Shooters Blog

Well that's unsettling out of my office window...

john.schuster@uncleshooter.com — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Well this is Uncle Shooter in this years costume. Yes it's a Hazmat suit and that is a radition detector in my grubby paws. I did a mod to it (Which I will post) that allows me to trigger it with a remote switch. It flash a bright LED and sounds a speaker.

I decided to go to one of my customers office and walk around the outside of the building and act like I'm taking readings. I would stop and pick up a Tranceiver and act like I was talking to someone. Within minutes one of the employees blogged me. The picture is a little foggy because it was taken through the office window with a cell phone.

Half of the folks just said oh that's "Uncle Shooter" and the other went looking for tin foil to cover vital organs. Going to go to the Bar costume parties tonight.

OK, it's all my fault

john.schuster@uncleshooter.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

OK, everyone needs someone to blame... so here it is fresh from the press... it's my fault. In my defense I can say I did this after a fine bottle of tequila.

Uncle Shooters House of Horror

john.schuster@uncleshooter.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

This is a video of the front of Uncle Shooter and family house for this years Halloween. The video was taken standing out in the middle of the street. Using a standard computer projector on a white sheet. The audio is pumped through a PA amp (MSU Surplus $5) and a Trumpt speaker (MSU Suprlus $10). My wife states "We probably won't get any kids this year". Candy savings ($50.00). More Halloween videos to come.

Dabble Board Whiteboard madness

john.schuster@uncleshooter.com — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

From LifeHacker,: Online whiteboard Dabbleboard makes drawing diagrams, jotting notes and sketches, and sharing that work easy online. Dabbleboard comes with a library of readily-available objects for piecing together org charts, mind maps, network diagrams, floor plans, photo annotation, interface designs, and electrical diagrams. When you share your Dabbleboard work with someone via emai, you can watch, real-time, as he or she makes changes to it. There's also a public library of Dabbleboard drawings that you can copy and edit for your own purposes. Hit the play button above for a demo of what you can do with Dabbleboard.

Most Excellent Graph paper by KONIGI

john.schuster@uncleshooter.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:00:00 GMT

From: Evil Mad Scientist, Try to find graph paper now a days and you'll find it's not that easy. Especially specialized graph paper for web designers or designers. This web site has a collection of PDF files you can download and print for your own graph paper. There is quite a collection here. We have a link here to download the entire collection.

These pages are great for sketching, but also work well when producing high fidelity drawings. The title bar and grid lines are non-photo blue, so you can easily remove them when scanned. The thick black lines for boxes will show in scans and are 2px wide to match the weight of Pentel Sign Pens.

Standford free classes

john.schuster@uncleshooter.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:00:00 GMT

From: Lifehacker, The Stanford Engineering Everywhere program offers online access to full courses in the school's engineering program—including classes in computer science and artificial intelligence. Courses include lecture videos, reading lists, handouts, quizzes, tests, and even a social network for fellow online students. Not quite your speed? Check out other ways you can get a free college education online. Courses include programming, and robotics.

Ten-Point Manifesto on How to Work Better

john.schuster@uncleshooter.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:00:00 GMT

From: Lifehacker, While we're not much for motivational posters or trite slogans, this ten-point manifesto by Swiss artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss on how to work better is worth a mention. Artist Ryan Gander has a photocopy hung on the wall of his studio. My dad was a simple person who thought it was more important to have some common sense (Street smarts) than book learning, I know he would like these 10 items.

Be my baby Hair Cut

john.schuster@uncleshooter.com — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Here is the original "Be My baby" video. Always loved this song I was 12 years old and lusted after the lead singer. Watch this video then go to this Boing-Boing link where a guy gets his afro cut and lip syncs to it, very weird but compelling.

Large Hadron Rap

john.schuster@uncleshooter.com — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:28:00 GMT

From: Make: Don't remember what the name of the movie was but Bruce Willis is caught by the bad guys while wandering around the back of train yard. The bad guy says 'I want to hear you scream' and Bruce replies "Then play some rap music". My opinion exactly however this rap is a science rap about particle acceleration.

Pleo on Steroids

john.schuster@uncleshooter.com — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:13:00 GMT

From: Extinct, my ASS! from The Original Joe Fisher on Vimeo. OK I own a PLEO an I have been playing with the Life OS system to try out different personalities on him. However this vid shows what happens when he gets into the steriods and protein bars.