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A Lot Has Changed in 10 Years. Last updated: 21 Aug 2015 - 12:34. It's ten years today since I registered the domain name for this blog, and a lot has changed in that time! I've gone from being at secondary school to being a full time, professional engineer. I've got a PhD. And I'm now married with a son! Ten years is a long time in electronics, to put it into context the ARM Cortex-M3 is only 11 years old. Ten years ago the first ever video was uploaded to YouTube. Last updated: 23 Feb 2014 - 21:16.
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Last updated: 04 May 2012 - 19:55. A piece of home computing history. Last updated: 19 Jun 2010 - 18:21. Buy stuff from Amazon or Farnell and I get commission to pay my hosting bills! Podcast from the author of the O'Reilly book of the same name. My local hackspace, where's yours? People doing strange things with electricity. Another local hackspace, just starting.
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nathandumont.com : Prototyping
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Last updated: 21 May 2014 - 21:59. Before cheap prototype PCB services like OSHPark. Options for building circuits for prototype or hobby projects were much more limited. You could etch your own board, carve a board out of copper clad with an abrasive tool, wire-wrap it all or use stripboard. Last updated: 10 May 2014 - 12:50. A very handy little tool of high quality. Buy stuff from Amazon or Farnell and I get commission to pay my hosting bills! My local hackspace, where's yours?
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Last updated: 24 Aug 2014 - 22:06. One of my contacts at Element 14 got in touch last week to let me know they've been putting together an Engineering Glossary. Last updated: 21 May 2014 - 21:59. Before cheap prototype PCB services like OSHPark. Options for building circuits for prototype or hobby projects were much more limited. You could etch your own board, carve a board out of copper clad with an abrasive tool, wire-wrap it all or use stripboard. The basic technique of construction is to use a small ...
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nathandumont.com : teardown
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MacAllister 36V Lithium System Clearance. Last updated: 09 Apr 2015 - 19:38. Buy stuff from Amazon or Farnell and I get commission to pay my hosting bills! Podcast from the author of the O'Reilly book of the same name. My local hackspace, where's yours? People doing strange things with electricity. Another local hackspace, just starting.
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nathandumont.com : Tools
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Last updated: 21 May 2014 - 21:59. Before cheap prototype PCB services like OSHPark. Options for building circuits for prototype or hobby projects were much more limited. You could etch your own board, carve a board out of copper clad with an abrasive tool, wire-wrap it all or use stripboard. Last updated: 10 May 2014 - 12:50. A very handy little tool of high quality. OKI Metcal PS-900 Soldering Iron Review. Last updated: 28 Aug 2012 - 13:41. The complete OKI PS-900 kit (plus a couple of extra tips).
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nathandumont.com : Open Source
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Last updated: 30 Aug 2014 - 16:08. A few weeks ago Chris Gammell (of The Amp Hour. And more recently Contextual Electronics. Has released his set of KiCAD videos, and set up a forum for users to discus the software, all available on the new kicad.info. On Launchpad and a users mailing list which is a Yahoo group that always gave me a really terrible user experience. The new forum is much more intuitive and interactive. Announcing the OggBox Project. Last updated: 14 Aug 2012 - 22:03. So for your chance t...
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nathandumont.com : hacking
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Novena Open Source Laptop. Last updated: 30 Apr 2014 - 21:06. The idea of an open source laptop makes me feel the same excitement I felt using Linux for the first time over a decade ago. Earlier this month Andrew "bunnie" Huang. Hacker of the Xbox (read the book). And creater of the Chumby. Announced a crowd funding campaign for his Novena open-source laptop. Last updated: 20 Apr 2007 - 16:45. Buy stuff from Amazon or Farnell and I get commission to pay my hosting bills! My local hackspace, where's yours?
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nathandumont.com : hobby
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Last updated: 21 May 2014 - 21:59. Before cheap prototype PCB services like OSHPark. Options for building circuits for prototype or hobby projects were much more limited. You could etch your own board, carve a board out of copper clad with an abrasive tool, wire-wrap it all or use stripboard. Buy stuff from Amazon or Farnell and I get commission to pay my hosting bills! Podcast from the author of the O'Reilly book of the same name. My local hackspace, where's yours? Another local hackspace, just starting.
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Last updated: April 27, 2014, 8:38 pm. I am an electronic design engineer working in the telecoms industry in the UK. I have a masters degree in Electronics with Space Science and Technology and a PhD in Software Defined Radio. I am also a husband, occasional guitarist and incurable tinkerer. I'm a member of Bristol Hackspace. Although since work has taken me out of the area I rarely make it to the regular Thursday night open evening any more. I was featured engineer. My personal blog: hairymnstr.com.
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