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bjmclaughlin

  1. New from @WiredGeekDad: "A Google-a-Day Puzzle for May 30" bit.ly/M52TeF
  2. @tim846 @atmel I know. Gotten by so far working in the @Arduino environment but want to stretch more. Done a lot with the ATTiny on Arduino.
  3. @tim846 Considering that too. Just bothers me having a windows machine...make me feel dirty. Might have to still do Linux with a win VM...
  4. .@tim846 Licences are damn expensive. Just want to install on a VM so I can play with AVR Studio from @atmel
  5. So, if you knew someone was being forces to buy a windows version, what version would you recommend tweeps?
  6. @XBeeWireless @makerfaire Might be a good excuse to create that secret door system. #batman style.
  7. @NicoleWakelin Probably a simple timer where part of the circuit is shorted or disconnected. Wouldn't have thought is would use 2 diff ones
  8. @XBeeWireless @makerfaire Oh, the imagination just has to kick in ;-)
  9. More @XBeeWireless Garage Doors in the Wild bit.ly/LBN1KP - Oh this makes me want to experiment. Wish I had a garage door!
  10. New from @WiredGeekDad: "Brand New Jonathan Coulton: “Redshirt”" bit.ly/L0UG6n
  11. Landsat: "My American Landscape" Contest | GeekMom | Wired.com wired.com/geekmom/2012/0… (by @hcmclaughlin)
  12. For Tech Start-Ups, New York Has Increasing Allure #siliconalley (via @adafruit) adafruit.com/blog/2012/05/2…
  13. MT @BBCAmos: Europe's Miri 'first light' instrument for #JWST now en route to the US. bbc.in/MUJCMe @British_Airways #GoMIRI!
  14. Up early, heading to @NASA_Langley today. Always a neat place to go!
  15. New from @WiredGeekDad: "Review: The Arduino Cookbook 2nd Edition" bit.ly/Ko5b6h
  16. New from @WiredGeekDad: "How to Spoil Your Dad for Father’s Day: Philips Saeco Xelsis Espresso Maker" bit.ly/LDBPg2
  17. New from @WiredGeekDad: "Skylanders Giants Series 2 Figures Get Stats and Ability Upgrades" bit.ly/MUKkZT
  18. New from @WiredGeekDad: "Review: Belkin N900 DB Has Great Speed, Good Features" bit.ly/JRCzOa