AlaskaLinuxUser's Scratchpad

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. - Proverbs 16:3

Low Poly Course: Living Room Scene Completed!

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I finished my low poly living room! Well, it's not like my living room, but it is my imaginary living room! Here's a rendered image from it:

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Now, in the course, the instructor actually had a modern living space, with a modern television as well. But during the video, he …

Low Poly Course: Living Room Scene, getting started

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Well, I decided to take another course on Udemy.  I wanted to branch out a little bit from my usual routine and learn something that I'm not really familiar with. So, I decided to take a course on 3D modeling. There are a lot of options out there, but I …

Building a Pinewood Derby Timer: Wiring in the displays

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Now that I have the displays mounted on the pinewood derby timer, it was time to wire them in. I still don't have lights or sensors in yet, but I thought I could just hook up the displays for now. It seemed to …

Merry Christmas!

O holy night
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior's birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till he appeared and the soul felt it's worth

The thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices
For yonder brinks a new and glorious …

Building a Pinewood Derby Timer: The Box for the "Arch"

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As I have been constructing this Pinewood Derby Timer, I needed some sort of box or enclosure to make the top of the arch. So I took apart a junk piece of equipment and cut out holes for the LED displays to …

Building a Pinewood Derby Timer: Setting up the LED displays

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So one of the driving components (pun intended) of the derby timer is the LED displays. I went with the smaller ones from Adafruit, as we wouldn't need a second power supply if we go this route, and I'd like to keep …