Fixing my New 3DS …
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Fixing my New 3DS …

So, the title there says New 3DS, which is is the "New 3DS" but it's also New, in the sense that I bought it at the start of January.  It's like 3 or 4 weeks old.  Then I broke it on accident.  It's taken me years to get around to saving the money to buy one of these, not so much because I don't have the money, but because I wanted to know it was at a point in it's console life cycle that it was worth buying.  If it has been say, $50 cheaper, I'd have bought one years…
My DIY Dance Dance Revolution Hardpad
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My DIY Dance Dance Revolution Hardpad

Something like ten years or so ago, I built my own hardpad for use on Dance Dance Revolution and Stepmania.  Most of the pads that are easily bought are "soft pads".  These vary in quality, I have a couple of pads that are pretty light weight and plastic I used ages ago.  These pads tend to get damaged pretty easily, especially when wearing shoes, and slide all over the place when playing.  When i used mine in college I actually taped it to the underside of the rug in the dorm and taped out the grid of squares on the…
Pentax K-3
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Pentax K-3

I’ve recently upgraded my DSLR and have had a bit to play around with it and get a feel for it. I went for an upgrade over my old Pentax K-7 to a Pentax K-3. I already have lenses so I saved money by buying Body Only I like my K-7, it just got worn out The K3 has a build in flash unlike the K-3II, so when my wife uses it she doesn’t have to fight with an external flash It’s not the newest K-1, which means it costs less, though is still nice I mentioned my K-7 became…