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DIY Virtual Reality for Skyrim using Kinect If you’re a fan of Skyrim and you want to immerse yourself deeper into the game, this is the project for you. Learn how to build your own virtual reality setup which captures head and body movement and map them to your character in the game. Some of the equipment you will need is a Sony HMS-T1 head-mounted display, a Trackr5 for tracking head movement, a speech recognition set up, and a Kinect for tracking body movements. Overall, it’s a pretty complex system which integrates a multitude of hardware and software systems. See the full details of the project to build your own. Similar Virtual Gaming Simulator:

The glory of hockey stick art Image from slapshotcreations.com The dog gate above is, as the caption mentions, taken from slapshotcreations.com , a website put together by @BillShandler that showcases some of the cool stuff he’s built from used hockey sticks. He inspired me to search out some more great hockey stick woodwork, and thanks to a Twitter request and the fancy google machine, I’m proud to present the best of my initial findings. Who doesn’t love this stuff? It’s custom, personal, and recycling. Let’s take a look. * First, a beauty. What a downright perfect fit for that dock. * Now, let’s get a little less polished, and a little more awesome. That is truly a thing of beauty, Peggy. So, so great. * There’s about 300 different ways to build a hockey chair, so I’ve compiled the most common below: I’m all about using goalie paddles for arm-rests. * And now a few from the web… The hockey stick chest: Badass. * The hockey stick cutting board : No idea how that was made, but it looks like it was a lot of work. Whoa.

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Japanese Miso Ramen Noodle Soup Recipe Since last summer when I posted my 15 Minute Udon Miso Soup recipe, I’ve gotten so many requests for a recipe for Miso Ramen that I’ve decided to post this recipe that appears in the Steamy Kitchen Cookbook. Though truthfully, the only part of this recipe that I follow is a) the miso soup base and b) cooking the ramen noodles. All other toppings in my Miso Ramen varies each time I make it depending on what’s in my refrigerator, as most times when I’m craving this dish it’s usually pretty darn close to midnight. Or 2am. Ramen Noodles These are dried ramen noodles, though the ones that are fresh are much better. So I guess what I’m saying is, keep a package of dried ramen noodles in your pantry. The Miso White miso, or shiro miso is my favorite. Not only do I use it for making Japanese style noodle soups, but if I’m making a whatever-soup that needs a kick of flavor, I’ll stir in a big tablespoon of miso paste, which is a natural umami-master. The Dashi This is always in my pantry too.

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Les Stroud -- Off The Grid I am here in the library and just watched as much as I had time for and skipped over some of it especially when the chopper had to fly in Les' building materials. AND never have seen anyone build in the winter, in the wilderness. From the few times I have helped build a cabin and especially when building on my mtn place I get up there when the snow is melting and then stay until the heavy snows hit in late October and many times stay until Nov. Les said he did not begin building until October! Well, I don't want to criticize his videos for they are interesting and possibly will help some who are able to do something similar. I built my remote mtn retreat with bunker and sheds for around $14,000 including the price of the land. For some who have not seen how some of us build small and "cheap" here is one which also has solar power and gravity fed water from a spring. > Just before going down to the door >

The Fairly Oddparents Unexplained Guesses If any of these are yours, or you believe that the original writer was serious and have a decent explanation, please fill in and move to the bottom of the page. Cosmo was brainwashed by his mother in Presto-Change-O. Assuming that Timmy's parents eventually do find out about the Fairies, they won't be as bad anymore. All a Dream and Similiar Theories Timmy's (real) parents are dead Cosmo and Wanda are Timmy's hallucinations. He was miserable previous to the first episode, and eventually developed the fairies as a protective mechanism against Vicki's psychological abuse. Everyone died and is a hallucination of Timmy's mom. Timmy's mom accidentally killed all of his pets from neglect, then Timmy and his dad. Poof killed himself when he poofed up "The End" at end of Fairly OddBaby. The Poof seasons are his dreams in Purgatory. The whole series is a series of hallucinations by Shinji from Neon Genesis Evangelion Wouldn't be the first series guessed to be such.

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Access Access Holding a cup of coffee in one hand and several folders in the other, he dragged his chair out from behind his desk and plopped down in to it. Sipping the all important morning brew, he opened the first of the folders and read the summary on the front page. Glancing over at the ornate clock on his large oaken desk, he shook his head at the time. 7am. “Oh hey,” she said sleepily. He looked up. She lay on one of the two fine couches that adorned his office. “Seven,” he said, returning to his reading. “Oh for Christ’s sake,” she groused. He shrugged. “Nah,” she said. He sighed. “Rachel,” she said. “Hi Rachel. “Well, that’s kind of complicated,” she said, sitting in a chair across the desk from him. “Oh really? “I’m twenty-three.” “Good for you.” She leaned back, putting her feet up on his desk. “This desk is an antique, you know,” he said. “Oh I know what you’re thinking. “Seriously, it’s like two hundred years old. He groaned and put his file down. “My parents were drunks. “Nope. “Yup.”

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