Monthly Archives: November 2012

BASIC Stamp board review

Radio Shack stores now carry BASIC Stamp boards. I got one and tried it out… Continue reading

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Drill Bits Of Unusual Smallness

One of the fun things about technology is that there are so many diverse subfields that nobody can stay current with all of them. Occasionally, you come across a tool or process commonly used in another field that seems amazing … Continue reading

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A Confusion of COM Ports

COM29? OK, time to clean house. Here’s how to delete unused COM port assignments in Windows. Continue reading

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Electoral College Reckoner

Rehashing Nate Silver’s data, I come up with a 96% chance of a Democratic victory next week… Continue reading

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