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How to Code 3 Aug 2013 | 03:21 am
I snapped a picture of a coworker’s “script” he is working on utilizing the object libraries we develop. Apparently, I’ve been doing it all wrong. How to code ———– 1) PrtScn a bunch of stuff 2) Pa...
Ubuntu 13.4 26 Jun 2013 | 08:09 am
It has been a busy several days. I decided to upgrade the fleet to Ubuntu 13.4…and everything that a non-long-term-supported distro involves. Step 1_: backup data Step 1a: reevaluate backup regimine...
Encabulating Photon Emission Interface 17 May 2013 | 08:58 am
My small lab assistant and I tossed our hats in the ring and were invited to compete in the 2013 Red Bull Creation competition. In short, it was great. Team swan tron didn’t make it to the finals, (th...
rbcreation 2 May 2013 | 08:08 am
In the home stretch… …which I thought would be a slam dunk. As it turns out, the programming phase for team swantron is a laborious thing at best. Code is boring. I knew that coming in, but Emma picke...
Oblig Red Bull Check-in 28 Apr 2013 | 08:30 am
Thinkin’ of a master plan Timely song placement, Pandora…well played. Thinkin’ thought. Profiled and ready to implement. I can see the finish line beyond a bunch of Dremel-ing and a bigger bunch of .c...
Encabulation 24 Apr 2013 | 09:00 am
Quick update on the Red Bull Creation status. We’re turbull encabulating… I’m lacking a sufficient power source to push a ton of these LEDs simultaneously, so that is that for now. Power brick and a b...
Red Bull Project Update 21 Apr 2013 | 09:58 pm
Yesterday was fruitful. We are mostly done with the non-electronic portion of the build. I have a very tired jigsaw and a new-but-already-stress tested Dremel Multimax cooling off on the bench. Oh yea...
The Calm Before the Storm II 19 Apr 2013 | 08:47 am
Materials, purchased. I’m a bit further down the road as of this posting, and already in a tool crunch. It looks like Lowe’s is the winner of this round…I’ll be back there tomorrow on my lunch break. ...
TurBull Encabulator Unboxing 16 Apr 2013 | 07:13 am
Big news. Team swan tron made the cut for the 2013 Red Bull Creation competition. Sweet and I made an unboxing video to signal the official start of awesome junk… –kit guts– As the video demonstrates,...
The Calm Before the Storm 13 Apr 2013 | 07:25 am
swan tron Global HQ is about to get really real. Tune in soon.
