The Sun, The Moon, and a White Horse
My friend Maida told me of a superstition where if you see the sun, moon, and a white horse all in the same glance, you can make an…
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Austinist: Robots Run Amuck at dorkbot-austin's Final (Free) Event of the Year
Austinist: Robots Run Amuck at dorkbot-austin’s Final (Free) Event of the Year:
FOO Camp wrap up coming
For those of you that cared enough to email me desperate for gossipy wrap-ups of FOO: I’m catching up with the RealWorld right now, but I…
Wild blog counts by Technorati are dangerous and don't show real value
About a month ago, I spoke on a panel about blogging at the Texas Writer’s League annual conference. I spent some time talking about how people (i.e. David...
Austin Blogger Meetup tonight
There is another of the monthly austinbloggers meetups tonight:
Wired News: The Age of Cheap, Plastic Robots
As a robot enthusiast and, dare I say, practitioner, there are three trends in consumer/entertainment robotics that I’m tracking and which…
Dorkbot in August cancelled
Please accept our humble apologies, but Dorkbot is cancelled for August. We will not be holding dorkbot this Thursday.
Plans are easy. Starting is hard.
Starting is always the hardest part, dont you think? I definitely have a deep infection of plan-it-out syndrome.
The 20 minute rule - Taking action that leads to the Build
Earlier today I sent out what amounted to a call to arms to friends and mailing lists. I was urging people to drive towards the objective…
Loft Bed
I’m building the Readymade Issue 1 Meat Cart Bed. The dimensions listed in the magazine are both incomplete and inappropriate for what I need, so I’m posting...