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Browsing Posts published in June, 2011
Inane sign for the day
Are you getting old?
I’m not sure which is a more sad indication of advancing age… needing to take naps, or the blithe acceptance of needing to take naps.
DAVIS, CA — (Marketwire) — 04/18/11 — Moller International (OTCBB: MLER) ("The Company") is pleased to announce that they have scheduled a demonstration flight of its ethanol-fueled M400 Skycar volantor. This invitation-only media event is scheduled to take place on October 11, 2011 in Vacaville, CA. Over 250 members of the domestic and international press [...]
MAME Project: Final Assembly
My chosen computer for this project was a Dell Optiplex SX260, model DCT. I chose this because it was one of the surplus computers I had in the garage, and also it’s very tiny, which is helpful for the cramped real estate in the back of this bar top cabinet. It has a clip-on stand, [...]
Edgar Müeller – Street art
Edgar Müeller is one of an elite group of artists who create 3D masterpieces on streets with chalk. These images have to be viewed from a certain angle for the effect to work. Looking at them from a side angle shows a very weird, distorted picture. Since 1998 Edgar Müller has held the title of [...]
MAME Project: mounting the monitor
I tried to re-use the original mounting bezel but the wood had become wet at some point in this poor beleaguered console’s life, and as it was pressboard, it was fragile, swollen, and crumbly. So, new wood was procured, and with my friend Randy’s help, we crafted a new slide-in mounting panel. I removed the [...]
MAME Project: extending the harness
As I mentioned, the wires on the provided harness are no where near long enough to reach the interface board when mounted in any spot other than just behind the keyboard (and that’s where the monitor needs to live). So, I had to extend them. This involved 22 gage wire, shrink-wrap tubing, and 22 gage [...]
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