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Bye, Bye, Birdies Print E-mail
Written by Bob Alexander   
Saturday, 19 June 2010 17:44

Baby birds

The bird house launched a brood of babies on their way. Now's the time to catch up on what happened.

 
Bob's Bird Blog in 3D Print E-mail
Written by Bob Alexander   
Thursday, 22 April 2010 19:29

In 3D

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!

 

 
Rotation Station for Hole Creation and Wood Ablation Print E-mail
Written by Bob Alexander   
Thursday, 08 April 2010 21:16

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.

 
Sexy Computer Calendar Print E-mail
Written by Bob Alexander   
Tuesday, 05 January 2010 14:17

The Mark-8  Personal Computer

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?

 

 
Homemade Digital Clock Print E-mail
Written by Bob Alexander   
Saturday, 12 December 2009 17:22

Homemade digital clock

I wanted to design a clock from scratch. I ended up with a expensive, over-engineered, multiprocessing monstrosity. But it was fun.

 

 
Crooked Wood Lamp Print E-mail
Written by Bob Alexander   
Sunday, 26 October 2008 14:49

I never really liked my old lamp. I really love the new one I built.

 

 
Bob's Bird Blog Print E-mail
Written by Bob Alexander   
Sunday, 01 July 2007 19:23

Bob's Bird Blog

I put a webcam in a birdhouse. See my videos of birds building a nest, laying eggs, and feeding their young.

 

 
Today's Clueless Kids Print E-mail
Written by Bob Alexander   
Saturday, 05 June 2010 14:31

Nintendo  Entertainment System T-shirt

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.

 
Mini Altair 8800 PC Print E-mail
Written by Bob Alexander   
Sunday, 18 April 2010 13:40

Mini Altair PC

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.

 
My Hollywood Bigwig Buddy Print E-mail
Written by Bob Alexander   
Wednesday, 03 February 2010 19:21

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

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.

 

 
Fun with Fungus Print E-mail
Written by Bob Alexander   
Friday, 18 December 2009 14:28

Curio shelves made from  tree fungus

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.

 

 
Video Game Arcade Print E-mail
Written by Bob Alexander   
Monday, 27 April 2009 15:51

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.

 
Wooden Super Probe Print E-mail
Written by Bob Alexander   
Saturday, 29 December 2007 13:07

 

Super Probe in Wood

When my old Radio Shack logic probe broke, I built a new Super Probe - and enclosed it in exotic wood.

 

 
Building the Bird House Print E-mail
Written by Bob Alexander   
Thursday, 01 March 2007 17:50

Here's how I built a birdhouse with a webcam inside.

 
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