A few weeks back, I wrote about my attempt to translate a low-fidelity circuit board design into something that could be run through a laser cutter. Today, Ponoko delivered the results: You can click through to a large, high resolution image. In a word, it came out beautifully. I do work surrounding the use of [...]
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Temperature sensors are not heat sinks
This week has been about learning the different types of temperature/light sensors available to us and the disadvantages and advantages of each type. As Molly experimented with one sensor, I set about wiring the circuit for the LM335A temperature sensor … Continue reading →
First Steps
Summer is over, so it’s time to get to work! Of course, my summer wasn’t spent being lazy all the time. With Dr. Jadud’s advice, Dr. Goadrich obtained an Arduino – open source hardware – in order for me begin … Continue reading →
release early, release often
Last summer, I had the good fortune of taking part in Red Hat’s 2009 POSSE. It was an absolutely excellent experience, and many of the things we did and talked about have required much reflection and continued conversation for the ideas to take root. It also took some hutzpah: along with a colleague (and super-ninja [...]
plumbing goes to hollywood…
Or, at least, OSCON. I think I’m supposed to put one of these somewhere… for now, I’ll put it on my blag. We’re talking about parallel programming on the Arduino. Tray shwet. The semester is over, grades are in, and now I hit the road for points east: Syracuse, Boston, DC, and then home again. [...]
knuth’s charge
In the preface to The Art of Computer Programming (1969), Knuth wrote the following:
I would posit that the vast majority of students who complete an introduction to Computer Science (often heavily focused on introducing the practice of programming) would not say that they felt they had been exposed to “an aesthetic experience much like composing . . . → Read More: knuth’s charge