisely sized for the stencil (3.5 by 2.5 inches). The small board size is well within the limits of the freeware
Eagle Light Edition
software.
Concerned about gunking up your nice inkjet with non-OEM ink? You can dedicate hardware to the job without breaking the bank. Many of the compatible printers are of the “free printer after rebate” bundle variety that can now be found inexpensively on Craigslist or eBay.
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"comment_id": "91351",
"author": "ellisgl",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:37:20",
"content": "I wonder how well it does double sided pcbs.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91352",
"author": "ellisgl",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:38:23",
"content": "Also why not make a whole tray, instead of insert you have to “tape” into place?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91363",
"author": "AMediumPace",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T02:22:30",
"content": "Sweet. I have two Epson R280 printers and one of them doesn’t print very well because I put ink from Carrot ink in it and it leaked all over the place. I have another brand new printer still in the box from when Circuit City went out of business.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91365",
"author": "LukeS",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T02:25:27",
"content": "Why are the pictures on the site super bad quality, it’s like they saved the pictures in MS paint in 256 color mode",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91367",
"author": "justDIY",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T02:48:32",
"content": "as mentioned already, the pictures look like they were taken with a 1990’s era webcam … maybe even less than 256 colors. just seems “off”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91369",
"author": "dabigjhall",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T02:52:09",
"content": "The images I checked were all GIFs, which as I recall are limited to 256 colors. Explains the bad coloring if so.Anyone know of the top of their head if any of these printers’ CD printing works well/at all in Linux? I may watch for one of these printers to go on sale or something, sure beats the photo etching I tried once :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91377",
"author": "rar",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T03:53:04",
"content": "ellisgl:I am guessing they did that because Epson fills their printers with a ton of bs sensors to match paper size etc. It is probably a pain to roll your own tray. Though I am not familiar with this model.Now if you can find a cheap HP printer that prints flat (or you can easily modify to print flat) AND uses the HP reference driver (DJ 600 mono, DJ 990c etc etc) you could probably quickly build a simple dedicated printer, that would work in almost any OS.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91380",
"author": "Paradox",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T04:22:22",
"content": "I have used MISPRO Yellow from Inksupply.com for this purpose. This ink in particular seems to be very resistant to the etching solution.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91391",
"author": "Ian",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T05:35:19",
"content": "I always thought this would be a good method to make an UV resistant mask for photo-positive PCBs (colors work better than black for me). Then you don’t have to count on a funky ink to mask the copper, and you still have full use of the manufacturers original ink cartridge.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91408",
"author": "fullspeceng",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T06:33:52",
"content": "Sorry about the image quality. It was the watermarking program. I junked it and figured out how to use photoshop so it’s much better now.HPs don’t work because they boil the ink so must be waterbased. This ink is special as it won’t wash off.The whole tray is a pain to make and would only fit 1 printer because of all holes unique to each brand.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91409",
"author": "fullspeceng",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T06:36:07",
"content": "Also it does doublesided boards great because the laser cut stencil + CD printer sensors align the board. You won’t be able to do better than that by hand especially when you can’t see through the board using toner transfer. The ink lasts hundreds of boards so is way cheaper in the long run.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91423",
"author": "Ragnar",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T08:32:37",
"content": "The idea itself if very cool, caught my interest instantly. A shame that it seems to be limited a bit by the use of Epson printers. Can you say something about Canon Pixma Inks (PGI-5BK and CLI-8BK are the 2 blacks it uses, the first one is the pigmented one AFAIK). I also like the idea about the photo positive pcbs suggested by ian, did you try that, since it might be compatible to more inks being a completely different solution?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91429",
"author": "Reggie",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T09:10:18",
"content": "So would this work for older models such as the epson R300 etc.? They use the same tray system for printing to CDs.Pity the CD tray printing software can’t be coaxed into printing to a slightly larger area.either way, it’s still a damn fine idea :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91438",
"author": "ino",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T10:35:01",
"content": "The real question is ” is this better resolution than the toner transfer method ?”.There’s no info about this on the page and the pics are pretty useless.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91439",
"author": "Drone",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T11:02:52",
"content": "How long does the ink last between prints?? This is the biggest question IMHO. For most, printing PCB’s will not happen every day; or even every month. Is there some way to seal the cartridge and head so it doesn’t “dry out”?These printers are very difficult to find where I live (Indonesia). The R280 is being deprecated. We need more printer options.Can you ship granular ammonium persulfate with the kit? Hard to find here too.Nice job though – I’m looking closely at this solution… fed up with UV mask and toner transfer methods.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91445",
"author": "pabr",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T11:56:12",
"content": "FYI the Epson R800 is more expensive, but it can be tricked into printing full-page boards without a CD tray or a PCB holder:http://www.pabr.org/pcbprt/pcbprt.en.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91449",
"author": "Paradox",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T12:28:15",
"content": "Canon and HP printers for the most part use carbon pigment black ink which will not work (the is a limitation of the thermal printheads). The Epson inks are polymer pigments (pizeo print head) and seem to work much better. You can use quad tone rip (QTR) to control the individual color positions on your Epson printer so you would not have to put the color ink in the black position. It looks like they may be using mispro yellow, but the price seems a bit steep. For what they are charging for a cartridge, you could get a whole pint from inksupply.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91499",
"author": "uC",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T16:12:26",
"content": "Prior art:http://techref.massmind.org/techref/pcb/etch/r220-BD.htmWith a little more technical detail. I do like the little stainless steel insert.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91511",
"author": "full spectrum engineering",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T17:13:42",
"content": "We consulted with James at Massmind before putting out this kit. The main problem was lack of a step by step instructions for a specific kit.There are many improvements and hacks you could do but not all of them work and few are easy.Configuring the print settings and using something free and popular like Windows Paint opens this project up to the mass population.Not everyone wants to take apart a printer just to print a PCB.If you do want to hack it, we have rewritten Epson firmware to do a lot more control. We also have Xaar head type products in development that can eject a lot more fluids than the cheap Epsons and can supply for beta tests if there is interest (Xaar heads are $400 just for the head however).As for resolution, it is detailed on the step by step tutorial: we can get 12mil with 10mil spacing in our sleep. I can get 6/6 with very careful etching setup. I’ve heard of other people going 4/4.This is way better than toner transfer but you need to play with it if you are pushing those limits. It’s certainly easier and faster. Especially if you want to align it on both sides.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91513",
"author": "cgmark",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T17:22:16",
"content": "@droneNo need to order etching chemicals. Visit your local hardware store and you can get a gallon of muriatic acid ( normally used for bleaching concrete) for about $5 and then pick up a bottle of hydrogen peroxide at a drug store for $1 . When ready to etch mix two parts peroxide to one part acid. Etches fast and better than the powdered stuff.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91515",
"author": "uldics",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T17:41:12",
"content": "Has anyone experimented with different “ink” to slip from etching and copper at all? Could be much cheaper and faster. To mix some solution, which hardens well and can be soldered to.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91529",
"author": "Funky Gibbon",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T18:52:29",
"content": "What Type of ink is it, i’ve tried normal inkjet ink and it’s water soluble, no use for this method, BTW i’ve tried this method b4 using a HP400 pinter it has a straight through paper feed, so no awkward bending, board goes straight from front to back, works better with .8 mil boards, 1.6mm boards wont go through without hacking the printer to peices",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91530",
"author": "Funky Gibbon",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T18:53:18",
"content": "oh i also tried permenent endorcing ink, it was too dense to go the the ink cart",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91609",
"author": "scotty",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T23:47:57",
"content": "Well… we shall see. Just ordered the full kit, 20 extra boards, extra ink cartridge, and the printer is on it’s way from newegg.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91662",
"author": "Terry",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T02:54:28",
"content": "Would it be possible to use something like this to print on silkscreens? If I could print a screen and use it immediately I’d be pretty happy. It sounds like a non-water soluable ink that can act as an etch resisit might have all the right properties for printing on screens.Now to find a way to get the screen to work in the printer… that’s a different story.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92341",
"author": "Anthony Smith",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T05:13:40",
"content": "Tutorial for their inkjet direct PCB kits looks interseting.It producing some good techniques for ink jet cartridges.Thanks for this post.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "96190",
"author": "Riyas.c",
"timestamp": "2009-09-24T05:45:33",
"content": "thank you introducing about the pcb dirct printig",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "108168",
"author": "Simon Carrington",
"timestamp": "2009-11-20T14:00:49",
"content": "I love this site guys….. Well done.Simon.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "110043",
"author": "mew",
"timestamp": "2009-12-02T22:06:07",
"content": "What would be awesome is to print w/ solder paste like this onto an etched board. Beats having to make stencils for one-off boards.— mew",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "110050",
"author": "fullspeceng",
"timestamp": "2009-12-02T23:21:17",
"content": "If you have a laser cutter, a mylar stencil takes about 30seconds to make. Aligning it with <.5mm pitch takes much longer then making it.For 1 off board, just use a syringe solder paste. With 22 gauge tip, you just squirt it in lines and it balls up on the traces when heated. A lot less clean up.Stencils are for faster production not accuracy.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "110218",
"author": "mew",
"timestamp": "2009-12-03T19:44:40",
"content": "sure, agreed on all points.“if you have a laser cutter”: yeah, getting there. someday.“use a syringe solder paste”: yeah, been there. that’s why I like the idea of printing the paste.actually, pondering mods to a vinyl sign cutter/plotter to lay down paste. Resist too, why not?— mew",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "121361",
"author": "lwr20",
"timestamp": "2010-02-02T14:37:04",
"content": "@mew: have you considered using the vinyl as the etch resist? Though perhaps weeding it would be too much of a PITA.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3283295",
"author": "Steve Greenfield",
"timestamp": "2016-11-22T20:02:33",
"content": "It would have been nice to have a link back to the YahooGroup where this was developed… A bunch of us on Homebrew_PCBs were trying different things in inkjet cartridges, from the famous Staedler 313 red ink to Future acrylic floor polish. Various inkjet inks were tried, then one member, Volkan Sahin found the key – pigmented ink and heat setting the ink. Some colors work better than others, depending on the formulation. So different brands of pigmented ink may work better in one color than another brand.Since then, I started a separate YahooGroup for using inkjet printers to print directly onto PCBs.https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Inkjet_PCB_Construction/infoInk Supply even mentions us on their page for the specific yellow ink:https://www.inksupply.com/product-details.cfm?pn=MISPRO-4-YI also found that there are ID card carriers available for many of the Epson printers that take the CD tray. And that a steel cutter for ID cards will cut through 0.030 inch thick doublesided PCB blanks. Not sure how long the cutter will last.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,600.450889
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/repurpose-an-unused-portable-cd-player/
|
Repurpose An Unused Portable CD Player
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"digital audio hacks"
] |
[
"art",
"cd",
"portable"
] |
[Ariel] liked the look of the
Muji wall mounted CD player
. He set out to build his own, posting a
how-to that documents his project
. The custom paperboard case contains a portable CD player, two portable speakers with amplifier, and a pull-string switch to turn it on and off. With mp3 players sending portable CD players the way of the dodo, and with the proliferation of powered mini-speakers this is a thrift-store build waiting to happen.
[via
Boing Boing Gadgets
]
| 7
| 7
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91324",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T00:19:14",
"content": "Now all it needs is a few leds.Does anyone else think that hackaday should have a comment rating system? like the thums up thumbs down of youtube?o yeah, first comment twice in a row.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91327",
"author": "AudioCra-Z",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:01:15",
"content": "Very nice. and yes, there should be a rating. The second link is fubar.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91331",
"author": "IceBrain",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:13:07",
"content": "Nice project, too bad I don’t really listen to CD’s anymore, those I buy I always rip and stash the box away.Btw, the link seems to be down :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91358",
"author": "Patrick",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T02:14:30",
"content": "What sacrilege is this? There is not a single arduino in this project!Just kidding…this is actually a pretty neat idea.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91370",
"author": "stereoharold",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T02:52:35",
"content": "It seems the design is acually based on MUJI’s wall mounted cd player (quite famous design in japan)http://www.muji.us/store/electricity/wall-mounted-cd-player-white.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91372",
"author": "stereoharold",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T02:53:32",
"content": "Arg, just read the first line of the post. ignore my previous post :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91500",
"author": "archaic0",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T16:13:03",
"content": "I have an old MP3 discman sitting in a drawer, me thinks it will be dissected soon… I think some etched plexi and blue accent lights will be in order though, the plain design here based on the Japan one is a little too plain for me.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,600.380611
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/gmail-without-the-cloud-tips-for-next-time/
|
Gmail Without The Cloud: Tips For Next Time
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"google hacks"
] |
[
"Gmail",
"imap",
"labs",
"outage",
"pop"
] |
Yesterday’s Gmail service outage is a
hot topic on just about every news site
right now. For so many of us that have always taken the reliability of Gmail for granted it was a real shock to lose all of the functionality of the web based system. Now that we’ve learned our lesson, here’s a couple of tips to help you out the next time there’s an outage.
Setup POP and IMAP access now
Your Gmail can be sent and retrieved via IMAP or POP. These protocols were still working through the outage yesterday but unfortunately you need to use the web interface to enable them. Even if you are not going to use a separate email client regularly, now is the time to
set this up so it works for you during the next outage
.
Use Offline Gmail
Yesterday’s outage prevented most users from even logging into the Gmail interface and when they could, the compose message feature was not functioning properly. Offline Gmail, a feature of
Google labs
, allows you to access the Gmail interface offline. This doesn’t mean that you will be able to send and receive during an outage because this feature still uses the web interface for that. What it does mean is you will be able to read emails that you have cached locally and compose messages to be sent as soon as Gmail is back online. Take a
look at what Offline Gmail is all about
and see if it will get you through next time.
| 20
| 20
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91311",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T23:47:01",
"content": "I tried to buy something on craigslist yesterday… I lost the buy because of a broken server????",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91314",
"author": "VonSkippy",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T23:50:15",
"content": "You mean something that’s FREE for bazillions of people isn’t perfect? Shocking!!!!!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91317",
"author": "Elvisthedj",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T23:58:53",
"content": "I was pretty surprised to see that there isn’t a “We’re sorry, try again later page” .. weird to me that I had to go to google, search for “gmail down” to learn about the outage.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91318",
"author": "VonSkippy",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T00:02:37",
"content": "Google Apps Status Pagehttp://www.google.com/appsstatus#hl=en",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91320",
"author": "tehsusenoh",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T00:11:23",
"content": "wierd. i didn’t even know that it was down! all i knew at the time was that people were really complaining (my google reader page was covered in gmail news). i was able to get new email, compose and everything.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91322",
"author": "DU",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T00:16:20",
"content": "There was a gmail outage yesterday? Seriously, I didn’t notice anything and I was online all day. Well, except for a couple-hour meeting.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91323",
"author": "GCL",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T00:18:22",
"content": "Hello!According to an article yesterday, Google was trying to upgrade a webserver. They actually miscalculated on the amount of time this would take.And @elvisthedj yes tere is just such a page. It is the one you see when trying to logon to your Google Mail page.The gang there builds their servers out of COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) hardware, so they need to keep tweaking it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91326",
"author": "zetsway",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:00:14",
"content": "I don’t see what the big deal is, it wasn’t down for a long time. It happens at work all the time.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91333",
"author": "refujee",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:20:05",
"content": "or you could, you know… set up your own local email server.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91335",
"author": "Sean",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:20:14",
"content": "I run my own mail server so at least when things go wrong I can fix them, and I have no one to blame but myself.Not the easiest route, but certainly the most educational.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91348",
"author": "calebkraft",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:33:31",
"content": "I used to have my own email servers. I was hosting about 170 domains on them and it was a pain in the butt. Spam filtering never got up to snuff on my system and while I had windows servers (yeah, ew) I was constantly battling hacks. Things got marginally easier when I moved to linux, but never compared to google hosted services.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91378",
"author": "AMediumPace",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T04:00:46",
"content": "I was actually logging into Gmail when this happened. I got the web interface for the login and my login was taking forever. Then I tried again and got the Google Error 502 page that looks like it was made in 1995.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91389",
"author": "spacecoyote",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T05:24:40",
"content": "i wish people would shut up about “the cloud”. it doesn’t exist and talking about it won’t make it be.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91414",
"author": "JAmes",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T07:26:08",
"content": "Is this really news? I mean I was on gmail all day and never noticed an outage, and even so it was for a short time. If it were for days I could see people moaning but for an hour or two? Really? WGAS?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91416",
"author": "grovenstien",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T07:35:28",
"content": "gmail rocks! go gmail!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91431",
"author": "esker",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T09:52:01",
"content": "People actually use that horrific web interface for Gmail? I thought people were sane enough to use IMAP or at least POP3.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91446",
"author": "Iv",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T11:58:25",
"content": "A reminder of why data should not be located only in “the cloud” (aka on other peoples’ servers) is always good.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91475",
"author": "medix",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T14:41:43",
"content": "you mean, we couldn’t just *do something else*??",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91493",
"author": "seapee",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T15:51:58",
"content": "Just the web interface was down, you could still access your email via imap or pop3….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91535",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T19:13:18",
"content": "Remember its still Beta",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,600.855747
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/simple-automatic-led-lamps/
|
Simple Automatic LED Lamps
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Arduino Hacks",
"home hacks"
] |
[
"arduino",
"AVR",
"hall effect",
"led",
"lighting"
] |
[woody1189] put together some
automatic lighting
for his closet. Nine LEDs are grouped into three lamps and controlled by a
hall effect sensor
. He prototyped this on an Arduino and then migrated over to an ATtiny85. Although the current implementation could be accomplished without a microcontroller, we’d love to see some firmware improvements such as an auto shutoff for when you forget to close the closet door. The hall effect sensor seems to
pop up in a lot of projects
so make sure you get a few of them with your next parts order. Video of this in action after the break.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqfRXRa9yWc]
| 12
| 12
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91313",
"author": "amishx64",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T23:49:36",
"content": "Why wouldn’t he just use a switch instead of a hall-effect sensor? That way no power would be wasted monitoring the hall sensor and powering the Arduino. Seems kinda silly to me. Especially in this case where the closet is likely to be shut more than it is open. If you can can use a solution to save energy and make the project easier to build at the same time, why wouldn’t you use that solution?Just my 2 cents.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91316",
"author": "olle",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T23:57:53",
"content": "Yepp – a micro switch, activated by the door, would be way smarter!The same 2 bits",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91321",
"author": "CH",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T00:16:15",
"content": "Wouldn’t a normally-closed reed switch be just as good?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91328",
"author": "shadow",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:08:41",
"content": "This is just mad. Arduino? really?Totally excessive, a reed switch would do the same job simpler & cheaper.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91359",
"author": "_matt",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T02:16:38",
"content": "nowhere in the post does it say:“efficient” or“practical” or“simple”he said he wanted something cool, jerks…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91371",
"author": "amishx64",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T02:53:07",
"content": "Alright _matt. I wasn’t being mean, rude or whatever. I was simply saying that it could be done in a better way for a closet lighting solution. If cool was his objective in this project, and he got that, then the more power to him. I am simply pointing out simple ways to make it better. The other posters were also pointing out the same thing as me I believe, but not in a critical way (or I should hope not).As quoted “Just my 2 cents.”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91383",
"author": "enufalready",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T04:38:45",
"content": "@shadow — no arduino, rtfa. proto with the arduino and got off it, as it should beand just a reed switch wont get you a timeout",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91402",
"author": "therian",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T06:12:23",
"content": "another proof that arduino users are totally morons",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91405",
"author": "dano",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T06:27:48",
"content": "Well, I think it’s at least interesting. A reed switch wouldn’t handle a high rate of on/off switching where a hall effect sensor could. Say like an rpm sensor or something like that the hall effect sensor might be a better solution. Hey, hook it up to your bike to make the lights flash everytime your pedal goes around or maybe every revolution of the wheel.Sure, for a closet it’s high tech and way over the top, unless he puts in loggers that log how often the closet is opened and for how long. You know, meaningless data that nevertheless can be interesting sometimes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91407",
"author": "nick",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T06:32:27",
"content": "that’s a very nifty idea, except for the control. I’m going to make one, minus the excessive control.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91474",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T14:33:58",
"content": "I agree that an avr is overkill for this. A reed switch would be better. There’s no point in powering a uc 100% of the time just to turn on a light. Unless you’re using it for more than just a simple switch. (Auto-shutoff, etc) This concept has been in refrigerators since forever and they don’t need hall effect sensors.Dano: Yes, hall effect sensors can sense in higher frequencies. How fast do you plan on opening and closing the closet?Perhaps the best solution would be to use the AVR, implement an auto-shutoff, and diconnect power via switch when the door is closed. He would get the power saving benefits and wouldn’t have to change his circuit at all except for adding the switch (ignore the hall effect sensor) and a couple lines of code.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91625",
"author": "woody1189",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T00:45:52",
"content": "Hey everyone, this is the author of the project. I just want to explain why I used and AVR to everyone hating on the project because they could have done it simpler. First of all, I intended the Instructable to be a mini intro to microcontroller programming, arduino, and the sensor in general. As I was learning about microcontrollers, the only projects I could find were just lighting up led’s in nightrider fashion. I wanted to make something small and simple with a sensor nobody really created a tutorial about, along with included links to basic in/out port usage, so anyone who is starting out can have a little more to choose from. I also wanted to leave room open later for different light modes and possibly an infrared receiver for remote control; auto-shut off sounds good too. Also, it’s clearly stated that I wasn’t going for efficiency, otherwise I would have used an interrupt with the sensor.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,600.732586
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/fire-horn/
|
Fire Horn
|
James Munns
|
[
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"butane",
"fire",
"flamethrower",
"horn"
] |
Artist [
Ariel Schlesinger
] has managed to replace an
air horn
‘s compressed air tank with butane fuel. This hack manages to change the pitch of the horn slightly, as well as making one very noisy flamethrower. While not as
impressive
as
other
flamethrowers
, this would probably take the cake for most achievable. Currently the site
containing the how-to
is down, but we would have to recommend not doing this at home anyway. Video after the jump.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWGI7OxNppY]
[via
todayandtomorrow
]
| 28
| 28
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91297",
"author": "vikki",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T22:45:19",
"content": "+10 points for ingenuity, -50 for playing with it indoors.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91301",
"author": "sean",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T23:00:01",
"content": "Artist, eh? In that case I’m an artist too for my potato launcher and bow&arrow set I made when I was a kid.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91303",
"author": "Doug",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T23:07:14",
"content": "Why children should never be left unsupervised.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91308",
"author": "farewelldave",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T23:29:28",
"content": "He probably caught his web server on fire…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91310",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T23:42:56",
"content": "cover your ears, and repent your sins. HONK!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91319",
"author": "LTrain",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T00:09:34",
"content": "Coming soon to the Darwin Awards, 2009. We’ll file this one next to the kid who killed himself with a lavalamp.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91330",
"author": "absolutezero",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:09:36",
"content": "am i missing something here?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91339",
"author": "Loren",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:27:33",
"content": "Don’t forgot to post the follow up video of you’re house on fire.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91343",
"author": "Scott",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:28:54",
"content": "Dude what? This isn’t a hack or even tech related, this is stupid 13 year old stuff better suited for Youtube.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91344",
"author": "Loren",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:29:36",
"content": "Any one else think of Revenge of the Nerds. When the jocks were burning down their house.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91374",
"author": "MrX",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T03:34:10",
"content": "Very lame. Still not as lame as the otehr post with file renaming utilities.Anyway, we can’t be always pleased. Keep up the good work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91393",
"author": "nick",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T05:41:31",
"content": "so. . .is the next video going to be a shot of the the thing blowing up in his hand?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91399",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T05:54:41",
"content": "Dean, did you get peepee scared again?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91425",
"author": "Ragnar",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T08:45:55",
"content": "I wonder how many of you crying for safety here got electrocuted, burned, cut and all the like doing stupid stuff.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91427",
"author": "Gert",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T09:02:23",
"content": "Now we know who started this year’s fires at California.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91430",
"author": "Kiwisaft",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T09:12:40",
"content": "just lame imhoI think everyone of us played with fire before and mostly made much more impressive fireplayssorry, but such “hacks” should immediately gtfo of hackaday",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91440",
"author": "Daniel",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T11:03:06",
"content": "That is simply the dumbest idea I’ve ever seen. Seriously, he can hardly put it out. what a dumbass.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91454",
"author": "Khordas",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T13:15:50",
"content": "This works better with a paintball gun. Run a pilot burner under the muzzle and make an adapter to connect a propane cylinder to the inlet. I didn’t originally try it for the flame, but just because propane is cheaper than having a 20 oz. CO2 cylinder refilled. I should look around and see if I still have the adapter and take some pics.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91455",
"author": "David",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T13:21:09",
"content": "this should make a real impression at the next home game.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91467",
"author": "Mic",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T14:12:44",
"content": "Paint ball gun eh, So short explosive bursts of pure unadulterated pain. interesting khordas… works terrible but looks and sounds funny at least.Yea make a good impression at the home game there dave. “WIN or die, win or die.!”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91470",
"author": "Mic",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T14:13:54",
"content": "I meant the fire horn works terrible, the paintball gun sound awesome.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91477",
"author": "F.",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T14:55:36",
"content": "There’s geeks doing dangerously silly yet technically remarkable stuff. (You can recognize them by their advanced engineering skill to properly handle a camera.) Then there’s poorly executed, dangerously moronic stuff. Guess which one’s this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91488",
"author": "ben",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T15:39:48",
"content": "ragnar>i wonder how many of you crying for safety here got electrocuted, burned, cut and all the like doing stupid stuff.That’s how we know not to do them.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91533",
"author": "The Steven",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T19:07:27",
"content": "Noise, and fire too! Wow what else could a person want?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91539",
"author": "max",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T19:35:29",
"content": "what else? an arduino!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91651",
"author": "Hirudinea",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T01:52:21",
"content": "Well it sure beats the crap out of pepper spray.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91938",
"author": "monkeyslayer56",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T23:46:49",
"content": "i must say pritty lame but that paintball gun sounds ALSOME",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "93375",
"author": "limbo",
"timestamp": "2009-09-11T14:11:27",
"content": "You can make it lot better (without the horn of course) by uing an electronics cleaning spay with oli and directly use a lighter on the spay!OF COURSE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! YOU PLAYING WITH THE FIRE!USING BUTTANE ON HORN IS THE BEST WAY TO GET INJURED SOON OR LATER!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,600.798949
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/twitter-remote-control/
|
Twitter Remote Control
|
Jake W
|
[
"home hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] |
[
"facebook",
"ibm",
"joost",
"patent",
"remote",
"television",
"twitter"
] |
We’ve already brought you a homemade Twitter-enabled
washing machine
, and
toilet
, but now a new innovation is being brought to the table by a bigger player.
IBM
is working on a tweeting television remote, which would allow the user to inform the world what they are watching. Although unfiltered reporting could create awkward situations, the combination of America’s love for television and
Twitter
is sure to yield interesting results. They also mentioned that it could be configured to report to other sites, such as
Facebook
or
joost
. Any ideas why IBM would have in such a
patent
are welcome in the comments. More info can be found
here
and
here
.
| 16
| 16
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91284",
"author": "medix",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T21:33:37",
"content": "large corporation with (nearly) unlimited funding + new idea they think may be big = why not patent?I would imagine that this could be used to provide better statistical information on show ratings (what viewers are actually watching), advertising, etc..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91286",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T21:43:27",
"content": "TWEET: I am watching playboyTV.funny shit. i wouldnt want that thing in my den.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91288",
"author": "Hirudinea",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T21:46:47",
"content": "The worst idea since the twittering toilet.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91289",
"author": "john",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T21:47:52",
"content": "When my friend had Boxee doing this, I stopped following him. Really, I don’t care if you’re watching reruns of Seinfeld or not.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91291",
"author": "Bob",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T21:55:29",
"content": "New rule: People who use twitter must be referred to as “Twitts”… especially people who buy products like this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91294",
"author": "Alastair",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T22:11:27",
"content": "Don’t really need it. Set up MythTV with a shell script that tweets what has been recorded.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91295",
"author": "lost",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T22:11:28",
"content": "random person: you have been watching scrambled porn for 1 hour.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91300",
"author": "glagnar",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T22:56:15",
"content": "i am so sick of twitter. seriously.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91305",
"author": "Daryl",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T23:17:12",
"content": "It’s a cool idea for someone trying to rig up some sort of way to monitor everything he does in a given day.I don’t really see this as a big seller for IBM though. Patents tend to kill ideas, not increase profit on every single idea someone comes up with. Unless there is a big demand for this that i don’t know about, it’s not gonna save IBM from 100s of one-off device makers. But i guess it keeps their lawyers busy.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91309",
"author": "bort",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T23:40:23",
"content": "@bob: no, they’re called ‘cunts’",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91387",
"author": "Adelaide DJ",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T05:15:05",
"content": "i’ve heard of some new tv shows such as “glee” partnering with twitter for their launches, it makes sense, i mean twitter is a way of gauging what viewers are thinking, an advertiser can easily check twitter for instance to see what people think of their latest commercial, getting people to @ reply you on twitter is an easy call to action and a lot of people these days watch tv whilst working on their laptops or what not, cheers, twitter(at)locspoc",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91464",
"author": "dumbdumb",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T14:05:59",
"content": "this is the stupidest thing i have ever heard of. WHO FUCKING CARES WHAT YOU ARE WATCHING? people are stupid.television is meaningless. things like this tend to promote the idea that it somehow has meaning.twitter is also meaningless. nobody cares what you are doing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91471",
"author": "Mic",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T14:18:15",
"content": "Ewww, twitter! get it off get it off. What a fad.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91491",
"author": "Alex",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T15:49:42",
"content": "I think most of the negative people above are missing the point. I would think IBM is thinking more about Nielsen Ratings and that sort of thing. Nielsen spends a lot of money (they paid me $20 for one week) to have people fill out surveys of exactly what they watch that week. They then sell that data to the networks and advertisers who use it to see what are the most popular shows and advertise accordingly. Having exact data of what channels are being watched when, which commercials are being skipped over etc, could be very useful (read: valuable) to advertisers.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91686",
"author": "incognito53",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T05:51:17",
"content": "there sure are a lot of people that like to stand on their damn soapboxes nowadays.. hell you guys must have eaten paint chips as children",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91833",
"author": "Monarch73",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:58:58",
"content": "“Nielsen spends a lot of money (they paid me $20 for one week) to have people fill out surveys of exactly what they watch that week. They then sell that data to the networks and advertisers who use it to see what are the most popular shows and advertise accordingly. Having exact data of what channels are being watched when, which commercials are being skipped over etc, could be very useful (read: valuable) to advertisers.”This is exactly the ‘best’ use. Nielsen relies on a ‘self-report’ model, which only appeals to a certian type of viewer. Twitter is almost invisible to the user, and therefore will appeal to ALOT more demographics. Valuable? Yes. Good? Not so much.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,600.949085
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/real-time-searching/
|
Real Time Searching
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"google hacks"
] |
[
"bing",
"google",
"search engine",
"wave"
] |
With the fresh competition of Bing, we are reminded that search engines haven’t changed much since Google came along. Bing has made some nice advancements, like video previews, but still has a way to go to be truly different than Google. [Long]put together
this prototype of a real time search system
based off of
Bings API
. He was inspired by
Google Wave
which we hope to see soon. Wave is primarily for communication, redefining how email and messaging would work. We can’t help but think that Google probably has some cool stuff in the secret vaults for searching too. [Long]’s project seems like a decent start, but like the
goodtimes.searchengine
, we think it needs some work. What happened to the cool video previews? More importantly, why can’t we turn off the parental filter?
| 5
| 5
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91260",
"author": "tMH",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T19:06:21",
"content": "It’s kind of slow when you’re searching for things that aren’t very common.I did a search there and a search for the same thing on Google. It took about 2 seconds to find it, but Google reported (0.09 seconds).And that’s just for a single word.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91262",
"author": "tyler",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T19:19:11",
"content": "@tmhbeta software built ontop of another service always has to be both bug-free and blazing fast, this i agree on. all kidding aside, i honestly can’t really see any use for this past the novelty.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91266",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T19:51:04",
"content": "well google crawls sites like crazy so this shouldnt make a big, if anything difference. It’s an interesting concept, but useless nonetheless.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91388",
"author": "error404",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T05:20:32",
"content": "While ‘useless’, this sort of thing sure makes the iterative searching process faster and easier. Getting a bunch of results about some unrelated product? Just keep typing and add ‘-crap’ etc. Not specific enough? Just keep typing and add some specialization to your original query.Seems like a common sense good feature to me, though obviously the implementation could use a bit of work. Surprised GOOG hasn’t done this already TBH.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "101799",
"author": "210 Backlinks",
"timestamp": "2009-10-16T22:05:19",
"content": "Great thanks!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,600.896304
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/internet-40th-birthday/
|
Happy Birthday Internet: 5 History Videos
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"News",
"Video Hacks"
] |
[
"arpanet",
"birthday",
"imp",
"internet"
] |
National Geographic has pegged September 2, 2009 as the 40th anniversary of the Internet. They do not cite their source and
our source doesn’t make the same claim
. But, August 30, 1969 is the
date the first Interface Message Processor was delivered
to the
Arpanet
. The IMP is what allowed different computer networks to talk to each other and so it follows that September 2 is probably an acceptable date to celebrate.
To commemorate this glorious day we’re sharing some of our favorite History of the Internet videos.
Start with the National Geographic video
and then take in the geeky, the new, the old, and the simple.
The Geeky:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2QdEj8UjBc]
[Ethan Zuckerman]
walks us through the history as only a geek could. This video starts off with a picture of the guys who invented the IMP which is what facilitated the first information transfer between networks (the Internet). “The Internet as we know it came into being in 1969”.
The New:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hIQjrMHTv4]
A fairly brilliant video presentation of how the Internet developed from several smaller networking projects. Accessible to experts and novices alike.
The Old:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwQYyUoOA7w]
A CBC news report on “The growing phenomenon of: Internet” made in the pre-broadband days. It’s interesting that “the” is missing when they refer to “The Internet”. At 3:25 you can see a lengthy description of what those new-fangled emoticons are all about.
The Simple:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv0XCaUkfNk]
A short animated video that explains IP addresses and how a computer connects to the internet through a service provider.
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[
{
"comment_id": "91237",
"author": "louis ii",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T17:08:51",
"content": "correction:“it follows that September 2 is probably an acceptable date”(it currently says “August”)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91240",
"author": "Eliot Phillips",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T17:28:49",
"content": "@louis ii fixed. Thank you.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91241",
"author": "louis ii",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T17:35:19",
"content": "I have a theory/memory about the phenomena of “the” as something that has spread from So-CAL out to the rest of the country some times around 1999-2003, as far as I can tell.I remember that freeways outside of southern-California, just 8 years a go, were called “101, 5, 12” but now they are called “the 101, the 5, the 12”; a road trip to Minnesota in 2001, then living in LA for 5 months shortly after that, helped me to hear a lack of “the” in places outside LA. Despite all of this, by the end of the report, “the” is adopted; I think that in the case of “the internet” it may be seen as a logical attachment, given that the internet is largely recognized as an entity of it’s own.(I still argue that freeways don’t require “the” at the front, but that might be because I was raised on the older system; “take 101 south to Santa Rosa” In these days, people tend to say “take the 101 south to Santa Rosa.” In this case, “the”, is extraneous and a waste of data space; people know that 101 is a freeway.)Peace!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91242",
"author": "Skitchin",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T17:35:25",
"content": "Hey! That’s my birthday too! Sweet! Kind of makes up for september being the month of terrorist attacks and tupac’s death, back to school time, etc etc.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91243",
"author": "louis ii",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T17:35:55",
"content": "Also… pleasing videos/article. Thanks!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91245",
"author": "landon",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T17:40:10",
"content": "i noticed that as well, but still its amazing how fast the internet has grown.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91249",
"author": "paul",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T18:06:16",
"content": "I wish that ethan zuckerman would stop moving his hands like hes pushing an invisible person on an invisible swingset",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91252",
"author": "vietnow",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T18:11:22",
"content": "man, Al Gore looks pretty young in this pic",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91258",
"author": "tony",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T18:42:50",
"content": "Lets not forget about Ted Steven’s insight:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f99PcP0aFNE",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91269",
"author": "Jared",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T20:19:26",
"content": "Your “source” also doesn’t list the birth of the internet on the date you provide in the format you link to. Nor on the internet history page:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_30http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet#History",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91285",
"author": "medix",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T21:38:05",
"content": "http://www.turnofftheinternet.com/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91298",
"author": "jib",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T22:47:51",
"content": "http://www.engineer.ucla.edu/stories/2004/Internet35.htmHere’s another source for the September 2 date.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91332",
"author": "james",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:14:13",
"content": "yay",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91349",
"author": "Phil Davis",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:35:35",
"content": "Look it up in Nerds 2.0 (the book). Sept 2 is OK with me but I would rather see the date moved on to when the 2nd IMP was installed and data transfered, which wasn’t much later. The 1st IMP only acted as a router on the first campus until the 2nd node became active. This book is a must read like Hackers by Levine. On paper (low power). Not available at your monitor. Thales",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91435",
"author": "Sigg3",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T10:25:24",
"content": "Hmm.. All your sources are on the internet..:)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91448",
"author": "dan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T12:23:15",
"content": "hmm… so the french actually invented the _inter_-net?wow…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91701",
"author": "louis II",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T08:19:38",
"content": "Dude… the French invented everything first… ;-p",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "108981",
"author": "soundmyth1",
"timestamp": "2009-11-25T23:35:23",
"content": "Very nice and interesting blog. Thanks a lot for this one.http://www.topfloristperu.com",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,601.006791
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/beertroller-brewing-control-system/
|
BrewTroller Brewing Control System
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Arduino Hacks",
"home hacks"
] |
[
"arduino",
"beer",
"beertroller",
"brewing",
"extreme brewing",
"Sanguino"
] |
BrewTroller is an
open source brewing control system
based on the
Sanguino
. Targeting home beer brewers, this project gathers some of the best features from other DIY brewing controllers and packages them into a hardware and software setup so it’s accessible to those without the skills to design their own. It can interface with 4 heat controllers, 32 pumps/valves, 6 temperature sensors, 3 volume sensors, and 1 steam pressure sensor. The system displays information through a 4 line LCD. It can be used to monitor and maintain temperature during
mashing
, boiling, and chilling. If you have a more advanced setup that involves automatic valves, it can control those for you with almost limitless reconfigurability through every step of the brewing process.
We thought it was pretty hard core that at least
some of the kits shipped with hand made PCBs
. At the very least, it shows that it is possible to
make this board yourself with the provided PCB layout
.
[Thanks Julius]
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| 8
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91234",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T17:06:03",
"content": "arduino+beer=win",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91236",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T17:07:15",
"content": "first comment total win",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91255",
"author": "mr_seeker",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T18:28:55",
"content": "[thanks julius]No problem :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91259",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T18:47:50",
"content": "It should also be noted that there is a version of the software that uses the same hardware to control fermentation temperatures of up to 6 fermenters (heat/chill).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91276",
"author": "_matt",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T20:48:34",
"content": "what do you mean beer ain’t food!?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91278",
"author": "ehrichweiss",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T20:54:44",
"content": "matt, I don’t know about beer != food but I have to agree with mojo nixon when he said “beer ain’t drinkin'”This is complete awesomeness..I’ve been working on my own home brew stuff recently and this may be one of my next projects.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91290",
"author": "Hirudinea",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T21:51:35",
"content": "This ain’t no good for me, I got hooked on pruno in prison.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91329",
"author": "Launch Pad",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:09:00",
"content": "looks like huge potential for some other types of homebrew . . . bio diesel anyone? i wish this had been around 4 years ago when i was experimenting with that . . . i might just of had enough time left over to brew the beer too!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,601.050258
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/peggy-zilla/
|
Peggy-zilla
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"LED Hacks"
] |
[
"led",
"life",
"peggy"
] |
For some, a peggy 2.0 is pretty cool, but simply not impressive enough. [MonsieurBon] felt this way and simply
built a larger LED rig
for his
peggy2.0
. It still uses the brains of the peggy, but the LED array is a custom built cabinet, using ping pong balls as diffusers. Another interesting modification is that they added a midi port to the setup to generate music based on what LEDs are lit. They say it creates some nice background generative music during the game of life. You can see a video of the system in action after the break.
It looks like they weren’t the only ones with this idea. The
u:moon project
is very similar, meant to be hung from a balloon. There seems to be an issue with the gallery on his page though, so you might want to go to his
picasa gallery
.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu5ORo3Im1g]
[via
EMSL
]
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| 6
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91202",
"author": "3rix",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T14:27:58",
"content": "That’s quite cool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91235",
"author": "louis ii",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T17:06:35",
"content": "I smell an art installation piece.I agree with the 1st commenter; totally neat.Keep up the good work!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91246",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T17:41:37",
"content": "damn… How will he get that out of his room?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91250",
"author": "Finger",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T18:08:00",
"content": "Why would you take that out of your room? I’m going to build one in my room and do what they did: just shut off the lights and watch the game of life play (with the nice midi background music). Excellent.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91299",
"author": "newmiracle",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T22:51:39",
"content": "I’d love more details or even a building how-to. They talk about “a midi board” in the description. What do you think it is? I’m not very knowledgeable, but this seems really cool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92729",
"author": "Aaron Good",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T01:46:34",
"content": "This is Aaron, who built this with Sarah featured in the pictures.We get it out of the room in its two pieces. The support structure legs come apart, and the main panel breaks down into two pieces.We took this to Burning Man this year, and enjoyed watching people play Pong and experiment with Life.We’ll be putting together more of a write-up at some point soon.As for the “midi board,” we use TWI (aka I2C) to send board state data from the display-driving AtMega328P to a second AtMega328P. That second microcontroller parses the board data, then converts it to MIDI serial data and sends it through a MIDI cable to a Roland JV-1010 MIDI sound module (the best/cheapest I could find that didn’t require 120v). We came up with markers to tell the second microcontroller when the board has refreshed, and when the mode (Pong/Sketch/Life) has changed, as we wanted different sounds out of each mode.Stay tuned for more fun developments!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,601.194119
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/01/blackberry-download-limit-remover/
|
Blackberry Download Limit Remover
|
James Munns
|
[
"blackberry hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks",
"downloads hacks"
] |
[
"blackberry",
"browser",
"download",
"limit"
] |
On the standard
Blackberry
Web Browser, there is a fixed file download limit of 2.3MB. Many users avoid this by installing a 3rd party browser (such as
Opera Mini
, for example), but there is still that bitter taste for having an extra web browser around just to download decently sized files. This limit seems to be imposed by a certain
WAP
port
that the Blackberry is set to use by default, which blocks any file greater than this. Fortunately, [0mie]
has found a way
to reconfigure the default Blackberry Browser to use a different port without this restriction. Step by step walk through, links to the file required, and screen shots of large file downloads are provided. [0mie] claims that this hack works on a number of different phones and OS versions, and we are sure he would appreciate a wider audience to test this with.
[Note: This hack seems to use a Chinese provider as a proxy, so there may be privacy issues, etc. As always, hack at your own risk.]
[digg=http://digg.com/mods/How_to_Remove_the_Blackberry_download_limit_Hack_a_Day]
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "91069",
"author": "McSquid",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T01:48:34",
"content": "@henchmenMaybe you have and it just showed up as “cannot be displayed” as i suspect is the case with me.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91110",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T05:58:09",
"content": "Not sure how comfortable anyone should feel doing this. Took a quick look at the IPD required to make this work it referenceshttp://mmsc.monternet.com/url. It appears that it is just converting your proxy to a Chinese cell phone provider, which may not have download limits. You seem to be able to undo it by just deleting all the CMCC service books.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91121",
"author": "james420",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T06:58:14",
"content": "Yeah I think download limits ended after 4.5. My storm running 4.7 downloads 30 meg podcasts without any problems. the 5.0 betas seem to behave in the same way. Only time I havent been able to was with my curve 8330 which ran 4.5 and had the cap.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "2959405",
"author": "zacharia peega",
"timestamp": "2016-03-20T04:46:06",
"content": "Yeah after dowloading 100 an something MB video my black berry curve 9320 started to download music,videos,Apps, slow and I rest my black berry but nothing changed. So guyz pleaz I need help",
"parent_id": "91121",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "91244",
"author": "dandin1",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T17:37:16",
"content": "Download size limits are not set on the device, they are set by the MDS, on the provider’s BIS or on the company’s BES.Steve seems to be right on the ball.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91307",
"author": "MABU$",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T23:27:14",
"content": "How about hacking around mms limits. (tmobile blackberry)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92246",
"author": "JayD",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T14:53:05",
"content": "This is controlled by BIS the blackberry internet service which is basically a proxy to reformat the pages for your blackberry browser which is not capable of reading most website directly – there is also a lot of image compression done on the bis side which speeds up the loading. The Opera browser connects directly to the internet site and downloads the page thus bypassing BIS and this is the reason Opera works and Blackberry internet browser does not… Just use Opera mini",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92392",
"author": "Zibri",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T13:02:54",
"content": "Checkout my ESCREEN key generator athttp://www.zibri.orgP.S.To disable that Legacy SB Restore, just enter: ALT+SBDB :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "2780671",
"author": "annelisa",
"timestamp": "2015-11-01T19:08:10",
"content": "Should you do this alt+SBDB on the home screen",
"parent_id": "92392",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "96015",
"author": "Blackberry Themes",
"timestamp": "2009-09-23T15:48:43",
"content": "Looks very interesting. I’ll have to look into this more for sure. Thanks for posting.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "96362",
"author": "mobytes",
"timestamp": "2009-09-25T05:53:51",
"content": "There are hundreds of production backdoor commands and development backdoor commands. They can be easily identified by doing a string search on the actual CODs (little endian).Development backdoor commands are disabled on most production devices (RIM branded with a VID of 0x01 is the exception).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "96363",
"author": "mobytes",
"timestamp": "2009-09-25T06:00:10",
"content": "Examples –alt-SBEB/SBDB production backdoor commandsalt-SBEO development backdoor commandSBEO invokes the internal service book editor as some may know.-mobytes",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "98640",
"author": "bodydetoxtechy",
"timestamp": "2009-10-04T07:23:36",
"content": "i really love the cool features of Blackberry. my hubby and i both have Blakberries and we use it all the time to communicate.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "107298",
"author": "Michael Nyello",
"timestamp": "2009-11-14T11:41:37",
"content": "I recently bought a chinese blackberry.I have failed to install internet in that set.Even my vodacom customer care here in Tanzania have failed too.Please help me.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "110653",
"author": "anth",
"timestamp": "2009-12-07T00:51:00",
"content": "this thing completely works.just follow the instructions and remember to send your service books afterwards to activate MMS. also register your Host Route Table to enable your emails.don’t listen to those scared little pussies above that are cautioning you away from this…its a great little hacki download movies and tv shows on the go all the time now",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "113996",
"author": "Ben",
"timestamp": "2009-12-30T05:53:14",
"content": "Weird, I think I tried this on my bold 9000 last month and it messed a few things up and the download cap was still there. I don’t have a data plan (Sometimes I use Rogers’ 20 MB day pass, though that is rare), so BIS won’t be a problem…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "117150",
"author": "Catlin",
"timestamp": "2010-01-13T17:10:37",
"content": "Guys watch out for this hack!! Had it running on my bold 9700 for a week and suddenly my inbox began filling up with spam mail- to obvious to be a coincidence. Theres definitely security issues/breeches involve in this hack!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "123447",
"author": "Vitalka",
"timestamp": "2010-02-12T13:44:03",
"content": "Chinese BlackBerry (as many other made in China cell phones) has a problematic way to setup Internet access. Usually you should run at least 5-7 forums to find exact settings. Probbaly it’s the only bad point in HP BlackBerry copy (I mean smartphone). All the rest working perfect.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "126571",
"author": "Swords",
"timestamp": "2010-02-27T03:32:09",
"content": "I’m looking for a great cell with internet features..What’s the best option?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "130186",
"author": "games for your blackberry",
"timestamp": "2010-03-16T23:11:28",
"content": "found your site on google just now and i liked it so much i bookmarked it",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "130576",
"author": "asnah",
"timestamp": "2010-03-18T06:54:55",
"content": "I try this method but to no success, I can’t even open any website..Anyone have any advice?I’m using Indonesia telco.Thanks",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "130578",
"author": "Catlin",
"timestamp": "2010-03-18T07:35:19",
"content": "I’ve also tried this hack on my bold 9700-followed instructions carefully.However it does not work,when I choose net browser I can’t even connect to the internet. My carrier is vodafone south africa.Is there any tcp/ip settings to change/set in advanced options? Please advise and helpThanks",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "131027",
"author": "Kevin",
"timestamp": "2010-03-20T20:41:06",
"content": "OK, this is great, but I am from Croatia and I need to now does it work using APN blackberry.net?Or using APN provider (WAP)?I dont need this for large iso files (600 mb) I would use it just to download normal files 50-100mb.Because if is not using blackberry APN I will have to pay enormous phone bill. We don’t have flat rate mobile broadband here in Croatia, only surf via BlackberryBrowser (blackberry APN) is free and unlimited.If someone could answer me I would appriciated that.Thanks in advance",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "132908",
"author": "sanuel",
"timestamp": "2010-03-30T11:37:53",
"content": "How do I get it to work on south africa mtn with a curve?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "132909",
"author": "Catlin",
"timestamp": "2010-03-30T11:50:40",
"content": "Hi, I am also in Southa Africa and on the Vodacom network. Have followed the instructions religiously but to no avail. I cant even access the internet using the NET BROWSER. Do we in South Africa have to change any settings in TCP/IP ? I still have the 2.1 MB download cap, or maybe the hack stopped working?? Please advise…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "132910",
"author": "Catlin",
"timestamp": "2010-03-30T11:52:24",
"content": "Sorry guys by the way Im using a Bold 9700Catlin",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "134684",
"author": "teguh",
"timestamp": "2010-04-07T07:10:36",
"content": "Dear all.I used bold 9000,after I used omie my bold can’t broweser.If I use opera can’t used for download.I’m used xl indonesia operator.I need help.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "136673",
"author": "Jessie Bucklin",
"timestamp": "2010-04-18T08:08:13",
"content": "Download Iron Man 2 Torrent",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "161831",
"author": "Tari Osbourne",
"timestamp": "2010-07-24T20:59:39",
"content": "I very much wish more home recording learning materials were geared toward beginners who aren’t electrical engineers.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "162584",
"author": "Piotr",
"timestamp": "2010-07-27T14:48:53",
"content": "What about BB 7230?Is there a way to install service books without BES/BIS? Is there any option like Legacy SB Restore??",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "196222",
"author": "vulfadli",
"timestamp": "2010-10-13T12:47:00",
"content": "@ teguhHi man, I’m using bold 9000 on os .822 now u have to follow the exact step including re-register HRT and delete the MMS service books. I’m sure by now u prolly backed up back to ur prev state. Do not worry. My additional steps were re-registering the HRT a couple of times and a lil BP and keep trying to setup your email (options > setup > email) for 20-30 mins, I got back all my emails.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "214083",
"author": "akarta",
"timestamp": "2010-11-17T23:54:04",
"content": "Am from south africa using cellcI tried it and it dident workBut to. Nite I added a apn (that’s 4 me too know :p)But I just downloaded 8mb and then it timedout plus an out in the bush so am sure its aspeed issue.Will try again 2nite and get this one mp3 heheheBut a apn ip could help resolve the problem bewise ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "214106",
"author": "akarta",
"timestamp": "2010-11-18T00:21:04",
"content": "Yup it works just downloaded 10mb here in south africaTime to set my sigh on sum rs warezPs using the internal browser on my crackberry <-more of a fitting name to it",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "219128",
"author": "Scott",
"timestamp": "2010-11-26T12:41:47",
"content": "This hack did not work. i could not connect and when i did i still had the same bb download size limit and then had to delete and resend all of my service books back. Thanks for makin me waste half a day of my life..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "404290",
"author": "Evandro",
"timestamp": "2011-06-11T06:45:10",
"content": "Hey guys I followed Omies step bt I got lost by the part open DM… May someone please help me?!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "413355",
"author": "Kevin",
"timestamp": "2011-07-05T08:15:52",
"content": "I got my 9780 recently. I can download large files 60 mb no problem, but as of late I notice my download speed does not go more than 15kb/s. Previously 230kb/s. Anyone know how to fix this?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "428075",
"author": "Whizkid",
"timestamp": "2011-08-03T20:18:57",
"content": "You could be on 3g or edge network before, but now on gprs which is relatively slow. Go to “mobile network” under network and connection and change it to “3G & 2G”. hope this helps.",
"parent_id": "413355",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "418160",
"author": "Brad",
"timestamp": "2011-07-15T22:45:41",
"content": "Once I have enabled the Legacy SB and I use the phone as a modem, will I be charged for that? Or does it only work for mobile downloads?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "520649",
"author": "Cedric",
"timestamp": "2011-11-27T18:38:25",
"content": "I followed the instruction to the letter on my BB storm 2 but the limit is still there even though I selected the net browser. What else can I do?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "521285",
"author": "Catlin",
"timestamp": "2011-11-28T13:58:03",
"content": "FOR ALL THE GUYS IN SOUTH AFRICA THAT ENABLED APN ON YOUR DEVICES EG ON VODACOM IT WOULD BE “internet” , PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD ANY FILE SIZE EVEN WITHOUT OMIE’S HACK AND YOU WILL BE BILLED FOR THE DATA VIA YOUR SERVICE PROVIDER. CHECK YOUR BILLING !!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "702544",
"author": "MM",
"timestamp": "2012-07-14T00:23:46",
"content": "GOOOOD",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "733600",
"author": "جني خبيث",
"timestamp": "2012-08-13T19:20:32",
"content": "Salome",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "738193",
"author": "bpm111",
"timestamp": "2012-08-16T18:03:30",
"content": "yip, the crack worked, one could download 20mb + files, but towards the end of last year some dude in ct got bust raping his available speeds connection, which would of been high.the time when i applied the patch, i was living in the bush so the speeds where not that great, vist to jhb the speed was sweet.but i advise anyone who wishes to take this, dont waste your time with blackberry.get a android phone, root it, and do as you wish.at least you’ll have access to linux flavor which you can really play with.dont waste your time with blackberry……..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "739301",
"author": "mosaab",
"timestamp": "2012-08-17T14:02:49",
"content": "Tokyo",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "802992",
"author": "DJ",
"timestamp": "2012-10-02T08:12:07",
"content": "I have been using BB9780.Since a last month whenever my hand held restarts it shows error Exception UUID.but since that day I can download movies approxinmately upto 1 GB (dont know how much limit) daily at speed around 45kb/s.so for one movie approximately 600 mb can be done in 3-3.5 hrs.I love not to fix this problem first time….ha ha ha..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "908986",
"author": "tobisoft",
"timestamp": "2012-12-24T00:04:42",
"content": "I think UC Browser should solve a problem here, have u tried to consider that? I really don’t like altering some configurations on my phone…I’ll just like to have a good downloader that can download as high as possible…nux downloader is not working well…net turtle tried…but I need better one",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "955555",
"author": "west",
"timestamp": "2013-02-06T22:27:19",
"content": "My BIS works perfectly except that I cnt download music.it says download failed at 0%Pls help I’m sing MTN nd from south Africa",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "1007886",
"author": "Irving Meraz",
"timestamp": "2013-05-24T17:25:15",
"content": "Hey DJ, i got kind the same “problem” I used the Alt SBEB command in the service books and then sent a register now message and got unlimited BIS, i have a year like this without even adding credit to my phone (im a prepaid user, have to buy prepaid cards) in a year and still have the service in ALL the apps, except for the youtube, seems like streaming doesnt work with this “problem” jajaja, but i also think its the sim card, cause if i change it to another BB it gets the service and the other bb doesnt keep the configurations o.O",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "1038544",
"author": "mask man",
"timestamp": "2013-08-10T05:32:39",
"content": "You guys said to do it on opera mini but there is some limit there too",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "1694219",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2014-08-06T22:55:43",
"content": "I use UC Browser, have successfully downloaded +/1 1gb at times.I want to know how to download youtube videos without it sapping airtime :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "2984204",
"author": "francois",
"timestamp": "2016-04-09T22:08:18",
"content": "How did you do it what’s your setting or setup",
"parent_id": "1694219",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "1756826",
"author": "rikmnj1",
"timestamp": "2014-08-27T06:23:03",
"content": "How do you remove the download limit on a BB 9810? I’m using vodacom in South Africa.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "1935707",
"author": "JosepH",
"timestamp": "2014-09-30T21:53:54",
"content": "I’m also using a BB 9810 on Vodacom in south africa and I would really like to remove the download limit as they throttle the download speed after about 2gb of downloading. I now download at 7kb/s on 3G..please do help!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "2043119",
"author": "Arc",
"timestamp": "2014-10-25T16:29:42",
"content": "I can’t seem to go pass 100mb of downloads on my 8520 blackberry smartphone, even while on bis. Any suggestion would be gladly appreciated. @MTN.ZA",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,601.28017
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/01/lubuntu-9-10-alpha-image-available/
|
Lubuntu 9.10 Alpha Image Available
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Linux Hacks",
"Netbook Hacks"
] |
[
"linux",
"lubuntu",
"lxde",
"netbook",
"ubuntu",
"xfce"
] |
The
alpha version of Lubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala
is now publicly availabile. The project brings together Ubuntu and LXDE, the
Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment
. This combination makes for a lighter version of the most popular Linux distribution. Both Xubuntu (which utilizes the
Xfce desktop
) and Lubuntu are meant to run well on lower resource computers such as netbooks. With the ISO smaller than 400mb and using quite a bit less system resources Lubuntu looks promising.
Right now it looks like the
original
backup ISO link is down
. If you can’t wait,
try this torrent
.
[via
Softpedia
]
| 17
| 17
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91038",
"author": "sj",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T23:26:44",
"content": "For a light ubuntu, I’d suggest using crunchbang, or just installing the server version and the packages you want by hand, thats what I do.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91043",
"author": "likemindead",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T23:36:43",
"content": "I second CrunchBang.Also, antiX is very good, though Debian-based, not Ubuntu-based.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91045",
"author": "me",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T23:45:23",
"content": "I thought Ubuntu WAS Debian-based…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91047",
"author": "_matt",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T00:12:15",
"content": "it is, but antix isn’t ubuntu-based",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91048",
"author": "_matt",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T00:12:58",
"content": "oops, forgot:thirded crunchbang, will try lubuntu when it isn’t alpha",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91050",
"author": "TRB",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T00:18:40",
"content": "Heh yeah Ubuntu is debian based.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91057",
"author": "GuruBuckaroo",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T01:05:08",
"content": "I’ll stick to the server version of ubuntu with blackbox. Lightweight, does everything I need it to.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91073",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T02:35:57",
"content": "You mean there’s more to Linux than the terminal? I had no idea…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91087",
"author": "Ugly American",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T03:43:38",
"content": "Benchmarks or it didn’t happen.Lots of distros claim they use less RAM but won’t put up any benchmarks to prove it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91097",
"author": "drmacinyasha",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T04:42:31",
"content": "A Fedora-based version of this would be a dream come true. I’ve never been much of a Debian/Ubuntu fan. Too many bad memories…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91132",
"author": "Sharky",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T07:53:28",
"content": "Aargh can’t get X11 to run on my Mac.It installs but doesn’t start.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91143",
"author": "DarthNinja",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T09:02:55",
"content": "They fixed a new download link:http://download.lxde.org/lubuntu-9.10/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91207",
"author": "dan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T14:40:44",
"content": "anyone got a comparison of lightweight ubuntu distros? Seems like there’s a lot of choice.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91216",
"author": "w01f",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T15:10:39",
"content": "I am curious about this. Perhaps ubuntu needs to look at what was done with Damnsmalllinux?After all, they use fluxbox and JWMhttp://joewing.net/programs/jwm/Hmmm. makes me want to try it on ubuntu.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91239",
"author": "djlspider",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T17:22:59",
"content": "I currently use Xubuntu, but I have been recently tempted to switch to the XFCE version of Mint (because everything works out of the box, including flash). I still want to give this a spin though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91485",
"author": "Aurora",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T15:30:57",
"content": "Any idea how this stacks up against fluxbuntu?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "134838",
"author": "brett",
"timestamp": "2010-04-07T20:56:44",
"content": "Looks promising, but I’m extremely pleased with Back Track 4 Final on my gateway netbook, with modified drivers for the bcm43xx chipset with packet injection working awesome as well as monitoring mode.Was a headache to configure, but when up and running it is truly satisfying.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,601.333212
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/01/homebrew-carputer/
|
Homebrew Carputer
|
Jake W
|
[
"hardware",
"laptops hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] |
[
"avbrand",
"carputer",
"google maps",
"traffic cams"
] |
Though not from scratch, [
Avbrand
] integrated a powerful set of tools into his Subaru station wagon. The system was compiled from off the shelf electronics, such as a Compaq notebook,
3G USB modem
, touch screen, and an assortment of other peripherals. It is based around Windows XP, though most of the
carputer
-specific applications, such as backup camera integration,
Google Maps – based car tracking
, and
automatic volume control
had to be custom coded by [Avbrand] himself. Perhaps the single most impressive and useful feature of the system is synchronization with
highway traffic cameras
. The system streams video of segments of the highway before [Avbrand] gets to them, allowing him to make more informed navigational choices. He documents it pretty well
on his website
.
| 26
| 25
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91006",
"author": "CamelToeJoe",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T21:39:15",
"content": "Hi! First!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91009",
"author": "napalm",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T21:49:41",
"content": "Wow! that is a beautiful thing! i hope this project will get noticed by car companies, this would be fantastic if we could all spread the love and tell tailgaters to shove it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91018",
"author": "clinton",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T22:03:14",
"content": "while carputers have been around as a hobby for a long time, this one does look like a pretty clean setup. i can’t get to the website right now, so i don’t know what components he used. integrating video from the highway traffic cameras is a very nice touch, one i would never have thought of. good job, man.for those interested in this sort of stuff, mp3car is a great place to start.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91019",
"author": "jayson",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T22:09:40",
"content": "check out this carputer as well! wifi and wardriving!http://inventgeek.com/Projects/Automotive-Media-Center/overview.aspx",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91021",
"author": "Matthew",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T22:13:25",
"content": "Whoa. Just whoa. That’s pretty much everything on my “Want-to-do-but-never-got-around-to” list.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91026",
"author": "bob",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T22:42:18",
"content": "there are a hundred better installs than this on mp3car, quite a few with custom hardware and really innovative features. Why did you pick this run of the mill effort?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91029",
"author": "Jacob Woj",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T23:03:12",
"content": "The highway camera integration was my biggest incentive, but also the fact that he showed how minimal yet effective the setup can be. He also wrote a bunch of his own software for it, while MP3car installs seem to focus a lot more on specialized hardware.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91040",
"author": "amk",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T23:29:28",
"content": "not a hac… oh wait, now I see the arduino. nevermind.pretty freaking awesome. all it’s missing is a rear caltrop launcher for those assholes who ride your ass.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91041",
"author": "Life2Death",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T23:30:29",
"content": "by the book, laptop keyboard are their primary heatsync. I’ve had more problems of them dying when people use them in that state – lid closed. Sad but true. Did you really think that 20mm fan would cool anything?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91054",
"author": "Roman Dulgarov",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T00:42:03",
"content": "Add “Megasquirt” to that and you have a nice tunning car. Add a few accelerometor sensors around the frame and suspension and you have an awesome F1 style telemetry system with remote logging and realtime view. :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91064",
"author": "ellisgl",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T01:13:17",
"content": "If he would implement WiFi scanning with the cameras, it could show where the WAP is. =)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91085",
"author": "Steve Z",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T03:37:26",
"content": "I think this is a very well executed project. I like his choice too instead of something off of mp3car. Website looks very well executed as well. Great post Hack a Day.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91088",
"author": "na",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T03:47:39",
"content": "@ellisglthats useless",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91117",
"author": "QUOW",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T06:49:01",
"content": "On September 1st, 2009 at 16:30 life2death said:“by the book, laptop keyboard are their primary heatsync. I’ve had more problems of them dying when people use them in that state – lid closed. Sad but true. Did you really think that 20mm fan would cool anything?”The keyboard isn’t the heatsink, it’s just an area that happens to have heat escape through it when the computer is warm. You don’t call an uninsulated part of the roof of your house a “heatsink,” do you? Retard.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91119",
"author": "Foxdie",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T06:52:15",
"content": "I used to play Team Fortress Classic with this guy 7+ years ago, he coded one of the best custom TFC servers on the face of the planet (google “the sillyzone” or just look for it on his site).This guy is a genius, his flat is completely controlled by voice recognition via wrist-watch walkie-talkies, it’s epic!Shame however that he opted for Subaru Legacy *ducks* :) (Hehe, he loves his car really and that’s what counts!)Av: If you’re reading this, well done :)Hackaday: Keep up the good work!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91134",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T07:59:05",
"content": "That’s damn cool. Anyone know a non-major-network US equivalent of that rocketstick device? That would make my life so much easier, but Verizon and AT&T are the worst companies in America, hands down, and I don’t want to deal with them.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91166",
"author": "Jacob Woj",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T11:33:49",
"content": "I’m assuming you could simply buy a Novatel Ovation MC950D (the modem’s real name) and hook it up to any 3G GSM plan of your choice.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91215",
"author": "_ezaK",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T15:04:24",
"content": "Using a laptop with a spinning HD in a running (and vibrating) car could be a problem…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91228",
"author": "stinkymonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T16:13:12",
"content": "I love Avatar-X I used to play on his half life servers way way way back in the day I often visit his site to see his latest projects…This car is pretty sweet….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91325",
"author": "Ben",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T00:31:56",
"content": "Why do a majority of people making carputers go from DC to Ac back to DC power!? Very inefficient compared to spending a little more money for DC/DC converters.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91353",
"author": "sk",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:40:35",
"content": "He went away from the DC to AC to DC awhile ago and is now using a custom built DC to DC setup.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91361",
"author": "Greg",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T02:19:44",
"content": "I emailed this guy and this is his reply to my question on if he is going to release his software for the car..“Hi Greg,Thanks for the inquiry and interest in my software!Taking software from the “proof of concept” level, where my homebrew software is now, to the “ready for the public” level, is a huge task and takes about 5 times as much work as I’ve already put into it. Since this is really just something for my own fun, I don’t expect to be releasing my software at any point. It would not work for anyone without my specific setup, and it would also be rather limiting.My website really just exists to document my work and to provide inspiration to other people who might want to do the same thing.”It’s understandable but still his software could be the jumping off point for a lot of other things..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "101794",
"author": "210 Backlinks",
"timestamp": "2009-10-16T21:55:27",
"content": "Great thanks!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "131383",
"author": "Theodore Fincel",
"timestamp": "2010-03-22T22:58:55",
"content": "Great stuff…very informative. I’ve heard alot about your methods and absolutely want more. Fantastic work!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "493614",
"author": "Ftran078",
"timestamp": "2011-10-28T22:14:47",
"content": "You should also consider purchasing the MT107A from Phoenix Audio Technologies if you want clear audio while talking on the phone in your car. It was designed for the Carputer crowd. Here’s the link to the MT-107A:http://phnxaudio.com/index.php?option=com_djcatalog&view=showitem&id=39&Itemid=35",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "494729",
"author": "av",
"timestamp": "2011-10-30T05:10:03",
"content": "Ftran078: I actually already have an Andrea Stereo USB microphone, it works amazingly :)Seeing as how this article was posted over two years ago, I thought I’d post a little update:@Life2Death: I’ve been running the car PC with the same laptop for 3.5 years now, with the same 120mm (not 20mm) fan, and it has never once failed. Sure, it gets warm, but it doesn’t seem to mind.@_ezaK: I was worried that the hard drive would die also, but the same HD has been in there for 3.5 years now, it’s solid as a rock. Bumps, potholes, offroading, and my crazy driving don’t even make it blink. It’s never given me a problem.Cheers,-av",
"parent_id": "493614",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
}
] | 1,760,377,601.394088
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/01/zelo-the-improbable-wooden-trike/
|
Zelo, The Improbable Wooden Trike
|
Phil Burgess
|
[
"Transportation Hacks"
] |
[
"bicycle",
"bike",
"birch",
"laminate",
"recumbent",
"trike",
"wood",
"woodworking"
] |
The earliest bicycles were made from wood. Nearly two centuries later, some garage tinkerers still turn to this most traditional of materials for their own creations, since
welding one
requires experience and tools beyond the reach of many. Resembling
Gilligan’s Island
props,
the resulting bikes
are both artistic and great fun, but not very practical for real use; often heavy, ill-fitting or lacking durability.
[Boris Beaulant’s] birch laminate
Zelo
, on the other hand, has cleaner lines than anything you’d see in an IKEA showroom. Not content with an ordinary two-wheeler, he’s tackled a three-wheeled recumbent trike, which requires even finer tolerances. Two months and over 1,300 miles later, the trike is still rolling strong through the French countryside, proving its mettle as legitimate transportation and not just a garage novelty. [Beaulant’s]
build log
(Google translation
here
) offers some insights into the development of this masterpiece, starting with prior woodworking projects (furniture, rolling toys and a children’s bike) and finding clever solutions to problems such as creating a mold of his own back for a custom-contoured seat.
| 11
| 10
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90998",
"author": "ken",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T21:23:05",
"content": "Bravo! I’m in favor of anything the gets people moving under their own power. This one is beautiful to look at, too.I disagree with the sentiment that “welding [a bicycle] requires experience and tools beyond the reach of many.” I recently completed my first big brazing project – a beautiful bicycle frame – proving that it can be done by a novice with a relatively inexpensive oxy-acetylene rig. If you can find a bike shop or framebuilder to do the “facing and chasing” (reaming, facing, and tapping) the required tools are very basic – vise, hacksaw, files, drills and the like.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91001",
"author": "Jim",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T21:28:51",
"content": "While I agree with Ken that human-power is a goal we should be working towards, it would also be interesting to see a similar project done with a Golden Island hub similar to the E-bike across Canada for $10 article.http://hackaday.com/2009/08/19/e-bike-across-canada-for-10/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "2964580",
"author": "Francis",
"timestamp": "2016-03-24T18:07:53",
"content": "I did. Photos to come.",
"parent_id": "91001",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "91030",
"author": "Jesse",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T23:04:59",
"content": "very cool!Something that may also be of interest is this wooden supercar project by some NCSU students.http://www.joeharmondesign.com/I read about this in Fine woodworking or some such magazine and it completely blew my mind!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91075",
"author": "Stunmonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T02:41:43",
"content": "How does this work? I don’t get it. Are they actually expecting us to believe someone has come up with some radical new alien technology that makes items work without the arduino attached? How is it supposed to do anything without a micro controller?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91077",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T02:45:26",
"content": "I think the wood has built in arduinos in every cell. Thats how it knows how to grow and such.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91082",
"author": "tre",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T03:18:49",
"content": "I almost want to say he cheated by adding fiberglass… But the resulting product is so beautiful that I don’t care :p",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91183",
"author": "Ryan Leach",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T12:36:30",
"content": "stunmonkey: how is hackaday supposed to win, you bitch when theres an arduino article yet whens theres not you make throwbacks to the arduino sigh.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91187",
"author": "jeff-o",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T12:56:18",
"content": "ryan: I think he was being sarcastic. We really need a sarcasm font here.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91191",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T13:11:37",
"content": "“IKEA showroom”[post invalidated]",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91196",
"author": "Seth",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T13:33:02",
"content": "There is a company actually making and selling wooden bicycles!http://sylvancycles.com/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,601.735288
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/01/firefox-master-password-recovery-tool/
|
Firefox Master Password Recovery Tool
|
Matt Schulz
|
[
"computer hacks",
"downloads hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"brute force",
"cracking",
"firefox",
"firemaster",
"master password",
"password"
] |
It’s great in this day and age that browsers can remember our passwords for us, allowing us cross-site security without the hassle of memorizing a million different random passwords. It’s great, that is, until we forget our master password. Fret not, though; there is a solution. The folks over at Lifehacker
show us how to use FireMaster
to recover forgotten or misplaced Firefox master passwords. Perhaps a better solution is to just store those tricky passwords
where nobody will find them
.
| 13
| 13
|
[
{
"comment_id": "91013",
"author": "ehrichweiss",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T21:56:38",
"content": "Yeah, if I lost my password, it’d only take me like 6million days to recover it..I’ve got a password length of 9 and mixed alphanumeric characters throughout.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91034",
"author": "andthu",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T23:08:49",
"content": "Amazing. Negative ETA",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91036",
"author": "amk",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T23:16:40",
"content": "most people who use master passwords do so because they realize the importance of having a different password for everything. in other words, they’re not the kind of people who would use a password that this thing can practicaly brute force. there are always exceptions of course.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91167",
"author": "Zero",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T11:37:16",
"content": "Is it just me or is hackaday getting just more diluted every day?I don’t need to see 10 posts a day cluttering my reader, just the one or two that are really hacks, or related to electronics modding …I’m just saying, this blog is getting quite lame as time passes :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91763",
"author": "signal7",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T16:38:45",
"content": "What’s interesting is that every image of this app running is cropped so that the actual number of tries remaining is cut off. The reason that’s interesting is because, as most of you should know, the number of permutations needed is directly related to the strength of the password. One million brute force attempts is relatively easy. One hundred trillion attempts is significantly more difficult.I find I’m asking myself if this program is worth the effort for an averagely complex password of 17 characters (give or take a few). If it would take a couple of weeks, maybe. If it would take years … definitely not.@zero: it doesn’t help anyone to complain about the content. I do find password cracking interesting even if it doesn’t fit your definition of hacking…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "105341",
"author": "Rob",
"timestamp": "2009-11-03T16:27:56",
"content": "The screenshot tell somthing about the speed: around 90000 attempts per second on this page and about 150k on the linked one.For 17 letters (not mixed case) that’ll be around 250 billion years… ;)Even with 8 Characters (mixed case, only letters) this would take around 5000 Years.This is a good thing. Else I’d have to put the passwordfile inside a Truecrypt container or something like that. If I can bruteforce it, so can others (assuming they get their hands on the file).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "111494",
"author": "Rotciv Rossin",
"timestamp": "2009-12-12T18:06:57",
"content": "Did you forget your password? If you need help getting your password reset or cracked,http://codeword.orghas many tutorials and applications designed to assist you with password recovery.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116271",
"author": "FreeWEB.PK",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T06:25:58",
"content": "User FireMaster 4.0 to recover Firefox master password..!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "139760",
"author": "Ed Vaisvilas",
"timestamp": "2010-05-03T13:55:10",
"content": "Just looking for your registration link. You either don’t have one, or I need to be a hacker to find it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "561963",
"author": "bohol",
"timestamp": "2012-01-18T15:11:04",
"content": "It doesn’t work on the latest version of Firefox. I can’t see the Profile folder in the installation folder of Firefox.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "647901",
"author": "Jugurtha Hadjar",
"timestamp": "2012-05-09T16:34:55",
"content": "Look at the negative ETA :D … When the ETA overflows, it’s not a really encouraging sign :D Good luck !",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "978965",
"author": "Rahul Verma",
"timestamp": "2013-03-15T22:46:32",
"content": "hello’ ‘show databases",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6628261",
"author": "Samuel",
"timestamp": "2023-03-31T19:32:38",
"content": "Nice tool, easy to recover password , Thanks A+++",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,601.51765
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/01/circuit-board-instrument/
|
Circuit Board Instrument
|
Jakob Griffith
|
[
"digital audio hacks",
"Portable Audio Hacks"
] |
[
"cd",
"circuit bending",
"instrument",
"music"
] |
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8UzSVFUIc0]
[
Moldover
] decided to change up the way CDs are packaged for his album release. Yes, you still get a CD with some pretty
sweet music
, but the case can also play sounds. He custom printed a circuit board containing some LEDs, buttons, photoresistors, and what looks to be a piezo transducer which all combine to produce a strange whine like noise. But with the included headphone jack, he shows it can be used to produce some very interesting music – reminds us of
circuit bending
.
[Thanks Ferdinand]
| 9
| 9
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90963",
"author": "mess_maker",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:30:48",
"content": "Great idea! Good luck, Moldover :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90976",
"author": "nope",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T20:06:40",
"content": "very nice. i hope you make some sales.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90977",
"author": "Zero",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T20:11:55",
"content": "That’s pure genius, I so want to have this CD, would sit next to “Pulse” on my living room showcase shelf :))Congrats for pulling this one off",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90982",
"author": "spacecoyote",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T20:31:33",
"content": "portable cd players are getting really cheap nowadays. the case could have included a cd player so you could mix your sounds with the disc.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90989",
"author": "nemo",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T20:44:21",
"content": "he could have put a single light sensor under the cd in the case, so that the printed design on the actual cd would play music when spun.Light passes through empty spots on cds, so with simple dithering in the printed design you could make it play “happy birthday” or something similar when spun. Similar to old music boxes.So music on the cd in digital form, and a nice little chiptunish song built into the print on the cd, with a player in the case.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91035",
"author": "nemo",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T23:10:18",
"content": "wrote an article about my idea, read if you are curious:http://www.hackniac.com/articles/2009-9-1-analog_cd_music/analog_cd_music.php",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91128",
"author": "grovenstien",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T07:43:12",
"content": "ha ha circuit bender he he!Thats some jolly noises your making there.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91265",
"author": "Stunmonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T19:49:51",
"content": "I like the idea, there are a lot fun of things you could do with the general concept. Awesome idea to make use of that dead space in a cd case by stuffin it with electronics.He does call it a theremin, which it clearly isn’t, but whatever it is, it is an amusing idea and very nicely implemented.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "591910",
"author": "Nathan Lively",
"timestamp": "2012-02-29T18:24:17",
"content": "I just posted an interview with Moldover where we look at his CD as well as other cool instruments –http://sounddesignlive.com/fun-instrument-design/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,601.776451
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/31/custom-cable-management/
|
Custom Cable Management
|
Jakob Griffith
|
[
"home hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] |
[
"cable management",
"coat hangers",
"ikea"
] |
You would be hard pressed to find a hacker who doesn’t have in some form a rats nest of wires and cables behind their computer desk. [Antoine] decided to tackle the problem and came up with his custom built
cable management system
. There is little info, but he does say his setup uses Ikea Antonius coat hangers and some hollow tube. Its quick and wont leave a residue like some cable solutions, so long as you don’t mind a screw hole or two. We especially like how if you need to change your setup you wont have to re-zip tie everything.
| 19
| 19
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90696",
"author": "herbgphoto",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T21:28:29",
"content": "We did something similar over athttp://teksandwich.com/2009/07/diy-cable-management/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90700",
"author": "SheeEttin",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T21:39:31",
"content": "Nice. Even easier than velcro ties.It doesn’t look especially secure, though… Pets may knock cables out (or play with them, or whatever).Of course, there’s also always cable lacing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_lacing). :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90703",
"author": "nixnick",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T21:57:18",
"content": "look here:http://www.ikea.com/de/de/catalog/products/50035115its the german version of the site, but this looks better :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90704",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T21:58:16",
"content": "What if you have a mess of cables behind your *glass* desk? No screwing in there.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90705",
"author": "Antoine",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T22:10:50",
"content": "Yeah, I know about this ready made wire management system, but they are somewhat expensive compared to this solution. On top of that, the Ikea was out of them at that time.Either way, this might give ideas people that do not have an Ikea nearby as I am pretty sure you can find coat hangers like the ones I used at any hardware store.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90717",
"author": "stevediraddo",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T22:49:42",
"content": "i like the box in the picture. canadian forces standard issue. also available at canadian tire! also i have the same speakers and they are a godforsaken mess of wires.. brass hooks work but i cant for the life of me figure out how to say ‘brass hooks’ in french. i hate this province sometimes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90723",
"author": "nick",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T23:32:27",
"content": "@stevediraddo: Canadian tire sells them.«un crochet en laiton» should workwhat city in Québec do you live in where staff doesn’t speak English, but you can find an anglophone job?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90742",
"author": "stevediraddo",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T02:11:31",
"content": "cool thanks! i live in chateauguay. as for the job, well.. army :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90745",
"author": "Bill Hates",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T02:35:50",
"content": "You call this custom wire management ? go fuck your grandma with this shit…..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90755",
"author": "CollinstheClown",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T05:00:34",
"content": "bill, your my hero",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90772",
"author": "Metalwolf",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T09:04:16",
"content": "Im sorry to say this, but it is pretty sad when they post stuff like this on Hack a Day. I was able to manage my cables without a article on how to do it. I hope others don’t NEED an article in order to do that properly.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90886",
"author": "colin r",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T13:17:30",
"content": "I like to use 2″ black hot water pipe insulation and some velcro straps for my cable management.The tube insulation already has a slice cut in it wich makes it easy to ge the wires in. It can also be easily cut to length with a pair of scissors and it takes a coat of latex paint well too.I then use the velcro straps to keep it all together.It looks neat and tidy and stops the pets from getting at the wires.I use it for the back of the tv and for behind the computer desks.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90898",
"author": "pod",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T14:02:43",
"content": "heh, i use the ikea one.my room’s much better now, and my cats plays no more with hanging wires",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90905",
"author": "Ryan Leach",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T15:55:14",
"content": "University of South australia has almost this exact system in place….kudos for making it yourself tho",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90935",
"author": "mojo",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T18:12:58",
"content": "“management” seems to mean bundling a load of cables up rather than actually planning their deployment in any real sense…I suppose the problem is trying to cable up an existing room. I’d love to see some purpose built furniture etc though. Maybe a false floor like server rooms have.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91052",
"author": "Wwhat",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T00:29:15",
"content": "The problem for me is that as soon as I bundle some cables I find I need to move one of them, for some reason I never has a configuration that I don’t end up needing to change and then when it’s all tied up and bundled things get nasty.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91076",
"author": "Logan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T02:44:44",
"content": "WTF ! If this “wire management” was any more Sloppy it would be your moms pussy…. sorry dude ! you fail!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91095",
"author": "Antoine",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T04:38:12",
"content": "@loganThe whole point was to be able to still move things around (as wwhat said) so yes, it does look a bit messier than neatly tie-wrapped cables.On another note, I wish wordpress would include a function like this one:http://xkcd.com/481/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "4749401",
"author": "Outsidetheglass",
"timestamp": "2018-07-15T20:33:01",
"content": "The link is broken. Searching around that guy’s blog, I found the correct link:http://bitsofmymind.com/2009/03/26/cable-management/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,601.57837
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/31/i-swarm-robot-update/
|
I-Swarm Robot Update
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Robots Hacks"
] |
[
"autonomous",
"i-swarm",
"piezo",
"piezoelectric",
"robots",
"solar",
"swarm"
] |
Back in October
we reported on the I-Swarm robotics project
. [Travis] sent us some more information. These tiny robots are programmed optically and are able to respond to programming commands via an infrared signal. Locomotion is facilitated with piezoelectric actuators and the power to the units provided through a solar cell. It is not clear that this project is still ongoing as the
I-Swarm web page
lists a project termination date of 6/31/2008. That being said, the video embedded after the break was posted two days ago showing swarm movement and detailing the programming, testing, and hardware specifics.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zul0y5yPOKM]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ9n3UmSdg4]
[via
Hizook
]
| 9
| 9
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90695",
"author": "Nicholas Overstreet",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T21:12:17",
"content": "Maybe it’s the terrible compression from youtube, but to me the first video looks like the little robot is being moved around by fishing string…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90697",
"author": "Tomasito",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T21:28:29",
"content": "yeah, there is some kind of wire that comes from the robot.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90699",
"author": "RazorConcepts",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T21:37:04",
"content": "it looks like an antenna to me",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90702",
"author": "SQneo",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T21:54:20",
"content": "i think that wire was for power (you see 2 of them) since i dont see any type of solar cell there",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90715",
"author": "NidStyles",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T22:48:31",
"content": "Look’s a lot like Mark Tilden’s work with BEAM Robotic’s.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90743",
"author": "F7",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T02:12:39",
"content": "The lines in the first video are probably power, maybe a little communication too. It looks like two strands of really thin magnet wire, and they’re slack the whole time.I like the noise that the piezo actuators make. For a split second I thought the bot in the video was going to play “somewhere in my memory”. It’d be great to see a few dozen of these dancing/playing complex music.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90906",
"author": "Ryan Leach",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T15:58:24",
"content": "Hmm seizure warning for the programming section i n the second video?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90909",
"author": "accela",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T16:03:40",
"content": "people need to hire finger models for photos like this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "118854",
"author": "kiro",
"timestamp": "2010-01-22T07:56:14",
"content": "how to now the movement of this swarm robot..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,601.690545
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/31/internet-enabled-furby/
|
Internet Enabled Furby
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Arduino Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] |
[
"arduino",
"ethernet",
"furby",
"xport"
] |
[edwindertien] sent us his project to
connect a Furby to the internet
. The original Furby controller was replaced with an Arduino which in turn was given ethernet connectivity via a
LANTRONIX XPort
serial ethernet module. This assigns the Furby an IP address which can then be accessed through a script or via a web interface. Now we want to see someone combine this idea with the
arduino that sings “Daisy Bell”
to make the ultimate in creepy new email notifiers.
| 18
| 18
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90683",
"author": "rachael",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T19:24:41",
"content": "Like taken out of userfriendly :) the horror!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90684",
"author": "DarwinSurvivor",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T19:34:38",
"content": "You have no idea the horrors you have just unleashed unto the world…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90687",
"author": "batch",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T20:10:32",
"content": "He should have put an arduino in that arduino so he could hack it while he hacked it…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90688",
"author": "Stunmonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T20:17:44",
"content": "I first read that as ‘internet enabled furry’, which seemed kind of redundant because they are already pretty annoyingly net-enabled.Figuring out how to get them >off< the net, now that would be a truly useful hack.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90692",
"author": "TJ",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T20:50:53",
"content": "@stunmonkeyLure them into a faraday cage (o’ death) with the promise of yiffing?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90701",
"author": "medix",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T21:46:26",
"content": "I wish I could still find it..There was a video posted (years) some time ago, of a guy (Charles Brush maybe?) electrocuting a furby with 14.4kV from a pole transformer back-fed with a welder so he didn’t blow his mains. *that* was a hack to remember.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90729",
"author": "Link",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T00:11:04",
"content": "I was hoping for an attempt at a chobits persocom internet, but that would be no small undertaking, seeing how voice control barely works under a complex OS (without tuning and periodic use at least)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90739",
"author": "Pilotgeek",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T01:49:18",
"content": "@batchI love you./ I lol’ed pretty hard.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90773",
"author": "MRE",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T09:23:21",
"content": "to be clear, that’s not internet enabling a furby. Its repurposing the shell and mechanics of a furby. having left the electronics in place and functioning, while somehow attaching them to the internet would be internet enabling.You cant ‘enable’ something *a* with something *b* after it was hacked out and thrown in the trash.Anyway, whatever. nice job.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90871",
"author": "jan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T12:57:06",
"content": "@batchlol made my day…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90894",
"author": "CodeASM",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T13:43:12",
"content": "And then his homepage says something usefull..“You’ll have to sift through a lot of newbie posts, but after a while your own filters will kick in and you’ll be able to focus on the important information.” XD jst like it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90896",
"author": "CodeASM",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T13:47:51",
"content": "Jason Pelzer’s websiteretrointerfacing.com>hackfurby.com>Jason Pelzer()()(Oo)This is Furby. Copy and paste Furby into your(())signature to help him gain world domination",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90931",
"author": "Funky Gibbon",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T17:52:47",
"content": "He could have left the electronics in place and talked to it wirelessly through the infrared sensor already built into furby, this i’ve done, some years ago though, if i remember it’s just a 4 bit command mirrored to make a Byte, you can even talk to these things with a tv remote, how about a furby tvbgone, who would ever suspect a small fury creature?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90965",
"author": "leer239",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:34:07",
"content": "if it was that esey",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90984",
"author": "Funky Gibbon",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T20:39:49",
"content": "It is that easy, if i remember the furby command format is something like one high nibble 1010, low nibble not’ed 0101. there can only be 16 commands, dare i say even a aduino could manage that",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92039",
"author": "edwindertien",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T09:25:43",
"content": "@MRE You’re probably right that to fully ‘internet enable’ a furby it’s nicer to leave its original brain in place. However, I *did* use most of its original electronics. I replaced the brain by the arduino, using furby’s motorcontrol, sensor-amps, etc. The hackfurby.com approach was more radical in that sense, taking out all electronics and replacing everything by RC servo’s. Still, making a infrared-furby-to-internet connection could be the way to ‘internet-enable’ the furby. I doubt however that the 4-bit IR protocol allows for full motor-control and access to all sensor inputs.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "104180",
"author": "DiRWiN",
"timestamp": "2009-10-27T01:15:47",
"content": "ahh its a nabaztag… only it doesnt have RFID",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "4548137",
"author": "Rick",
"timestamp": "2018-05-13T02:09:00",
"content": "What? No voice-enabled Google searches?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,601.640931
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/31/gameboy-foot-controller/
|
Gameboy Foot Controller
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"digital audio hacks",
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks"
] |
[
"8bit",
"chip music",
"circuit bending",
"gameboy"
] |
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQdqudTzyBs]
[Joey] sent us a link to the newest version of his
Gameboy foot controller
. In the video above, you can see how he uses it to control the loops in the background while he plays his guitar through an 8-bit filter. That is an old video, using the previous version. He tells us that several gameboys were used in the construction. At one point, he had to replace the guts because the music was so loud it knocked his equipment over and destroyed it. We can’t help but feel just a tiny bit of excitement as memories of renting a NES cartridge for the weekend fill our heads when we hear these riffs. His music isn’t too bad either. There is a growing crowd of people that support “chip music”. You can see what looks like a decent sized gathering enjoying a show with a little bit of a history lesson after the break.
[
This video, and the original version of the controler
were posted about a year ago, good catch commenters]
[vimeo =
http://vimeo.com/4482791%5D
| 12
| 12
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90641",
"author": "chicosoft",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T14:39:11",
"content": "WTF?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90644",
"author": "FunkyB",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T15:02:28",
"content": "Anyone have any idea what 8-bit filter he is using for that guitar sound?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90646",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T15:10:21",
"content": "hasn’t this been on hackaday before?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90652",
"author": "Stuart",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T15:47:38",
"content": "Yeah, deffo been on hackaday before.http://hackaday.com/2008/06/15/game-boy-foot-controller-demo/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90653",
"author": "Caleb Kraft",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T15:48:17",
"content": "It appears that it has. I didn’t find that on my initial search. I’ll update this to show that he’s sent us pictures of the latest version.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90660",
"author": "MrX",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T16:23:46",
"content": "Awesome music, I love it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90676",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T17:50:33",
"content": "Seriously awesome music. I want the 8-bit guitar filter, whatever it is. Maybe I can build one.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90678",
"author": "fenwick",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T18:06:34",
"content": "Someone needs to find out what sort of effect that is he uses on the guitar.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90679",
"author": "BigD145",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T18:34:07",
"content": "Bright lights do not equal good music.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90685",
"author": "Steve",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T19:35:46",
"content": "This seems to do the trick.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A7VFxIBj84&feature=PlayList&p=42D2E4C0D33E18FE&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=33",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90694",
"author": "my name is not john",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T20:59:55",
"content": "that pedal he is using is most likely a ‘pulse width modulator’ or ‘pwm’ for short. there are various designs on the net for building your own and also boutique ones you can buy. they’re pretty cool because you can control the pulse width using cv",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90698",
"author": "wdfowty",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T21:36:17",
"content": "never would have thought my old gameboy could do this",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,602.011794
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/30/cheap-wireless-for-microcontrollers/
|
Cheap Wireless For Microcontrollers
|
Jakob Griffith
|
[
"Arduino Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] |
[
"arduino",
"bluetooth",
"microcontroller",
"reciever",
"transmitter",
"wireless",
"xbee"
] |
Everybody loves microcontrollers, including the
Arduino
, allowing you to create whatever you imagine. That is unless you want to hack together something wireless. Originally you had to rely on the expensive
XBee
protocol or other wireless options, but no longer.
Hobby Robotics
found an extremely cheap
transmitter
and
receiver
and wrote a quick guide for
wiring them up to an Arduino
. Now your wireless projects can come to life, as long as you are within 500 feet and don’t mind 2400bps; minor trade offs compared to the gains of wireless freedom. Final note: You aren’t limited to Arduino, we would love to see someone modify this to work with a
PIC
or other microcontroller.
| 44
| 44
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90581",
"author": "KNfLrPn",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T03:55:13",
"content": "I used these things a couple years ago for a project at work for the same reasons: very cheap and simple. You just apply high to a pin on the transmitter and it sets the pin on the receiver high.A note though, you can’t just apply DC to the transmitter if you want to use these to send a simple high/low signal. The input signal has to be modulated at at least a hundred Hz or so.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90583",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T04:08:06",
"content": "theve had those at sparkfun for years. i have a couple at home",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90585",
"author": "Eric",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T04:10:50",
"content": "http://narobo.com/articles/rfmodules.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90586",
"author": "KNfLrPn",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T04:11:49",
"content": "Also, check outhttp://digikey.com/Suppliers/us/RF-Solutions.page?lang=ENNot sure if they make the ones on Sparkfun, but they make an equivalent, as well as several other modules (including different packages, and transceivers).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90587",
"author": "not a whiner",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T04:19:32",
"content": "look at my name. i never whine about hackaday articles. until now. this is ridiculous. sure, make a little writeup for new people about the different rf modules available, but don’t insult other readers by calling these ‘new’ or that we ‘originally’ had to rely on xbee modules. i mean shit, even sfe has has had these for many years, and had a writeup nearly as many years ago. not that there’s much of anything to write up on. and i never thought i’d say it, but the fact that this is arduino based really does add more insult to injury.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90588",
"author": "Simon",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T04:20:28",
"content": "The problem with these modules is that when someone’s transmitting all the time, like you will be in this case, other things on that band will stop working (garage door openers, car remote locking, etc). The two common bands they make these in (433 and 315MHz) are already crowded with devices. The bands are meant for devices that send a short message and then turn off. I spent a lot of time testing these modules and while they are good for things like outdoor weather stations, they’re not good for real-time communication like you would want in robotics.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90597",
"author": "Pototo",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T06:01:22",
"content": "Could you connect the transmitter trough USB, per say, to the computer, and use it as a UART in order to do wireless programming of your microcontroller?????thanks",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90598",
"author": "Bostwickenator",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T06:01:49",
"content": "I used to use these hooked up to picaxe controllers in highschool. It can be painful to get data flowing robustly but they are very useful when it does.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90600",
"author": "Tomasito",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T06:10:48",
"content": "thoose are even older than pics.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90601",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T06:30:14",
"content": "@pototoyup. painfully slow but it works",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90603",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T07:05:36",
"content": "at least garage door openers had dipswitch-programmable channels. These will just cause and receive too much interference on their respective frequencies with no way to organize the RF.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90608",
"author": "darkore",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T08:32:29",
"content": "that’s not extremely cheap. this is extremely cheap:http://hoperf.com/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90611",
"author": "spacecoyote",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T08:46:15",
"content": "if you don’t mind really short range and limited communications, emulating an rfid tag is a possibility.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90612",
"author": "Thomascpp",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T08:51:45",
"content": "This is nothing new Jaycar and Altronics have been selling them for years, in fact x-bee was designed to be a replacement for these.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90614",
"author": "talkingjazz",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T09:55:50",
"content": "These really are excellent (but as mentioned, not new). I have been using some extremely cheap versions of these for a while now, around $1 a unit. Obviously for this price i’m not getting anything I would like to use on a final project but they are just soo easy to get working on any (non-specific) micro controller.A note though, these do have a habbit of interfering with other RF devices, ones that aren’t even that close to the transmitters frequency.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90617",
"author": "Drone",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T10:16:34",
"content": "hack-a-day – wasup wid you? This is sooooo old. maybe da only reason you make this is cuz there’s an arduino in the picture? nuf wid the arduinos already.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90620",
"author": "ribblem",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T10:48:33",
"content": "Neither hack-a-day’s summary my article claimed these were anything new. In fact I’ve used this exact product in the past for this projecthttp://www.glacialwanderer.com/hobbyrobotics/?p=167.I mostly did this for the code I wrote. I’m working on a remote control project and needed to have a robust error checking lib that I could use.I know there are alternatives to this, but researching them takes time. It would be great if more people would give links to similar products they use.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90621",
"author": "Huh",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T11:26:11",
"content": "“Originally you had to rely on the expensive XBee protocol or other wireless options, but no longer”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90626",
"author": "fre",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T11:50:24",
"content": "As being said, these are not new at all, these modules have been around a lot longer than the xbee standard.the cool thing about them though as simon sais, the 315mhz band is already used by a whole other bunch of devices, and you can use the transmitter module to controll them!I’ve used them together with arduino for controlling wireless switches, rc-cars etc, lots of fun!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90631",
"author": "moron4hire",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T12:43:14",
"content": "god, shut up with the whining about the arduinos already. you sound like a bunch of freetards wailing like a stuck pig about windows. really professional attitude.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90632",
"author": "Luis Hipolito",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T12:59:37",
"content": "THE BLOGGERA blog for the world",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90638",
"author": "farthead",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T14:06:24",
"content": "Did the Story poster even look on google? Those have been used with pic’s far longer than arduino existed.also, News flash: Arduino is a Pic. I know it destroys the glamour and sex appeal of the holy arduino….I’m just glad it’s not another zigbee worshiping article.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90640",
"author": "Odin84gk",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T14:36:49",
"content": "@fartheadArduino is an Atmel chip, not a PIC. pic is from Microchip.@PototoThey can be used if you have a custom bootloader with error correction. These have a LOT of noise, so you will need error correction.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90654",
"author": "PartyOne",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T15:50:04",
"content": "Ive seen the jackets wired with turn signals in them. I had a thought of creating this jacket then use a transmitter to transmit turn signals and brake lights from a moped to the jacket wirelessly. Now I just have to figure out how to do this, since I am electronically handicapped.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90655",
"author": "Funky Gibbon",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T15:51:17",
"content": "All this BS is making me laugh, Electronoobs need to know this info so it’s usefull from that point, i’ve used these modules with pics and they are usefull but a bit limited because they usually come as a match pair tx & rx unless you fancy tuning a second rx and also limited by their speed due to being amplitude modulated",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90658",
"author": "wooqdeus",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T16:18:18",
"content": "is it possible to pringle can these to boost signal beyond 500 feet?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90664",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T16:33:00",
"content": "Ok, so how about a project with some FSK in it? Anyone have an example offhand?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90666",
"author": "ribblem",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T16:57:06",
"content": "wooqdeus, I’m not sure if you’re joking or not, but the answer is yes. You can use a pringle can (or a small parabolic dish) to increase the range of these devices just like any other common EM based signals.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90667",
"author": "Jef",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T17:03:15",
"content": "I have used this modules too but they aren’t really reliable.For cheap and intelligent RF transceivers i use the Staronic RF modules which i bought on the dutch sitehttp://www.samenkopen.netThey have also started a EBAY shop a few days agohttp://stores.shop.ebay.com/Staronic-Electronics",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90668",
"author": "Sparkford",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T17:04:56",
"content": "spectrum space is regulated not only by frequency and power, but by modulation modes and duty cycle.I strongly suspect that using these modules in the manner described is illegal. Check section 15 of the fcc rules.in case you are curious, penalties can be severe. the following is from a recent fcc ruling against someone:“Violations of the Communications Act or of the Commission’s Rules may subject the violator to monetary fines not to exceed $11,000 for each violation or each day of a continuing violation,seizure of equipment through in rem forfeiture action and criminal sanctions including imprisonment.”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90689",
"author": "Franklyn",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T20:20:09",
"content": "The link to hobby robotics is wrong, you accidentally linked to digi twice. no biggie.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90691",
"author": "uC",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T20:44:24",
"content": "@darkore, et alAny pricing/ 3rd party reviews of hoperf’s stuff? Cheap short range tx/rx modules or all in one transceivers are always handy for little projects.These should be available for pennies in quantities of 50+… no?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90708",
"author": "erm_ok",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T22:29:39",
"content": "Tired of adding several hundred feet of cable to parts of your arduino project to alter resistance? No more!! This link shows you a new devide I discovered called a ‘resistor’.Now you can bring your arduino projects to life in a circuit board format without lugging the spools of cable alongside!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90709",
"author": "Rob",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T22:31:06",
"content": "I played with modules like these a few years ago and quite frankly I’d rather just spend some more money on a couple of Xbees or the equiv and avoid the headaches. All the error checking, noise and general quirkiness of these things is a pain in the ass.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90735",
"author": "bolke",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T00:56:48",
"content": "http://www.mihaigalos.ro/work/Embedded/Advanced/rf_to_uart/readOn.htmlhoperf modules used as a uart channel.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90774",
"author": "MRE",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T09:28:48",
"content": "you are kidding right?!? right??!?!?!These things have been around for *centuries* (albeit in larger scales).this particular form of module is as LEAST 10 years old! They were around *long* before xbee, zigbee, bluetooth, and even wireless ethernet.Wow. Ive never been outright offensive to had itself. but seriously; take the diapers off.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91067",
"author": "uC",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T01:38:54",
"content": "Cheaper version being used:http://drvernacula.topcities.com/400_metre.htmIf you follow the links to the manufacture they seem to be between $2-3 each depending on quantityHe is using them for some outdoor wireless mesh project. Interesting site.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91107",
"author": "Leigh",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T05:31:46",
"content": "Here is a project I did for the SF Bay Area Maker Faire using these and the Picaxe 08m.http://wa5znu.org/2009/05/marauders-map/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91450",
"author": "jean",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T12:49:26",
"content": "…i think that the new is not the devices theirself, but the price…i’ve never seen rf devices that low cost…and i bought a couple. But please, don’t call ’em “new” devices…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "93438",
"author": "Andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-09-11T20:40:31",
"content": "I’m just getting started with Arduino and wireless communications and found this extremely helpful. This may be old news to everyone else, but I hadn’t heard of these and would never have thought to use them if I saw them on SparkFun. It’s sad to see all the negative comments, because this is great information. I’d love to see more cheap or simple alternatives to expensive or overkill electronics. I was going to buy some XBees to play with if not for this article. For less than the price of one XBee module I can make a pair of transceivers from these.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "140127",
"author": "Manny",
"timestamp": "2010-05-04T20:47:23",
"content": "I attached the output from a Parallax PIR(http://www.parallax.com/dl/docs/prod/audiovis/pirsensor-v1.2.pdf)into the transmitter..and the receiver to my Arduino. I’m basically trying to create a wireless motion sensor. The PIR goes high if triggered then sends the signal through the transmitter…arduino receives it and does something.A basic HIGH OR LOW scenario. I’m having a problems..it seems the signal won’t transmit right…any advice.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "183254",
"author": "Jun",
"timestamp": "2010-09-20T10:28:22",
"content": "ok.. here the question if i build a wireless for microcontroller. and i need to have many receiver. can the controller send to many unique receiver?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "971745",
"author": "moin",
"timestamp": "2013-03-06T14:41:32",
"content": "can i use these modules to create a beacon system",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "1021116",
"author": "Gerda Beckman",
"timestamp": "2013-06-30T12:59:46",
"content": "What i don’t understood is in truth how you are not actually much more smartly-preferred than you may be right now. You’re so intelligent. You realize thus significantly with regards to this subject, produced me personally consider it from a lot of various angles. Its like men and women aren’t fascinated unless it is something to do with Woman gaga! Your own stuffs nice. Always handle it up!|",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
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|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/30/lego-ipod-hacking-robot/
|
Lego IPod Hacking Robot
|
Zach Banks
|
[
"ipod hacks",
"Linux Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] |
[
"apple",
"brute force",
"ipod",
"iPodLinux",
"lego",
"lego mindstorms",
"Lego NXT",
"linux",
"linux4nano",
"nanotron 3000",
"robot"
] |
The
Linux4nano project
has been working to port the Linux kernel onto the iPod Nano along with other iPods in general. Although the
iPodLinux project
has had luck with some older iPods, newer models protect firmware updates with encryption. One of the ways they plan on running code on the device is through a vulnerability in the notes program; it causes the processor to jump to a specific instruction and execute arbitrary code. To take advantage of this, they first need to figure out where their injected code ends up in the memory. Currently, they are testing every memory location by painstakingly loading in a bogus note and recording its effect. Each note takes about a minute to test and they have tens of thousands of addresses to check over several devices.
Although they’ve cracked the 2G Nano, they still have a lot of work ahead of them. To make it easier, they’re working on automating it with button-pressing Lego Mindstorms-based robots. Dubbed
Nanotron 3000
, this line of robots can press the 3 buttons needed to test the iPod. Ideally, these robots should be able to go through over 23,000 addresses a day, which is much more efficient than doing it by hand. With luck, they’ll crack it soon.
Related:
iPhone Linux
[via
NYC Resistor
]
| 14
| 14
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90567",
"author": "frg",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T23:20:24",
"content": "“nanotron 3000” i like the sound of that XD",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90569",
"author": "bort",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T23:55:09",
"content": "brute force ftw",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90570",
"author": "sly",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T23:57:58",
"content": "mystery nano theater 3000",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90571",
"author": "Hiroe",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T00:10:31",
"content": "you’d figure theyd just take a micro controller and wire it directly to the inputs, although it would probably destroy the ipod…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90573",
"author": "tjhooker",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T00:52:42",
"content": "More vendors are figuring out starting packed signature chains from unmodifiable resources is the way to go on embedded devices for integrity. Now if they can just start using page locking.On an unmodified signature chain with page locking bus tapping and code modification are useless if the feature are implemented right. You add LPAR it’s actually impossible without die modification which nobody can do. They use LPAR on the ps3 for almost every and the vital code is in a local store controller the host lpar..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90589",
"author": "ProGamingLife.com",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T04:26:34",
"content": "@frg I 2nd that notion",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90592",
"author": "threepointone",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T05:04:39",
"content": "totally agree with hiroe, don’t have any clue why they don’t just wire up the darn switches directly to a uC. Definitely won’t fry it if you know what you’re doing, and if you’re really concerned just use a relay. I’ve got several MP3 players hooked up like this for cheap media playback for quite a number of my projects.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90599",
"author": "dext0rb",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T06:08:33",
"content": "cool about the robot but i found the part about the notes app jumping and running arbitrary code more interesting.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90602",
"author": "AutoRecerca't",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T06:48:40",
"content": "Cool hack! We also provide some tips for Lego robots in our site. It’w written in catalan but you’re welcome anyway!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90604",
"author": "mykeyFinn",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T07:48:46",
"content": "Its the psp all over again, I bought the dam thing, now your trying to tell me what I can do with 250 dollars I spent. Screw that I bought it Ill do what I like, and if you “protect” it I am well within my rights to break said protection. Why do companies always try to limit what can be done with their tech. I understand when it’s software, but the hardware is already bought. As long as companies lock their physical product then Well keep hacking it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90613",
"author": "Jeff",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T08:59:30",
"content": "beyond awesome",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90635",
"author": "Tyramis",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T13:40:17",
"content": "We should definitely help out the linux4nano team some more I heard a guy say if they got a 3rd gen donation they could have those hacked as well. anyone hav a 3g….??????",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91557",
"author": "signal7",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T20:59:45",
"content": "@mykeyfinn: This issue has to do with licensing. I can’t really say for certain why apple would do this, but in the case of the PSP, the development costs of the PSP are subsidized by the sale of games and accessories. If you run whatever code *you* want to run on the device, it breaks the subsidy chain. In other words, it all comes down to money and Sony wants to ensure that they make money on the device. This is especially true when these devices are being sold at a price point that’s below the build cost. The PS3 is a perfect example of a device that (used to) cost more to manufacture than the price consumers paid for it.But anyway… I’ll agree with others that commented saying that building the bot is way over complicating things. Take it apart and wire directly to the button contacts. It would probably be faster and you wouldn’t wear out the buttons iteratively running tests.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92455",
"author": "Hillshum",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T19:03:56",
"content": "More people are likely to have mindstorms sets and want to hack their iPod than want to take the thing apart.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,601.884126
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/30/your-music-in-rock-band/
|
Your Music In Rock Band 2
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"digital audio hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] |
[
"midi",
"rock band",
"xbox 360"
] |
[Peter Kirn] over at Create Digital Music takes an in depth look at the process of
adding your own music to Rock Band 2
. This involves using
REAPER audio production software
, uploading your work via the
XNA Creators’ Club
, and then playing the fresh track on an Xbox 360. Both REAPER and the XNA Club cost money, and the total price comes out somewhere between $100-$160. The process is now in closed beta but a wider beta is expected in September followed by a full release in October.
| 9
| 9
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90531",
"author": "me",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T16:14:30",
"content": "Commercial hack FTW!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90537",
"author": "Hardwire",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T17:56:31",
"content": "now can it do drum tracks",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90544",
"author": "Jordan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T19:22:09",
"content": "wooo finally custom tracks on rockband",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90546",
"author": "kamanashi",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T19:28:53",
"content": "Cool, I just have the money to do this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90548",
"author": "missingNo",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T19:37:00",
"content": "You know, looking at Reaper they say the demo’s fully un-crippled and says if you actually are going to use it you have to buy a license but they do not enforce it via keys or anything. It seems like it’s based on the honor system…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90551",
"author": "MrX",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T19:50:16",
"content": "Or you can play Frets on Fire.http://fretsonfire.sourceforge.net",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90566",
"author": "austin greer",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T22:41:00",
"content": "frets on fire is kind of lame for me. i would much rather play it on a console.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90574",
"author": "slagr",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T00:59:28",
"content": "FoF is kinda lame.also, hardwire, the screenshot is a drum track.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90624",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T11:41:24",
"content": "This is probably meant more towards indie bands and such to add music, not for your average joe to upload his favorite song, because there are licensing issues or w/e. i may be mistaken of course though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,603.609516
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/01/snow-leopard-ditches-real-math-for-fake/
|
Snow Leopard Ditches Real Math For Fake
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Mac Hacks",
"News"
] |
[
"binary",
"math",
"OsX",
"snow leopard",
"storage"
] |
We’ve always felt that hard drive manufacturers were dirty crooks because of their use of
fake math to make drives sound bigger
than they actually are. Here’s a quick refresher for those who need it: Because digital information consists of 1’s and 0’s (two possible settings), digital architecture revolves around powers of 2. Long ago, when nomenclature was setup for measuring data the term kilobyte was adopted to represent 2 to the 10th power bytes (base 2, aka real math). The problem here is that 2^10= 1024 and when laymen hear the root “kilo” they think 1000 which is 24 byes less (base 10, aka fake math). So, if you have a 500,000,000 byte drive, base 10 math would call that a 500GB drive, but base 2 math would call that 476.8GB.
We understand why hard drive manufacturers use the base 10 system; larger sounding drives sell better. Now we find out that OSX 10.6
Snow Leopard is using base 10 math to calculate storage space
. While base 2 math is the standard storage measurement for operating systems it may at first be difficult to understand why Apple would change to a base 10 system. But think about it once more, doesn’t Apple have a lot to gain if all the storage-containing-hardware they sell sounds bigger than it actually is?
[via
Gizmodo
]
Update:
Force Snow Leopard to
calculate storage in base 2
[via
Gizmodo
]
| 173
| 50
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90942",
"author": "asd",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T18:57:36",
"content": "1kb _is_ 1000 bytes",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6196393",
"author": "John Galt",
"timestamp": "2019-11-20T06:17:26",
"content": "WRONG !",
"parent_id": "90942",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "90943",
"author": "echo",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:04:31",
"content": "Agreed. kilo means 1000. Never should have misused it in the first place. This correction is long overdue. Same with ditching our backwards measurements system. (i’m in the US)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90944",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:05:39",
"content": "Uhh, no…. 1KB is 1024 bytes in the real world",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90945",
"author": "Will",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:06:55",
"content": "Base 10 is fake math? Count your fingers or toes and get back to me.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90946",
"author": "Will",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:10:15",
"content": "The vaunted metric system (or SI) says kilo is 1000. there’s no getting around it. Use kibibytes if you want to split hairs.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90947",
"author": "Ryan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:10:19",
"content": "By calculating the drive size this way it will help remove the confusion end users have with drive sizing. Albeit the better idea would be for drive manufactures to count the correct way.",
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"comment_id": "90948",
"author": "stealthmonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:11:03",
"content": "It’s the difference between kilobytes and kibibytes. It sucks, it industry shit, but – its correct.",
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"comment_id": "6196394",
"author": "John Galt",
"timestamp": "2019-11-20T06:21:44",
"content": "Retrospectively correct as people get on board history revisionism !It was ALWAYS 1024Bytes = 1kb way before it was 1000bytes = 1kb and NO I won’t be using the ridiculous kibi mebi tebi bullshit either. There was nothing wrong with the FACT that computers are base 2 not base 10 !Next you idiots will be telling me that 1GB of RAM is 1,000MB – lol !",
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"comment_id": "90949",
"author": "guns",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:12:46",
"content": "@dave:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibibyte",
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"depth": 1,
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"comment_id": "90950",
"author": "Rawrl",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:13:09",
"content": "lol macs",
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"comment_id": "90951",
"author": "Legrandin",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:16:02",
"content": "This is a total bogus argument. The “k” prefix means 1000 according to the International System (SI). If in the past computer scientists used it as shortcut to approxymate 2^10 is just a historical issue, and should only keep on living within the boundaries of such community, the normal computer user is not supposed to belong to.Using “k” was also fine because the approximation error was limited (2.4%), but increases with larger units (4.8% with “M”, 7.3% with “G”, 10% with “T”) that were seen as astronomical in the past.2^10 is not even a base 2 notation, 1000000000b is, so even that argument is not logical.On top of that, multi-level FLASH stores 4 states per cell, should we use “base 4” for measuring its capacity?",
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"comment_id": "90952",
"author": "CalcProgrammer1",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:16:16",
"content": "OSX isn’t the first. Ubuntu has used 1000-byte naming for a while too, my Seagate 1.5tb shows up as 1500gb in linux and 1.36tb in windows.",
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"comment_id": "90953",
"author": "Geoff",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:21:10",
"content": "Yeah, 1kb IS 1000 bytes. 1kib is 1024 bytes. Apple is actually correcting a mistake. Operating Systems have been using the units kb, mb, and gb incorrectly for years. They should have actually been using kib, mib, and gib.But instead of changes the units, Apple kept the same units and just put the correct values.For consistency, they probably should’ve just changed the units so the numbers would be the same, but Apple isn’t doing anything wrong.",
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"comment_id": "90955",
"author": "CPX",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:22:54",
"content": "Sorry, bull.To quote: “when laymen hear the root “kilo” they think 1000”That’s because that’s CORRECT. The Metric prefixes are base-10 prefixes. Period. Computer Science used these prefixes because they were close enough, when we first started using them. Error didn’t accumulate that fast when you were talking about 80 meg hard drives. However, the gigabyte/terabyte/petabyte age is here, and those discrepencies are HUGE. Metric prefixes just don’t work to approximate these higher powers of 2.However, saying that 1 kilobyte = 1024 bytes is, in point of fact, incorrect. The metric prefix “mega” means 1000. The correct term is kibibyte – KiB. 1 KiB = 1024 bytes. The fault here is not on Apple – they’re simply calculating a kilobyte as it SHOULD be calculated. The fault lies with the computer science folks for using metric prefixes incorrectly for so long.As for the argument that the meaning of the prefixes has changed and we should keep the status quo – what if ever field did that? What if you had to remember that 1 kilogram was really 1001 grams or 1 micromole was really .000000101? Start using metric prefixes incorrectly and you set a dangerous precedent. Why should a computer be special? Why should 1 kilobyte be 1024 bytes, but one kilo-anything-else be 1000?So good for Apple – call things what they ARE. Use standards (and that’s exactly what they are) correctly. Use KB for 1000 bytes, and KiB for 1024. (you can control-click to get file info if you REALLY want to, just like a Windows box that tells “space on disk”)Now, are they doing this to sell “larger capacity hard drives?” Nope. Go to ANY website that sells hard drives and look at the calculation for GB. Go ahead, I’ll wait. See where it says “1 GB = 1000000 bytes”? Hard drive manufacturers have been doing this for a LONG time now. This is SOP in hard-drive land. All this update in Snow Leopard means is that when you buy a 500 gig drive, it’ll show up in Finder as 500 gigs (OK, a little less because of formatting, but you get the picture). This in no way affects ONLY Apple HDDs – ANY hard drive will be counted in base 10. How is that a competitive advantage to their hardware sales? The only think that will happen is the “actual formatted capacity may vary” footnote will refer to the fact that the disk formatting takes some space, not the fact that disks are sold in base 10 sizes then treated in the computer as base 2.Also, what’s up with this “Real Math” crap? What is that, other than FUD? Yes, computers operate in base 2. So? That doesn’t mean all other bases are incorrect. I guess, since base 2 is the REAL math, I’ll have to go tell all the mathematicians in the world that their work is irrelevant.To sum up:“the term kilobyte was adopted to represent 2 to the 10th power bytes”This was a bad move, ignored what “kilo” meant, and should never have been done.“doesn’t Apple have a lot to gain if all the storage-containing-hardware they sell sounds bigger than it actually is?”HDD manufacturers already do this, as stated earlier in the summary. This point is irrelavent.“(base 2, aka real math) … (base 10, aka fake math)”WTF?This article is FUD, plain and simple.",
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"comment_id": "90956",
"author": "Taylor Alexander",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:22:57",
"content": "I think Apple is doing this to make their customers feel better. If you buy a 500GB drive and it shows up as 476GB, you feel a bit cheated if you don’t know much about computers, like most mac owners. Apple didn’t want their customers feeling cheated, so they lied to them.I don’t care what you guys say – yes, kilo means 1000, but as with all language things, someone called 1024 bytes a kilobyte and damnit if thats how they defined it, thats what it is. Yes, it conflicts with the metric system, but then fine, no one said it was an official metric unit (as far as I know) so the metric system has nothing to do with it.-Taylor",
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"comment_id": "90957",
"author": "Tom101",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:24:34",
"content": "Just thought I’d wade in and say kb is not a thousand bytes, its actually a thousand bits. Sadly we are reduced to using the KiB for our real measurement and let the hard drive manufacturers have the kB for a thousand bytes.Remember:kb = 1000 bitskB = 1000 bytes = 8000 bitsKib = 1024 bitsKiB = 1024 bytes = 8192 bitsAnd so on multiplying by 1024 for the Mebi, Gibi, etc and a 1000 for the mega, giga, etc.",
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"comment_id": "90958",
"author": "john",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:27:00",
"content": "It seems like Apple (or any other OS maker) could make both math geeks and marketing hucksters happy by simply offering the user the option to use the system they prefer, or even show both side by side whenever memory is displayed… or would this just make things more confusing?Come to think of it, this sounds like exactly the kind of pref that apple would bury, and make only accessible via command line. If they haven’t already done this, they should since the command line seems to be an effective deterrent against users who shouldn’t be mucking around with such things anyway.",
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"comment_id": "90959",
"author": "Robert Hume",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:27:33",
"content": "Fake math is trying to use the term Kilo to represent 1024. Real math is using 1000 for kilo as that is how it is defined. Just because the computer uses base 2 does not change that.And lets face the facts, when the numbers get so large, we all round them anyway, then look at the left 1,2 or 3 numbers and add the word megs, or Gigs, or Terabytes, or Petabytes, etc. etc. Do you really think people are going to divide it all up using base 2 to come up with some obscure number?Kilo means 1000. It always has.",
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"comment_id": "90960",
"author": "Tom101",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:27:35",
"content": "ah of course comment de-capitalisation…silly mekb = 1000 bitskB(u) = 1000 bytes = 8000 bitsKib = 1024 bitsKiB(u) = 1024 bytes = 8192 bits",
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"comment_id": "90961",
"author": "Wolf",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:29:42",
"content": "Both arguments have merit, but either way the units really to be disambiguated. OP has a point though, if not for lobbying by drive manufacturers and resellers who benefit from the confusion, we’d probably have just changed the binary unit to KiB and been done with it.",
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"comment_id": "90964",
"author": "CPX",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:30:53",
"content": "@john:Windows has “Size on Disk”OS X has a “Get Info” dropdown optionLinuxes have this as well, but I can’t remember it off the top of my head and I’m not sitting at a Linux box",
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"comment_id": "90966",
"author": "daryl",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:35:28",
"content": "Who cares how an OS reports drive size? a 500GB drive is still only going to hold 476GB of real data, so regardless of how you report it to a user, the storage size is still the actual size. No Macs do not magically add 24GB to a drive, so either each file will now have a larger computed size (and people will think Macs are bad at storing files to disk by comparison to other OSes showing true bit size) or their 500GB drive will still be full with 476GB of real data meaning the drive is still only capable of holding 476GB of actual data regardless. I don’t care how it’s calculated, just try to come up with an industry wide standard that everyone uses. Don’t play numbers games to sell stuff.",
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"comment_id": "90967",
"author": "Steve",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:37:58",
"content": "The US measurement system really is in need of change. Thankfully we’re making progress, most commercial product measurements are now given in both imperial and metric. I can’t wait to see the day when imperial is obsolete. It seems like every year more and more metric measurements are being favored (450 ml/15.2 fl oz vs 16 fl oz/473 ml). Like many others I spend the majority of my time working in the metric system and hate having to deal with imperial.This is the first I’ve heard of operating systems switching to base 10 for displaying file size. It makes things easier for most end users and does not change the back-end. The only problem I see is in numbers being mislabeled, but as long as kB and KiB are used properly thing should work out fine. There will be some confusion at first but people will adjust",
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"comment_id": "90968",
"author": "PerryA",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:38:35",
"content": "im just writing on my Apparent 80GB external drive 74.6GB :Ptook along time for this stupidity to be corrected but i knew apple would be the ones to do it if it did (which it has) YAY!",
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"comment_id": "90969",
"author": "john",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:39:21",
"content": "@cpxright you are. Still, I think some of apple’s power users (not me, I pretty much ignore the size of files until my hd is full, and then go delete some old star trek episodes, starting with Voyager) would appreciate the ability to choose which numerical system to use as primary ie. to display at the bottom of finder windows",
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"comment_id": "90971",
"author": "DanS",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:45:26",
"content": "http://xkcd.com/394/",
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"comment_id": "90972",
"author": "jbot",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:45:56",
"content": "“if you have a 500,000,000 byte drive, base 10 math would call that a 500GB drive”Uhh…am I missing something? I thought that ~1000 bytes was 1 kb, ~1000 kb was 1 mb, and ~1000 mb was 1 gb. Meaning that a 500,000,000,000 byte drive would be a 500GB drive. Right?",
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"comment_id": "90973",
"author": "CPX",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:50:48",
"content": "@johnValid point – file sizes during things like FTP transfers and such would be confusing – how big was the file? It looks smaller… did it upload? that kind of thing.Although I don’t thing applications will be affected much – all the FTP apps I use calculate filesize by looking at the # of bits in a file and doing base 2 math. I don’t think this behavior has changed (can’t say yet, my copy of Snow Leopard doesn’t ship till tomorrow). To applications and such, x bits is x bits.The only real problem I can see is if there’s very little HDD space left and you want to download a 2 gig file, and it turns out it’s MORE than 2 gigs (assuming the server works filesizes in base 2) and won’t fit. Seems like a rare thing to me, though, and I’d gladly make that tradeoff to kill the 1 KB = 1024 B issue.",
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"comment_id": "90974",
"author": "BoxOfSnoo",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:53:30",
"content": "Yeah this claim is ridiculous. If you buy a drive marked “500GB” and plug it in to your computer, why shouldn’t your computer report it as “500GB”?By now the HD specifications are well-established, why not remove the confusion at the OS level, instead of always having to have that stupid footnote on every retail hard drive sold…",
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"comment_id": "90975",
"author": "So Say We All",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T20:00:36",
"content": "I can’t fault Apple as long as it stays consistent. According to SI, the prefix kilo denotes 10^3 so if they use that definition, they’re not in the wrong. However, I would have much preferred KiB, MiB, etc. since the actual number of bits on the drive is calculated and defined in base 2 so the resulting figure is more accurate to the numerical value it is purported to represent. It also cuts down on binary confusion when used alongside things like bitrate, which are base 10 by default.What I mean to say is that, though their definition isn’t wrong (as in actually being a kilobyte), it is slightly ill-fitting since that term in itself is the result of poor historical precedence.",
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"comment_id": "90978",
"author": "nope",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T20:24:12",
"content": "kinda like the metric debate huh. it it just me or does everybody measure things in imperial decimals before going to the store to find those damned fraction rated parts? ie I measured a gasket in my bathroom to be exactly .040 inches and went to the store to find the closest fraction unit.",
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"comment_id": "90979",
"author": "heh",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T20:24:23",
"content": "What does this Apple advertisement have to do with hacking?",
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"comment_id": "90980",
"author": "sellout",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T20:25:01",
"content": "Since all of the argumentative folks that maintain kilo means 1000 have all assumed that a byte means an octet, I am forced to conclude that they are new — and while vehemently enforcing a standard on an assumed quantity (though generally agreed upon, but assumed never the less) that they are also wrong.Can the metric system even be applied to quantized units?",
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"comment_id": "90981",
"author": "eric",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T20:31:33",
"content": "Ok, I’m going to set aside the 1000 vs 1024 argument for a moment and ask: Why the hell are people bringing up “size on disk”? It has nothing to do with this. The size on disk value is the amount of physical bits it takes up on the drive, given the filesystem and the way the file is stored.For example, the file may be extremely fragmented, and since each fragment needs to be located when reading it, there is extra data for the OS to find the next fragment — this would give the file a larger “size on disk” than the actual contents of the file. Think of a “linked list” if you’re familiar. Similarly, extremely small files (less than the allocation unit size of the filesystem) will show up as the allocation unit size, since that is the smallest chunk of data the fs can allocate.",
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"comment_id": "90983",
"author": "Vavo",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T20:38:02",
"content": "But hard drives are not the only devices that are measured in bytes. What about RAM? They are all by design power of 2. So you want to see “1.something GB” of RAM when you install it?",
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"comment_id": "90987",
"author": "gyro_john",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T20:41:58",
"content": "@dans: lol, tnx a lot for the xkcd. Good one.Since we have two committed and opposing sides, I propose a vote.a: A kb = a kilobyte = 1024 bytes.b: A kb = 1000 bytes.As someone educated in computer science, I vote a. A kb is 1024 bytes. This convention trumps the (admittedly standard and well-reasoned) arguement that a kiloanything is a thousand of ’em.",
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"comment_id": "90990",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T20:45:31",
"content": "hahaha whoever made the image screwed up bad. lowercase b indicates *bits*, not *bytes*.",
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"comment_id": "90991",
"author": "Vavo",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T20:45:47",
"content": "Oh and yea imperial system is SOOOO confusing for the rest of the world….15.4” monitor..how big is that?… 03/04/2009? Is the guy from USA..maybe it is March not April…It is so stupid how we can not agree on some very simple things in the beginning before they become BIG!!…standards save money, time and headache..lot of it.",
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"comment_id": "2353884",
"author": "Joe1",
"timestamp": "2015-01-15T15:50:42",
"content": "This is the reason they need to just get rid of KB of any kind. 1000 or 1024. It’s ambiguous and harmful to the pursuit of technological and scientific progress. It’s almost as bad as if they decided on KdB for 1000 [decimal] octets(8-bit bytes), and KbB for 1024 [binary] octets. Totally wouldn’t confuse students when dB is used for decibels, or repeating the b and B part which is just bound to lead to typos. XDYou’d think they’d learn their lesson with the Mars probe that crashed. Calling it “correct” to use K as 1000 simply because the SI magically has some kind of monopoly on the letter K is pedantic at best, self-serving egotistical at worst.",
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"comment_id": "90994",
"author": "Diarrg",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T20:56:16",
"content": "Regardless of how big the OS says the drive is, it will still only hold a set amount. So unless software manufacturers start calculating their own filesizes in base ten, and the OS itself starts calculating all sizes (not just HDD size) in base 10, this causes more confusion than anything else. Because all of a sudden, your 6 gig program won’t install when you’ve only got 472 gigs filled on a “500” gig drive. What happens if the OS responds to an available space query in base 10, but the program interprets it as base 2?",
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"comment_id": "90995",
"author": "Thobie",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T20:57:52",
"content": "1 kilo = 10001 kB = 1000 B1 kiB = 1024 Bhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kibibytehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ieee_1541It’s not Apples fault you all use it wrong!",
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"comment_id": "2353890",
"author": "Joe1",
"timestamp": "2015-01-15T15:52:40",
"content": "Wikipedia as a reference… You realize that’s circular reasoning, right? They even state so on their site – use the references at the end of the article, not the article itself.",
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"comment_id": "2993407",
"author": "Andrew",
"timestamp": "2016-04-18T11:56:35",
"content": "http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html",
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"comment_id": "90996",
"author": "Crazypill",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T21:15:22",
"content": "Just tell me when I’m out of disk space and I’m happy.",
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"comment_id": "90997",
"author": "Mat",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T21:15:40",
"content": "The real problem is that nobody can agree on ONE standard unit for this mess… so we have a 1000 bytes to a kB in storage selling/reporting in some OSes, but what is a kB when the software writers tell you it will take this much space to install a program? Yeah, this is going to be messy in so many ways.",
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"comment_id": "91000",
"author": "ben",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T21:25:59",
"content": "everyone needs to remember that extra file space is used for hidden file streams that use up more of the files spacebut i agree that everyone should use the standard 1024 b=1 kb",
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"comment_id": "91002",
"author": "raged",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T21:34:39",
"content": "So are we going to just have 478 gb drives now? As long as we pick with one and stay with it.1.024 kb = 1024 bytes",
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"comment_id": "91003",
"author": "urza9814",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T21:34:51",
"content": "“it it just me or does everybody measure things in imperial decimals before going to the store to find those damned fraction rated parts? ie I measured a gasket in my bathroom to be exactly .040 inches and went to the store to find the closest fraction unit.”Huh. How the hell do you measure to .040 inches? What ruler do you use that has such decimals? Is it a laser ruler or something?The one and only benefit I will say to using fractions is that even if your ruler is improvised, fractions are easy. It’s a lot easier for me to see a half or a quarter than 0.3. I can fold an 8 1/2″ sheet of paper in half and say ‘that’s 4 and a quarter inches’…fold that in half and it’s 2 and an eigth. fold that in half and it’s 1 and a sixteenth. Or 1.0625″. Or 2.69875 cm.Oh, and getting back on topic – a kilobyte is 1024 bytes. Otherwise you end up with things like 62.5 quad precision values per kilobyte. The computer stores things in groups based on powers of 2, so when discussing that storage you have to use powers of 2.",
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"comment_id": "91010",
"author": "Tim",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T21:54:50",
"content": "No-one has mentioned the real problem with kibibyte et al. They sound *really* stupid. They will never catch on with anyone but pedants because no-one wants to say or hear them. It just makes people cringe.I hereby propose that we create new binary prefixes that don’t sound so stupid. Hackaday, you should clearly run a contest.Here’s my entry:1024: k2B, pronounced kilo2-byte1024^2: M2B, pronounced mega2-byteetc.",
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"comment_id": "91011",
"author": "Tim",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T21:55:42",
"content": "PS: Stupid hackaday capitalisation. Obviously the M and B’s should be capitalised. Also the 2s are subscripts where possible.",
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"comment_id": "91012",
"author": "timos",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T21:56:32",
"content": "It hurts to see that not even on a site that is made for geeks people know about SI perfixes.k = kilo = 10^3 just because it was done wrong in the past means that it is wrong to correct the mistakes know. The IEEE/ISO standard for KiB is quite old already. Nevertheless, peoople are still stupid – I have seen papers written by computer scientists that confuse the two…",
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"comment_id": "91014",
"author": "John",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T21:57:36",
"content": "Thaaat’s why snow leopard users seem to think it’s freed up space. It’s just reduced the value of a gigabyte.“Oh! When I installed snow leopard it freed up 15GB of space! That’s amazing, windows doesn’t do that!”I apple’s their marketing division. When they stop criticizing the competition in their ads and start promoting themselves (truthfully) then maybe I won’t view the company as a room full of douchebags",
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},
{
"comment_id": "91023",
"author": "j_at_chaperon",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T22:21:03",
"content": "At least, users will stop speaking about “formatted disk size”, which is absolute nonsense. Formatting a 500gb drive never took away 24gb, that’s ridiculous : at most a few 100’s mb for directory structure and all that stuff.Displaying the “real” disk size will help debunking the formatted capacity myth.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91024",
"author": "qrunchmonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T22:26:58",
"content": "@johnThe default install of Snow Leopard is about 7 actual GB smaller then a Leopard install. However, due to the magical shrinking gigabyte™ it appears to the user that it has freed much more space on their disk.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,603.92244
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/01/arduino-ph-meter/
|
Arduino PH Meter
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Arduino Hacks"
] |
[
"adc",
"arduino",
"glas electrode",
"pH"
] |
[Carlos] sent us his project that
uses an Arduino as a pH meter
. In order to sense the acidity or alkalinity of a solution, a
glass electrode
is connected to the ADC of the Arduino through a fairly
complicated calibration, amplification, and filtering circuit
. Admittedly, it may not be cheaper or as accurate as some commercial models, but it is an open project and can be interfaced with a computer via USB.
| 14
| 12
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90929",
"author": "Agent420",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T17:39:48",
"content": "arduinos on acid ;-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90930",
"author": "threepointone",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T17:44:37",
"content": "the last time i checked, you need a pretty darn well designed analog input and careful design for high accuracy pH electrometers. the problem is that you have to have very, very low input bias current because of the very high output impedance of the pH electrometer–a tl072 is not the correct choice for this application (sure, it’s jfet input, but iirc plain old jfet input isn’t actually enough to do it right). for these applications, pcb layout and ensuring that the pcb is clean is also important.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90986",
"author": "Neves",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T20:41:38",
"content": "Hi threepointone,I know the electrometer OPA128/OPA129 (Burr-Brown/Texas). It is the right choice, but it is expensive. The input impedance of the TL072 is about 1E12 ohms and it is not a rail-to-rail OpAmp. The impedance of a glass electrode is about 1E10. I agree that is not the perfect choice, but It is enough a pH resolution of 0.02.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90993",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T20:54:45",
"content": "well what do you know, finally we have an arduino project that isn’t stupid. i like!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91033",
"author": "Josh",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T23:05:49",
"content": "Does anybody have any idea what the cost to build this would be on an existing Arduino Duemilanove? Why may it ‘not be cheaper’?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91442",
"author": "Drone",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T11:11:06",
"content": "Someone should invent a PH probe you don’t to take care of like a new born baby that never grows up.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91458",
"author": "Neves",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T13:40:46",
"content": "In fact, there is a scientific article describing a pH glass electrode using glass Christmas balls.Da Rocha, Rogerio T.; Gutz, Ivano G. R.; do Lago, Claudimir L., “From Christmas Ornament to Glass Electrode”, Journal of Chemical Education, 1995, 72, 1135-1136.http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/Journal/Issues/1995/Dec/abs1135.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "2266139",
"author": "Joe1",
"timestamp": "2014-12-19T14:18:59",
"content": "https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/BioBoard/Documentation/pH#Glass_electrode",
"parent_id": "91458",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "96051",
"author": "george",
"timestamp": "2009-09-23T17:54:22",
"content": "What would be required to have it control the ph as well? Motor shield hooked up to peristaltic pump is what I’m thinking.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "96064",
"author": "Neves",
"timestamp": "2009-09-23T18:29:39",
"content": "You are right. The peristaltic pump is the most import part to control the pH. In addiction, you will need a valve with three connections to change the solution. You need be able to control the pump flow (stop, fast, slow) and direction (forward and back). You could maintain the pH constant or make a titration. The follow link is about a pH-stat.http://www.metrohmusa.com/products/titr_842_de.aspThere are some peristaltic pumps that you can control it by a serial port. Ismatec is a brand of pumps. Robust but expensive.http://www.ismatec.com/Construct one is a hard job. The system can not heat the solution, it can not permit reflow, it needs support long time operation, etc.May be someone could construct one using a laser cutter. This is the basic idea of a peristaltic pump.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peristaltic_pumpI believe that an open source peristaltic pump could be a very nice and useful project.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "809756",
"author": "i.",
"timestamp": "2012-10-08T16:43:06",
"content": "DIY pump:http://www.home.zonnet.nl/rsetteur/aquarium/karel/doseer_spuit/index_doseer_spuit.htm",
"parent_id": "96064",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "132390",
"author": "fco_bcn",
"timestamp": "2010-03-28T11:18:02",
"content": "you can find small peristaltic pumps in some inket printers (I think old epson, but I’m not sure).Anyway, has anybody been able to download the pdf describing the creation of the glass electrode?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "403719",
"author": "openalgaefarm",
"timestamp": "2011-06-10T00:05:46",
"content": "I’ve been figuring out ways to control pH levels in a project I’m working on. It’s a photobioreactor which will go open source by Feb 2012 hopefully.I found an open source small peristaltic pump which most of the parts can be laser-cut out of acrylic. It’s Here:http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/12/make-a-a-peristaltic-pump.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "510463",
"author": "Jan",
"timestamp": "2011-11-16T22:00:12",
"content": "These small and reliable peristaltic pumps could be the solution for you. With their special pump head mechanics even low cost silicone tubing can be used for long-lasting processes. They offer analog control (0-10V) but also control over RS-232 or RS-485 interface. You can find additional information on:http://www.peristaltic-pumps.euFor openalgaefarm: Be aware that using peristaltic pumps of high quality in terms of gentle handling of the tubing (which means a longer lifetime of the given tubing) and also the possibility of a gradual speed adjustment (which allows a soft landing to the desired pH-value) will have a decisive impact on the quality of the pH regulation and thus on the results of your project…An interesting option for your photobioreactor work could possibly be this very innovative laboratory fermenter-bioreactor:http://www.bioreactors.eu",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,603.970943
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/01/arduino-hang-man-hangmanduino/
|
Arduino + Hang Man = Hangmanduino
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"Arduino Hacks"
] |
[
"game",
"gaming",
"hangman"
] |
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCa8F8fbHLQ]
We saw this
nifty little toy
today and thought you guys might get a kick out of it. Its called the Hangmanduino, and as you can probably tell from the name, it plays
hang man
. This was an exercise in simplicity, you’ll notice there is only a single control for the entire game. We thought that the design was pretty cool, especially the single control. We weren’t surprised to see that this is actually the very same control
we featured previously
. You can download the code yourself from his website, if you want to make one of your own.
[via
Flickr
]
| 15
| 15
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90908",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T16:02:07",
"content": "Arduino=Amazing",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90911",
"author": "Ryan Leach",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T16:09:46",
"content": "YAAH – Yet another arudino hack,not that i mind, its cool to see what people are doing with them, but ream hacks would be nice too, havnt seen any in along time, SUBMIT HACKS PEOPLE",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90912",
"author": "Ryan Leach",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T16:10:32",
"content": "*real should of checked my spelling before tab+enter",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90919",
"author": "don fear the reamer",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T16:47:08",
"content": "^ lol – I could live without getting reamed.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90923",
"author": "jan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T16:52:35",
"content": "thats a cool project!not everything based on arduino is bullshit!dont be to 3lit3… everyone started with something easy. only important thing is thats its cool. not like the arduino furby shit",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90926",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T17:06:28",
"content": "Needs at least 2 arduinos to be l33t",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90927",
"author": "jamieriddles",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T17:27:08",
"content": "the box looks awesome pretty professional if you ask me",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90932",
"author": "sly",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T17:56:35",
"content": "speaking of starting simple…10 print “hello world”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90937",
"author": "Peter",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T18:17:14",
"content": "I’m going to go submit a bunch of arduino hacks now, just to bug you guys.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90941",
"author": "Stunmonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T18:52:36",
"content": "The case need to be made entirely from arduinos too for it to be really 1337.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90985",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T20:41:02",
"content": "zomg an arduino!!!11",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91126",
"author": "Eddie",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T07:17:42",
"content": "Arduino + no deinterlace = pure win",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91218",
"author": "bort",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T15:11:45",
"content": "i like paper",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91443",
"author": "Drone",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T11:13:06",
"content": "I need an arduino filter.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3343896",
"author": "saad saleem khan",
"timestamp": "2016-12-31T11:36:10",
"content": "which programming language u used for it",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,604.217333
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/01/tiny-gsm-alarm-system/
|
Tiny GSM Alarm System
|
Gerrit Coetzee
|
[
"Cellphone Hacks",
"classic hacks"
] |
[
"alarm",
"electronics",
"gsm",
"microcontroller",
"pic",
"PIC16F84A",
"security",
"sms. siemens"
] |
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W746qoZsrEs]
We’ve covered this
sort
of
thing
before, but there is something to be said for the simplicity of
this tiny GSM alarm system
by [trax]. The alarm system is designed to send the owner a text message when a sensor is triggered. This alarm only works with Siemens phones, but it shouldn’t be
too hard to find one
. The alarm is configured via a dip switch on the board and can also be armed and disarmed by text. The brains of this system is a PIC16F84A. The code and schematics are included at the bottom of the page.
[Thanks Dario]
| 21
| 19
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90901",
"author": "markii",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T14:20:48",
"content": "loaded with options on just 1 kb, cool!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90916",
"author": "tjhooker",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T16:26:50",
"content": "for what you pay in cellular costs you can afford an actual security system.I did GPS over SMS once and scrapped it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "1675554",
"author": "tom",
"timestamp": "2014-07-30T16:52:38",
"content": "BS! you can get a tracfone that costs between $5-7 a month, how much does an actual monitored security system who will call you only and not the police cost a month and to install? Around a thousand plus probably a retardedly overpriced $50 or more monthly to monitor.",
"parent_id": "90916",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "90917",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T16:35:55",
"content": "i dont see a microcontroller on that board…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90920",
"author": "tomas316",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T16:47:41",
"content": "If you check out the website, you’ll see the hidden microcontroller. Here’s a hint, its on the back!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90924",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T16:54:43",
"content": "@tomas316no need to be an ass…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90928",
"author": "Alex",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T17:39:15",
"content": "@tjhooker:Well… no, not really. Stick a prepaid card in the alarm phone, those ten bucks will last you at least 20 break-ins. Then get a flat rate messaging option for your main phone, something many people have anyway these days.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90933",
"author": "AK",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T18:02:46",
"content": "I thought of doing something similar for my motorbike. Some phones will keep the digits dialled on screen(before you press call) even while its asleep. all you have to do is hook up a quick and easy circuit to the close the green “call” button switch. If you use a prepaid sim it will cost £10 and last forever. type in your mobile number on the alarm phone and save the alarm phone’s number as a contact called “YOUR MOTORBIKE IS GETTING NICKED!”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90934",
"author": "DJ-Q",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T18:04:42",
"content": "How easy/difficult would it be to achieve something similar to this WITHOUT the need for a mobile phone? I.e a microcontroller connected directly to a SIM card to send SMS an alarm?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90938",
"author": "Rachel",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T18:17:52",
"content": "If the alarm is interfaced to a computer, it could send an SMS over email for free. Maybe a hacked eye-fi card…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90999",
"author": "tz",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T21:23:11",
"content": "I like how it powers the phone, but on standby it can stay on for a long time, or just plug it in.But the interface to the one in opengpstracker is easier (the headphone jack is also a ttl uart interface) using a Motorolo C168i which is still available as of last month.http://www.opengpstracker.org/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91108",
"author": "towelhead",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T05:39:58",
"content": "I wunder if I can make a bomb with this",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91287",
"author": "blockhead",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T21:45:13",
"content": "i’ve been thinking about something like this but without using a phone. I was thinking maybe for a mailbox alert system.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91415",
"author": "markii",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T07:34:04",
"content": "you can always use a GSM modem but it is more expensive than old Siemens phone…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "105152",
"author": "emcee",
"timestamp": "2009-11-02T04:34:14",
"content": "i can’t see the code and schematics?where can i find it?thanks.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "105842",
"author": "markii",
"timestamp": "2009-11-05T09:15:03",
"content": "the bottom of the page: the RED download button :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "131386",
"author": "Mark",
"timestamp": "2010-03-22T23:19:27",
"content": "Hey, I’m very interested in how you managed to do all that in the video. i’m trying to do something similar myself. You said that the code and schematic is at the bottom of the page yet i can’t find it, can someone point it out or send it to me? thanks",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "154771",
"author": "Phil",
"timestamp": "2010-07-02T11:25:26",
"content": "Any idea where I could purchase it already made, inside a box, plug & play ?Thank you",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "220826",
"author": "Pranay",
"timestamp": "2010-11-29T14:09:17",
"content": "I cannot see the code for the PIC. Have you removed it? And isn’t the setup compatible with any Nokia sets?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "455788",
"author": "Cenjuro",
"timestamp": "2011-09-15T10:41:28",
"content": "I looked and overlooked the website, but the code and schematics are not included. If it’s impossible to put it available on the website, can you email me then?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "631203",
"author": "Markus",
"timestamp": "2012-04-17T10:02:37",
"content": "Look to the right of the title – there is an icon which says ‘More Info’Click on this and the project website link is named. it’s live as of today (April 2012)PS… Great tutorial, well done you’ve put a lot of work into this. Impressed! Thanks potential solution ideas on my projects.",
"parent_id": "455788",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
}
] | 1,760,377,604.272106
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/31/starfish-pbx-goes-publi/
|
Starfish PBX Goes Public
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Linux Hacks"
] |
[
"asterisk",
"open source",
"pbx",
"starfish",
"telephone"
] |
Starfish PBX takes the very popular
Asterisk telephony platform
and adds an open source, fully functional web management interface. Asterisk allows you to be your own
private branch exchange
; think of it as your own telephone company. You can setup extensions in your home or office, configure an intercom system, implement a hold system with music, manage voice mail, and integrate Voice over Internet Protocol.
Starfish PBX
, available in alpha release today, aims to make Asterisk available to a wider user base by simplifying the interface used to setup and maintain the system.
[via
Digg
]
| 23
| 23
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90722",
"author": "incognito53",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T23:32:21",
"content": "it would appear starfish-pbx.org has suffered the digg-hackaday effect… server is overloaded",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90726",
"author": "Jason",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T23:45:47",
"content": "Asterisk is garbage. Yate and FreeSwitch are far superior. Asterisk only works well when you have a small volume of calls so it may be ok for home use, or a small business.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90730",
"author": "jusitn",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T00:11:20",
"content": "its still down at 7pm cst",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90734",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T00:54:07",
"content": "Pardon me if I sound cynical, but so what? Did they port it to the PIC or ATMEGA or something?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90736",
"author": "sybbian",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T01:32:28",
"content": "LOL still down 9:30 pm EST…but it sounds good all the same.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90740",
"author": "Paul",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T02:01:11",
"content": "still down at 2pm nzst",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90744",
"author": "syadnom",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T02:24:46",
"content": "jason, how do you qualify the ‘asterisk is garbage’ statement. I run asterisk (via elastix) as the base of the telecom system of a $100M company with 30 systems with a few hundred sip calls in flight between locations in private trunks and out to/from customers with vitelity(primarily). Asterisk has been a solid performer for me.I have been pretty interested in something like freeswitch i do admit. Not so interested in yate, seen to many complaints about lack of maturity in the code but freeswitch is basically an asterisk guy that is doing what asterisk should do for version 2.x of asterisk. Like to see a real product come out of freeswitch rather than a ‘project’ though.I am not sure what this starfish is offering that elastix or freepbx doesnt?(trixbox is purposely absent as their quality has plummeted rescently).Anyway, ill check out the site if it ever comes back up but with a casual interest.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90748",
"author": "octelcogopod",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T04:03:37",
"content": "seems suspiciously similar to switchvox",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90749",
"author": "octelcogopod",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T04:04:02",
"content": "the interface, that is",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90759",
"author": "descention",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T05:32:20",
"content": "Site still down as of 1:30am gmt-5 (EST)This sound interesting and I’d be willing to look into it. I’m always up for learning more about open web interface code.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90763",
"author": "Robynhub",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T06:52:36",
"content": "Still down at 8:52 cet",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90764",
"author": "demlak",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T07:16:04",
"content": "what about askozia pbx?http://www.askozia.com/pbx",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90765",
"author": "Neckbeard",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T07:20:22",
"content": "“think of it as your own telephone company”How can you qualify that statement? Does it have it’s own SS7 direct access, access to routing tables and other assorted things that cost even the smallest LLU/CLEC’s millions each year? That’s a rather sweeping disapointint statement even from you Hackaday",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90766",
"author": "woob",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T07:40:01",
"content": "I have been looking for something similiar to this for a while now. I have been interested in this type of solution for a long time. But what hardware is required for the server? CPU,RAM etc is not what i mean but rather: Can i use this with a PCI modem or does it require some sophisticated HW solution?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90892",
"author": "farthead",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T13:26:48",
"content": "So starfish is a “mee-too” doing exactly what Freepbx and Trixbox does?Can someone tell me how this is any different than the several easy to install and maintain versions of asterisk out there?Also to the guy that says asterisk cant handle volume, you never tried it. I had an asterisk system 5 years ago handling 10,000 calls an hour at a call center.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90900",
"author": "demlak",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T14:12:47",
"content": "farthead don´t forget to list askozia in this line-up",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90907",
"author": "Jimmy",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T15:59:09",
"content": "Actually, you *can* get SS7 support in Asterisk.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90921",
"author": "h_2_o",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T16:48:59",
"content": "neckbeard: ss7 can be had in asterisk. also routing table are very well supported in asterisk. before you go slamming it because it is open source and other asterisk projects are a h*ll of a lot cheaper than mainstream systems. People are just afraid of it because of the cost of lack of knowledge on the product.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91016",
"author": "Novice",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T22:02:50",
"content": "HAHHAA The interface looks *EXACTLY* like switchvox,http://www.switchvox.com/sv_images/screenshots/admin_ivr.gif",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91017",
"author": "Novice",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T22:03:10",
"content": "And yet…the website seems “down”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91020",
"author": "syadnom",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T22:11:31",
"content": "This is fine but I dont see what this does that elastix or vanilla freepbx doesnt do better.I am reserving any excitement for new OSS PBX stuff until freepbx3 goes stable. Choice of asterisk or freeswitch, slick new interface (there is a beta you can demo).asterisk is great but freeswitch has a ton of promise. I think that freeswitch is arguably more stable than asterisk now and just seems to be getting better and better and a brisk pace.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91022",
"author": "syadnom",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T22:13:54",
"content": "I got to the website just fine. checked out some screenies. not sure why they only have a deb package though. I think the centos/rh kernel is tuned more appropriately for voip ootb.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "93435",
"author": "mark",
"timestamp": "2009-09-11T20:33:42",
"content": "what’s up, “startfish” it’s clone interface of switchvox",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,604.099354
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/31/update-foundation-pc-cooling/
|
Update: Foundation PC Cooling
|
James Munns
|
[
"computer hacks",
"home hacks"
] |
[
"follow up",
"foundation",
"overclocking",
"pc",
"water cooling",
"WaterCooling"
] |
[gigs], whose
foundation-based PC cooling project
we covered earlier, has posted his
initial test results
. There was a large debate going back and forth in the comments as to whether or not this would work, and hopefully this should clear most of it up. He used a 150W fish tank heater to simulated his system’s heat output, and used a quiet fish tank pump to keep the water flowing. Over 8 hours, he was able to maintain a constant temperature 16° C (61° F). While not quite frigid, this would definitely provide ample cooling for normal operation with some headroom for overclocking.
Chart of results after the jump.
[thanks to gigs for getting back with real data so soon]
| 30
| 30
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90712",
"author": "pete",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T22:44:46",
"content": "Glad that all that effort did at least pay off somewhat. Hope his gonna stack them racks !",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90714",
"author": "justDIY",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T22:45:17",
"content": "whats the ambient temp of the air, and the ground temp?cool beans none the less, thanks for sharing some data!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90716",
"author": "Drew Stephens",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T22:48:54",
"content": "Good to see a followup on this; I look forward to hearing about the house’s completion and further testing then.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90720",
"author": "arthur92710",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T23:09:08",
"content": "Who doubted this?BTW that’s called “slab”, the bottom of the foundation. It is always “Almost everywhere across the entire planet, the upper 10 feet below ground level stays the same temperature, between 50 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit (10 and 16 degrees C).”Near the bottom of:http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter11.htmlIm not sure how deep it is in the photo but his measurements verify the link.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90724",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T23:32:54",
"content": "While I’m pretty sure I know what it says, graphs with no labels are useless.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90725",
"author": "ben",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T23:38:59",
"content": "its actually a slab-on-grade, and may or may not function as a “mat slab” foundation. and wrt justdiy, i suppose its winter down there so its cool. the slab would be warmed by the sun, but cooled by the air and any evaporative cooling that may be happening. he’ll also have a large, heated house over top of it when its finally running. so its hard to say what annual range of temperatures he can expect to see in the slab itself. what is certain though is that it has a shit ton of heat capacity, and the energy frrom a cpu will easily by sucked up by the slab (provided theres enough residence time in the buried loop).its a sweet idea regardless.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90728",
"author": "Tom",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T00:04:33",
"content": "I don’t think anyone doubted if it would work or not, clearly it will lower the temperature of the CPU simply because it has such a large surface area.The issue was with how it was implemented, namely using copper in concrete, which is unarguably a bad idea. Using coils of PEX instead of straight copper runs would have been more reliable and offered even more surface area.In addition, the benefits of such a large and complex system were called into question considering the thermal properties of concrete and the myriad of additional environmental factors that will come into play. This demonstration proves those arguments had at least some merit, as the performance is certainly nothing worth going through so much trouble for. It could just as easily been done with regular water cooling hardware.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90737",
"author": "medix",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T01:35:23",
"content": "This would be much more effective with a proper basement",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90741",
"author": "Stunmonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T02:08:17",
"content": "I don’t think anyone doubted it would work, just how well and if a simpler solution would work the same or better.While the slab has a ton of heat capacity, it is largely irrelevant to the amount of heat generated by a computer, and is also a fairly effective insulator. It is also a good question as to whether it will have any greater heat dissipation then the same gratuitous amount of copper piping (or even far less) simply placed in open air, as was also discussed.Cool idea, but are there simpler superior options? That is the real question.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90747",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T03:57:06",
"content": "“Cool idea, but are there simpler superior options? That is the real question.”of course, its not like any real engineering went into this",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90753",
"author": "Tux-fan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T04:45:01",
"content": "Please hack-a-day…become a bit more scientific !!! ;)16 degC means what compared to what ?You have to give the room (or in this case the outdoor temperature) to shown how much does both differ.16 degC if the concrete is about 30 degC would be freaking cool and by the way proofs one law of the thermodynamic to be wrong16 degC for 4 degree means not much cooling at all !!!Alternatively, just say he was able to hold a temperature difference of X degC.BTW. he gave all those values in his original post.Don’t mind just search for something to post :PDon’t worry I still like you",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90754",
"author": "Tux-fan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T04:48:33",
"content": "Oh I forgot one more point I’m interested… what did his wife say ? I mean they are ongoing to build a home and he is just worring about the temperature of this PC cooling project.… guess the amount of heat he save on his computer is nothing compared to the amount heat produced by the punishment he receive from his wife for carrying fishtank equipment to the construction site instead of bricks :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90760",
"author": "Wurmwood",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T05:40:34",
"content": "What about running the copper pipe underneath the slab instead. The soil stays very cool and moist and would probably cool better than the concrete. Just bend the copper into the same shape as the one behind your fridge.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90767",
"author": "Doug",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T07:51:48",
"content": "PEX is relatively expensive. I’d run a loop of it for only the entertainment value in watching people shake their heads as I describe the method I used to cool my computer’s CPU. PEX or Cooper, given the thermal conductivity of concrete it wouldn’t take very much tubing at all. this is not like you are circulating hot water for space heating where you desire to heat the slab uniformly.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90792",
"author": "backtrace",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T11:20:21",
"content": "I feel sorry for the guy that did this. Within about 2-3 years, his copper tubing will start leaking around the edges where it is coming out of the slab. If you walk around and new housing projects. You will notice that the copper tubes for water are:1. coated or2. have a plastic sleeve around it.Fresh concrete/cement will always have a reaction with the copper. It will eat it up. Anyone that’s worth his salt in construction knows this.Source: 10 years of experience in construction.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90803",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T11:38:50",
"content": "Lotta should haves in this, but it’s still going to be a couple/few years worth of awesome just like it is.Just use it until it fails and put a better one in your next house! :Dit wasn’t THAT hard to set up and it’ll get some use so what’s really the harm here?when the pipes start leaking you pump it out as best you can, cut them off flush with the floor and cork ’em!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90852",
"author": "glucose",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T12:29:55",
"content": "Sweet setup, glad it is working so far. I’d say 16c water temps are a success!The non-science in me would guess this to be a pretty good cooling system, considering that concrete slabs that aren’t in the sun always feel cold :). Even if it were to work no better than a copper loop of the same size in the air, at least it’s out of the way, hidden in the floor, and super cool.As for rusting away in the future, I don’t personally know of anyone who has used the same PC cooling system for 5+ years. So you’re right, if you’re loosing coolant, cap it off and forget it.Cool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90897",
"author": "farthead",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T13:49:55",
"content": "Bah a properly designed Air/water exchanger will do all he wants. Most Pc overclockers half ass it. I pull more heat out of my intake air on my turbo car than any of you PC guys can generate with your little processors.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90902",
"author": "Jonsey",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T14:41:16",
"content": "2 things:First: copper loves to corrode inside concrete (should have used steel pipe in the slab). I’d give that loop a decade max before it starts leaking.Second: heat exchange pipes will destroy a slab quickly if not prepared for. Now this is just a small loop for a computer, but it doesn’t look like they have even taken basic measures such as sealing around the pipes.If this was my slab I’d fill in the copper and just run a plastic hose out into the dirt. Better cooling and it doesn’t destroy the slab.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90904",
"author": "nimrod",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T15:19:58",
"content": "replace water with oil, bath all the components in it, except for the power supply, and off goes the overclocking with no worries.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90925",
"author": "raged",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T17:01:00",
"content": "question: Lets say the pipe does corrode and start leaking? Would the area around the pipe (the concrete) act as another pipe since we can assume that the pipe was fully enclosed with concrete? I understand that there will be sand and shit after that fact (a filter could fix). Would you suggest every year or so pushing a coating mix though the tubes (to re-seal)?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90936",
"author": "will d.",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T18:13:36",
"content": "http://www.copper.org/applications/plumbing/techcorner/problem_embedding_copper_concrete.html“It is completely acceptable to bury/embed both hard drawn and annealed copper water tube in concrete.”“According to the Portland Cement Association the interaction of copper with both dry and wet concrete should not cause a corrosion concern.”i have no experience with copper in concrete, but why did i just find a complete contradiction to what all the commenters are saying?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90939",
"author": "Backtrace",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T18:47:37",
"content": "http://www.copper.org/applications/plumbing/techcorner/problem_embedding_copper_concrete.htmlSame website. It also states this:“However, copper should be protected when it comes in contact with concrete mixtures that contain components high in sulfur, such as cinders and fly-ash, which can create an acid that is highly corrosive to most metals including copper.”No one really knows how high the content of sulfur or fly-ash is a mixture until it mixed at the plant. Even then you you should always prepare for the worst. That’s all I’m saying.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90940",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T18:50:56",
"content": "bum bum buuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmwill cannily co-opted copper corrode on the pipes that peter packed previously?Will Sam get the message the laura tied to the back of sam’s goat dave?What does a goat have to do with this?all these questions and more on the next hacker’s drama theater!brought to you by altoids and tessco",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91004",
"author": "TalkingJazz",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T21:37:31",
"content": "Nice to see follow-up, but is this system worth the extra power that would have to be used to pump the water / oil round it?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91080",
"author": "Tux-fan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T03:09:07",
"content": "Thats freaking funny….so many high pro constructors know it better… reading all these posts remembers me of discussions between my father and his mates :Dget real….1. Corrode yes but speed is much limited.2. Destroying the slap… oh my god 99% of all concrete buildings are going to collapse :DIf there is a leakage in 10 years… pure some of this bares leak stuff inside which you will find in a DIY shop for your car cooling system.If it leaks 20 years later…. well0. Maybe human kind is doomed or we are just more amazed to make a good wooden fire and create sharp triangular stone knifes1. Maybe PCs in the today form are gone already2. Maybe you have to cool them with liquid nitrogen3. Maybe gigs bought one of this “home server central heating combination” units :)4. If he is still thinking to use the tubes….. he will simply put some of those little freaking nanobots inside and let them replace the damage…he can easily get and use them since there are articles about them on hack-a-day in 2025, 2027 and 2029and don’t forget, since it is hack-a-day to read about the arduinno based nanobots from 2019 and 2021",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91230",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T16:25:35",
"content": "oh greatanother arduinno based nanobots hack.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91753",
"author": "signal7",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T15:22:49",
"content": "I give this guy some credit. Personally, when I do buy a house, I want to do a similar project with a long length of buried tubing for cooling the house in the summer. It probably won’t have the same capacity as an air conditioner, but I’m betting it would save a good amount of electricity over a traditional a/c unit.Case in point: my dad has a barn with a thick cement floor that he’s used as a garage for many years. The ground floor is almost always a good 10 degrees cooler than the outside air in summer. In winter, the concrete modulates the temperature swings so that a negative 20 degree Fahrenheit temperature at night isn’t nearly as cold.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "110358",
"author": "PEX",
"timestamp": "2009-12-04T17:00:18",
"content": "I’ve heard many stories of copper pipes corroding in concrete. Steel pipes may have been a better choice or even pex pipes. Looks good though and thanks for the data.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "131811",
"author": "Jon",
"timestamp": "2010-03-25T04:03:35",
"content": "I thought a glycol mix such as propylene glycol would work better on a project like this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,604.038628
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/31/hacking-the-smart-tweezers/
|
Hacking DMM Tweezers
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"Tool Hacks"
] |
[
"DMM Tweezers"
] |
These Tweezers are pretty cool tools for anyone doing SMD components. We
tried them out
and found them very pleasant well made. They are able to identify components and take readings easily with one hand. One thing they are missing, however, is the ability to measure voltage. The people over at Openschemes decided to see if there was a way around that. As it turns out, the chip used in the unit already has the capability to measure voltage. They take us through the process of
modding the unit to be able to take advantage of this un utilized feature
. From the outside, the only difference is a new switch to set the mode to voltage. Great job guys.
[via
Hacked Gadgets
]
| 8
| 8
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90710",
"author": "Tom G.",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T22:36:37",
"content": "I was looking on Ebay for similar tweezers.The expensive ones go for ~120, with a precision within 1-2%.The cheap $40 ones have a precision within 5-10%.For $5, you can buy tweezer probes which connect to your DMM. A $40 DMM can have precision of within 1-2%, so this may be a cheaper and better option. Plus a bigger display, more features…Decide accordingly.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90718",
"author": "GeekL",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T23:04:26",
"content": "huh, i wonder why the company didn’t incorporate the voltage meter originally. the hack seems cheap enough that it would be easy to add into production without raising costs very much (and the extra bullet point for their features list would be a helpful selling point).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90721",
"author": "D",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T23:31:19",
"content": "GeekL, you nailed it. And when they do make those easy production changes they add that bullet point to a whole new model number instead, and up the price ten or twenty bucks.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90727",
"author": "BiOzZ",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T23:54:12",
"content": "mine measures voltages up to 8v O.o",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90761",
"author": "Ian",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T05:42:24",
"content": "The pair I reviewed at HaD also measured voltage up to 8volts.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90762",
"author": "chippy",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T06:30:37",
"content": "Where can we find the MS8910? As I don’t see them on ebay.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92641",
"author": "sendel",
"timestamp": "2009-09-08T16:07:29",
"content": "MS8910 is actually cheap knockoff of the original Smart Tweezers. The original device is a Canadian design and is a true wide-range LCR meter. MS8910 is based on a multimeter chip. We have several pairs of the original units and MS8910 is clearly no match for them.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92742",
"author": "LeftyX",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T02:47:39",
"content": "The Openschemes website is farked, but I found a cached copy of the page on The Google. Their hack is for the MS8910 BTW, not the original Smart Tweezers (see sendel’s comment above).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,603.664537
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/29/bokode-a-new-barcode/
|
Bokode, A New Barcode
|
Jakob Griffith
|
[
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"barcode",
"Bokeh",
"Bokode",
"MIT Camera Culture Group"
] |
The
MIT Camera Culture Group
utilized
Bokeh
, an effect where the lens is purposely placed out of focus, in order to vastly improve current 2D barcode technology. Dubbed
Bokode
, the team claims that an off the shelf camera can read data 2.5 microns from a distance of over 4 meters, compared to today’s average barcode reader’s maximum distance of only a foot or so. What looks most interesting is the ability to produce a smoother and more accurate distance and angle calculations (relative to the camera): allowing for a better
augmented reality
. It also seems to be more secure than
traditional 2D barcodes
, that is of course until the hacker community gets a hold of it.
[Thanks Talin]
| 32
| 32
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90462",
"author": "sean",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T02:28:44",
"content": "personally i don’t expect to see this in a supermarket anytime within my lifetime, all the UPC does is point to a location in the database, so this goes overboard (plus if there is a problem with either the scanner or the “bokode” then the cashier needs a way to put it in manually) this is all assuming i understand this LED barcode idea right",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90468",
"author": "napalm",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T03:00:15",
"content": "Hmmm, a very intriguing use of that effect, it probably will find its niche eventually, but current barcodes are good enough for normal use, personally, I think that those passive micro rfid tags will be used in essentially the same fashion as this (store use) for a fraction of the size and cost.as for the augmented reality app, the fov on the ‘bokode’, although more accurate, is severely limited compared to the previous versions of ar tags.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90478",
"author": "m@",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T04:10:44",
"content": "I don’t quite see it replacing barcodes but it does have some pretty remarkable properties. The positional information is the bunny for me. this is a lens effect and you see a spectrum of info based on position giving you back your own position. this is fairly useful, although as napalm said not as versatile as ar tags. After some experimentation i found that the effect could be replicated with a lens out of a cameraphone and a standard digital camera. the only hurdle in making it repeatable is finding an accessible source for microprinting.now that cameras are becoming pretty disposable it’s not absurd to have a second camera tacked on to a device scanning for bokodes, it just doesn’t seem likely in the near future.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90479",
"author": "Arthur",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T04:10:58",
"content": "I don’t see a barcode that requires the use of power being all that practical.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90483",
"author": "medix",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T04:30:53",
"content": "this is fairly restarted. once again they’ve taken something that already exists (see the wireless power post) that we’ve known about for quite some time and tried to ‘re-invent’ it.Using the Fourier-transform properties of a lens is all well and good, but your system resolution is now limited by the dpi of the printing. most off-the-shelf printers don’t have high enough resolution to allow the resulting ‘image’ to contain more than a small amount of data.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90488",
"author": "cjac",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T04:48:24",
"content": "the led is just in the protoype version. they are working toward a version that is purely reflective. then the price is just that of a cheap, small lens and the printing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90490",
"author": "Tachikoma",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T05:16:28",
"content": "Good to see Raskar and his team still coming up with interesting ideas.According to the paper, they used feature sizes as big as 15um, which amounts to 1600 DPI printing resolution (a rough calculation). Commercial printers are not too far off. And if equipment is made for bokoding purposes, attaining higher DPI shouldn’t be a huge technical challenge.Also bokodes do not have to be illuminated by LEDs, the can be made highly reflective; my guess is you could achieve the same effect with flash photography.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90498",
"author": "Mycroft",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T05:57:49",
"content": "Sooo, essentially one could attain wiimote-like pointer functions in an unpowered keychain fob using a retroreflector bokode design and IR lighting and camera. Did I read that right?Heck, you could have lightgun functions using a purely mechanical system that switches out the tag field with a trigger pull. TV games just got a _lot_ more interesting.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90507",
"author": "Unkowotabenasai",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T07:49:04",
"content": "Don’t mix foot and meters please. SI units all the way, baby.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90510",
"author": "ChalkBored",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T08:27:52",
"content": "Magic Eye for robots!Now they’re going to waste their time squinting at pictures instead of doing work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90519",
"author": "neckbeard",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T12:34:45",
"content": "wow this will make an excellent addition to arduino’s and twitter. Picture it scan the barcode, which in turn tells twitter it’s been scanned which in turn tells the arduino to flash some mad crazy lights.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90521",
"author": "T&P",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T12:39:30",
"content": "can this effect be used to make a super microscope using high quality lenses?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90533",
"author": "Choscura",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T16:37:27",
"content": "I know I’m going to be shouted down, but I can totally see this replacing current generation barcodes in the next couple years (my gut instinct says “20 years” but I suspect it might be sooner than that). all it takes is for somebody to be able to go in and point their camera phone or PDA at an aisle and have it be able to read all the prices, item names, and descriptions, and further be able to tag images and keep that data either on a phone or upload it to a server somewhere (eg, email it as a ‘wish list’) and everybody’s going to want to be on this boat.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90534",
"author": "pfinton",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T16:42:13",
"content": "Working in a boxplant may give me a little more insight into this, but i do not believe this is gonna catch on ANY time soon. UPC’s as they are now can just be printed on any box durring any printing process. Making this a standard would cause the packaging industry to spend millions if not billions on retrofitting the new hardware to install these (if possible) or isntalling new machines that install these as their sole purpose. Now, add a crew to run the machine and time to run it through, waste from accidents and setup, the boxes will be exponentially more expensive as well.I’d also agree with sean(first post) any scan errors casheirs are gonna need a (out of focus :) )maginying glass to punch those in manually.I can see it a plus for augmented reality, but it’s definately never going to replace UPCs",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90535",
"author": "ghrayfahx",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T17:31:05",
"content": "@neckbeardI hope that was sarcasm I was picking up there. the arduino has largely prompted “hackers” to become lazy in their ideas, and use something that really doesn’t properly fit the job to which it’s assigned. and aside from a few cases, mostly news and celebrities that people actually care about, twitter’s one of the most useless creations of our age. I really don’t care to read tweets every time mr. muffins uses his litter box.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90542",
"author": "sawkrawk",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T19:05:54",
"content": "@ghrayfahxno, that wasn’t sarcasm. twitter + arduino + mad crazy lights? that’s real hacking dude.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90545",
"author": "mIK",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T19:23:23",
"content": "This is a repost from a few weeks ago isn’t it?Interesting technology nonetheless.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90558",
"author": "Arthur Sigmund",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T21:14:06",
"content": "This is not a barcode.This is a cheap, two-part microscope.COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THINGS!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90561",
"author": "sean",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T21:56:14",
"content": "@mik no this isn’t a repost, this is more of an addon to that post",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90562",
"author": "incognito53",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T21:58:45",
"content": "@medix-tell you what, if you want them to just stop where we’re at, seeing as how we’ve had lightbulb+fluorescent+leds and old calculators+room size computers+desktops+laptops+smartphones and other things that are made more betterer, i say innovation distinguishes between leaders and followers. at this point, i believe we (u.s.) are followers",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90564",
"author": "T FERGUSON",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T22:23:43",
"content": "Effective magnification is proportional to the aperture size. TFP (paper) says essentially that the tiny aperture cameras on cell phones don’t work. Seems like that rules out the most interesting appilcations…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90565",
"author": "m@",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T22:34:40",
"content": "@tferguson-I noticed the same thing trying to replicate the effect. Webcams and cameraphones don’t work while digital cameras do. Seems to limit it quite a bit.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90576",
"author": "medix",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T01:58:26",
"content": "@ghrayfahxProps mate. I got flamed the other day for commenting on a post that used microchip products as an example in a how-to (you know, the microprocessors that use *real* C and started all this ‘hacking’). good to see that I’m not the *only* one who still believes that ‘easy’ is *not* the way to ‘new and better’@incognito53 – making this ‘more better’ as you so eloquently suggested, is not innovation. it may be an improvement of an old concept, but as you have read here, companies (and the world in general) are not about to re-invest millions of dollars to replace a system that already works (if it ain’t broke – don’t fix it). you see, the world *revolves* around money. that’s why rfid is still years away from being viable in supermarkets because it’s still *cheaper* to print a barcode on a package (which costs fractions of a cent). mind you, the same cannot be said for the shipping container industry, but that’s an entirely different story.don’t get me wrong, this is an interesting idea. I do research in optics every day (though a good deal more complicated and theoretical than this), however there has been a rash of ideas / projects (i.e. wireless power) that have tried to ‘re-invent the wheel’ and claim it’s a ‘new’ idea.@ghrayfahx was right. we’re getting (terribly) lazy. i find it disheartening that it doesn’t take much to ‘impress’ these days.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90594",
"author": "mycroftxxx",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T05:37:09",
"content": "@ m@In the article, it states that the effective range for small aperture lenses is measured in inches (which bothered Unkowotabenasai, since the range for SLR-style cameras is measured in meters). The advantage of a bokode over most other 1 and 2-dimensional barcodes is that the bokode can theoretically be scanned by a cameraphone that doesn’t have a macro lens.@pfintonYou noticed that, eh? Yeah, the cost for a current-design bokode would be prohibitive. This is why Raskar, et al. are working on a holographic version – a white-light holograph of the whole assembly, lens and all, will be _much_ cheaper to implement as a UPC replacement, probably in the same cost range as current RFID technology. This won’t make bokode a competitor to the UPC, I admit. It won’t be quite the insane choice that it seems now, though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90595",
"author": "neckbeard",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T05:43:00",
"content": "@ghrayfahxI was indeed being sarcastic, if you look through a previous few posts on “arduino-a-day” you will find I indeed have been flaming the sites authors.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90618",
"author": "ghrayfahx",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T10:26:27",
"content": "@neckbeardI assumed it was the case. I just have become a bit jaded here latetely seeing all the “Hacks” that have been on here lately. I love that there’s more than one “hack a day” now, but the quality has been severely lacking. We need a Arduino revolt.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90669",
"author": "Wwhat",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T17:09:56",
"content": "@UnkowotabenasaiGood point, it’s a mistake to mix in a post like that and best to stick to SI units, especially since they started with meters anyway",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90670",
"author": "vic",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T17:15:08",
"content": "In defense of the Arduino, it did bring a lot of people to electronics. People who lack the basic knowledge or would have been too intimidated to start from scratch. Old school hackers like yourselves can just continue to innovate using nothing but transistors, can’t they?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92254",
"author": "barkod",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T15:40:57",
"content": "woow great post thanks",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "97473",
"author": "M@",
"timestamp": "2009-09-30T01:58:24",
"content": "@mycroftxxxI’m hoping embedded cameras become higher quality and larger as cell bandwidth gets cheaper and photo sharing devours the planet. That’ll probably open up an avenue for ubiquitous bokode.I finally did a writeup on the experimentation I’ve been doing on recreating the effect with minimal resources.http://sinbox.org/bokode/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "97562",
"author": "brian",
"timestamp": "2009-09-30T10:13:38",
"content": "Its amazing seeing the difference in people, there are those with absolutely no vision that base the use of technology on what is presented initially and then there are those that have imagination that when presented with an idea immediately think of ways to implement it.thank god no everyone is like the later or we would progress really slowly as a race.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "97563",
"author": "brian",
"timestamp": "2009-09-30T10:14:22",
"content": "oooooooops i meant former sorry i just woke up",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,604.168669
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/29/c64-visual-debugger/
|
C64 Visual Debugger
|
James Munns
|
[
"downloads hacks"
] |
[
"c64",
"commodore 64",
"console hack",
"debugger",
"emulator"
] |
Root Labs
wrote about ICU64, a
Commodore 64
emulator with a couple unusual features. The most special of these is the ability to show the entire working RAM of the system. Each RAM address lights up when accessed. The user can also zoom in or change the values at each address if they want. This sounds complicated, but the demo videos demonstrate the power of these abilities. This would also serve as a great primer on lower-level code’s
memory management
.
Unfortunately [
mathfigure
], the author of ICU64, hasn’t released this out to the public yet, but should be released soon.
ICU64 has been released!
[thanks to mathfigure for following up with this]
Videos after the jump.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjcvR5McmSg&hl=en&fs=1&]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inWsuWEy3mQ&hl=en&fs=1&]
| 12
| 12
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90433",
"author": "ErikTed",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T22:27:50",
"content": "Holy crap this is awesome. I wish i had this capability for AVR programming.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90444",
"author": "axdus",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T23:24:55",
"content": "the music is from the Matrix movie soundtrack.like the context of it when he looks at the live memory dump :-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90446",
"author": "JustMe",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T23:36:50",
"content": "The memory trace window someow reminds me of the function call overview in IDA pro. Unfortunately C64 is pretty dead, hope there wll be a similar tool for bochs",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90448",
"author": "nemo",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T00:11:40",
"content": "@erikted- it is funny that you say that. I have been writing an avr emulator in the processing environment based on the atmega168. It has the exact same feature of being able to see all the memory visually at once while the emu is running.Small world I guess. I’ll send a link to my project to hackaday when it is up on my new site.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90453",
"author": "charliex2",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T00:47:43",
"content": "i did this for a sega genesis emulator, its very useful for watching game states.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90457",
"author": "Yrb",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T01:27:38",
"content": "Windows-only? closed source? how about you twits start posting hacks?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90508",
"author": "hartman",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T08:03:44",
"content": "Could it be possible to do something similar for Virtual Box, for example? It could be great to see that for a modern OS. Very interesting how it will work in a multitasking environment, for example :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90536",
"author": "pwrx",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T17:40:07",
"content": "Now this is a hack! Wow, I’m impressed by the polished result.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90538",
"author": "Peter",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T18:05:05",
"content": "[quote]the music is from the Matrix movie soundtrack.[/quote]The music is Wake Up by Rage Against The Machine. From their debut album, several years before the movie was made.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90899",
"author": "mathfigure",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T14:03:10",
"content": "It is available for download.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "5010406",
"author": "john",
"timestamp": "2018-09-08T19:14:49",
"content": "where can i get the user guide?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "5013878",
"author": "john",
"timestamp": "2018-09-09T15:13:35",
"content": "I dont do game development. I’m learning 6502 by studying the operating system and experimenting with wedges. The raster window is not useful for me. Is there a way to get rid of it? I tried several views but I dint find one without it. Any suggestions?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,603.717002
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/29/ubuntu-developer-week/
|
Ubuntu Developer Week
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Linux Hacks"
] |
[
"developer",
"open source",
"ubuntu"
] |
Next week, August 31 through September 4, is Ubuntu Developer Week. If you’ve always wanted to help out with an open source project but didn’t know how to get into it, this is your chance. The week consists of 25 one-hour sessions held interactively through IRC and led by some of the best of the Ubuntu development team. Participate in as many or as few sessions as you want. Check out the
Ubuntu Developer Week page
or their
fancy brochure
(PDF) for more information.
Want to see what it’s all about before committing to a live session? You can
view the IRC logs from the January sessions
. In addition to ‘Getting Started’, you may find the ‘Packaging 101’ and ‘Launchpad Bug Tracking’ session notes interesting.
| 3
| 3
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90428",
"author": "linus",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T21:47:55",
"content": "Another reasons why Ubuntu is the best distro.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90506",
"author": "zetsway",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T07:17:14",
"content": "I second that.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90520",
"author": "neckbeard",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T12:36:04",
"content": "Needs more Arduino",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,604.314669
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/29/center-brake-light-led-retrofit/
|
Center Brake Light LED Retrofit
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Transportation Hacks"
] |
[
"brake light",
"car",
"led"
] |
[Matt] wanted to
increase the intensity of the center brake light
on his car. The factory installed light uses a 20w incandescent bulb and although aftermarket LED replacements are available, he decided to take the retrofit on himself. Using the Fresnel lens from the light assembly as protoboard, he mounted a row of 10mm LEDs along with their current limiting resistors. He then broke the glass from the original bulb, removed the filament, and soldered directly to the two electrodes. This way the bulb socket can still be used to connect to the car’s electrical system.
| 26
| 26
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90396",
"author": "sly",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T18:35:10",
"content": "heh… I made one out of a old Nintendo r.o.b. and mounted that to the rear deck in the car. of course, that car didn’t have a high mount brake light to begin with. I also wired directly from the brake light switch at the brake pedal and grounded it to the car near the mount.http://www.myhomeintexas.us/media/pics/Cars/Pontiac-tail.jpgDon’t have that car any more and haven’t gotten around to modifying my current ride yet, but I plan to *g*",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90397",
"author": "Haku",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T18:37:49",
"content": "Why does this not suprise me with the ever increasing brightness of car lights over the past few years, if the headlights don’t blind you the brakelights will!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90399",
"author": "aaron",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T19:01:14",
"content": "haku:He only wanted to increase the light output because he also wanted to tint the lens black and wanted the visible light to stay the same.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90403",
"author": "Steven",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T19:11:08",
"content": "21Watt bulb power vs 0.9 watt LED?21 * 3% eff = 0.6 watt worth of photons vs 0.27 watt worth of photonsGotta love bright idea’s(Assuming 3% efficiency for bulbs, and 30% efficiency for LED’s)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90404",
"author": "draeath",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T19:16:11",
"content": "steven:The LEDs are more directional, so you don’t have wasted photons that are absorbed by the reflector etc.Also, less photons are released in the infrared range, the majority of them are released as visible light. Not so with an incandescent bulb.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90406",
"author": "medix",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T19:31:36",
"content": "@steven: photons aren’t measured in watts (well, actual photons are a different matter altogether). It has nothing to do with wattage, rather light intensity, ie lumens (or milli-candelas in the case of LED’s)Also, no bulb to replace. Unless something goes catastrophically wrong, you’ll likely replace the car before you do the leds.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90414",
"author": "twistedsymphony",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T20:16:08",
"content": "I’ve been wanting to do a few automotive LED projects… is the best way to still use a resistor per LED or is there a better circuit for driving large amounts of LEDs… particularly with a larger light where I’d want to swap in a 40-50 LEDs I’d think some kind of more advance driving circuit would be more appropriate.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90416",
"author": "twistedsymphony",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T20:18:02",
"content": "also most cars that come with LED lighting from the factory use larger, brighter and I’m assuming more reliable LEDs (read: more resilient against vibrations, extreme temps, etc.) Any idea what the OEMs use and where I could get something similar?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90422",
"author": "CarlP",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T20:53:43",
"content": "I don’t understand the reason for this mod. Can someone tell me why he’s doing this?—-but I did also want to tint the centre brake light.—but I prefer the blacked out lookHe didn’t even post a shot of the light working.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90430",
"author": "PocketBrain",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T22:15:57",
"content": "I did this for a school electric car project in college. It had round brake lights, so I mounted high-intensity LEDs to a round PCB, busted the base off of a standard bulb, soldered the wires on, and epoxied it together. Drop-in replacement.Oh, and P.S. about the photon energy, all that white light is filtered down to only red. That’s right, OYGBIV is all wasted, as well as a lot of IR. The LED releases light only in the part of the spectrum you need a brake light to do so: red. So, it’s brighter, even though it’s not releasing as much actual light energy. More light makes it to your eyes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90431",
"author": "Joe",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T22:20:26",
"content": "What about he Fresnel lens? The LEDS are facing away from it. Should we not assume that it was placed in the light assembly for a reason? Break lights are intentionally focused at driver level behind you. Removing the lens and adding more lumens is counterintuitive.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90456",
"author": "Bill Hates",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T01:23:41",
"content": "looks like crap to me!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90459",
"author": "tipster",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T01:35:12",
"content": "OEM LEDS (still need a bunch of them):(Philips) Lumileds SuperfluxThey take 70mA @ 3V",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90465",
"author": "justDIY",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T02:52:00",
"content": "Next time, consider the red-orange snapled from Lumileds!:http://projects.dimension-x.net/archives/219",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90494",
"author": "geep",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T05:47:53",
"content": "Couldn’t he have wired the LEDs in series and saved a bunch of resistors?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90503",
"author": "frollard",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T06:47:29",
"content": "As geep says –using 1 resistor at 330 ohms per led is rediculous.That light could easily run 5 or 6, 2 volt leds in series with one small resistor, or better, an led driver.Efficiency in that system is CRAP, as its burning off 10 of the 12 volts. BS ‘efficient’.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90512",
"author": "Roly",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T08:49:27",
"content": "Comment and question.Doesn’t directly apply here, but many cars (Japanese) have buzzers to warn of blown brake lights so /LED\\ retrofits need to waste current to stop these activating.Q: can anyone supply a formula or rule of thumb that relates the wattage of the a replaced lamp to the candella /LED\\ output for equal subjective brighness? TIA.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90516",
"author": "Don",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T09:10:21",
"content": "frollard, that is correct. he should at least put three LEDs per series so that it is more efficient. in that case when one led dies, the rest 6 should work great.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90518",
"author": "TalkingJazz",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T10:28:06",
"content": "Isn’t this quite dangerous without the Fresnel lens properly installed over the LED’s?A normal bulb would have a 360 deg. viewing angle, but LED’s are more likely to be something in the 50-60 range. As their all pointing straight-backwards and there appears to be no kind of lens in front of them if you are looking at the car at an angle you couldn’t see if the light was on or off.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90572",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T00:15:26",
"content": "As their all pointing straight-backwards and there appears to be no kind of lens in front of them if you are looking at the car at an angle you couldn’t see if the light was on or off.good thing that they are only for the people driving directly behind you",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90605",
"author": "H.B.",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T07:54:43",
"content": "Keep in mind that this is illegal in some countries! In Germany you need an “Allgemeine Betriebserlaubnis” or an “europäischen Typgenehmigung” (=type approval) for such parts.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90619",
"author": "Roly",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T10:44:42",
"content": "There’s a basic misunderstanding here. The original lamp was at the focus of a *fresnel lens* (see Wiki) which redirected the divergent light towards the rear. A Fresnel lens is simply a compacted form of a conventional lens and produces the same result – it is beam-forming, *not* a disperser. So the original arrangement wasn’t designed to disperse the light to the sides.With the change over to /LEDs\\ (which contain their own lens) there is no longer a single source, so the fresnel lens has no use, but even if all the /LEDS\\ were aligned to face backwards they still have a considerable beam width, likely to be greater than the original beam.But they don’t have to be all aligned rearward – they can be splayed so they actually give a wider overall beam, and who is more interested in you stomping on the brakes – the driver directly behind, or someone entering from a side road?After just completing a 5kkm road trip I found that the new /LED\\ stop, tail and turn lights are not only brighter, they have greater dispersion than the old style.It’s true that connecting the /LEDS\\ in series groups with single resistor is more efficient, but it also makes them more sensitive to voltage variations. Since hackers aren’t worried about production expenses here is a constant current supply designed to overcome this problem in solar-powered houselighting;http://www.ozvalveamps.elands.com/techsite/ledlight/ledlight.htm",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90628",
"author": "Larz",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T11:59:46",
"content": "I really appreciated the explanation of how electronic components work. I had not realised that it was the smoke inside the LED and makes it work. I’ve hooked up a few LEDs backwords over the years and accidentally let the smoke out. Now I understand understand how that works. Thanks!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90636",
"author": "Odin84gk",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T13:43:50",
"content": "@twistedsymphony:Lets look at a standard Red LED with a voltage drop of 1.6 volts. When it is running near its maximum light output, it can get warm. Add environmental factors, and your LED’s can get over 85 degree C fairly easily. This causes your 1.6 volt LED to become a 1.3 volt LED. If you had 5 in series, your 8 volt drop becomes 6.5 volts and now your resistor is too small and your LED’s die. This is why larger LED systems should use a LED driver (aka constant current driver) instead of a voltage regulator.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90673",
"author": "Orv",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T17:26:52",
"content": "I thought about doing this for a while when I had a VW Vanagon. Vanagons have rather dim brake lights, which is probably why almost every Vanagon you see on the road has been smacked in the rear.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90682",
"author": "JD",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T19:22:03",
"content": "It’s great and all, except automotive power isn’t guaranteed to be 11.5-14.6VDC. It can spike to 40VDC, which will pop these LEDs, due to having current limiting resistors instead of a constant current source regulator. For the hobbyist, no big deal, but it is something someone should consider.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,604.649641
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/28/ms-pac-man-ipod-charging-cover/
|
Ms. Pac-Man IPod Charging Cover
|
Jakob Griffith
|
[
"ipod hacks"
] |
[
"charging dock",
"ipod",
"pac-man"
] |
iPod chargers definitely are a unique entity on anyone’s desk. Allowing you to stand your iPod upright, charge, and maybe play a video at the same time, but they aren’t exactly beautiful. [russm313] got the brilliant idea of
disguising his iPod
(and charger) as a miniature Ms. Pac-Man arcade cabinet. Unlike some other
small cabinets
we’ve seen, it is just cover and can’t actually be played. But the idea is still original and the process is so simply we’re surprised it hasn’t been done before; just cardboard, glue, and some other small items are needed and you have a work of art. All that is left is figuring out how to adapt it for the iPhone. Check out his iPod playing a video of game play for a more authentic look, after the break.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf0ta-M6ai4&feature=player_embedded]
| 20
| 20
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90235",
"author": "Philippe",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T02:03:56",
"content": "Cool!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90264",
"author": "36chambers",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T03:44:15",
"content": "Not an entirely original concept.. seems like it draws off the design of this a bithttp://www.ohgizmo.com/2006/03/09/ipod-nano-mame-cabinet/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90277",
"author": "36chambers",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T04:40:57",
"content": "drrrr",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90278",
"author": "McSquid",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T04:47:47",
"content": "unplayable pacman (or his female counterpart) is a tease. i give this a fail because it was almost an epic win. but failed to be epic.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90482",
"author": "janitorjoe8086",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T04:30:32",
"content": "this is really cool, and if you wanted it to look more like the real deal you could lay the screen down more at an angle but still very cool cover.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "113371",
"author": "sikis izle",
"timestamp": "2009-12-26T00:00:12",
"content": "unplayable pacman (or his female counterpart) is a tease. i give this a fail because it was almost an epic win. but failed to be epic.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "127622",
"author": "sikis izle",
"timestamp": "2010-03-04T00:36:18",
"content": "more at an angle but still very cool cover.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "127632",
"author": "iddaa",
"timestamp": "2010-03-04T01:05:52",
"content": "Thanks man :) very goodiddaa",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "127639",
"author": "Jakess",
"timestamp": "2010-03-04T01:14:36",
"content": "unplayable pacman (or his female counterpart) is a tease. i give this a fail because it was almost an epic win. but failed to be epic.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "127760",
"author": "Kitap özetleri",
"timestamp": "2010-03-04T19:06:17",
"content": "thank you. more at an angle but still very cool cover.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "127761",
"author": "css tutorial",
"timestamp": "2010-03-04T19:06:44",
"content": "more at an angle but still very cool cover.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "128032",
"author": "muzik dinle",
"timestamp": "2010-03-05T17:59:57",
"content": "seems like it draws off the design of this a bit",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "130584",
"author": "bilgiyarismalari",
"timestamp": "2010-03-18T08:23:42",
"content": "more at an angle but still very cool cover.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "131221",
"author": "izle",
"timestamp": "2010-03-22T03:49:49",
"content": "unplayable pacman (or his female counterpart) is a tease. i give this a fail because it was almost an epic win. but failed to be epic.seems like it draws off the design of this a bit",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "132841",
"author": "Sikiş",
"timestamp": "2010-03-29T23:52:02",
"content": "thankd admin.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "132842",
"author": "Porno",
"timestamp": "2010-03-29T23:52:24",
"content": "this is sites good.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "134099",
"author": "yeşilçam filmleri izle",
"timestamp": "2010-04-04T00:46:48",
"content": "seems like it draws off the design of this a bit",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "134729",
"author": "oyun oyna",
"timestamp": "2010-04-07T14:05:18",
"content": "seems like it draws off the design of this a bit",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "134936",
"author": "oklimsasa",
"timestamp": "2010-04-08T08:06:41",
"content": "unplayable pacman (or his female counterpart) is a tease. i give this a fail because it was almost an epic win. but failed to be epic.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "140708",
"author": "video izlee",
"timestamp": "2010-05-07T14:09:17",
"content": "unplayable pacman (or his female counterpart) is a tease. i give this a fail because it was almost an epic win. but failed to be epic.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
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|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/28/beef-up-your-ups/
|
Beef Up Your UPS
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"home hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"battery backup",
"uninterruptible",
"ups"
] |
[Surferdude] was unhappy with the decreasing life of his aging
uninterruptible power supply
. He decided to
beef it up using marine batteries
. He extended the battery connections outside of the UPS case using #10 wire and swapped the two 12 volt gel cells with the heavy duty lead-acid batteries. Doing so upgraded the device from 20 amp-hours to 84 amp-hours at a cost of about $160. If you’re thinking about taking this on yourself,
pay attention to the countinuous output rating of your UPS to prevent a fire risk
.
| 54
| 50
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90223",
"author": "bobdole",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T01:15:46",
"content": "ugh… instructables… no thanks, not clicking.I’m really unimpressed with ‘ibles lately, they’ve been crippling the site unless you pay them money.. to the point where you can’t effectively read the articles, even ifyouwrote them.I deleted all my articles there once they started forcing people to pay them to read my articles that I licensed as CC-NC-AT. That shit’s just not right. If they want to charge for my free content they’d better fucking well start paying me.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90230",
"author": "Hiroe",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T01:39:10",
"content": "I have had an account for awhile, I still have all my account features… download pdf and view all on one page.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90231",
"author": "fred",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T01:42:52",
"content": "And hopefully you don’t keep these in a small room because of the gas the batteries give off.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90232",
"author": "billclinton",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T01:44:50",
"content": "i completely agree with this guy, instructables needs to step it up a notch or i’m never clicking back",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90233",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T01:45:16",
"content": "i dont pay anything and i can view instructables just fine, provided that i sign in first.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90234",
"author": "vikki",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T02:02:05",
"content": "I did the same thing at my office, except i mounted mine on the wall along with the network hub and fiber optic center. we actually had a power outage and ours kept 3 pcs and monitors up for about 5 hours along with our phone system. its a great setup.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90245",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T02:43:40",
"content": "I got a good 5 years out of pretty much the exact same setup and only replaced the whole thing last year.Wonderful setup, although my new one is admittedly nicer.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90248",
"author": "zigzagjoe",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T02:45:03",
"content": "those look to be of too small a gauge to be able to safely extend the battery life – should not have a computer plugged into that. Also, wired in series? fairly sure most ups use 12v.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90257",
"author": "Billy Crook",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T03:22:59",
"content": "LOL. If you think that’s cool, check out my UPS revamp! I’ve gotten HOURS of uptime out of it, and the ups is rated for 30 amps, and today sits in my basement, hardwired. I’ve also since made some corrugated plastic covers to keep anything from touching the tops of the batteries by accident.The cable I used is 6 gague, which was thicker than the cable used internally as designed by APC, and there’s 100 Amp fuses in line. Each of those copper lugs was soldered on with a vice and blowtorch. The two serial sets of batteries in the pics are themselves used in serial by the UPS for 48v@100A.Batteries:http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Bz7xoI4bnUY/ROPQUhVIABI/AAAAAAAAABg/nxYDtw_g0wE/s912/DSC02550.JPGCloseup:http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Bz7xoI4bnUY/ROPQ5QelABI/AAAAAAAAAAk/IV6YAcUiIWk/s912/DSC02551.JPGCables:http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Bz7xoI4bnUY/ROPRbFhyABI/AAAAAAAAAAw/4SsJnoUoh_0/s912/DSC02552.JPGConnector:http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Bz7xoI4bnUY/ROPPCpJ4ABI/AAAAAAAAAAM/xOpNaq0nP7M/s720/DSC02548.JPGCables tucked away nice and tidy:http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Bz7xoI4bnUY/ROPTyvfgABI/AAAAAAAAABQ/yLtwZNCXkrw/s912/DSC02556.JPGWhole System:http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Bz7xoI4bnUY/ROPPCpJ4ABI/AAAAAAAAAAM/xOpNaq0nP7M/s720/DSC02548.JPG",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90258",
"author": "wulfman",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T03:25:33",
"content": "Most good ups systems use 24 volts so he has done that part right. But as a radio station engineer who did this back in the 90’s you MUST use AGM batteries. The charging circuits in the ups are not designed to charge flooded lead acid batteries so they will over charge and dry out very fast. Bubbling sulfuric acid all over every thing is not a good thing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3862690",
"author": "MBR89",
"timestamp": "2017-08-06T17:23:28",
"content": "There is no charging circuit …http://www.ti.com/lit/an/slua115/slua115.pdf",
"parent_id": "90258",
"depth": 2,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3862701",
"author": "MBR89",
"timestamp": "2017-08-06T17:29:37",
"content": "http://www.ti.com/lit/an/slaa602/slaa602.pdf",
"parent_id": "3862690",
"depth": 3,
"replies": []
}
]
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "90259",
"author": "Bill Hates",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T03:26:22",
"content": "Its ok Zigzag… They will learn when the diodes in the charging circuit blow up.. Good luck with the 84 amp hours going through 10 gauge wire lol! its only meant for very short distances at that amperage… I wonder what would happen If you touched the negative side of the exposed battery terminal with your hand and touched your computer case?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90266",
"author": "CalcProgrammer1",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T03:57:52",
"content": "@bill hates84 Amp Hours =/= 84 Amps. 84 AH simply means it can provide 1A of current for 84 hours OR 84 A current for 1 hour. The UPS isn’t going to be drawing any more power than it would with the old batteries so the actual current (amps) does not increase. The higher AH rating just means that these batteries will last much longer than the old ones on a charge.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90274",
"author": "threepointone",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T04:27:27",
"content": "are you guys confused or something? almost all UPSes i’ve encountered use lead acid batteries internally. Maybe these aren’t sealed, but they’re still lead acid. The chargers in them are typically fairly dumb low rate float chargers, and unless the external batteries are lower capacity than the internal batteries, there is very low chance that you’ll fry anything.This will not improve the power capacity of your UPS, but will increase the amount of time you can run whatever’s connected to the UPS before the power goes out. Most likely (I’d imagine) the power capacity of your UPS is limited by the power transistors and not the battery power capacity. If it were limited by battery power capacity, then hell, it probably has a pretty good chance of blowing up without the mod anyway.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90282",
"author": "Winphreak",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T05:04:29",
"content": "Noticed that this ios for a UPS with two internal batteries. Seems like a dumb question, but for my old one, which only ran off one battery, can I just run it off a single marine battery?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90283",
"author": "Winphreak",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T05:05:53",
"content": "scrap last post, just saw the 24v part on his post. Looks like that’s 30$ I can save on buying a new battery, since I have a good marine battery out in the garage somewhere.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90284",
"author": "WebDawg",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T05:09:21",
"content": "heh.anyone thinking about frying the charger? Voltage monitoring etc?Have any of you ever even looked up making your own ups?I did this once. Only worked for so long.Looks it ups sons.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90287",
"author": "wulfman",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T05:30:12",
"content": "I see that people have no clue about batteries.AGM is a lead acid battery. But it is what they call starved electrolyte battery with vastly different charge characteristics, educate your selves and even give it a try, I design charge controllers for solar cell systems which can use lead acid OR AGM batteries there is a huge difference in the float voltage required to maintain a charge. Too much voltage and you over heat your batteries and dry them out.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90288",
"author": "Mike M",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T05:32:38",
"content": "I dont know why my previous comment didnt show. But listen to wulfman people. I’m a hybrid vehicle consultant and work with PbA and AGM batteries and chargers as well. He knows the truth.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90290",
"author": "blizzarddemon",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T05:48:31",
"content": "bobdole….its not hard to register on instructables….theres not even a cost…its free..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90294",
"author": "Drone",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T06:24:38",
"content": "Almost all low-end UPS’s use cheap sealed immersed lead-acid batteries, so no need for AGM batteries. I did this ages ago and learned not all cheap UPS’s can withstand the extended run time. Wiped out two UPS’s doing this (inverter overheated). Cheap UPS’s not designed for long run-time typically don’t have any over-temperature protection.I agree, instructables has gone down the toilet. They want my Email address soooooo bad. Evil lurking.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90305",
"author": "CaitSith2",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T07:10:17",
"content": "Yeah, instructables has gone downhill. I remember not having to register for any reason. Then goes “All steps on one page”. Now its practically useless without registration, unless there is only one picture in every picture group. (Registration required to switch to the other pictures in the group.)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90311",
"author": "chris",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T07:47:00",
"content": "my advice would be check your local surplus shops and pick up the old telco batteries.. you can get 96 to 100 or more ah battiers for about 50 bucks… they are a few years old.. but are 7 to 10 year battires… much better then the cost of new which is 400 to 600 each.. they are seal gels so its perfect for ups.. i have about 20 or 30 of them running at the moment on diffrent ups at the house and office… and i can find them all the time …",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90312",
"author": "chris",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T07:49:19",
"content": "also something else to consider.. if your going to go with a bigger ups. setup a better charging system.. its better to charge each battery on their own.. to keep their life longer..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90333",
"author": "John42",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T09:50:12",
"content": "I agree with the above poster:Please BAN Instructables links from hackaday!Instructables site is now getting very crippled. It’s not even possible to click on images to view it in a middle size, you get popups that you should go for PRO, PDF download is no longer available for free registration users, etc.The whole site is getting really unusable.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90337",
"author": "Pouncer",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T10:57:44",
"content": "Not sure why everyone is ragging on instructables. I’ve been a member for years, and even with the changes I don’t see anything that has crippled the service. Sure if you want to view the entire ‘ible on one page you need to sign in, but that was in place before they were requesting donations. If it’s a matter of not wanting to give your email, make up one in yahoo, gmail or any of the other free email services. how lazy have we become that you’ll boycott a site with good content just because you don’t want to register. O.o",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90342",
"author": "grant",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T11:31:55",
"content": "IIRC, marine batteries don’t give off any gas. They are sealed. Car batteries on the other hand should not be used indoors without proper ventilation.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90345",
"author": "pj",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T11:55:07",
"content": "the quality of articles on hackaday and makezine has gone down the toilet.This is a stupid thing to do. The charger in your UPS will not be able to keep up (higher AH = higher charging current). Either the UPS will get damaged, or the cells will be undercharged and their life reduced.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "946752",
"author": "Tiziano V Bacocco",
"timestamp": "2013-01-24T23:38:53",
"content": "It will just take more to charge them, i’ve been running a liebert powersure 400 with car battery for years, and i had also 10 hours outages, what’s most important is that you run it at most at 1/2 of it’s rated output( or inverter/transformer may overheat ), and that you check that battery voltage does not go above 13.5 volts for 12 volt flooded cell battery , or it will start to produce serious amounts of hydrogen",
"parent_id": "90345",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "90352",
"author": "digidev",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T12:46:49",
"content": "thats a great idea but sealed batteries would be a better choice (IE: no hydrogen emanations, no leaks, no need to check water level once or twice a year) kinda like the stock batteries you found in ups except more than 7 amps but its a bit more pricey.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90353",
"author": "Haku",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T12:57:45",
"content": "I’ve done the same thing, the 5Ah SLA battery in my UPS died so I hooked up my 70Ah SLA battery instead :) I also connected a car charger to the battery to power my Eee, so it means I can switch off my main PC which uses 20x the power of the Eee.Now all I need is a UPS my ADSL router likes, it will only work with a pure sine wave :(No idea how long it’ll power my main PC because cCome to think of it since I got my 70Ah battery I haven’t actually run it flat or even half-flat yet, I suppose that’s a good thing, longer life ‘n all.BTW, Systm did a show on replacing your UPS battery with a larger one in March this year –http://revision3.com/systm/hackedups",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90359",
"author": "Adam",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T13:54:33",
"content": "Reading this thread has really made me wonder about today’s readership of HackADay…. There is a lot of inaccurate information above.Most of it is very unsafe and can get someone hurt. The only one with any accurate information is wulfman; everyone else is pulling crap out of their rear that isn’t anywhere near being right.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90367",
"author": "sigh",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T14:36:03",
"content": "Bunch of babies. Jeezhttp://www.instructables.com/pdf/Rework-a-UPS-with-Massive-Capacity/Rework-a-UPS-with-Massive-Capacity.pdf",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90368",
"author": "sigh",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T14:38:01",
"content": "In the future, please just post the direct link to pdf. Instructables allows viewing of pdf if you know the url (have to login to find out). For now at least.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90388",
"author": "cantido",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T17:46:40",
"content": "This is a stupid thing to do.The charger in your UPS will not…That, and you can usually Ebay used 2u rackmount UPS’s very cheaply. Since the whole global economic meltdown there has been lots and lots of this equipment coming up on the ‘bay for not much dollar. Any “IT” worker has ample opportunitys to liberate this gear too.I’ve seen a proper, 5’x3’x3’ free standing, ups catch fire and start melting down inside a datacentre.. good times!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90392",
"author": "spacecoyote",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T18:06:11",
"content": "a greasemonkey script could probably fix instructables’ wagon. go for it guys!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90411",
"author": "john",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T19:56:31",
"content": "instructables claims they will only allow the “all steps on one page” option for “pro” usershttp://www.instructables.com/community/Pro-Instructables-Accounts/i think we should start re-posting instructables (license permitting) into a better site, this is ridiculous.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90419",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T20:40:08",
"content": "Be aware of the out-gassing these batteries produce…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90474",
"author": "me",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T03:34:50",
"content": "I have a 6kw double-conversion inverter that runs most of my house (double-conversion = everything runs on the inverter all the time). I did this upgrade back in October. Added 16 deep-cycle batteries, giving me 22kw in the battery bank vs. the original sealed batts that only had a few thousand watts. One recent test ran most of my house normally for 17 hours.Don’t worry about the charging circuit, it will just charge the new batts more slowly – which will extend their life. And if you do this to the cheap inverters just add a fan or two to prevent the melt-down. Not hard for this crowd.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90487",
"author": "wulfman",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T04:47:46",
"content": "Your inverter has settings for the type of battery that it charges. The cheap UPS units do not. But hey its all about trying new things. Just be careful.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90509",
"author": "Kyle",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T08:09:08",
"content": "I have fried the charge circuit of a smaller UPS with a large deep cycle battery, no fire though :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90556",
"author": "InstructableHack",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T20:47:09",
"content": "Here is the pdf hack for any instructables article. NO LOGIN REQUIRED1) Go to article you wish to get pdf of;For example;http://www.instructables.com/id/5-Mini-USB-Fridge!/2) replace “/id/” with “/pdf/”, and add “/” and article name plus “.PDF”So the result is;http://www.instructables.com/pdf/5-Mini-USB-Fridge!/5-Mini-USB-Fridge!.pdf♫ Tada ♫",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90578",
"author": "gyro_john",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T02:55:53",
"content": "This works just fine for me.I’ve been doing this for 2 or 3 years with a Tripplite Internet350U which, I guess is a 350VA ups. I use it to keep car batteries charged on vehicles which are not currently in service. This is helpful because it keeps the batteries at a healthy state of charge.Instead of 4 or 5 minutes run time I can power my computer, monitor, modem and router hub for over an hour and a half which will get me through most power outages.Apparently the charger is a constant current source which shuts off at 13.90VDC and comes back on at 13.65VDC. When only charging one car battery it is hard to see the ramp with a cheap DVM, because it’s pretty quick. However when charging 2 car batteries and a motorcycle battery, the on/off cycle takes 5 or 10 seconds, and it can’t keep up with a third car battery: it never reaches 13.9VDC to shut off the charge current.I got the idea off the internet – I thought it was right here?? – some article about a franken-ups.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90579",
"author": "gyro_john",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T03:02:38",
"content": "And I forgot to mention that you may be able to get a ‘dead’ ups for nothing, or next to it, because a lot of companies or individuals throw them out when the battery gives out, instead of buying them a new $40 battery.I talked to a guy at the battery shop who says he and all his buddies and co-workers get lots of these things given to them, and all they need is a battery.A tired car battery and you’re all set.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90650",
"author": "ClutchDude",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T15:33:21",
"content": "http://www.windsun.com/Batteries/Battery_FAQ.htmThis should answer alot of the battery questions.Someone please pipe-in and correct any wrong information from that page.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90657",
"author": "cgmark",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T16:16:05",
"content": "go with a rack mount or UPS that already has connectors on it for extra battery packs. The reason is that the smaller ups are not designed for long run times and heat builds up. I have used external batteries for a long time with ups. Local school auctions have the large 2200watt rack mounts on auction routinely for $75 a pallet with about 10 of them, all work, just weak batteries.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90672",
"author": "heh",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T17:22:03",
"content": "@InstructableHackquick!!! post it to hackaday or make an instructible out of that!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90732",
"author": "Mark Richards",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T00:41:41",
"content": "Ok seriously- lots of stupidity here.Most UPS’s are designed to run for a few minutes- the duration of the stock battery. The components (the power transistors and such) are selected to keep cost down and there is usually little spare capacity. Translation? Run them too long and they will burn up, overheat, and possibly cause damage.What about charging the batteries? Almost every single APC UPS I’ve seen has overcharged and cooked the batteries inside (go ahead- open any old APC and the batteries will be distended from excess gas produced while overcharging). That may not be important with a $20 SLA battery from Home Depot- but you probably don’t want to do that with a high end telco battery.Also, when the batteries are discharged, the charging current required to charge them is very high. (Charing rate/current is controlled by voltage- if the charge controller can’t drop low enough the current will be too high). That’s especially true with deep cycle batteries that are heavily discharged. These batteries end up looking like a dead short to the charging circuitry. If the charger is smart (no ups I’ve worked with has ever had decent charge circuitry) then it will carefully control the charge profile to keep things safe (assuming it knows what type of battery it is charging- it probably doesn’t). Instead- the average UPS is going to put out too much current and burn itself, or the battery, up. It may not happen the first time, but it will happen. The odds of it happening go up significantly the more drained the battery is. For those of you doing this- don’t let the battery run down or you can run into problems.If you insist on doing this- make sure you use an extended run UPS, extra large wires (the small size wire used inside a UPS is only for the short runs they have- do not use anything that small to connect external batteries), and for the love of god- keep it outside the house (or at the very least on a concrete floor in a basement).Some day I will document my extended run UPS. All my components are DC so I built a 48 volt system with my own smart charge controller and dc-dc converters on the output to power my wireless router, pbx, switch, etc. No Ac-DC-ac-dc conversions. just ac-dc and that’s it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90746",
"author": "Terry Prichart",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T02:45:31",
"content": "@Mark Richards: Oh dear god I’m glad you’re not my neighbour. You are so clearly incompetent that you could not possibly built anything safe and functional. You describe a profoundly dangerous literal, time bomb. Don’t you dare, ever try to do anything yourself because you’re clearly incapable. Immediately surrender you real name and address so I can report you to your city electrical inspector to have your power cut off, and get you imprisoned.I on the other hand have a completely self build UPS powering multiple DC levels, and 120v and over 300 120v Amps continuous with a measured four day uptime before voltage in the main array drops to 80%. Certainly long enough before my four natural gas, and two diesel generators to start, and they can produce. I even got it UL certified you fucking tool. If you don’t have three separate, hermetically isolated vaults of batteries, you’re clearly not playing for keeps.Your setup is clearly shit, and you should eat shit and die you fool. oh yeah. My penis is larger than yours too!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91418",
"author": "dano",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T07:39:42",
"content": "Or just get yourself an RV inverter/charger and setup an even better UPS with near perfect sine wave and a battery the size you determine. Gonna cost more up front, but it works great. I have a Xantrex Prosine 3k with 7kwh of deep cycle batteries (outside & vented) to run the office. I also have that charged by solar, so the office computers are basically powered by the sun and when the lights go out in the neighborhood I’m the only one with lights and TV. Whenever the solar power isn’t enough I just hit a switch and it starts taking power from the public utility.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "194731",
"author": "fir3chi3f",
"timestamp": "2010-10-10T18:12:17",
"content": "@WulfmanI am skeptical as most about this post but surely they aren’t too different, we do after all replace a lead acid battery in our cars with these agm batteries.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "662923",
"author": "markandsu",
"timestamp": "2012-05-29T19:31:09",
"content": "So I took the plunge and did this myselfI had an APC smart ups 1500 tower which had dead batteriesI bought 2 Su-kam 100ah sealed lead acid deep cycle solar batteries to make it 24vI then bought the thickest cable and wired it all upI’ve been running for 9 months now and its the best thing I’ve ever doneHere in kenya we get lots of cuts. It will do 24hrs but after 12 hours I have reduce the load by unplugging stuff (usually fridge)I power my office and my TV media center, baby monitor, lights etc etcThe only issue is it takes 24 hrs to get batteries up to full juiceThis particular ups has a fan which I would say is Very important, if your ups doesn’t have a fan,I would buy a 12v silent fan and cut a hole in the case to stop the charging unit from overheatingMark",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,604.7365
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/28/xmpp-and-home-automation/
|
XMPP And Home Automation
|
Matt Schulz
|
[
"Android Hacks",
"g1 hacks",
"home hacks"
] |
[
"actionscript",
"android",
"G1",
"home automation",
"jabber",
"java",
"javascript",
"xmpp"
] |
[Matthias] from Intuity Media Lab put together a nice bit on
controlling office lights with XMPP
from his Android phone. In the article, he explains the components involved in the project, why he chose XMPP, and lists everything you need to replicate it. The project makes use of a wide variety of tools and libraries, weaving together code from multiple languages to achieve its goal. Overall, his project is a welcome change in a world
full
of
Twitter
–
based
solutions
.
| 9
| 9
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90250",
"author": "TheKhakinator",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T02:46:57",
"content": "not a hack, it doesn’t tweet and there’s no arduinos :/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90255",
"author": "cyanide",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T03:07:14",
"content": "there are twitter based solutions, it’s a hack",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90270",
"author": "David",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T04:18:48",
"content": "Twitter is a XMPP based solution.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90300",
"author": "darkore",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T06:59:03",
"content": "xmpp to switch off a light bulb? only for bulbs with built-in lightLinux! *sigh*",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90365",
"author": "BitBass",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T14:21:58",
"content": "When they put the xmpp client on the controller I’ll be impressed. Requiring a PC for control is kind of a bummer. OTOH, I suppose that could be a central control server with multiple legs out to controller devices.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90410",
"author": "white_eskimo",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T19:54:12",
"content": "@bitbass agreed. XMPP messaging for automation is an easy way to manage different devices. When they actually get a machine in the lightbulb with a XMPP client and a connection (without breaking the bank), i’ll be more excited.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90455",
"author": "Rupin",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T01:20:23",
"content": "Exciting!I was simply not aware that something like this based on a data push mechanism would be entirely possible, and I became aware of the OpenSpime libraries as well…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "100819",
"author": "Insteon",
"timestamp": "2009-10-12T21:30:10",
"content": "A neat end goal to use XMPP for, but I’m curious what issues the OpenFire installation on mac had… I’d like to get a bit familiar with the framework before Google Wave.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "105576",
"author": "Nisha Acharya",
"timestamp": "2009-11-04T11:31:04",
"content": "I agree.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,604.588788
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/28/wireless-electricity/
|
Wireless Electricity
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"green hacks",
"Video Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] |
[
"batteries",
"electricity",
"tesla",
"witricity"
] |
[ted id=619]
[Eric Giler] has a
talk available over at TED
that discusses and demos delivering electricity without wires. Called
WiTricity
, these methods were
developed by a team at MIT a few years ago
who were working off of the concepts of
Nicolai Tesla
. The facts shared about our current energy delivery system are a bit shocking; we’ve spent over $1 trillion in infrastructure and produce more than 40 billion disposable batteries each year.
The demonstration in the video starts about 6:30 into it. At first we see a flat panel television powered wirelessly from about 6 feet away, then the T-Mobile G1 powered from the same distance. The thought of new TVs coming with WiFi and WiTricity standard would mean just hanging it on the wall with no cords to run. We can also image cellphones that have a battery only for backup purposes when you were not near a transmitter.
The power transfer occurs between two coils that resonate at the same frequency and only that frequency. This remind us a bit of Orson Scott Card’s
fantasy communications device from the Ender’s Saga
.
| 78
| 50
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90209",
"author": "therian",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T00:25:57",
"content": "It just make me mad. All this pretending that they find something new when they using 100 years old technology",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "470335",
"author": "Arnel",
"timestamp": "2011-10-03T04:06:50",
"content": "yeah! Witricity sucks!. Tesla had done it more efficiently. and at a distance of miles not just feets. Tesla doesnt use anoter coil. Tesla use earth’s magnetic field to transmit electical energy. and lastly Tesla is a missionary his invention is free for all!!! Witricity will sell their gadget for a couple of hundreds bucks. Sucks!!!",
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"depth": 2,
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"comment_id": "528755",
"author": "Munkhjin",
"timestamp": "2011-12-07T13:02:01",
"content": "well tesla spent millions of dollars, and i guess you can use his huge machine that shoots lightning at ur house to charge ur iphone and then die from cancer, witricity tries safe, small wireless electricity thats why it is only few feet first. then it can increase over time.",
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"depth": 3,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "90214",
"author": "Loren",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T00:37:06",
"content": "A 100 ft extension cord give you free electricity, it’s not wireless tho.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "90215",
"author": "Tom",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T00:38:04",
"content": "Really, every few years it seems like somebody puts their own minor spin on this concept and claims it is a new discovery. Tesla had the thing essentially all wrapped up, there is precious little modern scientists need to do with this technology beyond further miniaturization.Had Tesla’s funding held out, there is a good chance all of the demonstrations shown here would be everyday items for us now.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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{
"comment_id": "90216",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T00:50:57",
"content": "pffft. This is stupid. My TV is wireless already. Its a projector screen. I’m sending the power from 14′ away. I broadcast the power through something called a ‘lens’.Amateurs.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90220",
"author": "Pilotgeek",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T01:07:08",
"content": "Wow. All this wireless everything can’t possibly be good for us (health-wise).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90224",
"author": "gzeb",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T01:18:11",
"content": "This is not a basic open air transformer. it uses magnetic resonance to get dramatically higher efficiency.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90225",
"author": "David",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T01:21:01",
"content": "The issue with wireless power is that you are wasting a huge amount of power to broadcast it everywhere, rather than deliver it directly to the destination as batteries do. What is needed is better rechargeable batteries and a standard DC interface to recharge devices with.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90226",
"author": "Cynyr",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T01:25:04",
"content": "what i want to know is do I need both devices to be in plane with each other, all of the demos show them that way. If I bought one, I want it big enough to power 2-3 laptops, a similar number of cell phones and maybe my electric cars.Also I wonder how much power it consumes just to have the transmitter on without a receiver coil.I heard they had a mat that did this for the electric cars. I wonder if it like getting covered in road salt and water and ice in the winter, and works while sitting on a relatively uninsulated slab.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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{
"comment_id": "90228",
"author": "devin",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T01:32:01",
"content": "What’s the problem with wires, again? They seem to work fine for me.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
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"comment_id": "90229",
"author": "Eric",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T01:33:12",
"content": "Around 5 minutes in: “It doesn’t radiate. There are no electric fields here, only magnetic fields.”Magnetic fields ARE electric fields. It’s just a different perspective on the same phenomenon.Also, this isn’t green at all, the transfer efficiency is disgustingly low, and you can’t get around 1/r^2 no matter what you do. I’m going to have to agree with loren and tom here, this isn’t new.I’m not an RF engineer, but I’m pretty sure antenna design has used this tech for years, and I *know* antennas are simply inducing a current from a changing field, which is being created by another antenna. Guess what? That’s wireless power transfer.-.-I digress.",
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"depth": 1,
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"comment_id": "90239",
"author": "geodoom",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T02:22:21",
"content": "It’s awfully hard to bill someone for electricity if it’s “transmitted.” That is why Tesla’s funding dried up. There may be a market for short range transmission though. We will see.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
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"comment_id": "90240",
"author": "jamieriddles",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T02:28:03",
"content": "I really don’t care if it is 100 year old technology, wireless electricity never fails to amaze me.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90242",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T02:31:29",
"content": "eat a dick patel",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90262",
"author": "vic",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T03:34:37",
"content": "A coil consumes only reactive power and no real power. So it does not “broadcast” any power, not more than an unloaded transformer (the coil is not perfect so there’s always be small losses). Energy is only consumed when loaded. However the problem is that the coupling coefficient between the main coil and the receptors is very small, especially if the magnetic fields have to travel through air. That’s why several techniques have to be used. First, have the two coils have the same resonant frequency. Much more energy is transmitted this way. This is the basis of most of Tesla’s work. Second, try to get as much flux to couple between the two coils, and for this you must use collinear coil arrangements like shown in the picture. This makes it difficult to apply to mobile applications, where wireless power is the most needed.Eric Giler lies a little in the video probably to lower the fears of the public. It does radiate, it’s not emitting gamma rays but it is emitting energy in some form. Also, high frequency, high intensity magnetic fields are nothing like the Earth’s natural field. Low frequency magnetic fields are generally seen as safe but we don’t have nearly has much background with high frequency ones.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
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{
"comment_id": "90263",
"author": "nope",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T03:41:23",
"content": "hehe. yeah everybody respects the tesla. if his ideas and theories were fully realized sustainability and efficiency wouldn’t be a problem. he wanted to harness energy from “cosmic sources” of some kind (solar, geothermal) and turn the atmosphere/ground into a giant tesla coil and cage. that’s why he built them, to test the theory. cool stuff. but the idea of having a never ending ion storm seems like it may have consequences…but alas efficiency is a problem and this tech isn’t gonna be worth it, ever. just a dead end technology that may have a less inbred cousin that will work as soon as he is born.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "90276",
"author": "the_truth",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T04:33:56",
"content": "Eric: Magnetic fields are not the same as electric fields. A magnetic field cannot affect an electron “at rest”, where as an electric field can. That is the distinct difference between “electric” and “magnetic”.nope: tesla’s idea of using the atmosphere for transmitting electricity was just fantastic… before radio was heavily used. If it was used now, lots of long range radio communications would be non existent due to the interference.As for efficiency, for wireless power transfer, I suggest using a directional RF method instead of magnetic. This would allow a higher coefficient of transfer due to more energy being received on the device end. This extreme directionality cannot be achieved with magnetics. Using a magnetic system, you will always have alternating field lines, and they will weaken as they go outwards.Yes, this system does use resonance, however, it is still a mutual inductance, open-air transformer. The difference is you are “pulsing” it in the kHz range instead of the Hz range (tuned coil). I really am sick of these “researchers” re-inventing the wheel. Yeah, great, you made 2 big coils that are magnetically coupled. Take it up with tesla you thieves.If you would like to see the same effect, without all of the BS “scientific breakthroughs”, just take a florescent light bulb under some power lines.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
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{
"comment_id": "90279",
"author": "Tom",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T04:51:17",
"content": "It’s not even relevant if you use a resonant circuit to drive the coil or not.What matters is the (reactive) current that flows through the coil, be there a receiving coil with a load attached or not.Although you might be able to modulate the transmitted field strength to accomodate varying power demands of different load situations, the whole system just cries inefficiency.It’s nothing new, it wastes a lot of power, and I bet it is even dangerous if some arbitrary metal structure nearby just happens to be a near-impedance-match and heat up to incendiary temperatures. At least if tens or hundreds of watts are transmitted.Am I wrong?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "90280",
"author": "Roman Dulgarov",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T04:58:14",
"content": "Lol ok I had to take a double look fist,l wasn’t sure what I was seeing, the future or the past. maybe both :)@Dave: I think your 99% right :) but I think a concentrated beam, photon or another high energy directed would work. We can have targeted energy, no need to radiate blindly. sping it in 3 axes and pulse energy, probably would be more efficient. :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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{
"comment_id": "90285",
"author": "Dan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T05:10:44",
"content": "So, if it is not 100% efficient, and also does not create radiation, then where does the missing energy leak out to?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90291",
"author": "Roly",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T06:06:48",
"content": "@geodoom – that’s right, it’s all a *conspiracy* (never mind the physics).It’s sad that Tesla gets recognition for crazy ideas that didn’t work out, yet almost none for our AC power system which was also his invention – and worked out a hell of a lot better than Edison’s DC.quoth – Around 5 minutes in: “It doesn’t radiate. There are no electric fields here, only magnetic fields.” – unquothYep, this is simply drivel that marks it as higorant hoopla.What might require some thought is that *any* conductive object brought into the radiated field (including you) will have currents induced in it. Anyone spent any time around a big transmitter and noted how all sorts of things strike sparks from each other? Not in my home thanks.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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{
"comment_id": "90302",
"author": "Mr Clerk",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T07:00:11",
"content": "I had an associate of mine at purdue preform a wireless power transfer system as his final design project.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90307",
"author": "Climatebabes",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T07:23:13",
"content": "It doesn’t work. The guy says nothing new, but lets you focus on how cool it would be. It is worthless to think about it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90318",
"author": "Till",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T08:43:04",
"content": "magnetic field declienes with 1/r^3 not 1/r^2 as the electric field does.Besides this thing uses more copper in the supply-coil than running 10 TVs via wire at the same distance – really very “wireless” ;)Transmitting Energy into a 3D volume can never be as effektive as a ~1D (wire) transmitting system.Maybe some day we will really have more energy than we can ever waste and this wireless “new technology” gets a market ;P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90329",
"author": "enufalready",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T09:40:47",
"content": "maybe we should all move closer to the sun and just be done with it",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90340",
"author": "Sharky",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T11:26:10",
"content": "All very nice. I’m an industrial electrician and the question i have is how am i to shut off certain devices or make sure there will be no power going through some of my stuff. Without having to shut down a major generator and thus cutting off ,potentially, streets, factory’s or a city.I develop electrical closets that control chemical processes, backup power generators, pneumatic air compressors, robotic welders and various other stuff. Now for some chemical processes you need huge amounts of power, high amps. I don’t see this technology as being able to conduct these amounts in a simple compact way as supposed to just big copper bars. Some stuff could really come in handy because it wouldn’t require to copper to physically enter the process (mechanical problems heat and movement). But it just doesn’t seem feasible at that scale.How am i to identify a magnetic stream from another?Will the magnetic stream carry an id package?This technology seems a goldmine for hackers and other culprits looking for free power.Idea’s are plentiful but implementation is everything. This will need a lot of investment, a international law/standard and social acceptance by which i mean buyers and investors.And the last thing i could think of was birds.Yes, birds as in animals, some species have the ability to see magnetic fields and navigate by these fields. If we fuck up their system we end up with another very HUGE problem. A good example is oil-platforms that had to change their the color of their light beacons because birds had mistaken it for sunlight So they became disoriented and exhausted which resulted i a lot of dead birds.Phew..finished sorry for any language errors or repetitions, English isn’t my first language.)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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{
"comment_id": "90343",
"author": "Neroon",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T11:38:04",
"content": "No, let those experts who need to reinvent wheels move closer to the sun and we are done with it…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90356",
"author": "xchip",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T13:37:17",
"content": "Didn’t that iphone boot quite quickly?I don’t trust a word he says…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90373",
"author": "laube",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T15:53:18",
"content": "@xchip: you know, its supercharged from this technology ;-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90376",
"author": "nebulous",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T16:51:31",
"content": "@ xchipBoot? It didn’t boot. It went from standby to the ‘charging’ screen. That always happens that quickly.“It’s better to close your mouth and have people think you a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90379",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T16:58:37",
"content": "implementation is EVERYTHING. this guy isn’t trying too hard to impress nerds like us. It’s to get potential investors interested in his startup.Normal consumers don’t give a shit how blackbox systems work, only that they do work and it stays the hell out of their way. This product whether new or not fulfills both requirements. If it can get past the “we’re gonna die from radiation” scare then I could see it having a good chance at succeeding.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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{
"comment_id": "90389",
"author": "khani3s",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T18:03:16",
"content": "Got Cancer ?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90391",
"author": "kender",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T18:05:56",
"content": "It is kind of like the wireless rechargeable mouse that was on here a while back.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90429",
"author": "madone",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T21:48:25",
"content": "It’s can have rly bad influence for environment.I mean not only birds(btw-some fishes using magnetic field too! -like sharks for hunting), but for whole magnetic field of Earth.So video looks cool, but it’s ONLY a VIDEO ;DMIT -Like to make a lot of noise about nothing ;)This technology still needs a lot of HARD WORK to works good without bad influence for environment.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90447",
"author": "Lost Boy",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T00:04:15",
"content": "Uh, the Ansible wasn’t Card’s. That was Ursula K. LeGuin’s idea, actually…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90484",
"author": "mark",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T04:36:31",
"content": "makes me sick to promote a mechanism that wastes 50% of the power while justifying it because batteries are wasteful.I mean if you plug in your electric car (which needs batteries to store the power) and that saves you 50% of your electricity bill vs driving over an induction charging mat – just because you’re so darn lazy you can’t plug it in. (same with your wall mounted TV) Its literally crazy talk.It has its uses – no denying it – but wasting 50% of the power because you don’t want rechargeable batteries is just plain laziness. Not the business model I was hoping for :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90514",
"author": "therian",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T09:03:36",
"content": ">>”So, if it is not 100% efficient, and also does not create radiation, then where does the missing energy leak out to?”heating you plumbing pipes and messing you TV50% or more loss is already happen in any circuitbecause of independence math and we cant do nothing about, waist another 50% from those 50 is insane",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90524",
"author": "Prof",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T13:46:18",
"content": "Im not as concerned about new perspectives on existing knowledge or technology. Where would we be without such things? I do have some questions about the magnitude of the electromagnetic fields produced by these componenets and their range. There are important government regulations about the filed strengths we, as humans, should limit ourselves to in order to avoid health problems. So much like nanofibers, which seem to affect us like asbestos, we really should ensure its implemented in a way that will not compromise our health.Otherwise, sounds pretty cool. Im fed up with all the cords, cables and adaptors I am stuck with.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90547",
"author": "rd",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T19:29:44",
"content": "I like how they mention Tesla briefly, then take credit for “discovering” this technology. Tesla basically did all the work. Inductive power certainly isn’t new. We use resonance constantly to broadcast signals. So what are they taking credit for, exactly? Running an experiment that’s already been done?Don’t get me wrong, this is an awesome post. I enjoyed the video and I think wireless transmission of power is pretty interesting (even if it’s not really practical due to lack of efficiency), but it was just a bit too much of the guy “selling” the idea and not enough technical discussion.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
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},
{
"comment_id": "90549",
"author": "B",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T19:47:07",
"content": "its a shame how all of Nikola Tesla’s work is being forgotten here on long island, the building behind which he was building the giant tower which should have been able to transmit not only power, but pictures, music, and videos as well is no being sold for a few million dollars",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90550",
"author": "B",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T19:48:01",
"content": "im sorry i mean is now being sold",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90552",
"author": "B",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T19:51:55",
"content": "@rolyir westinghouse continued funding tesla, then maybe he may have came up with a better way of transmitting the power",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90553",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T20:15:33",
"content": "50% loss compared the the efficiency of solar panels or energy output of gasoline engines. There is waste everywhere but always improvement. 50% might be a good place to start.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90554",
"author": "rd",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T20:30:19",
"content": "@jack“50% loss compared the the efficiency of solar panels or energy output of gasoline engines. There is waste everywhere but always improvement. 50% might be a good place to start.”The problem is that wireless transmission of power is _not_ an alternative to gasoline or solar. It doesn’t _produce_ or _contain_ power of any sort. It is an alternative to power cords, which are _very_ efficient.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90555",
"author": "rd",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T20:32:03",
"content": "I probably should have said “it doesn’t produce or store _energy_ of any sort”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90596",
"author": "mashina",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T05:47:00",
"content": "Phones need to boot after they get power, they don’t instantly power on to the Home screen when you plug the battery in.My guess is the phone was running off battery, but the screen was running off the coil, probably because they can’t get the coil need to power a whole phone small enough to look good in a demo.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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{
"comment_id": "90609",
"author": "jwilson07",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T08:35:11",
"content": "Look silly humans, its not about wifi here on earth. Its about solar panels in space in sunlight 24 hours a day beaming power to us 24/7. No burning oil, or natural gas anymore. Imagine the change that will bring!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90633",
"author": "Sasha",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T13:28:31",
"content": "It is Nicola, not Nicolai Tesla – Serb, not Russian. ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90647",
"author": "bob",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T15:12:17",
"content": "@jwilson07Woo-hoo, orbital death ray for the win!Fail.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90680",
"author": "Jimbo",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T19:04:32",
"content": "Someone said billing is the big problem and I’d have to agree. Can I be sure my neighbours wall hung TV isn’t leaching off my supply through the relatively thin party wall?Visitors to my home with their pockets loaded with rechargable gadgets, do I ask them to empty their pockets and shut them in a metal box till they leave? I know people who are that tight!Also how is the total appliance load calculated, distributed – if I decide to fill the room with witricity appliances, how will I know I’ve got too many, apart from when they stop working correctly?I think the potential niggles can easily overwhelm the ‘romance’ of the concept and prevent any chance of ubiquity for a long time.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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{
"comment_id": "90681",
"author": "space",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T19:08:59",
"content": "I’ve been watching this video. Coming to definition of suck (2:29) there is something else that sucks too, that is to be precise, works really bad. It’s the tuned loop antenna as an transmitter antenna. Ask your HAM neighbor about that.The physics says when used as transmitter antenna, small tuned loops can’t work as efficient as an dipole. It is because tuned coils have very low radiation efficiency.In the demo, it works because the distance is fairly small, compared to the dimension of the antenna.So it might recharge the mobile phone, it might recharge the laptop ( looking forward to see the actual charging pad ) but I’d not expect whole house powering units any time soon.As for the safety, find volunteer with pacemaker, and also ask someone working on maintenance of high power transmitters about their experience on health related effects of strong high frequency magnetic fields.",
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||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/28/tiny-light-seeking-robots/
|
Tiny Light-seeking Robots
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Arduino Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] |
[
"arduino",
"AVR",
"light seeking",
"photoresistor",
"robot"
] |
[Alex]
continues to
delight us
with his
projects
. His third-generation
tiny Braitenberg vehicle
, a light seeking robot, is a big improvement over its predecessor, the
mini Braitenberg vehicle
. He’s moved from an Arduino based design to using the AVR ATtiny25v, replaced the breadboard with a PCB, and reduced the parts count. We think it was a great idea to use shrink tubing to shield the back of the photo-resistors from ambient light. Don’t miss the
video of these little guys chasing a flashlight
beam after the break.
[vimeo
http://vimeo.com/5664333%5D
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"comment_id": "90206",
"author": "alaysias",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T00:08:12",
"content": "great video! i love how they follow the light. kudos to alex for making the braitenberg vehicle even smaller [and rid of arduino]",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90211",
"author": "ejonesss",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T00:31:19",
"content": "looks like they may be adapted for use to drive a solar tracker",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90222",
"author": "Pilotgeek",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T01:09:14",
"content": "I’ve done the same thing with simple analog circuitry. Hear that guys? Analog. It used to exist a long, long time ago.// Makes analog robots form scratch.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90243",
"author": "Adam Ziegler",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T02:33:36",
"content": "Back in ~2002 ish time frame I remember free for circuits that was basically a solar engine for charging a cap. When charged, it would release through a small motor or blinking light. If done correctly, one could use a couple leds and a couple little pager motor to “seek light.” @pilotgeek… yeah… these were analog also! here is a relevant link:http://www.solarbug.com/solar.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90271",
"author": "threepointone",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T04:21:11",
"content": "surface mount, anyone?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90272",
"author": "cyanide",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T04:21:16",
"content": "awesomei want to see some really cheap, really energy efficient lightning bug robots out there. like, you’d pay $5 to make one or something, and on its own it would seek out light like these guys. but in groups they can communicate and figure out who is getting more light. be able to send out scouting robots. ie, robot #1-4 stays on the floor around your lamp collecting energy with solar panels while robot #5 is sent out to see how much light is coming from your monitor. make a hundred of them and let them loose in a state park, that’d be awesome.especially if they were shaped like crabs.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90350",
"author": "Karl",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T12:28:51",
"content": "For one of the first examples of this, look at:http://www.copperwood.com/Carl_and_Jerry-V19N05-The_Lightning_Bug.pdf– this was written back in 1963 by By John T. Frye W9EGV – although only a story I was able to build a version from the info.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90615",
"author": "Richard",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T10:10:25",
"content": "Nothing new here, guys. I’ve been building BEAM robots for about 12 years and the total parts count on most of these robots is around 12, including the motors and wheels. No CPU, either. It’s a great way to learn electronics especially for the younger folks.http://www.solarbotics.net",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,605.124057
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/28/apple-tv-with-boxee-and-more-update/
|
Apple TV With Boxee And More Update
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"home entertainment hacks",
"Mac Hacks"
] |
[
"apple",
"apple tv",
"boxee",
"ssh",
"xbmc"
] |
In November,
we covered installing Boxee on AppleTV
using atv-usb-creator. [Danny] has written a tutorial on
installing Boxee, XBMC, NitoTV, SSH access, and external USB hard drive support
. His method installs most of the software via the USB patch stick, then uses the SSH support to enable the external drive and install
NitoTV
. The tutorial lists a Mac running OSX 10.4 or newer as a prerequisite but there is now a Windows version of atv-usb-creator.
According to their Google Code page
Linux support for this package is on the way.
[via
AppleTV Hacks
]
| 3
| 3
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90197",
"author": "/b/tard",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T23:44:22",
"content": "She’s trolling!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90296",
"author": "David",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T06:39:38",
"content": "@/b/tard:I thought the *exact* same thing when I saw this. Stupid internet.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90363",
"author": "Dan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T14:14:18",
"content": "I don’t think that bit about NitoTV is right. NitoTV requires files from OS X 10.4 in order to enable USB. The process isn’t much different, you just have to have some files in place.http://www.todaywasawesome.com/2009/03/09/enable-usb-on-the-apple-tv/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,605.025716
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/28/xr-noise-box/
|
XR-NOISE Box
|
James Munns
|
[
"digital audio hacks"
] |
[
"audio",
"function generator",
"noise",
"scratch",
"synthesizer",
"xr-2206"
] |
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l5DOGn_rFw&hl=en&fs=1&]
[denha] has assembled a noise box he calls the
XR-NOISE
using an
XR-2206
multi-waveform
function generator
. The output has an impressive number of controllable settings, and uses a set of LEDs to indicate sound level and rate. The XR-NOISE uses 1/4″ jacks for both in and out, and can also be controlled by the tap-sensitive mic located on the front of the box. Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be any further documentation or schematics to provide context, but it seems that
this function generator chip
has also been used for other audio hack projects as well, including a
scratch-synth
using resistive pressure sensors.
[via
MatrixSynth
]
| 5
| 5
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90196",
"author": "colecago",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T23:40:26",
"content": "Once you get past him f’ing with the camera, its actually pretty enjoyable.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90205",
"author": "davisr",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T00:03:48",
"content": "Wow, it’s a cool project, but the video goes by sooo slowly.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90526",
"author": "arrangemonk",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T14:20:34",
"content": "why isnt he pluging a guitar in it?bawww",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90733",
"author": "Loop",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T00:51:11",
"content": "It’s a pew pew box! (at the start anyway)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "401900",
"author": "Janoch",
"timestamp": "2011-06-05T08:33:43",
"content": "This is a very very interesting project!I like it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,605.168906
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/28/tradewars-2002-lives/
|
Tradewars 2002 Lives
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"downloads hacks"
] |
[
"ASCII",
"scripting",
"tradwars"
] |
Are you growing tired of playing all those high-framerate first person shooters? Perhaps you long for the days of blocky graphics and text-based play. You’re in luck because
Tradewars 2002
is still around. Many of you will remember this 1980’s
BBS based
game, playing a limited number of turns per day in an effort to rule the galaxy.
The game may be around, but the way you play it has changed drastically. The advent of custom scripts that interface directly with the game system makes this more of a who can write a better script rather than who is better at the game. A hacker’s challenge if you will.
Using programs like
TWX Proxy
or
Swath
, scripts can be written and executed to perform just about any task you wish.
Mapping out the galaxy
, automatically
trading for profit
(cashing), automatically
colonizing planets
, and much more can all be done automatically. The most advanced script writers have produced advanced team scripts that several people run at once to coordinate team based strategy and hunting scripts that try to anticipate where enemies will end up so they can be ambushed.
There are plenty of
resources
for
learning to play
the game
, the
basics of the
scripting languages
used, and finding
servers to play on
. Dust off your coding skills and get down to some ASCII graphic goodness.
| 20
| 13
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90192",
"author": "peter",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T23:21:53",
"content": "Its stuff like this that got me turned off of this and other games. I used to play this game almost religiously back in the day. However once the scripts started showing up it just took the fun out of the game, I stopped playing it, and more or less forgot about it. – peter",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "546933",
"author": "Cruncher",
"timestamp": "2011-12-30T02:57:38",
"content": "Good news! I understand the distaste many have for the highly scripted games. JP began working on the game again 2 years ago. It’s now up to 2.16 and there have been delay options added so sysops can offer games more suited for Players at the Keys! Gives you a chance to get in and play without needing anything but basic scripts.Check it out, I run classic style games with delay settings that take the “sting” out of aggressive attack scripts, and I do enforce turn and time limits. It’s OK to come enjoy the game as it once was in the ’90’s again.telnet://Cruncherstw.dyndns.orgport 23http://cruncherstw.blogspot.com/",
"parent_id": "90192",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "90199",
"author": "ellisgl",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T23:46:44",
"content": "I used to play B.R.E. (Barrens Realm Elite) and L.O.R.D (Legend of the Red Dragon).. And others like the Barney door game thing..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90251",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T02:49:42",
"content": "I used to love logging on and playing tradewars 2002!I have such fond memories.7Mhz turbo XT, dialup modem, and Qmodem pro for dosgood times",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90297",
"author": "Stunmonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T06:43:55",
"content": "I love old BBS door games. There was one on the old WWIV boards where you controlled skeletons, elementals, etc. i can’t remember the name of it, but that game seriously rocked. truly fun stuff.FPS games more or less all seem the same – smoother now, higher frame rates, but its still essentially the same gameplay as doom or duke nukem 3d of damn near twenty years ago. play any genre of game that long and the life just goes completely out of it.when do we get some games with real playability back?I’m gonna go fire up the amiga emulator again.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90622",
"author": "unsupported",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T11:26:21",
"content": "OMG! I wonder if they still have the feature/bug/exploit where you can rack up gold. I remember I had an entire notebook filled with port and pricing information… those were the days, until a member of my so-called alliance pillaged all of my schtuff.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3094730",
"author": "ivanmartinviola",
"timestamp": "2016-07-20T14:09:37",
"content": "I remember too. The old days. I wonder if there are places to play still",
"parent_id": "90622",
"depth": 2,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6501249",
"author": "Grey Gamer",
"timestamp": "2022-08-09T06:21:22",
"content": "Cruncher advertised his server 5 years before you commented:telnet://Cruncherstw.dyndns.orgport 23http://cruncherstw.blogspot.com/",
"parent_id": "3094730",
"depth": 3,
"replies": []
}
]
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "90903",
"author": "bfrosty",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T15:18:52",
"content": "Tradewars 2002 is one of my best younger-days memories in gaming. Running an evil corporation, taking part in a couple tournament games with hundreds of players, bringing an intradictor cruiser loaded out with 100,000 fighters down on a well developed planet bubble, it was good times.Nowadays it’s virtually unplayable. Get into any TW2002 game that has banged more then 3 days ago and try to get started, you’ll run almost immediately into some script kiddy who’s already got stardock (the only place you can buy ships) blocked and blows you to hell before you can get out of your original merchant cruiser. This kills the playerbase and the end-result is lack of competition and fun.Even if they don’t have stardock blocked (some games disallow this), there is nothing stopping them from dropping defensive or offensive fighters everywhere in large numbers, and the end-result is exactly the same. The second you run into a stack of these he’s already been informed and his script has him sitting in your sector blowing you to hell inside of half a second.Game Over, it’s not really fun anymore.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "558404",
"author": "Astrochimp",
"timestamp": "2012-01-14T04:54:26",
"content": "There are plenty of public scripts – you don’t have to write your own. It’s just part of the game now. Instead of moving back and forth between two ports twenty times, now you fire up a script to do it for you.Running scripts is just part of the game now. In my opinion, it makes it more fun because there’s more strategy and less tedium.There is a steep learning curve in figuring out how to set up the helpers and learning which script does what, but in my opinion it’s worth it.Don’t let these others discourage you – they haven’t really tried. There’s no point in trying to join an unlimited-turns game a few days after bigbang – that’s too late. Either find a turns game, or if you want to join an unlim, join a truce unlim, and join it shortly after bigbang. There’s a site called ultimatetw.com (telnet port 23) that rebangs unlimited-turns games several times a week. However, if you’re just getting back into it I suggest joining one of the ‘friendly’ games until you get your trade wars legs.",
"parent_id": "90903",
"depth": 2,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6501250",
"author": "Grey Gamer",
"timestamp": "2022-08-09T06:24:07",
"content": "Before you commented Cruncher advertised his server which he specifically configured to slow down scripts:telnet://Cruncherstw.dyndns.orgport 23http://cruncherstw.blogspot.com/",
"parent_id": "558404",
"depth": 3,
"replies": []
}
]
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "91197",
"author": "bbser",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T13:37:57",
"content": "I used to love this game! I had a BBS running on my Amiga 500. Then there was a huge sale on fighters or something. I stocked up, kicked ass, and some of the players accused me of cheating. I distinctly remember one of the them saying I should be “strung up by the nuts and dropped on [my] head repeatedly”. I have since adopted that phrase and use it every chance I get, so it was worth it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "119228",
"author": "Parrothead",
"timestamp": "2010-01-23T23:15:29",
"content": "This is the best game on the internet. Period.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "159560",
"author": "Sumdood",
"timestamp": "2010-07-16T20:23:45",
"content": "The game StunMonkey is talking about was Mutants….i think…anyway…TW isnt what it used to be..Its all about he who has the best scripts…They like the unlimited time and high turn counts these days…Not fun anymore..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6501253",
"author": "Grey Gamer",
"timestamp": "2022-08-09T06:27:54",
"content": "After you commented, Cruncher advertised his server specifically configured to restrict scripts:telnet://Cruncherstw.dyndns.orgport 23http://cruncherstw.blogspot.com/",
"parent_id": "159560",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "522528",
"author": "Not_a_Hacker",
"timestamp": "2011-11-30T05:31:45",
"content": "I believe the game Stunmonkey refers to may be MajorMUD. That or otherMultiUser Dungeon‘s ruled the day in BBS door play.Anyway, TW2002 is nowadays all about writing the best script and executing it in the fastest time, which kind of defeats the purpose of the game IMHO. Like many here above have mentioned, no fun. They should have disabled scripts somwhow and only allowed manual play, then it may be worth playing again.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "546905",
"author": "Comet",
"timestamp": "2011-12-30T02:25:29",
"content": "Game is still around everyone! Go to Cruncher’s TWGS and log in there. She has some games formulated towards anti scripting and what not. Most of the games have the pauses of old ship settings even a 56k modem feel. I suggest you check it out. I don’t have the twgs right off hand but do a search for Cruncher’s TWPage and you’ll find it. Good luck",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6501254",
"author": "Grey Gamer",
"timestamp": "2022-08-09T06:28:43",
"content": "Cruncher is a woman?! I thought you were a woman! Is everyone a woman?!",
"parent_id": "546905",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "1552791",
"author": "Mark",
"timestamp": "2014-06-06T10:06:29",
"content": "thank god for the diehard BBS `ers who haven`t given up on providing fun…Thank-You.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6276827",
"author": "Jason",
"timestamp": "2020-09-09T16:30:35",
"content": "There are still places to play. For example, the BBS featured here has many different Tradewars games and several variations.https://www.telnetbbsguide.com/bbs/wildcats-castle-bbs/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,605.079987
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/28/arduino-augmented-reality/
|
Arduino + Augmented Reality
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"Arduino Hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] |
[
"arduino",
"augmented reality",
"pachube"
] |
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxr8oaRUq6k]
In this video you can see the marriage of Arduino data collecting units and Augmented reality systems. Set up by the people at
pachube.com
, a site for sharing sensor information from your location, this is an interesting idea. We can see that each unit has its own pattern, so it can have the data it is collecting superimposed on it in 3d. While this is really cool looking, we’re still trying to figure out what the use of this is? Who is going to be wandering around their office with a camera hooked to a computer? Maybe this is meant more for phones, so you can get quick readings off of the units without having to go access their logs. Since we know how much you guys absolutely love the Arduino, we though you might also be interested in this
larger than life portrait
we saw floating around.
[via
littlebirdceo
]
| 23
| 23
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90110",
"author": "Pongo1471",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T15:39:42",
"content": "Iv been wondering how much longer it will be untill we see augmented reality games, from what i remmember the army are working on a version, last i saw they had a pic straped to a set of binoculars with a butten on them. Butten would fire rockets and could show a helicopter flying around an area",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90112",
"author": "tom",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T15:52:54",
"content": "Again with the fiduciary markers. Why do people think these are good ideas?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90116",
"author": "gimmick",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T15:57:32",
"content": "Yes, the technology is “cool”, but I can’t see the “killer app” for any of this AR stuff. Why add extra complication to life?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90118",
"author": "torpid",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T16:13:12",
"content": "The use-case I’ve heard is as follows:So you have the room full of pipes for your pneumatic testing lab. The pipes have pressure and flow meters at various points, and the data is collected and aggregated into a database.Now, put your gliphs on the pipes at the test points. And have the gliphs associated with the database elements.Now, let’s say you have your smart phone running some glyph tracking software with the camera. It pulls the appropriate sensor data and superimposes the data onto the pipe. You just point your phone at the pipe of interest, and you immediately know what the pressure/flow at that point is.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90120",
"author": "farthead",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T16:30:04",
"content": "Augmented reality it is not. Until I see it floating in my field of vision. Putting it on a Tv screen is Not augmented reality, it’s a video dog and pony show on a tv screen.And no it does not work on a HUD. I’ve been into wearable computing since 1997 and every HUD I have tried SUCKS for augmented reality.NOW, make a decent resolution tablet that can do this. Unfortunately nobody does. 720p screen with a 720p camera built into the back is the MINIMUM.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90126",
"author": "Falcolas",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T16:54:35",
"content": "I can think of one very simple use case. Look at a building, get information on what businesses are there, on what floors. Look at a bus stop, and see what busses will be there when. Look at a department store, see what sales are happening… etc.There’s a lot of room out there for adding useful information to reality as it stands today. Sure, all these are available separately, but being able to combine them with what you’re seeing in nearly real time is a potentially huge win in the usability department.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90127",
"author": "skinner",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T16:58:31",
"content": "I can see this becoming useful in the next 5 – 10 years when cell phones (esp in the US market) become more advanced with larger/higher resolution screens with higher quality cameras and lower price. Data plans would also have to drop in price to the point where everyone has it like text messaging or large area “hot spots” with phones capable of wireless connectivity.You could have these placed around a mall and have customers check sales thru their phones when pointed at one of the gliphs.In a car dealership you could get more info that what’s printed on the tag.All advertisements would have a marker on them for more info.oh wait… they already do that in Japan.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90130",
"author": "sly",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T17:08:30",
"content": "denno coil glasses coming soon :-p",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90134",
"author": "zxvasdf",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T17:48:15",
"content": "Would be interesting if the glyph were a simple LCD and it changed its pixels. Suppose you wanted to look at the pressure readouts, you could switch to see how much electricity is being used or generated by having the lcd change the glyph. I can see it used in magazines and newspapers, shirts, even.I thin AR contacts or direct input into the brain are the best bets. glasses suck.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90135",
"author": "chango",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T17:56:05",
"content": "Buzzword bingo! Did I win?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90139",
"author": "Tim",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T18:09:25",
"content": "zxvasdf: Are you serious? Wouldn’t it better just to display the data?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90141",
"author": "zxvasdf",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T18:16:52",
"content": "Obviously I wasn’t too clear. Yes the glyph would show the data. Fine. Suppose there was an AR game called Wolfenstein AR, and you wanted to play Bejeweled AR, you would press a button selecting so, and the glyph would change to the glyph that represented Bejeweled AR, thus summoning that particular AR game… Advertisements could have thin, flexible lcds that switched glyphs every so often",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90167",
"author": "JM",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T19:08:33",
"content": "zxvasdf: or you could just change what happens when you find that marker instead of changing the marker it self.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90169",
"author": "bbot",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T19:10:11",
"content": "Interesting to watch their software absolutely fail at sanity checking near the end of the video, apparently thinking the camera is vibrating in space at a few dozen kilometers an hour. The glyphs obviously need a scale indicator, so the software can tell the difference between small glyphs close to the camera, which can move around quickly, and big glyphs far away from the camera, which can’t.Consumer AR also needs fast processors and very high resolution cameras, (not just big megapixel counts, but quality optics) neither of which is cheap enough yet.@zxcasdfIf you’ve got an LCD, just display the dataandthe glyph.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90171",
"author": "bbot",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T19:17:56",
"content": "Also: I’d like to see an AR system running on a near infrared camera, so you could have invisible glyphs.thatwould be a neat hack.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90172",
"author": "tom",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T19:37:45",
"content": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbi5hwitbx4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9hmn6bd-v8Consumer AR isn’t ready yet eh?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90181",
"author": "quadrapod",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T21:11:18",
"content": "I can see this being very useful for maintaining server racks. just carry something with a camera and a screen around and you can identify faulty or hot racks quickly and easily.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90182",
"author": "Wraith",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T21:14:14",
"content": "I’m not that familiar with augmented reality, but is it possible to just use those square barcodes so you can store more data on them or are cameras not sensitive enough to read those from a decent distance?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90186",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T22:23:50",
"content": "@tom: neither link works.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90212",
"author": "tom",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T00:36:44",
"content": "Blame Hack a Day for changing caps on messages then. Do ahttp://www.youtube.com/user/activevisionSpecifically “ptam + ar on an iphone 3g” and “parallel tracking and mapping for small ar workspaces (ptam) – extra”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90256",
"author": "kd5uzz",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T03:22:41",
"content": "These ‘tags’ are simply acting as database queries. No challange.Why not have the tag display on an LCD, or a grid of LEDs, but instead of a static display the ‘tag’ would change to represent the data that needs to be displayed.Instead of reading a tag’s ID, doing a database querry, and displaying the data onscree, WATCH the tag, decode the data it is sending, use that to show the bars, etc.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90316",
"author": "Hopo28",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T08:13:54",
"content": "Nice idea and I’m not knocking the work, but seriously, what’s the point if they are connected via bluetooth/ethernet anyway? if all the data went to a central place, all the data could be compared in context.I like the augmented reality but this application seems partially unnecessary.a better way would be as “kd5uzz” suggested, an lcd data matrix or something so the info was sent to the device via the camera and graphically rendered therein, surely that would be simpler to implement (not needing bluetooth/ethernet)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90380",
"author": "YenTheFirst",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T16:58:51",
"content": "@bbot it’s not AR per se, but for a couple years now, Japanese companies have been making/marketing QR codes printed with ink that only lights up under ultraviolet.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,605.235591
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/28/usb-gameboy-cart/
|
USB Gameboy Cart
|
Zach Banks
|
[
"handhelds hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] |
[
"cart",
"cartridge",
"diy",
"electronics",
"gameboy",
"homebrew",
"microcontroller",
"pic",
"sd card",
"usb"
] |
[Jose Torres] sent in his latest attempt at creating a custom Gameboy game cartridge. We’ve
featured
his
projects
before, and he’s come a lot closer over the last 2 years. He’s aiming to create an easy interface for homebrewers that doesn’t require any other special equipment. In this revision, he’s using a
PIC
and a
memory controller
to interface between an SD card and the Gameboy. The cart also has USB support for uploading files to the SD card and reprogramming the PIC. Because it’s just USB mass storage, it will work on almost any modern OS. He’s currently testing the device, but hopes to be selling them soon for $40.
| 20
| 20
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90105",
"author": "Konrad",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T14:46:44",
"content": "Really cool :-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90111",
"author": "tyco",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T15:41:38",
"content": "is there a write-up on this project? I can’t seem to find a link.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90114",
"author": "paul",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T15:56:58",
"content": "I hope he keeps the project open source, or will at least sell the board only.Looks like a very good way to bring the gameboy into the 21st century of flashcart tech.I wouldn’t mind a link though :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90124",
"author": "iccanobif",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T16:44:04",
"content": "Usb flash carts are already around, aren’t they?http://mynewdata.tripod.com/gb/eng/0905.htmDoes this have other advantages other than being an usb mass storage device?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90137",
"author": "cyrozap",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T18:03:04",
"content": "It’s reprogrammable.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90166",
"author": "svalebror",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T18:57:09",
"content": "Ah, I love the fact that there are still people out there hacking the good old gameboy. I’d buy or build this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90175",
"author": "noonevac",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T20:28:32",
"content": "i bought 2 of these years ago. still have them. they work great. with sd cards and all. paid like $15 each.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90176",
"author": "Valin",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T20:34:22",
"content": "Nonfinite has been selling reprogrammable USB carts for awhile. They usually use them for chiptune but I am pretty sure you could write games to them and other homebrew programs.http://nonelectronics.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2&zenid=98a75dadb674c1d4407b58002a7e5d7c",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90180",
"author": "error404",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T20:50:07",
"content": "Okay, I usually am a little annoyed at having to look at the target URL to figure out which link is to the actual project, and at hAd always linking their own blog posts when referring to old projects instead of directly to them.But wtf, there isn’t even a link here…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90189",
"author": "Jayson",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T22:37:46",
"content": "Just a thought on the progress. I recall seeing a video on how a third party video game company was using a special cartridge back in the SNES day to counter the genuine chips that would allow only official SNES games. It looked like a game genie and if you put any official game on the top slot of the cartridge, the game would work. It was a Noah’s Ark game that was pretty much a knock off of Wolfenstein. more info on this video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkNvQYiM6bw&feature=related",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90200",
"author": "Jose torres",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T23:52:05",
"content": "Thanks for featuring my project. Here is a link to a write up and more pictures of the circuitboard.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90202",
"author": "Jose torres",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T23:54:22",
"content": "Forgot the link, here it is:http://8bitcollective.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=14406&p=1",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90582",
"author": "octelcogopod",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T03:56:32",
"content": "@jayson:you’re talking about the 10NES chipNES, not SNES :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90639",
"author": "Valin",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T14:31:57",
"content": "They made thos bible games for the gameboy as well, they were the same cartridge, well at least similar to the normal ones. It was a long time ago that I remember seeing one but the cartridge was a little off, I can’t remember exactly how though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "123812",
"author": "Magnus",
"timestamp": "2010-02-14T11:51:58",
"content": "Wonder who he ripped this off from? this guy is a notorious GPL violator, beware!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "143389",
"author": "The_gamerrr",
"timestamp": "2010-05-19T09:06:33",
"content": "Is the firmware available (open source)?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "145555",
"author": "pythorian",
"timestamp": "2010-05-28T03:48:30",
"content": "epic fail",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "164520",
"author": "george",
"timestamp": "2010-08-01T14:01:48",
"content": "usb transferer now your talking,well worth $40",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "377617",
"author": "Minsk",
"timestamp": "2011-04-10T14:21:38",
"content": "Cant find any more info about. 2 yqars past after last cartridge was sold, and i want to construct one for myself.Author ignored ma emails. Got somebody any write up about this Jose’s project.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "407087",
"author": "TheD",
"timestamp": "2011-06-17T12:47:52",
"content": "As far as i know he never released any of them, started collecting preorder money(for micro-sd version) and disappeared. It really is a shame cause this would make the good old gb ‘whole’",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,605.298128
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/27/ubuntu-repository-crash-course/
|
Ubuntu Repository Crash-course
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Linux Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"linux",
"repositories",
"ubuntu"
] |
[blip.tv ?posts_id=2542951&dest=-1]
[Alan] has just posted an
Ubuntu screencast
that will take you through a crash course in the
Ubuntu repositories
. If you are new to Ubuntu this will give you a much better grasp on how software repositories are handled.
The different types of updates are discussed: Security updates fix bugs that cause a system vulnerability. Updates (generic) are for bug fixes that aren’t a security threat. Proposed updates are for testing before an update hits the ‘updates’ section. Finally, backports are updates from a newer version that have been ‘
backported
‘ so systems running older versions of Ubuntu can have the benefit of newer features and fixed bugs.
He also provides some tips on selecting package sources (main, universe, restricted, and multiverse), and choosing the fastest mirror to reduce download times. This screencast is just part one and we hope to see
3rd party repositories
,
personal package archives
, and
repository caching
covered in future installments.
| 13
| 13
|
[
{
"comment_id": "89958",
"author": "Sean",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T19:53:51",
"content": "great, uh… hack. yeah.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89961",
"author": "regomodo",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T20:05:26",
"content": "I’m not usually the type to complain but the lack of hack content in an hackaday posting but this has to be the bottom of the barrel.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89962",
"author": "drew",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T20:05:53",
"content": "wow just wow slow news month?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89963",
"author": "tom",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T20:09:39",
"content": "^^^^ stfu crybebez",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89968",
"author": "Brandonman",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T20:46:35",
"content": "Wow. I have to agree with posters 1, 2, and 3… o.O",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89973",
"author": "Caleb Kraft",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T21:04:09",
"content": "We’re making some changes to our content. Doing some major growing. We’ll be experimenting for a little bit, so keep your eyes open.We’re also working on a way to make it so you only browse the type of post you are interested in. That’ll be awesome. We know a lot of you will appreciate that.More info coming soon.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89974",
"author": "Grapsus",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T21:04:38",
"content": "Oh man, what a great hack !It’s even better than the kernel building GUI…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90008",
"author": "davidb",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T23:22:43",
"content": "I have to agree. This seems like content for the sake of content. It adds very little value to the “hackaday community.” Less articles of this nature, please.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90012",
"author": "Joe Schmoe",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T23:42:35",
"content": "What should I say? Besides Ubuntu isn’t all that mighty an great… this plainly sucks. Sorry ’bout that.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90065",
"author": "mig",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T08:11:19",
"content": "well i like it",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90140",
"author": "jay vaughan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T18:14:24",
"content": "what i find hackish about it is the idea of teaching people to have personal package repo’s .. this is necessary for a good ubuntu rig.but other than that, ermm .. ok. i come here for hardware hacking, mostly, so i shouldn’t be too judgemental.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90238",
"author": "Bill Bartmann buseimmes",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T02:14:00",
"content": "[b]As Bad Debt Continues to Rise, the Country’s Foremost Authority on Debt Collection, Bill Bartmann, is Back![/b]With a New Book Coming Out in May 2009 and Sold-Out Seminars on How to Buy Bad Debt, a Defiant Billionaire Is in High Demand AGAINIn June of 1999, the Justice Department brought the largest, best-trained and most efficient debt-collection operation in the world, Commercial Financial Services, Inc. (CFS), founded by Bill Bartmann, to its demise. However, although Bill Bartmann had lost his company, he had not lost his faith. As Wall Street panicked, lawsuits and allegations rained down on Bartmann, the man who Inc. magazine once said had “remade one of the ugliest industries” and who Fortune magazine said had put a “seedy and inefficient industry on the road to respectability.” In December 2003, after eight weeks of testimony from 53 prosecution witnesses, Bartmann was acquitted of the 57-count indictment brought against him in the post-Enron era by former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft. There was no evidence of wrongdoing found.CFS had made its name on its ability to buy delinquent credit card accounts for pennies on the dollar, and then produce nickels, dimes and quarters—an ability the firm eventually took to Wall Street. The accolades and praise for the company never seemed to end: BusinessWeek named it “One of the Top Ten Family Oriented Businesses in the U.S.” while Working Woman said it was one of the “100 Best Companies for Working Mothers.” Inc. magazine called it one of the “500 Fastest Growing Companies in America” for four straight years and the Better Business Bureau gave it the Torch Award for Ethics in the Marketplace.Besides amassing a personal fortune, estimated by Inc. to be as high as $3.5 billion, Bartmann was named as one of Forbes’ “400 Wealthiest People in America,” and the National Entrepreneur of the Year by NASDAQ. He was also awarded a permanent place in the Smithsonian Institute’s Museum of American History, for “Visionary Use of Information Technology” that produces positive social, economic and educational change.Ironically, 17 months after Bartmann’s acquittal and six-and-a-half years after his company was liquidated, the federal bankruptcy trustee (appointed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to liquidate the company, forcing Bartmann into personal bankruptcy) issued a report that publicly acknowledged for the first time that, “CFS was not a fraud.” Four independent expert witnesses hired by the trustee in the civil proceedings later confirmed this report.Today, Bartmann just shrugs off the experience that would have embittered most people, and instead is thrilled to have a second opportunity to buy bad debt. This time, however, he is also teaching others what he learned from turning CFS into an empire. 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{
"comment_id": "90351",
"author": "icyfyer",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T12:33:18",
"content": "fucking bots.if you dont like the post, dont read it. the front page has a synopsis, and im sure that your RSS reader does the same thing. if you see a title youre not interested in, just skip it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
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}
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|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/27/fedora-rawhide-nightly-builds/
|
Fedora Rawhide Nightly Builds
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"downloads hacks",
"Linux Hacks"
] |
[
"fedora",
"linux",
"livecd",
"nightly builds"
] |
The devs over at the
Fedora Project
are hard at work on the development version: Rawhide. They’ve just setup automated nightly builds of the liveCD which can easily be downloaded and
tested on a CD, DVD, USB drive, virtual machine, or separate partition
.
Rawhide will be released as Fedora 12 upon completion. With this version you have a choice of Gnome 2.28 or KDE 4.3 for your desktop. There is also
improved power management
,
expanded support for mobile broadband
,
easy bug reporting
, and many more
new or improved features
. So roll up your sleeves,
download last night’s build
, and help test some open source software.
[via
Download Squad
]
| 12
| 12
|
[
{
"comment_id": "89920",
"author": "PocketBrain",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T17:54:23",
"content": "Okay, so why am I stuck on Fedora 10 on my thumb drive? Going to download and try this out.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89928",
"author": "Anti",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T18:13:09",
"content": "Wow; this is by far the most insightful, useful and interesting hack since the beginning of HackADay.Please, don’t do it again. If you have nothing to post, then don’t.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89929",
"author": "bbot",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T18:19:10",
"content": "Fedora? The distro whose lead dev used to make spyware for the fbi?thanks, but no thanks.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89932",
"author": "dext3r",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T18:29:27",
"content": "@anti: well that was ironic.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89943",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T18:55:54",
"content": "so is this meant to replace the disaster that is fedora 11?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89945",
"author": "VIPER!",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T19:10:19",
"content": "This is much less stupid than that one can fridge we saw.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89971",
"author": "Kris",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T20:58:41",
"content": "I liked the one can fridge.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89976",
"author": "deepangel",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T21:10:34",
"content": "and what was wrong with fedora 11? (runs fine for me)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89981",
"author": "sly",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T21:44:46",
"content": "try running FC11 in runmode 3 or on a box with an AGP HD 3xxx vid card… or…in runmode 3 (multiuser console) you get message dumps from the network that garble up whatever the hell you’re typing or viewing. It also doesn’t show you the boot-up process in console mode so you can’t check what started and what didn’t without checking all the pids and runs and locks. if it weren’t for the fact that I rarely reboot/modify that system, I would have gone back to FC10 immediately. and there’s also the problem with all the forums I’ve ever visited about the network message dump issue never responding to any posts. it seems nobody cares about those of us who don’t like starting a headless system in graphics mode since it make absolutely no sense at all.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90005",
"author": "cornelius",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T23:11:59",
"content": "i haven’t had any major (<1hr of googling to find solution that actually works) network issues. occassionally (like now) an update will happen and my minimize, maximize, and close buttons (with associate bar) will go missing.my biggest issue was digging and waiting ~1 MONTH for solution to get the computer boot after the move from fc10 to fc11 because it would break any computer that uses RAID of scsi. with my digging, i found this same exact problem crops up ever so often AND the developers of fedora knew full well (discussions at bugzilla) that this would happen if they allowed fedora 11 to be release as is.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90013",
"author": "Joe Schmoe",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T23:46:29",
"content": "Did I miss something? Is it time for every Hack a day author to post about his personal favourite Linux distribution? Get over with it…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "130699",
"author": "Farmville",
"timestamp": "2010-03-18T18:17:01",
"content": "farmville is the best game ever and this is the best blog post!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
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|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/27/bliplace-led-toy/
|
Bliplace LED Toy
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"LED Hacks"
] |
[
"burning man",
"led"
] |
[blip.tv ?posts_id=2542286&dest=-1]
These wearable LED toys called
Bliplace
are freshly made and headed to
Burning Man
. They’re pretty much just a sound reactive toy, but [Tanjent] decided to go pretty in depth in the design. They are 1″ wide octagons with 3 super bright LEDs and a microphone. The microphone is sampled at 4400 hz by the ATTiny25v and the signal is split into high and low frequency streams. The center LED is low frequency, the sides are the high. They can run a full week on a battery. He’ll be handing out 350 of them at Burning Man, then releasing the source code, boards, and kits after that.
| 28
| 26
|
[
{
"comment_id": "89889",
"author": "Hackius",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T15:35:00",
"content": "How on earth is he powering them?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89890",
"author": "Christopher",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T15:39:28",
"content": "if you have a look at his flicker site, it shows his design and coin cell batteries.i want one; scratch that. i want 100. think of the cool display you could make with a bunch of these. he should be sending a few hackaday’s way, to distribute as they please :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "1165910",
"author": "Mark Atwood",
"timestamp": "2014-01-19T08:15:06",
"content": "If you still want one or a hundred of them, you can buy them (with Tanjent’s blessing) from my Etsy storehttps://www.etsy.com/shop/Fallenpegasus",
"parent_id": "89890",
"depth": 2,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "1165914",
"author": "mh",
"timestamp": "2014-01-19T08:33:34",
"content": "Just in time for christmas 2010! ;-) (sorry, couldnt help myself)",
"parent_id": "1165910",
"depth": 3,
"replies": []
}
]
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "89892",
"author": "Arthur",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T15:50:25",
"content": "What song is that?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89901",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T16:40:15",
"content": "Who doesnt like blinking lights?…just so everyone knows, i had to move my website.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89912",
"author": "Tanjent",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T17:17:30",
"content": "I’ll be camped at Pi Camp, 7:30 and E, if any hackadayers want to come pick one up.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89914",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T17:26:09",
"content": "I can’t make it to the event, but i’ll be glad to read up on ’em when the plans get posted.I absolutely love stuff like this and hope the creator gets a good view of a crowd with these in it during some live music or loud…anything.I’m thinking the effect may be quite nice.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89915",
"author": "Tanjent",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T17:29:23",
"content": "Other notes –Bliplaces do automatic gain control and gamma-corrected PWM – the brightness of the LEDs should always match the beat of the sounds around them as long as it’s at least speaking volume.ISP pins are broken out to the mounting holes on sides of the board for easier reprogramming.If you don’t need the mic, the audio input can handle line-level signals with a minor patch. Future board revs will have separate audio in mounting holes.Kits will be around $5 + shipping.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89925",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T18:03:55",
"content": "That’s so cool. It’s like hundreds of tiny defcon badges. I need to make some of these.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89938",
"author": "Foxy",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T18:43:42",
"content": "this looks awesome. wonder what it would look like with some rgb leds.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89944",
"author": "daryl",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T19:09:42",
"content": "@tanjentVery nice project! Can’t wait to get my hands on some kits when they are available.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89953",
"author": "tanjent",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T19:32:41",
"content": "@foxy – you can put rgb leds on them, but you’ll need 4.5 volts instead of 3 volts and you’ll have to adjust the resistor values to match. swapping the power cap with a larger one would also be a good idea.i’ll write up a couple configurations pos-BM",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90000",
"author": "Matt",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T22:46:01",
"content": "Tanjent I’ll be at Spearmint Dino @ 7:30 and A. Save one for me if you can, I’m not getting in till Wednesday.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90043",
"author": "napalm",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T03:39:47",
"content": "I want these as a full wall display or celing display, its like little stars glimmering. also what is that song?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90055",
"author": "Foxy",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T05:06:59",
"content": "cool, can’t wait to get a kit or 2, or 10. glad to hear rgb leds is possible, although i have no idea what you mean by just having to adjust the resistor values as i am just getting my feet wet with this whole circuits stuff. wish i had realized i liked electrical design and circuits a lot before i went and got a mechanical engineering degree, i’d probably be making something awesome like this project right now if i could.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90056",
"author": "Foxy",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T05:07:47",
"content": "and i’d just like to join the chorus in asking what was that song?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90059",
"author": "Tanjent",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T06:48:44",
"content": "the song is “Bursting” by BassNectar.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90060",
"author": "Tanjent",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T06:49:58",
"content": "@foxy – lol, i have no EE degree, i just started teaching myself electronics a few months ago. this is my first real production product, previously i was just puttering around with arduinos and headphone amplifier circuits. :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90261",
"author": "napalm",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T03:28:33",
"content": "tanjent, when could we expect some enlightenment on the making of these soon?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91914",
"author": "Jan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T22:19:00",
"content": "Hi Tanjent, great design! We gotta combine this with the LumiNet lightup suits I made for the playa – seehttp://luminet.cc. I’ll come by your tent today and leave a couple sample nodes, the designs are quite similar. I’m at HappyLand, 3:30 & G. Sent you a gmail with more details.Cheers, Jan",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92848",
"author": "Alice Ralph",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T16:07:33",
"content": "These are awesome!! I want to make some!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "95938",
"author": "Ember",
"timestamp": "2009-09-23T06:03:35",
"content": "Tanjent, thanks for the very cool adornment. It’s a little creepy looking into a mirror while I’m talking to someone — feels like it’s reading my thoughts for all to see.I was preparing to fire up my kinetic fire art, The Chaotick, when you came by with a bliplace for me. All in all, a pretty nice evening. Thanks again!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "100233",
"author": "foxy",
"timestamp": "2009-10-10T00:09:53",
"content": "Any chance we’re going to see a write up on these anytime soon? Can’t find any more info on these things anywhere.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "152608",
"author": "pip",
"timestamp": "2010-06-23T22:54:35",
"content": "Tanjent’s page is up:http://tanjent.com/doku.php?id=bliplaceI’ve gotten a couple kits from Metrix in Seattle.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "166962",
"author": "Lorne",
"timestamp": "2010-08-09T05:01:09",
"content": "You gave me one of these last year (2009) out on the playa. I must say, it was a treasured gift that resulted in a great deal of fun. Have replaced the battery and will have it again with me this year.Thank you for the joy and generosity!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "665912",
"author": "Mark Atwood",
"timestamp": "2012-06-01T23:05:31",
"content": "I have acquired the very last 30 bliplace kits from Tanjent. They will be available at the “Learn to Solder” table run by Jigsaw Renaissance at the Seattle Maker Faire tomorrow.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "1287921",
"author": "Ned Konz",
"timestamp": "2014-03-21T14:37:57",
"content": "And I have put together another 30 kits, which will be available for $10 each at the Learn to Solder tables run by Jigsaw Renaissance at the Seattle Mini Maker Faire tomorrow and Sunday, March 22-23, 2014 at the EMP Museum. See you there!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,605.561837
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/27/reprap-wedge/
|
RepRap Wedge
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Arduino Hacks",
"cnc hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] |
[
"3d printer",
"mendel",
"prototype",
"rapid",
"rapid prototyping",
"reprap"
] |
Generation 2.0 of
RepRap, the self replicating 3d printer
, is approaching realization.
Code named “Mendel”
, the new design will be wedge shaped rather than a box which offers a few benefits. The overall design is smaller than the original RepRap but the printable area is larger. This means more functionality with less building material. With each new generation of this project the assembly gets easier and total parts price drops making the RepRap available to a much wider audience.
The RepRap blog
has put forth some design specs
, a
picture of the assembled prototype
, and has
links for general assembly information (ZIP)
. We won’t see a finished version of this released for a few months but so far it looks like a big leap forward.
| 36
| 36
|
[
{
"comment_id": "89895",
"author": "Matthew",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T16:08:07",
"content": "Sweeeeet.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89899",
"author": "Atooser",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T16:33:30",
"content": "No Arduino, no hack.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89910",
"author": "John Kiniston",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T17:13:22",
"content": "Pretty cool, I would love to have my own printer some day, Either a Reprap or a Makerbot. Makerbot is attractive currently due to the price. I wonder if future versions of it will also change shape when Reprap does.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89916",
"author": "Stunmonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T17:34:15",
"content": "You do have to say, for an evolutionary dead end, they are a very dynamic and active group of dead-horse-beaters.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89918",
"author": "Hiroe",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T17:48:42",
"content": "it uses an Arduino clone…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89927",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T18:09:01",
"content": "These rep-rap things are getting old. Everyone with common sense, a pencil, and a ruler has made one out of milk cartons, plexiglass, cardboard…With the addition of an Arduino no skill required.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89942",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T18:52:22",
"content": "The trolls are strong in this thread.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89949",
"author": "Stunmonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T19:23:41",
"content": "Maybe we are not trolls. maybe we are just genuinely unimpressed.ever thought of that?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89951",
"author": "spacecoyote",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T19:28:19",
"content": "its not supposed to be impressive; that’s the point. its supposed to be cheap and, eventually, revolutionize the way prototyping is done, but they haven’t gotten there yet.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89956",
"author": "tantris",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T19:48:37",
"content": "Hey! I am self-replicating, too.-And I don’t need an Arduino.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89959",
"author": "Stunmonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T19:54:24",
"content": "@spacecoyoteThe reason we aren’t impressed is that it isn’t going to revolutionize prototyping anymore than rehashing the flintlock is going to revolutionize firearms.Revolutionizing prototyping >is< happening, it just happens to have left the reprap people far behind stuck on dead dev paths. They can optimize and refine the flintlock all they want. The rest of the world has moved on.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89964",
"author": "nave.notnilc",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T20:19:10",
"content": "@ stunmokeywhat other rapid prototyping projects can you suggest that have the community, the openness, and low cost?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89965",
"author": "Franklyn",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T20:32:48",
"content": "You guys forgot to mention one of the most important features of the new model. It has a metal deposition head which means that it can fabricate circuitry.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89980",
"author": "mr_seeker",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T21:39:29",
"content": "Next thing we need on that thing is a SMD placer, and we can create our own PCB’s on a desktop for less than 500 bucks ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90016",
"author": "Nightwork",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T00:35:46",
"content": "I think the RepRap and the Makerbot are a really cool idea. I have been working on a CNC router for a while now and as soon as it is finished I am building a RepRap. I think the idea of being able to prototype parts is amazing. Why are people putting them down though? I have not heard any actual reasons? If you have some real reason I am interested in what they are.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90018",
"author": "Stunmonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T00:47:46",
"content": "@ nave.notnilcInteresting question, but not a relevant one. The answer to the trick question is, of course, none have all three. what they do have, however, is progress.Unfortunately none of your three metrics speak to the relevancy of the underlying idea (desperately obsolete) or its chance of success (close to zero).I can open source cold fusion to eight year olds with paper cups and scissors, too. It would meet all three of your criterion, and therefore be ideologically sound to the reprap crowd. doesn’t mean it will work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90032",
"author": "spacecoyote",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T02:35:57",
"content": "the ink quill is outdated by your standards, yet we use paper and ink for more things then we ever have before. just because you think something is desperately obsolete doesn’t mean it is useless for its intended purpose. face it, anything you get is obsolete the minute you get it. that’s just things are.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90038",
"author": "riazap",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T03:06:20",
"content": "Lots of rabid anti arduino trolls in here. The anti arduino statements are getting really old and tiring. The arduino is a great little piece of hacking, and inspires and enables many other and new great hacks. So anti arduino troll go and crawl back to your caves and let the rest of us explore in peace.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90039",
"author": "napalm",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T03:12:14",
"content": "Nice, they named it after that famed father of biology, greg mendel",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90042",
"author": "spacecoyote",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T03:34:11",
"content": "i don’t think this is about the arduino",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90062",
"author": "Rob",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T07:05:50",
"content": "To those saying it’s a dead end and obsolete. What is it that makes it obsolete? Genuine question, I haven’t been keeping up with these types of machines.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90071",
"author": "Stunmonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T10:10:28",
"content": "extrusion-type machines have a number of very serious hard limitations and problems that are inherent to that process, limitations that do not exist with newer methods. that is why it has been abandoned by all credible researchers for years.it would take a book to explain the technical details, but thats it in a nutshell.extrusion types have already been explored to their physical limits. an affordable RP revolution is indeed coming, and needed, but extrusion-based modeling isn’t it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90115",
"author": "atooser",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T15:57:02",
"content": "@riazapJust because someone doesnt agree with your delusional little world where Arduino trumps AVR, PIC and BASIC Stamp doesnt make them a troll.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90173",
"author": "jay vaughan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T19:47:59",
"content": "if you think the purpose of this thing is to ‘revolutionize prototyping’, you’re an idiot and are completely missing the point, probably for extraordinarily vain and abhorrent reasons.the point of this thing is to revolutionize the way folks make things. such an engineering project, open to anyone who can read the materials, make things, and end up with something that can /further enable them to make things/ is: the point.hooray if you’ve already got a shed full of tinker toys. good for you, spoiled little brat that you are, that you’ve already got ‘more bleeding edge’ stuff than anyone else. yay.what this is good for is those who don’t have nearly 1/10th of what you have, in terms of life competence, and capabilities. this is the volkswagen of production-plants and manufacturing capabilities, the Common Mans factory line.i say, keep it coming, reprap folks. i’ll take two .. and use them to build, eventually, 30 more. i know 30 folks who haven’t a clue how to make these things that will, nevertheless, do something truly revolutionary with the tool, once it gets in their hands…",
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"comment_id": "90275",
"author": "mcavity",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T04:31:28",
"content": "Well for all the people saying rep rap is “a dead end and obsolete.” great! Just design and build something better!If your right it should not be that hard.",
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"comment_id": "90393",
"author": "spacecoyote",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T18:11:43",
"content": "when i said it would revolutionize prototyping, i *meant* it would revolutionize the way people build things (in fact that was what i was going to type but was too lazy). in other words, revolutionize prototyping *for the common man*. jeez.",
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"comment_id": "90423",
"author": "draeath",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T21:17:16",
"content": "You keep saying that new methods beat extrusion etc – but have yet to actually tell us anything useful.What, EXACTLY, makes this ‘obsolete’? What are these new methods?",
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"comment_id": "90559",
"author": "w33d",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T21:15:33",
"content": "Ideas growing really fast! what about interfacing 4” falcon novint 99$ delta robot tech?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
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"comment_id": "90713",
"author": "spac3",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T22:44:59",
"content": "@stunmonkeyYour argument is vapid. You can’t define why the reprap line of inquiry is flawed, other than to say, in a rather deflecting manner, that there are reasons. Even then you say you would need a book to describe the technical reasons, but that isn’t any better an argument.Try listing some reasons. Bullet points would suit in a situation where a number of us are perhaps not fully aware of current developments in the field and would like to know perhaps why our efforts are misdirected.Arguments and criticism are useful when you build a framework that supports your point of view using hard facts, rather than brushing off our questions with more non-answers, leading us to think you are just a troll.",
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"comment_id": "90922",
"author": "bancroft",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T16:51:38",
"content": "it’s stupid to discount extrusion prototyping for everything. it has it’s uses. yes, it has it’s limitations too. instead of making the claim that it’s dead, point out the good and the bad.i could see it being extremely useful in metal casting. it would be great to print patterns and cores using prototyping material, then cast the final product in your material of choice (aluminum, etc.).that doesn’t seem like too stupid an idea, now does it?",
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"comment_id": "99038",
"author": "gun",
"timestamp": "2009-10-06T04:53:19",
"content": "Looks like this model is up and running.http://reprap.org/bin/view/Main/WebHome",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "109523",
"author": "blue carbuncle",
"timestamp": "2009-11-30T07:55:19",
"content": "@riazap some folks think differently than you. Calling them a troll doesn’t make you right. Is there no room for democracy? Some of us think the Arduino nutballs need to take a step back. We already hashed this out earlier before 2.0 and as much as the POS Arduino makes me sick I am willing to compromise with fewer posts about it. Thanks to Caleb for keeping it a bit lighter on the Arduino mania that was here for a while. I am still keeping my fingers crossed that HAD keeps up the good work. For the time being though, it is nice to have tear-downs again which you probably don’t like lol.",
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"comment_id": "174945",
"author": "deadwinter",
"timestamp": "2010-08-29T23:34:10",
"content": "“it would take a book to explain the technical details, but thats it in a nutshell.”Or, you know, a couple of actual useful links that illustrated your point. That would work too.I’m aware of the limitations of extrusion technology (painfully so, in fact), but I have yet to read anything in this entire thread that actually discusses an alternative. Not only are there no links (and I refuse to believe they do not exist), but I haven’t read anything other than “I know of something better, but I can’t be bothered to explain. I can, however, make the effort to piss on your cornflakes, coz that’s easy”And that, not the difference of opinion, is what makes you a troll.",
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"comment_id": "281631",
"author": "Jordan",
"timestamp": "2010-12-10T01:28:07",
"content": "I think that for the newer folk, extrusion-type machines are the best thing since sliced bread. If I want to make a few customized LEGO parts (Or a few more of ones that I have), for example, I just start up my Maker bot and poof: it starts extruding parts. OR, I could build a vacuform machine (eeek!) and make molds of them and then fill them with something and let them cool and have a part so low-res that it won’t work. Hmmm, I think I’ll go with the Makerbot. I mean, so many times, you just want to make a few individual and unique parts, and that’s what this type of device is for (imo).Another use is times when perfectly symmetrical parts are required. Let’s say I’m making a bipedal humanoid, and I want a cool plastic shell to cover up the servos. I could somehow carve/form/cast one side no problem, but when I needed to mirror it, I would have to start from scratch. OR, I could do one side with a makerbot, mirror the file, and then run it again: boom. Perfect parts, perfectly mirrored.If I needed something mass-produced, then sure, I might prefer a vacuform machine to make casts and fill them repeatedly. But for unique (or oddly-shaped) projects/pieces, MakerBots and RepRaps are the way to go. IMHO, of course.– JordanP.S. I’m not a troll for saying that, am I?",
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"comment_id": "471859",
"author": "adamcpennington",
"timestamp": "2011-10-04T18:03:03",
"content": "Reprap is definitely alive. Being the most affordable 3D printer available, offering quality prints, and being completely open source, Reprap is the printer for me. Right now it’s the Prusa Mendel that seems to be the most popular.",
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"comment_id": "912047",
"author": "powtac",
"timestamp": "2013-01-01T18:16:09",
"content": "Our RepRap buildlog:http://6brueder.wordpress.com/",
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https://hackaday.com/2009/08/26/foundation-cooling/
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Foundation Cooling
|
James Munns
|
[
"computer hacks",
"home hacks"
] |
[
"cooling",
"overclocking",
"pc",
"slashdot",
"water cooling"
] |
Overclockers are always trying to come up with
new
,
colder
, and quieter ways to keep their PCs cool. [gigs] was so dedicated to this, he decided to
lay 6 meters of copper pipe
to use as a radiator in his new house’s foundation. As of now, the foundation is laid (copper pipes and all), and the forum posts come complete with
finished slab
pics, though there is no house to speak of yet.
[via
Slashdot
]
| 67
| 50
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"comment_id": "89741",
"author": "Manky",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T01:22:31",
"content": "I get the feeling this won’t work as well as he thinks. Mainly due to concrete being a relivitly poor conductor of heat and it will hold some of the heat in. Now if he went into the soil that might be differnt. but I could be wrong.",
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"comment_id": "89743",
"author": "trinidad2099",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T01:23:18",
"content": "If i were to do it, i would have used PEX tubing instead of copper, it’s a bit more resilient and there’s no corrosion issues, the thermal emissivity is a little less than copper, but there’s a trade off with everything. We’ve got a complete 3 zone in slab heating system in our shop, put in with PEX. And i have a water cooled computer. Time to rig up a heat exchanger and start pre-warming the slab for winter…",
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"comment_id": "89745",
"author": "patrick",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T01:37:20",
"content": "You two say it won’t work well….in comparison to what? This will work 1000% better than any local water cooling. Assuming that the ambient temperature is cooler than the pc (and the temperature of concrete underground will be cooler than a PC… guaranteed) the more distance the better. The only thing id be afraid of is springing a leak in the tubes.Is it /the/ most efficent way? Nope. Way more efficient than any water cooling rig i’ve ever seen completed? Yep.",
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"comment_id": "89747",
"author": "barry99705",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T01:50:54",
"content": "@patrickThere used to be a post on overclockers.net that showed a guy using copper tubes on the floor of his garage under some shelving. the garage was next to his computer room. Said it worked pretty well.",
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"comment_id": "89748",
"author": "Stunmonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T01:53:03",
"content": "The real effect will likely be from the sheer thermal mass of the liquid required to fill the system. It would take quite some time to heat soak that much volume even without any factored dissipation.While concrete will make a lousy sink from an efficiency standpoint, there is a hell of a lot of surface area there. It will do something – not likely as quick as he would like or for the reasons he thinks it will, but it will indeed work to some degree.Cool idea at any rate.",
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"comment_id": "89756",
"author": "a. simms",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T02:08:15",
"content": "i’ve seen this in houses built as long ago as the 40’s. one big problem (here in indiana anyway) is from the freezing of the ground in the winter. foundations crack, and leaks formed…then you’re screwed. does work, just hope for no leaks.",
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"comment_id": "89758",
"author": "aztraph",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T02:14:03",
"content": "ok, being a hvac tech, it will do what he wants, but since cooling the floor will draw moisture to the concrete, he is going to have water pooling on the floor. but it will also draw moisture up from the ground as well. he is going to be plagued with a damp floors, since the floor plan shows that this is a living space, i hope he’s not planning on carpet, or planning to use a lot of dehumidifiers. this application is ideal for heating, but not for cooling.",
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"comment_id": "89762",
"author": "aztraph",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T02:19:43",
"content": "ok, i’m a noob, no need to post how idiotic the last post was, if it was me, i would have done the whole house for a heating system, not a cooling system for a pc, as far as that is concerned, it brilliant, damn i overthink everything",
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"comment_id": "89765",
"author": "Gigs",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T02:38:16",
"content": "@ aztraphso you are saying 150 watts of heat dissipated over 2-3sq meters of concrete will cause water pooling LOL@ barry99705Yep thats partly where the idea came from.@ trinidad2099I thought about PEX tubing but went with copper because of the better heat xfer thermal characteristics. If the copper is corroded after 5-10 years who cares really. Cut it off and patch the carpet. Who knows what cooling will be available by then.@ MankyI live in a cool climate and soil / concrete slab temps are 12-16deg year round. We get 10-20 frosts a year but nothing that would cause the slab / pipe to freeze.You need over 6kw (6000watts) of power to heat an average slab just a few degrees. I propose to disipate 150watts. “concrete being a relivitly poor conductor” I dont think so.@ James MunnsThanks for posting this here and I hope your readers are inspired to do similar projects.",
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"comment_id": "89767",
"author": "TheFish",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T03:15:30",
"content": "this is cool, and it gives me ideas",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "89769",
"author": "jdog",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T03:47:29",
"content": "gigs – efficiency be damned, the level of motivation is hardcore! And I thought parking my PC case over the AC vent was nifty….I just had some recent water issues in my basement, may be worth looking uphttp://www.radonseal.com. good products – I am not affiliated with them, just a one-time customer.",
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"comment_id": "89772",
"author": "vic",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T04:05:30",
"content": "Nice planning, I just hope he doesn’t plan to move his PC anywhere else :)The loop seems a little short though, I don’t know the heat conductivity and calorific capacity of concrete but they don’t seem very high and the temperature might rise a lot if you pump 150W of heat 24/7.",
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"comment_id": "89773",
"author": "James Munns",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T04:21:07",
"content": "@ gigsThanks for coming by, we hope the rest of your project goes as smoothly. Make sure to let us know how the finished product performs",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
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"comment_id": "89776",
"author": "Louis II",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T04:41:29",
"content": "The criticism of “poor heat exchange” is laughable.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "89778",
"author": "Pilotgeek",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T04:53:41",
"content": "@ aztraph:he’s not trying to cool the floor, he’s cooling the computer. if anything, the floor will be heated by the pipes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
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"comment_id": "89781",
"author": "Stunmonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T04:59:56",
"content": "@louis;I fear your grasp of “thermodynamics” is laughable.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
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"comment_id": "89782",
"author": "VIPER!",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T05:07:50",
"content": "this is a odd thing to do if I were to do it I would use more copper tubing if the floor gets warm in the summer it might not work so well for his computer.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
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"comment_id": "89792",
"author": "dean",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T06:40:27",
"content": "Uh-Ohwatch the copper corrode in a few years time…..shoulda used PVCnot sure what environment you live in temperature wise but here, down-under where it reaches 45+ degrees regularly, I’d hate to see what the ground temperatures of the water isSounds a neat idea in practice however, there’s a LOT of factors not accounted for",
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"comment_id": "89796",
"author": "xrazorwirex",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T07:10:30",
"content": "I didn’t bother reading most of the comments so far, but the current house I rent already had this as it’s original heating method.This isn’t a new idea – many houses that didn’t have basements used copper pipes in the slab which there was a second water heater that pumped through it to head the foundation. I’ve never heard if it used for cooling but I guess if you replace the water heater with something then ok.It doesn’t work very well at all, which is why nobody does it anymore – but my dad’s old house had a working foundation heating system and he swore by it, so it’s debatable.",
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"comment_id": "89799",
"author": "autti",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T07:23:48",
"content": "@dean outside air temperature doesn’t largely change the temp of a concrete slab. They tend to fluctuate between 16-20 in most urban regions of Australia. Since when does it reach 45+ regularly down under? Do you live in Australia? Because i do, and in urban areas which is where this is it never does.The reason this will work, is not because the concrete will conduct heat away from the system (it will but not to a large extent) but due to the size of the system and the amount of water in it that can spread the heat.The equilibrium temp will be low because you are spreading 150W heat over what has to be around 4 liter’s of water and 6m of copper pipe, that is a lot to dissipate heat. The transfer from copper to concrete will be largely irrelevant in terms of impact, other than maintaining temps well below air temperature during non winter.",
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"comment_id": "89800",
"author": "Bushi",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T07:26:17",
"content": "I think people seem to be skipping over the text. Take a second look, this is for water cooling his computer.",
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"comment_id": "89809",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T08:21:09",
"content": "My parents’ house has this to heat the floors, it’s nothing new. I don’t see this really dissipating a lot of heat though.",
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"comment_id": "89810",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T08:23:01",
"content": "Also, you’re going to need one hell of a pump to move water through that diameter and length of pipe on a 24/7 duty cycle.",
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"comment_id": "89813",
"author": "Tim",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T08:41:00",
"content": "But concrete is such a good insulator I would have thought it would warm up and stay warm after running this for a while.Would have been better just to run the pipe through air…",
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"comment_id": "89827",
"author": "Eddie",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T09:49:16",
"content": "@M4CGYV3RI assume he is using a closed system, so he wont be needing a large pump.—i probably would have chosen for something like pex tubing and put more of it in the ground (like zig zag) but this will work",
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"comment_id": "89830",
"author": "dokein",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T10:05:31",
"content": "Hmmm… Just this spring I installed a geothermal heat pump for my house with 1200 linear feet of polyethylene tubing in vertical wells in the back yard. Sure, it works great for having central air for about $40 a month, but just imagine if I employed my system to cool a CPU…",
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"comment_id": "89833",
"author": "nick",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T10:30:46",
"content": "Whats great about hackaday comments? They are educated discussions between enthusiastsWhats not so great? Everyone who comments thinks they know better than the person who actually *did* it.Still, amazing dedication, i salute you sir",
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"depth": 1,
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"comment_id": "89843",
"author": "nubs-r-us",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T11:26:05",
"content": "Good god! First off this “nothing new” crap… it’s hacking not a patent website… It’s about taking the “not-new” and doing something clever. I’m pretty sure I can’t order this system from Best Buy so I think it’s a hack!Second, I love all the qualified folks talking about floor heating (or cooling!) or the copper corroding in “a few years” Unless your house was built in the last couple years it’s likely got copper tubing just like this.This is why I don’t twit? twitter? whatever…",
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"comment_id": "89844",
"author": "bob",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T11:27:15",
"content": "@nick I haven’t stepped in front of a bus but I know it’s a bad idea without doing it!@eddie it doesn’t matter that it is a closed system. He may only be pushing water through the pump at the same rate but he is pushing a much larger mass of water round the whole system. You can either look at it as there is more mass, so more energy is required to push it, or that there is more resistance against the pump so a bigger one would be required to push the water round at the same rate.",
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"comment_id": "89848",
"author": "joegeeks",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T12:09:34",
"content": "I’ve lived South of Boston and I had a similar system to heat my house through the floor – radiant heating – it is by far THE BEST way to heat a home. Le me tell you it gets very cold in New England. This type of heat didn’t dry you out (No more nose bleeds or dry skin), walking into the kitchen without shoes/flip flops and feeling the warmth radiate like a summer day. How ever fo cooling the cieling would be the way to go – NOT the floor. Warm air rises – and where does the cool air go??? Think about it – this whole system is backwards. BTW a foot note about floor radiant systems – the wrong floor padding and carpet can make the whole system a waste of energy (too much insilation blocks the heat/cooling from occuing) Just some thoughts – ty for sharing. – Joegeek",
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"comment_id": "89850",
"author": "McSquid",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T12:26:07",
"content": "@ joegeeks“(too much ins[u]lation blocks the heat/cooling from occu[rr]ing)”once again this has nothing to do with heating or cooling a house. read the entire post before commenting people. its about a water cooling system for a PC using a concrete slab and copper pipes for a sink. and its a great idea! and bob is right. its gonna need one hell of a pump. im interested in seeing the results. maybe ill do this when i build my house.",
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"comment_id": "89854",
"author": "trinidad2099",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T12:38:49",
"content": "@patrickNever said it wouldn’t work well, just said I’d rather use pex so i didn’t have to deal with corrosion or the possibility of leaks 15+ years down the road.",
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"comment_id": "89856",
"author": "arcnemisis",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T12:43:58",
"content": "speaking from personal experience. cu is the wrong way to go in a slab, soon pin hole leaks will develop from corrosion of the pipe. the only way to combat it is to put a charge on the pipe which given the other systems involved is ineffective and dangerous to them. I just put 1500′ of pex in my new addition in the slab. My advice is to insulate at least 3 inches under the pour with foam sheets and on the exterior side of the walls. This will prevent the slab and foundation from pulling or giving energy to the surrounding mass. whether you are doing a a cpu cooler or radiant floor heat the surface area and thermal mass will go a long way",
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"comment_id": "89857",
"author": "klip izle",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T12:44:57",
"content": "Nice planning, I just hope he doesn’t plan to move his PC anywhere else :)",
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"comment_id": "89862",
"author": "Eddie",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T13:29:33",
"content": "@bobSure he’s going to need bigger pump than your average pc water cooling pump.I merely wanted to point out that you don’t need a ‘hell of a pump’ if you use a closed system there is a big difference.In a open system your pump is only pushing the water in a tube that pressure buildup and energy is lost when it comes back in the reservoir.With a closed system you don’t have an open reservoir so your pump does not looses so much energy as with an open system.Problem with a closed system is that you will needan expansion tank.For example the water in a ‘big’ floor heating installation (like say 40000 watts and 1000 yards of tubing) can easily pumped by a single 150Watt closed system pump and its pretty quit to.Some of the open system pumps are quite noisy (imho).",
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"comment_id": "89865",
"author": "MarkR",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T13:31:08",
"content": "@nubs-r-us:Copper should _not_ be used in a concrete floor. A lot of the houses in Levittown, NY were built with in slab copper radiant heating- nearly all of them failed. Concrete is highly alkaline and does not react well with copper. All modern radiant floors use PEX (polyethylene cross-linked) with no joints to prevent leaks. PEX also flexes if the floor moves or cracks.Also- you may not have heard this but even the copper pipes in the walls in a lot of Long Island houses are developing pinhole leaks. It’s one thing when you can just replace the pipe- it’s another when the pipe is buried in a concrete slab.",
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"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89882",
"author": "Polaczek",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T14:51:26",
"content": "If you must use copper pipe, why not use the thickest walled copper you can get. Sure the concrete will eat at it but eventually it will neutralize and the reaction will stop. OR you could paint/coat the copper with something.All is not lost.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89884",
"author": "Cynic",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T15:16:35",
"content": "He’s going to have terrible corrosion issues with the copper pipes in the concrete, nice idea though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89903",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T16:52:38",
"content": "Water has about the same thermal conductivity as concrete. The concrete might even be a little better. At least that’s what this says:http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/thermal-conductivity-d_429.htmlThat being the case, a less corrodible pipe material could be used because your heat transfer is going to be limited by the water and concrete anyway.Regardless, this will certainly work fine. It’s pretty damn cool too!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89908",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T17:08:23",
"content": "it’s a very neat idea.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89921",
"author": "PocketBrain",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T17:58:33",
"content": "I’m still in awe of the swimming-pool header cluster-cooling rig.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89924",
"author": "xGROMx",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T18:03:40",
"content": "This is nothing new! This has been down for years for cooling and heating of homes and commercial locations.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89950",
"author": "john",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T19:27:01",
"content": "Copper should not be laid in concrete, because of chemical reaction that will take place and corrode away the copper piping. Best to use is wirsbo certified plastic pipe.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90023",
"author": "Gigs",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T01:44:35",
"content": "Hey guys thanks for all the comments and lively debate that has been going on in this threadI just wanted to set some things straight. All of these items have been dealt with in detail through this thread if you care to take the time to read it but to recap.1. Concrete as an insulatorand will not dissipate heat for the application that I want. Please refer to this:http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/th…ity-d_429.htmlThermal Conductivity – k – (W/mK)Concrete, light 0.42Water 0.58From here you can see that the thermal characteristics of water and concrete are very similar. Real world tests will answer this one very soon.2. PEX vs CopperAgreed PEX will last a lot longer in concrete than copper. PEX does not have the Thermal characteristics that I want ie it will not work as well as copper to transfer heat into the concrete. This is why I have not used it. I am not interested in this copper lasting decades. I am only after about ~5 years of service.3. Corrosion of raw copper in concretePlease take the time to read the information here:http://www.copper.org/applications/p…_concrete.htmlAbsolute worst case scenario. The copper may get corroded after 5-10 years and expose the coolant to the concrete. SO WHAT do you think I will care by then. Who knows what cooling solutions will be available for computers by then. I will just cut the copper off flush with the floor and move on.4. Concrete slab cracking due to thermal expansionHot water pumped through copper imbedded in concrete and Heating concrete floors hydraulically isn’t a new technology. In the 1930s, architect Frank Lloyd Wright piped hot water through the concrete floors of many of his buildings. No reports of concrete cracking only the copper pipe eventually failing after many decades. These days wires are laid out in the concrete and shorted to heat a slab. On average it takes 6kw + to heat a house slab just a few degrees. Ask anyone that has slab heating and most of the time they turn it off because it costs so much money to run. I am trying to absorb just 150 watts of heat into 2-3 meters of concrete, do the math guys. The water coming off the cpu block will be at the most 25deg. Concrete is elastic and expands and contracts with heat mitigating wear on the copper.Maybe wait for me to get a few tests done before saying how much this is epic fail? If it doesn’t work I’m going to look like an right dick to the 70,000+ people that have visited this thread already. Even if it does or does not work I hope I have inspired some of you to try some crazy things too.I have got hold of a pump this afternoon so I can do some experiments this weekend….Check out the OCAU thread for results in a couple of days.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90051",
"author": "Louis II",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T05:00:11",
"content": "*sigh*Can everyone get over it?When did hackaday comments become so much like Darwin Awards comments?I must have missed the memo telling us to be assholes instead of enthusiasts.Also, to clarify my position:Concerns over the heat dissipation, being laughable in my mind, are because of the size of the system; computer water, as started by many other users, should not produce enough heat to give power to any of these alleged “thermodynamics” concerns. That much copper pipe, even when insulated, will act like a heat sink any way and will dissipate plenty of heat away from the affected system. Warm water works fine for water cooling; the water coming back through the inlet on the computer case will be warm, at hottest, simply by the length and amount of metal the hot water would have to traverse.This project, having been done before by other people, has shown that it will work fine as a water cooler system at dissipating heat.Retrospectively I think that people concerned over the “thermodynamics” of the situation might just be mixing their units up; Fahrenheit vs Celcius; big differences.Anyway… I still find the concerns over “heat dissipation” laughable, especially given the evidence of similar systems working just fine.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90052",
"author": "eljonco",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T05:04:07",
"content": "If you think concrete isolates very well and you need 40 KW to heat your house with floorheating, something is very wrong, or you have to do your math.Proper insulation (‘passive house’) needs 10W/sqm (15KWh/sqm.yr) max cooling OR heating. Our 7W central heating pump has no problems whatsoever to get the water round in the (closed system) tubing across 2 floors.Still it seems to be a better idea to have a pvc ground loop (either vertical or horizontal) to obtain water of 10-15°C (50-59°F) year round. Especially in a passiv haus :-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90054",
"author": "Pilotgeek",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T05:06:06",
"content": "@everyone stupidthis is not a project to heat or cool his house. using pipes embedded in the floor to heat or cool has been done forever. what he’s doing is using it as a giant water-cooling system for his pc. it is for cooling his pc. it is for cooling his pc. no more comments about how in-floor heating has been done!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90058",
"author": "Gigs",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T05:58:35",
"content": "lol thanks pilotgeek :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90084",
"author": "nubs-r-us",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T11:56:28",
"content": "It’s also a short little segment of pipe used to cool his processor, if it fails? blow the system out and cut the stubs off(yes even with a pinhole leak I’m sure you can evacuate the water). Huge loss. If all I had in inventory was copper I’d give it a try, I wouldn’t spend the money on something else when I had something on hand. Of courseI wouldn’t be modifying my own foundation. I have a coworker who’s got a geothermal system and big computers so I suggested he pipe his water cooling through his heat reservoir to cash in on that.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90091",
"author": "Eddie",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T12:47:16",
"content": "@eljoncoWhere in my post does it say i use 40 kw to heat my house ?Also it wasn’t about the floor heating system itself more about the difference between a closed and an open system.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
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|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/26/experimental-search-engine-display/
|
Experimental Search Engine Display
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"google hacks"
] |
[
"bing",
"google",
"search engine"
] |
goodTimes.searchEngine
is an experimental set up to display search engine results. Be sure you’re using Firefox or IE, because it isn’t working with chrome right now. [Gordon] pointed us to it and asked for our feedback. We had a pretty quick list of improvements we would like to see, such as the category changes not popping up in new windows, or the new windows appearing on top for that matter. Or most importantly, a way to transition from the fancy preview window to a new tab or window. We are curious to hear your thoughts on this. What would make it better? Is it even needed? Is he building a tool to fix a problem that isn’t there? With Bing showing some nice new features over google, would
something like this be of more use
?
| 18
| 18
|
[
{
"comment_id": "89713",
"author": "Xeracy",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:58:53",
"content": "wow, i like it. It keeps the ads out, it provides a workspace for sorting through the pages you want to quickly sort through, without the time of opening or switching tabs. it would be nice to see a button on the titlebar that could send the window to a tab. otherwise, not a bad idea, which will probably find its niche with multi-touch computing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89719",
"author": "PocketBrain",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T22:54:51",
"content": "leetupload dot com? Hmmm, leetspeak makes me borderline nervous.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89721",
"author": "-pill.head-",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T23:01:46",
"content": "works in chrome and nicely done. I like the workspace as well.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89723",
"author": "paul",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T23:02:37",
"content": "the window should know how large your screen is and open the pages in a window, calculated in size to make the best use of screens. (larger windows).tabs would be ideal r all those windows too. make it like windows explorer; search on left,tabbed windows on right.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89726",
"author": "spacecoyote",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T23:28:34",
"content": "Hmm… Good Times Search Engine. GTSE. Goatse.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89731",
"author": "Gordon",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T00:02:23",
"content": "Just an FYI – Yes, GTSE does indeed look like “goatse”, however, the initial “G” was a typo when I first wrote-up the site (there used to be a subdomain dedicated to GTSE). Anyway, it stuck – hence the name. I initially entitled it Double Take Search Engine. After the GUI leaves the beta stage (its current stage), it will be renamed back to Double Take Search Engine.Thanks guys for all of the suggestions so far! Most will be implemented hopefully soon.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89777",
"author": "vic",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T04:46:36",
"content": "Hmmm what is it? A browser-in-browser mise en abîme? Why recode in javascript a windowing system if you already are working in one (in all probability)? Maybe I missed something but it could be replaced by opening real browser windows, without the quirks.I don’t get the advantage of opening all the links in new windows either, but apparently they made a study and that’s what users want. That’s maybe because I abuse tabs and usually open all the search results I’m interested in in tabs at once and review them afterward, thus avoiding going back to the search page.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89797",
"author": "efnx",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T07:14:08",
"content": "Ditto, vic. But good work none-the-less.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89815",
"author": "Jonathan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T08:49:17",
"content": "A cached screenshot makes way no sense. Sorry I don’t see the point, why don’t I just open the page in a new tab/window?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89820",
"author": "witchdoc",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T09:21:21",
"content": "Yo dawg, I heard you like to browse the net, so we put a browser inside yo browser, so you can browse while you browse",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89828",
"author": "jay",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T09:49:50",
"content": "inurl:/view/index.shtml googles spying on us",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89875",
"author": "smallshot",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T14:24:15",
"content": "the little javascript windows are.. interesting. they don’t remember where I positioned them last either. I would want a different view… search results on the left, then a complete divider from top to bottom (that can be moved left/right) so when I click on a result, it fills the right side of the page, with little tabs at the top, and of course the ability to organize the results, like tile vertically and such. I agree it also needs a way to move a result ‘preview’ to a new tab/window.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89881",
"author": "nicer",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T14:48:53",
"content": "Too bad it doesn’t work with Safari, my favorite browser.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89885",
"author": "C",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T15:22:54",
"content": "The page of the preview windows could be scale down as a whole like with ctrl+scroll up in Firefox.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89992",
"author": "Gordon",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T22:21:28",
"content": "Just an FYI to all of those who commented – a ToDo section was created with your suggestions. Mind you, a good bit of the corrections/features have been implemented. Keep your suggestions coming!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90132",
"author": "Frogz",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T17:13:48",
"content": "i’d tell people to search for hello.jpg on GTSE but i doubt hackaday would like me very much for thatso people, DONT search for hello.jpg",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "97234",
"author": "inF",
"timestamp": "2009-09-29T06:18:37",
"content": "Hi give a botnet who manages for web??dreck-@msn.comThanks",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "107297",
"author": "dexY",
"timestamp": "2009-11-14T11:14:12",
"content": "hi! can anyone post a guide tutorial here!!dunno how it works.. thnx please post thedownload links",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,605.706785
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/26/ps3-slim-teardown/
|
PS3 Slim Teardown
|
Zach Banks
|
[
"home entertainment hacks",
"News"
] |
[
"ifixit",
"ps3",
"ps3 slim",
"teardown"
] |
The new PS3 Slim has just been released, and ifixit has already
posted a teardown
. First, they easily removed the included 120GB hard drive, suggesting that upgrading it shouldn’t be too hard. In order to get inside the cover, however, they needed to use a security Torx screwdriver. In the end, the Blu-ray drive turned out to be the bulkiest component, followed by some surprisingly gigantic fans. Hopefully this means that Sony won’t have to deal with
overheating issues
.
Related:
Nintendo DSi Teardown
| 23
| 22
|
[
{
"comment_id": "89708",
"author": "toges",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:41:19",
"content": "i really wish the ps3 mod community would start putting more work into it. the xbox backing has been awesome but no one’s done much with the ps3. am i missing something?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89716",
"author": "xrazorwirex",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T22:37:45",
"content": "blu-ray is an encryption bastard, and although I don’t understand it, it’s horrifyingly difficult to enable blu-ray spoofing / playing backup games / etc.Considering that the originals could run linux as a feature (clever sony) then there was little interest in hacking it to run custom code, because although the majority of people use homebrew enabled hardware to pirate, most of the people who write the code do it so they can run custom code – which was enabled by default with the old ps3s.maybe now that all these features are being taken out the community will finally decide to tackle the blu-ray security and atleast seriously try to produce a homebrew enabled ps3.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89746",
"author": "CollinstheClown",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T01:38:22",
"content": "@togesus in the 360 scene dont have much either. really hacking only just started a few weeks ago. i don’t really count flashing dvd drives as hacking",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89771",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T04:01:33",
"content": "Yea for the most part up until recently the xbox360 was able to only play exact backups of games, and that was the extent of things… Now people are getting more into the homebrew and modding games aspects… Took quite a while for it to get this far compared to the original xbox. But that is all due to the security measures implemented by M$",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89811",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T08:23:55",
"content": "As long as they don’t put it back together, I’d say it’s a good start. One down, how many more to go?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89840",
"author": "cantido",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T11:07:44",
"content": "@xrazorwirex>because although the majority of>people use homebrew enabled hardware>to pirate, most of the people who>write the code do it so they can run>custom codeWhat total bollocks. All those shops in China that having been knocking out backup devices since the dawn of gaming haven’t been doing it for the sake of homebrew. This “I’m a security researcher, I must hack something big to prove that my security penis is the biggest!” stuff has only been around for the last couple years. Every time someone writes an article about cracking consoles they always write all this stupid shit about it being for homebrew and liberating hardware (If you buy a wii it’s for wii games right? Why would you buy a wii for running ports of snes emulators?) and totally forget the Chinese bootlegging shops and warez groups that are responsible for the majority of work done on consoles.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91846",
"author": "Simon",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T19:26:58",
"content": "Let’s get to work people! In a couple of weeks we should have this thing hacked to be able to install our favorite linux distro and have PS2 compatibility. This is an excellent system to do it on since it has a lower power consumption, runs cooler, and is much quieter. So let’s stop wasting time! Remember: The person who knows how to hack the most stuff wins!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92434",
"author": "Kakaw",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T16:20:23",
"content": "My cyber kawk is still the biggest",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "95619",
"author": "360 Xbox Support",
"timestamp": "2009-09-22T03:16:05",
"content": "I was just {looking for|attempting to find|trying to find} something {similar to|like} this last week!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "96838",
"author": "jose",
"timestamp": "2009-09-27T16:46:16",
"content": "Let’s see if someone is gonna be able to hack this one. Real curious …",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "103052",
"author": "juan",
"timestamp": "2009-10-21T21:14:48",
"content": "alguna persona que se dedique a mirar como se pueden hacer que la ps3 lea las copias estoy deseperado",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "105190",
"author": "How to Fix a psp",
"timestamp": "2009-11-02T14:26:53",
"content": "If the system is smaller and the old model puts out a lot of heat, won’t that be bad? The PS3 slim has a new blu-ray reader that is smaller and runs more efficiently then the old model producing about 1/3 of the heat.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "109840",
"author": "plastaionner",
"timestamp": "2009-12-01T21:53:42",
"content": "So far I have been looking at any possible ways to hack the ps3 and have found out that there is a possible exploit in the moment that the ps3 begins to play blue ray",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "112649",
"author": "Spironic",
"timestamp": "2009-12-21T07:40:55",
"content": "Yeah plastaionner, can you give any information on this potential exploit? How did you come across it?",
"parent_id": "109840",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "109864",
"author": "jose",
"timestamp": "2009-12-01T23:48:56",
"content": "plastaionner:can you be more specific?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "126218",
"author": "@.%§=)",
"timestamp": "2010-02-25T16:32:19",
"content": "Why the hell can’t any hack the ps3 slim to play back up games",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "127731",
"author": "meddahmorphosis",
"timestamp": "2010-03-04T15:18:36",
"content": "how do i hack my ps3 slim to play downloaded games",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "130957",
"author": "Death",
"timestamp": "2010-03-20T06:48:44",
"content": "Why can’t we hack PS3? simply because it’s blue-ray idiots Have yous seen how a damn blue-ray disk is made? damn way more complicated than a damn DVDRemember of GD-Rom Disk ? ( 99 mins ) i guess not fools. Forget it worst on the slim? lol don’t make me laugh a lot of technology has been removed the awesome chip which made the PS3 so expensive is GONE Not only that but who would like to download a 50G game to copy it on a Blue-ray disk lol will take weeks on torrents. Even if you only copy backups it will take forever and to bypass the dual copyright protection will be a damn hard work It’s almost like a GD-Rom that damn thing needed to have Overburn option and Ilegal CD ( 99 mins ) which i got my hands on but still you need a good CD burner which support Overburn or els you will kill your DVD/CD burner.But still we could play DC copied games because of the poor protection it has imagine if it hadn’t that problem It would of been the same as PS3",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "132246",
"author": "PS3 Laser",
"timestamp": "2010-03-27T12:45:34",
"content": "Hi,I’ve just added some high resolution pictures of the ps3 slim line laser to my blog. Feel free to check them out.Regards",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "132767",
"author": "fisher",
"timestamp": "2010-03-29T17:44:41",
"content": "Wouldn’t it be easier to make them run from the hd No blueray req i dont know about u but i got TB of spase to store them just need away to play them :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "137806",
"author": "Stephan",
"timestamp": "2010-04-23T23:26:32",
"content": "I would absolutely love to see a GameCube emulator make it onto the ps3 slim, so that i could play all my favorite metroid games:D. and don’t say it’s not possible because ps3 uses power pc architecture and windows uses intel. i got one word Drwine",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "187156",
"author": "john",
"timestamp": "2010-09-28T08:48:45",
"content": "ow wel",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "214061",
"author": "D_dawg45",
"timestamp": "2010-11-17T22:40:20",
"content": "how long will it take to hack this fricken thing",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,606.248588
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/28/push-potentiometer-from-spares/
|
Push Potentiometer From Spares
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"Tool Hacks"
] |
[
"button",
"potentiometer"
] |
In an effort to simplify his interface, [danwagoner] cobbled together this
push potentiometer
. It utilizes a potentiometer mounted directly above a push button with a spring mounted around it. This way the user has only one item to deal with. They can twist the knob and press down on it to push the button. We love seeing people come up with ways of creating their own items instead of buying something. This was fairly inventive and reminds us of the
LED buttons
we saw back in January. Great job [danwagoner].
| 8
| 8
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90100",
"author": "catzburg",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T14:12:31",
"content": "cute!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90119",
"author": "Agent420",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T16:19:24",
"content": "perfect input device for those rube-goldberg projects ;-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90128",
"author": "skinner",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T17:02:44",
"content": "cool idea. I wonder how reliable it is tho.I mean, if you’re working on a project, you’re prob ordering parts at some point, why not just get a pot with an integrated push button?Or steal one from a dead automotive headunit.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90129",
"author": "skinner",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T17:03:58",
"content": "I mean to add:I’d rather make my own push button pot just so when you show your friends what you’ve created, you can also tack on that you custom built the controls too :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90133",
"author": "Caleb Kraft",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T17:36:55",
"content": "@skinner,“we love seeing people come up with ways of creating their own items instead of buying something.”most of the things we do here can simply be bought. We are hackers. We hack things instead.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90142",
"author": "psycodrew",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T18:22:15",
"content": "ive needed one of these for a long time, i still cant believe no company makes them",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90187",
"author": "Rob",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T22:31:24",
"content": "Weird, just today I was thinking about doing something very similar. Instead of a standard pot I was going to use an analog stick from a PSP but the general idea is the same. Neat.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90671",
"author": "Wwhat",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T17:18:43",
"content": "You could put a spring in the space between the nut and the mountinhole and casing of the potentiometer instead if it’s mounted in a case.he problem is that’s I find it rather hard to consistently get springs, I have to harvest them from other things for my projects but then you often don’t get the exact size you want.For some reason normal hardware stores don’t carry any sort of spring here, which is odd since if you for instance browse patents onhttp://www.google.com/patentsyou’ll see that a staggering number of devices use springs.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,606.049068
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/27/energy-efficient-fridge-hack/
|
Energy Efficient Fridge Hack
|
James Munns
|
[
"green hacks",
"home hacks",
"News"
] |
[
"efficient",
"energy efficiency",
"fridge",
"green",
"solar"
] |
We’ve already covered a
pipe bomb
mini-fridge
this week, but inventor [Tom Chalko] provides us with today’s fridge hack. He noticed that
chest-style
(laying down, see above) freezers were more energy efficient when compared to normal stand up refrigerators at the same size, despite the colder temperatures involved.
This is largely due to the fact
that these chest-style freezers keep cold air in like water in a bowl, even if the lid is open. He has written a
very
thorough report on his findings
(pdf), as well as a detailed walk through of the manageable task of converting a chest-style freezer into a chest-style fridge. In the end, his fridge only used 103 Wh of electricity on the first day to reach and maintain between 4° and 7° C (39° to 45° F), and he noted that 30% of that was just getting it up to temperature. After that, the fridge only turned on for roughly 90 seconds an hour, making it a very quiet fridge as well.
| 39
| 38
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90020",
"author": "Insipid Melon",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T01:16:32",
"content": "Unfortunately this doesn’t really scale well for those of us with families (or planning to store lots of leftovers).However, regarding the underlying idea–that you save energy costs when you minimize the outflow of cold air–how about compartmentalizing the full-size standup fridges?I mean, they are already more or less compartmentalized with regards to shelving and drawers, but if you make them airtight, then at least when you get a soda out of the bottom drawer it is only the bottom drawer which loses cooled air.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90021",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T01:20:24",
"content": "hmm ironic. this goes right along t=with my new blog post. Its at the bottom of the pagehttp://mrgoogfan.oxyhost.com/home.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90025",
"author": "cantido",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T01:53:59",
"content": "@googfanI can’t find anything ironic (maybe you meant coincidental? Still can’t find nothing ’bout fridges) on your site.. but your site does make baby jesus cry. Animated titlebar?? Are we back in ’98 again or something?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90027",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T02:12:42",
"content": "i read a similar thing on instructables a year or so ago. this is one of those environmental hacks that’s just so easy to do that it makes total sense.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90028",
"author": "Jon",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T02:12:43",
"content": "Yeah, a chest freezer with a thermostat works great as a fridge. I have been using one for about 7 years now to keep my homebrewed beer and yeast at 20C. The compressor barely ever turns on, but my ambient temp is a little higher than yours, 25C-30C in summer.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90029",
"author": "digidev",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T02:23:27",
"content": "or you could just convert a normal fridge to a 12V fridge just by changing the compressor and using a DLS-55. the energy you save is considerable.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90030",
"author": "digidev",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T02:24:35",
"content": "and yeah, you get the same cooling performances!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90031",
"author": "_matt",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T02:30:31",
"content": "It makes you wonder why there aren’t fridge/freezer combos that are side-by-side with horizontal doors instead.I used to monitor how much power my pc consumed idling, and actually managed to cut idle power about 50 watts by downclocking while not gaming.I live in arizona, and noticed that you can actually save quite a bit of money by closing a/c vents off to areas you don’t use often, like the bathroom or (in my case) livingroom.This guy rocks.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90041",
"author": "trialex",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T03:34:04",
"content": "@Insipid MelonNot sure what you mean? These chest freezers come in various sizes – the most common size have just as much if not more space than a typical fridge. You could EASILY fit everything you need in one.I mean people keep whole human bodies in them – before they are caught anyway!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90044",
"author": "spacecoyote",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T03:41:35",
"content": "probably because its harder to find/organize things than with an upright unit. that’s why fridges and freezers in supermarkets (where efficiency is important because it means money) are upright; even though a chest is more energy efficient, organizational efficiency matters too. but that can be handled with a little creativity.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90046",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T03:50:39",
"content": "@cantidoits web 1.0 style. live with it. and i coundnt think of the appropriate word at the time so i typed ironic",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90049",
"author": "polobunny",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T04:26:05",
"content": "@spacecoyoteYou are right, organizational efficiency matters too. I’m thinking of some sort of slideable shelving you could pull up when you open the door. I guess it could be somewhat heavy when some racks are full although it could be helped by pneumatics (think hatchback car style)Food for thought, sad pun free for all…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90050",
"author": "Skibane",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T04:57:59",
"content": "The top-loading arrangement certainly helps, but so does (1.) not having a freezer compartment, (2.) having much thicker insulation than most conventional fridges, and (3.) not having an automatic defrost feature. As with most energy-saving schemes, there are trade-offs to be made with this approach.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90053",
"author": "Stunmonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T05:04:42",
"content": "The organizational efficiency and convenience may indeed suck rocks, but if the energy efficiency is more important – and for many it is – then this is a very laudable solution.The average suburban soccer mom wouldn’t touch it with a ten foot pole, but for those of us with properties off-grid, generator-run, or power-limited, this makes perfect sense.I wonder if my propane-fired upright fridge (yes, they still make them) compressor would stand a move over to a chest-type chassis. Probably save a lot of fuel.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90068",
"author": "O Mattos",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T08:32:52",
"content": "If that compressor is only running 90 seconds an hour, wouldn’t it make sense to get a smaller compressor thats a tenth of the size? Thats cheaper then…(and even though a smaller compressor is probably not as efficient, I recon you’d save overall because there is a reasonably large start up cost with a fridge because you’ve got to pump enough coolant to get the pressures everywhere in the system to operating levels)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90073",
"author": "Tim",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T10:16:44",
"content": "Sounds awesome, particularly the quietness.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90076",
"author": "Wwhat",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T10:30:59",
"content": "@cantidoAre you new to the internet? Don’t fall for those blog-ads all over comment sections, just get a freaking greasemonkey script to block people like that instead, and make sure you block the url they spam rather than actually going to it, who needs blogs of such losers.They annoy the hell out of me and I’d like to know who popularised making meaningless ‘comments’ in comment sections to spam your blogURL, and then once I know to get some tar and feathers and fix that person.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90090",
"author": "Sean Norton",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T12:46:56",
"content": "For saving on power consumption you might look into a product called the e-cube, it’s essentially a device that attaches to your refrigeration unit be it freezer or refrigerator’s thermostat and contains a wax polymer so that the thermostat is measuring the actual temperature of the wax that’s been cooled by the refrigerator and not the ambient air of the refrigerator that changes with each opening.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90093",
"author": "Sean Norton",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T12:47:55",
"content": "http://www.ecubedistribution.com/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90094",
"author": "farthead",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T13:02:18",
"content": "These things do in fact work great, and those that claim it’s not easy due to organization are simply luddites t hat are afraid of change. It’s easy to deal with as most freezers come with sliding shelves already. It’s very easy to organize without being creative.Plus you dont have the useless “crisper” drawer that is typically full of dead or wilted veggies that are long forgotten.The problem is that it’s door is a horizontal surface. Humans love putting things on those surfaces so you end up with crap on the fridge door. My buddy solved it by putting the whole thing on some industrial glides. when full it can easily slide out and in under the counter. Need milk, simply pull to slide out and open, then slide it back in without effort.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90095",
"author": "Mark",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T13:06:07",
"content": "@skibane: Even with a second unit set up as a freezer the author would _still_ be using a lot less energy than a single upright fridge would- and he would have a lot more storage. (Say twice the thermal differential- maybe 300whr/day + the original 100 is only 400whr- less than a normal fridge).@stunmonkey: I’m not sure “fired” is the right word. Propane powered fridges use the same cooling principle as an electric fridge- the expansion of a compressed gas absorbs heat. Only in the case of a propane fridge- the gas isn’t re-compressed- it’s simply burned off to get rid of it.Ideally- a wider, shallower, chest fridge is easier to organize- but takes up more room. Fridge drawers found in some higher end kitchens are awesome- but they still lose a LOT of cold air because the insulation is in the walls of the unit- not the drawer that pulls out.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90096",
"author": "spiffed",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T13:09:34",
"content": "@Stunmonkey if your propane fridge is the typical gas absorbtion kind, orienting it at anything other than perpendicular to the earth will seriously impair it’s cooling function or damage it. The mechanical compressor kind should be OK though, it would depend on the model of propane engine used.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90106",
"author": "yurmother",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T15:00:36",
"content": "Homebrewers have been doing this for years with modified thermostat kits for lagering.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90109",
"author": "Mama Mia",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T15:21:28",
"content": "and this is a HACK – who is surprised???A fridge has far better insulation => less energy loss. So it would be EVEN MORE EFFICIENT to have a fridge compressor in a freezer box and run it as a fridge. This due to the smaller compressor size and inherent internal bigger losses the less runtime you have on the compressor.Did you get that “Super Hacker”?….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90121",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T16:34:58",
"content": "Got to admit I’m struggling to see the hack-ness in this. I normally dont mind vaguely related stuff but this really is just an efficiency report. Build a controller into it to do maximum cooling at cheap-rate in order to maintain freeze state while minimising compressor runs during expensive rate times, or get it to tweet pointlessly like all the other stupid tweeting white goods, but dont just write a report on its efficiency and post it as a hack!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90125",
"author": "adamziegler",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T16:49:28",
"content": "I believe I have seen actual “chest refrigerators” for sale on occasion. I converted a chest freezer (because I had one available) to a kegerator last fall. When replacing the thermostat something to beware of is short-cycling the compressor. I used a digital control that has a temperature spread and anti-short-cycle time period, so that even if the temp were to raise before the cycle was complete, the thermostat wont kick on.http://media.adamziegler.net/brew/kegerator/2_kegerator.jpg",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90177",
"author": "Rick",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T20:41:54",
"content": "This hack is 4 years old:http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/07/man_retrofits_f.php",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90179",
"author": "ehrichweiss",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T20:49:38",
"content": "jon, I was just about to comment that this wasn’t exactly a new idea for the home brew crowd. I don’t have one but I have known all about them for a while.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90183",
"author": "joeboe",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T21:41:36",
"content": "Derrrr…compartmentalized refrigerator=side by side, with water and ice thru door??? Freezer drawer on bottom–yes, it lets some cold air out when you open it, but when it is closed, guess how well the bottom of the fridge is insulated?We have had a Trio for years.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90260",
"author": "ggebert",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T03:27:39",
"content": "Why not just lay your refrigerator on its back! Onc could put blocks under it to protect the coils. Or use a subzero which has the coils on the top facing the side. Door excessively heavy? That’s good since the inconvenience would cause you to open it very infrequently – thus adding to the energy savings!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90580",
"author": "takoller",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T03:05:55",
"content": "I have seen an upright fridge/freezer combo with a drawer style freezer on the bottom. It helps a bit. There is still huge airflow around the drawer and convection through the now empty cavity.As for changing the position of a fridge, anytime you tip a freon unit (fridge, freezer, AC) you need to let them sit and settle. This is because they work by changing the state of freon between liquid and gas. Due to the design, when tipped, liquid flows to areas where it can cause damage if turned on. The safe rule is to wait three hours for the liquid and gas to settle after putting the unit upright.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90645",
"author": "moomin",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T15:03:09",
"content": "http://www.ecubedistribution.com/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91015",
"author": "Tony",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T22:01:58",
"content": "Where does the water condensed from outside air go?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "93656",
"author": "Jussi",
"timestamp": "2009-09-13T01:55:47",
"content": "There is no water from outside since the air doesn’t move (almost at all). Hence no convection and no condension.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "96285",
"author": "Ambigrid Review",
"timestamp": "2009-09-24T18:32:39",
"content": "I actually used theAmbigrid Plansto build a solar pales for under $100, as well as a solar water heater for less than $10! I can’t say enough good things about them!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "119136",
"author": "Brenda",
"timestamp": "2010-01-23T05:28:48",
"content": "Interesting post, subscribed to your rss feed. thanks",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "175744",
"author": "neoniv",
"timestamp": "2010-08-31T21:19:36",
"content": "I was wondering about utilizing a vacuum to keep food for extended periods of time without the need for electricity. Can anyone answer some questions I have? Like is a vacuum cold, would it prevent food spoilage (lack of oxygen), would it pull the food apart (bloating) or damage it? The vacuum could be provided mechanically (man-powered pump) without the need for electricity. Thoughts? BTW good work James!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "475672",
"author": "M H",
"timestamp": "2011-10-08T20:08:21",
"content": "Vaccum packing – see canning. (Basically kill what is in there, then seal it up so nothing else gets in.)Is a Vacuum cold – no.",
"parent_id": "175744",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "754833",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2012-08-26T10:42:36",
"content": "Anybody know if the motor in the chest freezer could be changed to 12v some how we use a chest freezer and generator for long periods of camping generator runs couple hours a day to keep everything chilled then we shut it off we use the chest fridge because of the insulation factor might try this idea but if I could get to 12v would beat runnin a noisy generator I run 2 large truck batteries in my ute ( seperate from crank battery) that run of a red arc ststem as well as to 80 watt solar pannels for lights and my evakool fridge any ideas",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,606.002854
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/27/vonage-on-iphone/
|
Vonage On IPhone
|
James Munns
|
[
"Cellphone Hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"News"
] |
[
"iphone",
"iphone apps",
"voip",
"vonage"
] |
Vonage
has promised to release
an official iPhone app
to compete with other providers such as
Skype
, and it is currently working its way through Apple’s well documented approval process. Unfortunately, this app would most likely come with an initial cost and/or subscription fee, though
a way has been figured out
to retrieve Vonage’s SIP authentication information, which would allow use of the Vonage network over other iPhone SIP Clients such as
Fring
. This solution does still contain the Wi-Fi only clause, but we have ways of
making
you
talk
, iPhone. This could also possibly be used on other platforms with SIP clients such as Android or WinMo.
| 6
| 6
|
[
{
"comment_id": "90061",
"author": "eric",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T07:02:56",
"content": "well documented? i guess it will be soon if the fcc does their job.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90066",
"author": "ghrayfahx",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T08:13:11",
"content": "I wouldreallylike to see this on Android. being an american living in germany, i use vonage on a daily basis to talk to family. Being able to be away from my computer and able to make/receive calls would be a wonderful thing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90117",
"author": "James Munns",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T16:03:32",
"content": "ghrayfahx:I would check outhttp://sipdroid.org/for an Android SIP client. Reportedly, users have had trouble calling out internationally from this hack (e.g. US to France), though if you are in Germany and calling the US, that may be a different story. If you try this and it works, send us a message, we would love to hear about it.http://hackaday.com/contact-hack-a-day/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90178",
"author": "Maj",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T20:45:45",
"content": "My experience with using voip over 3g is that you can hear the other person fine but when you talk it breaks up a lot. VOIP has never worked for me over EDGE or GSM.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90686",
"author": "delicious bacon",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T19:36:18",
"content": "I have been using vonage for quite a while and have had nothing but good things to say about it. Apple on the other hand I hate with a passion. Since they discontinued the Apple II line I swore I would never buy anything apple again, and I haven’t, 20+ years later…However, if they did this properly, I would almost think about it lol",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90693",
"author": "John Smith",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T20:54:05",
"content": "“Since they discontinued the Apple II line I swore I would never buy anything apple again, and I haven’t, 20+ years later…”I’m sure you can see how you have affected Apple’s bottom line over the past 20 years.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,605.925988
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/27/simple-low-tech-attack-on-credit-unions/
|
Simple, Low-tech Attack On Credit Unions
|
Brett Haddock
|
[
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"banks",
"low-tech hack",
"malware",
"NCUA",
"social engineering"
] |
The National Credit Union Administration is warning all Credit Unions about malicious hackers and a low tech attack by mailing branches CDs with malware on them.
Using a somewhat dated but still effective
Social Engineering
attack, a package designed to look as though it was mailed by the NCUA is sent to the branch. The package contains CDs with the attacker’s malware on it, and an accompanying
letter
(PDF) which informs the branches, ironically, about phishing scams. The letter directs the personnel to review the “training material” on the enclosed CD. Once branch employees proceed as directed, the malware is executed and gives the attackers access to the branch computer systems. Credit Unions seem to be targeted because they tend to be smaller local associations rather then larger banks with higher budgets for computer security.
When people think computer security, they usually envision high tech systems comprising of long passwords, expensive hardware, and updating software with the latest security patches. However, as famed social engineer and hacker Kevin Mitnick once said, “There is no patch for stupidity”.
[via
threat post
]
| 17
| 17
|
[
{
"comment_id": "89993",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T22:26:55",
"content": "I think a simple low tech attack would be a gun. Or a knife. all depending. Maybe if the cd’s were distributed by an arduino controlled system or something it would be much more impressive. Definitely needs more arduinos though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89996",
"author": "novastar",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T22:31:58",
"content": "I concur, The least they could do is put the instructions on an arduino with a lcd screen.And instead of a cd, an arduino with a usb cord that will install the malware.Not to mention the arduino controlled labeling machine.Im sure they could find a few more ways to add arduinos to the batch.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90001",
"author": "djrussell",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T22:53:19",
"content": "lol @ no patch for stupid. :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90002",
"author": "drew",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T23:02:20",
"content": "no patch for arduinos",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90006",
"author": "incognito53",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T23:15:38",
"content": "or as ron white would say, you can’t fix stupid.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90010",
"author": "dingus",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T23:27:06",
"content": "I was the first one who thought they should have used arduinos!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90015",
"author": "4chan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T00:07:46",
"content": "so does the malware work on arduino",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90022",
"author": "cyanide",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T01:20:54",
"content": "i invented the arduino",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90045",
"author": "Frank",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T03:42:13",
"content": "DILDUINOS ARE THE SRC OF LIFE",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90047",
"author": "Spliff666",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T04:08:55",
"content": "This was later noted to be a sanctioned Pen Test, though its nice to see how the company reacted to it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90064",
"author": "Ib Krabbenhøft",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T07:57:34",
"content": "The article does not mention to what extend the attack depended on autoplay or on executing the “training program”.I always recommend turning OFF autoplay when I have a machine at hand.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90069",
"author": "Tachikoma",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T09:12:31",
"content": "^ an arduino will fix that",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90079",
"author": "Ruso",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T10:57:15",
"content": "Who is better an arduino o a Terminator?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90122",
"author": "DarwinSurvivor",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T16:36:23",
"content": "Let me guess, when they pop in the CD it says “Do put unverified cds into company computers.”My question is why the hell do the computers hooked up to the bank’s accounting system even HAVE cd roms for?!? Sounds like a fail at the IT level to me…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90334",
"author": "enufalready",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T10:40:27",
"content": "infected PCs must tweet once successfully infected. design fail.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90674",
"author": "Wwhat",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T17:32:44",
"content": "Any bank that has autorun enabled on any computer in the building should be closed down, all the people fired on the spot and blacklisted to not work in any such organization for 10 years.At the minimum.Might seem tough but come on it’s 2009 and you simply cannot let such a thing happen and brush it off.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "108128",
"author": "Estate Taxes",
"timestamp": "2009-11-20T02:25:16",
"content": "I agree that there’s no patch for stupidity. We just need to be more careful so we are not the one who will face the consequences.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,606.189068
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/27/phasma-insectoid/
|
Phasma Insectoid
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"Robots Hacks"
] |
[
"insect",
"isprawl",
"steam"
] |
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iYZVz8l0Nk]
When we saw the video of the
Phasma insectoid robot
above, we immediately thought of
the iSprawl
. After checking out their site, it turns out that the two are connected in some way, we’re not sure how, maybe just inspiration. The Phasma gives us a little more insight into the construction of the bot. The photos are highly detailed so you can see how the drive works, using the sliding cables to extend the “feet”. It seems quite agile in the video. The drive system, working off of a single cam seems like it would be easy to
convert to steam
. We would love to see that.
[via
the pink tentacle
]
| 8
| 8
|
[
{
"comment_id": "89972",
"author": "cyanide",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T21:01:51",
"content": "pretty cool.now make it autonomous and give it a geiger counter.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89975",
"author": "tobias",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T21:08:59",
"content": "The sound of this reminds me a lot of the replicators in Stargate. And the cables poking out the front remind me of the antennae on cockroaches.Two of me greatest fears, combined. Next thing you know, it will become autonomous and we’ll be fighting for our survival!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89994",
"author": "theb",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T22:29:08",
"content": "Looking at the high rez photos, that is one sexy machine",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89999",
"author": "EvilNCarnate",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T22:44:27",
"content": "No arduino… blasphemy.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90014",
"author": "tapius",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T00:02:18",
"content": "yay no arduino …fuck arduino.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90036",
"author": "riazap",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T03:00:40",
"content": "@evilncarnate and @tapius – Your arduino hate is a poison on this site. The arduino is very much in the spirit of hacking, and opens many doors. I’d say the arduino is hacking at its finest, right from its inception. So knock it off.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90037",
"author": "ASCII",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T03:04:02",
"content": "Now add solenoid-style individual piston control for jumping and hopping capabilities, a gyro stabilized camera and a frag grenade self destruct and you have a great weapon for urban warfare. Scout buildings and streets and, if discovered, blow the hell out of the enemy.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90194",
"author": "amazed",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T23:24:52",
"content": "Whoa… It has… feet…OOOOO",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,606.334094
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/27/diy-3d-gets-a-nod-at-siggraph/
|
DIY 3D Gets A Nod At SIGGRAPH
|
Phil Burgess
|
[
"Laser Hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] |
[
"3d",
"3d scanner",
"3d scanning",
"scanner",
"scanning",
"siggraph"
] |
Among the courses at this year’s
SIGGRAPH
(an annual technical conference and showcase of the latest in computer graphics research) was an introduction to 3D scanning that covers all the bases: mathematical foundations, two different build-your-own hardware approaches, and how to process and render the resulting datasets. The presenters have assembled all the course materials on a
top-notch web site
featuring slide shows, complete source code, and an extensive
round-up with links
to both commercial and homebrew 3D scanning gear. The simplest of these methods requires nothing more than a webcam, halogen light source, and a stick!
SIGGRAPH and 3D scanning have been
highlighted
many
times
on Hack a Day, but we’re swelling with pride now seeing an academic venue give a favorable nod to the DIY hacking community (on their links page). Okay, so Hack a Day isn’t called out by name, but just wait’ll next year!
[Thanks Fahrzin]
| 3
| 3
|
[
{
"comment_id": "89987",
"author": "stinkymonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T21:54:17",
"content": "I saw a thing a while back where someone used a 3d object and placed it in a bowl of milk slowly adding dropper after dropper of milk and taking pictures/scanning it rendered a perfect 3d scan…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90007",
"author": "Kyle McDonald",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T23:16:47",
"content": "stinkymonkey, that’s Friedrich Kirschner with his ink scanning/milk scanning.It’s worth describing the technique in the image above, as it’s completely ingenious: point-light source + a straight stick, then tracking the edges of the shadows.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90560",
"author": "w33d",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T21:18:18",
"content": "Check FREEWARE davinci 3d scanner! but it’s great to see some free source about structured light, getting close to microvision 3d laser projector utilities…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,606.293998
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/27/nterfacing-a-digital-rotary-switch/
|
Interfacing A Digital Rotary Switch
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] |
[
"electronics",
"optical encoder",
"pic",
"rotary",
"rotary switch"
] |
[hw640] has put together a well written and detail packed explanation of
how to interface with a digital rotary switch
. These
digital opto encoders
have just two outputs with four possible logic levels (00, 10, 11, 01). The relative position of the switch is insignificant but the direction of rotation is what matters.
The short and dirty: Each of the switch’s 2 output pins is attached to a pin change interrupt on the microcontroller. Every time the switch moves it generates either a rising edge or a falling edge on one of the two pins; both edges cause an interrupt. By checking which pin caused the interrupt, then comparing the logic levels of the two pins after that interrupt, we can determine the direction the switch was rotated.
Although this explanation uses a
PIC
and code written in
PicBasic Pro
the concepts are discussed in the abstract and would easily be adapted to an
AVR
or another microcontroller of your choice.
| 19
| 18
|
[
{
"comment_id": "89955",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T19:46:00",
"content": "ive always hated those things1st",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89957",
"author": "Rlyeh_drifter",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T19:51:03",
"content": "a nice replacement for potentiometers and up/down-buttons. But one interrupt and a digital input pin should be enough, there are µC with only few interrupt pins.Interrupt -> look if pin is high (-> rotation left) or low (-> rotation right). But dont forget to set the interrupt on rising/falling edge :-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89978",
"author": "spacecoyote",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T21:31:37",
"content": "i don’t see how that would work; this switch has 3 states: at rest, rotating left, and rotating right.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89979",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T21:37:49",
"content": "Obligatory Arduino referenceHere’s the arduino code:http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Main/RotaryEncoders",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89988",
"author": "sexiewasd",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T21:58:16",
"content": "Parallax has a good tutorial for the basic stamp as well, although basic stamps are pretty slow for quadrature decoding…http://www.parallax.com/dl/docs/cols/nv/vol1/col/nv8.pdf",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89989",
"author": "medix",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T22:12:22",
"content": "props for the pic posting. microchip products seem to go relatively unnoticed in the wake of all this arduino bs. It should be noted (perhaps the tutorial does this) that certain pics come with quadrature interfaces built directly into the hardware, in addition to multiple pwm modules.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89991",
"author": "Haku",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T22:20:31",
"content": "Too weird, I’ve been wanting to play with a rotary encoder hooked up to a PICAXE chip for the past week, but I’ve lost my bag full of old/broken mice to steal a scrollwheel from :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90009",
"author": "TalkingJazz",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T23:24:30",
"content": "Very nice. I like to do these with analog pins and voltage dividers (you can easily have 2 or 3 working off a single pin). But this does require more processing time to calculate the direction.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90019",
"author": "mlaargh",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T01:13:49",
"content": "@talking jazz: clever, never thought of the analog approach.…and I’ve got one of the pictured encoders – I found it very disappointing… Though reasonably expensive (from digikey), it’s very rickety and cheap feeling. The detents make a very plasticy click when rotating the knob and the pushbutton bounces something fierce. I’m a big fan of rotary encoders for input, but I’d recommend a differnt model.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90034",
"author": "riazap",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T02:57:28",
"content": "@medix Why the arduino hate? People like you are ruining hack-a-day. The arduino opens up a lot of doors to beginning hackers, and even opens new doors do experienced hackers. The creation of the arduino itself was a cool hack! So knock it off.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90077",
"author": "Wwhat",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T10:34:30",
"content": "I remember when instructables was a cool site, but the management decided to make an end to that so you must have seen it to believe it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90080",
"author": "Agent420",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T11:44:40",
"content": "i would have thought that quadrature encoding would be old hat by now… this is the same kind of interface that mice have been using for years, and a million robotic projects use the same idea for motion tracking.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90081",
"author": "Andy",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T11:50:00",
"content": "Using edge interrupts is how you NOT interface a rotary encoder. Products that do it like this are the ones that you curse about when after a few years turning the knob causes erratic jumps in volume or whatever you are controlling with it. The reason is that corrosion on the conductive traces or just the inexactness of the mechanics causes several additional short impulses whenever you turn the knob, not the nice one-impulse-per-step signals the article shows. Another problem is that using edge interrupts causes unpredictable timing of your program.A better way is to sample the inputs at a fixed rate (e.g., 1 kHz for human-turned knobs) and to use a small lookup table to tell apart valid from invalid state transitions. Unfortunately I don’t have a link to an explanation at hand (at least not in English).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90097",
"author": "Oscar",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T13:50:37",
"content": "Instead of checking for changes on two pins, you can free up resources by only checking the pin for the least significant pin since the LSB would change every time MSB does.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90098",
"author": "st2000",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T13:52:26",
"content": "I remember this problem from a combinational logic class (no processor needed) I took … er … a looong time ago … :-). (No! it *was* after we landed on the moon, thank you, not.)“spacecoyote: i don’t see how that would work; this switch has 3 states: at rest, rotating left, and rotating right.”No no, you are 1 jump ahead of the game. You are describing the output of the uP. We want to *derive* that information from only knowing the past state (for example 01) and the next state (say 11). Then, given that we assume rotating clockwise will give us the sequence of numbers 00 01 11 10, we can conclude we are rotating clockwise. (So…bla bla bla if we see 00 then 10 bla bla bla rotating counter clockwise…)“Agent420: i would have thought that quadrature encoding would be old hat by now… this is the same kind of interface that mice have been using for years, and a million robotic projects use the same idea for motion tracking.”I am thinking this as well – people this is OLD school, really old. As this is hackaday.com – why doesn’t someone do something really interesting!How’s about someone hack a mouse and make a linear relative positioning thingy. Think of something you could slide back and fourth where knowing where it was, how fast it was moving or its direction is of value. Paint it with black and white strips and position the two light sensitive quadrature inputs from the mouse such that they are closer together then the width of any 1 stripe. Ideally half the width of a strip. The rest is easy as mice were design to interface with computers.Start hack’n…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90101",
"author": "rj",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T14:13:50",
"content": "This implementation is fine if you’re using an optical or magnetic quadrature encoder. But for a mechanical one, like the one depicted, it’s awful. What I ended up doing was using transitions on either phase to mark clock pulses (removing duplicates), and keeping track of the last 3 transitions — it works pretty well (99%; the rest of the time the outputs are still bouncing before we transition to the next phase)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90103",
"author": "Andy",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T14:38:46",
"content": "I have hacked together a few lines and a piece of example code for the implementation I described in my earlier comment:http://tinyurl.com/ngvxzj",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90530",
"author": "Haku",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T16:04:55",
"content": "Found a dead mouse yesterday and whipped the scrollwheel out of it, hooked it up to a PICAXE and began programming.I looked at some code others had written to read the rotary encoder but couldn’t quite work out how they were determining which direction the dial was turning, so I wrote my own code from scratch and got it down to about 20 lines to adjust the brightness of an LED, including lighting up two other LEDs which showed wether the main LED was getting brighter or dimmer.Now I’ve got to find a use for such a piece of code :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "958307",
"author": "Curt",
"timestamp": "2013-02-11T20:01:43",
"content": "@Haku Ahhhh, you could share the code with me.",
"parent_id": "90530",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
}
] | 1,760,377,606.442219
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/25/htpc-inside-a-cellular-phone/
|
HTPC Inside A Cellular Phone
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Cellphone Hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] |
[
"Case mod",
"htpc",
"xbmc"
] |
Reader [Jani] always wanted to
throw a PC into an old school cell phone
. He based this around the extremely small
Commell LS-371 motherboard
which measures just 146×101 mm (~5.9×4 in). He found room behind an existing access door for a DVI connector and audio in/out. He even incorporated an OLED screen, secondary sound card for “speakerphone”, and a WiFi connector into the handset. Things start to get interesting when he decided the SSD was too large and needed to be removed from its case. The one thing that seems to be missing here is an IR receiver for a remote but since he plans on running XBMC, he may already be setup to use another option such as an
iPhone to act as a remote interface
.
| 13
| 13
|
[
{
"comment_id": "89486",
"author": "missingNo",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T00:08:03",
"content": "So he ruined a valuable, rare device?… what an idiot.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89505",
"author": "andres",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T01:33:06",
"content": "valuable to who is the question.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89509",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T02:00:13",
"content": "Interesting… As far as cases go this is one of the ugliest i’ve seen. I would have let it slide if the headset was hacked to support skype. I think an old toaster would have been a sexier case than this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89524",
"author": "tr0nk",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T03:19:15",
"content": "this photo terrified me:http://metku.net/mods/mobira-dataman/muistikortti.jpgnice job with the handset.. it didnt look like all the parts would fit at first@dave “It can also be used for Skype calls, Ventrilo chatting etc.” ?“The chips on the SSD do not get hot enough to ignite the paper.” … ok sweet no problem then :]nice writeup, i like when people detail logistic hurdles",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89539",
"author": "n.k.c.",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T05:05:44",
"content": "now THIS is a hack! well played!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89588",
"author": "therian",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T10:42:26",
"content": "PC case now considered a hack ? he just ruined antiquary equipment :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89595",
"author": "Andysuth",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T11:28:56",
"content": "I’ve a old school Office Phone, in bakalite, and a Psion II organiser, I’ve toyed with the idea of converting them to modern equiveilents or putting newer IT equipment in them but have not done so for this very reason.Sometimes it’s just better to leave them be!Nice talking point though!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89597",
"author": "Qawi",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T11:59:47",
"content": "Antique? Fine old equipment? Rare device? Give me the same mushrooms! The landfills and recycling centers are full of old electronics, what on earth do you reckon makes this particular unit so damn fine? :DLook it this way: atleast it now stays in use, at show and isn’t going to get tossed away.Sheesh.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89601",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T12:27:27",
"content": "It’s original, it repurposes old hardware, and if something so old wasn’t an object of visual interest it would be downright stealthy.Ugly is subjective, and it’s okay as long as the device works really well.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89602",
"author": "Agent420",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T12:27:53",
"content": "^ one man’s trash is another’s treasure.still, i might have put it up on ebay out of curiosity, seeing how another one is selling for $15,000. don’t worry, shipping is free ;-)http://cgi.ebay.com/vintage-NOKIA-MOBIRA-Talkman-NMT450-rare-cell-phone_W0QQitemZ250487100685QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCell_Phones?hash=item3a5231d50d&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89606",
"author": "draebkcen",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T12:41:36",
"content": "@therianEverything is considered a hack, done a poop in a toilet? add an arduino and twitter and you’ve hacked! thats right you too can be a hacker!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89633",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T16:09:15",
"content": "very interesting project, only thing is, why not put the wifi in the base, and connect it to the antenna connector? This would allow a decent antenna to be attached where the unit is already designed to have an antenna. (due to physical limitations, usb wifi adapters without an antenna connector have junk antennas because there isn’t sufficient space for a decent one)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89725",
"author": "Arduinofeak",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T23:26:59",
"content": "@Agent420sure, but will it get sold for that amount?btw, where is the arduino in this?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,606.38656
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/25/single-can-mini-fridge/
|
Single Can Mini Fridge
|
Jakob Griffith
|
[
"home entertainment hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"beverage",
"cold",
"fridge",
"mini fridge",
"peltier",
"refridgerator",
"single"
] |
What looks like a potential WMD, requires a huge power supply, and has several fans and wires dangling off the sides? Why a
mini fridge
of course! Your cubical buddy at work may have a
Perfect Coffee Mug
, or a
USB powered fridge
but it wont be as large of a caliber as [CaptPikel’s]. Little information about it is out thus far, but an Instructable is promised. We do however know that it uses 3 peltier coolers (assumed to be 60watt each) and can cool down to 46F while being underpowered! If only it held just a
few more cans
.
| 16
| 16
|
[
{
"comment_id": "89500",
"author": "dirk",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T01:08:02",
"content": "55 watts to cool one can?He doesn’t mention what kind of time frame that takes, but that seems a little obnoxious.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89504",
"author": "amk",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T01:32:37",
"content": "not a hack. not until you use it to chill beer. that is required. get it right next time.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89533",
"author": "rallen71366",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T03:57:53",
"content": "A nice dark microbrew looks like it would be a perfect fit. OH! Fit this into a small wood and copper keg for that steampunk look!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89535",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T04:38:13",
"content": "lacks insulation.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89543",
"author": "spacecoyote",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T05:22:41",
"content": "its probably so overpowered it doesn’t need insulation; stupid brute force, that’s the hacker way.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89545",
"author": "Bill Hates",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T05:58:26",
"content": "dis is awesome! you can make a bong out of it! Actually I would suggest to who ever made this to hold on to the heatsink on the PS and find a ground point..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89548",
"author": "Stunmonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T06:14:30",
"content": "That implementation is definitely going to score a call to the EOD guys if a stranger ever sees it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89571",
"author": "VIPER!",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T08:30:30",
"content": "This is stupid.Its very inefficient any moron can hook a power supply up to a few peltier coolers. It dosent help me do anything I couldn’t do with a mini fridge next to my computer that would use less power and cool way more drinks and food.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89603",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T12:32:00",
"content": "Peltier coolers are neat but they are some power hungry bastards.in the past I tried to see if such a system could be scaled up to act as a silent heating/cooling system for surveillance vehicles.what i got for my trouble was a nightmare of power consumption.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89615",
"author": "jeff-o",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T13:32:26",
"content": "Yep, Peltiers are what? 10% efficient? Compressors, like those used in ordinary fridges, are 40% efficient.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89650",
"author": "Loren",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T18:10:34",
"content": "At least you can have a beer, while being question by airport security.(not a good idea to put this on you’re carry on)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89877",
"author": "The Steven",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T14:29:31",
"content": "Now if you add either an lcd or led display that counts down until cold enough to enjoy, it could attract som really unwanted attention.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89922",
"author": "tash",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T17:58:47",
"content": "Haha, now I like the idea of adding a LED display counting down until it’s cold enough. Maybe even have it make a beeping noise each minute/second?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90383",
"author": "coreslan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T17:16:52",
"content": "great humor in the above posts and i am very very proud of the work this guy did. we may need to set up alternative systems for survival soon and this is one more option.god bless",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90711",
"author": "dan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T22:38:41",
"content": "@coreslanalternate systems for survival? smart thinking – we can’t survive without cold b33r.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "109047",
"author": "William Perry",
"timestamp": "2009-11-26T08:13:34",
"content": "haha, that’s retardedly awesome. i wonder how much power it takes to run that thing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,606.496787
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/25/arduino-based-synthesizer/
|
Arduino Based Synthesizer
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Arduino Hacks",
"digital audio hacks"
] |
[
"arduino",
"dac",
"synthesizer"
] |
[Jacob] is working on his final project for the
Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design
. Based around Arduino, the quality and quantity of his
build notes
make this a fascinating read and there are
several examples to listen to
.
The project features a brilliant idea for input: He uses a 1/8″
TRS connector
(mini-jack) whose tip is the input to the DAC of the Arduino. There are conductive pads in the shape of a keyboard that you touch the tip of the connector to in order to complete the circuit. Alternatively, the other two conductors on the connector deliver power and ground for easy interface with external controllers. He built an
example controller that uses an LED and photoresistor
to alter the signal returning to the Arduino. Put your hand in front of the light and the sound changes.
[via
Arduino: blog
]
| 11
| 11
|
[
{
"comment_id": "89490",
"author": "Fate",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T00:31:15",
"content": "Brilliant? Or just a rip off of a Stylophone?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89492",
"author": "Ben Ryves",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T00:34:41",
"content": "Surely that’s a Stylophone? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkTQsOQLEeU) :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89493",
"author": "Fate",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T00:35:16",
"content": "Very nice. But the input isn’t brilliant, it is the same as the original stylophone after which this stylephone is named.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89519",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T02:45:50",
"content": "Needs more arduinos. One simply isn’t enough for the high standards presented in hack-a-day’s comments… Looks interesting though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89536",
"author": "Graeme",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T04:46:56",
"content": "Needs more Rolf!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89564",
"author": "Haku",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T07:57:02",
"content": "Is someone getting paid every time an Arduino project appears on this site?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89578",
"author": "lekernel",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T09:31:21",
"content": "where’s the arduino? from the picture it seems this guy appears capable of soldering the dip packaged avr.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89579",
"author": "Jay Vaughan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T09:37:46",
"content": "Looks quite nice, but I think I prefer the keys of the PocketPiano from critterguitari a little more .. the stylophone is cute and all, but just not so fun to play after 10 minutes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89617",
"author": "jeff-o",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T13:35:43",
"content": "@lekernel: He probably used an Arduino (and the arduino environment) to program the chip, then removed it from the socket and installed it on the board.I must admit, I’d prefer touching the keys with my fingers rather than a stylus. It would have been cheap to add a capacitive touch sensor to accomplish just that.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89618",
"author": "dgrimal",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T13:42:15",
"content": "@jeff-o: gotta agree on the capacitive touch idea – that’s exactly what came to mind when i first saw the pic.for the sake of usefulness, i’m thinking guitar tuner.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89639",
"author": "Sean",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T16:26:00",
"content": "There was also a diy Stylophone many years ago (probably Electronics Today International, Everyday Electronics or Practical Electronics as these were the magazines I used to read) which also used a mini jack as the stylus.The downside is you’re forever having to brasso the pads and stylus or it sounds scratchy. As this is software based it should be possible to debounce unlike the original.I also had one of the big Stylophones which had wah-wah and different voices (well waveforms anyway)….cutting edge then.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,606.643412
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/25/blackberry-storm-2-teardown/
|
BlackBerry Storm 2 Teardown
|
Matt Schulz
|
[
"blackberry hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks"
] |
[
"blackberry",
"cellphone",
"leaked",
"mobile",
"photos",
"piezoelectric",
"storm 2",
"teardown"
] |
Photos of the BlackBerry Storm 2, both inside and out, have been leaked.
Engadget provides us with the specifics
, going into detail about the four large piezoelectric pressure sensors that sit underneath the screen. It looks as though the screen will still function as a button, just without the physical movement of the
previous model
that received mixed reviews. For a better explanation of the technology behind the phone’s innovative screen,
here’s a video describing it
in more detail and
a writeup over at the CrackBerry forums
.
| 4
| 4
|
[
{
"comment_id": "89572",
"author": "Tim",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T09:01:56",
"content": "a) Engadget don’t go into any detail.b) That video is useless. It doesn’t explain anything.c) The crackberry page says the screen *does* move. This means it probably isn’t PZT because that is very rigid.My guess is that it’s not piezoeletric at all, but rather some kind of pressure sensor (QTC?) and a vibrator to simulate the ‘click’.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91027",
"author": "DetergentCandy",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T23:01:20",
"content": "a) Your grammar is atrocious.b) The video explains quite a bit. Just because it doesn’t tell you specifics, or prices, doesn’t mean it’s useless.c) The screen acts as a button. It might not physically move, but it depresses like a button does. Ergo, it has a Piezo screen.Newb",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "171008",
"author": "Justin",
"timestamp": "2010-08-20T04:06:13",
"content": "I love it. Good to see the guts of one of these things. I still have BB storm 2 and it’s older than a year but it keeps on ticking :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "207378",
"author": "Gard",
"timestamp": "2010-11-04T00:54:50",
"content": "Think, boys. Think! — The Music Man",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,606.683497
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/25/google-maps-adds-arterial-traffic-monitoring/
|
Google Maps Adds Arterial Traffic Monitoring
|
Matt Schulz
|
[
"Cellphone Hacks",
"google hacks",
"gps hacks"
] |
[
"google",
"google maps",
"mobile maps",
"mobile phone",
"traffic",
"traffic monitoring"
] |
Traffic monitoring has been available on Google Maps for some time, but has been limited to highways and major roads. According to the
Google LatLong blog
, traffic tracking support is now available for smaller surface roads in
select cities
. The data is gathered through mobile phones running My Location. Anybody wishing to help out can sign up their phone and
opt into My Location
to participate in the anonymous data collection. Now you won’t have to gamble on whether or not your back road alternative route is congested when there’s construction on the freeway.
Dash
tried something similar with their two-way traffic reporting, but we’re guessing that Google’s version will have even better performance thanks to a rapidly increasing install base.
| 15
| 15
|
[
{
"comment_id": "89463",
"author": "macegr",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T22:23:14",
"content": "This is incredible…I happen to live in one of the cities and a lot of my local streets now have live traffic monitoring. Good stuff….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89468",
"author": "amk",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T22:41:01",
"content": "looks pretty accurate for the city I live near. But the traffic data covers up road names and other lables, which is stupid.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89477",
"author": "O Mattos",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T23:25:55",
"content": "amk: thats a flaw of the design of the google maps system. The raterised tiled maps mean that either they can have multiple layers (eg. map, traffic, labels), but that would use more bandwidth, more local ram, more sluggish, and be less reliable (more images to download).What they should do, now that all the decent browsers support vector graphics is to re-implement the maps using fully scalable vectors – then there is no additional cost to layering. As an added bonus, zooming will be a much better experience (no “blurry” map showing until the high res tiles are loaded – you simply get more information arriving and polygons getting more detailed.). It would also have the other big advantage you wouldn’t need “zoom levels” anymore, and you could adjust the text size and detail level. You could also easily turn on and off data layers like contors.The barrier to implementing this at the moment I suspect is IE’s lack of decent vector graphics support, and the lack of optimisation in all browsers for displaying frequently changing very complex documents without significant delays – it’s more effort to render a svg vector image than a png image, because the png image is cached as a bitmap when it gets downloaded, whereas in most cases this isn’t practical for svg.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89498",
"author": "cptfalcon",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T01:01:08",
"content": "I see no reason not to support scalable graphics, it can always fall back on the previous raster version in cases of incompatibility. In fact, I’ve noticed google has a html-only maps fallback that happened sometime this past year.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89569",
"author": "Peter de Vroomen",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T08:15:19",
"content": "This is almost exactly how TomTom is measuring traffic for their HD traffic service. Except TomTom doesn’t require people to install an application. It works with any phone provided it’s from a provider that supports TomTom. And it’s totally anonymous because it does not use any data channel coming from the phone. The way it works, TomTom has no chance whatsoever to get any personal data from the phone.In the case of having to run an app on the phone, ‘mistakes’ in the protection of your privacy can be made very easily. Especially if the app is updated very often.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89570",
"author": "nimrod",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T08:29:55",
"content": "so, the traffic is only representative for participating mobiles.now, if every tenth mobile opts-in, the road appears to be clear alright, cause 10% of the around mobiles do not appear to clog up the road.unfortunately, the not participating mobiles (90%) clog up the road, while the 10% dont know and get stuck in traffic.this system is useless unless everyone opts-in and why would i want google (respective the government cause googles cooperates very nicely with govs) to know where i am and when.people should be much more certain about their privatsphere. but i guess you all have nothing to hide right :o).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89573",
"author": "jib",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T09:02:38",
"content": "@nimrod:Google isn’t stupid. Measure speed, not number of phones.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89599",
"author": "andBeans",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T12:12:01",
"content": "@nimrod (fitting name)It’s called a “sample”. You need to know what ever single person is doing to calculate the traffic patterns. Sure, they’d get better resolution the more people sign up, but probably isn’t need for something like traffic monitoring.Also, “privatsphere”? Really? That fuckdiculous!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89619",
"author": "g-ranger",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T14:13:50",
"content": "why is this being posted now? google maps has had this traffic feature for a while",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89626",
"author": "Franks",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T15:03:27",
"content": "@g-rangerDid you even read the post?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89627",
"author": "Andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T15:07:40",
"content": "too bad it doesn’t work with the iphone. maybe one day apple will support background apps to make these kinds of things possible",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89640",
"author": "8way",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T16:26:23",
"content": "This is an incredible hack. I hope to implement it in my next DIY project.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89655",
"author": "nimrod",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T18:52:42",
"content": "@andBeans: yep, u have absolutely nothing to hide, not even brain!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89878",
"author": "andBeans",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T14:35:37",
"content": "@nimrod: lol!!!1!! wut?!?!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "121125",
"author": "Navigationssystem",
"timestamp": "2010-02-01T04:32:43",
"content": "I have noticed that Garmin product is the best gps over all. This GPS is worth every penny, easy to use and the signal is always good.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,606.738604
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/25/fritzing/
|
Fritzing, Go From Prototype To Product
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Arduino Hacks",
"downloads hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] |
[
"arduino",
"design",
"pcb",
"schematic",
"software"
] |
Fritzing
is an open source project designed to help you move from a prototype to a finished project. Aimed at those basing their projects around Arduino, you start by building your physical prototype, then recreate it with Fritzing software’s graphical editor. From there you can generate a schematic, PCB artwork, and PCB production files.
[thanks CH]
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[
{
"comment_id": "89459",
"author": "zetsway",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T22:14:07",
"content": "Awesome, thanks. I’m going to try this right now.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89462",
"author": "an4rk",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T22:23:02",
"content": "poop",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89496",
"author": "napalm",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T00:43:58",
"content": "Interesting at first glance, its got some potential.also it’ll shut those ardunio spammers the hell up.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89515",
"author": "Tux-fan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T02:29:33",
"content": "Its an interesting piece of software…one might ask what the hell need someone reading hack-a-day a very basic and simplified electronic cad package.But hey !!! We all start as little hackers :) As soon as your boy (or girl!!! there are fare to less hackish girls !!!) starts becoming interesting in what Daddy (or Mum ;) ) is doing always in the garage…. Go and install this on the children netbook :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89527",
"author": "Drone",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T03:24:30",
"content": "What does arduino spam look like? Is it loaded with sodium?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89550",
"author": "draebkcen",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T06:30:10",
"content": "Excellent, just what hackaday needs, another arduino post, keep up the good work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89558",
"author": "LukeS",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T07:09:59",
"content": "This is a good place to ask this question, What is the best free or low cost schematic tool (not specifically designed for Arduino projects like this program is).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89559",
"author": "andre from fritzing",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T07:22:00",
"content": "thanks for posting us!as tux-fan says, the idea is indeed to get people with a non-technical background started. in fact, we want to enable people who can barely use the arduino to become more advanced and possibly become real hackers.that’s also why fritzing isn’t limited to arduino. you can use for any electronics project.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89568",
"author": "nope",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T08:05:23",
"content": "why all the arduino hate? Its an easy platform that can do alot. I love the codebase as it makes my work quick and easy to interface with whatever I want. Though im waiting for someething the same price with many times the power and memory. then it will get interesting.arduino hacks (148)well since that’s way too many i dont want to see any more:home entertainment hacks (279)home hacks (151)news (530)pcs hacks (225)peripherals hacks (349)robots hacks (268)security hacks (167)not to mention the more general categories. clearly a hack site should not post articles about building things. i for one only want to see hacks that add cold cathode lights, unlock cellphones using script kiddie programs that require way, way less skill than an arduino build, and ways to make talking stuffed animals sound like satan.This argument seems like the whole linux thing. you aren’t socially valued if you don’t use linux. Well I for one hate going through thirty pages of manuals to adjust one little function when I am competent at modifying windows systems quickly. not to mention windows is more snappy, unless you really don’t bother to make your system your own.all that cynicism being said, my point is STFU the world doesn’t revolve around you.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89577",
"author": "lekernel",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T09:26:56",
"content": "wonderful tool, it’s so hard to route the dip package of the avr. w00t! yet again a clever use of the arduino! wonderful hack!keep up the good work hackaday!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89580",
"author": "omgitsrhys",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T09:48:43",
"content": "Do you have to build around arduino to use the software?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89604",
"author": "jamieriddles",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T12:33:34",
"content": "@omgitsrhysNope",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89612",
"author": "mess_maker",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T13:10:55",
"content": "I agree with nope. I thought the idea here was to see and learn what was going on in the world of hardware hacking and see what you can garner and use in your own projects. Well, for most that has to start somewhere… and for many that means a somewhat easy foray into a dev board like the arduino or pickit1, 2 or 3 with relatively low pin count board.If you are more advanced than that, then you can decide to not look at the post or possibly allow people to not be as awesome as you.As for the OS thing, I use OS X, windows and linux. They all have their place, but I wouldn’t say that any one is better than the others when talking all around. They are all great, but OS X seems to crash and lock up more than the others… oddly enough.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89616",
"author": "Paul",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T13:32:51",
"content": "I majored in Computer Science, not Electrical Engineering. I can write code very well, however as a hobby I really enjoy playing with my arduino. Recently I wanted to learn more about etching my own PCB’s, so I tried downloading EAGLE. I was promptly completely and utterly lost (also, it kept seg-faulting in linux).So I downloaded kicad, followed the tutorial, and then spent 3 days trouble shooting issues related to circuit validation. The tutorial was not an explanation of why things worked the way they did, it was made for people who already knew a lot about electronics and circuit diagramming.Many of you “1337” hardware hackers deride this as being a “toy for children” just because you know more about other programs. Instead of deriding this as a childish toy, why doing you write up a MEANINGFUL guide on how to use (and setup) EAGLE or kicad?As it stands your comments are pointless and contribute nothing to the conversation besides to point out that you are an elitist hardware snob that considers yourself better than everyone else.I for one am grateful to hack-a-day for bringing me news of programs like this which can help me learn more about electronic hardware.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89647",
"author": "rak0ribz",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T17:28:14",
"content": "@lukes:Linear Technology’s LTSPICE is a really nice edition of SPICE that includes a usable schematic editor.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89664",
"author": "Klaymen",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T19:34:16",
"content": "it seems like every time i am looking for something, hackaday has it up a few days later. someone should submit this to digg/reddit",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89678",
"author": "RazorConcepts",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T20:28:40",
"content": "I think the phds and engineers are pissed that normal people can do things with arduino and get more attention from it compared to their stuff.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89692",
"author": "ApprenticeWizard",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:13:56",
"content": "LukeS,Eagle is a nice program for layout, available in both Windows and Linux. It does not have any simulation tools built in, and the free version is limited in board layout size (something like a 4×6 board in size).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89693",
"author": "ApprenticeWizard",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:14:41",
"content": "Sorry, forgot to include the link:http://www.cadsoftusa.com/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89754",
"author": "Tux-fan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T02:00:17",
"content": "For the sake of peace in the community….I don’t like software introduction in hack-a-daybecause its called hack-a-day not soft-a-day ;)… however sometimes the software is close enough to hardware and useful for projects for some (as in this case)… I guess there are always some exceptions.There are more and more rumors and fights what should hack-a-day publish or not.I like to ask the webmasters here. Could you think about some way of a individual user based category selection. Maybe somehow one can check a list of interesting categories and save them in a little cookie (this prevent a required user login).every entry will be tagged by one or several of this categories. Finally, one will only see what he has asking for. That might finish the endless discussions",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89941",
"author": "Jack Driscoll",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T18:47:28",
"content": "@lukes (re: Schematic software)I’ve been recommended gEDA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEDA). It’s a collection of software that provides circuit simulation (ngspice and/or GnuCap, PCB layout, and pretty much anything else you’d need for Electronic Design Automation (EDA). All GPL.Wikipedia also has a nice list of other projects here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Free_EDA_software",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,606.840683
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/25/passwords-on-floppy-disk/
|
Passwords On Floppy Disk
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Misc Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"floppy",
"password"
] |
[Wehrdo] has posted a
guide with an extremely low-tech solution to password management
. He literally put the passwords on a floppy disk in the form of paper glued to the magnetic film. For those that still have some floppy disks around, this is a zero cost hack. We wouldn’t recommend this for state secrets, but for those prolific forum registrations it’s a great idea.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "89439",
"author": "BigD145",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T20:41:38",
"content": "It’s not a hack, but I do like the idea.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89445",
"author": "Andrewr05",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T21:08:15",
"content": "That is pretty interesting…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89447",
"author": "Peach",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T21:13:30",
"content": "You have no idea what a hack actually is, do you?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89450",
"author": "Sean T.",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T21:25:08",
"content": "Ironically, copying the passwords by hand from this floppy to another takes the same amount of time as it would if it were a file on the floppy…:-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89451",
"author": "Adam",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T21:31:02",
"content": "@sean t.HAHAHHAAHAHA Good one. I wonder if I use a SuperDisk will I be able to fit more passwords.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89452",
"author": "Noah Buddy",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T21:36:32",
"content": "Funny, I use to do the same thing with a “clicky” eraser and crib notes for math class.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89454",
"author": "proxide",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T21:55:25",
"content": "cute, definitely cute.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89455",
"author": "ned",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T21:56:57",
"content": "I hide lots of things I don’t want seen, in my floppy disks. I’ve got one floppy disk case (holds about 10) and I store things for emergencies. Nobody thinks twice when they see them, but I have $50 in one, standard Smith & Wesson handcuff keys in another, and some passwords in another.Hiding things in plain sight works.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89456",
"author": "achim",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T22:03:31",
"content": "@adam: no, but 5 1/2 and 8 inch disks will. and i always thought that they can store less data ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89457",
"author": "Jim",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T22:11:43",
"content": "@peach, not poster you were replying to. But its no more a hack than sticking a post it note on the side of your monitor really is it?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89464",
"author": "O Mattos",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T22:26:21",
"content": "Hate instructables “multi-page” thing.Username: bugmenotPassword: bugmenotthen you can view it without clicking next page a gazillion times…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89469",
"author": "BenJ",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T22:43:02",
"content": "o mattos, Just add ?ALLSTEPS (In caps) to the end of the URL.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89471",
"author": "frenzy",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T22:58:56",
"content": "how about just using keepass?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89497",
"author": "supaduck",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T00:51:16",
"content": "What WOULD you recommend for state secrets then?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89521",
"author": "Bryan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T02:58:46",
"content": "I got one better, Micro SDHC cards fit inside there as well that’s 16GB & soon to be 32GB when the new ones come out! Also Micro sdhc could have anything passwords, Truecrypt keys. Password keychains etc.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89587",
"author": "srilyk",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T10:40:30",
"content": "This is pretty similar to what Bruce Shneier recommends – writing your PWs down and putting them in your wallet – after all, you already do a pretty good job of keeping your credit cards and DL safe, right?...Right???I strongly suspect those who complain about ‘omg, not a haxkz0r!1!! n00b!’ would still complain about it not being a hack if they reposted one of the first few hackaday posts.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89592",
"author": "Thomascpp",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T11:01:39",
"content": "Awesome hack",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89605",
"author": "ssss",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T12:40:17",
"content": "THIS is a hack, reuse a object for something usefull again. Hackaday is back on track.please NO arduino in a floppy XD",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89607",
"author": "Agent420",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T12:51:44",
"content": "^ you mean like this? ;-)http://www.iaingildea.com/floppy.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89689",
"author": "Doctor Mojo",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:09:35",
"content": "wrote my passwords in feces on bedroom wall. Is I hack?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89690",
"author": "Noodles",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:10:54",
"content": "it’s a clever hiding spot. We used to do this with LSD.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89819",
"author": "Ogrim",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T09:08:50",
"content": "Damn it hackaday, now people are going to screw with my Amiga disks :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89907",
"author": "Benjamin",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T17:06:30",
"content": "This inspired me to write an article about passwords and becoming a pass-gician :)Check it out…http://www.thedailyharangue.com/2009/08/dont-be-bad-paw0rd-maker.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92299",
"author": "tuddy",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T22:41:39",
"content": "And now I’m reminded of those old security codewheels you used to get in DOS games. You know, from back when copy protection was cool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,606.954155
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/26/propeller-platform/
|
Propeller Platform
|
James Munns
|
[
"Arduino Hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] |
[
"arduino",
"microcontroller",
"propeller",
"prototype board"
] |
[nmcclana] has posted an
assembly walkthrough
for an Arduino-style prototyping board for the 80 MHz, eight core
Parallax Propeller Microcontroller
. While not board compatible with Arduino shields like the ARM-based
Maple board we covered
, it does have that familiar layout, and provides access to all 32 I/O pins, and the 3.8″ x 2.5″ footprint was kept in mind to allow easy creation of
shields
modules that can be designed using
ExpressPCB’s
miniboard service. The Platform Kit also has the advantage over other Propeller kits such as
SchmartBoard’s offerings
, which require soldering of surface mount parts. Kits are available at
Gadget Gangster
, and ready for
your next design
that needs
a little more
sauce
than the Arduino can offer.
| 16
| 16
|
[
{
"comment_id": "89706",
"author": "pelrun",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:37:00",
"content": "A ‘little’ more sauce? It’s a whole shipping container full of barrels of more sauce! :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89720",
"author": "localroger",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T22:56:44",
"content": "It’s probably worth mentioning an especially sweet thing about the platform is that it’s going to be the basis for projects in spin zone’s nuts ‘n volts column. I’m more of a prop protoboard guy myself but I like it that the platform targets the miniboard form factor, which is probably one of the best deals around for custom pcb fab.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89734",
"author": "hanno",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T00:15:43",
"content": "The Propeller let’s you do so much! Speech synthesis, video output, video input, true multiprocessing. I’ve been using it for all my projects, check out this video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duqeRK0OzdQFor a complete debugging environment that was recently reviewed favorably to MS Visual Studio check out ViewPort athttp://mydancebot.comHanno",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89738",
"author": "nemo",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T00:34:33",
"content": "This is awesome. i love propeller and i love arduino. Arduino-Atmega168+Propeller=Freaking awesome.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89740",
"author": "chris",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T01:17:44",
"content": "what makes this an Arduino-style prototyping board? Cuz it’s blue?Don’t get me wrong Parallax Propeller seems like an awesome chip, but why the need to compare it to the arduino.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89751",
"author": "pelrun",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T01:59:38",
"content": "Uh, it’s got a similar size, layout and purpose to the arduino… that’s *plenty* of reason to label it ‘arduino-style’.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89753",
"author": "Paul",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T01:59:50",
"content": "quote from article: “..it does have that familiar layout, and provides access to all 32 I/O pins, and the 3.8″ x 2.5″ footprint was kept in mind to allow easy creation of modules that can be designed using ExpressPCB’s miniboard service.”also cos its blue",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89761",
"author": "Oldbitcollector",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T02:18:08",
"content": "arduino: The micro with those with low expectations.This is a great way to experience the power of the Propeller. Nice Job Nick & Jon.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89770",
"author": "mike",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T03:50:12",
"content": "I thought that link was going to be an /assembler/ walkthrough..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89786",
"author": "NidStyles",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T05:36:45",
"content": "I like the concept of Propeller. I just wish it had more internal RAM, or better yet a way to add an external memory controller.I’m more of a fan of the ST32 ARM based stamps myself. The Cortex M3 core is nice, just wish it had more of them on the chip.Can never get the best of everything without being uber expensive I guess, :-/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89793",
"author": "jproach",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T06:43:00",
"content": "@hanno: Wow, that is some absolutely amazing stuff.Could you explain briefly, or link to, how the debugging is handled. ie is data shared to a second dedicated cog which communicates with the PC?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89808",
"author": "hanno",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T08:09:51",
"content": "@jproach,Thanks! Developing ViewPort and 12Blocks for the Propeller has been lots of fun. One of the 8 cogs is used to share data with the PC at 2mbps. This allows the PC to monitor and change global variables- without impacting the speed of the other cogs. Besides offering traditional debugging tools (breakpoint, single step, view/change variable, call stack, view memory…) ViewPort let’s you analyze your variables in simulated instruments, analyze communication with other devices with a 80msps logic analyzer, and comes with a fuzzy logic engine, video frame grabber, vision engine, and integration with OpenCV. Check out the 30-day free trial!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89816",
"author": "draeath",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T08:54:57",
"content": "@NidStylesYou can! You’d probably need to use a cog to do that though…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89845",
"author": "cantido",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T11:39:28",
"content": "@hanno500k gate FPGA is ~$20..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89911",
"author": "Nick",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T17:15:05",
"content": "My left hand is on Hackaday!The only reason I call them modules instead of shields is that they don’t have the same parent-child concept that Arduino has – all the modules can connect to each other.I guess it’s like an Arduino because they’re both modular platforms. But you’re right, the Prop is in a whole different league – it’s 32-bit, 160 MIPS, 32 I/O.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "99959",
"author": "Fred",
"timestamp": "2009-10-09T04:13:28",
"content": "@nemo: if you like the arduino, and the propeller, you should really take a look to the new xgamestation chameleons…!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,606.89533
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/26/diy-bench-vice/
|
DIY Bench Vice
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"Tool Hacks"
] |
[
"toolmonger",
"vice",
"wood"
] |
A bench vice can be one of the most used tools in your workshop. For those that don’t have a workshop [Matt]
built a vice that clamps to a table
. He used scrap wood,
MDF
, threaded rod, washers, nuts, and wing nuts. Cheap, easy to build, and very useful!
[via
Toolmonger
]
| 16
| 16
|
[
{
"comment_id": "89686",
"author": "amishx64",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:03:15",
"content": "If that were my vice, it sure wouldn’t last long.Good for holding PCBs I guess though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89688",
"author": "Spadefinger",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:08:43",
"content": "lame",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89695",
"author": "zigzagjoe",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:16:34",
"content": "well, better than nothing, but not really good for much more than simple wood work. Not enough grip/rigidity",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89697",
"author": "roger_that",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:18:26",
"content": "I require more instruction from and instructable…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89698",
"author": "JustGrumpyIguess",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:18:56",
"content": "@amishx64 I guess if you work on your pcb in a vertical position…..Seems like adjustments more than half inch or so would be a pita considering the fine thread pitch.I would hardly call that an instructable.I guess in a pinch….. but i sure would’nt publish it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89703",
"author": "The Cheap Vegetable Gardnener",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:31:45",
"content": "Don’t get me wrong I am very cheap, though seems like shelling out $20 for a cheap vice would be much easier and less frustrating in the long run. Especially the first time I turned without looking and smacked my hip into the wood if I was luck and threaded rods if not so lucky.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89705",
"author": "amishx64",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:33:45",
"content": "@JustGrumpyIguess:LOL Vertical PCB soldering? Not exactly.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89707",
"author": "The Cheap Vegetable Gardnener",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:41:07",
"content": "@amishx64 guess you haven’t taken the advanced soldering class :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89766",
"author": "chris",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T02:52:15",
"content": "Wow, this takes freetard to a new level of cheapness. Why didn’t you use wood from old pallets or better yet sticks off the ground?If you can’t afford a $12 vise I can wait to see how you drill holes!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89768",
"author": "dumbdumb",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T03:37:33",
"content": "why not just hot glue some c clamps to your bench? probably stronger.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89780",
"author": "dave",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T04:58:55",
"content": "Why not make a vise, instead? Aren’t there enough cheap vices for everyone these days, like…booze, or porn?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89864",
"author": "Adam Ziegler",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T13:29:48",
"content": "@dave LOL!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89917",
"author": "Matt byrne",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T17:40:58",
"content": "Wow, some harsh comments indeed !@amishx64 I’ve just added some more steps to the InstructableRE: all the cracks about cheapness, yes I can go and buy a nice new vice, but this just seemed like a fun little project, and if it didn’t perform well as a vice, I can just take it to bits – simple.And to be honest, I’m quite into the design process (albeit very basic in this example), and working out how to build things from scratch.Have a good one.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89946",
"author": "Ben Jackson",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T19:14:24",
"content": "A “real” vise like that is too cheap to make a poor clone of. You can have one made of cast iron and a similar design for under $20.Making your own tooling is a valuable skill, but you’ve got to recognize where you’ll get the most bang for your buck.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "122096",
"author": "Daniel O.Apata",
"timestamp": "2010-02-05T16:33:25",
"content": "please send me a write up project on bench vice. thanks",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "1622584",
"author": "Mike Stimmell",
"timestamp": "2014-07-08T00:28:34",
"content": "Wow some folks don’t appreciate clever, from scratch design build.. can you really get a $20.oo vise ? Guess I just have not looked in the right place. .thx, I like it…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,607.013261
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/26/hard-rock-radio/
|
Hard Rock Radio
|
Mike Szczys
|
[
"digital audio hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] |
[
"cement",
"radio"
] |
[Guus] sent in his project where he
put a radio inside of a rock
. He started with a 1970’s car stereo and encapsulated it in cement by wrapping it in duct tape, building a wooden form around it, and pouring in the wet cement. Three ports are included on the back for power, antennae, and speaker. He included
an outline of how he did this
but we’d love to hear some tips on how he made it
look like a rock and not just a brick of concrete
.
| 16
| 16
|
[
{
"comment_id": "89670",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T19:50:14",
"content": "“but we’d love to hear some tips on how he made it look like a rock and not just a brick of concrete.”um, it does look just like a brick of concrete – a badly deteriorated brick of concrete.interesting idea. I wonder if the duct tape protected by concrete makes it waterproof enough for long-term outdoor use in an exposed environment.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89674",
"author": "3rix",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T20:24:24",
"content": "*Agree with above*That things cool, I’ve been thinking of making a wooden Xbox.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89683",
"author": "Stunmonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T20:53:28",
"content": "It would have to be pretty waterproof as the concrete would have been giving up large quantities of vapor during/after curing.The inside of that thing would have been drenched if there was even a pinhole in the vapor barrier, or around (or through) the connectors/controls.This last part is the hardest to work around.I would say the odds of any stereo surviving the month or so of serious dripping condensate inside is a toss-up. Old 70’s equipment would likely fare better than 80’s construction techniques, but its still gonna be a crapshoot at best. What have you got to lose though, a 70’s radio?Cool idea.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89699",
"author": "JoeBlo",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:27:25",
"content": "I dont think he intended for it to be waterproof.“but we’d love to hear some tips on how he made it look like a rock and not just a brick of concrete.”—— a hammer. read the link you posted.I wonder about over heating issues. concrete is a pretty good insulator.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89700",
"author": "Twanzio",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:30:40",
"content": "What’s next? A Heavy Metal radio encapsulated in cadmium?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89701",
"author": "dgrimal",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:30:42",
"content": "“but we’d love to hear some tips on how he made it look like a rock and not just a brick of concrete.”from the article: “with my ‘Now it doesn’t work anyway’ philosophy, I took a big hammer and created this Flintstones look…”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89702",
"author": "dgrimal",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:31:15",
"content": "ok I was late with the submit button – joeblo beat me to it",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89712",
"author": "polymath",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:58:05",
"content": "I would use osmium instead of cadmium. but in that case it could only be use on concrete floors or really sturdy tables with wide feet.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89715",
"author": "ketahazure",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T22:35:36",
"content": "This is flat-out cool!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89730",
"author": "Orv",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T23:51:03",
"content": "Re stunmonkey: I’d probably leave the radio on the whole time, to keep it warm and hopefully evaporate off the water.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89785",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T05:31:58",
"content": "by the looks of it he dropped it a few times",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89849",
"author": "dobo",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T12:22:35",
"content": "Awesome, would go well with concrete speakers!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89887",
"author": "brzap",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T15:25:53",
"content": "yo dawg, I herd you like music so I put a radio in your rock so you can rock while you rock",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89902",
"author": "Roman",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T16:45:09",
"content": "10,000 years from now they will find this guys radio and some one will get a Ph.D. Lol great work man. Talking about thinking out of the “BOX” :)+10 KudosYou’ve Leveled-Up.New ability gained. “Rock-n-Roller Roar”New item gained “Rolled-Up NewsPaper of Discipline +1”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90024",
"author": "DesignFreak",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T01:49:01",
"content": "Um… have you heard of Ron Arad? He did this type of thing in the 80’s…..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90067",
"author": "axllaruse",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T08:19:54",
"content": "The radio of the Flintstones!!! YABA DABA DOOOOOO",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,607.252326
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/26/wifi-mapping-with-a-smartphone/
|
WiFi Mapping With A Smartphone
|
Brett Haddock
|
[
"Cellphone Hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] |
[
"apple iphone",
"gps",
"iphone",
"mapping",
"smartphone",
"wifi"
] |
Not so long ago, mapping WiFi required a laptop, GPS, a big antenna and Kismet/NetStumbler. Today’s smartphones have replaced even this task. For those of us running a GPS and WiFi equipped Windows Mobile phone,
WiFiFoFum
is an excellent and simple solution, as well as a great companion for installing an AP.
Start up WiFiFoFum, put your phone on the dash and let it collect the locations of the APs you find while driving around. You can then save the file in several formats: XML, txt, Wi-scan, POI Database, MemoryMap, Netstumbler, and even as a KML File for Google Earth/Google Maps. We have also found it to be a really handy tool for setting up WiFi in a large area, to help find the best home for the router which provides the best coverage. WiFiFoFum is also available for the
iPhone
via the App Store.
| 16
| 16
|
[
{
"comment_id": "89662",
"author": "Zach",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T19:21:35",
"content": "Just a few issues with the iPhone application. (These issues are a restriction of the hardware or software)-This will only find access points that have broadcast ENABLED.-Only filters for WEP and AD HOC networks, they excluding WPA.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89663",
"author": "Andrew Calcutt",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T19:30:42",
"content": "Looks cool :-)Looks like it should also be compatible with my Vistumbler application (http://www.vistumbler.net) since Vistumbler supports loading from text(wi-scan) netstumbler files",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89665",
"author": "daryl",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T19:36:24",
"content": "The project looks a little old. Support stopped at WinMo 5 (though I doubt it would have issues running on WinMo 6 or 6.5). Couldn’t find any up to date info on their site about any new development efforts.Am I missing something? I’m curious if updates are planned or if perhaps an android version will be released at some point.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89675",
"author": "Brett Haddock",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T20:25:53",
"content": "they seem to be focused on the iPhone app, but it works without a hitch on my HTC Touch Pro. If it ain’t broke, why fix it?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89676",
"author": "TheSteed",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T20:27:02",
"content": "On my Nokia E71 I have used Barbelo and GPSd to do the same thing, it outputs in…er Kismet format I think. I never bothered with converting it or mapping it in Google Maps tho but I think it’s easy enough using some perl script online!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89691",
"author": "markyb86",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:12:32",
"content": "I wish this was on symbian :-(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89709",
"author": "Paco",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:48:08",
"content": "Do you know a program to laptop to mapping wifi??(in windows or linux)Thanks",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89710",
"author": "Paco",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:52:37",
"content": "Sorry, I forget that I use winXP (not vista or 7 )",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89742",
"author": "Beny",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T01:23:26",
"content": "WiFi Hopper is good on Windows but does not do passive detection like kismet on linux.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89757",
"author": "Juan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T02:10:10",
"content": "Wow. Is that really where you guys are located. I work right by there. The new Lowe’s!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89851",
"author": "Phil",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T12:30:36",
"content": "There’s ‘WifiTracker’ on the android platform, it integrates with a realtime googlemap display and even lets you upload realtime to your own webserver – pretty good",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89874",
"author": "eman",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T14:15:21",
"content": "have been using this for well over a year on my HTC polaris, normally save in xml, be sure to turn off suspend other wise the wifi is switched off. once done, i save the xml, next time i open it carries on from where it left off. when i get home, i save as kml and ns1(netstumbler) i upload to wigle.net, managed to map most of central north london, south london between london bridge and m23, the west end (soho and picadilly). funnily enough after doing this my itouch was more accurate at mapping my location. is apple/ skyhook using wigle data?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89904",
"author": "Pete M.",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T17:00:44",
"content": "There’s another Windows Mobile application that does a good job mapping. It’s called: AiroMapIt exists as an executable, and does not come as a .cab file. It does a decent job at mapping in Google Earth using opacity as a relative signal strength indicator.Now, who out there wants to mod your smartphone’s WiFi antenna to achieve better signal reception??? That’s an article I could digg. ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91354",
"author": "kacyp",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:43:56",
"content": "http://pynetmony.googlepages.com/for all you symbian users ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "103386",
"author": "alves",
"timestamp": "2009-10-23T01:45:49",
"content": "Which N series or E series can I use with kismet in my notebook as gps to get the coordinates of an AP?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "124356",
"author": "leo11",
"timestamp": "2010-02-17T05:00:42",
"content": "hola kisiera saber si funciona con un blackberry 8900, oh si hay algun programa para hackear red wifi con el blackberry, gracias",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,607.066404
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/26/twitter-as-a-botnet-command-center/
|
Twitter As A Botnet Command Center
|
Matt Schulz
|
[
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"botnet",
"command center",
"infostealer",
"jaiku",
"malicious",
"malware",
"tumblr",
"twitter"
] |
The folks over at
Arbor Networks
were browsing Twitter and discovered something very strange: a Twitter account seemingly posting gibberish. At least, that’s how it appeared at first. Upon closer investigation, they discovered that the profile was posting base64 encoded links to PKZIP archives. When they extracted the contents and unpacked the contained DLL and EXE files, they discovered that the account was posing links to malware that would post user information back to certain URLs. The article was also updated to show that the scheme wasn’t limited to Twitter, but also affected users on Jaiku and Tumblr. It’s a bit scary to see that all malware isn’t as
blatantly obvious as we usually would think
it to be.
| 7
| 7
|
[
{
"comment_id": "89659",
"author": "Skitchin",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T19:06:19",
"content": "I’ve found twitter and other blog accounts which were being used to push out the latest spam marketing emails. Guess I should be more vigilant in reporting them.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89667",
"author": "sfcg",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T19:41:00",
"content": "Nice post. That’s a pretty clever way to get your commands out there. Any machine anywhere, any phone, just postup a twitter update.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89671",
"author": "blake",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T20:01:56",
"content": "Looks like there is another one.http://twitter.com/botn3tcontrol",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89711",
"author": "pelrun",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:55:30",
"content": "The “aHR0” is a dead giveaway here; it’s ‘http’ in base-64. You’ll see it in redirect links sometimes, in an attempt to prevent you stripping off the redirect.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89750",
"author": "me",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T01:55:33",
"content": "Lame. Base64 for a ~18 character string? Twitter has 140 characters to work with and he couldn’t think of a less suspicious form of encoding? Could have even chopped off the ‘http://’ to get a ~11 characters. I’m really disappointed in this guy. There’s no ingenuity in this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89779",
"author": "vic",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T04:57:29",
"content": "It looks like a weak link, hijack the account and you can order the whole botnet to autodestruct (I guess twitter would have no problem giving access to these accounts if it can fight malware). Or is it just one of many update paths ?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92811",
"author": "des$",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T13:06:59",
"content": "How do I Twitter my Flickr photos?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,607.430442
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/26/open-frame-digital-clock/
|
Open-Frame Digital Clock
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"home hacks"
] |
[
"clock",
"tube"
] |
Here’s an interesting project from several years ago. The clock design itself isn’t too noteworthy, but the construction is definitely inspired. You’ll notice that there is no breadboard or PCB, the
frame actually is the circuit
. The tubes he’s using are Numitron tubes, which aren’t as high voltage as
Nixies
or even
VFD
s. This means that there is only 12V maximum going through the exposed rails. He discusses some possible future upgrades such as LED or Nixie or VFD, but since this project is a few years old, who knows if he is still working with it.
[thanks Agent420]
| 13
| 13
|
[
{
"comment_id": "89630",
"author": "Agent420",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T15:49:04",
"content": "i love weird clocks ;-)numitrons are also cool, you can drive them directly from 5V ttl or ucontroller io. you get the tube look without a lot of hassle, and there not as over-exposed as nixies.i remember when these were used in gas pumps, they might have been the first digital displays for that use.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89632",
"author": "chango",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T16:02:43",
"content": "12V or no, that’s one cat away from a small fire.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89635",
"author": "Pouncer",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T16:21:18",
"content": "Oooh, I like it!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89641",
"author": "chicosoft",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T16:28:18",
"content": "very cool",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89642",
"author": "Don",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T16:53:07",
"content": "Smoken, … or will be :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89644",
"author": "farthead",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T17:02:01",
"content": "chango… dont know much about electricity do you…Unless the cat is soaked in gasoline and you can get the thing to spark there is zero chance of fire if tipped over or even beat with a hammer.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89645",
"author": "Agent420",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T17:14:22",
"content": "sometimes the safety mindedness of hackers surprises me ;-) i’m sure you unplug all your wallwarts before disconnecting them in case the end touches something metal.this thing is no danger. but perhaps that is part of it’s appeal.i really dig the structural circuit design.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89646",
"author": "cantido",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T17:23:47",
"content": "@fartheadYou never know, maybe highly charged gasoline soaked felines are common at chango’s pad. Maybe it keeps the flees off?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89648",
"author": "Agent420",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T17:40:48",
"content": "while we’re on the funky display tube topic, a great resource for nixies, vfd’s, numitrons, crt’s etc is spehere research in canada. a lot of interesting stuff to be had there.http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/index.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89668",
"author": "VIPER!",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T19:44:09",
"content": "I thought you said Open FLAME clock. Now that would have been impressive. But this is cool too. I dig the Numitron tubes. It needs a protective Plexiglas case. I can just see some little kid grabbing the frame or some ones beer hitting this thing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89714",
"author": "WA5ZNU",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T22:25:30",
"content": "We did a similar project this past holiday season:http://www.instructables.com/id/101_Led_Wreath/It’s a wreath is made out of 101 LEDs and two pieces of wire, with no other components. It can run on a 9-volt battery.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89859",
"author": "F.",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T12:54:47",
"content": "The only way to improve this would be to have a spider live in it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90074",
"author": "shortwave",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T10:20:49",
"content": "this looks like a fun project i may have to do this. its a good way of displaying how a clock works.for those of you that think this things a fire hazard you aught be shot!. its low voltage harmless! pussys.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,607.38521
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/26/spiderbot-emulates-spider-man/
|
SpiderBot Emulates Spider-man
|
Gerrit Coetzee
|
[
"Robots Hacks"
] |
[
"cable",
"grappler",
"launcher",
"robot",
"spider",
"spider-man",
"spiderbot"
] |
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBikHgnt16E]
Spiderbot moves with four magnetic grapplers
that it can launch, detach, and aim according to it’s path planning algorithm. While the robot is definitely not a final product and is quite a bit away from moving with the same grace and speed as our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, it is definitely one of the more interesting locomotion experiments out there. The video has some nice slow motion footage of the main mechanisms as well as screen captures of the path planning.
[Via
BotJunkie
]
| 12
| 12
|
[
{
"comment_id": "89622",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T14:38:25",
"content": "Amazing, they’ve managed to take things like robots and spiderman and make them incredibly boring…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89624",
"author": "PodeCoet",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T14:56:16",
"content": "@chrishah! agreed.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89628",
"author": "Ethan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T15:11:59",
"content": "Oh thank god, I thought I was the only one who found that video is be mind numbingly boring.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89631",
"author": "Gerrit Coetzee",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T15:50:57",
"content": "I found it helped tremendously to turn the music off.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89636",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T16:21:27",
"content": "Everybody gets one, Peter.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89638",
"author": "cptfalcon",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T16:24:33",
"content": "this video is hilarious. there was too much time spent in the walking segment, otherwise it’s not too boring",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89643",
"author": "Don",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T16:55:45",
"content": "Hoho, check out that dildo in video at 3:50, very hilarious…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89651",
"author": "ph3d",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T18:13:48",
"content": "um can sumone please quadcore this slow peice of shit lulz, the dildo is too funny.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89682",
"author": "macegr",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T20:47:38",
"content": "I squinted for about 2 seconds at the “screenshot” and gave up. I don’t have time for anyone who can’t size their video to fit into YouTube’s window.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89760",
"author": "Tux-fan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T02:15:56",
"content": "I really apprentice the hard work behind this robot. Its a new idea and a rather complex concept. Thus, I fully understand that it might not be as fast as your arduinno based wheel robot :P@ ph3dCome on… its slowness is mainly due to mechanical reasons… even a cray would not make it faster…However, they are going to deserve harsh comments. If you announce a spiderman like robot you should deliver one.Why not keeping the truth and just call itThe amazing sloth-robotand everybody here would be full of admiration",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89775",
"author": "Tiberiu",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T04:40:46",
"content": "I kind of like this sloth robot. The concept is very well put togheter, altough the gymnastics for reloading is weird. This guy deserves some credit. But I’m still waiting for a faster hexapod version…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89818",
"author": "williamtold",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T09:05:13",
"content": "One of the hackaday posts about power consumption on a robot made me think about using suction cups and bounding around from the ceiling.. rather than powering legs.So this is kinda cool to see* someone do something similar.*or it will be when I can actually see it.. silly work internet filters out youtube.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,607.566057
|
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