Last night I went to kayaking as usual, although this week is the mid-semester break. Many people still turned up; uni “breaks” rarely are. However, no girls turned up. Aside from Emily, whom didn’t get in the pool and only hung around for ten minutes or so. Anyway, with eight people in the pool we… Read more
Last Thursday I was working on the project, trying to get the Bluetooth serial link working. I was having a lot of trouble… it just didn’t make sense; I could get something transmitted, albeit garbage, only if I choose a baud rate much lower than it should have been. Then of course later – after… Read more
I forgot to mention, last night when I got home it was just in time to watch the Atlantis launch via web stream; Travis had it running when I got home, watching and waiting. It was pretty amazing to watch right through from launch prep to final separation. It’s incredible to think that in just… Read more
I’ve finally finished going through my last batch of WWDC photos, which are now available here. Better late than never, and all that. :)
So I mentioned Laserforce to Rob the other week, after I went, and suggested he should try it. He agreed, and we finally made it down there on Saturday night. Jess & Kate came as well, all in the same car (Jess’). They were going to play, or at least that was the impression they… Read more
Last Tuesday was kayaking as usual, and it went well. As previously noted, I’m comfortable paddle rolling now. I’ve been trying on the odd occasion to hand roll, but the best I can do is get half-way, if that… of course, I usually decide to try at the end, when I’m ditching anyway, which is… Read more
I’ve been following the MAKE Magazine vidcast for a while, and while it’s usually pretty pedestrian, they do occasionally showcase some real gems. Recently they covered both throwies and blinky bugs. It’s frustrating because I actually do have a cell holder off a motherboard, but the 3V lithium cell that came with it is down… Read more