Archive for April 27th, 2011

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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

I have a long standing fascination with homebrew radiation detection and measuring equipment, so the concept of the iGeigie (a Geiger counter that connects to your iPhone) intrigues me. (The iGeigie website doesn’t appear to be working at the moment, but here’s a link to a Make: Online blog entry.)

I’m also pretty fascinated by what Safecast is doing.

And by this older Make: Online homebrew Geiger counter schematic.

And this summary of Geiger counter kits and projects.

Yes, I think I will throw a few dollars at Safecast’s Kickstarter project, thanks for asking.

(Hattip: Wil Wheaton.)

 

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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Deadline Hollywood is reporting that there’s a deal to continue Robert Parker’s Spenser and Jessie Stone mystery series, under the authorship of Michael Brandman (for the Jessie Stone books) and Ace Atkins (for the Spenser books).

I was previously unfamiliar with Mr. Brandman, but the linked article reports that he’s a co-writer and producer of the Jessie Stone TV movies, and previously did three Spenser adaptations for A&E. Ace Atkins has “written such novels as White Shadow, Infamous and Wicked City“.

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