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Nate True just posted a really nifty lucid dreaming assistance mask design. He includes a schematic, PIC code, and some nice discussion of his previous design attempts.
This is just one of a whole slew of amazing projects made and hosted by the folks over at cre.ations.net.

A few weeks ago the idea hit me. Why […]

 

While Second Life has certainly had a mainstream news love fest in the last couple of months, today was remarkable in that the Seattle Times ran not just one, but two stories about the virtual world.
While there is a lot of speculation about where Linden Lab is taking this whole experiment, I found this quote […]

 

‘Tis the season for holiday knitting, and don’tcha know I’m up to my elbows in yarn and needles. I decided to rest my weary fingers and do a little exploring within SL… and look what I found!
Enterprising knitter Ida Keen has created a cute crafter’s corner within Second Life. Her store is called “Knit This” […]

 

I’m just back from Mind Camp 3.0, a 24-hour conference and celebration for smart people. While this event definitely appeals to the tech crowd, some of my best experiences so far have had nothing to do with computers or the Intarweb. Some highlights:

I met Ron Hale-Evans, memory guru and author of Mind Performance […]

 

Here is an interesting article by Ron Wickersham on how to mod a Netgear FS116P POE switch to provide power on the unused pairs. This makes it possible to use the switch to power gear that expects it on the unused pairs rather than the data pairs. This includes equipment such as the […]