Monthly Archives: December 2015

Swift is now opensource

Posted on December 4, 2015 by robertwilkie

First Microsoft releases a lite version of Visual Studio for users in Linux/Mac, now this? Its amazing to see corporations opening up their tools and software in order to get “developers” to adopt them. http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/03/apples-swift-programming-language-is-now-open-source/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29#.806qgy:Y55k

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Interesting review of micro SD cards

Posted on December 4, 2015 by robertwilkie

Stumbled on this article.  Basically someone did a comparison of several different micro SD cards to see which ones where faster.  The tests are a bit informal and from my own experience, could change with time (manufacturers have a tendency … Continue reading →

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Minibain, for lightwieght Rasbian for RPi

Posted on December 3, 2015 by robertwilkie

This is an even more stripped down version of Debian, for the raspberry pi.  Its command line based and would be idea for systems that don’t need GUI. http://lifehacker.com/minibian-is-a-minimal-version-of-raspbian-for-the-raspb-1745290955

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Finally a use for christmas lights that are all tangled up

Posted on December 2, 2015 by robertwilkie

LIGHT BERRIES! The author took some old non-LED cheap lights and rolled them up into a ball for a light berry to hang from a tree.  Good idea. http://www.instructables.com/id/Light-Berries/

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Another interesting build for a bottle to rope tool

Posted on December 2, 2015 by robertwilkie

Bit more complicated than the otehr build I did a few months back.  But looks to be more usable than that one.  The addition of the razorblade is nice to give a more clean cut. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Rope-from-Plastic-Bottles/

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Make your own heated gloves

Posted on December 1, 2015 by robertwilkie

I had not heard of carbon fiber tape before.  But it looks interesting for making heated clothing. http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-carbon-heated-gloves-1/

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Need a hobby, Are you Cheap, Crochet Plastic Bags

Posted on December 1, 2015 by robertwilkie

I got off on a total sidetrack last night, and stumbled on this stuff.  Taking old plastic bags and making mats/rugs out of them.  The video has a better way of doing it than the Instructables write-up.  But interesting stuff … Continue reading →

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