My favorite motivational poster

My favorite motivational poster

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I need to figure out what to do with this one.

I need to figure out what to do with this one.

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Have a tool to make plate records. Made changes. Will need to test. Testing occurs on a virtual machine...

Have a tool to make plate records. Made changes. Will need to test.



Testing occurs on a virtual machine, which I have mapped drives for several real machines, none of which it remembers passwords for. So I put together a batch file to map on startup.



No real work has been done, but, man, is that yak nicely shaved.

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I love the idea of the Internet of Things. If only I wasn't over half a continent away. "The Future is...

I love the idea of the Internet of Things. If only I wasn't over half a continent away. "The Future is here. It's just not evenly distributed."

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I love Google Voice. I use the Voice plugin and Gmail to make phone and receive phone calls in the subbasement...

I love Google Voice. I use the Voice plugin and Gmail to make phone and receive phone calls in the subbasement.



The plugin works in IE

The plugin works in Firefox

The plugin works in Safari

The plugin does not work in Chrome



I have installed several times. I have just reinstalled Chrome. Now at Version 23.0.1271.91 m. It again says "Download the voice plugin to make a call".



I have no clue what the problem is.

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Looking through the source code on this, trying to learn. It does a neat thing, doing things I don't,...

Looking through the source code on this, trying to learn. It does a neat thing, doing things I don't, because I'm not usually doing straight display hacks.



For the life of me, I don't get why the elements need to be Anchor tags.

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So, I'm playing with drag and drop in HTML5, and, from the sample code I'm poking at right now, if elements...

So, I'm playing with drag and drop in HTML5, and, from the sample code I'm poking at right now, if elements A and B are draggable, I can drag element A into element B. Clearly, I don't want to do that, and I want to do that less if A and B are table rows (which is the use I want to make).



This is not specific enough to even make a Stack Overflow question. Any pointers to good sites explaining how to do HTML5 Drag and Drop?

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My apologize to all. The date was incorrect on the earlier post. The event will be held on Dec 1st 2012...

My apologize to all. The date was incorrect on the earlier post. The event will be held on Dec 1st 2012. I hope to see you all there.



http://youtu.be/WoBAPTFPw7Y

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I have a machine at home that I pretty much use as a file server. I want to run Dropbox on it, but I ...

I have a machine at home that I pretty much use as a file server. I want to run Dropbox on it, but I rarely run console on it.



I so need to start using this.

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Great LED Display Hack. I don't think I'll ever use it on my car, but I am jazzed to think of something...

Great LED Display Hack. I don't think I'll ever use it on my car, but I am jazzed to think of something to do with it.

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Unbelievably useful: ln -s ~/Dropbox/vimrc ~/.vimrc

Unbelievably useful:



ln -s ~/Dropbox/vimrc ~/.vimrc

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"At present, the only solution from Assange and his cypherpunks seems to be for everyone to become competent...

"At present, the only solution from Assange and his cypherpunks seems to be for everyone to become competent at digital encryption, which is not going to happen any time soon. We know this because, even though there’s free software out there that allows anyone with moderate computer skills to make their data secure, the head of the CIA, for God’s sake, still uses Gmail to drop messages to his mistress."

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So, I unplugged and replugged everything in the bedroom home entertanment area, in effort to make my ...

So, I unplugged and replugged everything in the bedroom home entertanment area, in effort to make my wiring make more sense. That's the TV, Blu-Ray player, cable box, wifi router and PC.



TV has a VGA connection, and I had just got everything together to be able to use it as monitor. (Just got a Logitech K400 keyboard for it, so I have wireless control over the box.)



Thing is, now I can't convince the TV to acknowledge something live on the VGA input. Annoyance!

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Starting to use social media to keep me doing pushups and such. Pitying it on Twitter and Facebook. Should...

Starting to use social media to keep me doing pushups and such. Pitying it on Twitter and Facebook. Should I add G+ to my peer pressure?

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I've committed to If This Than That, but this looks good.

I've committed to If This Than That, but this looks good.

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YAPC::NA is in Austin, TX. I should connive to go this year.

YAPC::NA is in Austin, TX. I should connive to go this year.

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I do activity. I have a FitBit. I need to try to grab the data and do better with analysis, but it is...

I do activity. I have a FitBit. I need to try to grab the data and do better with analysis, but it is there.



I don't do the blood test and I don't do the heart rate. I figure there's a dingus and Android app for that.

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Ink. Ink. A bottle of ink.

Ink. Ink. A bottle of ink.

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at the office.

at the office.

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I have a tool that writes StepOne PCR .eds files so that items can go into the StepOne with our sample...

I have a tool that writes StepOne PCR .eds files so that items can go into the StepOne with our sample names, rather than Sample 1, Sample 2, etc.



Which is good.



Except, I thought I'd need all sorts of things to fill the config, and the interface has those things, but the data file has no place for me to write it.



So, I have to decide whether I want to remove all sorts of UI, and the underlying code, and the related DB columns, or just let it all set there, knowing that, by and large, it's useless and only the request and accession are used.

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This is my 1988 MIJ Fender Telecaster, in the middle of a string change. Here you can see almost all ...

This is my 1988 MIJ Fender Telecaster, in the middle of a string change. Here you can see almost all of the changes I've made to it:



* Switched bridge from a chrome 3-screw 6-saddle modern top-loader bridge to a black Wilkinson three-saddle bridge

* Changed controls from stock chrome control plate and knobs to black control plate and knobs, and also stock wiring to 4-way switch ( serial, neck, parallel, bridge) and a no-load tone knob (which is a mistake I should rectify)

* Switched chrome neck pickup cover to black, and also added separate ground for the cover, which is necessary for serial wiring

* Replaced 5-screw pearloid pickguard with b/w/b 8-screw pickguard. Should replace it with a 5-screw pickguard some day.

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Cleaned up a bunch of stuff today, including a bunch of music magazines from last Gear Fest at Sweetwater...

Cleaned up a bunch of stuff today, including a bunch of music magazines from last Gear Fest at Sweetwater. I'm now recognizing many of my pack-rat tendencies as bad.

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Trying to get onto +Matt Hunckler's Big Three again

Trying to get onto +Matt Hunckler 's Big Three again

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Working from bed is terrible for you, but if you have to do it, at least do it right.

Working from bed is terrible for you, but if you have to do it, at least do it right.

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Best. Thread. Ever. I (still) didn't read all of it, but so far this is my favorite: //When I wrote ...

Best. Thread. Ever.



I (still) didn't read all of it, but so far this is my favorite:

//When I wrote this, only God and I understood what I was doing

//Now, God only knows

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I generally present as full an idea as I can, starting with the premise and ending with me saying: "So...

I generally present as full an idea as I can, starting with the premise and ending with me saying: "So, why is this stupid?"



If I knew why it was stupid by my own mind, I would've found a way around it myself. I want to be blindsided by "Duh!" because it will only come late otherwise.

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I have another swing-arm lamp, but this one's light works. Which can be a good thing (well-lit process...

I have another swing-arm lamp, but this one's light works. Which can be a good thing (well-lit process shots FTW!) but it does mean that I can't just redo the same mods as the other one if I want to keep it a lamp, too.



Will post shots later, but thoughts? If it is dual purpose, I'll have to zip-tie the USB cable to the arm rather than run it through the power-cable channel, but behond that, I'm kinda unsure.

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That was fun. There's an instrument that takes an EDS file as an input. After some poking, I find that...

That was fun.



There's an instrument that takes an EDS file as an input. After some poking, I find that an EDS file is a ZIP file full of XML.



Most of the XML shouldn't have to change.



Some of the XML has to change to align with input.



I'm writing that XML with Template Toolkit because it's quicker to get to done than figuring out XML::LibXML or XML::TinyXML, and it's a very small set of things I want to change.



I'm working in a temp directory created by File::Temp. I'm writing the ZIP with IO::Compress::Zip. Right now, it writes based on the input and is fully accepted by the instrument software.



Now, I just need to store the right things in the DB and pull it out correctly.



Have I mentioned recently how much I love Perl? CPAN is a huge collection previously-invented wheels, and if I had to make up a way to do ZIP or templates or temp files or databases or XML myself, I'd still be elbow-deep. Thank you, Perl and the community behind you!

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iDiots without i, they are meaningless.

iDiots without i, they are meaningless.

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The part I have to steal the most (or, rather, fork) is setting up tasks via Google Calendar. I've thought...

The part I have to steal the most (or, rather, fork) is setting up tasks via Google Calendar. I've thought about Calendar as a replacement for cron and at, but hadn't really worked it out.

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Body of email: Feel free to share this invitation. Signature of email: This email and any attachments...

Body of email: Feel free to share this invitation.



Signature of email: This email and any attachments are for the exclusive and confidential use of the intended recipient.

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Me: "I code the web like it's 1999." Other Guy: "That's not as good as it sounds." Me: "It's exactly...

Me: "I code the web like it's 1999."



Other Guy: "That's not as good as it sounds."



Me: "It's exactly like it sounds."

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This is disheartening, hilarious and absolutely brilliant.

This is disheartening, hilarious and absolutely brilliant.

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Is there a pull-up bar in any Lafayette park? I don't think I've seen one.

Is there a pull-up bar in any Lafayette park? I don't think I've seen one.

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I ate pizza the last two days. I really need to not eat pizza.

I ate pizza the last two days. I really need to not eat pizza.

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I'm doing Startup Weekend, and we're working through an idea for a Fitness website. Please help me and...

I'm doing Startup Weekend, and we're working through an idea for a Fitness website. Please help me and take this survey.

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At Greater Lafayette Startup Weekend

At Greater Lafayette Startup Weekend

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Meant to send photo of exchange of driver info to Evernote. Sent it to Facebook. Alphabetically, it...

Meant to send photo of exchange of driver info to Evernote.



Sent it to Facebook.



Alphabetically, it is close, right?

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How does one bless rain, anyway?

How does one bless rain, anyway?

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I have the USB cable cut and threaded through. I don't have the ends soldered back together. I'm very...

I have the USB cable cut and threaded through. I don't have the ends soldered back together. I'm very close to done on the Webcam Arm project.

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I have my "Smug" sticker on.

I have my "Smug" sticker on.

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In line to vote.

In line to vote.

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Well, that sucks.

Well, that sucks.

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This weekend is time for Greater Lafayette Startup Weekend. I'm torn about going though. I'm told that...

This weekend is time for Greater Lafayette Startup Weekend. I'm torn about going though. I'm told that they're short on devs, which is good for me, but I'm still not 100% sure.

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I've heard about Android HDMI dongles, but this is the first time I've seen one for sale. I need one...

I've heard about Android HDMI dongles, but this is the first time I've seen one for sale. I need one.

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There are some limits to USB connections: 1. each USB cable can't be longer than 16 feet. 2. each USB...

There are some limits to USB connections:

1. each USB cable can't be longer than 16 feet.

2. each USB device can't have more than 5 "nodes" between it and the computer.

3. each USB device shares the "data network" with all the other devices.



That's good to know. So, look into 15' of USB cable.

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A flash of inspiration lead me to the hardware store, and now two small holes in a bent piece of steel...

A flash of inspiration lead me to the hardware store, and now two small holes in a bent piece of steel are all that separate me from the physical part of my webcam arm.



Of course, I still need to get the usb cable to run through and a webcam worth mounting, but progress feels good.

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Been playing first with an LED and then with the speaker I took out of the Easy button. Me and delayM...

Been playing first with an LED and then with the speaker I took out of the Easy button. Me and delayMicroseconds(): Love at First Sight.

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This may be one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. After months of work and multiple attempts...

This may be one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. After months of work and multiple attempts this $5 Arduino is good.

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RGB LED strips at Radio Shack. I want one. You know, for the kids.

RGB LED strips at Radio Shack. I want one. You know, for the kids.

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I now have a perf board, a 556 chip, two 14-pin IC sockets, a 1/4" jack and some 9-volt snap connectors...

I now have a perf board, a 556 chip, two 14-pin IC sockets, a 1/4" jack and some 9-volt snap connectors. I'm getting closer to Atari Punk goodness.



Plus an RGB LED. That doesn't connect...

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I forgot my Tim Allen Signature multi-bit screwdriver on the desk at GLC. Is anyone going to be in between...

I forgot my Tim Allen Signature multi-bit screwdriver on the desk at GLC. Is anyone going to be in between now and next LafTechLabs that could pick it up for me?

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Well, duh. I could get a 3.5 mm female connector for my Atari Punk Console. Or I could take one of the...

Well, duh. I could get a 3.5 mm female connector for my Atari Punk Console. Or I could take one of the dozens of dead earbuds around the house and turn it to a 3.5mm male connector, which can then be easily adapted to the 1/4" phone jack that all my guitar gear will want to play with.

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Went to Radio Shack in Chauncey today. Got a few parts (and forgot a few more) for the Atari Punk Console...

Went to Radio Shack in Chauncey today. Got a few parts (and forgot a few more) for the Atari Punk Console, and saw some Arduino shields from Seeed Studio. Nice to know you can plug Ethernet into your Uno for $31 and set up relays for $10.

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+Doug Couch, I got a perf board and a 556 so I can move on with the Atari Punk Console. Thing is, there's...

+Doug Couch , I got a perf board and a 556 so I can move on with the Atari Punk Console. Thing is, there's that thing you actually solder so that you don't burn up your 556. I don't know the name, so I don't know where to look, so I didn't get one. What are they called?

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The Drug Discovery Building's foundation is looking closer to done. I wonder when the above-ground structure...

The Drug Discovery Building's foundation is looking closer to done. I wonder when the above-ground structure starts going up.

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