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Quick hack lumber cradle

January 26, 2014

I cleared a shed and couldn’t figure out what to do with my scrap lumber pile. This weekend I put some of the scrap to use along with some cheapo caster wheels and slapped together this lumber cradle.  Makes good use of the empty floor space too.

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Promising Paleo Bread

January 12, 2014

I’ve been searching for a fluffy paleo sandwich bread recipe, maybe this one’s a winner? The trouble is I quit my browser without saving it.  If it’s as good as i looks I’ll post it later when I find it again.

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REPOST: Biomass Briquette Press

January 5, 2014

(server crashed and restored from a backup so lost original from Nov 13, 2013) I’ve been wanting to build this for a loooong time. When my parents came for a visit I decided it was the perfect project for father son bonding to get me off my duff.  I got the plans for the Micro […]

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More Fun with PogoPlug

February 19, 2013

OK let’s see what other magic I can make… X wp-naapd Removed, daemon won’t run with systemd out of the box X Try mediatomb W00t!  works great with mysql db UPnP players for Android and OSX are crappy.  No UPnP/DNLA for Roku. Removed. √ Reinstalled Pogoplug software for web access Works great!  I can access all […]

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Cracker Dinner

February 11, 2013

We’re experimenting with grain free crackers. These came out great so… crackers for dinner!

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Indoor constellations of digital life

February 10, 2013

Drobo, Router, Airport, Roku, Onkyo, Phillips, Pogo, Mercury, Express, Samsung

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Fun with PogoPlug

February 4, 2013

I had a bit of a gadget binge over the holidays between presents received and “presents” I bought for myself.  One of the items is a PogoPlug™, a tiny Linux unit with an ARM processor, ethernet port, and 4 USB 2.0 ports.  Out of the box this thing pretty sweet, you can access files from […]

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Simple DIY Necklace Display

January 20, 2013

Lynell saw things like this on Etsy for upwards of $40.  Time for some DIY!  She got the mirror second-hand and the drawer pulls online.  I countersunk the holes on the backside and clipped the bolts so it won’t scratch up the wall.

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Hacking English

April 24, 2012

I’m so proud… my wife Lynell is writing for the Austin Post about our adventures in London and the UK!    She has her second article up today, A Good Egg is Not So Hard to Find: Locating the Bare Necessities in London. Lynell is herself is a “good egg” of the rarest and best variety.  🙂

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PhoneFactor hacking with Tropo

February 19, 2012

Content removed by request.  Please accept my apologies for any disruption I’ve caused by discovering and blogging about the scripted solution.

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