Floating ghost/alien
Since Halloween is getting close, I figured I would blog about the ghost we made last year (and are putting back up this year). Actually, you could make an argument for this being more of an alien than a ghost, …
Since Halloween is getting close, I figured I would blog about the ghost we made last year (and are putting back up this year). Actually, you could make an argument for this being more of an alien than a ghost, …
Although my general interest in 3D printing is based on designing my own models, I have printed a few pre-made models. This TARDIS model came from Thingiverse, and was created by a guy going by the name of Count Spatula! …
Since Halloween is approaching, I figured i would try printing out a 3D skull. The model came from Thingiverse and was uploaded by 3DWP, which seems to be a 3D-printing company in the Netherlands. The skull is hollow, and has …
The CD Drive on my mother’s laptop was somewhat tricky to open (the button was a bit fiddly) so I threw together a utility so that she could double-click a shortcut from the desktop to pop open the drive. I …
It’s been a while since I’ve talked about what I’ve been doing with my 3D printer, so I thought I’d do an update. I spent some time going through a series of exercises with FreeCAD, and printed a bunch of …
I’ve always been fascinated by incongruous or confusing signage. This one is from Tintagel in Cornwall. I assume that if you see someone with rabies, you can jam the ring down on his head to make it harder for him …
I just got back from England a few days ago, which is why I haven’t posted in a few weeks. We spent about a week in Cornwall in St. Ives (the picture is a view from just outside our room …
My friend and co-worker David is responsible for building mobile applications, so his desk tends to be a bit busy. Aside from his Windows laptop and his Mac for OSX development, he tends to have several tablets and phones on …
This is about one of my favorite practical jokes. At one of the companies where I used to work, there was a big table where people tended to play games during lunch, including a group of dedicated scrabble players. I …
I was just in Sam’s club, and took this picture. I guess if you can buy a 3D printer in conventional brick-and-mortar stores, it must be becoming pretty mainstream. The printer they are selling is the MakerBot Replicator Mini, which …