Monthly Archives: June 2009

We Need More Water

Disastrous use of Photoshop. Truck stop. Fargo, ND.

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Die Die Die.

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You’re Paying.

“If you sell networks, you also, intrinsically, sell the capability to intercept any communication that runs over them” Edit that: “to intercept and edit any communication” Nothing new to see here, but nice to hear it from the mouths of … Continue reading

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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

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No, They Don’t Work.

Some questions stick in your mind but are rather difficult to answer, just because the opportunity to test them must arise naturally and does not happen often. In this case, I simply wondered if those stupid magnetic key lockers were … Continue reading

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How To Hotwire A Payphone Part The First

I used to be very interested in telecommunications equipment. In particular, payphones. Often while playing around with them, I wondered if there was a way to reliably determine which piece of conduit contained the actual twisted pair. It turns out … Continue reading

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Big Pictures.

Back in April, I helped with the evacuation of the Valley City State University Library basement. It was startling to see the sheer volume of books that we ended up moving. This is one of the many panoramas I captured … Continue reading

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