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	<title>Steve's Junk &#187; Personal Projects</title>
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		<title>The Olimex Duinomite</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2012/01/28/the-olimex-duinomite/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A while back I was thinking about making a small board that would run it&#8217;s own OS and methodology for programming, similar to the computers of old such as the TRS-80 and the Commodore 64. Everything was on these machine &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2012/01/28/the-olimex-duinomite/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Many Dev Boards&#8230; what to do?</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2012/01/11/many-dev-boards-what-to-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, an update about the annoyo, it worked perfectly and maximized irritation while making itself difficult to find. Anyways, I just received my BeagleBone and I promptly thought to myself, what am I going to do with this? Then I &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2012/01/11/many-dev-boards-what-to-do/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Another pic10f200 project, the Annoyo!</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2012/01/09/another-pic10f200-project-the-annoyo/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2012/01/09/another-pic10f200-project-the-annoyo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had this cool idea for a prank at the office, a device that generate sound every 6 minutes. This device generates 4 different sounds at 6 minute intervals. The idea is that the sounds are short, familiar, difficult to &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2012/01/09/another-pic10f200-project-the-annoyo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ugluino, the ugly Arduino powered robot</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2012/01/01/ugluino-the-ugly-arduino-powered-robot/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2012/01/01/ugluino-the-ugly-arduino-powered-robot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 10:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, even though I&#8217;ve built a wide variety of crap over the last few years, all of them with varying utility, I&#8217;ve decided to build a quick robot. With oodles of free time and the feeling of having to go &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2012/01/01/ugluino-the-ugly-arduino-powered-robot/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Some neat devices for the hobbyist</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2011/12/29/some-neat-devices-for-the-hobbyist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, well, the year is coming to an end and I&#8217;ve seen a number of neat devices out there but here are some that I own. The next year coming up is a going to be an interesting year methinks &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2011/12/29/some-neat-devices-for-the-hobbyist/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Old photocopiers and you!</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2011/07/21/old-photocopiers-and-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 02:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So a company that shares a parking lot with out company sells and distributes photocopier services. One day I was told about a whole bunch of photocopiers that were just sitting there. Deciding to take the plunge and rip through them the &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2011/07/21/old-photocopiers-and-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Timer lamp, Part Deux</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2011/05/07/timer-lamp-part-deux/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 06:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyways, as I promised, here is the almost finished. A couple days later than I said but, still, I did finish it for the most part. So Basically what we have here is a $20 lamp that&#8217;s been outfitted with &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2011/05/07/timer-lamp-part-deux/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The timer lamp Redux, Part one.</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2011/05/04/the-timer-lamp-redux-part-one/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2011/05/04/the-timer-lamp-redux-part-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 03:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, in the vein of the spirit of the low-end microcontroller, I decided to make a timer lamp based around the PIC10F200. I did one years ago and it was based on a pic16f505 which is a low end MCU &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2011/05/04/the-timer-lamp-redux-part-one/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The new lab, again and a fish light controller</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2011/04/16/the-new-lab-again-and-a-fish-light-controller/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 03:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing special in todays update but I figured I&#8217;d post a few things for the fun of it. First off I guess is my lab. I&#8217;ve been using it for a month or so. A little small, but at least &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2011/04/16/the-new-lab-again-and-a-fish-light-controller/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy 2011! uuh, I guess a bit late though.</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2011/03/03/happy-2011-uuh-i-guess-a-bit-late-though/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2011/03/03/happy-2011-uuh-i-guess-a-bit-late-though/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been well over two months since I last posted. Frankly, not a lot has happened in the meantime anyways. Work is going well and life is pretty good. That said, I&#8217;ve begun to regain my inspiration for electronics again &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2011/03/03/happy-2011-uuh-i-guess-a-bit-late-though/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Some changes, some improvements, some fun.</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2010/10/14/some-changes-some-improvements-some-fun/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2010/10/14/some-changes-some-improvements-some-fun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it&#8217;s been some time, again. Every post I make seems to say the same things. anyways. Here are some things I&#8217;m working on and also no longer working on. Viscometer No, nope and no. They bore me now and &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2010/10/14/some-changes-some-improvements-some-fun/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>55g servo drawing.</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2010/06/20/55g-servo-drawing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For anyone that needs the drawing for a 55g servo, here we go. It&#8217;s been some time since I&#8217;ve updated but never fear, more boring stuff is to be posted soon heres is a link to the actual PDF if &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2010/06/20/55g-servo-drawing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A crummy little servo tester and other minutia</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/12/14/a-crummy-little-servo-tester-and-other-minutia/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2009/12/14/a-crummy-little-servo-tester-and-other-minutia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The little servo tester Well, I needed a way to test all of these servos I got from EBay and I decided to spend a little time making a quick and dirty little board for doing that. It uses a &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/12/14/a-crummy-little-servo-tester-and-other-minutia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stormer Viscometer Grams to Oz-Inch Conversion</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/11/10/stormer-viscometer-grams-to-oz-inch-conversion/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2009/11/10/stormer-viscometer-grams-to-oz-inch-conversion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trying to make sense of the standard stormer viscometer and methods that could be used to calibrate a device, I&#8217;ve been looking at the original stormer viscometer in order to get an idea of what &#8216;grams&#8217; actually means in the &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/11/10/stormer-viscometer-grams-to-oz-inch-conversion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quick post, a couple of drawings.</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/10/01/quick-post-a-couple-of-drawings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The chill is in the air, October is here. I&#8217;ve been pretty busy with the viscometer and some other things, however I drew a couple of objects just for future reference. I figured somebody might need the dimensions of either &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/10/01/quick-post-a-couple-of-drawings/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Time&#8217;s a passin&#8217; &#8211; DIY Arms, Music, and invention</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/06/25/times-a-passin-diy-arms-music-and-invention/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2009/06/25/times-a-passin-diy-arms-music-and-invention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, the past few weeks have been eventful and interesting. I&#8217;ve been busy and school is almost over. I&#8217;ve had a few things on the go and I&#8217;ve come up with some interesting ideas and implementations. Sorry for the lack &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/06/25/times-a-passin-diy-arms-music-and-invention/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Still goin&#8217; at &#8216;er, now attending the self employment program</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/04/20/still-goin-at-er-now-attending-the-self-employment-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, no new project pictures or anything. Summer is almost here and I&#8217;m pretty happy about that. I&#8217;m going to start at a training course for 8 weeks starting May 11. The program itself is funded through the Canadian Government &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/04/20/still-goin-at-er-now-attending-the-self-employment-program/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Drawing of a Servo, for reference.</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/04/10/a-drawing-of-a-servo-for-reference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, my servos have all come in for a project I&#8217;ve been working on. These ones being some cheap Chinese servos that I picked up off Ebay. Here&#8217;s a photo of one of them. Now that I have them I &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/04/10/a-drawing-of-a-servo-for-reference/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sky-Tracker, so far, so good.</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/02/09/sky-tracker-so-far-so-good/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2009/02/09/sky-tracker-so-far-so-good/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the last few days I&#8217;ve been working on the electrical portion of an astrophotography mount for my camera. The mechanical portions were built by my father and I&#8217;m handling the electronic portion of the device. Basically, for those who &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/02/09/sky-tracker-so-far-so-good/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bored, playing with DooM maps.</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/02/02/bored-playing-with-doom-maps/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2009/02/02/bored-playing-with-doom-maps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many years ago I used to make maps for Doom. There is still a community going strong for making maps and now with modern source ports and editors, sometimes I dabble in making a new maps. Anyways, here are some &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/02/02/bored-playing-with-doom-maps/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wrote a little game&#8230; Astrosmasher</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/01/30/wrote-a-little-game-astrosmasher/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, out of boredom I&#8217;ve created a little game called Astrosmasher. Nothing special really, I just wanted to see if I could make a game look like an old Atari game. I think I succeeded in some ways Astrosmasher is &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/01/30/wrote-a-little-game-astrosmasher/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Temperature and light, several days</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/01/21/temperature-and-light-several-days/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, It&#8217;s been a number of days since I built the unit and all&#8217;s been tested. Here is a picture of some of the data from my living room over the past several days. The purplish is the temperature and &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/01/21/temperature-and-light-several-days/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Temperature and ambient light tracking</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/01/17/temperature-and-ambient-light-tracking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, since I&#8217;m really bored I decided to build a device that tracks ambient temperature and light levels. While this may not seem very interesting, I suspect the relationship between the two, while not directly linked, will be interesting especially &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/01/17/temperature-and-ambient-light-tracking/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Playing around, drawing a valve.</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/01/07/playing-around-drawing-a-valve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was a little bored today so I decided to draw a valve. While the dimensions are entirely drawn from my head and the valve itself wouldn&#8217;t be very efficient, I like the look of gas compressor valves. It took &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/01/07/playing-around-drawing-a-valve/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kinda been in a creative funk&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/12/21/kinda-been-in-a-creative-funk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the last while I&#8217;ve been in a bit of a creative funk. Troubles at work and the the weather have made it difficult to concentrate on the things that I like. Anyways, perhaps while I have some time off &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/12/21/kinda-been-in-a-creative-funk/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The LED Clock</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/12/11/the-led-clock/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, for the past little while, I&#8217;ve been working on a bizarre clock made with LEDs glued into a dollar-store cookie sheet. I got the idea just out of the blue and decided that it would be fun to build. &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/12/11/the-led-clock/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The lamp I&#8217;ve been saying I was going to build</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/07/05/the-lamp-ive-been-saying-i-was-going-to-build/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I&#8217;ve built it, the useless yet fun, timer lamp. The idea behind the timer lamp is to have a bedside lamp that you can turn on and of but also set it to turn off after a certain amount &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/07/05/the-lamp-ive-been-saying-i-was-going-to-build/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Project Report</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/04/22/project-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following is a report of my progress regarding the viscometer. Having spent several months on this project and having gone through four mechanical iterations and umpteen electronic iterations of design, it&#8217;d be a good idea to go through and describe &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/04/22/project-report/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A quick and dirty project.</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2007/05/27/a-quick-and-dirty-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 04:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being bored and needing a reasonably safe source of 120VAC I decided to build a little box with some terminals. Just something simple.   It may not be the safest thing in the world but it beats the shit out &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2007/05/27/a-quick-and-dirty-project/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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