Short dive
Michael and I did a shorter dumpster dive and urban archaeology run last Wednesday. We had some Squirrel activities including looking at a place to expand the business as well…
Read moreElectric coolers to be used as a thermo-pile
I picked up a couple of these to see how well they work at converting heat into electricity. I suppose I’ll cook up a heat sink or find a good…
Read moreMetal Detector Urban Archeology
This may get deployed today: Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace Share on Orkut Share with Stumblers Share on…
Read moreUrban Spelunking and Exploring
Michael and I have been talking about the idea of exploring the city and the waste situation by doing a little dumpster diving. We were out for the first time…
Read moreNot a hatcam
Michael and I have started to think about dumpster diving. We wanted to document what we were doing so we’ve been talking about making some sort of hat-cam. We both…
Read moreSquirrel and Cardboard
I made a “briefcase squirrel” a while back. It worked pretty well but I figured the box had to be made of tougher plastics. The one I made worked well…
Read moreThermoelectric Coolers
Some of you may recall that I was talking about thermo-couples and was interested in using them as an electricity generator rather than a sensor. I guess when there is…
Read moreDumpster Diving
I spent a day with Michael the other day and we had an awesome time including engaging in dumpster diving. Here are a few shots. There are a lot of re-use…
Read moreHackspace plug
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Read moreSolar testing
I didn’t charge my cell phone last night. When I woke, ordinarily I’d have put it on charge so I could get through the day with it but instead I…
Read moreBox-o-matic
Since I reorganized my lab things are much more efficient. Here’s what the Squirrel boxing operation looks like now. The box templates are stuffed between the shelf and the wall,…
Read moreHTC Raider Battery problems and solution
I have an HTC Raider which is a nice Android phone but it eats batteries. With normal use the battery life is not really acceptable. Another thing about this phone…
Read moreOdd girly project
The things I do. I was asked if this girly thing could be fixed. It looks like it’s made of porcelain. I’m supposing I could glue it but all the…
Read moreDIY Mirror
There’s a cool mirror in Makezine today. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace Share on Orkut Share with Stumblers…
Read moreBicycles
If you’re into bicycles you’ll enjoy this page. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace Share on Orkut Share with…
Read moresolar
I am looking at taking my cell phone off the grid and eventually my laptop. I think that will be a fun project. I just noticed this cool charging hardware…
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