tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.comments2023-05-27T06:26:37.346-07:00Dan's ProjectsDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00868894814276101467noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-13158101083798741082012-03-19T23:01:00.963-07:002012-03-19T23:01:00.963-07:00TumblrTumblrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-36837112573256224722010-10-04T11:06:51.161-07:002010-10-04T11:06:51.161-07:00Nice DIY display.
I have a new
LEGO® community s...Nice DIY display.<br /><br />I have a new <br /><a href="http://brickcollections.com" rel="nofollow">LEGO® community site: Brick Collections</a> <br /><br />and would be delighted to have you join and use it as a "dumping ground for your personal projects." :)<br /><br />StephenStephen Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031572137764341381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-29502280509424727872010-05-16T16:12:18.203-07:002010-05-16T16:12:18.203-07:00No "aha" moment because I had to watch i...No "aha" moment because I had to watch it quite a few times but I see it now. It's obvious when you know how but know how is the hard part!<br /><br />Thanks for the post and to Jesse for the video.dougalfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-74552732841307338602010-04-28T20:00:27.419-07:002010-04-28T20:00:27.419-07:00We have video! Someone took this one at Maker Fair...We have video! Someone took this one at Maker Faire NC this past weekend:<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessebikman/4554444879/in/pool-1378293@N23/Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868894814276101467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-63516202436542460882010-04-19T06:04:55.299-07:002010-04-19T06:04:55.299-07:00Sure - it'll have to wait until after next wee...Sure - it'll have to wait until after next week's show, but it could happen.<br /><br />Someone took a bunch of photos for a stop-motion graphic of it at the last Triangle Amateur Robotics meeting - so we might have an animated GIF of it up somewhere soon too.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868894814276101467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-67046953612824037322010-04-18T14:20:21.756-07:002010-04-18T14:20:21.756-07:00nice challenge and looks like a good solution, tha...nice challenge and looks like a good solution, thanks for the instructions. Any chance of a video to show the lazy how it works?dougalfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-58796532029613539182010-04-15T16:07:02.996-07:002010-04-15T16:07:02.996-07:00To start with, the reason to moderate comments is ...To start with, the reason to moderate comments is to keep spam and trolling to a minimum. Irrelevant comments don't help anybody. I try to keep things safe for a broad audience here, so I prefer not to let crazed rants and scammy bot-placed ads see the light of day. I do let offensive comments through if I feel that they add value in a way that outweighs their offensiveness. In this case, your comment is so absurd on its face that it's illustrative as an example of exactly why some comments shouldn't be made public. That comment crossed the line from ridiculous trolling into unintentionally hilarious nonsense.<br /><br />You really think I'm a creep because of the tone I use here? It's not like I spend my spare time trolling blogs I don't like. To each his own I guess, but if you hate me so much, you probably shouldn't be reading this blog.<br /><br />Your conspiracy theories here speak for themselves. Really, you think that the heads of a successful company are anti social creeps that want to track party girls? I'm sure their wives would find that entertaining. Your Obama bit is even more outrageous - yes, he's failed to live up to his campaign promise on that front, but claiming he's actually been doing the exact opposite thing even though he has taken small steps in the right direction is just dishonest (and that's ignoring your hyperbole). Did you want to tell a bad education anecdote that's only barely related? You hinted at one but didn't bother to finish it. <br /><br />Then there's the bit about "worse education" - I can't imagine you'd have gotten much of an education at all if there were no government to fund it. Not that it seems to have helped in your case - I'd expect fewer spelling errors, fewer lousy sentences (how many did you start with conjunctions?), and fewer outright conspiracy theories from someone who learned English as a second language. <br /><br />I know I shouldn't "feed the trolls", but you've done this a few times now. Give it a rest. I don't plan on letting irrelevant crazed rants take over this blog. It's a poor use of your time and mine to continue this nonsense.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868894814276101467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-65617624026894290222010-04-14T09:53:00.940-07:002010-04-14T09:53:00.940-07:00I'm not surprised that you are a creep. I have...I'm not surprised that you are a creep. I haven't seen you in years, but I do suspect you are one those creepy anti social people, especially the technocrat language you wrtie on this blog and the tone of the anti Facebook bitching thats on this post.<br /><br /> Facebook has since changed from the 2007 era of a completely closed network. Facebook is open if the account holder wants it open. Its up to the person to control the privacy. <br /><br />I don't think some party girl wants her pictures tracked by the anti social creeps that run Google. <br /><br />And since Obama raped the oval office, he's made government even more closed and private. There's an openess for you. C'mon I know big government, I went to school in Massachusetts for 6 years, and know the corruption of the hackerama there. I got a worse education because of government.<br /><br />And if you are all about openess, then why do you screen (and sometimes don't) post some of the comments? With all my blogs, I have the door wide open, and only delete after the fact, if its needed.<br /><br />I personally don't like Facebook because of the snotty, narciisstic college punks. As well with the constant changes of the generic Facebook experience. I am a New Englander, and I struggle with change. But this perspective comes from a person living in a upper class town in the New England region, and without and education from some lavish state operated university.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15968760862100618094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-16878702253963591812010-03-22T08:23:25.587-07:002010-03-22T08:23:25.587-07:00The pneumatic walker was a big hit and a fantastic...The pneumatic walker was a big hit and a fantastic addition to the TAR exhibit. I enjoyed having my turns in making it go.<br />I am looking forward to seeing the pictures...<br /><br />Bob (line-follower guy)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-52945451591215971272010-03-03T09:50:28.739-08:002010-03-03T09:50:28.739-08:00You can e-mail me at 316danny@gmail.comYou can e-mail me at 316danny@gmail.comDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868894814276101467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-39351603190831278352010-03-03T08:56:41.957-08:002010-03-03T08:56:41.957-08:00hey whats your email address? im interested in a l...hey whats your email address? im interested in a lego lampEmily Wadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-20854542830820660762010-01-19T14:09:38.271-08:002010-01-19T14:09:38.271-08:00403/404 whatever it is, it should be a generic, sp...403/404 whatever it is, it should be a generic, spiffy warning. Making a 404 so I dunno touchyfeelmegood is just an illrelevant post IMO.Stevenhttp://stevenscreations.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-84676853320255936162009-06-30T12:59:00.913-07:002009-06-30T12:59:00.913-07:00Btw: Congrats with your new job. What kinds of wor...Btw: Congrats with your new job. What kinds of work you are doing? Not sure about the Southern job market, but it's gotta be much better than up here in Northern New England/S. New Hampshire. There's hardly ANY jobs up here.<br /><br />Hope you are doing well.Stevenhttp://stevenscreations.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-611227455899594952009-06-18T19:02:20.726-07:002009-06-18T19:02:20.726-07:00Yep - RME is definitely safer than PayPal when it ...Yep - RME is definitely safer than PayPal when it comes to receiving funds (buyer protections go the other way, but I've been more of a seller than a buyer so far anyway). I'm yet to come close to the limit, though - I had forgotten it was there.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868894814276101467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-3866676051509742592009-06-18T02:24:44.055-07:002009-06-18T02:24:44.055-07:00I never had a problem with RME yet. You can use RM...I never had a problem with RME yet. You can use RME with the Abundant Living System providing the inviter accepts RME. I love RME despite the 2500 monthly limit. It's not a bad thing to actually have a limit in place, as I have heard horror stories from those who had been fxxked from using paypal and how some people had thousands of dollars stolen from paypal via false complaints from buyers on sites like ebay and such.acehttp://www.abundantace.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-9712619534016991112009-04-28T18:45:00.000-07:002009-04-28T18:45:00.000-07:00You're lucky to get a LEGO store in your area. /Ve...You're lucky to get a LEGO store in your area. /Very/ lucky. I am still waiting for one to open in Tax Free New Hampshire. The mall of NH in Manchester, has lots of vacant spaces in one section of the mall, and a LEGO store could be a great place to put one there (never mind an Apple Store to say the least.) And it could help our troubling economy; and maybe get some LUG activity - I haven't followed the one up around here in quite a while and I haven't been their member for a few years now, anyways.Stevennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-89029194973417538212009-02-07T11:14:00.000-08:002009-02-07T11:14:00.000-08:00Yes! I actually had a few LAML-related experiences...Yes! I actually had a few LAML-related experiences there. One person actually joined NCLUG and showed off some awesome microscale versions of 1970's sets - all after hearing me mention the show on the podcast. I forget where Thomas Main is from, but I got the impression that he decided to make the trip out for our big show based on hearing about it on LAML (even though he's too far away to make it out for our regular meetings).<BR/><BR/>I think the combination of knowing that this was our big event for the year and hearing about it on LAML brought quite a few people out of the woodwork who normally don't bother with NCLUG things. Even though we're the North Carolina LEGO Users Group, it's really just the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area that has people active in the LEGO scene. <BR/><BR/>I was still pretty surprised, though, to see a kid come up to me and say "I heard you on LAML!" - I'm not used to being "famous" like that. I forget just how many people mentioned having heard of my robot band project on LAML - to be honest, they seemed to be less interested in watching it in person (probably because they'd already heard what it can do and didn't want to fight the enormous crowds to stay in front of my display)Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868894814276101467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-80573531998216279102009-02-07T09:13:00.000-08:002009-02-07T09:13:00.000-08:00Very cool stuff Dan.A quick question, did you say ...Very cool stuff Dan.<BR/><BR/>A quick question, did you say that kids came up to you that had heard you on LAML? Not sure if I read that right...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-41224036805414943672009-01-19T18:36:00.000-08:002009-01-19T18:36:00.000-08:00Hey Dan,I'll post the reason for the delay here in...Hey Dan,<BR/><BR/>I'll post the reason for the delay here instead of emailing you. It was not sound problems on your end (though they were there) but I had some personal issues that prevented me from sitting down and editing the show.<BR/><BR/>Sorry about the delay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-21829197908613739022008-12-31T23:07:00.000-08:002008-12-31T23:07:00.000-08:00I think we're all in agreement at this point, but ...I think we're all in agreement at this point, but before I go I'll alleviate the confusion: zigdon runs Peeron and I happened to be looking over his shoulder when he came across this post. :) The relationship is only that he's an xkcd fan and works with Randall on stuff sometimes (e.g. http://blag.xkcd.com/2008/01/14/robot9000-and-xkcd-signal-attacking-noise-in-chat/).Relsquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14898674423075464887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-6928554629099952352008-12-31T18:04:00.000-08:002008-12-31T18:04:00.000-08:00zigdon - To be honest, I hadn't thought about that...zigdon - <BR/>To be honest, I hadn't thought about that, although I know it is relatively easy to set up subdomains using different servers. <BR/><BR/>Relsqui - <BR/>Of course not - you'll notice I run ads here even though this is hosted by Google/Blogger and costs me nothing to run. My general attitude is that it's not my place to say how other people should run their websites (although I do have some opinions on the use of Flash, RSS feeds, and other technologies - but on that front, I'm pretty happy with Peeron). <BR/><BR/>I would argue that it isn't kosher to encourage people to support the site that way if they don't need the help, but looking over the non-database parts of the site again now, I don't see any "Help support the site" blurbs beyond the PayPal link on the first page. <BR/><BR/>I'm still not sure what the relationship is between Peeron and XKCD, but I like both and I'm in no rush to pursue it further. I don't know what's with the sudden interest in this post - as far as I can tell, this post has been largely ignored. I don't know if zigdon or Relsqui are involved with Peeron or not, but assuming everything the two of you are saying is accurate, it sounds like an edit to this post explaining that it's an unrelated server might be called for.<BR/><BR/>In any case, I still stand by and regularly use Peeron and I now have something of a conflict of interest in criticizing the ad practices there (since I'm involved with the exact same affiliate programs).Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868894814276101467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-21438854673658779302008-12-31T17:45:00.000-08:002008-12-31T17:45:00.000-08:00(Also, irc.peeron.com does not in fact host an IRC...(Also, irc.peeron.com does not in fact host an IRC server. It's just a poorly-chosen name for some things which have tangentially to do with IRC.)Relsquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14898674423075464887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-156864947510122972008-12-31T13:57:00.000-08:002008-12-31T13:57:00.000-08:00To be clear, are you suggesting that using sponsor...To be clear, are you suggesting that using sponsored links to get income from a site is only justified when that extra income is necessary to keep the site running?Relsquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14898674423075464887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-38038779944921397952008-12-31T02:05:00.000-08:002008-12-31T02:05:00.000-08:00Those links DO keep the site running, and like I s...Those links DO keep the site running, and like I said, they have nothing to do with irc.peeron.com. Nothing on that server costs Peeron a single penny.<BR/><BR/>I was just confused by your comment :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-67328270896533192842008-12-30T08:58:00.000-08:002008-12-30T08:58:00.000-08:00It's not particularly important, but it doesn't se...It's not particularly important, but it doesn't seem right that they'd be using sponsored links to pay for upkeep of the LEGO site but then giving resources away elsewhere. <BR/><BR/>I was under the impression that the site's owners needed the money from the links to keep the site's servers running, and finding this out made me doubt that.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868894814276101467noreply@blogger.com