John O'BrieninGarage AdventureseInk “Laptop” based on ONYX BOOX Note AirNot actually leading to me writing the great American novel1 min read·May 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…1 min read·Jan 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…1 min read·Nov 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…6 min read·Nov 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.1 min read·Nov 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…2 min read·Aug 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.3 min read·Jun 19, 2020--1--1
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.1 min read·Mar 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…5 min read·Dec 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…6 min read·Oct 14, 2019----
