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Fixing my broken flash, AuPair Artificial Intelligence Room Control is becoming a reality!


If you have been following my photography, you might have noticed the last week of pictures haven’t quite all been in focus. Alas, this is somewhat my own fault, but only because I took horrible care of my equipment. My flash unit got slightly smashed causing the autofocus on the unit to go haywire. I [...]

High Speed Digital Photography using a Reflective LCD Screen


What we need is a non-mechanical shutter implemented in an SLR camera. This non-mechincal (aka - digital) shutter could be made by making a very special type of LCD screen. Rather than going from transparent to opaque, it should go from as reflective as a mirror to transparent.
If you replaced the mirror inside an SLR [...]

No sleep, but job possibilities and scholarship


I haven’t slept in the past two days. Why? This EECS 430 project while fighting off a cold. I might not do well on this project, but at least there are some good things happening in my life.
For one, the Case Alumni Association has extended me a generous scholarship for the next two semesters. I’m [...]

Preventing Mod Chips using Sandwich boards


As far as I know, nearly all electronics manufacturers allow their printed circuit boards to be exposed inside their products. This allows ‘hackers’ to create and sell mod chips that circumvent digital rights management and use illegal pirated software. Instead of leaving the circuit exposed, they could create a sandwich layer boards that adhere to [...]

the average doll


A webstore selling dolls that are modeled on the exact “average” based on US/world census data. Make one for each gender, racial group, etc and include a fact sheet on what their name is, profession, salary, etc.
Heh, it might catch on
Probably not…