Another new semester is coming. For me, the only difference I noticed is the extra lab demonstration need to do. 6 hours again, and take me a whole day. What a waste of time! They even didn’t count the extra hours used for marking etc., although it is counted for paid people!
Today I really felt tired cause I was keeping walking and walking to help those first year students to sort out everything. It’s hard to lift my legs now.
How could them keep a reasonable quality that let only two tutors handle 50 first year students?! stupid.
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Last week bought two x-twin bi-wing rc plane. It’s quite fun:)
There is one annoying thing, the plane is charged by the transmitter. So the batteries drain very quickly:(
I decided to mod it to accept external power supply as charger source. The designed voltage of power supply is 9v. but it’s difficult for me to find a dc 9v power plug. finally, i find a ac 9v power plug (from an old modem) and decided to add a rectifier filter inside the transmitter. After everything is installed into the transmitter, i realized the output voltage of rectifier is 14v!!! even with the load of charger. Fortunetely, I worked out a solution to handle with this problem. it’s very easy indeed. just hook 3-4 diodes (I used GP15D, but any diodes with >1A current limit should be fine) in series to the power supply supply.
Here is my version (photo will be uploaded later). i even used the swith on the socket to automatically swith the power supply to external one when I plug into the plug.
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The greatest repair project ever.
The PROXIMA DP5610 projector is salvaged from a huge rubbish bin. The first look of this machine is REALLY TERRIBLE. The shell cracked, the lens craked too. After I take it apart, the mirror system inside also fell down.
But finally, it is fixed and works great. What I need now is a suitable screen, since the wall in my room is in light color. That causes everything projected looks vintage.
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Summer is coming. I got some ideas to make something.
Idea A: Air-Conditioning Fan
Basically, ensemble a normal fan and something salvaged from a fridge. I need it in the hottest days, I guess.
Idea B: Ice-cube Maker
Since I bought a ice cracker for $5, there is always some ice drink included in our meals. A problem rised: the ice cube preparation is too slow. I’m thinking maybe it’s possible to convert a fridge to a automatic ice-cube maker. This machine should be able to get water in automatically.
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It’s a unexpected long weekend for me. Although after submit the second paper, I really need a rest. A camping was scheduled but unable to execute because the long weekend: too many people go camping, I failed to book a site.
Then, except a half day picnic at Centenial Park, most of my time is spent on sleeping, watching dvds, and repairing my poor car.
It’s surprising that I got my two years old battery replaced in the final month of the warranty, gained a new three year warranty and got $12 money back. It’s the advantage that you paid more money in a high reputated store.
The almost crapped front panel is also fixed, by using some salvaged parts.
Replacing the wiper blades only cost me $3. I should do it earlier to avoid the scrach on my wind screen.
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CHOICE
A good consumer site in Australia.
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Blog service providers:
Blogger.com, what I’m using now.
TypePad, you have to pay for that.
LiveJournal.com, also from the Six Apart.
WordPress.com
Yahoo 360 blog
MSN spaces
Blog systems:
MovableType
WordPress
I’m thinking if I should move to one of them.
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