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Juki DNU-1541S Service Manual and Users Manual
Juki DNU-1541S Sales Brochure. Juki DNU-1541s Service Manual /Engineer’s Manual. Juki DNU-1541s Operator’s Manual/ User’s Manual.
Bernina 1130 User Manual and Service Manual [PDF]
These manuals are hard to find on the Internet. I found them. Bernina 1130 User Manual/Guide. PDF, 59 pages. Bernina 1130/1120 Service Manual. PDF, 73 pages. Keywords: Bernina 1130 User Manual. Bernina 1130 Repair. Bernina Oiling Guide. How to thread … Continue reading
Creative Commons Global Summit – This Week!
Faro de Palacio Barolo sobre Congreso (View of Buenos Aires and Palacio Barolo, at night) by Beatrice Murch, CC BY I’m excited to announce that I’ll be giving talks in Buenos Aires and La Plata in the coming week. This is for the … Continue reading
Daniel Reetz in the New York Times
So, uhh, I/my project made it into the print edition of the New York Times today, February 10th. Page C1 – Arts: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/10/arts/10innovative.html?src=twrhp I am proud to be called part of the “dark matter of innovation”. I must correct one … Continue reading
Casio EX-FH100 and EX-F1 Shutter Release/Video/USB Pinout
I love the Casio EX-FH100. I hate proprietary bullshit. It’s tremendously aggravating when a manufacturer arbitrarily makes up a new connector — especially when we have perfectly good standard connectors already. Proprietary bullshit stokes my rebel spirit, makes me fighty, … Continue reading
DIY Book Scanner Helps Out in Haiti, is Featured in the NYT
I’m pleased to say that the NYT made mention of my community and my recent article today. I’m also pleased to announce that technology that I’ve developed with that community will be helping improve the lives of people in Haiti: … Continue reading
The Why in DIY Book Scanning in NYLS Review.
Today, Google announced the availability of their ebook store. Times, they are changin’… Today, I proud to announce that my article “The Why in DIY Book Scanning” is now available [PDF] from New York Law School Review. In it, I … Continue reading
DIY Book Scanner Visits St. Anne’s School.
My nephew asked me to be his show-and-tell a few weeks ago. I finally made time to visit him today. The visit was a total success. I presented the DIY Book Scanner project to kindergarteners, 4th graders, and 5th graders. … Continue reading
Uniden BCD396XT non-standard “USB” cable and a source of connectors.
I’ve been modifying radios, scanners, and mobile phones for years. I’ve learned from experience that these industries are total bastards when it comes to connectors and pinouts. More often than not, the connector on any mobile device, including phones, is … Continue reading
NDSU Minard Hall Collapse Animation.
NDSU posted some official information about the collapse, though of course the back-channel email communication is far more interesting. I made an animation from their webcam images. Note particularly the steam in the stairwell — the steam heat in the … Continue reading
Photosynth of NDSU’s Minard Hall Collapse.
Photosynth is a “Photo Tourism” application that lets you seamlessly navigate all 728 high resolution images I took of the Minard Hall collapse. Requires Microsoft Silverlight, sorry. Don’t miss the “Collapse of Minard Hall” post below, featuring enormous high-res panoramas … Continue reading
The Collapse of Minard Hall at NDSU.
Recent construction-related excavation work on Minard Hall caused the North face of the building to collapse, exposing faculty offices and engineering incompetence in one fell swoop. Minard Hall (formerly Science Hall) has a concrete foundation which rests on a bed … Continue reading
Public Domain Images of the Portable Book Scanner
Several people have contacted me looking for some images of my new scanner — here are a few. I relinquish any copy rights to these images; they are in the public domain now. If you feel like being really nice, … Continue reading
Announcing DIYBOOKSCANNER.ORG
In January 2009, I made a cheap, simple book scanner and in April I put the complete plans online. Since then, not only did I land a laser cutter from Epilog, but better still, a number of people have built … Continue reading
DIY High-Speed Book Scanner from Trash and Cheap Cameras!
I am pleased to announce the release of a major project — complete plans for a high-speed book scanner made from off-the-shelf cameras and salvage. With the help of Aaron Clarke, there is now software to complete the process, too. … Continue reading
Prototyping Riverbed Recovery Hardware.
WAT bought an absurdly powerful magnet, with the intention of recovering metal objects from the riverbed. The problem was: how to suspend it without putting too much distance between the magnet and the junk? This is my first answer. It’s … Continue reading
Graf Paper: A Coloring Book for Graffitti Artists (FPCoA)
In support of our Company‘s goal of increasing quality and quantity of graffiti everywhere, the Fakeproject Corporation of America has issued a coloring book, free of charge,which allows graffiti artists to hone their tagging skills before application in real world … Continue reading
Another show at the Plains Art Museum.
Update: I’ll be playing at 10pm, sharp. Update: Better link to more information about the show. You may have seen the previous notice or two about my show in the Plains Art Museum. I’m lucky enough to have another one … Continue reading
The Surface of the Soviet Movie Industry.
The Soviets had a long and productive run with film, producing hundreds of movies, some absolutely stunning. While in Russia, I had the opportunity to copy a large number of posters, as well as fifty or more films. I had … Continue reading