Mac Plus G4 completed.
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
see the details, and more info about construction here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/15994009@N06/sets/72157605213095006/detail/
Posted in fun stuff, mac stuff | No Comments »>twittering sudoku for solving
Friday, May 16th, 2008following up on my newly reinvigorated sudoku interest, i’ve started a twitter feed of puzzles that i’ve found online from various sources, of varying difficulty.
you can read and follow here: http://twitter.com/sudokutosolve
all these puzzles will be in a format suitable for your favorite sudoku app or online solver, like the one at http://www.clickheredammit.com/sudokusolver.html
share and enjoy.
Posted in fun stuff, random stuff | No Comments »>sudoku solver updated
Thursday, May 15th, 2008i’ve finally managed to put together an update to my sudoku solver. it’s now working in ActionScript v3, with some other small modifications under the hood to speed it up somewhat.
there are a few new bugs to work out, of course, but otherwise it’s working as well or better than before at solving tough puzzles by logic and, barring that, blind guessing.
i’ve also turned it into an Adobe AIR app, for the adventurous.
check it out here: clickheredammit.com
share and enjoy.
Posted in fun stuff | No Comments »>Girl With Pearl Earbuds
Friday, November 2nd, 2007
Girl with Pearl Earbuds (with apologies to Vermeer) by Option8.
originally posted April, 2004
Posted in Old Stuff, fun stuff, random stuff | No Comments »>mouse hacking for giggles
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
i’m thinking of hacking the guts of an old iBook into a classic Mac Plus case. In preparation, though, i thought i’d start small, by shoehorning the guts of an optical mouse into the Plus’ ADB mouse. i documented the process here.
Posted in fun stuff, mac stuff | 1 Comment »>MacinShelves
Thursday, October 4th, 2007a project i built a few years back when i had too many classic Macs in my house, and no shelves to put them on.
two birds. one stone.
the bookshelves in my office.
Posted in fun stuff, mac stuff, random stuff | 1 Comment »>jiggety jig
Thursday, March 8th, 2007sigh… back home again, safe and sound.
no major delays in Rome, requiring us to extend our stay indefinitely. no international incidents, resulting in our claiming asylum in Italy.
back to the grind, such as it is.
Posted in fun stuff, random stuff | No Comments »>we’re not coming back
Monday, March 5th, 2007so, we made it to the Cinque Terre a couple of days ago, and have been enjoying ourselves so much in this place that i haven’t found a moment to get online until now. i would encourage everyone to spend some time here - but be sure to come during the high season: leave the place nice and quiet during the winter for folks like me and Alli.
anyhoo, we’re already contemplating shipping the animals here, selling off the house and all our stuff, and starting a little cafè with a computer repair shop in the back.
if you ever want to see us again, you’ll have to take a flight, a train, another train, a whole bunch of steps, and be sure to get here when we’re not on siesta.
sigh - back to reality, and back home in a few days.
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florence
Friday, March 2nd, 2007yep. we escaped Rome, and we’re in Florence now.
Duomo, gelatto, Uffizi, David - and finally a place for dinner that was so non-tourist, nobody spoke English.
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buon giorno
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007hello from Rome.
we made it safely here, with no delays, cancellations, flight changes or other airport difficulties. based on my personal history with such things, it can only mean that we will face some major hurdles getting back to the US. no worries. an extra day or two in Italy wouldn’t be a hardship.
anyhoo, yesterday was a long day, due to the time change, and we crashed hard at the end of it. we managed to see a good bit of the ancient city, fueled by adrenaline and caffiene. today, the plan is to see the Vatican (hey Pope!)
more updates as time and access permit. if you don’t hear from us in a few days, wait a few more *_-
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