The next step was to wire the panel. Here’s a link to the button/joystick kit I used: CLICK HERE Here’s a link to the keyboard encoder: CLICK HERE The XARCADE keyboard encoder came with a wiring harness, so it should be fairly simple, right? The wires are labeled next to the small connector which plugs [...]
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MAME Project: – Wiring the panel
March 29, 2011
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MAME Project: Hacking the control panel
March 23, 2011
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Once I had the old console disassembled and cleaned up a bit, I needed to figure out a new layout for the controls. The old console had a single joystick and a couple of buttons (no idea what game it used to play), but I wanted MORE. I decided to go ahead and put two [...]
Nice coach, eh? Yea, I thought so too. So wouldn’t it really be a bummer if you owned one of these and this happened? Yea, I hate it when that happens. But wait! All is not lost in this case! This particular coach is not just an RV, it’s a Yacht! This wacky company [...]
MAME Project: bar-top video game console
March 21, 2011
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I started a fun project, so I thought I’d share the pain here! The goal is to create a bar-top video game console which runs the MAME emulator and plays thousands of classic video games (like Pac Man, Robotron, Major Havoc, Galaxaga, etc). A few years ago, I picked up a full-size arcade machine (Solitare [...]
Here are some incredible photos from the New York Times of the devastation in Japan before and after the Quake and Tsunami. They are interactive, and you can slide the divider left and right to see the exact same satellite image before and after. CLICK HERE to view the GeoEye images
Tsunami spurs Godzilla discussions
March 11, 2011
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Ok, so I hang out with a bunch of sick people. The recent Tsunami in Japan has generated Godzilla related conversations, which inevitably lead to Godzilla’s enemies. Do you remember all of them? Here’s a pretty good list: www.thearchnemesis.com/Godzillamonsters.html
The new $10 bill
March 10, 2011
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Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t like the new $10 bill. It’s orange-ish, and somewhat pink-ish, but not in an “intentional” looking way. No, this to me looks like a bill that went through the wash with some red shirts. It’s not a good design – it’s an accident. Ring up no sale on [...]
Fashion designer John Galliano has lost his job for making anti-Semitic slurs; he may now lose his freedom as well. French prosecutors have announced that Galliano will stand trial on charges of making racist insults in public, a charge that carries a maximum penalty of six months in prison and a $31,400 fine, reports Reuters. [...]
Emergency Room wait times
March 1, 2011
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Recently I have seen a few roadside billboards advertising an interesting hospital service. If you visit a website, or text their server, you can find out how long the current wait time is at the ER! Wow! But then, this is “Inane World”, not “Cool Stuff Tim Noticed”. So as you might expect, I think [...]
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