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Sparkfun Grocery Scanner

This one isn't one of my projects, but it was cool enough to share. My wife sent me this picture of the inside of a Grocery Scanner that was setup at the

Repairing the AC

Oh fun, the AC died on us in the middle of the hot season. It seems to want to run, but doesn't kick on properly.

Star Wars Thermal Detonator

This is a repair job my brother came across. Apparently there were a few of these replica Star Wars Thermal Detonators made with lights and sound.

Let's Play Kerbal!

My brother and I love to play video and computer games together. Usually it's Halo, Sins of a Solar Empire, or more recently Kerbal Space Program. Tonight we

Smart Chicken Coop Light

When we first got chickens, we were trying all kinds of things we read online to get the most out of our laying hens. This project was one of those silly ideas

Blue Screen of Death At the Pump

This was just too funny. Apparently these additive fuel system are running windows. I don't know of any other OS that has the Blue Screen of Death.

Megabutton Universal Remote Mk II+

My brother-in-law, Jake, who happens to be the same age as me, was born with Cerebral palsy, and so has trouble using most everyday things. Even though he

Control RGB LEDs With the Wave of Your Hand

This was a fun project I worked on for Tensegrity Labs. A LeapMotion demo for an up coming Elementary Schools STEM night.

LED RGB Stars

It is nearing Christmas time again. Last year, I was in an apartment that was doing a Christmas Light Decoration Competition. The first three winner received a

Mini Iron Man Arc Reactor

This was a costume prop my brother and I made for our nephew Carter.

Toothless Wings

Nothing much to this costume. I just cut up a black fleece blanket into the general shape of toothless wings. Then used a sowing machine to sow the ridges.

Floodlight on Tripod

I recently acquired an LED flood light to help shed some light on my projects. I found that it works best if it is mounted up high. To do this, without putting

Controlling a Robotic Arm with an Xbox 360 Wireless Controller

Using a Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and familiar game controller to explore robotic arm control.

3D Printed Custom Name Plate

Free Xbox Games with Gold workaround

EDIT: Now you can start building your Xbox One games library from your Xbox 360. Just go to "Games with Gold" from the Gold tile on Home. For a while now