Category Archives: Journal

Return of the robot!!!

Ok, now that I got through all of that techie documentation stuff, here is what I ended up with: I am experimenting with pyro to do RPC between my host computer and the robot. In the above video, the robot … Continue reading

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Yeah MSU!

I just skipped to the end of this book I am reading (The Ghost Map, by Steven Johnshon), and I see that one of his two major references is by some people at MSU! I suppose its not a great … Continue reading

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social network for two

I saw this video: http://www.zefrank.com/social_network/alyssa.html and it reminds me that I really need to go along and watch some of the zefrank videos. (via the ITP blogblender: http://blogblender.faludi.com/2007/10/29/the-duck-and-i/)

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Schooled (by better designers)

I finished the design of the laser harp hardware this weekend, and made some good improvements from my first pass design, but even so it is still way too complicated. Because I wanted to allow for a goodly amount of … Continue reading

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Maker Faire Austin

I had the good fortune to attend the Maker Faire that was going on in Austin this weekend. The whole experience was awesome- I got to meet all sorts of Really Cool People with Really Cool Ideas. Here is my … Continue reading

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On that note

I should create a new category for my posts called ‘nonsense.’

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PBJ Pancakes!

Surely this has been accomplished before, but in an effort to consume the last remaining edibles contained in my cupboards, I observed with strange delight the fact that I had just enough pancake mix for two pancakes, and ample amounts … Continue reading

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