John O'BrieninGarage AdventureseInk “Laptop” based on ONYX BOOX Note AirNot actually leading to me writing the great American novelMay 17, 2022May 17, 2022
John O'BrienAn Open Letter to the Editor of the WSJ regarding the article “No, Trump Isn’t Guilty Of…Mr. Shapiro’s Opinion Piece “No, Trump Isn’t Guilty Of Incitement” of January 11th, 2021 in the Wall Street Journal mentions the articles…Jan 12, 2021Jan 12, 2021
John O'BrienBad Product Idea #451: DOOM: HomefrontIt’s like DOOM, but every time you kill a demon/imp/bad guy, there is a long cut scene, where another demon/imp/bad guy delivers the sad…Nov 30, 2020Nov 30, 2020
John O'BrieninGarage AdventuresBuilding a Gaming PC around the RTX 3070Back in the bygone days before Twitter and the TikTok, when Google was a new search engine that seemed like it might be on to something, I…Nov 6, 2020Nov 6, 2020
John O'BrienStory Idea for Disney: Nature Documentary Set in the Star Wars UniverseThis is my son’s idea, combining two things he loves: Star Wars and nature documentary’s. I’d pay to watch that.Nov 6, 2020Nov 6, 2020
John O'BrieninGarage AdventuresReflections on Hobby’s During the COVID-19 PandemicI’m lucky enough to still have my job (at least, as of this writing, knock on wood), working from home, from my basement to be precise…Aug 1, 2020Aug 1, 2020
John O'BrieninGarage AdventuresLMS 3990 Servo CNC Conversion — Part 4: Installing the Heavy Metal CNC Conversion KitI had many false starts with the hardware to get my axis ready for servo control.Jun 19, 20201Jun 19, 20201
John O'BrienBad Product Idea #32: Self Quarantine, the Board GamePlayed on a old Clue board, each player takes a piece, and puts it in a room. That room is their starting room.Mar 19, 2020Mar 19, 2020
John O'BrieninGarage AdventuresLMS 3990 Servo CNC Conversion — Part 3: Creating the Missing ERR/RES Pin Wiring CircuitOne of the lauded advantages of using a closed loop system such as servos instead of open-loop steppers for CNC control is that a closed…Dec 13, 2019Dec 13, 2019
John O'BrieninGarage AdventuresLMS 3990 Servo CNC Conversion — Part XX: Connecting the SpindleSpindle control is really an unnecessary flourish. I am deeply unlikely any time soon to be doing anything that isn’t well served by…Oct 14, 2019Oct 14, 2019