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Author Archives: peter
Printrbot Jr. First Print
I got through most of my unboxing and made my first print! It’s a Mr. Jaws by Mahoney. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/50786733] It didn’t turn out great. The bottom broke off when I pulled it off the bed. I don’t care though. The … Continue reading
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Printrbot Jr. Unboxing
Last weekend my friend Matt picked me up a Printrbot Jr. while he was working at the Maker Faire in New York City. I’m super excited to get involved in the 3d printer. There were no instructions included in the … Continue reading
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vmitools Setup Instructions
For my thesis work I study virtualization and I was interested in trying out the vmitools project with a Windows 7 guest. Unfortunately I found the installation instructions a little difficult but I eventually muddled my way through. Below are … Continue reading
Steelers 5K 2012
Yesterday Matt Beckler and I ran the Steelers 5K on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. I particularly like the Steelers 5K course because you run out along the river and back to the stadium past the Warhol museum and the Pirates Baseball … Continue reading
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Brookline Breeze 5K
Yesterday I ran the Brookline Breeze 5K. The race was an out and back course with some pretty substantial hills. There was no starting line chip sensor so no chip time, only starting gun time, my guess is that I … Continue reading
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DIY Oculus VR Mockup
Today at work we got real excited about the Oculus VR Kickstarter. We argued about whether the resolution was sufficient or if it would look like taping a pair of gameboys to your face. Ending the argument required a “Virtual” … Continue reading
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Father’s Day 5K Results (PR!)
This morning I ran the Father’s Day 5K by Heinz Field in the Northside of Pittsburgh. Phew, it’s been just over a year since my last race, and I can feel that in my bones. On the other hand, the … Continue reading
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Hardbound Kindle with Sugru
Last week I bought a new Kindle. I was using an old hat to protect it in my backpack but I realized the front was going to get destroyed if I didn’t find better protection. Not wanting to pay half … Continue reading
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NXT Bluetooth Echo Terminal with Bonus Mobile Robot
Today I worked on making my NXT communicate with my laptop over Bluetooth. This is great because you can untether your projects and control your robots programmatically. Set up the NXT Bluetooth with your mac as shown here, http://tonybuser.com/bluetooth-serial-port-to-nxt-in-osx Open a … Continue reading
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Lego Line Follower
Playing with Legos again tonight! I made a little simple Lego Mindstorm line follower using the light sensor and two motors providing differential drive. Simple project tonight because I haven’t posted in forever and this was fun. More code and … Continue reading
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