went to hamfest and lusted after solar panel kits.
went to maker faire and lusted after 3d printer kits.

The formerly huge hamfest that takes place at this time of year at the MD state faire grounds http://www.gbhc.org/ this Saturday only. There is also a mini maker faire in Greenbelt MD http://makerfairegreenbelt.com/ saturday only. ( Read more... )

NeoPixels Rock! I am coding firmware for an adjustable flashlight using a rotary encoder. Press the encoder's center button once for white light and dial for brightness. Press it again for color and dial for which one. As the encoder only has 24 positions, I have to balance granularity of the spectrum against how many turns it takes to round the ( Read more... )

In honour of the blizzard, I am tempted to start a new SkyRim character. :D

Every year I like to read an two week online discussion on the implications of the various technological trends that were taking place over last year. One of the moderators, Bruce Sterling, a science fiction writer and futurist, I find to be particularly entertaining for his sometimes satirical sense of humor ( Read more... )

Because I am a heretic, I try to eat ham on Turkey day, maybe as part of an Hawaiian pizza. 3:}

Wear sandals and unlock it with one of your toes. >:}

I've been having a lot of fun with this webcomic so far. It is a parody of a certain kind of gameboy game. Only ten comics at the time of this writing.

http://battle-dog.tumblr.com/post/55441069812

It's all over Facebook already but I know some ppl on my FL don't *do* FaceBook.

Brandon Sanderson is my favorite author right now. Most of his books have their own individual magic system, each with a consistent set of rules. I find that intriguing. I found a book of his that I hadn't read yet last night at the BSFS meeting (The Emperor's Soul). It was tasty. ^_^