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Submission + - Resurrect your old code with a DIY Punch Card Reader (blogspot.co.nz)

Submitted by mchnz on Thursday July 26, 2012 @04:56AM

mchnz writes: Need to read in some old punch cards? Have a hankering to return to yesteryear? I've combined an Arduino, the CHDK enhanced firmware for Canon cameras, and the Python Image Library to build a reader for standard IBM 80 column punch cards. You can see it in action in "Punch Card Reader — The Movie" or read more about it in my blog.

Comment Best way to watch TV... (Score 0) 479

by vNentropy on Wednesday June 27, 2012 @06:02AM (#40465109) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Watch TV In 2012?

Turn it off and read a book.

Submission + - Auto Makers Announce Electric Car Charging Standard (motorward.com)

Submitted by Overly Critical Guy on Friday May 04, 2012 @05:26PM

Overly Critical Guy writes: Auto makers are launching a universal EV charger that charges an electric vehicle in 15 to 20 minutes. The standard, called Combined Charging System, has been approved by the Society of Automative Engineers and ACEA, the European association of vehicle manufacturers, as the standard for fast-charging electric vehicles.

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