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Project Trash Pile - Part 1 - Introduction
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With two-year cell phone replacement timelines, there is a large amount of electronic scrap floating around. I bought 5 lbs. of it to see what I can do with it.
Ride On Toy Repair - Faulty Horn and Ignition Buttons
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This post is a quick overview for a fix I had to implement on a toddler ride-on push car. My son’s toy had two of three buttons fail, with only the music button retaining functionality.
A quick review of Root VC's portfolio companies (August 2024)
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I have been fascinated by Root VC for a while due to their relatively large number of investments in companies that make physical hardware. They also happen to have a neat website that emulates a terminal interface, but what sort of companies do they invest in?
Teardown of a Best Data PCMCIA 56k Modem
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Relegated to the free bin of a 2023 garage sale, what is inside this decades old piece of technology?
Teardown of a Yada 720P Roadcam Dashcam
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I picked up this camera for $0.50 last year and was curious about what can be found inside.
A simple repair to an Infant Optics DRX-8 Baby Monitor Camera
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When my toddler knocked over the baby’s camera unit it stopped powering on. This post documents the solution to that problem.
Approach to notes in Logseq and Roam Research
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In this post I go through my thoughts on two different note taking apps as I have used them to keep notes on homebrewing, electronics, daily to-dos, etc.
Brewing water analysis (Brighton, MI well water)
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This post gives the results of a brewing water analysis performed on water samples from my tap as well as from my Berkey water filter. The intention was to baseline the well water available at my house and confirm the arsenic filtering of the Berkey.
My 2020 Books
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Although I did not explicitly set out to read a book per month in 2020, it worked out to be roughly that amount based on the habits I built in 2019. In this post I analyze the works I consumed in 2020 and compare it to the 2019 books.
Controleo3 Build - Element replacement & upgraded boost
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This post provides guidance for people who need to swap elements between TO1303SB toaster ovens while building a Controleo3. These modifications may be necessary if the oven was damaged during assembly or if a boost element upgrade is being implemented.