- Support Bluetooth PAN profiles
- Support Bluetooth HID profiles
- Include 3.5mm audio jacks
- Use standard USB for data and charging
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Open letter to smartphone and mobile operator goombas...
Monday, June 01, 2009
Adventures in Controlled Demolition
For several reasons, I decided to "uninstall" the patio cover that I had constructed several years ago. It was roughly 12' x 12' x 8', and constructed of pressure-treated lumber.
I've cut down a tree or two in my day, and decided that using a similar notching technique would probably work:
Notches were cut in all four upright posts, with those on one side slightly (according to a precisely calibrated eye) higher than those on the other side:
After back-cutting the notches, and "coaxing" the structure away from the house with a hammer, the results were better than most people would deem possible:
Thus began the arduous process of removing hundreds of screws to comply with the "nail-free" requirements of my bulky trash pick-up. Several hours later, I was down to this:
The next step was to disassemble and remove the outer 2" x 6" frame:
Finally (since daylight and energy were both starting to get scarce), I removed the remnants of the vertical posts from the footers near the house. (I'll need to use a hand saw to take off the tops of the posts that are inside the planter boxes.) If the trash service doesn't come this afternoon, I will extract the footers this evening:
Not too bad for a day's work...
I've cut down a tree or two in my day, and decided that using a similar notching technique would probably work:
Notches were cut in all four upright posts, with those on one side slightly (according to a precisely calibrated eye) higher than those on the other side:
After back-cutting the notches, and "coaxing" the structure away from the house with a hammer, the results were better than most people would deem possible:
Thus began the arduous process of removing hundreds of screws to comply with the "nail-free" requirements of my bulky trash pick-up. Several hours later, I was down to this:
The next step was to disassemble and remove the outer 2" x 6" frame:
Finally (since daylight and energy were both starting to get scarce), I removed the remnants of the vertical posts from the footers near the house. (I'll need to use a hand saw to take off the tops of the posts that are inside the planter boxes.) If the trash service doesn't come this afternoon, I will extract the footers this evening:
Not too bad for a day's work...