Ed Force One!
» Ed Force OneIf you haven’t yet seen these photos from the Iron Maiden Land in Toronto article in BlogTO, you’re in for a treat: here are photos of Ed Force One, the custom-painted Boeing 757 that Iron Maiden are flying about in their world tour, landing here in Accordion City
[via Accordion Guy]
Looks like Iron Maiden is doing pretty well for themselves if they can afford to tour in a custom painted 757.
Tags: Iron Maiden, Music, world tourlinks for 2008-03-17
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More somewhat current Vex on Linux goodness.
links for 2008-03-16
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Another good thread for info on programming the Vex with Linux. There is a good complete Makefile down the page a ways.
links for 2008-03-15
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An in depth look at the changes in Gnome 2.20
Worlds Fastest Hexbug
Super-charged Hexbug runs about twice the speed of a stock bug.
I modified the body to accept the slightly longer body of a zip-zaps motor and hacked the battery compartment to fit one more cell. Faster motor plus more voltage equals one fast bug. I don’t know for sure what the circuit is rated for, but I don’t suspect 4.5V will have an adverse affect on it’s life.
Video after the jump:
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links for 2008-03-14
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A rather complex procedure for undeleteing a file from an ext3 filesystem.
The XO Laptop
The XO Laptop, also known as the OLPC, is a product that aims to make computing affordable to kids everywhere. It has extremely low power requirements. The transformer it ships with produces 12V at 1.4A or about 17 Watts. This should be well within the capabilities of a medium sized solar panel or even an inefficient pedal powered generator.
Opening the XO
With a couple exceptions, everyone I asked to open the case had difficulty. The case lacks any good indicator aside from the antennas as to which side opens. Everyone looked at the battery compartment and most of them tried the latches. Most people assume the hinge is on the end away from the handle. I’ll spoil it and say that to get it open you flip up the antennas and pry the thin crack that opens up on the near edge. There are no obvious indentations for fingers and the whole process feels awkward.
Tags: laptop, olpc, xolinks for 2008-03-13
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Scam, Parody or both?
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A new game to check out.
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A new release of Alien Arena
Jonathan Coulton Cactus Cafe on Youtube
Athene was kind enough to post a playlist of most of the songs from Saturday night.
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=52C4F79F6CF16C3A
Thanks Athene!
Tags: Cactus Cafe, JoCo, Jonathan Coulton, Music