Build it up to break it down again

Here's two quick video related snafu's I've run into today. I have had to unserialize a copy of FCP and then put in a new (the correct one, technically) serial number. It turns out that unless you want to reinstall everything, then the file to find is located in Library/Application Support/ProApps and it is called "Final [...]

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As of last night I got my 16x sony diode all plugged in and turned on! I'll have some pictures to prove it in a bit. I'm excited, but I really was expecting a bit more danger in the process. It's bright, and it cuts very thin, dark things. It might even do a decent [...]

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In case you haven't caught on yet. I love projects, and I am always starting a new one in order to abandon an old one. Recently I have become fascinated by the DIY laser movement propagated by the fine people over at laserpointerforums.com. My interest was piqued initially by "lamedust" who posted an instructable here [...]

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hello everybody! I read a few posts mentioning you have to wait a certain number of posts till you can post live links, and a few more till you can post images. I know that when asking questions about drivers, pictures are important, so...luckily I have a blog to put it up on! Here's the deal; I [...]

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...i've been surfing the internet with a furious passion and trying to do little projects whenever possible. Here i wired up two uln2003a stepper motor drivers onto perf board. I'm not sure what i'll need it for, but I'm pretty sure i'll need it!

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this is my view for the last 5 days... unchanged. hopefully all this time on my back makes for a healthier knee hmmm. i guess it doesn't look much better. i think the swelling has gone down a tiny bit. I hope.

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Here's two pix of the old right knee. Before and after ACL patellar tendon autography (with a side order of both lateral and medial menisci repair)       Kids - Make sure you always have health insurance.

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I am going under the knife for ACL surgery in under a week, so I've been putting in hours on the CNC project like my life depended on it. I'm gonna be on the couch for about a week straight, and I'd like to be happy with where the project sits during that time.       I have [...]

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it's been damn cold up here in the north country, but I've been out in the garage working on the gantry for the router. I often struggle with the problem of redesigning each piece a hundred times before I build it once. For this project I am trying to focus on getting a version 0.1 [...]

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