Archive for March, 2010
I’ve started working on a top secret MIDI controller project. I’m using the Arduino LilyPad microcontroller as the brains for my prototype, so the first task was learning how to make it speak MIDI. The physical connection seemed simple enough…pin2 to ground, pin4 to +5V through a 220 ohm resistor, pin5 to arduino transmit pin…so [ READ MORE ]
As far back as I can remember, my family collected monarch caterpillars from the milkweed plants in the ditch at my parents house. Every year, we watched several go through their metamorphosis, sometimes seeing the butterfly emerging from its chrysalis. It generally went like this: 1. caterpillar fattens up on milkweed leaves 2. caterpillar hangs [ READ MORE ]
I got a couple Nike giftcards for Christmas so I got myself a pair of the LunarSwift running shoes. I went with the LunarSwift over the LunarGlide, because they felt too LunarCushiony to me, especially with everything I’ve LunarRead recently about foot strike and the benefits of running barefoot. I heard the LunarElites are even [ READ MORE ]
Ever since I saw Kings of Camouflage on NOVA a few years ago, I’ve had a mild obsession with cuttlefish. I’ve struck out on seeing them at several aquariums, but finally got to see some Pharaoh cuttlefish in person last weekend at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. They were pretty docile while we were there, but [ READ MORE ]
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