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Hesarin sarjakuvien RSS-syötteet

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Risto H. Kurppa

Viivi&Wagner, Fingerpori ja Wulffmorgenthaler. Hauskoja sarjakuvia kaikki ja Hesari niitä päivittäin sivuillaan (sekä paperilla että netissä) tarjoilee. Mutta miten näppärää olisikaan saada ne RSS-lukijaan (esim. Google Reader). Vilkaiseppa http://kimmo.suominen.com/stuff/ ja lisää linkit xml-tiedostoihin syötteenlukijaasi.. Kiitos Kimmo!

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190-200 kilometers by bike in two days

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Risto H. Kurppa

On Friday and Saturday me and seven others biked from Helsinki to Luumäki. The true distance is very likely somewhere between 190 and 200 kilometers. Eight bikes, eight bikers Two road bikes, three hybrids, two 26″ all terrain bikes, one … Continue reading →

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GPSTrack GPS logger on Linux

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Risto H. Kurppa

Last weekend I inherited a GPS tracker from my aunt who got it as subscription gift from a magazine. It says ‘Geotech’ in the back, it has a small 1 inch LCD screen, a on/off button and a four-way button … Continue reading →

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Impacts in sports

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Risto H. Kurppa

Ref: Lawsuit accuses NFL of concealing concussion dangers Some studies about injuries here: NYT So how hard are the hits in football? Don’t know. But let’s have a look at other sports. Soccer How hard is the impact during head-bump … Continue reading →

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IR light pen for WiiMote Whiteboard

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Risto H. Kurppa

I built an infrared pen to be used for Multi-touch Whiteboard with Wiimote. 940nm 1.2V IR led 2.2Ohm resistor Awfully low quality push button 1.5V AA Battery Plastic Hot glue Soldering station Now waiting for Aapo to post some results how … Continue reading →

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