Programming Create a simple IRC Bot with .NET Core by Michael Earls I had an urge to write a simple IRC chat bot with .NET core. Why? Just because I could. I wanted a quick project for the night, so I figured out how to
GURPS A Tale of Two Species - Introduction by Michael Earls This is the introduction for our new GURPS RPG game that we started today.
3D Printing New 3D printed case for my Raspberry Pi by Michael Earls I recently installed OctoPrint on my Raspberry Pi so I could remotely control my 3D printer. I needed a good case for the Pi. I found one that allows me to mount the
3D Printing Installing the BLTouch auto bed leveler on my Ender 3 Pro by Michael Earls I purchased the BLTouch so that I could have an auto-leveling (auto-tramming) 3D printer bed. Manually tramming the bed (making sure that the bed is even with the X-Axis) is difficult, if not
3D Printing Simple 3D printed vase code for OpenSCAD by Michael Earls I goofed around with OpenSCAD tonight and came up with a little module that I'm using to create models to be printed in vase mode on my 3D printer.You can find the
3D Printing Programming + 3D printing = bliss by Michael Earls I just wrote my first program using OpenSCAD. It's a free tool for writing code that generates 3D models. It's very powerful and I wanted to give it a try.I decided to
3D Printing 3 Simple upgrades for the Ender 3 3D printer by Michael Earls I just watched a great YouTube video from CHEP about 3 simple 3D printer upgrades for the Ender 3. I decided to download and print two of them.One of the upgrades is
3D Printing Creating a stone texture for RPG Gaming tiles by Michael Earls In this post, I will demonstrate how to create a stone textured RPG gaming tile
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3D Printing Create your own 3D Printed Terrain Tile with complex shapes - Anyone can do it with free software by Michael Earls I recently purchased a new 3D printer so I could design and print my own 3D printed terrain pieces. I found myself limited by the tools available for free when I wanted to
Electronics Tutoring Day 2 - Python by Michael Earls Today was day 2 of the tutoring session for a coworker's daughter. She's into 3D printing, coding, and electronics, so I volunteered to help her learn the topics. Today, she wanted to start
3D Printing Printing RPG Tiles with my 3D Printer by Michael Earls One of the reasons I bought a new 3D printer was so that I could print my own miniatures and terrain for our roleplaying game.Note: The STL files of all of the
3D Printing My new 3D Printer (Creality Ender 3 Pro) is fully assembled by Michael Earls I recently ordered a new 3D printer. I built my last 3D printer from a kit and it took me about 5 or 6 hours to complete. I had this one assembled in about an hour.
3D Printing My first 3D printed terrain design by Michael Earls I ordered a new 3D printer yesterday. We're about to start a new GURPS campaign and I wanted to start using 3D terrain. There's an entire world of hobbyists designing 3D printed terrain.
VR What to do if you're in space holding on to a column and the Earth is approaching by Michael Earls I had a dream last night. It started with my arms wrapped around a column suspended in space. The Earth was visible in the distance, but I noticed that it was approaching me.
books Learning to live with this sleeve by Michael Earls I just finished reading Altered Carbon, the story of Takeshi Kovacs (Ko-vatch). From Wikipedia:Altered Carbon is a 2002 science fiction novel by British writer Richard K. Morgan. Set in a future in
Gaming A short review of Destiny 2 by Michael Earls Blizzard is providing Destiny 2 as a free download this month. So, since I was a Destiny addict, I decided to give it a try. I played it for about 8 hours yesterday.
Programming Why we decided to stop using Entity Framework and go back to ADO.NET by Michael Earls While our newest solution is far from architecturally cool, we think it will be easier for the lesser experienced (and new) developers to work with. We are in a market that doesn't have much IT talent.
Hobbies My latest hobby...Reading by Michael Earls When I was a kid, I had an abundance of energy. I was diagnosed with Hyperactivity Disorder. That was before ADHD was a thing. My parents and teachers had to deal with me
Programming How to fix "Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2017 is already installed. Please uninstall and try again." by Michael Earls I recently uninstalled Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio to try and pinpoint the source of another issue I was having. However, the uninstall failed with the following log (apparently, there was still
Classic Arcade Games My first Arcade cabinet - part three by Michael Earls After acquiring a new (non-working) Pac-Man arcade cabinet, I set off to get it up and running. My first two days were filled with adventure and more questions.After replacing the fuse blocks
Classic Arcade Games My first arcade cabinet project - part two by Michael Earls I did some more troubleshooting today and I have to admit that I'm a little embarrassed. I took the power supply and harness out of the cabinet so I could work on it
Classic Arcade Games My first arcade cabinet project - part one by Michael Earls I woke up early Saturday morning so I could get started before it got too hot (it still smells bad from having the dead rat in it, so we're keeping it in the carport to air out). I plugged in the cab and the speakers made a crackling sound for a few seconds and then went silent.
Classic Arcade Games Pac-Man Fever - My newest electronics project - Part 1 - Maggie and the dead rat by Michael Earls Every story has a beginning. The story of how I acquired my first arcade cabinet is no exception. It started when I was contacted by an old high school friend on Facebook. She
Electronics Building a Magic: the Gathering Life Counter with Arduino and MAX7219 by Michael Earls Before dedicating myself to the task of soldering 64 LEDs to make my 4x4x4 LED cube, I decided to build a life counter for the card game Magic: the Gathering. Basically, it is
