[57north-discuss] Where is Sarah Conner???

2015-03-01 Thread Peet42
Does anybody have access to a 3D printer that could produce sections about 14 by 8 by 4 or larger? If they could be metal-look that would be a bonus, but if not I'll be looking for somewhere that'll do Chroming by the electrostatic process too. I ask because, as you may not know, since I

Re: [57north-discuss] Fake CR2032 batteries.

2014-10-27 Thread Peet42
Tony, your linked article talks about the difficulty in finding the mysterious Chinese factories churning out the real looking batteries.? The reason they look real is because they *are* real, and the Chinese distributors are just buying them at various points throughout their shelf life -

Re: [57north-discuss] Lighting the space

2014-09-10 Thread Peet42
From the discussion about how to mount these LEDs, can I assume they're wire-ended? You'll need a more substantial heatsink on each LED than you might initially imagine, as a 10W LED will easily get hot enough to melt its own solder and drop on the head of unsuspecting passers-by. Just a

[57north-discuss] PHP Stuff

2014-07-18 Thread Peet42
Rowan, re: The concern here is its a very very outdated base, and there are security concerns with using old php (5.2 released 2010). The old codebase is only a problem if we want to change things. If we could just fix the minor bugs that Bob left us with we'd be happy. As for the PHP 5.2, I

[57north-discuss] Looking for help

2014-07-17 Thread Peet42
Hi again, everybody. I'm looking to find a PHP Guru with time on their hands who would be willing to look at the code for my message board. ( http://www.paranormal.org.uk/mustardland ) I tried asking on your IRC channel a couple of days ago, but I picked a bad time to look in, as from what I

Re: [57north-discuss] Nook Simple Touch

2014-07-14 Thread Peet42
Not the most powerful machine in the world, but looks like it could be a nice platform to hack on. Or I suppose you could use it (in theory) for reading books... http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk/jsp/id/NOOK_Simple_Touch/9781400699032 Specs here: