- New Flickr photo: Paddy: AJHosgood posted a photo:
Our cat, Paddy chilling in the sun http://bit.ly/5zcmmw #
- @TVCatchup rules, OK? I have a TV licence for both my houses, which means that I can watch TV live on my iPhone, for free! Unbelieveable! :D #
- Haha! If only more girls thought like this – "If you don't send your boyfriend naked pictures, then I feel bad for him." Rhiana, May 2009 :P #
- New Flickr photo: Tall Rye: AJHosgood posted a photo:
Lying in a field of rye http://bit.ly/57ygJU #
Archive for November, 2009
Tweekly Updates for 2009-11-29
Sunday, November 29th, 2009Arduino, Breadboard and PCB Basics
Thursday, November 26th, 2009Well after a week of just making the LED on one of my Arduinos flash, I decided to get back in touch with some basic electronics and where best to find electronic components than in old electronic equipment?
I spent all of last weekend going through my roof and digging out anything with potentiometers, resistors, LDRs, infra-red, motors, solenoids and lasers and taking it apart to try and get some ideas for interactivity. Turns out that I found 2 computers, 2 additional graphics cards, 3 stereos, a PSU, an amplifier and a laser printer. Needless to say my mother wasn’t happy when she saw the state of the roof:
However, I struck gold when I found my old ‘Cybot’, built from a week-by-week magazine collection, Real Robots:
Wow – he had it all! The LDRs, the ultra-sonic sensors, the infra-red, the LEDs, the motors and the ‘line-following’ snout. So i killed him. What’s left of him is sitting in an anti-static bag in front of me.
So I then started to read more into electronics. I was quite good at electronics in college, but then it did just consist of soldering a couple of resistors onto a pre-made PCB and plugging in a battery to test fuses. Boring! I know what component is what and its basic function, but I decided to look into things like how a transistor works and the tolerances of a relay and what a J-K flip-flop chip does. I looked at logic circuits in more detail than I realised and I think I now have enough knowledge to start building my own circuits for the Arduino. Starting off nice and simply, hooking up an LDR to the board and getting a reading.
Easy! For my new idea, the hardware side of things only requires 3 or 6 LDRs, 2 ultra-sonic sensors, 2 potentiometers, 6 PTM switches and a microphone. My final year project is, as yet, undecided! An update is imminent…
Tweekly Updates for 2009-11-22
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009- Some fantastic Russian web designs! http://bit.ly/zGrGl #
- "It's ok. It's not like I'm going to rape him……….I COULD rape him……….I'm not going to rape him…." Classic Peep Show! #peepshow #
- No Gym because we are slow and lazy. Gym tomorrow. Today was spent doing work, going to lectures and spending shed loads on shopping! :D #fb #
- This isn't the first laptop with private information to go missing! Does PERSONAL information not mean anything?! http://tinyurl.com/yz46a32 #
- Wallet sit rep: 80p, mostly coppers, 2 empty debit cards, a gym pass, receipts for food shopping and enough fluff to make a kitten… :( #fb #
- I just fixed the chair in our front room using only a screwdriver, an incorrectly-fitted spanner, a knife and some nuts & bolts from Wilkos! #
- New Flickr photo: Wet: AJHosgood posted a photo:
A taxi driving through Plymouth in the rain http://bit.ly/1NNO2s #
- http://bit.ly/jcaVv #
- You know you're a Twitterhollic when you have a preference to which URL shortening service you use. I wish eBay didn't use bit! #twittergeek #
- Despite having done 3 out of the 4 things on my to do list yesterday, I now have another 6 today, 5 of which popped up within the last hour! #
Immersu – The Brand
Monday, November 16th, 2009Orrin and I have decided on the name “Immersu” as a combination of the words “Immerse” and “You” which we believe describes our company quite well, being all ‘immersive audio games’ and stuff…
First up was a logo. Since Orrin is the designer and I am the developer, I let him do the logo and design work, whilst I worked on a draft for the website. The initial logo ideas were numerous:
Finally, Orrin came up with something that just poped. It looked right – modern yet funky whilst remaining clean and simple:
On the website side of things, I came up with the following initial design:
The initial project demo is on the 26th, so 10 days and counting to get prepared!
Tweekly Updates for 2009-11-15
Sunday, November 15th, 2009- I subscribed to MrBean's channel on YouTube http://bit.ly/WQykW #
- My personal COD IV best – 17 kills, 1 death, 1 assist and a 13 kill steak. http://twitpic.com/ov8gv Can't wait for Modern Warfare 2! #codmw2 #
- Ah…this is the best weather ever. blue skies, sun and a brisk, crisp and cool air. Gym followed by pub methinks! Rain forcast tomorrow. :( #
- I favorited a YouTube video — Trentemoller – Miss You http://bit.ly/292DTM #
- Things to get – Max MSP, Arduino micro-controller, servo shield, 18+ servos, aluminium pipes, high-tensile cable and Modern Warefare 2… :P #
- I got an Arduino to work with an LED and an LDR! Geek celebration! Next up – building Asimo using washing-up liquid bottles and scotch tape! #
- I favorited a YouTube video — Talking Piano Is Awesome And Weird http://bit.ly/1u9CXk #
- I envy everyone who is asleep right now! I've read a book, watched TV, sketched some designs and I'm still awake! What more can I do?! Grrr! #
- Rejected :( #
- Windows 7 on MacBook. Sit rep – still working after SIX days! Performance index of 3.1 whatever the hell that means! CAN I RUN GAMES ON IT?! #
- I've played MW2 and I want! Amazing graphics, huge maps, extensive gameplay and mind-boggling details! Bring on the killstreaks! >:D #mw2 #
- Dear Microsoft
You used to have an option when I pressed the power button on my laptop you asked my what I wanted to do. What happened?
AH #
- Peep Show FTW! "I love dancing – it makes me look like a coma patient, stood up bring poked at with a cattle prod…" Pure bloody genius! :D #