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TotK AutoBuild Creation: Battle Bot

The quickest way to reduce Link’s enemies to ash. If you find yourself outmatched by a group of foes or a strong boss conjure one of these Battle Bots, turn it on, and try to get out of the way. … Continue reading

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TotK AutoBuild Creation: Crawler

A fun war machine, but less practical than I expected. This is a tank. It has an armored section that Link can steer from and a powerful turret at the top that has a wide field of view. While it … Continue reading

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TotK AutoBuild Creation: Runabout

The game is huge and many of the places are in areas that are hard to reach. If teleporting isn’t an option, travel by air seems to be the swiftest way to get places. The runabout is intended to provide … Continue reading

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TotK AutoBuild Creation: Dragon Saddle

With four dragons flying around the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, one of my saved Autobuild creations needed to be a dragon saddle. The objective is a large platform that Link can walk around on that stay attached … Continue reading

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Escape: The Town of Dorado

Playing a very old game from my childhood that I never did manage to beat. On the Commodore 64 the game of Escape was really three games. You are a spy trying to find secret invasion plans and escape with … Continue reading

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Flashcards

Remembering things is hard. It seems like there is an ever enlarging pile of facts that I am supposed to understand, catalog, and memorize. I’ve tried dozens of forms of mental scaffolding and I can’t say I’ve found a good … Continue reading

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How we do things

Nothing profound here, just stating the obvious. We build things, sometimes with a purpose in mind. We try them out and see how they work. Afterwards, we evaluate how well it worked and we hopefully learn something. Sometimes we have … Continue reading

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Lost in Space

Just finished binge watching all three seasons of the 2018 version of Lost in Space. A very wild ride. I still think that the robots and their back story are a rip from the Geth in Mass Effect, but it … Continue reading

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Hardware Update

This is my current hardware setup for the Qwiic sensors and data logger. I mounted each sensor on a piece of ABS plastic bought on Amazon and used nylon screws to mount them.  Avoid using metal screws.  Even with coated … Continue reading

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Qwiic Sensor Package – Update

Accessing the data.  With a functioning recording system, the next question is how best to access the information.  As the intent is a standalone system, it needs the option of functioning without a PC.  The SD card supplies long term … Continue reading

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