Washing my hands with help from a MakerBot

At work, we have motion-activated sinks. This is great in theory, but the ones we have seem to be pre-set with a very specific focal length. The following picture marks the spout, the sensor, and the approximate range of locations where movement is detected. It works perfectly. *IF* you contort your wrists and turn your … Continue reading Washing my hands with help from a MakerBot

iPhone Impressions

It has been a couple of weeks since I got the iPhone, and while it has been an overwhelmingly good experience, there are still a few things about it that I find annoying. Annoyances With Workarounds With the phone on and plugged in to my car cassette adapter, there is some horribly nasty GSM buzz … Continue reading iPhone Impressions

Firefox 2.0 Annoyances

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal.  To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2007/01/ One of the things about Firefox 2.0 for the Mac that bugs me (and only the Mac version–the Linux version … Continue reading Firefox 2.0 Annoyances

Backups

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal.  To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/07/I have discovered that the Buffalo TeraStation has a few limitations. It will not store the following types of files: (1) … Continue reading Backups