Archive for March, 2009

How To Hack A Servo

I’ve put together this video showing you how to hack a servo. It’s great for those that want to buy an in-expensive standard servo and convert it to a continuous rotation servo. For more video’s like this, go to www.roboticsed.com.

Arch Villains – FUD Man & Frameworkinstein

I was reading this article over at 37signals and I realized that my enemy is inefficiency and it takes form in two arch villains:

FUD Man – This is the person on the team or the architect that creates enough Fear Uncertainty and Doubt to ensure a solution/application is over-engineered and over-budgeted. This usually takes the [...]

Lion Eats Tire

This was part of our trip in 2007. We made a trip to the lion and Rhino park, in Gauteng (Johannesburg)and witnessed a few really cool things. I apologize in advance for the camera work.

I think our dog is spoiled.

Castle Opening Christmas Presents in 2007

Castle Opening Christmas Presents in 2008

Two Weeks Back – 7 Thoughts

After four weeks of being disconnected and two weeks back in the states I thought I would write about some observations.

I don’t miss the hurry, hurry rush, rush.
I don’t miss the 24/7 Doom & Gloom, I need to stop watching TV all together.
I don’t miss office politics, or small group dynamics coupled with egos.
I like [...]