3
Jul
72,727,200 pixels of Michigan
Here is a high resolution panoramic view of a beach we visited in Michigan. It isn’t a great photo technically, but it is fun to scroll around so I decided to post it.
72 Megapixel Michigan Beach
9
May
Apple Keyboard + UV Light
I have a question for all material scientists & plastic experts. I have an Apple wireless keyboard and a near-UV LED flashlight. As one would expect, many things fluoresce: tee shirts, white paper, etc. What is odd, is that only some of the keys on my keyboard do this. I would expect this to be an all-or-none type deal but specifically the F,J, arrows, Cap locks, function, alt, control and return keys glow while the others do not. Under normal light these keys look identical and feel the same. Read more
30
Aug
ALCO MS-250AC
This is a follow up to my post on the Alco MSM-5a from about a month ago. This is an unexceptional mosaic readout display but the major differences, that I can tell, between this and the 5A is that this one is a little bit smaller, it cannot be easily disassembled and it includes a red filter to color the display. These were purchased from Surplus Shed for $2.50/each. Read more
15
Aug
Arkanoid: Revenge of Doh
I re-discovered this game recently. The last time I played it was on my parents’ AT&T 6300 with CGA graphics! It is actually a really good game. It is a table tennis variation with a breakaway wall in different shapes. Some bricks drop pill-shape items down that change your paddle size, number of balls it the air, etc. I have to play this in VM Ware on my Mac but it is still playable. Some of the timing of the game, most noticeably the opening sequence, is timed based on the CPU. This pretty much makes the opening scene unintelligible. Read more
13
Aug
Minneapolis Then and Now :(
I have a great old photo of Minneapolis in my collection that I am trying to place a date on. I am guessing 1930′s-40′s but I can’t tell for sure. It appears to be taken from Hennepin Avenue from ~6th street facing southwest. Does anyone have a better idea? Read more
18
Jun
Technicolor Pachyderms
Here is a video that most 20-somethings will remember. It is the creepy scene from Disney’s Dumbo. I’m 27 and this clip is still a little bit creepy.
9
Feb
Bad news for Google Earth Plus
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19
Nov
Cleaning the Apple Keyboard
Here is a short utorual I wrote a while back to document cleaning the older white and clear keyboard. This does not apply to the newer think keyboards Apple released in 2007.
I love the design of Apple keyboards. The clean while surface supported by clear plastic looks great. However, after a few weeks of use (and eating at my computer) the keyboard became quite dirty. After a while, the device became so dirty that I purchased a second one. Since I could sacrifice one keyboard to experimentation – I did just that.
I have managed to clean both keyboards several time with no ill side-effects so far. I can’t say that this won’t destroy your nice keyboard, but here are the steps I take. Read more
14
Nov
Odd discovery – Post-Its glow in the dark.
I discovered that, under some conditions, 3M Post-Its glow. They don’t simply glow, but they exhibit phosphorescence. I did not expect that.
I discovered that basic 3×3 post it notes actually exhibit this when they are hit with my 432nm (bight blue) laser. The exact Post-Its I used are here: http://www.amazon.com/Post-Notes-Colors-Sheets-654-14AU/dp/B0002DOC68/ref=pd_sbs_op_6
See the video after the jump