I bought a 2 pack of these LED push lights because I wanted one for a broom closet. I was curious how cheap and simple the construction was, so I took the other one apart to see how it worked.
My friend Casey was pretty jazzed when it was announced Clearly Canadian was coming back in the US. I don’t remember ever drinking the stuff, but when he was getting some from World Market in East Lansing yesterday, I picked up 12 for myself. I’ve tried the Mountain Blackberry and the Black Cherry and both are quite tasty. They don’t have that odd taste you get with a lot of sparkling waters.
This statue, which is carved out of wood, has a golf game similar to mine… always hitting out of hazards.
Pro tip: After running the gas tank dry, disconnecting the spark plug, removing the blade, changing the oil, installing a new blade, and filling the gas tank… you need to reconnect the spark plug if you want to start the engine.
For as bad as the air filter was that I replaced last week, the old oil was so much worse. Thick, black sludge and not much in the engine to drain. From now on I’ll try to perform these maintenance tasks more often than every 6 years.
Adam Savage raved about The Defiant Ones on his podcast. I was subscribed to HBO for Game of Thrones, so I checked it out this weekend before cancelling.
“The Defiant Ones” examines the partnership between Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre – one the son of a Brooklyn longshoreman, the other straight out of Compton – and their leading roles in a chain of transformative events in contemporary culture.
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The series is 4 parts and it was so good I couldn’t stop watching, so I watched all 4 hours in one sitting. I grew up listening to a lot of this music in the ’90s, but never knew most of the stories behind it all. I can’t even imagine the stories that will never be told.
The latest HackerBox came in the mail yesterday. I managed to avoid any spoilers so thought I’d see how dumb I can sound as I figured out what was in the box.
I’m looking forward to checking out the Micro:Bit and its blocks editor. The 128×64 OLED and WiFi modules will definitely get used in projects at some point.
Knowing the Micro:bit sells for less than $20, this box seemed light on value, so I had a look. Like last time, all prices are from Amazon unless noted.
Several of these items are extremely cheap and only sold in multiples so I gave generous estimates. Total comes to $53.45. Things in that $3-7 range really add up quickly. Still a good value for the $44 subscription.
If you’re interested in learning more about this particular box, check out the Instructables guide or leave a comment and I’ll try to answer.
I asked my family to give me old electronics instead of throwing things out. My sister gave me this phone alarm clock, so I tore it apart. I was able to salvage some cool parts from it. For me, it’s not about trying to save money, because I could order brand new modern parts for […]
I had no plans for a part 3, but in part 2 of this series, I mentioned how I messed up the wiring several times when I was assembling the module. Instead of fixing it at the time, I started from scratch since I had extra parts. Well, I made some time to disassemble the non-working module and build a new one. I quickly set up a prototype on a breadboard to make sure I didn’t make the same mistakes and then I soldered it all together on a permanent board. Was smooth sailing, even with squeezing everything in as much as I could.
Now I have a two different spare relay modules, depending on power requirements, when I need one for a project.
