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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
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
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
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
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
Posted in Python, Workflow
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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
Posted in Thoughts, Workflow
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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
Posted in Science Fiction, Space ships, Uncategorized
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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
Posted in Arduino, Data, Raspberry Pi
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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
Posted in Arduino, Data, Python
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