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The ArduiNIX shield is a user programmable platform for driving multiplexed Nixie tube, Vacuum Fluourescent displays* or other high voltage displays - John Massaglia

bipedal walking robot from servos and aluminum. Would be great with a roboduino board. - John Massaglia

Read the comments (At least some of them. There are over 200). - John Massaglia

new language from Bell Labs and Unix central figures Rob Pike and Ken Thompson, who now work at Google. Bits of C, bits of Google, it compiles to native binaries and runs nearly as fast as C. Built with concurrency and memory management as central figures. Not used in production at Google yet, but grew from a 20% project to something worthy of public release. - John Massaglia

Keeping Chickens book - John Massaglia

reversing a motor with a 555 and an h-bridge - John Massaglia

cool bookmarklets for checking book availability at your local library after seeing the book on amazon.com - John Massaglia

We currently stock MR16 LED's in five colors: * Red * Green * Blue * Cool White * Warm White These replace halogen bulbs. - John Massaglia

interesting post about the internals of the Lite F/X Fogger - John Massaglia

Apple’s official project to port ZFS to Mac OS X has been canned: The ZFS project has been discontinued. The mailing list and repository will also be removed shortly. The writing’s been on the wall for this ever since 10.6 shipped with less support for ZFS than 10.5. There was unofficial “kinda sorta works” support for ZFS in 10.5, but none in 10.6. Word on the street in Cupertino is that dropping ZFS wasn’t an engineering decision, but a legal one, and it might have had something to do with Oracle’s acquisition of Sun. I don’t know if it was a problem with the terms of the CDDL license, general distrust/dislike for Oracle, or what — only that the word came down from legal that ZFS was a no-go. Update: Perhaps it was the NetApp patent lawsuit against ZFS. - John Massaglia

There's a dark stair well i traverse every night to get to my apartment. I modified a cheap tap-light to be [Tap-> stay on for 40 seconds, then shut off]. The mod takes all of 10 minutes to do, and is really useful if you don't want to go back and shut it off. And its 4 components. This is basic electronics, no arduino/ microcontroller / 555. (no standby power usage either) - John Massaglia

nice simple ground-breaker - John Massaglia

If you’ve ever ridden latest iteration of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland, you will remember how, right before you hit the first drop, you are greeted with the ghostly image of the tentacle-faced Davey Jones creature warning you that “dead men tell no tales”. I certainly did. The effect uses rear-projection video, shined onto a screen of water vapor created by ultasonic atomization, that is sandwiched between 2 laminar airflows, which keep the sheet of fog contained. The commercial Fog Screen that spits out this screen costs tens of thousands of dollars for the small one. fog screen I attempted to create my own cheap version of this system using a wooden box, a window fan, some drinking straws, and a cheap fog machine. I almost succeeded. - John Massaglia

Think you’re a rock-star with mushy, vaguely head-shaped vegetables and a knife? Think again – these pumpkin carvings will blow your mind. (I was going to call this post “The Great Cutter Roundup”, but I was afraid it would draw a bunch of emo gloom-cookies. - John Massaglia

he Frizzbee, reduces the temperature of your HDD drive, it will make sure it's not getting overheated. If you can keep the temperature of your HDD down you will extend the lifetime of your HDD. Also makes a great component Cooler. Just attach or set to top of component for a quick fix for overheating. Check out our 120V to 12V adapter for easy power conversion. The Frizzbee is a noiseless (inaudible!) single fan HDD cooler which provides excellent airflow and cooling for your hard disk. Lower the temperatures of your HDD to guarantee a longer lifetime and a flawless operation. Features: Inaudible! The Frizzbee is so quiet that it's not possible to present a dB(A) rating for the device.... It's simply inaudible!* - John Massaglia

coolest thing ever - John Massaglia

coolest thing ever - John Massaglia

using an arduino to control eyes with a servo - John Massaglia

how to prepare the mower for winter and what to do in the spring - John Massaglia

e-book reader/organizer - John Massaglia

squatting stirring witch skeleton - John Massaglia

“Pressure Mat How-To by Rick Davis of DAFE.org” is the third project by Rick Davis for the Great Lakes Frightfest. This one shows how to hack one of those Harbor Freight pressure mats in order to use it trigger a prop. Click the graphic below to view the PDF full size or right click then save it to your computer for future reference. - John Massaglia

West End Girls are a Swedish tribute synthpop band performing cover versions of songs by English electronic/pop music act the Pet Shop Boys. - John Massaglia

The reviews for this are pretty funny. - John Massaglia

The reviews for this are pretty funny. - John Massaglia

how to make a squirming spider victim from a shiatsu massager - John Massaglia

Instructables really shines when it comes to CNC (computer numerical control) projects. We've got instructions on how you can make your own CNC lasers, CNC mills, CNC foam cutters and even a CNC chocolate 3D printer! Build a CNC device for your shop and make something awesome like flat pack furniture, something tasty like laser cut steaks and cakes, or something beautiful like a physical Escher print. Two steps over, four steps down, cut, burn, deposit chocolate - it's CNC on Instructables. - John Massaglia

There are a bunch of Prop-1 articles sprinkled among these Nuts & Volts articles. - John Massaglia

runs Chrome within IE 6, 7 and 8. - John Massaglia

I loved #17 - John Massaglia

I loved #17 - John Massaglia

We started this build with locally purchased materials. Cost of materials: $15 for 15 Fence Pickets $5 for drywall screws $4 for wood glue $24 Total Cost We used fifteen 1" x 6" x 6' pressure treated pine dog ear fence pickets from the local home improvement store. While the nominal size of the lumber was 1" x 6" the actual size was 5/8" x 5-1/2" x 72". We also purchased two packages of drywall screws in both 1 inch and 1-1/4 inch lengths. Since the pine is a soft wood, the drywall screws tended to countersink themselves. So the 1" screws generally worked fine in holding two 5/8" boards together. - John Massaglia

We started this build with locally purchased materials. Cost of materials: $15 for 15 Fence Pickets $5 for drywall screws $4 for wood glue $24 Total Cost We used fifteen 1" x 6" x 6' pressure treated pine dog ear fence pickets from the local home improvement store. While the nominal size of the lumber was 1" x 6" the actual size was 5/8" x 5-1/2" x 72". We also purchased two packages of... more... - John Massaglia

The Logitech G15 keyboard offers gamers an unprecedented level of in-game information, programmability and control! Its adjustable-tilt, backlit LCD display shows you crucial information during game play, and lets you set timers to keep track of game events. Use the GamePanel LCD to view game stats, create new macros, and keep track of important system information without leaving the game. The LCD panel closes completely for transport and storage. Play in the dark. Illuminated characters are easily visible in both bright- and low-light conditions, with three levels of backlighting for late-night gaming sessions. Create and save macros with a press of a button. Its 18 fully programmable “G Keys” have three shift states each, for 54 possible custom macros per game! The Logitech G15 keyboard is completely customizable to help you play better. - John Massaglia