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Web experiments, LEGO builds, 3D printing adventures, JavaScript curiosities, and occasional opinions. No schedule, no algorithm - just stuff I actually wanted to make or figure out.

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LEGO Phone Car Chassis Build Log

LEGO Phone Car Chassis Build Log

A 3D-printed chassis designed in OpenSCAD to hold my Motorola Moto G55 and accept LEGO wheel assemblies at each corner. Seven iterations, a pile of failed 3D designs and a successful print, and some very specific BrickLink orders. Still the most satisfying build on the workbench right now.

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Tik Tok goal for kevingordon.art

Tik Tok goal for kevingordon.art

On TikTok @kevingordon.art (https://www.tiktok.com/@kevingordon.art) I have a profile dedicated to my art work. I enjoy posting as I usually get between 200 to 2,000 views, and I'm starting to pick up quite a lot of engagement! But I only had about 90 followers, and I...

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Getting a Java Applet to work

Getting a Java Applet to work

I wrote a falling blocks game as a Java Applet many years ago. Java Applets don’t work any more. I found this article here https://examples.javacodegeeks.com/desktop-java/swing/java-swing-application-example/ and with a few simple tweaks I can now run it as a Swing...

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Searching movie review

Searching movie review

Searching is a new movie from Hollywood, focused on a father's search for his missing daughter. I loved it, I thought it build a tremendous amount of tension, and the twists & turns and payback were worth it. The Evening Standard described the ending as 'gormless'...

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