A few days ago, I bumped into a very interesting, well written piece on the Tinkerer’s Sunset. The focus of the article is about how locked down Apple products have become and how that stifles those who would tinker with this technology and help to create some of the cool things that arise when [...]
Entries from January 31st, 2010
Tinkerer’s Sunset Or Sunrise?
January 31st, 2010 · 3 Comments · Topics Of Interest
Tags: electronics·tinkering
Lying Liars That Lie
January 28th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Rants
I, like many in “the rest of the world” really hoped that the election of Barak Obama could salvage a country in shambles. But here’s the problem. Politicians are politicians.
In last night’s state of the Union Obama said:
That’s what I came to Washington to do. That’s why – for the first time in [...]
Tags: US
The Biggest News Story You’ll Never Hear About
January 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Rants
Harper’s Magazine has laid what should be a massive bomb to all who read. Turns out that the US has tortured detainees to death.
This story should be huge news. It should be plastered across every US newspaper and every news channel, but it’s not.
Why?
They don’t care.
It’s just that simple. [...]
Tags: US
SolarBotics Is Canadian!
January 19th, 2010 · Comments Off · Topics Of Interest
So in the “parts for your robot” game, there are a handful of names that you’ll come across. After another company suffered a meltdown, I went looking for other places where I might find some of the stuff I need. Solarbotics is most famous for their small low voltage gear motors that you’ll [...]
Tags: Canada·electronics
Something Cool For Halifax Hackers
January 17th, 2010 · Comments Off · Topics Of Interest
There’s a movement to get a local hackerspace set up in Halifax. They’ve posted a page on the hackerspaces site, facebook page and are tweeting.
Immediately after joining the Facebook group, I was asked what this was by a concerned loved one. They thought I might be getting involved in something nefarious. Nothing [...]
Tags: electronics·Halifax