How to write your own Minesweeper solver

wanted to try this with another game.  where you shoot marbles onto track and match colors

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Thousands of physical pixels turn these walls into a huge display

Thousands of physical pixels turn these walls into a huge display:

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JURASSIC PARK - Evolution of the Raptor Suits with John Rosengrant | Stan Winston School of Character Arts

JURASSIC PARK - Evolution of the Raptor Suits with John Rosengrant | Stan Winston School of Character Arts:

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Love the velociraptor!!!
Cool evolution of how they built the suit

Zenta » MorpHex video part III

Zenta » MorpHex video part III:

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Very cool morphing hexapod.  Crazy how smooth it can move and roll around in sink

Meet Jillian Jensen - THE X FACTOR USA - YouTube

Pretty awesome and touching audition

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Man builds a machine that seems to go on forever. [VIDEO]

cool little perpetual motion machine

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Electronic Goldmine - Electronic Components, Parts, Test Equipment, Kits, Goldmine.

awesome little store of electronic random goodies

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Science Projects Experiments, Educational Toys & Science Toys

cool science website with different toys and stuff

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Synapse RF200PF1 with F-type Antenna :: Solarbotics

interesting alternative to xbee. runs python. more user GPIOs.  Lower power consumption.  Easier to use apparently.  Longer Range.  No whip antenna to get in the way.
truly standalone with no micro needed.


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RF Digital Corporation

RF Digital Corporation:

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awesome little radio i should use for quad copter or replacement for xbees.  Quite a bit cheaper and look to be easier to use potentially.
nice and small and light and lower power consumption.  has a cool radio where the antenna and rf module are integrated together in one package.  could make a remote with serial output.  20ms delay is pretty fast for a link.
much faster than bluetooth.  only problem is can't control from phone...

Joshua Klein: The intelligence of crows | Video on TED.com

cool ted talk about how smart crows are.
talks about training them to do useful things like putting a coin in a vending machine to dispense peanuts



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Store DIYdrones - UAV Robotics parts.

good place to hunt for cutting edge drone uav stuff hardware electronics etc..

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VN-200 Rugged - VectorNav Technologies

VN-200 Rugged - VectorNav Technologies:

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Deek and Dubb: Raccoon Tail People: Why do they do it and do we need them?

saw some girls with these and bet my wife it was a fashion statement. i was right. this guy explains it pretty well in a very hilarious manner. idk why people wear raccoon tails out of their pockets.


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ADI - Analog Dialogue | Op Amp Applications Handbook

good op amp manual of circuit designs

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Learn Python The Hard Way, 2nd Edition — Learn Python The Hard Way, 2nd Edition

Learn Python The Hard Way, 2nd Edition — Learn Python The Hard Way, 2nd Edition:

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Search & Download Songs and Music Videos For Free - GoSong.net

perfect place to download clean versions of songs.  gives you the youtube link and pulls the song for you.
had every tuff 3 song i wanted and so far decent audio quality

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World's largest kinetic art sculpture. [VIDEO]

love these kinetic sculptures.  like the pixel one like a wave that shows fish, this, water drop array that creates images from the drops of water in a pattern.


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PCB Order | DorkbotPDX

link came from http://www.ladyada.net/library/pcb/manufacturers.html
they review a bunch of board houses that are decent.

the one below looks the best for quick turn around and cheap.  get 3 boards @ $5 square inch.  9 days to get it back. not too shabby. shipping included, not setup fee and decent pcb design rules


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NASA gets two Hubble-class telescopes from the military

Wow always wondered how good satellite resolutions were now... pretty impressive to see a dime on top of the washington monument

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A 12 and 8-year-old sister cover "Call Your Girlfriend". [VIDEO]

great voices and pretty good cover.  the little pattern they do is a fun cup game use to play in college

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The world reacting to a new perspective: Neil deGrasse Tyson. [VIDEO]

Why do we spend so much money on Space exploration and Nasa?  This ought to put it in perspective.  Less than 1% of the gov budget is spent on space.  I think it's a small price to pay.


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Behind the Death-Defying, Record-Setting Wingsuit Jump - Popular Mechanics

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Why we have blind spots - and how to see the blood vessels inside your own eye! - YouTube

Cool little video about why they're there and demo's of how to notice them.  Also cool explanation of why stuff gets hazy on periphery when staring at object for awhile.
also shows how eye resolution gets worse as it moves from center of focus and that's why when looking at words at edge can't quite make them out.

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Adventures of Devin and other short stories: Search results for human slingshot

Some DOPE videos of human slingshot.  Also look at largest rope swing in the world.  So freaking cool

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Wired's Lab-Tested, Muppet-Vetted Formulas for Smartifying Your Life | Wired Magazine | Wired.com

Cool article about some science tips about life in general and why things work the way they do.
one about removing blood, hanging pictures, swatting a fly, why microwave has hot spots etc..

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Proto Advantage -

Good place to find breakout boards etc for prototyping designs.  Pick one up for prototyping pics.  Can get the small QFN part pinned out

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The Ch00f-o-scope | ch00ftech Industries

Build one of these for Trent for Christmas or something or his birthday

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How encryption works in your web browser. [VIDEO]

Very interesting explanation.  Also talks about how it works with colors and the modulus operator so someone listening in wouldn't know what the secret color was

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ZeroN system holds a ball wherever you place it, in mid-air

It'd be fun to play with an electromagnet like this and suspend a ball and move it around.

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Vibration Motors - Gear Motors - DC Motors | Micro Motors

great little dc motor website.  has the torque, efficiency and current vs RPM curves of the motors which is awesome!  Has all the major little to medium sized motors you see everywhere only they've tested them.  Even if you don't buy them there at least you can see the specs in a nice chart

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Jetlev Water Jetpack Sales and Flight Centers

Next adventure this summmmmer!!!!

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hyper terminal replacement called 'Terminal'

My favorite terminal app replacement for hyper terminal to sniff rs232 serial port data by far.
has scripting, hot commands, data logging and now graphing of serial data.

Terminal:

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Workaround to Pin My Computer, Documents, Recycle Bin or Any Folders to Windows 7 TaskBar (Pin to Windows Explorer Alternative) « My Digital Life

how to pin a specific folder location to the taskbar.  then just hit windows+1 or whatever order its in
click on the first link to get the idea
then click on this link for what to paste into the properties of the shortcut you created.
http://www.mydigitallife.info/how-to-change-windows-explorer-default-folder/
ie paste this as the shortcut target:
 %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n, /e, <New Path>

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Space shuttle launch audio: Play this a little louder than usual. [VIDEO]

Probably the best shuttle launch video I've seen.  New angles that were cool.  Especially following it from the ground until booster rockets were jettisoned.  Very cool

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Zen rock garden table uses magnets and sand - Hack a Day

this would be pretty cool to make.
make one that was really quiet would be cool.

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Pwning a Spammer's Keylogger - CodeProject®

Pretty cool article about running a spam email exe and getting the ftp credentials where it stored screenshots and key captures from the user computer.  Scary that those kinds of programs are out there.

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How truly amazing the human brain really is. [VIDEO]

Crazy video about a guy that had his brain cut in half.
Crazy experiments about drawing with two hands and flashing images and words to different sides of the brain and results.

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Line Graph Component in C# - CodeProject®

Great c# library.  tried to use dynamic data display but couldn't get it to import the controls for some reason. so I gave up and went back to this.  was pretty simple to get running.  it would be nice if it provided a min and max value to graph.  I guess you could scale the data but then the data becomes meaningless.

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A 9-year-old built his own arcade, and charges $2 for entry. [VIDEO]

really cool short film about a kid making an arcade out of cardboard.  great story of perserverance
located in east la
should go check it out on the weekend

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How To Train Your Robot « Dr. Techniko's Children's Stories

Very cool idea for how to teach kids programming and discover those concepts.
Also could be used for a younger scouts game etc..
very interesting how they figure out loops and functions and doing something many times at such a young age.

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No arms, no legs, no worries. [VIDEO]

really cool inspirational video about no arms no legs

No arms, no legs, no worries. [VIDEO]:

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Wholesale Highly Resistant,Microwave Doppler Motion Sensor Radar Wireless Module NEW,Free Ship,5 pieces/lot

cool little motion sensor

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Jumping Sand Flea robot reaches new heights in latest video

Cool little jumping robot with piston from Boston dynamics the guys that make big dog and cheetah robots

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CamStudio - Free Screen Recording Software

capture desktop video of programs in a great easy to use format

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Fusion PCB Service [PCB08511P] - $9.90 : Seeed Studio Bazaar, Boost ideas, extend the reach

Very cheap option for PCB. Decent design rules make for a bit finer pitch parts etc..
about $1 per prototype which is brilliant. I think i'll try these guys for my garage opener prototype possibly.
Make for easy assembly and not add much cost at all


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Predator: Camera That Learns - YouTube

dope tracking algorithm and video.  look up the papers they did. pretty cool

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Top 10 Most Famous Thought Experiments | Top 10 Lists | TopTenz.net

Interesting situations to think about.

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Bringing a 19th century stock ticker into the 21st century - Hack a Day

just a cool little device

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Magnic Light claims new form of no-contact bicycle dynamo lighting

cool little magnetic induction light without batteries.
Magnic Light claims new form of no-contact bicycle dynamo lighting:

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PARENTAL GLEANINGS: Perspective is all-powerful. I'll take that glass half full.

Another Earth movie about Russian cosmonaut and strange ticking sound he grew to love instead of letting it drive him mad.  Good story for example or teaching lesson

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The Last Castle (2001) - Memorable quotes

I liked the quote about where saluting comes from.  Saying this is who I am and I'm not the enemy or afraid.

The Last Castle (2001) - Memorable quotes:

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The Lost Civilizations of North America - DVD

Interesting info about finding egyptian writing in ohio that was covered up that corraberates book of mormon

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Jeb Corliss " Grinding The Crack" - YouTube

Insane squirrel suit wing suit vid!

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HACK A WEEK » 2012 » February

good electronics video block about hacking electronics and explaining some of the basics

HACK A WEEK » 2012 » February:

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Klackerlaken gets the common man excited about electronics - Hack a Day

think of a follow up project for this that hops randomly around or something. pager motor that spins and pulls in a leg and lets go somehow. which pops it around at an interval.

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LucidScience - Build the CAMERA FLASH TASER - Page 1 of 19

LucidScience - Build the CAMERA FLASH TASER - Page 1 of 19:

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All PCB quadcopter makes the most of each component - Hack a Day

All PCB quadcopter makes the most of each component - Hack a Day:

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Visualizing a nanosecond - Hack a Day

Visualizing a nanosecond - Hack a Day:

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USB slingshot controller is for the birds - Hack a Day

USB slingshot controller is for the birds - Hack a Day:

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MIT Media Lab office door hack with MIT-ID

I want to build this for my front door

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Documentary on Base Jumper Jeb Corliss | M80.TV

Awesome show about Jeb

also cool website for videos like paragliding hangliding base jumping skydiving

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Home-made flame glove provides a warm handshake

Home-made flame glove provides a warm handshake:

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How to Configure Eclipse for Python

Good walkthrough for getting python running on eclipse

How to Configure Eclipse for Python:

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PCB Etching Mega Redux « Blondihacks

PCB Etching Mega Redux « Blondihacks:

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Interview with Xylobands™ inventor Jason Regler

Really cool device. Would be fun to play with different ideas related to it. Get it to work without batteries. Flash according to music beat it hears or movement of arms etc..

Interview with Xylobands™ inventor Jason Regler:

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The 18 Best PC Games of 2011 That You Don't Know About | TechnoBuffalo

The 18 Best PC Games of 2011 That You Don't Know About | TechnoBuffalo:

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Win7 PB 1.1 Windows Services Not Running (PB will not start)

fixes peer block with windows all in one repair program

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Bose Repair Service

tells you visually the differences in the generations of bose radio

Bose Repair Service:

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Seeed Studio Bazaar, Boost ideas, extend the reach

cool place like sparkfun for electronic prototype stuff

lots of sensors for cheap

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