Monthly Archives: October 2012

Is the hire-layoff-hire trend for Developers a good idea?

Posted on October 23, 2012 by robertwilkie

Article talks about game developers how they are hired for a game, once the game is done, the lay-offs start (regardless of if the game was successful or not).  I found the article interesting because this trend is not limited … Continue reading →

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Xerox 3rd quarter profit drop, restructuring fee

Posted on October 23, 2012 by robertwilkie

Basically profit falls 12%, and oh, 10-50 million in restructuring costs (i.e. layoffs) going to happen. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-23/xerox-third-quarter-profit-falls-12-on-printing-decline.html  

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Possible Home Filiment Maker

Posted on October 22, 2012 by robertwilkie

This is cool, anyone in 3D printing knows that filiment is expensive, so the thought of getting it made yourself is very nice… http://hackaday.com/2012/10/22/finally-turning-plastic-pellets-into-3d-printer-filament/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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Xerox going to help you find a parking spot

Posted on October 22, 2012 by robertwilkie

Interesting article about the direction Xerox Research is in. http://www.4-traders.com/XEROX-CORPORATION-14979/news/Xerox-Corporation-Xerox-Researchers-Hit-The-Streets-to-Help-Unclog-Highways-Reduce-Pollution-and-15412220/

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For $80-100 dollars, you to can have a portable oscilloscope

Posted on October 19, 2012 by robertwilkie

Kickstarter project for a little portable oscilloscope.  Neat idea.  Very very tempthing…  🙁 http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/920064946/xprotolab-portable  

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Need cash, ways to earn it on the side

Posted on October 19, 2012 by robertwilkie

Interesting article about different ways to earn a little (note I say LITTLE) amount of extra cash on the side.  Most of these ways are pocket change, but ….its better than nothing and in some cases if you where already … Continue reading →

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How a Servo Motor works

Posted on October 19, 2012 by robertwilkie

Good article on how servos work. http://eds.dyndns.org/~ircjunk/tutorials/elex/hobbyservo/servo101.html

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Windpowered ball to take out land mines

Posted on October 19, 2012 by robertwilkie

Interesting robot that just rolls around looking for landmines by rolling on top of one and setting it off.  It looks like it looses a couple of legs per mine and then keeps going.  Article says its doog for 4-5 … Continue reading →

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PVC Pipe Wine Rack

Posted on October 19, 2012 by robertwilkie

Pretty simple idea, take a shelve and put a bunch of big PVC pipes in it to hold the bottles.  PVC pipe is one of my more favorite materials to use for projects due to the endless supply of different … Continue reading →

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Zacks up’s Xerox to Neutrual

Posted on October 19, 2012 by robertwilkie

One month they say sell, next month its maybe sell, now its neutral…  I can’t make heads or tails out of these stock guys. http://www.dailypolitical.com/finance/stock-market/zacks-raises-xerox-corp-to-neutral-xrx.htm  

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