I’ve been seeing these around for the last month or so. I think they’re from the Young Maker’s program. At least, that’s what my friend Google tells me.
Author: Maker Block
Two weeks later
On April 14 I posted that ProfileMaker had served up 209 profiles to 58 people. As of right now there’s 598 profiles and 144 people served. That’s a lot of repeat business! 1 The number of people increased by 100%, the number of uses went up by 200%, and the amount of my awesome went up by 37%. 2
I figure this means either:
- People really like it and are using it a lot
- People really hate it and they are clicking the same button over and over again cursing my name
I hope it is the first one.
Who am I kidding?
I really do like learning. I’m reading “Make: Arduino Bots and Gadgets” and “Getting Started with Arduino.”
What would you do?
I watched a show the other day that featured a bunch of rich people. It showed them showing off all the stuff they were spending money on – sports teams, boats, etc.
If I suddenly came into a pile of cash, I’d move to the middle of no where and have a big damn library and a small workshop for making cool stuff.
Perception Filter
Yesterday I had a coworker tell me I’d like the TV show Bones. I was told I reminded them of one of the main characters – smart, arrogant, and completely lacking people skills.
I think it’s a compliment?
9:30PM…
And I just finished watching the Doctor Who premier.
It was really good.
2:00AM and it has begun…
There’s a Doctor Who marathon leading up to the premier of season 6.
Right now the episode “The Waters of Mars” is on. This is a particularly magnificent episode – if for nothing else than for the last ten minutes or so. If you haven’t seen the episode, turn back now and stop reading.
The reason this bit is so great is that the Doctor, who normally tries very hard to stay out of the way of established history, declares himself not merely a survivor, but a winner1 and a lord of time with the mandate and right to rewrite history.
- Think of David Tenant with a serious Charlie Sheen moment [↩]
Aren’t you glad you never return my e-mails?
A real conversation:
- Friend: “how the fuck am I going to model a knight and a horse though?”
- Me: “Psssh. That’s like two lines in OpenSCAD”
Congratulations on avoiding Skynet Self-Awareness!
And, really, I like to think that we have MakerBot to thank – for showing our robot friends that we CAN live in harmony.
Young whippersnapper!
Get off my lawn!
Cyrozap suggested a Kinect could help a ‘bot someone stepping on the lawn. I don’t think it would be extraordinary to build something that would aim and operate a hose. Bonus points if I could get it to look like either (A) a scary sentry robot or (B) a big Santa Claus. Ideally, it would offer a warning, “Hey you kids! Get off my lawn!” And then a warning shot, just a wide spray – not intended to actually soak anyone. Then, if that doesn’t work – a directed spray.
And, then, well, there’s always the nuclear option. The ‘bot could turn on the sprinklers.