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Ian stephenson commented on Glenn Gass's blog post 'Nerd VS Geek Insulting habits'"Totally agree. Staff should know better.
More generally I have no problem being a Geek - reclaim the word. Geeks do cool stuff.
Nerd is an insult.
A Nerd is the sort of person who spends $2000 on a new graphics card so he can get 120fps instead of…"
Ian stephenson commented on Ian stephenson's project 'Rover Robot'"I'm currently working on hooking the system into Scratch to make controlling the system more kid friendly. One of the byproducts of this is that it'll be possible for multiple users on multiple machines to all write their own code to…"
Ian stephenson added a page to the group Rover Robot
Driving The Robot
The previous page described the runtime framework (boring!), so now I'm going to add the "drivers" for the rover's basic devices: Servo's and the IR bump sensor. This will allow the robot to be driven from a remote control centre.
if these are…
Ian stephenson replied to Jamee Mikell's discussion 'Cord Cutting?'"Cord cut...
We moved a week ago, and currently have no phone, or cable, and limited network. I found a broadband/phone combo that's going to work out at about $200 a year, which is a nice saving on the $80 a month we were paying. It goes live…"
Ian stephenson commented on Ian stephenson's page Rover Runtime in the group Rover Robot"OK - sorry that was so long and boring (and unclear). The system is still new, and I'm sure its got loads of issues. Feel free to put it in an Arduino and make changes. Any feedback on how to make this generally useful would be great."
Ian stephenson added a page to the group Rover RobotRover Runtime
The Arduino makes programming a simple device relatively easy, and enthusiastic teens should be able to program the bare system to do at least basic tasks. However supporting the wide range of sensors and devices we might want on our robot in a well…
Glenn Gass commented on Ian stephenson's project 'Rover Robot'"Those look assume! I can so see that as a Master control. "
Ian stephenson commented on Ian stephenson's project 'Rover Robot'"Welcome to Mission Control...
This is my new home office desk, Apparently it used to belong to the local TV station. I think it gives the right feel to the robot control centre. I'll probably be a bit occupied getting it installed, but…"
Ian stephenson commented on Glenn Gass's blog post 'The Wizard of Time Book 1'"I guess the bible is right off your reading list then... (takes cover - apologies to moderators if that's out of line).
In all seriousness, why would you reject those as subjects which cannot be discussed? Books need to deal with difficult…"
Ian stephenson replied to Glenn Gass's discussion 'Lego Pathfinder Lander'"I've documented most the hardware I used in the Robot Rover Project. I'll post the software in a few days. "
Ian stephenson added a page to the group Rover RobotAdding Bluetooth Com's
One of things I thought once I got the basic of the robot working was how it was going to communicate. Embedded systems are great fun and a great way to introduce programming because they're actually real things rather than just text on a screen,…
Ian stephenson added a page to the group Rover RobotServo's 101
The difference between a robot and a computer is that the robot can move. We're going to need some motors. While the basics of driving a motor are pretty trivial: connect battery to motor - motor spins round, its a bit more complex if we want them…
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- Programming, electronics, rock bands.
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Neil Armstrong
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 7:00pm 0 Comments 1 Favorite
Just heard the news... another geek hero gone.
My daughter recently asked me about the moon and I had to tell her something really sad... Ask Grandma…
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