Once again a large gap between putting down anything as a record - (in the spirit of things) Hello, World! Those of you who've taken a programming class or two, that's for you.
Last post was about being in Germany - a good experience but a long one. The beer was good, but not a lot of variety (more at the grocery store than any bars). I'm glad it's over but I'd go again. This post is about doing, rather than talking (or thinking).
For awhile I've been interested in arduino micro-controllers. Mainly from reading the RSS feed of Make Magazine. They have lots of projects that seem interesting, and close to hobbies I'd actually like to have - rather than read about. I've taken old t shirts and made a blanket out of them. I made an interesting collage out of all of my old CD booklets and cover art. I like to paint, used to make models (and have some lying around, ready to be assembled). Use to play with legos (and have a plan for a fish tank with legos inside). So i enjoy making an item of "stuff" out of a larger quantity of "stuff" i have around/collected. It's also a way of reducing the collection. (I have plans for a large quantity of bottle caps, and a drawer of a beginning collecting of altoid tins
Anyway, I started by purchasing an arduino board from sparkfun. Plugged it into my computer, and quickly ran through the two blink examples. I quickly ran through the two blink examples (and while writing, decided i should do a fibonacci sequence blinker, but anyway) and realized i needed some components if this was going to become a true "hobby". Work put me through a professional soldering class (rework and repair certified) so I feel pretty confident.
Picked up some more bits last night (including a soldering iron that won't set the apartment on fire - a true concern).
If I think to, I'll write more later.
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