How to Download Encrypted FLVs
Ok. First: Don’t to this. Theoretical exercise. Technical experience. DRM stuff. People getting mad, etc etc etc. HOW TO DO IT. or really… how I did it because I’m sure there are a million easier...
View ArticleBescor MP-101 Hack
I spent a day or two hacking a Bescor MP-101 Motorized Pan / Tilt head to respond to messages from a computer via usb / arduino. Here is the first day in a series of photos. Captions and titles...
View ArticleCobra CB Radio Mics as Studio / Stage Mics
Got two Cobra mics from American Science Surplus a few months ago; I have a show coming up this week that will almost certainly require some on-stage harmonica playing, so I decided it was time to put...
View ArticleBleep Bloop
4:30 am and letting performance software run, looking for leaks and spikes. Is it now too *early* to drink a beer?
View ArticleCopter
Complete with the sounds of me adding “Crown Heights AND helicopter” to my running twitter searches.
View ArticleOne Way to Facebook Safely
After facebook’s most recent update I’ve noticed an increase in the number of items on my newsfeed which tell me exactly what my friends are doing. This includes stuff they’re reading, videos they’re...
View Article4 Thoughts on Copyright, Economy, Consumerism
“The overwhelming belief that everything should just be FREE now is as pervasive and intractable as it is unrealistic and unsustainable.” – Videogum. This is simply not true. I wont argue that the...
View ArticleDigitech Whammy v4 User Manual
I bought myself a 4th Gen DigiTech Whammy this weekend and when I went to go find the User Manual, found all the links on the Digitech Site were broken. A quick perusal of a bunch of forums showed that...
View ArticleLumpy Space Princess’s Ringtone
Molly wanted the Lumpy Space Princess “Hey, Girl!” ringtone for her iPhone. So I made it for her. Here it is if you wants it. If you’re using an iPhone, just open it with iTunes and it will add to...
View ArticleLaunchd Daemon to block Social Media on macOS
Years ago I had an anacron job that would automatically block the forums I tended to want to read during my work day, and then automatically unblock them when the workday was over. By “block”, here, I...
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