My blog and 3D prints
My blog and 3D prints
We're back! Whew, after doing all that automation, static IPs, OpenHAB and printer jobs, its time to take a small break. But don't worry, I'll still talk about 3D printing at some point in this post. The main focus here is me struggling with my new
Here we are back at again, Round 3!! Last time we left off with using OpenHAB to automate the printing lights on a job start and stop. Now, we take things one step further, by automating more steps when the job stops and me just overall being lazy
Welcome back to the automation trilogy! Last time we talked about a scripty way to get around keeping DNS up to date without needing a static IP. This time we talk about a recent limitation to IF This Then That (IFTTT), an IoT service that interacts
Haza! I managed to get this post in much sooner than I thought! Last time we talked about getting the virtual environment and server setup. This time, we start a 3 part trilogy of how we are going to start using automation again! This time, we start
Finally, another post! I basically skipped the month of November and almost December. Thanksgiving food put me in a virtual coma (see what I did there ¬‿¬ ) Anyway, while I didn't post anything, there were lots of fun things going on in the l
Yeah, yeah, I know Halloween has past but hey better late than pregnant! We're going to take a sec and talk about a couple of Halloween decorations that I printed out last minute. Spooky Halloween Candles The first Halloween print of the
There have been several games that I've played through my life that have impacted me in a fundamental way. Games that have changed my behavior or the way I view the world. Games like Battlefield, Call of Duty, Splinter Cell, Ghost recon, Fallout 3,
Kayaking, one of my favorite summertime pastimes. With Illinois being a fairly wet state, there is no shortage of lakes, rivers or ponds to plop in. But, this post isn't about the activity of Kayaking. Its about the kayak itself, my inflatable kaya
Archery, you know, that sport that involves a bow and arrow. Easier than a spear but harder than a gun. That primitive skill that our ancestors masters thousands of years ago that we lost today. I did some archery when I was a kid, at our local co
Back at it again! This round of upgrades have to do with remotely controlling power flowing to the printer. In previous posts I mentioned that I have my Raspberry Pi being fed power through the printers PSU. This is just to reduce how many outlets m
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