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by kbouck 10y ago
See my reply to a sibling comment asking the same question. In addition to those comments, another option is the Lego WeDo construction set (9580) [1]. Not as many technic parts, but it contains a couple of sensors (tilt/distance), and
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by kbouck 10y ago
If you're willing to go all-in, get a big technic set which has the most "power functions" components (motors, remotes, battery box). These are the parts that are harder to come-by unless you order them individually (which is
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by kbouck 10y ago
Observing my 7yo son's open-ended play with modern-era LEGOs, I must disagree with Minsky. Perhaps the LEGO sets have changed since this this comment was made. I find the current LEGO Technic pieces to be the perfect tool for open-ende
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by kbouck 10y ago
I agree with those emphasizing that it needs to be fun and engaging before it can be anything else. Lego has a great path to go from basic Lego up into programming and robotics. And Lego Technic is just great. Lego -> Lego Technic ->
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by kbouck 10y ago
For flights to/from EU member countries, Regulation 261/2004 is applicable. I guess Rule 240 would be the US equivalent. It can be tricky to get the airline to comply when they deny responsibility. So there are intermediary agenci
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If you like filthy British humour and want to add to your swearing vocabulary, get the original Roger's Profanisaurus [1]. There are newer editions with more words added, but the original edition has the highest concentration of funny,
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by kbouck 10y ago
For a street-level perspective, I recommend the documentary "Oxyana" [1] about pill abuse in Oceana, WV And for a more in-depth look at the origins check out Frontline's "Chasing Heroin" [2] [1] https://y
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by kbouck 11y ago
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity" [1] "Chance favors the prepared mind" [2] [1] https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger (misattributed) [2] https://en.wik
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by kbouck 11y ago
Regardless of project/planning methodology, having a ever-growing checklist of less-obvious estimation items is a simple way to avoid forgetting to consider them. The book "Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art" [1]
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by kbouck 11y ago
Amusing arguments for statelessness from the ØMQ Guide by Pieter Hintjens [1]: > "If there's one lesson we've learned from 30+ years of concurrent programming, it is: just don't share state. It's like two drunkar
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by kbouck 11y ago
The epilogue from this film really got me: It was in the reign of King George III That the aforesaid personages lived and quarreled; Good or bad, handsome or ugly, rich or poor They are all equal now
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Parallel Universe made a comprehensive 3-part blog post to modern Java. They cover language features like lambdas, as well as notable libraries for build, deployment, monitoring, and web development. http://blog.paralleluniverse.
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I am doing something similar to this. My setup includes multiple temperature sensors in addition to a Raspberry Pi thermostat which controls my heating system. The thermostat also acts as a HomeKit server, and so can be controlled using Sir
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by kbouck 12y ago
To borrow from another field, there's a great 1969 interview with Charles Eames [1] (famed furniture designer) in which he discusses design, and constraints as being a necessary component of design. A pleasure to read. Excerpts: Inter