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Galactic Studios
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Written by Bob Alexander
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Monday, 02 January 2012 11:30 |
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My neighbor put a working Heathkit oscilloscope out in his trash. Naturally, I rescued it. Time to make another clock!
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Written by Bob Alexander
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Tuesday, 27 December 2011 18:51 |
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It's that time of year again: time to make a calender that appeals to geeks as nothing in the stores can!
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Written by Bob Alexander
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Sunday, 05 June 2011 20:33 |
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My mother is selling my childhood home. I knew the one souvenir I wanted to keep. The only problem was, it could kill me.
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Written by Bob Alexander
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Sunday, 20 February 2011 16:27 |
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I built an alphanumeric LED display that connects via USB to my PC and can display RSS feeds, the weather (like wind chill, above), the time, or just about anything.
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Written by Bob Alexander
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Monday, 31 January 2011 00:00 |
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See that little rectangle the size of Lincoln's nose? That's an electronic component - a smaller version of the big red thing in the picture. I have a congenital tremor in my hands, so I assumed that I would never be able to work with components that small. Turns out I was wrong.
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Written by Bob Alexander
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Sunday, 23 January 2011 15:09 |
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So where's the art? Why is Galactic Studios a studio? Here's the movie that (re-)started it all.
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Written by Bob Alexander
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Sunday, 26 December 2010 12:19 |
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According to Google, the search term "sexy calendar" frequently resulted in hits for galacticstudios.org. So to satisfy all you vintage computer pr0n fiends out there, here's 12 more lovelies for 2011. And you can print them out to make your own calendar!
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Written by Bob Alexander
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Sunday, 19 December 2010 11:33 |
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Every year I make a calendar with pictures of my daughter. None of the available programs or services had the features I wanted so, as with my envelope program, I wrote my own. In the spirit of the season (New Year's, not Christmas) I'm making it available free for downloading.
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Written by Bob Alexander
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Wednesday, 03 November 2010 20:33 |
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Scientists use spectroscopes to identify chemicals - even in stars billions of light years away. They also use spectroscopes to find planets orbiting other stars. With about an hour of effort, I was able to build my own and show my daughter how scientists do it.
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Written by Bob Alexander
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 19:57 |
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Grandma needed a really easy envelope printing program. I wrote one, and it's so convenient, I use it myself. Download it here and try it yourself.
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Written by Bob Alexander
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Saturday, 19 June 2010 17:44 |
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The bird house launched a brood of babies on their way. Now's the time to catch up on what happened.
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Written by Bob Alexander
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Saturday, 05 June 2010 14:31 |
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It's been observed that each generation thinks it invented sex. Likewise, each generation thinks its video games are classics. Sometimes, you just have to smack these kids upside the head.
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Written by Bob Alexander
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Thursday, 22 April 2010 19:29 |
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Three years ago, I put a web cam in a birdhouse and filmed wrens building a nest, laying eggs, and feeding the young. This year, I'm doing again. Except now I have two web cams in the birdhouse, set up to give me a 3D view. Watch out, James Cameron!
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Written by Bob Alexander
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Sunday, 18 April 2010 13:40 |
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When I was a teenager, I wanted to get an Altair 8800 computer, but I couldn't afford it. Now, I can. But I wanted something smaller, quieter, and about a million times faster. So I made it. I consider this the crowning achievement of my mid-life crisis nostalgia kick.
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Written by Bob Alexander
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Thursday, 08 April 2010 21:16 |
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It's a cross between a workbench and a wheelbarrow, and it's a great place for a drill press and router table in a cramped workspace.
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Written by Bob Alexander
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 19:21 |
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I just bought a new computer. As I was configuring it, I was reminded of this old story of how some software I wrote led to an unexpected payoff.
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Written by Bob Alexander
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Tuesday, 05 January 2010 14:17 |
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I needed a new calendar for work. The store had calendars with pictures of seascapes and mountain ranges, Elvis and Marilyn, doggies and dragons, airplanes and starships. Isn't there anything for software engineers?
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Written by Bob Alexander
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Friday, 18 December 2009 14:28 |
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Captain Kirk once told Mr. Spock that he should be squatting on a mushroom. If it's good enough for Spock, it's good enough for mighty Dungeons and Dragons warriors. So my daughter and I used fungus to make these shelves for her D&D figurines.
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Written by Bob Alexander
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Saturday, 12 December 2009 17:22 |
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I wanted to design a clock from scratch. I ended up with a expensive, over-engineered, multiprocessing monstrosity. But it was fun.
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Written by Bob Alexander
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Monday, 27 April 2009 15:51 |
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Perhaps I'm a luddite, but I just don't care for the modern video games. Gimme Lunar Lander or Zaxxon and you can keep your fancy graphics. I built an arcade so I can play the classic games anytime I want.
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