Recycle a Bicycle Into an Elevator There's repurposing, and then there's repurposing like a BOSS. That pretty much sums up the ecological efforts of treehouse builder and eco-icon Ethan Schlussler. The Sandpoint, Idaho, resident says he's in the process of finishing construction on a treehouse he built 30 feet in the air. Wanting to devise a way to save himself from "climbing a ladder six and a half million times a day," Schlussler came up with a brilliant way to save himself the trouble. Using an old bike, he rigged a system of pulleys to it, effectively turning it into a pedal-powered elevator. The process also required that Schussler modify the old cycle, cutting off the large sprocket in the front and welding it on the rear gear. MakeZine reports Schlussler's one-person treehouse is almost complete, "I will be building walls and insulating it in the next few weeks, and eventually I intend to live (or at least sleep) in it."
Pack De Portabilisation Framakey Retour à la liste des applications portables Dans le but de pouvoir accélérer la mise en ligne des applications (et bien entendu d’augmenter le nombre d’applications disponibles sur le portail francophone des applications portables libres), l’équipe Framakey vous propose de télécharger le Pack de portabilisation Framakey. Il s’agit d’un ensemble d’outils (libres et portables, évidemment !) qui facilitera la vie des développeurs bidouilleurs souhaitant portabiliser des applications. Depuis la FK 1.12 et l’adoption d’une structure similaire à celle de PA.com, le pack a été proposé en version 9.x et a subi une grande refonte. Suite à la sortie de la version FK 2.0 et dans l’idée d’encore plus automatiser le processus et de vous faciliter la vie, le pack est maintenant proposé en version 10. Il se décompose comme suit. Les outils indispensables : RegshotPortable, pour vérifier la discrétion d’une application comme les traces laissées dans la base de registre et le profil. Les outils accessoires :
Invisible forms of renewable energy One of the ongoing objections wind power, Britain’s most promising form of renewable energy, is that it is unsightly and ruins views. I kind of like wind turbines, I think they’re rather graceful, but I appreciate that others don’t. Offshore wind turbines suffer from the same problem, except that they ruin sea views instead of landscapes. Some don’t like solar panels either, especially on older buildings. So that got me thinking – are there any invisible forms of renewable energy? I’m sure there are more, but here are the first four that came to mind: 1. 2. 3. 4. We can’t restrict ourselves to these invisible technologies of course, but not all renewable energy is an aesthetic blight. Like this: Like Loading...
Cybook Gen3 Tips and Troubleshooting Here is where to go to find help with your Bookeen Cybook Gen3. [edit] Tips [edit] User's Manual Download the User's Manual [edit] Contact Address: Bookeen, 6 rue du Tage, 75013 Paris, France Phone number: 0033 1 45654256 Email: support@bookeen.com [edit] Firmware Versions You can check your firmware build number by going to the library view, opening the menu, click on Advanced, click on About. [edit] 1.0 Build 476 Build 476 was the first 1.0 firmware when the CyBook Gen3 became available for ordering at the end of October 2007. delphidb96 reported testing the 1.00 firmware with his pre-production CyBook Gen3 on 31st October 2007. [edit] 1.0 Build 538 Build 538 was released ca. To get build 538 you had to write to Bookeen and ask for it. [edit] 1.0 Build 674 Build 674 came installed on the new version CyBook Gen3 with 512MB internal memory, which appeared in early May 2008. [edit] 1.0 Build 681 Build 681 also came installed on some of the new version CyBook Gen3s with 512MB internal memory.
Kubb Movement ~ Game - Toy making projects There is evidence that when Viking children played they simply used logs found in the forest Kubb, which comes from the Nordic 'Kubspell' which means block throwing game, originated about 1000 years ago in Scandinavia and is an outdoor party game that is played by two teams that can be a single person or up to six each side. Think of it as a sort of Viking skittles that can be played on any flat surface, grass, gravel or even snow are all acceptable (Fig 1). There are no balls to throw but the skittles or blocks as they are called are knocked down with throwing sticks. The game is gaining in popularity and spreading outside of the Scandinavian countries. The pieces can be made from any type of wood but obviously if they are made from hardwood they will last longer. All of the pieces are relatively simple to make and if needs be can be made with a few simple hand tools but of course using power tools speeds the job up. The game continues with each team throwing the sticks alternately. 1.
HFSExplorer Latest version: 2021.10.9 (Oct 9, 2021) [changelog]: Requirements: A Java SE Runtime Environment (version 5.0 or greater). For bug reports, please use github's issue tracking system. For discussions, please use github's discussion forums. What is HFSExplorer? HFSExplorer is an application that can read Mac-formatted hard disks and disk images. HFSExplorer allows you to browse your Mac volumes with a graphical file system browser, extract files (copy to hard disk), view detailed information about the volume and create disk images from the volume. You may be interested in the application if you're: A user of an Intel Mac running Windows with Boot Camp in need of accessing the files on the Mac OS X hard drive. HFSExplorer is written mostly in Java 5, optionally using some Java 6 / 7 features, with some Windows-specific parts written in C in order to be able to get raw access to block devices, and to create a practical launcher application. Installing Usage Load file system from device
The Gear of Horace Kephart Horace Kephart is another well respected pioneer in what has come to be known as bushcraft. His book Camping and Woodcraft has been a guide to many outdoorsmen, and you can find a copy of it here. When examining the book, you will notice that it contains two volumes. The first one focuses on camping, while the second volume is on woodsmenship. The first thing that becomes clear when reading the book is that while it was inspired by the example of Nessmuk, it is a much more detail oriented and thought out account of the necessary gear and skills. Pocket/Belt Carry-Map, compass, waterproof matches, pocket knife, bandana, watch, pipe, and sheath knife on the belt, along with another pouch of waterproof matches. Backpack-Duluth pack-It is made of canvas. Clothes-Woolen shirt, woolen drawers, woolen socks, army overcoat, khaki trousers, silk neckerchief, army shoes, army leggings, hat. Shelter: Shelter cloth/tarp-Waterproof canvas, 9ft by 7ft. Blanket-Made out of wool. Tools: Other Items:
Getting Started with R – RStudio Support New to R? There are hundreds of websites that can help you learn the language. Here's how you can use some of the best to become a productive R programmer. Start by downloading R and RStudio. Learn the basics Visit Try R to learn how to write basic R code. Broaden your skills Work through The Beginner's Guide to R by Computerworld Magazine. Practice good habits Read the R Style Guide for advice on how to write readable, maintainable code. Look up help When you need to learn more about an R function or package, visit Rdocumentation.org, a searchable database of R documentation. Ask questions Seek help at StackOverflow, a searchable forum of questions and answers about computer programming. If you a have question that is more about statistical methodology there are also plenty of R users active on the the CrossValidated Q&A community. Keep tabs on the R community Read R bloggers, a blog aggregator that reposts R related articles from across the web. Deepen your expertise Got R down?