Category Archives: Positives
Desktop Arcade Setup So Far
I still need to design and build the rest of the cabinet but here is what I have so far. The main guts sit in the base and are secured. The display controller and audio amp will be affixed to … Continue reading
3D Printer AMS Fix
Today I learned how to disassemble the AMS for my 3D printer. This is the “Automatic Material System” that allows up to 4 different filaments to be used in single print (more if you daisy chain them). The red filament … Continue reading
Two Factor Authentication and Server Update
I’ve decided to add 2-Factor Authentication to this site to strengthen security. While I don’t use this site much any more (this may change) I haven’t been letting it go stale and have been keeping everything on here up to … Continue reading
VIC 20 Repair Successful!
This is my first post here for a while but it’s quite long so deserves it! A short while ago I acquired a VIC 20 for the price of postage (thanks Johnny Blanchard – Re:Enthused) but it didn’t work so … Continue reading
Twin Stick Controller
A while back I planned to build a twin stick controller so I bought a large project case and one (to test) bat top stick and realised that the box wasn’t big enough for two of these so repurposed that … Continue reading
Clock Project
When I was recovering from a hernia operation I designed a clock around an Arduino, real time clock board and temperature/humidity sensor. This was built onto breadboard and was as flaky as hell due to poor connections. Recently I decided … Continue reading
C64 RF Modulator Replacement
A few weeks ago I ordered a c0pperdragon replacement for the RF modulator on my C64. I tried to fit it shortly after it arrived but failed to remove the existing RF modulator due to the massive solder blob securing … Continue reading
Pinter
My wife bought a Pinter home brew system for my birthday. It arrived today. I started following the instructions online and quickly realised I’d screwed up. I used water from a jug that hadn’t been washed out after using it … Continue reading
LEGO™ International Space Station
Some years ago I submitted this to LEGO™ Ideas but it was rejected. Imagine my surprise when a short while back I saw it released. I had nothing to do with the actual release but I was still happy. I … Continue reading
YouTube Copyright Claim Bollocks!
It was my Twitch stream of the old Tehkan arcade game Star Force from 1984. The whole video has been blocked for 1 minute and 53 seconds of VIDEO (not audio) from almost an hour of almost identical gameplay. This … Continue reading