I’m currently working on a project to put a DVD laser inside an NES Zapper. Why? Because the laser in a DVD burner can burn stuff, thats why. You can light matches and pop dark balloons, and even melt black plastic. Basically, youre getting a wicked laser (wicked brand laser) for a fraction of the cost. I’ve hit a few snags along the way, (blowing a laser module, nicking the plastic on the blaster, generally making mistakes), so it’s not quite finished. What i’m doing today is cleaning up the website, hiding all the OLD content to make room for the complete how-to and write up on the project when the time comes. Why am i doing this post at all? To give my google Ad-Sense time to change its content. You may see a few more progress updates from me about lasers, containing all kinds of buzzwords in the time between now and the final How-To. By doing this, and hiding all the old content, the site will be better suited for the inevitable hit that comes when the How-To goes live. I can certainly imagine getting hits from Hack-A-Day, Makezine, Digg, and Fark. If that goes down on the current server setup, I’d be screwed in a matter of minutes. To save myself additional agony, I’m going to use Flickr to host the images, and the writeup will be generic HTML. This may change after the initial surge in traffic.

Stay tuned.