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http://www.familab.org/ Its a local hacker resource haven.

FAMiLab is a non-profit community-based art and technology collective running out of Orlando, Fl (i.e. a hackerspace). The ultimate goal of the FAMiLab is to provide a safe space where…

RobPatton March 3, 2010

House Stuff Treehugger Stuff

Getting started with Wattvision

I'm was invited to be on the beta program for wattvision's product, and the hardware arrived today. It is a small sensor that attaches to the outside of your meter,…

RobPatton November 28, 2009

Weird stuff

So I’m walking through the yard

I'm walking through the back yard, and I find this 16 Meg memory stick, laying in the dirt. I pick it up, and plug it into a card reader. It…

RobPatton November 21, 2009

Life Stuff Tech

Voxeo

From the paper this week...

RobPatton October 10, 2009

Guns

A post about guns

The single most important thing for you to understand is that while the vast majority of guns in the hands of Americans are never used to kill or hurt another…

RobPatton October 2, 2009

Life Stuff Weird stuff

It was about time, Ohio

Dayton, Ohio police say that a 72 year old man was driving down the road at 6 PM on Saturday, when 24 year old Phillip Anderson cut him off. Anderson…

RobPatton September 26, 2009

Guns

Two more, off the streets

Two robbers in Milwaukee picked the wrong store to rob. Police say that 2 robbers, wearing masks and gloves entered a Milwaukee food store this morning at 10:45AM and announced…

RobPatton August 19, 2009

Solar Power

Solar Power installs pretty much can’t be stopped by a HOA

The 2006 Florida Statutes Title XI County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations 163.04 Energy devices based on renewable resources.-- (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or other provision of general…

RobPatton July 20, 2009

Guns

1. Claim to have a gun, but don’t 2. Rob a store.

A Waukegan man is in stable condition after being shot by the store owner he is charged with robbing. Lake County Assistant State's Attorney Patricia Fix said officials are…

RobPatton July 12, 2009

Guns

Another one for the good guys…

A gunman who had wounded a shopkeeper and opened fire on several customers was stopped yesterday when another man shot him at the store in South Richmond, authorities said. The…

RobPatton July 12, 2009