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Hooked on 'botting
This week I makerbotted for the first time! I know, I know… I should have done this much much sooner. Everything Tiny and Makerbot were actually founded in the same room, the old NYC Resistor...
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Just Say No to “No”
I’m a member of NYC Resistor, and while I think we’re a pretty awesome group of people, we’re not without our bikeshed arguments. These kinds of arguments, in any group, can range from mild...
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Controlling our Home Theater PC with a wireless 360 Controller
We recently set up Xbox Media Center (XBMC) on the computer that’s attached to the TV. XBMC actually has nothing to do with xbox – it was a homebrew media center application for the original xbox that...
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Getting XBMC to work with our Xbox 360 Wireless Controller
This is part two of our home theater PC adventure. If you’ve just arrived you may want to start with part 1, Hello Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver. Hooray, Windows can finally see the controller. We...
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Knitting Machine Teardown
A few years ago I was given a Toyota K747 knitting machine, a gorgeous blue knitting machine that features a punchcard patterning system. It is by all counts a fascinating machine, and I was excited to...
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Knitting Machine Teardown Part 2
After purchasing a fresh sponge bar for the Toyota K747 I started to put it through its paces. It knits stockinette beautifully, so I started working through the tuck stitches. At first I couldn’t get...
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I can stop whenever I want
I don’t have a knitting machine problem, I could quit right now, I swear. While working with my Toyota 747 I decided to try and find a ribber for it, which led me to the Ravelry Knitting Machine Sales...
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Homemade Cast-on Comb
The White/Superba 1602 I purchased sadly did not include a full-bed cast on comb, which makes casting on things wider than swatches somewhat tricky. There are a few floating around eBay, but they all...
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SketchUp Models of PCBs
I don’t usually reblog stuff, but this was too neat not to share. The folks at EagleUp have written a plugin to help you generate 3D models of your Eagle boards. This could be handy for designing...
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Adding Live TV to XBMC
It started simply enough. “I would like to watch the olympics on our main television.” After about an hour of cursing at the tv we gave up and contented ourselves to watch the olympics in the kitchen....
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