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Ubiquitous robotics on the verge?

Posted on 2010-05-28 by frank

The Economist’s Babbage writes about robotics today. He mentions several software development kits (SDK), and highlights one from Stanford, Willow Garage, that is very promising. He then says, “But the killer applications for personal robots remain as illusive [sic] as … Continue reading →

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I think I need some tunes on my R1150RT

Posted on 2010-05-07 by frank

It’s been a year and a couple months since I bought my nicely used R1150RT, and I’ve only managed to put about four thousand miles on it in that time. That includes two decent road trips and a bunch of … Continue reading →

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How to cope with live criticism via twitter

Posted on 2010-04-26 by frank

Next time Digital Urban gives a lecture or presentation, it might be interesting to project a live feed of related tweets during the presentation.

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Evans Road Infrastructure is Barely Keeping Up

Posted on 2010-04-24 by frank

I used to commute by bicycle, not every day, but more than occasionally. When we moved to Evans in 2001, there were no stop lights or stop signs on Washington Road from Ronald Reagan Drive by the Government Center, which … Continue reading →

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Facebook, your user interface is horrible

Posted on 2010-04-11 by frank

Lately I’ve noticed several of my friends’ posts on Facebook are tagged with a Twitter icon, and most of the updates I want to post are small, so I figured I’d give it a try. Searched for Twitter on FB … Continue reading →

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