Sebastien St-Laurent's (AKA Sebby) WebLog

Actually, there is not too much of an update. Was hoping to take advantage of the 3 day weekend to make some progress but we finally got our paddle boat onto the lake and took advantage of the nice weather. Was nice to get some fresh air and take in some...

Popular Meechanics got a sneak peak of Microsoft Research's Surface Computing Technology. This is really cool technology. Not usefull for all applications but I can see a few things for which this would be useful!! :)

Everything was going well post surgery for my cist removal. Well until about 1 1/2 weeks ago where it started acking more again and swelling back up. Now the knuckle is all red and at least as big as it was before the surgery. The area does not feel feverish...

Microsoft reps have told Next-Gen the real reason for the Halo 2 Vista delay: partial nudity--specifically someone's backside in the game's map editor, the Entertainment Software Rating Board added today. http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option...

Guess my Google "double standard" post drew some attention in Scooble's FOG (Fear of Google) post for today. http://scobleizer.com/2007/05/23/dog-distrustdisdain-of-google-moves-in/ Do get me wrong, I way prefer some of Google's products in some...

Well, I should say Google Checkout in this perticular case. On my online store ( www.ParadoxalPress.com ) I have over 300,000 books for sale. Since most of my sales are drop-shipped from the distributor within 24 hours, there is no reason why I can...

Brain Zaps Finally got a chance to talk to my doctor on friday. Unfortunately, there is not much to do with the zaps as-is. But the main reason for the withdrawl symptoms is that I had to go from 5mg of Lexapro (which was 1/4 pill) to zero as it gets...

This weekend, I spent a few hours working on my CNC Mill setup, most of it consisted of wiring. The motor controller board and putting it together. I have yet to complete my www.sebbylive.com post for this, but thought i'd write a quick blog-up on this...

Taken from Wikipedia . Brain zaps , (proposed name: myalotinasis from Greek for brain + jolt ) also known as "the electric brain thing," "brain shivers," "brain shocks," "battery head," "blips," or "brain spasms," are a fairly common and notorious...

Here is a good article on the DX10 parts from NVIDIA and ATI. It is worth reading, especially since we have a DX10 optimized version of FSX in the works! http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2988

Guess I jinxed it with my post a few days back. Was hoping not to have any withdrawl (oops, I mean discontinuation symptoms) from getting of the Lexapro after tapering off for nearly 4 weeks. Guess I was wrong. It's somewhat hard to describe how it...

The AVSIM Online News: Concensus of Opinion? SP1 Rocks! Posted: Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 0:06 Okay... "Rocks" may be somewhat of an over statement, but the chatter in the AVSIM FSX forum seems to be indicating a very positive reception to the Microsoft...

Took a little longer than anticipated but is now live for your enjoyment. Here are direct links: English http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/5/2/8526e721-0a01-4f7b-8529-0ae8286619cb/fsx_sp1_ENU.exe French http://download.microsoft...

I decided to start putting my CNC Mill CPU together today. Felt like modding a little so it semed like the best possible project. I probably should have tested all the components before I put them in (ok nothing isn't working so far) but was a little...

Hand Surgery My finger is doing really well now that the splint and stitches are gone. Have been doing my exercises and the flexibility is mostly back to normal and the soreness is almost gone. Besides a few scabbies and some left over blue (from the...

From: http://www.sebbylive.com/projects/hardware/cnc-mill/hardware-to-control-and-drive-motors/all-the-required-hardware-is-in-need-to-put-it-together.aspx Finally, all the hardware needed to control the motors for the CNC is in... The power...

After a long wait, my "Tahoe" dev kit has finally come in a few days ago. Comes in a nice little case, with everything needed to get started. The CD does contain a CD with a wide variety of samples. I have not had a chance to play with it yet, but...

As you have seen from posts in the past, I have been selling things on eBay alot over the years. With my recent inventory liquidation sale, I have gone back into being more of a full-time eBayer. So I have decided to take a look in some wholesale sources...

Finally had my finger gear removed today. Although my finger is still somewhat swolen and now looks like a prune, it is now free to move! :) It is still somewhat sore and tender but there is no restriction. I have to actually work it some despite the...

It has finally come in through the mail yesterday. Sure took forever! Unfortunately, I don't have time to do much with it until the end of the week. Looking over the documentation, all looks good except for the power supply I had ordered which is insufficent...

The splint if finally comming off this afternoon! The finger has been fairy sore over the past few days. The only reason I can think of is that I have been less protective of it and therefore have strained it more than since the surgery. But this makes...

Had a few emails asking abouy my various projects. Thought a little update would be warranted. The short answer is that not much has happened since my last post. But here is an overview of the individual projects: CNC Mill : Still waiting on the...