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The term ‘geek’, once used to label a circus freak, has morphed in meaning over the years. What was once an unusual profession transferred into a word indicating social awkwardness. As time has gone on, the word has yet again morphed to indicate a new type of individual: someone who is obsessive over one (or more) particular subjects, whether it be science, photography, electronics, computers, media, or any other field. A geek is one who isn’t satisfied knowing only the surface facts, but instead has a visceral desire to learn everything possible about a particular subject. A techie geek is usually one who knows a little about everything, and is thus the person family and friends turn to whenever they have a question.
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Flatbed scanner becomes multitouch panel in five-fingered DIY documentary (video)
Few things do a better job at decimating desktop real estate than a bulky old flatbed scanner . Skinnier replacements are cheap these days, but what's one to do with the old ones? An enterprising hacker who goes by the handle Sprite_tm, the same bloke who brought us a knock-operated door , has managed to create a multitouch panel out of his.electronics,hack-a-make,arduino etc
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Workbench: ========= The actual workbench frame is made from an old computer desktop I found in the trash. Just before submitting this entry, I bought some 2nd-hand lab equipment (#’s 01 and 02): - (01) oscilloscope (on a shelf made of an old stand for a tractor feed printer). Great for tracing electronic signals.
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