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First Day of School, My Ride

I mentioned in my last post I rode on a crane on my first day of school, this is the crane in question and my Dad behind the wheel.  Glad to say, both are still going strong.

TaW: Week 8 – Dad’s Birthday Card

Unsurprisingly my Dad had a big part in shaping my life, he is a structural engineer by trade and has been running his own business for around 40 years now. My first day of school I was driven there on a crane (I shit you not!), I grew up in a workshop with a couple of […]

Sleep and the Creative Mind

Like many creative people, I don’t find sleep easily.  This is a common theme among those for whom their mind is their instrument and as I lay in bed last night starting into the darkness, trying not to think of the latest crazy thing to do next to add to my list of projects, a thought slipped […]

TaW: Week 7 – Dual Prototyping Board

Currently working on three things at once to be unveiled over the weekend but realised I needed MORE POWER and thus a second board, I threw together this board to host an Arduino, a Netduino with ECG shield and a breadboard.  Made from a Patron XO Café box and a couple of bolts, there’s a hint […]

Origin Story

jedibowler.com, now with added back story!  I’ve just imported the posts from my original blog on WordPress.com which included some of my earlier projects.  They may be a bit of a mess and the categories are all out of whack but good to have it all under one roof. One project I’m going to have […]

Everything is Incredible and Why We Make

A friend of mind posted a link to a short video about a man in Honduras who has been building a helicopter for fifty years.  He hasn’t had an easy life for reasons explained in the video but his determination hasn’t faltered.  Watch it and see for yourself; Everything is Incredible, Film About a Disabled […]

Facebook Page

I’ve created a Facebook page for the site to enable random discussions and all the usual social flavoured things to happen.  I’ll post random links to it more often than I post here and any blog entries will be linked there too.  It’s the best way to follow the site so check it out; https://www.facebook.com/jedibowlerfans […]

Air Ambulance Challange Update – £2508 raised!

Now that the deadline for what I’ll get waxed has passed, I can confirm we’ve raised £2508 including GiftAid!  This means in about two hours time I’ll be getting back, bikini, crack and my legs waxed.  Bikini was substituted for sack as apparently it hurts as much as the sack getting waxed but without risk […]

Controlling a Syma S107G with an Xbox 360 Controller

As a tie in to my No ‘Air Ambulance Challenge, a sponsored body wax for the local Air Ambulance charity, I’ve decided to upgrade my old project by swapping the RC car out for a Syma S107G.  If you enjoyed this post, please donate a few quid or whatever you can here.  It’s for a very good cause […]