A simple touch interface for Music Player Daemon and more

March 15, 2012 By 6 Comments

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[Andrew] recently got the authorization to install Linux on his work PC, and he was looking for a way to control his music without relying on keyboard shortcuts to do so. Additionally, he wanted an unmistakable visual cue when he received messages in Pidgin, so he decided to build an external input/notification box.

The control box, quite literally, is a … Read the rest

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Bringing a 19th century stock ticker into the 21st century

March 15, 2012 By 19 Comments

[Ames]‘s father has had an old stock ticker sitting on a shelf for some time. He may have become quite listless over his spring break, because he decided connect a century-old stock ticker to his laptop.

When stock tickers were in use, they were all connected to a stock ticker circuit that would broadcast stock prices as a sequence … Read the rest

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