Many DIY projects that people attempt these days include internet connectivity, logging, gps tracking, sensor data storage, and remote control. People have used xBee, GPS modules, and extra hardware to integrate all of these features, but there is a much…
Monthly Archives: September 2009
The Virtues of Circumcensoring
Throughout the history of the internet, chat rooms and forums have grown exponentially. Many people in these chat rooms were annoyed at the use of explicit language, so administrators implemented censoring of inappropriate words.Censoring, as originally implemented, resulted in a…
Ramblings: The Complacency of Modern Education
The time is fall. Students anxiously return to out-of-home dwellings to obtain instruction on various topics dependent upon the nature of the student. Despite the subject’s probable interest to a student, their educations rarely motivate them. This lack of motivation…
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Posted in Education, Ramblings
Physics Resources
Taking a high school physics course? Check out our collaborative physics formula sheet. It includes most formulas covered by a Physics I level class, and fits them onto a single (2-sided) sheet of 8.5×11 paper. If you see any problems…
Idea: Powerline-networked Outlets/Switches
With the advent of powerline LAN from various manufacturers for a steadily decreasing price, designing network-connected products becomes much easier. Once the price of hardware for powerline networking drops due to wide acceptance, some standard “dumb” appliances and pieces of…