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A non-technical comment…

My sensibilities are somewhat shaken by the fact that the church is right now saying that Condoms are causing the spread of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs—such as gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV), and that the only solution lies in abstinence and monogamy. This is very disturbing, and human nature as it is means that there will [...]

Illuminating some dark corners of the room

Often, I wish that I could have a handy solution that will allow me to throw some light onto the corners of my applications in a nice shade of colour that matches my mood. Usually I end up using a piece of prototype board some wires and a pwm power supply to knock up a [...]

The Chemistry and Charging lithium-ion batteries

I wanted an efficient way of powering my Arduino and the attached shield for my project that I was working on in the field, and I was very very over buying 9v batteries form the supermarket and stores all the time. In order to circumvent this, I decided to experiment with powering the project with [...]

Window collects light and illuminates room

Taking a look at many of the building in the city these days, and what do you see, huge amounts of glass collecting and reflecting the sun and the heat of the day. All that glass, all that light, and inside, we are still burning energy to keep the inside of the building lit. Now [...]