Shooters Blog

Monkey Electric extreme POVkit for bikes

john.schuster@uncleshooter.com — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT

From: Make:Zine OK all you dudes in the low riders with the spinner wheels I just found reason the dust off the bike in the basement and ride it around the block at night. Very cool packaged system for bikes. Wireless updates and thousands of colors. Take pictures, drawing, text and ride them down the road.

Getting to know the Gakken Theremin Premium

john.schuster@uncleshooter.com — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Yes it has been a while... Got too focused on work again so it's time to decompress. Nice thing about this post is that he shows how to tune the unit. The instructions are in Japanese.

From: Maker Shed: He spent some time getting acquainted with the Gakken Premium Theremin and was pretty impressed with it, especially considering the relatively low price tag. Unlike most theremins this one runs off battery power, so an armband contact is used in place of an earth-ground reference.

The unit sports fine/coarse pitch & volume pots, 1/8" audio out jack, mounting thread for an instrument stand, built in speaker, and a master volume control. It's also worth noting that the antennae jacks are compatible with standard banana style plugs - which will likely come in handy for future experiments. The instrument is quite fun to use as is though I'm sure I'll open it up at some point for modding. If you've bent/modded/hacked a Theremin Premium, be sure to let us know in the comments or add a pic & info to the Flickr pool.

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.