The Dork Zone

Some of you may have noticed a few posts during the last few months that did not involve cycling, skiing, or climbing. In fact, they were almost the complete opposite of those activities, involving nerdy things like electronics. I'm sure the question that everyone has on their lips is: "Where are these strange ideas being hatched?". The answer is: they are coming from The Dork Zone. A few months ago I converted one of our spare bedrooms into a space formally known by that name, and this is where the projects covered in these posts have been generated. Tonight I finally finished the Petzl Headlamp LED Retrofit project that I have been working on sporadically for the past few months (in depth report to follow, I'm too tired right now) so I thought it was about time that I raised the curtain on The Dork Zone: