Trapped in Space and Time

superturbopod: I knew Pikachu and Blanka were related...

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:02:59 -0700

I knew Pikachu and Blanka were related somehow!

floatingparticles: mnwka: ATTENTION INTERNET: THIS IS A...

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:50:20 -0700

mnwka:

ATTENTION INTERNET: THIS IS A PENGUIN BEING TICKLED.

GODDAMMIT FUCK THIS IS THE GREATEST THING I’VE EVER HEARD.

INTERNET GOLD.

Our Turn - Search It Out

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 12:46:44 -0700

Our Turn - Search It Out

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 19:21:09 -0800

"Big words don’t scare me; using them does"

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:10:45 -0800

“Big words don’t scare me; using them does”

- Woody Paige’s Chalkboard

Fixing the DiscoStick TE-S, Part 1

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:17:00 -0800

Several months ago, my Mad Catz Tournament Edition FightStick TE-S stop functioning. It was a bit jarring to see it not working, especially because it was my primary arcade stick for fighting games. To compound the problem, this wasn’t something I thought could be fixed. I’m not an electronics wizard. :(

It would not be until late January, however, that I worked up the gumption to fix it using a completely new PCB board called the PS360. Using the PS360 would essentially solve two problems: first it would bring functionality back to the joystick and pushbuttons; second, it would make the arcade stick compatible with Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

What’s great about the PS360 board is that it gives the user the opportunity to use the screw terminals (the black bars on the PCB) to secure the wires for the button and joystick inputs. You’d simply need to expose the wire by stripping off a bit of the wire’s insulation and insert it into the screw terminal to be clamped down with the screw. While this feature is incredibly convenient and prevents you from needing to solder; I found that it was incredibly difficult to keep the wires in securely. As a consequence, this forced me to solder all the points behind the board.

As you can see in the picture above, I was able to use the existing harness that was plugged in the barrier strip in the FightStick. I just cut the plug, stripped the ribbon cable into individual wires and soldered the points. Easy!

Once I soldered all the points, including the harness from the joystick, I reassembled the arcade stick. The PS360 board was secured down to the surface using adhesive cable tie mounts. Before I screwed down the top panel, I decided to test all the inputs. The face buttons worked, but I ran into an issue with the turbo/guide PCB: They didn’t work.

oldhollywood: François De Roubaix - Les Dunes D’Ostende, a good...

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:20:33 -0800

oldhollywood:

François De Roubaix - Les Dunes D’Ostende, a good example of Roubaix’s pioneering use of breakbeats & synthesizers.

(via Les Levres Rouges: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Wiring up a Playstation 1 PCB for arcade stick project.

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:33:44 -0800

Wiring up a Playstation 1 PCB for arcade stick project.

I really love this Nerve Agents cover.

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:28:50 -0800

I really love this Nerve Agents cover.

Board game reccomendation: Dixit For fans of Apple to Apples (I...

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:33:47 -0700

Board game reccomendation: Dixit

For fans of Apple to Apples (I think Dixit is better). The card illustrations are terrific.

It is 2:05am and I am still awake… I better shave in the...

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:06:25 -0700

It is 2:05am and I am still awake… I better shave in the morning.

"I’m so broke I can’t even pay attention."

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:30:32 -0700

“I’m so broke I can’t even pay attention.”

- Woody Paige’s Chalkboard

"If you can read this, thank your teacher"

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:29:28 -0700

“If you can read this, thank your teacher”

- Woody Paige’s Chalkboard

sashapark: (via fuckyeahcats)

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:06:29 -0700

sashapark:

(via fuckyeahcats)

"If I agreed with you we’d both be wrong"

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:17:48 -0700

“If I agreed with you we’d both be wrong”

- Woody Paige’s Chalkboard

New Terror track off their forthcoming album, Keepers of the...

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:13:42 -0700

New Terror track off their forthcoming album, Keepers of the Faith.

World Collapse - “Into the Night” Can someone tell...

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:01:00 -0700

World Collapse - “Into the Night”

Can someone tell me what happened to this band?

Lucia Micarelli from the HBO show, Treme.

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:58:50 -0700

Lucia Micarelli from the HBO show, Treme.

"My get up and go got up and went"

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:24:07 -0700

“My get up and go got up and went”

- Woody Paige’s Chalkboard

Deus Ex 3 CG Trailer.

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:15:57 -0700

Deus Ex 3 CG Trailer.