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I Want some roBlocks
I just read about roBlocks in an editorial email from Dr. Dobb’s Journal. Basically, they’re little magnetic blocks that you stick together and build robots. The blocks are smart enough to know how they are arranged and can automatically provide various functionality based on that arrangement. There are currently about 21 different blocks available, each […]
Wide-Area WiFi Comes to Rochester
Driving through town earlier today I noticed a new box on one of the traffic lights near my house. The box, mounted on above the road, had three antennae coming out of it. As I continued to drive I noticed these boxes on several traffic lights in the city as well as one on a […]
Signing and Background Noise
Why is it that, when I run into someone I know who is deaf while I am at the gym or out walking or whatever, I have to stop my iPod to have a conversation, but I work I can be on the phone having a spoken conversation with one person while having a second […]
Polypro Socks
I went camping with Tay House this weekend. In true Boy Scout fashion the weather was sub-par. Saturday morning it rained. The rain stopped, but then it got warm and lots of the snow and ice started to melt. That made everything wet and muddy. Many scouts’ boots soaked through and we quickly ran out […]
I’ve Been Office Spaced
Boss: I’m going to send out and email saying that everyone can leave at noon to start getting ready for Thanksgiving. Me: OK. Boss: But would it be OK if you stayed until 5:00 so you can get as much done on this project as possible? I’ll give you an extra half-day vacation later on. […]