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Forearms. Isometric - This exercise will require your other piece of equipment. Grip some sort of a pliable object as forcefully as possible with your right hand. This object can be anything such as a rolled up wash cloth, or wadded up paper or plastic bags, or a foam rubber grip, which can be easily found in most sporting goods stores or in a search on Google. Squeeze for 10 seconds. Repeat with your fist rotated all the way out, and then, again, with your fist rotated all the way in.

Next, place the object between your thumb tip and fingertips and pinch as hard as you can for 10 seconds. Repeat with your left hand, or exercise both hands simultaneously with a grip in each hand. A Brilliant List of Science Books for People Who Want Their Minds Blown. Blank dvd+r. Hera 3-drive Automated LightScribe Duplicator.

Open source multitouch surfaces with Arduino. Wook Chang of Seoul based Sensible UI tipped us off to their new open source multitouch project called OpenMT. The project is comprised of both software and hardware tools that allow you to combine readily available parts with an Arduinoid to create super thin, flexible multitouch surfaces. As you may know, most touch companies (except for camera-based multi-touch companies) are prefer super-closed business strategy.

They never even reveal data sheets or sell samples unless large amount of volume order is guaranteed.So, here I offer OpenMT: an Open Source MultiTouch development platform. It’s the collection of open source hardwares and softwares for anyone to make his/her own thin and flexible multi-touch panel.The OpenMT project is at the planning stage. Documentation is not complete yet, but after the first release, you will be able to make a 8×8 multitouch trackpad. Adam Flaherty I make cool stuff and write about other people making cool stuff on makezine.com. Related. 129876888811195.jpg (JPEG Image, 2000x2000 pixels) Chakra_diagram_final-1039x2190.jpg (JPEG Image, 1039x2190 pixels) Teach yourself to program. We are entering the summer, the perfect time to improve yourself, you could go running or swimming, you could learn a new foreign language or perhaps you could learn to program.

Self-learning is not as hard as it sounds, and it’s much easier than self-learning Spanish or French. There are really wonderful sources to start learning these new languages, understanding the concept behind programming and giving it a try with some interesting problems. Basic Programming Via XKCD To learn a new programming language, it’s much easier if you already know the concepts because you can start learning the new structures in no time. Programming Concepts : This is a brief tutorial for new programmers from the City University of New York.

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Q: Can you give us a little background about how you got started in photography? Q: How would you describe your style? Q: What are some of your secret to getting such sexy shots? Q: Which photographers do you admire? Q: Can you give us some tips for aspiring photographers? Q: Any quotes you live by? Carlos Nunez. Video. Video. Ian R Crane (Powered by CubeCart) 100 Websites To See Before You Die (Part 1) Sugar: The Bitter Truth.