Category Archives: Drexel

Topics related to my work and study at Drexel University

cp /dev/drillpress /dev/sda1

Posted on 2010-02-18 by M. Eric Carr

Erasing sensitive data — using a drill press. Continue reading →

Posted in Drexel, Humor, System Administration | 1 Comment

Well, this isn’t encouraging…

Posted on 2009-10-26 by M. Eric Carr

An early install of Windows 7 doesn’t exactly seem to be going smoothly. Continue reading →

Posted in Drexel, System Administration | 1 Comment

Stupid Robot Tricks

Posted on 2009-02-11 by M. Eric Carr

New video — getting two robots to “share” access to an object. (Robot B waits for the signal from Robot A before starting, then Robot A waits its turn for the cycle to start over.) Since the robots aren’t bolted … Continue reading →

Posted in Drexel, Robotics | 1 Comment

Energy Star — Paleotechnology style!

Posted on 2008-12-15 by M. Eric Carr

A while back, I realized that the Z80 was drawing (relatively speaking) a lot of power. I know modern CPUs can both crunch your numbers and cook your dinner; the Intel Core i7 datasheet specifies a maximum of 145 AMPS … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital, DrACo/Z80, Drexel | Leave a comment